2021 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quincy Riley | MTSU | FR | CB | 9 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 2 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 12 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Cam Smith | S Carolina | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 4 | Cortez Davis | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Josh Wallace | U Mass | SO | CB | 9 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Trenton Thompson | SDSU | SR | S | 13 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 1.31 |
| 7 | Roger Cray | ODU | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Ja'Quan McMillian | ECU | SO | CB | 11 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 8 | Jakorian Bennett | Maryland | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 8 | Roger McCreary | Auburn | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 11 | Donte Kent | CMU | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 11 | Micah Abraham | Marshall | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 11 | Samuel Womack | Toledo | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 14 | Darrell Luter Jr. | USA | JR | CB | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 14 | Nehemiah Shelton | SJSU | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 16 | Dadrion Taylor-Demerson | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 17 | Charles Amankwaa | Akron | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 17 | Kyu Blu Kelly | Stanford | JR | CB | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 17 | Quindell Johnson | Memphis | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 17 | Cam Taylor-Britt | Nebraska | JR | CB | 11 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 17 | Theo Jackson | Tennessee | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 17 | Greg Rubin | Memphis | FR | DB | 11 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 17 | Teldrick Ross | MTSU | SO | S | 11 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 17 | Bobby Brown, II | SJSU | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 17 | Jaylon Monroe | Tulane | SR | CB | 11 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 26 | Clark Phillips III | Utah | FR | CB | 13 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 26 | Russ Yeast | Kansas St | SR | DB | 12 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 26 | Bryquice Brown | Georgia St | SO | CB | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 26 | Dorian Jackson | W Mich | JR | CB | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 30 | Steven Jones Jr. | App St | SR | DB | 13 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Coby Bryant | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Tayler Hawkins | SDSU | SR | CB | 13 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Denzel Burke | Ohio State | FR | CB | 13 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Tre Bugg III | Air Force | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Davonte Brown | UCF | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Mario Goodrich | Clemson | SR | CB | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Jaylin Williams | Indiana | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Dy'vonne Inyang | UTEP | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Garrett Williams | Syracuse | FR | DB | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 40 | Patrick McMorris | SDSU | JR | S | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 40 | Erick Hallett II | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 40 | Montaric Brown | Arkansas | SR | DB | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 40 | Steven Gilmore | Marshall | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 40 | Travon Fuller | Tulsa | SR | CB | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 40 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SO | DB | 12 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 46 | Darian Chestnut | Syracuse | FR | DB | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 46 | Tyreek Chappell | Texas A&M | FR | DB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 46 | Robert Longerbeam | Rutgers | FR | DB | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 46 | Kaleb Hayes | BYU | JR | DB | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 50 | Jermaine Waller | Va Tech | JR | DB | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 50 | Jack Jones | Ariz St | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 50 | Natrone Brooks | USM | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 50 | Lu-Magia Hearns III | California | FR | CB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 50 | Devon Witherspoon | Illinois | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 50 | Nick Grant | Virginia | SR | CB | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 56 | Max Melton | Rutgers | FR | DB | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 56 | Kenneth Harris | Ark St | FR | CB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 56 | Cameron Lockridge | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 59 | Dane Belton | Iowa | JR | DB | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.86 |
| 60 | Antavious Lane | Georgia St | SO | S | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 60 | Jarrick Bernard-Converse | Okla St | SR | CB | 13 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 62 | Khoury Bethley | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 62 | Ji'Ayir Brown | Penn State | SR | S | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 62 | TieNeal Martin | Tulsa | SR | S | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 62 | Starling Thomas V | UAB | JR | CB | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 62 | Rejzohn Wright | Oregon St | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 62 | Reed Blankenship | MTSU | SR | S | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 62 | D'Jordan Strong | Coast Car | SR | CB | 12 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 62 | Tyon Davis | Tulsa | SR | CB | 12 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 70 | Riley Moss | Iowa | SR | DB | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 70 | Quentin Lake | UCLA | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 70 | Korel Smith | FAU | SR | CB | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 70 | Anthony Johnson | Virginia | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 70 | Malik Fleming | ECU | SO | CB | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 70 | Josh Newton | La-Monroe | SO | CB | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 70 | Kyler Gordon | Washington | SO | DB | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 70 | Devin Taylor | BGSU | SR | CB | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 70 | Leon Jones | Ark St | SO | CB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 70 | Zyon Gilbert | FAU | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 70 | Anthony Wilson | Ga South | SO | S | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 70 | A.J. Hampton, Jr. | N'western | JR | DB | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 70 | Jordan Dunbar | Rice | FR | CB | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 70 | DaMarcus Fields | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 70 | Faion Hicks | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 85 | Tyson Williams | Nevada | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 85 | Justin Hodges | UCF | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 85 | Cameron Brown | Ohio State | JR | CB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 85 | Jahari Rogers | SMU | FR | CB | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 89 | Daxton Hill | Michigan | JR | DB | 14 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.79 |
| 90 | Kaonohi Kaniho | Boise St | FR | CB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 90 | Romain Mungin | FAU | SO | CB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 90 | Nazeeh Johnson | Marshall | SR | S | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 90 | Donte Martin | New Mexico | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 90 | Kordell Rodgers | Texas St | JR | CB | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 95 | Verone McKinley III | Oregon | SO | S | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 95 | Bryan Cook | Cincinnati | SR | S | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 95 | Elvis Hines | Kent State | SR | CB | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 95 | Damarion Williams | Houston | SR | CB | 13 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 99 | Evan Williams | Fresno St | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 99 | J.T. Wahee | Ball State | SR | S | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.75 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.