2021 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon State | 2 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee State | 11 | 16 | 55 | 71 | 6.45 |
| 9 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 20 | 50 | 70 | 6.36 |
| 10 | NC State | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 10 | UCLA | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 10 | Rutgers | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 14 | San Diego State | 11 | 14 | 49 | 63 | 5.73 |
| 15 | USC | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 16 | Central Michigan | 9 | 4 | 46 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 17 | Ole Miss | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 17 | Wake Forest | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 17 | Indiana | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 17 | Michigan | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 22 | Nevada | 10 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 5.40 |
| 23 | Toledo | 12 | 7 | 57 | 64 | 5.33 |
| 23 | Rice | 9 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 5.33 |
| 25 | Fresno State | 10 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 5.20 |
| 26 | San Jose State | 10 | 6 | 45 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 27 | Hawaii | 10 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 27 | UCF | 10 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Texas A&M | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Virginia | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Clemson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | California | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 38 | UTEP | 12 | 7 | 50 | 57 | 4.75 |
| 39 | Houston | 11 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 39 | Cincinnati | 11 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 41 | Memphis | 10 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 42 | Appalachian State | 12 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 4.67 |
| 43 | East Carolina | 10 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 44 | Louisiana | 12 | 9 | 46 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 45 | Georgia State | 11 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 45 | Old Dominion | 11 | 7 | 43 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 47 | Arkansas | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 47 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 47 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 47 | Mississippi State | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 47 | Iowa | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 52 | Tulsa | 10 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 53 | Missouri | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 53 | Alabama | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 55 | Massachusetts | 7 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 56 | Boise State | 11 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 4.18 |
| 57 | Marshall | 12 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 58 | Liberty | 10 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 4.10 |
| 58 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 4.10 |
| 60 | UAB | 11 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 4.09 |
| 60 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 4.09 |
| 62 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 4.00 |
| 62 | Kent State | 10 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 62 | Baylor | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 62 | Florida State | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 62 | Boston College | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 62 | Illinois | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 62 | Purdue | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 62 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 62 | Penn State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 62 | Duke | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 62 | Maryland | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 73 | Southern Miss | 10 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 3.90 |
| 73 | Arkansas State | 10 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 3.90 |
| 75 | Army | 9 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 75 | Colorado State | 9 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 77 | UTSA | 12 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 77 | Wyoming | 12 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 79 | SMU | 10 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 80 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 81 | South Alabama | 10 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 3.70 |
| 82 | Temple | 9 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 82 | Auburn | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 82 | Washington State | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 85 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 85 | Utah State | 11 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 87 | Texas State | 10 | 2 | 34 | 36 | 3.60 |
| 88 | New Mexico | 10 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 3.50 |
| 88 | Arizona | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 88 | Tennessee | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 91 | BYU | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 92 | Air Force | 11 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 3.36 |
| 93 | Tulane | 9 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 93 | Notre Dame | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 95 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 96 | Buffalo | 10 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 3.20 |
| 96 | Western Michigan | 10 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 3.20 |
| 98 | Ball State | 11 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 3.18 |
| 99 | Connecticut | 7 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 100 | Bowling Green | 9 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 100 | Ohio | 9 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 102 | Troy | 10 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 3.10 |
| 103 | Charlotte | 9 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 103 | Wisconsin | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 103 | Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 103 | Utah | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 103 | Georgia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 103 | TCU | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 103 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 103 | Stanford | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 103 | Kansas | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 112 | North Texas | 11 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 2.91 |
| 112 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 2.91 |
| 114 | New Mexico State | 9 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 115 | Navy | 12 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 2.83 |
| 116 | UNLV | 9 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 117 | USF | 9 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 2.67 |
| 118 | FIU | 10 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 2.60 |
| 119 | LSU | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 120 | Akron | 9 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 2.33 |
| 121 | Florida | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 121 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 121 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 124 | Louisville | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 124 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 124 | Texas | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 127 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |