2023 FBS Independents Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record 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 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 2 | Xavier Watts | Notre Dame | JR | S | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Juan Lua | U Mass | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 4 | JD Bertrand | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 5 | Quindrelin Hammonds | Army | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 6 | Bo Nicolas-Paul | Army | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 7 | DJ Brown | Notre Dame | SR | S | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 8 | Michael Oppong | U Mass | JR | VPR | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Noah Boykin | U Mass | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Malcolm Bell | UConn | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 11 | Dashaun Jerkins | U Mass | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 12 | Malik Dixon-Williams | UConn | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 12 | Chris Shearin | UConn | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 12 | Christian Gray | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 12 | Cam Hart | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 12 | Nathaniel Smith | Army | SR | DL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 12 | Jabari Moore | Army | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 18 | Dal'Mont Gourdine | UConn | JR | DL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 18 | Jaylen Sneed | Notre Dame | FR | LB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 20 | Tyler Rudolph | U Mass | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 20 | Isaiah Rutherford | U Mass | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 22 | Gerrell Johnson | U Mass | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 22 | Te'Rai Powell | U Mass | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 22 | Derrieon Craig | U Mass | SO | LB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 25 | Lee Molette III | UConn | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 25 | Collin McCarthy | UConn | JR | DL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 25 | Marist Liufau | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 25 | Ramon Henderson | Notre Dame | SR | S | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 25 | Leo Lowin | Army | SR | LB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 25 | Jimmy Ciarlo | Army | SR | OLB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 31 | Tui Faumuina-Brown | UConn | JR | LB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 31 | Jackson Mitchell | UConn | SR | LB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 31 | Eric Watts | UConn | SR | DL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 31 | Jelani Stafford | UConn | JR | DL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 31 | Javontae Jean-Baptiste | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 31 | Clarence Lewis | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 31 | Howard Cross III | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.