2024 Independent Leaders Passes Defended - Games Won 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 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Christian Gray | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 2 | Adon Shuler | Notre Dame | FR | S | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.57 |
| 2 | Malik Dixon-Williams | UConn | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 5 | Leonard Moore | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 14 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.86 |
| 6 | Cam Chadwick | UConn | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 6 | Tui Faumuina-Brown | UConn | SR | LB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 6 | Jordan Clark | Notre Dame | SR | S | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.36 |
| 6 | D'Mon Brinson | UConn | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 6 | Jayden McDonald | UConn | SR | LB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 6 | Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | Notre Dame | FR | LB | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 6 | Junior Tuihalamaka | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.14 |
| 6 | Ryan Barnes | U Mass | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Te'Rai Powell | U Mass | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 6 | Boubacar Traore | Notre Dame | FR | DL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 6 | Rante Jones | UConn | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 6 | Luke Talich | Notre Dame | SO | S | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 |