2023 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yahsyn McKee | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 1 | Cameron Oliver | UNLV | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Jaheem Joseph | N'western | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Brian Holloway | Texas St | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Quincy Riley | Louisville | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 5 | Marquise Robinson | USA | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Barrett Carter | Clemson | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Jarius Monroe | Tulane | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Lu-Magia Hearns III | California | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Micah Abraham | Marshall | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Kam Alexander | UTSA | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Ahmari Harvey | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Samy Johnson | Ark St | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Mehki Miller | NMSU | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Andrew Simpson | Boise St | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Max DiDomenico | Army | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Tatum Bethune | FSU | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Jeremiah Wood | Ohio | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Jalen Clark | La-Lafytte | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Johnathan Youngblood | Air Force | SR | ILB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Sam Mathews | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Shelton Lewis | Clemson | FR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Daijahn Anthony | Miss | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Andre Turrentine | Tennessee | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Malaki Starks | Georgia | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Kam Pedescleaux | Tulane | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Kendal Daniels | Okla St | SO | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | A’Marion McCoy | Boise St | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Mike Sainristil | Michigan | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Khyree Jackson | Oregon | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Adonis Williams Jr. | Ohio | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Walter Reynolds | Ohio | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Dean Clark | Fresno St | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Alex Johnson | UCLA | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Tyrique Matthews | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | C.J. Baskerville | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Tyree Skipper | La-Lafytte | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Keyon Martin | La-Lafytte | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Anthony Johnson, Jr. | Western Ky | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Kris Caine | ODU | JR | DE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Tahj Ra-El | ODU | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Eli Neal | Marshall | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Tavin Ward | S Florida | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jacquez Williams | S Florida | FR | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Demari Henderson | UCF | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Ronald Cooper | Georgia St | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Trevian Thomas | Ark St | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Javaughn Byrd | N Illinois | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jeremiah Lewis | Duke | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jalen Jordan | USA | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Joe Sparacio | EMU | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Darius Lorfils | BGSU | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Cobee Bryant | Kansas | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Craig Young | Kansas | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Kaleb Ford-Dement | Texas St | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Bobby Crosby | Texas St | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Shawn Holton | Texas St | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Dalton Brooks | Texas A&M | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Aubrey Burks | WVU | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Tyrin Bradley | WVU | JR | BAN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Abram Wright | Rutgers | FR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Gunner Maldonado | Arizona | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Martell Irby | Arizona | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Genesis Smith | Arizona | FR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Kani Walker | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jacob Parrish | Kansas St | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Benjamin Morrison | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jordan Lovett | Kentucky | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Isaac White | Wyoming | JR | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Lavain Scruggs | Maryland | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Glendon Miller | Maryland | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Caleb Wooden | Auburn | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | James Pearce Jr. | Tennessee | SO | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Ricardo Hallman | Wisconsin | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Brandon Bishop | Liberty | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Daylen Everette | Georgia | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Steve Stephens IV | Oregon | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Alexander Kilgore | SMU | FR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Isaiah Nwokobia | SMU | SO | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Damaje Yancey | Troy | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Nickolas Martin | Okla St | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Kitan Crawford | Texas | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Jaxen Turner | UNLV | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Fred Thompkins | UNLV | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Will Johnson | Michigan | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Mishael Powell | Washington | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |