2021 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 13 | 12 | 53 | 65 | 5.00 |
| 2 | Utah | 11 | 9 | 50 | 59 | 5.36 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 11 | 8 | 48 | 56 | 5.09 |
| 4 | Clemson | 11 | 9 | 47 | 56 | 5.09 |
| 4 | Michigan | 12 | 7 | 47 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 11 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 7 | Louisville | 10 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 8 | Iowa | 12 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 5.50 |
| 8 | Penn State | 11 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 8 | Maryland | 11 | 5 | 41 | 46 | 4.18 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 10 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 12 | Baylor | 11 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 5.00 |
| 12 | California | 10 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 14 | Purdue | 11 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 14 | Duke | 10 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 14 | Virginia | 9 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 17 | Oregon | 12 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 17 | North Carolina | 10 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 17 | Texas Tech | 10 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 10 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 20 | NC State | 9 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 20 | Illinois | 10 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 20 | Nebraska | 10 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 20 | Rutgers | 11 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 3.73 |
| 20 | Stanford | 11 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 3.73 |
| 27 | Texas A&M | 9 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 28 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 28 | South Carolina | 10 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 28 | Auburn | 9 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 31 | UCLA | 10 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | 10 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 32 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 32 | Minnesota | 11 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 3.36 |
| 35 | Wake Forest | 11 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 3.73 |
| 35 | BYU | 7 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 35 | Arkansas | 10 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 35 | Ole Miss | 10 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 39 | Florida State | 9 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 39 | Colorado | 11 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 3.36 |
| 39 | Iowa State | 11 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 3.36 |
| 39 | Florida | 9 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 39 | LSU | 10 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 3.50 |
| 39 | Indiana | 9 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 39 | Northwestern | 10 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 3.30 |
| 46 | Alabama | 11 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 46 | Oregon State | 10 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 3.70 |
| 46 | Texas | 10 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 3.50 |
| 49 | Kentucky | 10 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 3.40 |
| 49 | Arizona | 9 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 51 | Notre Dame | 10 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 4.10 |
| 51 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 51 | Boston College | 9 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 54 | West Virginia | 12 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 2.83 |
| 54 | TCU | 10 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.10 |
| 56 | Missouri | 9 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 57 | Washington State | 9 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 57 | Oklahoma | 11 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 2.91 |
| 57 | Kansas State | 11 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 2.82 |
| 57 | Miami (FL) | 10 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 2.80 |
| 57 | Syracuse | 9 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 62 | Washington | 10 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 2.90 |
| 63 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 2.22 |
| 64 | Mississippi State | 10 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 2.70 |
| 65 | Kansas | 10 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 2.30 |
| 66 | USC | 9 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 2.44 |
| 67 | Connecticut | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 67 | UCF | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 69 | San Diego State | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 69 | Central Michigan | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 71 | Kent State | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Cincinnati | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 71 | Utah State | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Memphis | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 71 | Fresno State | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 71 | Georgia State | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 71 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 78 | New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 78 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 78 | Hawaii | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 81 | Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 81 | Tulane | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 81 | Nevada | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 81 | UTSA | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 81 | Liberty | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 81 | Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 81 | Massachusetts | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 88 | USF | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 88 | Arkansas State | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 88 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 88 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 88 | Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 88 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Troy | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Army | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 97 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 97 | Rice | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 97 | Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 97 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 97 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 97 | Appalachian State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Boise State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 97 | FIU | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 97 | San Jose State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 97 | SMU | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Air Force | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Houston | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 97 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 110 | UAB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 110 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 110 | Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 110 | Temple | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 110 | Ball State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 110 | Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 110 | Ohio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 117 | Akron | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 117 | UNLV | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 117 | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 117 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 117 | North Texas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 117 | South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 117 | Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 124 | Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |