2021 National 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 | Cortez Davis | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 2 | Trenton Thompson | SDSU | SR | S | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Caesar Williams | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Kyu Blu Kelly | Stanford | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Greg Rubin | Memphis | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Jaylon Monroe | Tulane | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Marcelino McCrary-Ball | Indiana | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.86 |
| 9 | Donte Kent | CMU | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.83 |
| 10 | Roger Cray | ODU | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 11 | Jakorian Bennett | Maryland | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 12 | Steven Jones Jr. | App St | SR | DB | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 12 | Dorian Jackson | W Mich | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 14 | Russ Yeast | Kansas St | SR | DB | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Devon Witherspoon | Illinois | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Max Melton | Rutgers | FR | DB | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 16 | Jalen Pitre | Baylor | SR | S | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 16 | Riley Moss | Iowa | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 16 | Jack Jones | Ariz St | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 16 | Coby Bryant | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 16 | Ja'Quan McMillian | ECU | SO | CB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 16 | Nehemiah Shelton | SJSU | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 16 | Malik Fleming | ECU | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 16 | AJ King | Nevada | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 25 | Bryquice Brown | Georgia St | SO | CB | 9 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 25 | Dane Belton | Iowa | JR | DB | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 25 | Jaylon Jones | Texas A&M | SO | DB | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 25 | Starling Thomas V | UAB | JR | CB | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 25 | Jerrick Reed II | New Mexico | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 30 | Darrell Luter Jr. | USA | JR | CB | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 30 | Travon Fuller | Tulsa | SR | CB | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 32 | Cameron Lockridge | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 33 | Emmanuel Forbes | Miss St | SO | CB | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Armani Marsh | Wash St | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Korel Smith | FAU | SR | CB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Gabe Taylor | Rice | FR | DB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Dadrion Taylor-Demerson | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Kyler Gordon | Washington | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Cam Smith | S Carolina | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Theo Jackson | Tennessee | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Mario Goodrich | Clemson | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Josh Newton | La-Monroe | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Robert Longerbeam | Rutgers | FR | DB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 44 | Tyson Williams | Nevada | SR | DB | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 44 | Quincy Riley | MTSU | FR | CB | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 44 | Rejzohn Wright | Oregon St | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 44 | Lu-Magia Hearns III | California | FR | CB | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 44 | Kitan Oladapo | Oregon St | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 44 | Samuel Womack | Toledo | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 50 | Quentin Lake | UCLA | SR | DB | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 50 | Charles Amankwaa | Akron | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 50 | Reed Blankenship | MTSU | SR | S | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 50 | Justin Hodges | UCF | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 54 | Davonte Brown | UCF | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 55 | Antavious Lane | Georgia St | SO | S | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 56 | Caelen Carson | Wk Forest | FR | DB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Tyon Davis | Tulsa | SR | CB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Devonni Reed | CMU | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Trey Dean III | Florida | SR | S | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Patrick McMorris | SDSU | JR | S | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Tayler Hawkins | SDSU | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Anthony Johnson | Virginia | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Leon Jones | Ark St | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Alex Austin | Oregon St | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Khoury Bethley | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Teja Young | FAU | SO | S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 56 | De'Vante Cross | Virginia | SR | FS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Trey Taylor | Air Force | SO | FS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Dominique Bradshaw | Western Ky | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Garrett Williams | Syracuse | FR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Kaleb Hayes | BYU | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Chase Lucas | Ariz St | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Jordan Dunbar | Rice | FR | CB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 56 | A.J. Hampton, Jr. | N'western | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Qwynnterrio Cole | Louisville | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Arquon Bush | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Jalyn Armour-Davis | Alabama | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Collin Wilder | Wisconsin | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Jimmy Wyrick | Stanford | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Quindell Johnson | Memphis | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Devin Lloyd | Utah | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Dean Engram | Wisconsin | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Angelo Grose | Mich St | SO | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Tyler Bride | Ga South | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Hugh Nelson II | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Zemaiah Vaughn | Utah | FR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Clark Phillips III | Utah | FR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Scott Nelson | Wisconsin | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Luke Reimer | Nebraska | SO | ILB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Chester Kimbrough | Mich St | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Dwight McGlothern | LSU | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Zahran Manley | Stanford | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Jackson Mitchell | UConn | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Jaylin Thomas | Ball State | SR | ILB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 56 | J.T. Wahee | Ball State | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Jeremy Lucien | UConn | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Tyreque Jones | Boise St | SR | S | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Christian Albright | Ball State | SR | OLB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Noah Pierre | Indiana | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.