2025 FBS Independents Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonard Moore | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 2 | Cam Chadwick | UConn | SO | DB | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 2 | Tae Johnson | Notre Dame | FR | S | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 4 | Luke Talich | Notre Dame | JR | S | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Christian Gray | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 10 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 5 | Adon Shuler | Notre Dame | SO | S | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 7 | D'Mon Brinson | UConn | SR | DB | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 7 | Devin Pringle | UConn | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 7 | Lee Molette III | UConn | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 7 | Malachi McLean | UConn | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 7 | Dallas Golden | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 7 | Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa | Notre Dame | SO | LB | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 7 | Jalen Stroman | Notre Dame | SR | S | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Aaron Key | UConn | SR | LB | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.23 |
| 7 | Bryun Parham | UConn | SR | LB | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 7 | Ethan Long | Notre Dame | FR | S | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Karson Hobbs | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 7 | Amir Renwick | UConn | SR | LB | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 |