2024 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/20/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al'zillion Hamilton | Fresno St | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 1 | Bryson Taylor | New Mexico | JR | S | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 3 | Cam Lockridge | Fresno St | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 3 | Will Lee III | Texas A&M | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 3 | Michael Coats Jr. | Nevada | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 3 | Amarion Fortenberry | USA | FR | CB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 3 | Isaiah Brown-Murray | ECU | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 3 | Jabbar Muhammad | Oregon | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Lorando Johnson | Baylor | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Jermari Harris | Iowa | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 10 | Johnathan Baldwin | UNLV | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 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 | Clarence Lewis | Syracuse | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Gavin Pringle | Georgia St | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Thaddeus Dixon | Washington | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Trey Amos | Miss | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 10 | JoJo Evans | FIU | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Amari Jackson | BC | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Kani Walker | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Dontae Balfour | Charlotte | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Isaiah Cash | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Ridge Texada | N Texas | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 10 | DeVonta Smith | Alabama | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Jeremiah Johnson | Georgia St | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Jamari Sharpe | Indiana | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Tacario Davis | Arizona | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Bilhal Kone | W Mich | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Alijah Huzzie | N Carolina | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Joshua Pickett | Duke | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 10 | JaTravis Broughton | TCU | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 10 | DJ McKinney | Colorado | SO | CB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Korie Black | Okla St | SR | CB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 34 | Mansoor Delane | Va Tech | JR | CB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 34 | Caleb Weaver | Sam Hou St | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 34 | Chance Gamble | Ga South | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 34 | AJ Odums | UTEP | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Cam Stone | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Avieon Terrell | Clemson | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Christian Gray | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Kayin Lee | Auburn | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Avery Smith | Toledo | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Tamarcus Cooley | NC State | FR | NIC | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Smith Snowden | Utah | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Cobee Bryant | Kansas | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 34 | O.J. Burroughs | Kansas | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Brent Austin | S Florida | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 34 | DJ Walker | Ohio | FR | S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 34 | A.J. Haulcy | Houston | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Marque Collins | BYU | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Jyaire Hill | Michigan | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Brian Blades II | FIU | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Jahdae Barron | Texas | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 34 | David Fisher | Sam Hou St | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Davion Ross | Memphis | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Marc Stampley II | Ga South | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Tayden Barnes | NMSU | FR | S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Zahran Manley | Stanford | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Malachi Moore | Alabama | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Keith Abney II | Ariz St | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Jordan Burch | Oregon | SR | DE | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 34 | K.J. Wallace | UCLA | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Caleb Brown | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Tamon Lynum | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Dom Jones | CSU | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Isaiah Essissima | CSU | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Elias Larry | CSU | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Hunter Wohler | Wisconsin | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Nyquann Washington | W Mich | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Jacob Finley | N Illinois | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Zion Washington | Boise St | JR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Adrian Maddox | UAB | JR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Marquise Robinson | Arkansas | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Xander Mueller | N'western | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Za'Quan Bryan | Minnesota | FR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 34 | Chandler Rivers | Duke | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 34 | Brice Pollock | Miss St | SO | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 34 | Jordan Shaw | Washington | FR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 34 | Kenneth Grant | Michigan | JR | DL | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 34 | Trey Washington | Miss | SR | S | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 34 | Jadon Canady | Miss | JR | S | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 34 | Kendal Daniels | Okla St | JR | S | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 34 | Benjamin Morrison | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 34 | Devonte Golden-Nelson | Akron | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 34 | Noah Avinger | New Mexico | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 34 | Malik Muhammad | Texas | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 34 | Ashton Stamps | LSU | SO | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 34 | Sean Fresch | Rice | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 34 | Sone Aupiu | NMSU | SO | LB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 91 | Nohl Williams | California | SR | DB | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 91 | TJ Metcalf | Arkansas | SO | DB | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 91 | Keon Sabb | Alabama | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 91 | Will Johnson | Michigan | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 91 | Josh Minkins | Cincinnati | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 91 | Ethan O'Connor | Wash St | FR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 91 | Travis Hunter | Colorado | JR | ATH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 91 | Preston Hodge | Colorado | SR | CB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 91 | Buggs Kahzir Brown | FAU | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 91 | Chauncey Logan | James Mad | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |