2024 Independent Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/23/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xavier Watts | Notre Dame | SR | S | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 1 | Malik Dixon-Williams | UConn | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 3 | Cam Chadwick | UConn | FR | DB | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 3 | Adon Shuler | Notre Dame | FR | S | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 3 | Leonard Moore | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 3 | Te'Rai Powell | U Mass | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 7 | D'Mon Brinson | UConn | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 7 | Isaiah Rutherford | U Mass | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 7 | Christian Gray | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Jordan Clark | Notre Dame | SR | S | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 7 | Jayden McDonald | UConn | SR | LB | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 7 | Jalen Harrell | U Mass | JR | VPR | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Rante Jones | UConn | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 7 | Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | Notre Dame | FR | LB | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 7 | Boubacar Traore | Notre Dame | FR | DL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Ryan Barnes | U Mass | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 7 | Luke Talich | Notre Dame | SO | S | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 7 | Junior Tuihalamaka | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 7 | Langston Hardy | UConn | SO | LB | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 |