2023 Independent 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 | Bo Nicolas-Paul | Army | SR | DB | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 2 | Juan Lua | U Mass | SR | S | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 2 | Chris Shearin | UConn | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 2 | Max DiDomenico | Army | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 5 | Quindrelin Hammonds | Army | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 5 | Mumu Bin-Wahad | UConn | SO | CB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 5 | Dashaun Jerkins | U Mass | SR | S | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 5 | Isaiah Rutherford | U Mass | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 5 | Tyler Rudolph | U Mass | JR | S | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 5 | Michael Oppong | U Mass | JR | VPR | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 5 | Jackson Mitchell | UConn | SR | LB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 5 | Tui Faumuina-Brown | UConn | JR | LB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 5 | Gerrell Johnson | U Mass | JR | LB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 5 | Jeremiah McGill | U Mass | FR | S | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 |