2020 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 5 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 2 | Mississippi State | 3 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 3 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 5 | Missouri | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 6 | Utah | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 9 | Arizona State | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 9 | Oregon | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Florida | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 13 | LSU | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 13 | Auburn | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 16 | Ball State | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 16 | UAB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 16 | Iowa | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 19 | Hawai'i | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 19 | TCU | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 19 | Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 19 | BYU | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 19 | Iowa State | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 19 | Marshall | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 19 | North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Central Michigan | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 27 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 27 | Colorado | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Indiana | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 27 | San Jose State | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 27 | Maryland | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 34 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 34 | Memphis | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 34 | Buffalo | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 34 | Toledo | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 39 | Appalachian State | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Army | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Mississippi | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 39 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 39 | Boise State | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 39 | North Carolina State | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Oregon State | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 39 | Stanford | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 51 | UCLA | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 51 | Rice | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 51 | North Texas | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 51 | USC | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 51 | Kentucky | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 51 | Texas | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 51 | Troy | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 51 | Tulane | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 51 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 51 | Washington State | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 51 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 51 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 51 | Tulsa | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 64 | Rutgers | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 64 | New Mexico | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 64 | Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 64 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 64 | Houston | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 64 | Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 64 | Western Michigan | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 64 | Illinois | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 72 | San Diego State | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 72 | Arkansas | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 72 | Michigan State | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 75 | Nevada | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 75 | Cincinnati | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 75 | Virginia | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 75 | Georgia State | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 75 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 75 | Akron | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Arizona | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 75 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 75 | Clemson | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 75 | California | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 75 | Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 75 | Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Baylor | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 88 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 88 | Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 88 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Duke | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 88 | Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 88 | UTEP | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 88 | UTSA | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 97 | Air Force | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 97 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 97 | South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 97 | Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 97 | UCF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 97 | Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 97 | Purdue | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 97 | South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 97 | Washington | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 97 | Navy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 111 | Florida State | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 111 | Wyoming | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 111 | UNLV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 111 | West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |