2024 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 12/23/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donte Kent | CMU | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 2 | Jamel Johnson | Temple | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Bryson Taylor | New Mexico | JR | S | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 2 | Cameron Calhoun | Utah | FR | CB | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 2 | Da'Raun McKinney | CMU | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Tyrecus Davis | Wyoming | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 7 | Korie Black | Okla St | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Trey Amos | Miss | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 7 | Michael Coats Jr. | Nevada | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 7 | JeRico Washington Jr. | KSU | FR | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 7 | Jadon Canady | Miss | JR | S | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 7 | Avery Smith | Toledo | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 7 | Craig Woodson | California | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Travor Randle | La-Monroe | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Ike Larsen | Utah State | JR | S | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 7 | Colby Dempsey | UAB | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 7 | Cam Smith | Okla St | JR | CB | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 7 | Tyler Hallum | KSU | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 7 | Dillon Thieneman | Purdue | SO | DB | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 20 | Wrook Brown | Wyoming | JR | N | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 20 | Sean Fresch | Rice | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 20 | Brice Pollock | Miss St | SO | CB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 20 | Ashton Stamps | LSU | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 20 | De'Shawn Rucker | S Florida | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 20 | Noa Pola-Gates | New Mexico | SR | S | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Alijah Huzzie | N Carolina | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Matthew McDoom | Coast Car | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Bilhal Kone | W Mich | SR | CB | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 20 | Devonte Golden-Nelson | Akron | JR | CB | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Keany Parks | Wyoming | SO | CB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Myles Norwood | Ball State | JR | CB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Will James | USM | FR | DB | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 33 | Mello Dotson | Kansas | SR | CB | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 33 | A.J. Haulcy | Houston | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 33 | Collin Wright | Stanford | JR | CB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 33 | Zeke Berry | Michigan | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Thaddeus Dixon | Washington | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 33 | Chad Brown | Nevada | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 33 | Raion Strader | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 33 | Silas Walters | Miami (Oh) | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 33 | Kamari Ramsey | USC | SO | S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 33 | Jay Crawford | Auburn | FR | CB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 33 | Derrick Canteen | Cincinnati | SR | S | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 33 | Jerrin Thompson | Auburn | SR | S | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 33 | Kaylin Moore | UCLA | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 33 | Kempton Shine | Virginia | SR | CB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 33 | Fentrell Cypress II | FSU | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 33 | Nyland Green | Purdue | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 33 | Gavin Pringle | Georgia St | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 33 | Lake Ellis | U Mass | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 33 | Josh Baka | Kent State | SO | S | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 52 | Kyndrich Breedlove | Purdue | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 52 | Chandler Rivers | Duke | JR | CB | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 52 | Dorian Strong | Va Tech | SR | CB | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Dontae Balfour | Charlotte | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 52 | AJ Odums | UTEP | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 52 | Cam Lockridge | Fresno St | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 52 | R.J. Mickens | Clemson | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 52 | Chance Gamble | Ga South | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 52 | Jacorey Benjamin | BGSU | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Charles Brantley | Mich St | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Junior Tafuna | Utah | SR | DT | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Noah Avinger | New Mexico | JR | CB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 52 | Cobee Bryant | Kansas | SR | CB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 52 | Jonquis "JQ" Hardaway | Kentucky | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 52 | Isaiah Rutherford | U Mass | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 52 | Josiah Allen | UTEP | SR | SPR | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 52 | Buggs Kahzir Brown | FAU | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 52 | Dakerric Hobbs | NMSU | SR | CB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 52 | Azareye’h Thomas | FSU | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 52 | Kitan Crawford | Nevada | SR | S | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 52 | Jeremiah Cooper | Iowa State | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 52 | Elias Larry | CSU | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Lorando Johnson | Baylor | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Maxwell Hairston | Kentucky | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | VJ Payne | Kansas St | JR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Za'Quan Bryan | Minnesota | FR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 52 | Caleb Brown | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 52 | Marquise Robinson | Arkansas | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 52 | Rasheem Biles | Pittsburgh | SO | LB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 52 | Michael Dansby | SJSU | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 52 | Aaron Morris | Stanford | SO | CB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 52 | Damaje Yancey | Troy | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 52 | Randon Fontenette | Vanderbilt | SO | STA | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 52 | Power Echols | N Carolina | SR | LB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 52 | Amarion Fortenberry | USA | FR | CB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 52 | James Djonkam | EMU | SR | LB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 52 | Marvin Grant | Kansas | SR | S | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 52 | Skyler Thomas | Oregon St | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 52 | Jam Jackson | Virginia | JR | CB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 52 | Demarcus Griffin-Taylor | La Tech | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 52 | Marcus Harris | California | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 52 | Smith Snowden | Utah | SO | CB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 52 | JoJo Evans | FIU | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 52 | Jamal Potts | FIU | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 52 | Darrian Lewis | Akron | JR | CB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 52 | Adrian Maddox | UAB | JR | S | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 52 | Josh Fussell | N'western | FR | DB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 52 | Genesis Smith | Arizona | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 52 | Jeremiah Johnson | Georgia St | SR | S | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 |