2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 08/29/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quindarrius Jones | FSU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Nick Session | NMSU | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Caleb Dobbs | EMU | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Jacobie Henderson | Virginia | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Gil Jackson Jr. | TCU | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Deamontae Diggs | FSU | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Denver Harris | UNLV | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Jason Marshall | EMU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Brandyn Hillman | Virginia | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Marion Moore | ND St | FR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Naseri Danielson | SJSU | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jonavan Carr | J'ville St | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Barry Manning | EMU | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Bryce Llewellyn | EMU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Marvell Eggleston | EMU | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Makhi Gilbert | EMU | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Brandon Nicholson | Stanford | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Tevarua Tafiti | Stanford | SR | OLB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Sedrick Irvin | Stanford | SR | RB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Gabe Kaminski | Stanford | SO | OLB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Fisher Camac | Virginia | SR | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Ronnie Royal, III | NC State | JR | SAF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Devon Baxter | Virginia | JR | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Peyton Christian | EMU | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Omillio Agard | Virginia | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jaylin Crumby | ND St | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Vernon Glover, Jr. | TCU | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Ja’Bril Rawls | FSU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Ashlynd Barker | FSU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Nehemiah Chandler | FSU | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jaylon Edmond | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Matagi Thompson | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Luke Wafle | USC | FR | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Donavon Platt | Virginia | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Mumu Bin-Wahad | UNLV | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Tre Fulton | UNLV | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Blesyng Alualu-Tuiolemotu | UNLV | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Greg Smith | N Carolina | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Coleman Bryson | N Carolina | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jaiden Patterson | N Carolina | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | JQ Brooks | J'ville St | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Mac Sanders | J'ville St | SO | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Anthony Richard Jr. | Memphis | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Zach Ruffin | Memphis | SO | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Mike Montgomery | Memphis | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Josiah Charles | NMSU | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jamaal Jarrett | USC | JR | DT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Leroy Bryant | Stanford | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Dionte Thornton | Sac St | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Diesel Gordon | Sac St | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Malikai Nichols | Sac St | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Kervins Choute | Virginia | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jayden Robertson | SJSU | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |