2021 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 13 | 15 | 47 | 62 | 4.77 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 13 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 3.92 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 10 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 4 | Liberty | 11 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 3.82 |
| 5 | New Mexico State | 11 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 3.18 |
| 6 | UCF | 5 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 6.80 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 5 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 8 | Army | 10 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 3.20 |
| 9 | Hawaii | 5 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 10 | Oregon State | 4 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 4 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 13 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 13 | San Diego State | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 15 | New Mexico | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 15 | Toledo | 5 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 17 | Memphis | 4 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 17 | Arkansas | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 17 | Clemson | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 17 | Alabama | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 22 | East Carolina | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Ole Miss | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Louisiana | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 26 | Iowa | 4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 26 | San Jose State | 4 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 26 | Georgia | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 26 | UAB | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 26 | Nevada | 5 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 31 | Baylor | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 31 | Michigan State | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 31 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 31 | Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 31 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 31 | Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 31 | Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 31 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 31 | Massachusetts | 8 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 40 | Florida State | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 40 | NC State | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 40 | Duke | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 40 | Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 40 | Kent State | 5 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 40 | Florida | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 40 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 47 | Michigan | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 47 | Wyoming | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 47 | Fresno State | 5 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 47 | UTEP | 5 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 51 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 51 | Arkansas State | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 51 | Washington State | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 51 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 51 | Tulsa | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 51 | Houston | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 51 | Utah State | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 51 | Appalachian State | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 51 | Central Michigan | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 51 | Air Force | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 61 | UCLA | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 61 | Boise State | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 61 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 61 | Kansas State | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 61 | Wake Forest | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 61 | Bowling Green | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 61 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 61 | Penn State | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 61 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 61 | Purdue | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 61 | Virginia | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 61 | Missouri | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 61 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 61 | Western Michigan | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 75 | USC | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 75 | California | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 75 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 75 | Troy | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 75 | Maryland | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 75 | Marshall | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 81 | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 81 | Arizona State | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 81 | FIU | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 81 | Texas State | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 81 | LSU | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 86 | Illinois | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 86 | South Alabama | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 86 | Auburn | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 86 | Georgia State | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 90 | Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 90 | Indiana | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 90 | Washington | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 90 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 90 | Rice | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 90 | Navy | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 90 | Utah | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 90 | Charlotte | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 90 | Ball State | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 90 | UTSA | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 100 | Stanford | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 100 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 100 | USF | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Southern Miss | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 100 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 107 | Arizona | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 107 | Colorado | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 107 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 107 | Colorado State | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 107 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 112 | Oregon | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 112 | UNLV | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 112 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 112 | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 112 | Ohio | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 112 | West Virginia | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 112 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 112 | Old Dominion | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 120 | Buffalo | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 120 | Syracuse | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 120 | Louisville | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 120 | North Texas | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 124 | TCU | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 124 | Kansas | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 124 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 127 | Texas | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 128 | Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 128 | North Carolina | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 130 | Akron | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |