2020 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard LeCounte | Georgia | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 1 | Quavian White | Georgia St | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 1 | Jay Ward | LSU | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 1 | Ali Gaye | LSU | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Shemar Jean-Charles | App St | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 6 | Rodarius Williams | Okla St | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 7 | Asante Samuel, Jr. | FSU | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Steven Gilmore | Marshall | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Zech McPhearson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 7 | AJ Parker | Kansas St | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Brenton Nelson | Virginia | SR | FS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Montaric Brown | Arkansas | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Roger McCreary | Auburn | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Eli Ricks | LSU | FR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Sylvonta Oliver | Memphis | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | A.J. Finley | Miss | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Joey Blount | Virginia | SR | FS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Robert Kennedy | ECU | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Shawn Dourseau | ECU | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Jireh Wilson | ECU | SO | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Blake Carroll | Georgia St | JR | ILB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Storm Duck | N Carolina | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Charles Snowden | Virginia | SR | OLB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Al Blades, Jr. | Miami (Fl) | JR | CB | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 24 | Kaiden Smith | App St | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 24 | Brandon Stephens | SMU | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 24 | Tariq Woolen | UTSA | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 24 | Percy Butler | La-Lafytte | JR | S | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 29 | Terence Dunlap | Troy | JR | CB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Ahmad Gardner | Cincinnati | SO | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Alex Spillum | Coast Car | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Derick Bush | Coast Car | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Kolby Harvell-Peel | Okla St | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Alex Hogan | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Caden Sterns | Texas | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Chris Adimora | Texas | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Clarence Lewis | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Brandon Bouyer-Randle | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Dionté Ruffin | Western Ky | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 40 | Jarron Morris | Texas St | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Paris Ford | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Brendan Harrington | App St | SO | OLB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Zamari Walton | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Jaelan Phillips | Miami (Fl) | JR | DL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Damar Hamlin | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Eric Scott, Jr. | USM | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Bralen Trahan | La-Lafytte | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Trill Williams | Syracuse | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Marquel Broughton | Army | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Jon Rhattigan | Army | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Kei'Trel Clark | Louisville | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Brett Shepherd | MTSU | SR | LB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Natrone Brooks | USM | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Garrett Williams | Syracuse | FR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Jaylon Monroe | Tulane | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Mekhi LaPointe | S Florida | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Chris Brown | Texas | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Alonzo Addae | WVU | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Kenneth Harris | Ark St | FR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Josh DeBerry | BC | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Pepe Tanuvasa | BYU | JR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Antwan Collier | UCF | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Randy Charlton | UCF | JR | DL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Aaron Robinson | UCF | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | James Wiggins | Cincinnati | SR | S | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | DeCalon Brooks | FSU | JR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Karon Prunty | Kansas | FR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Emanuel Dabney | Liberty | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Jaylon McClain-Sapp | Marshall | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Tyler Baker-Williams | NC State | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Malik Dunlap | NC State | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Shyheim Battle | NC State | FR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Cam Hart | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Thomas Leggett | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | DeMarvion Overshown | Texas | JR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Joseph Ossai | Texas | JR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Reddy Steward | Troy | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Kyle Nixon | Troy | SR | S | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Dell Pettus | Troy | SO | S | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Diego Fagot | Navy | JR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Roger Cray | Western Ky | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Gervon Dexter | Florida | FR | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Victor Heyward | Georgia St | SR | OLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Eric Stokes | Georgia | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Jabril Cox | LSU | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Xavier Cullens | Memphis | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Emmanuel Forbes | Miss St | FR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Esaias Furdge | Miss St | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Giovanni Biggers | N Carolina | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Tyler Murray | Charlotte | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Henry To'o To'o | Tennessee | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Leon O'Neal Jr. | Texas A&M | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Demani Richardson | Texas A&M | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Allie Green IV | Tulsa | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Divine Deablo | Va Tech | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Brion Murray | Va Tech | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Nick Grant | Virginia | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 40 | D’Angelo Amos | Virginia | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Josh Jobe | Alabama | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Jalen Catalon | Arkansas | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.