2022 Independent Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Mahoney | U Mass | SO | DB | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 1 | Malik Dixon-Williams | UConn | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 1 | Tyler Rudolph | U Mass | SO | DB | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 4 | Josh Wallace | U Mass | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 4 | Marquel Broughton | Army | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 4 | Syrus Dumas | NMSU | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 4 | Max Tooley | BYU | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 4 | Talan Alfrey | BYU | FR | DB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 4 | Cameron Jones | Army | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 4 | Noah Boykin | U Mass | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 4 | Jalen Mackie | U Mass | SR | LB | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 4 | Ahmad Walker | Liberty | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 4 | Quinton Reese | Liberty | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 4 | Ben Bywater | BYU | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 4 | Robert Rahimi | Liberty | JR | S | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 4 | Brandon Bouyer-Randle | UConn | SR | LB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |