2023 Independent Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) 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 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 2 | DJ Brown | Notre Dame | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 2 | JD Bertrand | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Xavier Watts | Notre Dame | JR | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Thomas Harper | Notre Dame | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Cam Hart | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Stan Cross | UConn | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Camden O'Gara | Army | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Gerrell Johnson | U Mass | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Jackson Mitchell | UConn | SR | LB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Malcolm Bell | UConn | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Collin McCarthy | UConn | JR | DL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Eric Watts | UConn | SR | DL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Jelani Stafford | UConn | JR | DL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Juan Lua | U Mass | SR | S | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Noah Boykin | U Mass | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Christian Gray | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 7 | Jaylen Sneed | Notre Dame | FR | LB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Clarence Lewis | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Ramon Henderson | Notre Dame | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |