2022 FBS Independents Leaders Passes Defended - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tre Wortham | UConn | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Malik Dixon-Williams | UConn | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 2 | Kobe Singleton | Liberty | SO | CB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 4 | Chris Megginson | Liberty | JR | CB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 5 | Chris Shearin | UConn | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 6 | Mike Smith, Jr. | Liberty | JR | LB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 6 | Malcolm Bell | UConn | FR | DB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 8 | Jordan Mahoney | U Mass | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 8 | Clarence Lewis | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 8 | Juawan Treadwell | Liberty | SR | S | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 8 | Josh Wallace | U Mass | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 8 | Dylan Early | NMSU | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 13 | Linwood Crump | NMSU | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 14 | Robert Rahimi | Liberty | JR | S | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 14 | Ben Bywater | BYU | SO | LB | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 14 | Tyler Rudolph | U Mass | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 14 | Syrus Dumas | NMSU | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 14 | Durrell Johnson | Liberty | SR | DE | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 14 | Bryce Jackson | NMSU | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 14 | Benjamin Morrison | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 14 | Xavier Watts | Notre Dame | SO | S | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 22 | Quinton Reese | Liberty | SO | S | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Noah Boykin | U Mass | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Cameron Jones | Army | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Javon Batten | U Mass | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 22 | BJ Sculark | NMSU | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Andre Carter II | Army | SR | OLB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 28 | Brandon Bouyer-Randle | UConn | SR | LB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 28 | Daijahn Anthony | Liberty | JR | CB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 28 | Jalen Mackie | U Mass | SR | LB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 28 | Micah Harper | BYU | FR | DB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 28 | Gabe Jeudy-Lally | BYU | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 28 | Jalen Stewart | U Mass | SO | LB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 28 | Jalon Ferrell | U Mass | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 28 | Chris Ojoh | NMSU | SR | LB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 28 | Mehki Miller | NMSU | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 28 | Andre Seldon | NMSU | FR | DB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 38 | Marquel Broughton | Army | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 38 | Leo Lowin | Army | JR | LB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 38 | Bo Nicolas-Paul | Army | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 41 | Ahmad Walker | Liberty | SO | LB | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 41 | TaRiq Bracy | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 41 | D'Andre Tobias | Army | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 41 | Gabe Summers | BYU | JR | DL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 41 | Stan Cross | UConn | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 41 | Javon Scruggs | Liberty | SR | S | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 41 | TreShaun Clark | Liberty | JR | DE | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 41 | Uchenna Ezewike | U Mass | JR | DL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 41 | Marcus Bradley | U Mass | FR | DL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 41 | Devlin Kirklin | NMSU | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.