2023 FBS Independents Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Lua | U Mass | SR | S | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 2 | Bo Nicolas-Paul | Army | SR | DB | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 2 | Quindrelin Hammonds | Army | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 4 | Chris Shearin | UConn | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 4 | Mumu Bin-Wahad | UConn | SO | CB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 4 | Dashaun Jerkins | U Mass | SR | S | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 7 | Max DiDomenico | Army | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 7 | Jabari Moore | Army | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 7 | Isaiah Rutherford | U Mass | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 7 | Te'Rai Powell | U Mass | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 11 | Isiah Davis | UConn | FR | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 11 | Jordan Mahoney | U Mass | JR | CB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 11 | Noah Boykin | U Mass | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 11 | Tyler Rudolph | U Mass | JR | S | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 11 | Michael Oppong | U Mass | JR | VPR | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 11 | Dal'Mont Gourdine | UConn | JR | DL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 11 | Nathaniel Smith | Army | SR | DL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 18 | Stan Cross | UConn | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Xavier Watts | Notre Dame | JR | S | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Clarence Lewis | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Benjamin Morrison | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Armauni Archie | UConn | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 18 | D'Mon Brinson | UConn | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 18 | Jackson Mitchell | UConn | SR | LB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 18 | Tui Faumuina-Brown | UConn | JR | LB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 18 | Malcolm Bell | UConn | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 18 | Durante Jones | UConn | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 18 | Lee Molette III | UConn | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 18 | Pryce Yates | UConn | SO | DL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 18 | Jelani Stafford | UConn | JR | DL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 18 | Darius Gooden | U Mass | JR | CB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 18 | Cameron Jones | Army | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 18 | Casey Larkin | Army | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 18 | Leo Lowin | Army | SR | LB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 18 | Jimmy Ciarlo | Army | SR | OLB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 18 | Aaron Beckwith | U Mass | SO | DT | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 18 | Jerry Roberts Jr. | U Mass | SR | LB | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 18 | Shawn Harris Jr. | U Mass | JR | WR | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 18 | Gerrell Johnson | U Mass | JR | LB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 18 | Jeremiah McGill | U Mass | FR | S | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 18 | Nahji Logan | U Mass | JR | LB | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 18 | Derrieon Craig | U Mass | SO | LB | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 18 | Billy Wooden | U Mass | SR | DT | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 18 | JB Brown | U Mass | SR | DL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 |