2022 FBS Independents Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams 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 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 2 | Benjamin Morrison | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 3 | Josh Wallace | U Mass | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 4 | Chris Shearin | UConn | SO | DB | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 4 | Kobe Singleton | Liberty | SO | CB | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 4 | Marquel Broughton | Army | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 7 | Jordan Mahoney | U Mass | SO | DB | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 8 | Malik Dixon-Williams | UConn | SO | DB | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 9 | Kaleb Hayes | BYU | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 9 | Malcolm Bell | UConn | FR | DB | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 11 | Tyler Rudolph | U Mass | SO | DB | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 11 | Syrus Dumas | NMSU | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 11 | Daijahn Anthony | Liberty | JR | CB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 11 | Chris Megginson | Liberty | JR | CB | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 15 | Durrell Johnson | Liberty | SR | DE | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 16 | Dylan Early | NMSU | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 16 | Linwood Crump | NMSU | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 18 | Clarence Lewis | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 19 | Mike Smith, Jr. | Liberty | JR | LB | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 19 | Bryce Jackson | NMSU | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 19 | Cam Hart | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 22 | Robert Rahimi | Liberty | JR | S | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Ben Bywater | BYU | SO | LB | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Jackson Mitchell | UConn | JR | LB | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Gabe Jeudy-Lally | BYU | SO | DB | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Juawan Treadwell | Liberty | SR | S | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Stephen Sings V | Liberty | SO | DE | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Jabari Moore | Army | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 29 | Ethan Slade | BYU | FR | DB | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 29 | Mehki Miller | NMSU | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 31 | Durante Jones | UConn | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 31 | Quinton Reese | Liberty | SO | S | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 31 | Andre Seldon | NMSU | FR | DB | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 34 | Brandon Bouyer-Randle | UConn | SR | LB | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 34 | Jakob Robinson | BYU | SO | DB | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 34 | Micah Harper | BYU | FR | DB | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 34 | JD Bertrand | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 34 | Cameron Jones | Army | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 39 | Xavier Watts | Notre Dame | SO | S | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.23 |
| 40 | Noah Boykin | U Mass | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 40 | Leo Lowin | Army | JR | LB | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 40 | Collin McCarthy | UConn | SO | DL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 40 | BJ Sculark | NMSU | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 40 | Quindrelin Hammonds | Army | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 40 | Andre Carter II | Army | SR | OLB | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 40 | Bo Nicolas-Paul | Army | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 47 | D'Andre Tobias | Army | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 47 | Brandon Joseph | Notre Dame | JR | S | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 47 | Jalen Stewart | U Mass | SO | LB | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 47 | J.J. Dervil | NMSU | SO | ATH | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.20 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.