2023 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 3 | San Diego State | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12.00 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 3 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 3 | South Florida | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 8 | Utah State | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 8 | Iowa State | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 8 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 8 | Appalachian State | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Duke | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 8 | Kent State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 8 | Ohio | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 8 | Stanford | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 8 | Wake Forest | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 8 | Kansas | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 8 | Akron | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 8 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 8 | Syracuse | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 27 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 27 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 27 | California | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 27 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 27 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 27 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 27 | TCU | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 27 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 27 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 27 | UTEP | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 27 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | UNLV | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Navy | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 27 | BYU | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 27 | North Carolina State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Baylor | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 27 | Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 27 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 27 | Georgia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 27 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 27 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 27 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 27 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 27 | UCLA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 27 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 27 | Indiana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 27 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 27 | Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 27 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 27 | South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 27 | Toledo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 27 | Army | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 74 | New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 74 | Florida International | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 74 | Oregon | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 74 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 74 | Arizona | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 74 | Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 74 | East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 74 | Memphis | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 74 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 74 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 74 | Boise State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 74 | New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 74 | SMU | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Arizona State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 74 | Florida | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 74 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 74 | Rice | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 74 | UAB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 74 | Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 74 | Maryland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 74 | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 74 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 74 | Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 74 | Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 74 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 74 | Boston College | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 74 | James Madison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Missouri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Nevada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Washington State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |