2021 Independent Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Lucien | UConn | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 1 | Caleb Mills | NMSU | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 1 | D.J. McCullough | NMSU | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 4 | Syrus Dumas | NMSU | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Myles Bell | UConn | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Malik Dixon | UConn | FR | DB | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 4 | Jackson Mitchell | UConn | SO | LB | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 4 | Hayden Livingston | BYU | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 4 | Stan Cross | UConn | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 4 | Dalton Bowles | NMSU | SO | LB | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 4 | Payton Wilgar | BYU | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 4 | Daijahn Anthony | Liberty | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 4 | J.J. Dervil | NMSU | FR | ATH | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |