2024 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 12/23/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xavier Watts | Notre Dame | SR | S | 13 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 2 | Michael Coats Jr. | Nevada | SR | CB | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.33 |
| 3 | Ethan O'Connor | Wash St | FR | DB | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Christian Gray | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 4 | Leonard Moore | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 6 | Jackson Woodard | UNLV | SR | LB | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Skyler Thomas | Oregon St | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 8 | Nohl Williams | California | SR | DB | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 8 | Amarion Fortenberry | USA | FR | CB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 8 | Avieon Terrell | Clemson | SO | CB | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 8 | A’Marion McCoy | Boise St | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 8 | Kapena Gushiken | Wash St | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 8 | Tyson Durant | Wash St | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 8 | Adon Shuler | Notre Dame | FR | S | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 15 | K.J. Wallace | UCLA | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 15 | Cam Lockridge | Fresno St | SR | DB | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Mansoor Delane | Va Tech | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Tayden Barnes | NMSU | FR | S | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Ridge Texada | N Texas | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Chance Gamble | Ga South | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 15 | Bryson Taylor | New Mexico | JR | S | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 15 | Bilhal Kone | W Mich | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 15 | Isaiah Cash | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 15 | Jalen Catalon | UNLV | SR | DB | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Johnathan Baldwin | UNLV | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Kitan Crawford | Nevada | SR | S | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Al'zillion Hamilton | Fresno St | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Cam Chadwick | UConn | FR | DB | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 15 | Tui Faumuina-Brown | UConn | SR | LB | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 15 | Dal'Mont Gourdine | UConn | SR | DL | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 31 | Keon Sabb | Alabama | SO | DB | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 31 | Jermari Harris | Iowa | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 31 | AJ Odums | UTEP | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 31 | Thaddeus Dixon | Washington | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 31 | JaTravis Broughton | TCU | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 31 | Buggs Kahzir Brown | FAU | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 31 | Tamarcus Cooley | NC State | FR | NIC | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 31 | Brent Austin | S Florida | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 31 | R.J. Mickens | Clemson | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 31 | JoJo Evans | FIU | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 31 | Kani Walker | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 31 | Amari Jackson | BC | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 31 | Avery Smith | Toledo | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 31 | Colby Dempsey | UAB | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 31 | Isaiah Brown-Murray | ECU | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 31 | Joshua Pickett | Duke | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 31 | Jamari Sharpe | Indiana | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 31 | DJ Harvey | SJSU | JR | DB | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Marcus Harris | California | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Michael Dansby | SJSU | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Jermod McCoy | Tennessee | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Cam Stone | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Christian Ellis | New Mexico | JR | S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Jahdae Barron | Texas | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Nate Valcarcel | N Illinois | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Davion Ross | Memphis | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Isiah Revis | SJSU | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Dom Jones | CSU | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Elias Larry | CSU | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Cameron Oliver | UNLV | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 31 | Malik Dixon-Williams | UConn | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 31 | D'Mon Brinson | UConn | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 31 | Sailasa Vadrawale III | Oregon St | FR | DB | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 31 | Lake Ellis | U Mass | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 65 | Josh Minkins | Cincinnati | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 65 | Quincy Riley | Louisville | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 65 | Miles Scott | Illinois | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 65 | Shavon Revel Jr. | ECU | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 65 | Ramon Henderson | UCLA | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 65 | Jakob Robinson | BYU | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 65 | Marque Collins | BYU | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 65 | Derrick Canteen | Cincinnati | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 65 | Beau Freyler | Iowa State | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 65 | Antonio Clary | Virginia | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 65 | Charles Brantley | Mich St | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 65 | Theran Johnson | N'western | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 65 | O.J. Burroughs | Kansas | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 65 | Jordan Burch | Oregon | SR | DE | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 65 | Jabbar Muhammad | Oregon | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 65 | Kendal Daniels | Okla St | JR | S | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 65 | DJ McKinney | Colorado | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 65 | Xander Mueller | N'western | SR | LB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 65 | Terry Moore | Duke | JR | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 65 | Collin Wright | Stanford | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 65 | Dontay Joyner | Ark St | SO | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 65 | Tony Rojas | Penn State | SO | LB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 65 | Al-Ma'hi Ali | Charlotte | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 65 | Braden Awls | Toledo | SO | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 65 | Zakee Wheatley | Penn State | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 65 | Maxwell Hairston | Kentucky | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 65 | Jalon Kilgore | S Carolina | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 65 | Gavin Pringle | Georgia St | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 65 | Donovan McMillon | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 65 | Jamal Potts | FIU | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 65 | Brian Blades II | FIU | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 65 | Jacorey Benjamin | BGSU | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 65 | Emmanuel McNeil-Warren | Toledo | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 65 | Jabari Mack | J'ville St | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 65 | Azareye’h Thomas | FSU | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 65 | Chauncey Logan | James Mad | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |