2021 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon State | 4 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 3 | Iowa | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 3 | New Mexico | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 6 | Memphis | 4 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 7 | San Jose State | 4 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 13 | Boise State | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 13 | UAB | 4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 15 | UCF | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 16 | Maryland | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 16 | Michigan | 4 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 19 | Hawaii | 5 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 20 | Kent State | 4 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 20 | Georgia | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 20 | Wake Forest | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 20 | Duke | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 20 | Penn State | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 20 | Army | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 20 | Toledo | 4 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 28 | Illinois | 5 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 29 | NC State | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 29 | California | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 32 | Fresno State | 5 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 33 | Alabama | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 33 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 33 | Arkansas State | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 33 | UCLA | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 33 | Washington State | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 33 | Stanford | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 33 | Air Force | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 33 | Purdue | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 33 | Louisiana | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 42 | South Alabama | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 42 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 44 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 44 | Wyoming | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 44 | Bowling Green | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 44 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 44 | Mississippi State | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 44 | Utah State | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 44 | Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 44 | Florida State | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 52 | South Carolina | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 52 | Arizona State | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 52 | Missouri | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 52 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 52 | BYU | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 52 | Utah | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 52 | Washington | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 52 | Arizona | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 52 | Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 52 | Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 52 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 52 | UTEP | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 52 | Indiana | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 65 | Nebraska | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 66 | New Mexico State | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Virginia | 5 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Appalachian State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | FIU | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Texas State | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Connecticut | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 75 | Oregon | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 75 | Troy | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 75 | Kansas State | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 75 | Clemson | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 75 | Tulsa | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 75 | Liberty | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 75 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 75 | Massachusetts | 4 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 83 | Ole Miss | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 83 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 85 | Baylor | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 85 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 85 | Rice | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 85 | Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 85 | Florida | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 90 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 91 | Navy | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 91 | Nevada | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 91 | Wisconsin | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 94 | Louisville | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 94 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 94 | Ball State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 94 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 94 | Charlotte | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 94 | UTSA | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 94 | West Virginia | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 94 | Georgia State | 4 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 102 | USC | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 102 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 102 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 102 | Marshall | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 102 | USF | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 102 | Southern Miss | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 102 | Colorado | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 102 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 102 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 111 | LSU | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 111 | North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 111 | Colorado State | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 114 | TCU | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 115 | Auburn | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 115 | Houston | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 115 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 115 | Kansas | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 115 | Ohio | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 120 | UNLV | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 120 | North Texas | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 120 | Texas | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 120 | Buffalo | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 120 | Syracuse | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 120 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 126 | Old Dominion | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 127 | Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 127 | Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 127 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 130 | Akron | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |