2021 Independent Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duron Lowe | Liberty | SR | CB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 1 | Kyle Hamilton | Notre Dame | JR | S | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Jakob Robinson | BYU | FR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 1 | DJ Brown | Notre Dame | JR | S | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Cedrick Cunningham Jr. | Army | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 5 | Bo Bauer | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Syrus Dumas | NMSU | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Skyler Thomas | Liberty | SR | S | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Javon Scruggs | Liberty | JR | S | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Jack Kiser | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 5 | Clarence Lewis | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 5 | Jackson Mitchell | UConn | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Donte Lindsey | U Mass | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Bryce Watts | U Mass | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Marquel Broughton | Army | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 5 | TaRiq Bracy | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Payton Wilgar | BYU | SO | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Drew Jensen | BYU | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 5 | Hayden Livingston | BYU | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 5 | Carl Poole | Liberty | FR | LB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 5 | Jaylen Jacobs | Army | SO | OLB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 5 | Daijahn Anthony | Liberty | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 5 | Ramon Henderson | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |