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 | Oregon State | 4 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 2 | Texas Tech | 4 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 3 | UCF | 5 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 6.80 |
| 4 | New Mexico | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 5 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 6 | Memphis | 4 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 9 | Hawaii | 5 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 10 | UCLA | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 12 | Iowa | 4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 12 | San Jose State | 4 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 14 | USC | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 14 | California | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 16 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 16 | San Diego State | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 18 | Baylor | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 23 | Toledo | 5 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 24 | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 25 | Florida State | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 25 | NC State | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 25 | Duke | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 29 | Arkansas | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 29 | Clemson | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 29 | Alabama | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 32 | South Carolina | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 32 | Ole Miss | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 32 | Louisiana | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 32 | Michigan | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 32 | Illinois | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 37 | BYU | 13 | 15 | 47 | 62 | 4.77 |
| 38 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 38 | Arkansas State | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 38 | Washington State | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 41 | Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 41 | Indiana | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 41 | Washington | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 44 | Georgia | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 44 | UAB | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 44 | Nevada | 5 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 47 | Connecticut | 10 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 47 | Boise State | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 47 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 47 | Kansas State | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 47 | Wake Forest | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 47 | Bowling Green | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 47 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 47 | Penn State | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 47 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 47 | Purdue | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 47 | Virginia | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 58 | Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 58 | Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 58 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 61 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 61 | Troy | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 61 | Maryland | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 64 | Kent State | 5 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 64 | Florida | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 64 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 67 | Wyoming | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Fresno State | 5 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 67 | UTEP | 5 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Arizona State | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 67 | FIU | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Texas State | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Stanford | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Notre Dame | 13 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 3.92 |
| 75 | Liberty | 11 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 3.82 |
| 76 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 76 | Tulsa | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 76 | Houston | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 76 | Utah State | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 76 | Appalachian State | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 76 | Central Michigan | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 76 | Air Force | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 83 | South Alabama | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 84 | Arizona | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 84 | Colorado | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 86 | Missouri | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 86 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 86 | Western Michigan | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 89 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 89 | Rice | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 89 | Navy | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 89 | Utah | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 89 | Charlotte | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 94 | Marshall | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 95 | Army | 10 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 3.20 |
| 95 | LSU | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 97 | New Mexico State | 11 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 3.18 |
| 98 | Auburn | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Georgia State | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 98 | USF | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Southern Miss | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 104 | Ball State | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 104 | UTSA | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 106 | Massachusetts | 8 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 106 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 106 | Colorado State | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 106 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 110 | TCU | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 110 | Kansas | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 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 |
| 118 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 118 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 120 | Texas | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 121 | Buffalo | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 121 | Syracuse | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 123 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 123 | Old Dominion | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 123 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 126 | Louisville | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 126 | North Texas | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 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 |