2022 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cam Lockridge | Fresno St | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Clifford Chattman | UTSA | SR | S | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Will Johnson | Michigan | FR | DB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Javon Bullard | Georgia | SO | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Sylvonta Oliver | Memphis | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Marcus Fuqua | Buffalo | JR | S | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Jamari Brown | Purdue | SR | CB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Joshua Scott | EMU | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 8 | Jaylen Clark | Boise St | SO | CB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Teldrick Ross | MTSU | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 8 | Micah Abraham | Marshall | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 8 | Cyrus Fagan | NC State | SR | SAF | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 8 | Nate Wiggins | Clemson | SO | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 8 | LJ Early | Fresno St | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Ken Robinson | UTSA | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Jarius Monroe | Tulane | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Jordan Ferguson | MTSU | SR | DE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Jay Stanley | USM | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Damion Barber | Marshall | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Yam Banks | USA | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Jayce Rogers | Houston | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Cedrick Dort Jr. | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Trey Rucker | Okla St | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Dwight McGlothern | Arkansas | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Coleman Bryson | Minnesota | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Jaylin Davies | UCLA | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Javon McIntyre | Pittsburgh | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Wesley Walker | Tennessee | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Xavier Nwankpa | Iowa | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Cooper DeJean | Iowa | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Power Echols | N Carolina | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Nate Bauer | Toledo | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Julius Brents | Kansas St | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Bud Clark | TCU | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 8 | Dee Winters | TCU | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 8 | Tyson Durant | Akron | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Davonte Brown | UCF | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Rowan Zolman | Miami (Oh) | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Dezjhon Malone | SDSU | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Decorian Patterson | MTSU | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Ja'Von Hicks | Cincinnati | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Armorion Smith | Cincinnati | FR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Shanon Reid | SMU | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Ben Bywater | BYU | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Corey Gammage | Marshall | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Malik Dixon-Williams | UConn | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Michael Dansby | SJSU | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Russell Vaden IV | EMU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Luke Cameron | EMU | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Upton Stout | Western Ky | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Kaleb Oliver | Western Ky | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jaylon Carlies | Missouri | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Chris Bacon | BGSU | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jay Shaw | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Joel Williams | Memphis | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Trey Washington | Miss | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Tyler Owens | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Marquis Waters | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Dadrion Taylor-Demerson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Quincey McAdoo | Arkansas | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | O.J. Burroughs | Kansas | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Chandler Rivers | Duke | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jerrin Thompson | Texas | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Billy Bowman Jr. | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | M.J. Devonshire | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Bangally Kamara | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Tylar Wiltz | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Tamarion McDonald | Tennessee | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Benjamin Morrison | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Nick Barrett | S Carolina | SO | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | O'Donnell Fortune | S Carolina | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | DQ Smith | S Carolina | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jakorian Bennett | Maryland | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Fa'Najae Gotay | Maryland | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Rakeim Ashford | NC State | JR | SAF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Steele Chambers | Ohio State | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jordan Battle | Alabama | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Brian Branch | Alabama | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Kendall Smith | Illinois | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Matthew Bailey | Illinois | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Quad Wilson | LSU | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Ji'Ayir Brown | Penn State | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Kalen King | Penn State | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jarrick Bernard-Converse | LSU | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Greg Brooks Jr. | LSU | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Jeadyn Lukus | Clemson | FR | CB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Ezekiel Noa | Boise St | SR | MLB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Torrie Cox, Jr. | Ohio | FR | CB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | R.J. Hubert | Utah | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Kelechi Nwachuku | UTSA | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Dylan Powell | Buffalo | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Mike Sainristil | Michigan | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Rod Moore | Michigan | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Richard Jibunor | Troy | JR | BAN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | KJ Robertson | Troy | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | TJ Harris | Troy | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Trevor Brohard | NMSU | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Smael Mondon, Jr. | Georgia | SO | ILB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 8 | Christopher Smith | Georgia | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |