2021 Independent Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payton Wilgar | BYU | SO | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Jakob Robinson | BYU | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Caleb Mills | NMSU | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 1 | Stan Cross | UConn | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Malik Moore | BYU | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 1 | Chaz Ah You | BYU | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 1 | Malik Dixon | UConn | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 1 | J.J. Dervil | NMSU | FR | ATH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 1 | D.J. McCullough | NMSU | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |