2023 Independent 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 | Xavier Watts | Notre Dame | JR | S | 13 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 2 | Benjamin Morrison | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 12 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 2 | Quindrelin Hammonds | Army | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 2 | Bo Nicolas-Paul | Army | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 5 | Chris Shearin | UConn | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Max DiDomenico | Army | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 7 | Tyler Rudolph | U Mass | JR | S | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Juan Lua | U Mass | SR | S | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Dashaun Jerkins | U Mass | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 7 | DJ Brown | Notre Dame | SR | S | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 7 | Ramon Henderson | Notre Dame | SR | S | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 7 | Clarence Lewis | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.31 |
| 7 | Isaiah Rutherford | U Mass | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 7 | Cameron Jones | Army | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 7 | Christian Gray | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Jaden Mickey | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.23 |
| 7 | Malik Dixon-Williams | UConn | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Michael Oppong | U Mass | JR | VPR | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 7 | Jackson Mitchell | UConn | SR | LB | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 |
| 7 | Jack Kiser | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 7 | Gerrell Johnson | U Mass | JR | LB | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 7 | Tui Faumuina-Brown | UConn | JR | LB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 |