2020 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJ Washington | La-Lafytte | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Dishon McNary | CMU | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Jacobi Francis | Memphis | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Jamar Johnson | Indiana | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Reese Taylor | Indiana | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 2 | James Patterson | Buffalo | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Brayden Matts | Coast Car | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Cedric Stone | Liberty | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | DeMarvin Leal | Texas A&M | SO | DL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Kadofi Wright | Buffalo | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Jeremiah Salaam | Kent State | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Nehemiah Shelton | SJSU | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 13 | Shemar Jean-Charles | App St | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 13 | Steven Gilmore | Marshall | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 15 | Darren Hall | SDSU | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Mekhi Blackmon | Colorado | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Eric Stokes | Georgia | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Brandon Joseph | N'western | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Kyle Hamilton | Notre Dame | SO | S | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Kekaula Kaniho | Boise St | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Derion Kendrick | Clemson | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Christian Gonzalez | Colorado | FR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Pat Fields | Oklahoma | JR | S | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Samuel Womack | Toledo | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 25 | DaMarcus Fields | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 25 | Praise Amaewhule | UTEP | SO | DE | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 27 | Jordan Gandy | N Illinois | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 27 | Josh Drayden | California | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 27 | Richie Grant | UCF | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 27 | Richard Bowens III | CMU | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 31 | Quavian White | Georgia St | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 31 | Josh Wallace | U Mass | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 31 | Gemon Green | Michigan | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Karon Prunty | Kansas | FR | CB | 9 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 35 | Jarron Morris | Texas St | JR | CB | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 35 | Quincy Riley | MTSU | FR | CB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 35 | Derrick Canteen | Ga South | FR | CB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 35 | Jamal Anderson | FIU | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 39 | Christian Izien | Rutgers | JR | DB | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 39 | Kei'Trel Clark | Louisville | SO | CB | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 41 | Garrett Williams | Syracuse | FR | DB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Ifeatu Melifonwu | Syracuse | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Dionté Ruffin | Western Ky | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Martin Emerson | Miss St | SO | CB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Asante Samuel, Jr. | FSU | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Zech McPhearson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Montaric Brown | Arkansas | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Shakur Brown | Mich St | JR | CB | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Jerrick Reed II | New Mexico | JR | S | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Decorian Patterson | MTSU | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 41 | A.J. Finley | Miss | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Joshuah Bledsoe | Missouri | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Damarion Williams | Houston | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Marcus Jones | Houston | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Kaiir Elam | Florida | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Derek Stingley Jr. | LSU | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Tyree Gillespie | Missouri | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Lance McMillan | Charlotte | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson | TCU | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Willie Reid | CMU | SO | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Elijah Hicks | California | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Quentin Lake | UCLA | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Michael Washington | Hawai'i | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Quindell Johnson | Memphis | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | DeMarvion Overshown | Texas | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Javhari Bourdeau | Army | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Jahad Woods | Wash St | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | TD Marshall | UAB | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Jeremiah Pritchard | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Kenny Bennett | Maryland | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Jarrick Bernard-Converse | Okla St | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Mykael Wright | Oregon | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Cristian Williams | Tulsa | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Cameron Mitchell | N'western | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Malik Antoine | Stanford | SR | FS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Nate Bauer | Toledo | SO | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Vonte Davis | Utah | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Nephi Sewell | Utah | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Faybian Marks | Utah | FR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Jermayne Lole | Ariz St | JR | DL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Michael Matus | Ariz St | SO | DE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Markel Reed | Boise St | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Azeez Ojulari | Georgia | SO | OLB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Greg Newsome II | N'western | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | JR Pace | N'western | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Perrion Winfrey | Oklahoma | JR | DL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Brendan Radley-Hiles | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Chris McDonald | Toledo | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Justin Clark | Toledo | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Ralph Holley | W Mich | SR | DT | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Coby Bryant | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Alex Spillum | Coast Car | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Kana'i Mauga | USC | JR | ILB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Chris Agyemang | Ball State | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Brandon Martin | Ball State | JR | ILB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Christian Albright | Ball State | SR | OLB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | J.T. Wahee | Ball State | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Antonio Phillips | Ball State | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | George Udo | BYU | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Isaiah Herron | BYU | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.