2021 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ja'Quan McMillian | ECU | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Levelle Bailey | Fresno St | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 3 | Montre Miller | Kent State | JR | CB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Nic Jones | Ball State | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Tavian Combs | New Mexico | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Ray Leutele | New Mexico | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Trevor Denbow | SMU | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Elvis Hines | Kent State | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Jaylen McCollough | Tennessee | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Zyon Gilbert | FAU | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Mac McWilliams | UAB | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | T.J. Springer | Western Ky | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | C.J. Coldon | Wyoming | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Cortez Davis | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Dyllon Lester | UCF | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | A.J. Hampton, Jr. | N'western | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Darrell Luter Jr. | USA | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 18 | Darien Butler | Ariz St | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Deontai Williams | Nebraska | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Zion Williams | Troy | JR | CB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Charlie Thomas | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Kei'Trel Clark | Louisville | SO | DB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | BeeJay Williamson | La Tech | SO | DB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Verone McKinley III | Oregon | SO | S | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Justin Rice | Utah State | SR | ILB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Miguel Edwards | Western Ky | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Jahmin Muse | BC | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Makyle Sanders | N Texas | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Corvan Taylor | Air Force | SR | SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Hugh Nelson II | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Samuel Womack | Toledo | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Roger McCreary | Auburn | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Jakorian Bennett | Maryland | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Kool-Aid McKinstry | Alabama | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Arquon Bush | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Xavier Henderson | Mich St | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Caelen Carson | Wk Forest | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Lakevias Daniel | USM | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Zack Woodard | La-Monroe | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Alontae Taylor | Tennessee | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Syrus Dumas | NMSU | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Sy Dabney | BGSU | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | George Nyakwol | Rice | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Damarri Mathis | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Noah Avinger | SDSU | FR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | James Williams | Miami (Fl) | FR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Matthew Criddle | BYU | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Andrew Jenkins | SJSU | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | TD Marshall | UAB | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Rishard Dames | FIU | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Jaise Oliver | Tulsa | SO | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Travon Fuller | Tulsa | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Jarius Reimonenq | Ark St | SO | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Taylon Doss | Ark St | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Shawn Asbury II | BC | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Trent McDuffie | Washington | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Greg Rubin | Memphis | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Tre Bugg III | Air Force | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Cedric Stone | Liberty | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Kai Kaneshiro | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Lummie Young IV | Duke | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Josh Blackwell | Duke | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Jaylon Jones | Miss | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Davonte Brown | UCF | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Daiyan Henley | Nevada | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Drew Sanders | Alabama | SO | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | DaMarcus Fields | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Colin Schooler | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Keni-H Lovely | W Mich | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Shedrick Ursery | Charlotte | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Trey Baldwin | La Tech | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Jett Elad | Ohio | SO | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Angelo Grose | Mich St | SO | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Tavier Williams | La-Monroe | FR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Collin Gamble | California | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Lu-Magia Hearns III | California | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Kessawn Abraham | Rutgers | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Yusuf Corker | Kentucky | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Adrian Cole | Syracuse | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Davon Ferguson | BGSU | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Ja'don Rucker-Furlow | Miami (Oh) | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Jordan Gandy | N Illinois | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Daequan Hardy | Penn State | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Warren Saba | ECU | SR | SAF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Malik Fleming | ECU | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Greg Brooks Jr. | Arkansas | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Trey Dean III | Florida | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Kaiir Elam | Florida | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Jabari Moore | Army | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Latavious Brini | Georgia | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 91 | Tre Wortham | UConn | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 91 | Durante Jones | UConn | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 91 | Jalon Ferrell | UConn | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 91 | Phillip Hill | UNLV | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 91 | Cameron Oliver | UNLV | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 91 | DeAndre Pierce | Ariz St | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 91 | Devin Lloyd | Utah | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 91 | Mekhi Blackmon | Colorado | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 91 | Russell Vaden IV | EMU | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 91 | Elery Alexander | Ark St | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.