2024 Independent Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/20/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xavier Watts | Notre Dame | SR | S | 16 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Christian Gray | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 15 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.80 |
| 2 | Adon Shuler | Notre Dame | FR | S | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 2 | Malik Dixon-Williams | UConn | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 5 | Leonard Moore | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 16 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0.81 |
| 5 | Cam Chadwick | UConn | FR | DB | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 5 | Te'Rai Powell | U Mass | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 8 | Tui Faumuina-Brown | UConn | SR | LB | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 8 | Jordan Clark | Notre Dame | SR | S | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.38 |
| 8 | D'Mon Brinson | UConn | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 8 | Isaiah Rutherford | U Mass | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 8 | Jayden McDonald | UConn | SR | LB | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 8 | Jalen Harrell | U Mass | JR | VPR | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 8 | Rante Jones | UConn | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | Notre Dame | FR | LB | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.14 |
| 8 | Junior Tuihalamaka | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.13 |
| 8 | Boubacar Traore | Notre Dame | FR | DL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 8 | Ryan Barnes | U Mass | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 8 | Langston Hardy | UConn | SO | LB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 8 | Luke Talich | Notre Dame | SO | S | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 |