2021 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games at Home Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 8 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 6.50 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 7 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Hawaii | 6 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 7.83 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 6 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 7.83 |
| 3 | UCF | 7 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 6.71 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 8 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 6.83 |
| 8 | Kent State | 5 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 8 | Arizona State | 7 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 5.71 |
| 8 | Penn State | 7 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 5.71 |
| 11 | Nevada | 6 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 6.50 |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 6.50 |
| 13 | California | 6 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 6.33 |
| 14 | Oregon State | 6 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 6.17 |
| 14 | NC State | 7 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 14 | Iowa | 7 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 14 | Ole Miss | 7 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 14 | Florida State | 7 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 7 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 14 | Michigan | 7 | 2 | 35 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 21 | UTEP | 6 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 21 | Arkansas | 7 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 21 | Memphis | 7 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 24 | Rice | 6 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 24 | South Carolina | 7 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 26 | Clemson | 6 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 26 | Georgia State | 6 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 26 | UCLA | 7 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 26 | Texas A&M | 7 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 26 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 31 | Florida | 6 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 31 | Utah | 6 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 31 | San Jose State | 6 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 31 | Central Michigan | 6 | 1 | 31 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 31 | Duke | 7 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 31 | Washington State | 7 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 31 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 31 | Kentucky | 7 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 39 | SMU | 6 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 39 | Michigan State | 6 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 39 | Virginia | 7 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 42 | South Alabama | 6 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 42 | BYU | 6 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 42 | Texas Tech | 6 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 42 | Toledo | 6 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 42 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 42 | Notre Dame | 7 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 48 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 48 | Georgia | 6 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 48 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 48 | North Carolina | 7 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 48 | Cincinnati | 7 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 48 | LSU | 7 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 48 | Auburn | 7 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 48 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 48 | Illinois | 7 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 57 | Wake Forest | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 57 | Connecticut | 6 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 57 | Louisville | 7 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 57 | Maryland | 7 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 61 | Appalachian State | 6 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 61 | Army | 6 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 61 | Boston College | 6 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 61 | Southern Miss | 6 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 61 | Tulsa | 6 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 61 | Indiana | 6 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 61 | Old Dominion | 6 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 61 | Purdue | 6 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 61 | Air Force | 6 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 61 | USC | 7 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 71 | Fresno State | 6 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 71 | Western Michigan | 6 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 71 | Wisconsin | 7 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 71 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 71 | Louisiana | 7 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 76 | Ball State | 6 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 76 | Arkansas State | 6 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 76 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 76 | Mississippi State | 7 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 76 | Alabama | 7 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 76 | Baylor | 7 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 76 | Washington | 7 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 76 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 84 | UNLV | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 84 | New Mexico | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 84 | Liberty | 6 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 84 | UTSA | 7 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 84 | Missouri | 7 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 84 | Kansas State | 7 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 90 | USF | 6 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 90 | Colorado | 6 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 90 | Marshall | 6 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 90 | Oregon | 7 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 94 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 94 | New Mexico State | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 94 | UAB | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 94 | Utah State | 6 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 94 | Rutgers | 6 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 99 | Wyoming | 6 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 99 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 99 | Minnesota | 7 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 102 | Bowling Green | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 102 | North Texas | 6 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 102 | Northwestern | 6 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 102 | Ohio | 6 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 102 | Stanford | 6 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 102 | TCU | 7 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 108 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 108 | Tulane | 6 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 108 | Navy | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 108 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 108 | Texas State | 6 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 108 | Massachusetts | 6 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 108 | Oklahoma | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 108 | Syracuse | 7 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 116 | Houston | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 116 | Kansas | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 116 | FIU | 6 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 116 | Charlotte | 6 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 120 | Temple | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 121 | Troy | 6 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 121 | Boise State | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 121 | Iowa State | 6 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 121 | Arizona | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 125 | Texas | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.33 |
| 125 | West Virginia | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.33 |
| 127 | Colorado State | 6 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.17 |
| 127 | Buffalo | 6 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2.17 |
| 129 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.83 |
| 129 | Akron | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.83 |