2021 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Won Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 11 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 2 | Ja'Quan McMillian | ECU | SO | CB | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2.14 |
| 3 | Cortez Davis | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2.33 |
| 3 | Donte Kent | CMU | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 3 | Trenton Thompson | SDSU | SR | S | 12 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 3 | Coby Bryant | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 13 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 7 | Greg Rubin | Memphis | FR | DB | 6 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 2.17 |
| 7 | Davonte Brown | UCF | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 9 | Jakorian Bennett | Maryland | SR | DB | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.71 |
| 9 | Patrick McMorris | SDSU | JR | S | 12 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Russ Yeast | Kansas St | SR | DB | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 11 | Dane Belton | Iowa | JR | DB | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 11 | Steven Jones Jr. | App St | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 11 | Tre Bugg III | Air Force | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 11 | Clark Phillips III | Utah | FR | CB | 10 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 11 | Tayler Hawkins | SDSU | SR | CB | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Denzel Burke | Ohio State | FR | CB | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Theo Jackson | Tennessee | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 18 | Malik Fleming | ECU | SO | CB | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 18 | Travon Fuller | Tulsa | SR | CB | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 18 | Bryquice Brown | Georgia St | SO | CB | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 18 | Starling Thomas V | UAB | JR | CB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 18 | Mario Goodrich | Clemson | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 18 | Verone McKinley III | Oregon | SO | S | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jarrick Bernard-Converse | Okla St | SR | CB | 12 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 18 | Bryan Cook | Cincinnati | SR | S | 13 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 18 | Kelee Ringo | Georgia | FR | DB | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.71 |
| 18 | Lewis Cine | Georgia | JR | DB | 14 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.71 |
| 29 | Quincy Riley | MTSU | FR | CB | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 29 | Zyon Gilbert | FAU | SR | CB | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 29 | Darrell Luter Jr. | USA | JR | CB | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 29 | Lu-Magia Hearns III | California | FR | CB | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 29 | Montre Miller | Kent State | JR | CB | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 29 | Elvis Hines | Kent State | SR | CB | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 29 | Samuel Womack | Toledo | SR | CB | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 29 | Antavious Lane | Georgia St | SO | S | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 29 | Caelen Carson | Wk Forest | FR | DB | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 29 | Riley Moss | Iowa | SR | DB | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Caesar Williams | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Jalen Graham | Purdue | JR | LB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Jabari Moore | Army | SO | CB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Kaleb Hayes | BYU | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Devin Lloyd | Utah | JR | LB | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 29 | Ronald Williams | Mich St | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 29 | Arquon Bush | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Christian Holmes | Okla St | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Eric Garror | La-Lafytte | JR | CB | 13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 29 | Brian Branch | Alabama | SO | DB | 13 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 49 | Roger McCreary | Auburn | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 49 | Trey Dean III | Florida | SR | S | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 49 | Cam Smith | S Carolina | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 49 | Quentin Lake | UCLA | SR | DB | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 49 | Rejzohn Wright | Oregon St | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 49 | Justin Hodges | UCF | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 49 | Reed Blankenship | MTSU | SR | S | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 49 | Tyon Davis | Tulsa | SR | CB | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 49 | Daiyan Henley | Nevada | SR | LB | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Dorian Jackson | W Mich | JR | CB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Levelle Bailey | Fresno St | JR | LB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Miles Battle | Miss | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Erick Hallett II | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 49 | Cam Hart | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 49 | Damarri Mathis | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 49 | Angelo Grose | Mich St | SO | S | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 49 | D'Jordan Strong | Coast Car | SR | CB | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 49 | Alex Hogan | Houston | JR | CB | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 49 | Daxton Hill | Michigan | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 49 | DJ Turner | Michigan | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 49 | Damarion Williams | Houston | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 49 | Vincent Gray | Michigan | SR | DB | 12 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 49 | Mekhi Garner | La-Lafytte | SO | CB | 12 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 49 | Latavious Brini | Georgia | SR | DB | 13 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 73 | Kyu Blu Kelly | Stanford | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 73 | Josh Newton | La-Monroe | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 73 | Max Melton | Rutgers | FR | DB | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 73 | Nehemiah Shelton | SJSU | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 73 | Kris Abrams-Draine | Missouri | SO | DB | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 73 | Hugh Nelson II | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 73 | Dadrion Taylor-Demerson | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 73 | Teldrick Ross | MTSU | SO | S | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 73 | Roger Cray | ODU | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 73 | DaMarcus Fields | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 73 | Ji'Ayir Brown | Penn State | SR | S | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Tyson Williams | Nevada | SR | DB | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 73 | TieNeal Martin | Tulsa | SR | S | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Jack Jones | Ariz St | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Alex Austin | Oregon St | FR | DB | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Alontae Taylor | Tennessee | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 73 | AJ King | Nevada | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Kitan Oladapo | Oregon St | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Rayshad Williams | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 73 | C.J. Coldon | Wyoming | JR | CB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Andrew Booth Jr. | Clemson | JR | CB | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 73 | Matt Hankins | Iowa | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 73 | Beanie Bishop | Western Ky | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 73 | Duron Lowe | Liberty | SR | CB | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 73 | Montaric Brown | Arkansas | SR | DB | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 73 | Cam Allen | Purdue | JR | S | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 73 | Grayson Cash | UAB | JR | S | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 73 | Marquel Broughton | Army | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |