2023 FBS Independents Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Morrison | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 12 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 2 | Xavier Watts | Notre Dame | JR | S | 13 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 3 | Tyler Rudolph | U Mass | JR | S | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 4 | Quindrelin Hammonds | Army | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 5 | Dashaun Jerkins | U Mass | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 6 | Juan Lua | U Mass | SR | S | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Chris Shearin | UConn | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Jabari Moore | Army | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 9 | JD Bertrand | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 10 | Bo Nicolas-Paul | Army | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 11 | Malcolm Bell | UConn | SO | DB | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 12 | DJ Brown | Notre Dame | SR | S | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 12 | Ramon Henderson | Notre Dame | SR | S | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 12 | Cam Hart | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 12 | Isaiah Rutherford | U Mass | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 16 | Clarence Lewis | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.31 |
| 17 | Max DiDomenico | Army | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 17 | Cameron Jones | Army | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 19 | Mumu Bin-Wahad | UConn | SO | CB | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 19 | Thomas Harper | Notre Dame | SR | S | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 21 | Christian Gray | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 22 | Jaden Mickey | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.23 |
| 23 | Michael Oppong | U Mass | JR | VPR | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 24 | Lee Molette III | UConn | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 24 | Te'Rai Powell | U Mass | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 26 | Jackson Mitchell | UConn | SR | LB | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 26 | Pryce Yates | UConn | SO | DL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 26 | Dal'Mont Gourdine | UConn | JR | DL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 26 | Nathaniel Smith | Army | SR | DL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 30 | Marist Liufau | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 31 | Jack Kiser | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 31 | Jaylen Sneed | Notre Dame | FR | LB | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 31 | Howard Cross III | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 34 | Isiah Davis | UConn | FR | DB | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 34 | Shawn Harris Jr. | U Mass | JR | WR | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 34 | Darius Gooden | U Mass | JR | CB | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 37 | Gerrell Johnson | U Mass | JR | LB | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 37 | Collin McCarthy | UConn | JR | DL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 37 | Nahji Logan | U Mass | JR | LB | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 37 | Louce Julien | U Mass | SO | DE | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 37 | Derrieon Craig | U Mass | SO | LB | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 37 | Billy Wooden | U Mass | SR | DT | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 37 | JB Brown | U Mass | SR | DL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 44 | Tui Faumuina-Brown | UConn | JR | LB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 44 | Durante Jones | UConn | JR | DB | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 44 | Carter Hooper | UConn | SO | DL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 44 | Eric Watts | UConn | SR | DL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 44 | Jelani Stafford | UConn | JR | DL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 44 | Sokoya McDuffie | UConn | SR | DL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 44 | Casey Larkin | Army | SO | DB | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.09 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.