2021 FBS Independents Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Wallace | U Mass | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 1 | D.J. McCullough | NMSU | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Duron Lowe | Liberty | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Josh Ferguson | NMSU | FR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Donavan King | NMSU | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Donte Lindsey | U Mass | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Marquel Broughton | Army | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 7 | Jabari Moore | Army | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 7 | Cedrick Cunningham Jr. | Army | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 7 | Isaiah Morris | Army | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 11 | Bryce Watts | U Mass | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 11 | Jordan Mahoney | U Mass | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 11 | Jackson Mitchell | UConn | SO | LB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 11 | Tre Wortham | UConn | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 11 | Robert Rahimi | Liberty | FR | S | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 11 | Daniel Darko | Liberty | JR | S | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 11 | Elijah James | Liberty | SR | DT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 11 | Storey Jackson | Liberty | SR | LB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Jaylen Jacobs | Army | SO | OLB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 19 | Leo Lowin | Army | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 19 | Nolan Cockrill | Army | SR | DL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Cody Jones | U Mass | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.