2021 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 9 | 6 | 48 | 54 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 3 | 39 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 3 | Georgia | 9 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 3 | Auburn | 10 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 3 | Michigan | 9 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 8 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 6 | Indiana | 10 | 5 | 35 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 8 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 7 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 9 | Utah | 9 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 8 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 7 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 13 | Boise State | 10 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 14 | San Diego State | 7 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 14 | Appalachian State | 8 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 16 | Ole Miss | 7 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 16 | Memphis | 7 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 16 | Clemson | 6 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 19 | BYU | 7 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 19 | Kent State | 9 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 7 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 19 | Purdue | 8 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 19 | Massachusetts | 6 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 24 | Iowa | 8 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 24 | Fresno State | 7 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 24 | Toledo | 6 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Old Dominion | 7 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 24 | Marshall | 6 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 30 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 30 | Oregon | 8 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 30 | Navy | 10 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.10 |
| 33 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 33 | UTSA | 6 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 33 | Virginia | 5 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 36 | Baylor | 8 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 36 | Alabama | 9 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 36 | San Jose State | 6 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 36 | Connecticut | 8 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 40 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 40 | Tulane | 9 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 40 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 40 | Colorado State | 7 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 44 | California | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 44 | Rice | 6 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 44 | Utah State | 7 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 44 | Central Michigan | 6 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 48 | Missouri | 8 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 48 | Hawaii | 7 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 48 | West Virginia | 8 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 48 | Temple | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 48 | Florida | 6 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 48 | Louisville | 7 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 48 | Arizona | 7 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 55 | South Carolina | 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 55 | Penn State | 7 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 55 | Notre Dame | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 55 | Illinois | 7 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 55 | Wyoming | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 55 | New Mexico | 8 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 55 | LSU | 9 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 2.44 |
| 55 | Rutgers | 7 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 55 | Western Michigan | 7 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 55 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 65 | Texas | 8 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 65 | Wisconsin | 9 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 65 | Louisiana | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 65 | Army | 7 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 65 | Air Force | 6 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 65 | Stanford | 8 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 2.63 |
| 71 | Ball State | 10 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 2.70 |
| 71 | Oklahoma | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 71 | USF | 8 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 71 | Arkansas | 6 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 71 | Minnesota | 6 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 71 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 71 | SMU | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 79 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 79 | TCU | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 79 | Florida State | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 79 | Washington State | 7 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 79 | Colorado | 7 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 79 | North Texas | 7 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 79 | UAB | 6 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 86 | Mississippi State | 7 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 86 | Oregon State | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 86 | UNLV | 8 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 2.50 |
| 86 | Texas A&M | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 86 | Liberty | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 86 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 86 | Kansas | 7 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 2.43 |
| 86 | Maryland | 6 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 86 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 2.29 |
| 95 | East Carolina | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 95 | Arizona State | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 95 | Ohio | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 95 | Arkansas State | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 95 | Houston | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 95 | Iowa State | 7 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2.57 |
| 95 | Syracuse | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 95 | FIU | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 95 | Duke | 3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 104 | USC | 7 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 104 | New Mexico State | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 104 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 104 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 104 | Nevada | 6 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 104 | Northwestern | 6 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 104 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 111 | NC State | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 111 | UTEP | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 111 | Texas State | 5 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 114 | UCF | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 114 | Bowling Green | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.33 |
| 114 | Troy | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.33 |
| 114 | Washington | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.33 |
| 114 | Boston College | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 114 | Buffalo | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 120 | Southern Miss | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 120 | UCLA | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 120 | Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 123 | Tulsa | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 123 | Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 125 | Wake Forest | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 125 | Kansas State | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.83 |
| 125 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 128 | Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 128 | South Alabama | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 128 | Akron | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |