2020 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 2 | Dishon McNary | CMU | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Ky'el Hemby | USM | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Garrett Williams | Syracuse | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Divine Deablo | Va Tech | SR | DB | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 5 | C.J. Ceasar II | TCU | SO | CB | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 7 | Mekhi Blackmon | Colorado | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Jack Campbell | Iowa | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Jahmin Muse | BC | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Karon Prunty | Kansas | FR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Jason Pinnock | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Erick Hallett II | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Monty Montgomery | Louisville | JR | ILB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Hamsah Nasirildeen | FSU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Gabe Jeudy-Lally | Vanderbilt | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Kenny Bennett | Maryland | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Camryn Bynum | California | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Camron Harrell | USM | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Elery Alexander | Ark St | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Marlon Character | Louisville | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Lance McMillan | Charlotte | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Chris Moore | Georgia St | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 23 | Christian Izien | Rutgers | JR | DB | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 23 | Emmanuel Forbes | Miss St | FR | CB | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 23 | Mykael Wright | Oregon | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 23 | Timarcus Davis | Ariz St | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 23 | Chase Lucas | Ariz St | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 23 | Steven Gilmore | Marshall | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 29 | Yusuf Corker | Kentucky | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | A.J. Watts | Akron | SO | CB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Willie Reid | CMU | SO | DB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Trevon Moehrig | TCU | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Jamar Johnson | Indiana | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Patrick Peek | New Mexico | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Richard Bowens III | CMU | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Blaze Alldredge | Rice | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Andrew Bird | Rice | SO | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Marcus Jones | Houston | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Armani Chatman | Va Tech | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson | TCU | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Matt Hankins | Iowa | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Reese Taylor | Indiana | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Kekaula Kaniho | Boise St | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Montaric Brown | Arkansas | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Dominique Bradshaw | Western Ky | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 46 | Tre Norwood | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 46 | Jay Ward | LSU | SO | CB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 46 | Derrick Canteen | Ga South | FR | CB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 46 | Brayden Matts | Coast Car | JR | S | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 46 | Thomas Harper | Okla St | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 46 | Jaquan Brisker | Penn State | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 46 | Cam Taylor-Britt | Nebraska | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 46 | Cameron Mitchell | N'western | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 46 | Eli Ricks | LSU | FR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 46 | Collin Duncan | Miss St | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 46 | Christian Gonzalez | Colorado | FR | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 46 | Zach Hannibal | La Tech | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 58 | Sevyn Banks | Ohio State | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 59 | Patrick Surtain II | Alabama | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 60 | Brian Branch | Alabama | FR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Josh Jobe | Alabama | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Justin Birdsong | Ga South | JR | CB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Alex Spillum | Coast Car | JR | S | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Quindell Johnson | Memphis | SO | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | DeShawn Gaddie | N Texas | SO | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Kyle Hamilton | Notre Dame | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Brian Asamoah | Oklahoma | SO | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Alontae Taylor | Tennessee | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Keaton Ellis | Penn State | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Quentin Lake | UCLA | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Clark Phillips III | Utah | FR | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Isaiah Pola-Mao | USC | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Jabril Cox | LSU | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Tony Grimes | N Carolina | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Joshuah Bledsoe | Missouri | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Cedrick Cunningham Jr. | Army | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Nehemiah Pritchett | Auburn | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Dicaprio Bootle | Nebraska | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Deontai Williams | Nebraska | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | A.J. Hampton | N'western | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Khoury Bethley | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Isaac Slade-Matautia | Oregon | JR | ILB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | JaTravis Broughton | Utah | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Malone Mataele | Utah | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Martin Emerson | Miss St | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Shawn Preston Jr. | Miss St | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Te'Cory Couch | Miami (Fl) | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | D'Jordan Strong | Coast Car | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Jalani Williams | Missouri | FR | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Martez Manuel | Missouri | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Christian Morgan | Baylor | JR | S | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 60 | C.J. Coldon | Wyoming | JR | CB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Anthony Pandy | Arizona | SR | LB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Grayson Cash | UAB | JR | S | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Quez Jackson | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Jerrin Thompson | Texas | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Alfred Collins | Texas | FR | DL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Brandin Echols | Kentucky | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Coney Durr | Minnesota | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 60 | Darren Hall | SDSU | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.