2021 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | 6 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 7.50 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Oregon State | 6 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 6.50 |
| 4 | Utah | 4 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 6 | Hawaii | 5 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 6 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 6.33 |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 6 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 6.17 |
| 9 | Arizona State | 6 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 9 | Louisville | 5 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 9 | Penn State | 5 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 9 | LSU | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 13 | UCF | 8 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 5.88 |
| 14 | NC State | 7 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 5.86 |
| 15 | East Carolina | 5 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 16 | Stanford | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 17 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 5.71 |
| 18 | Texas A&M | 6 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 18 | Maryland | 6 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 18 | Toledo | 6 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 21 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 22 | UTEP | 8 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 22 | Iowa | 6 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 24 | Rice | 5 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 24 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 24 | Illinois | 5 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 27 | New Mexico | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 28 | Baylor | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 28 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 28 | Rutgers | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 28 | San Jose State | 5 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 32 | South Carolina | 6 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 33 | UCLA | 8 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 34 | Georgia State | 9 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 35 | Appalachian State | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Purdue | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Memphis | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Ball State | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Tulsa | 7 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 41 | UAB | 6 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 41 | California | 6 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 43 | Fresno State | 5 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 44 | Clemson | 6 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 44 | Liberty | 6 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 44 | Virginia | 6 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 47 | Houston | 8 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 48 | Washington State | 5 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 48 | Washington | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 48 | Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 48 | Michigan | 5 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 52 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 53 | Duke | 8 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 53 | Arkansas State | 6 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 53 | Ohio State | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 56 | Wake Forest | 9 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 57 | Kentucky | 7 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 58 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 58 | Georgia | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 58 | Old Dominion | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 61 | Florida State | 6 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 61 | Arkansas | 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 63 | Colorado | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 63 | Kent State | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 63 | Missouri | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 66 | Cincinnati | 5 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 66 | Troy | 5 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 66 | Bowling Green | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 66 | Alabama | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 66 | Northwestern | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 71 | Kansas State | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 71 | Southern Miss | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 73 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 73 | Louisiana | 8 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 73 | South Alabama | 7 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 73 | Texas State | 6 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 73 | BYU | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 73 | Iowa State | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 73 | Tulane | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 73 | Indiana | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 81 | Minnesota | 7 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 82 | Utah State | 6 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 83 | Arizona | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 84 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 84 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 86 | Marshall | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 86 | Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 88 | Oregon | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 88 | Texas Tech | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 90 | Boston College | 8 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 90 | Auburn | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 90 | Boise State | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 93 | Wyoming | 7 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 94 | Notre Dame | 8 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 94 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 94 | Texas | 4 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 97 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 97 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 97 | Western Michigan | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 100 | Florida | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 100 | Air Force | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 100 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 103 | UTSA | 7 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 103 | Charlotte | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 103 | SMU | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 106 | Buffalo | 7 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 106 | USC | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 106 | Army | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 106 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 106 | USF | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 106 | Connecticut | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 112 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 113 | Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 113 | New Mexico State | 5 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 115 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 115 | TCU | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 117 | Ole Miss | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 117 | North Texas | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 119 | Syracuse | 6 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 119 | West Virginia | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 121 | FIU | 6 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2.33 |
| 121 | UNLV | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 123 | Kansas | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 124 | North Carolina | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 125 | Temple | 6 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.17 |
| 126 | Akron | 7 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 126 | Massachusetts | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 128 | Ohio | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.83 |
| 129 | Oklahoma | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 129 | Navy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |