2024 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 12/24/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cam Lockridge | Fresno St | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 2 | Nohl Williams | California | SR | DB | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 2 | Jermari Harris | Iowa | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 2 | Johnathan Baldwin | UNLV | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Al'zillion Hamilton | Fresno St | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 6 | Jalen Catalon | UNLV | SR | DB | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Clarence Lewis | Syracuse | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Gavin Pringle | Georgia St | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Jabbar Muhammad | Oregon | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Xavier Watts | Notre Dame | SR | S | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 10 | Al-Ma'hi Ali | Charlotte | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 10 | Charles Brantley | Mich St | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 10 | Will Lee III | Texas A&M | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 10 | Michael Coats Jr. | Nevada | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 10 | Amarion Fortenberry | USA | FR | CB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 10 | Isaiah Brown-Murray | ECU | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 10 | Bryson Taylor | New Mexico | JR | S | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 18 | Chauncey Logan | James Mad | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Keon Sabb | Alabama | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 19 | Will Johnson | Michigan | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 19 | Josh Minkins | Cincinnati | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 19 | AJ Odums | UTEP | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 19 | Cam Stone | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 19 | Avieon Terrell | Clemson | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 19 | Christian Gray | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 19 | Kayin Lee | Auburn | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 19 | Avery Smith | Toledo | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 19 | DeVonta Smith | Alabama | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 19 | Jeremiah Johnson | Georgia St | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 19 | Jamari Sharpe | Indiana | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 19 | Tacario Davis | Arizona | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 19 | Bilhal Kone | W Mich | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 33 | TJ Metcalf | Arkansas | SO | DB | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Korie Black | Okla St | SR | CB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Mansoor Delane | Va Tech | JR | CB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Caleb Weaver | Sam Hou St | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Chance Gamble | Ga South | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Thaddeus Dixon | Washington | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Trey Amos | Miss | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | JoJo Evans | FIU | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Amari Jackson | BC | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Kani Walker | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Dontae Balfour | Charlotte | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Isaiah Cash | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Ridge Texada | N Texas | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 33 | Lorando Johnson | Baylor | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 47 | Mello Dotson | Kansas | SR | CB | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Xavier Scott | Illinois | JR | DB | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Ethan O'Connor | Wash St | FR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Travis Hunter | Colorado | JR | ATH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Preston Hodge | Colorado | SR | CB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Buggs Kahzir Brown | FAU | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Tamarcus Cooley | NC State | FR | NIC | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Smith Snowden | Utah | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Cobee Bryant | Kansas | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | O.J. Burroughs | Kansas | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Brent Austin | S Florida | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | DJ Walker | Ohio | FR | S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | A.J. Haulcy | Houston | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Marque Collins | BYU | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Jyaire Hill | Michigan | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Brian Blades II | FIU | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Jahdae Barron | Texas | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | David Fisher | Sam Hou St | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Davion Ross | Memphis | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Marc Stampley II | Ga South | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Tayden Barnes | NMSU | FR | S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Alijah Huzzie | N Carolina | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Joshua Pickett | Duke | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | JaTravis Broughton | TCU | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | DJ McKinney | Colorado | SO | CB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Dontay Joyner | Ark St | SO | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Jay Higgins | Iowa | SR | LB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Dexter Ricks, Jr. | Liberty | SO | CB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Jalon Kilgore | S Carolina | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Marcus Harris | California | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Braden Awls | Toledo | SO | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Aydan White | NC State | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Jamare Glasker | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Jermod McCoy | Tennessee | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Bryce Boettcher | Oregon | SR | ILB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Devin Grant | Syracuse | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Ramon Henderson | UCLA | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Camryn Bracha | Fresno St | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Donovan McMillon | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Beau Freyler | Iowa State | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Antonio Clary | Virginia | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Jacorey Benjamin | BGSU | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Emmanuel McNeil-Warren | Toledo | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Jabari Mack | J'ville St | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Zechariah Poyser | J'ville St | FR | SAF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Robert Longerbeam | Rutgers | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Skyler Thomas | Oregon St | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Theran Johnson | N'western | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Michael Dansby | SJSU | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Chris Mills | Texas St | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Bobby Crosby | Texas St | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Zahran Manley | Stanford | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Malachi Moore | Alabama | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Keith Abney II | Ariz St | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.