2022 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinyon Mitchell | Toledo | SO | CB | 9 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 2.44 |
| 2 | Teldrick Ross | MTSU | JR | S | 8 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 2.25 |
| 3 | Clifford Chattman | UTSA | SR | S | 9 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 3 | Ridge Texada | N Texas | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 3 | Kalen King | Penn State | SO | CB | 9 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 3 | Fentrell Cypress II | Virginia | JR | CB | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Anthony Johnson | Virginia | SR | CB | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.57 |
| 8 | Decorian Patterson | MTSU | JR | CB | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Steven Jones Jr. | App St | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Michael Anyanwu | Utah State | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 11 | Devon Witherspoon | Illinois | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 11 | Nate Wiggins | Clemson | SO | CB | 9 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 13 | Derrick Canteen | Ga South | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 13 | Nic Jones | Ball State | JR | CB | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 15 | Cam Lockridge | Fresno St | JR | DB | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 15 | Cobee Bryant | Kansas | SO | CB | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 15 | Myles Brooks | La Tech | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 15 | Kempton Shine | EMU | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 15 | Starling Thomas V | UAB | SR | CB | 8 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 20 | Clark Phillips III | Utah | SO | CB | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 20 | Corey Mayfield Jr. | UTSA | SR | CB | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 20 | Yahsyn McKee | Miami (Oh) | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 20 | Quavian White | Georgia St | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 24 | Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson | TCU | SR | CB | 10 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 25 | Kamren Kinchens | Miami (Fl) | SO | S | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Ayden Hector | CSU | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 25 | NaJee Thompson | Ga South | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Deantre Prince | Miss | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Tyon Davis | Tulsa | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Kool-Aid McKinstry | Alabama | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Donte Kent | CMU | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Ennis Rakestraw, Jr. | Missouri | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 25 | DeShawn Gaddie | N Texas | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Christian Braswell | Rutgers | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 35 | Mekhi Blackmon | USC | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 36 | Mansoor Delane | Va Tech | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 37 | Emmanuel Forbes | Miss St | JR | CB | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 37 | Romain Mungin | FAU | JR | CB | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 37 | Elijah Jones | BC | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 37 | Kris Abrams-Draine | Missouri | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 37 | Joey Porter Jr. | Penn State | JR | CB | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 42 | Marcus Fuqua | Buffalo | JR | S | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 42 | C.J. Coldon | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 42 | Micah Abraham | Marshall | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 42 | Yam Banks | USA | SO | S | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 42 | LaMiles Brooks | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 42 | Storm Duck | N Carolina | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 42 | LJ Early | Fresno St | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 42 | Tyler Bride | Ga South | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 42 | Chauncey Logan | James Mad | FR | CB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 42 | Cam Stone | Wyoming | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 42 | Hudson Clark | Arkansas | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 42 | Ronald Kent Jr. | CMU | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 54 | Sydney Brown | Illinois | SR | DB | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 54 | Jason Taylor II | Okla St | SR | S | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 54 | Reddy Steward | Troy | JR | CB | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 54 | Ryan Cooper Jr. | Oregon St | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 54 | Riley Moss | Iowa | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 54 | Jeremiah Earby | California | FR | CB | 9 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 60 | DJ Turner | Michigan | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 60 | Josh Newton | TCU | JR | CB | 10 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 62 | Nikko Reed | Colorado | SO | CB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Tiawan Mullen | Indiana | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Jabbar Muhammad | Okla St | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Max Melton | Rutgers | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Amechi Uzodinma II | Ball State | SR | CB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Malik Fleming | ECU | JR | CB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Jailin Walker | James Mad | SO | LB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Jay Stanley | USM | JR | S | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Dwight McGlothern | Arkansas | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Joshua Scott | EMU | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Teja Young | FAU | JR | S | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Nehemiah Shelton | SJSU | SR | CB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Darius Rush | S Carolina | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Keyshawn Cobb | Buffalo | JR | S | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Henry Blackburn | CSU | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Jarvis Brownlee, Jr. | Louisville | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Alex Austin | Oregon St | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Erick Hallett II | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | A.J. Woods | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Gavin Holmes | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 62 | John Saunders Jr. | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Tyrique Stevenson | Miami (Fl) | JR | CB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Jakorey Hawkins | Wyoming | JR | CB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Kobe Singleton | Liberty | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 62 | D'Andre Tobias | Army | SR | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Syrus Dumas | NMSU | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Marquel Broughton | Army | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Mehki Miller | NMSU | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Linwood Crump | NMSU | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 62 | TaRiq Bracy | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 62 | Clarence Lewis | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 93 | Cory Trice | Purdue | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 94 | Christian Gonzalez | Oregon | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 94 | Jartavius Martin | Illinois | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 94 | Bennett Williams | Oregon | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 94 | T.J. Tampa | Iowa State | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 94 | Deonte Banks | Maryland | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 94 | Chau Smith-Wade | Wash St | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 94 | Quinton Newsome | Nebraska | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.89 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.