2024 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 12/24/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Coats Jr. | Nevada | SR | CB | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.33 |
| 2 | K.J. Wallace | UCLA | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Keon Sabb | Alabama | SO | DB | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 3 | Jermari Harris | Iowa | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 3 | AJ Odums | UTEP | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 3 | Thaddeus Dixon | Washington | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 3 | JaTravis Broughton | TCU | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 8 | Jackson Woodard | UNLV | SR | LB | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Mansoor Delane | Va Tech | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Tayden Barnes | NMSU | FR | S | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Ridge Texada | N Texas | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Treydan Stukes | Arizona | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Van Fillinger | Utah | SR | DE | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Marquis Groves-Killebrew | Arizona | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Nohl Williams | California | SR | DB | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 15 | Amarion Fortenberry | USA | FR | CB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 15 | Avieon Terrell | Clemson | SO | CB | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 15 | A’Marion McCoy | Boise St | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 19 | Quincy Riley | Louisville | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Miles Scott | Illinois | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Shavon Revel Jr. | ECU | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Ramon Henderson | UCLA | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Jakob Robinson | BYU | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Marque Collins | BYU | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Derrick Canteen | Cincinnati | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Beau Freyler | Iowa State | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Antonio Clary | Virginia | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Charles Brantley | Mich St | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Theran Johnson | N'western | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 19 | O.J. Burroughs | Kansas | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Jordan Burch | Oregon | SR | DE | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Jabbar Muhammad | Oregon | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Kendal Daniels | Okla St | JR | S | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 19 | DJ McKinney | Colorado | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Xander Mueller | N'western | SR | LB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 36 | Buggs Kahzir Brown | FAU | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 36 | Tamarcus Cooley | NC State | FR | NIC | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 36 | R.J. Mickens | Clemson | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 36 | JoJo Evans | FIU | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 36 | Kani Walker | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 36 | Amari Jackson | BC | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 36 | Avery Smith | Toledo | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 36 | Colby Dempsey | UAB | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 36 | Isaiah Brown-Murray | ECU | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 36 | Joshua Pickett | Duke | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 36 | Jamari Sharpe | Indiana | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 47 | Brent Austin | S Florida | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 47 | Chance Gamble | Ga South | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 47 | Bryson Taylor | New Mexico | JR | S | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 47 | Bilhal Kone | W Mich | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 47 | Isaiah Cash | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 52 | Xavier Watts | Notre Dame | SR | S | 13 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 53 | Ethan O'Connor | Wash St | FR | DB | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Jalen Catalon | UNLV | SR | DB | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Johnathan Baldwin | UNLV | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Kitan Crawford | Nevada | SR | S | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Al'zillion Hamilton | Fresno St | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 53 | DJ Harvey | SJSU | JR | DB | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Marcus Harris | California | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Michael Dansby | SJSU | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Jermod McCoy | Tennessee | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Cam Stone | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Christian Ellis | New Mexico | JR | S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Jahdae Barron | Texas | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Nate Valcarcel | N Illinois | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Davion Ross | Memphis | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Dom Jones | CSU | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Elias Larry | CSU | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Amir Wallace | SJSU | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Terry Moore | Duke | JR | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Collin Wright | Stanford | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Dontay Joyner | Ark St | SO | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Tony Rojas | Penn State | SO | LB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Al-Ma'hi Ali | Charlotte | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Braden Awls | Toledo | SO | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Zakee Wheatley | Penn State | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Maxwell Hairston | Kentucky | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Jalon Kilgore | S Carolina | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Gavin Pringle | Georgia St | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Donovan McMillon | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Jamal Potts | FIU | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Brian Blades II | FIU | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Jacorey Benjamin | BGSU | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Emmanuel McNeil-Warren | Toledo | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Jabari Mack | J'ville St | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Azareye’h Thomas | FSU | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Chauncey Logan | James Mad | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Chris Mills | Texas St | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Bobby Crosby | Texas St | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Brice Pollock | Miss St | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Clarence Lewis | Syracuse | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Caleb Brown | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Tamon Lynum | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Adrian Maddox | UAB | JR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Sean Fresch | Rice | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Xavier Scott | Illinois | JR | DB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Kerry Brown | Minnesota | FR | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Malcolm Hartzog, Jr. | Nebraska | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Chapman Lewis | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 53 | Aydan White | NC State | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.