2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingston Lopa | California | SO | DB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 1 | Christian Pierce | USC | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 1 | Jordan Castell | Kentucky | SR | DB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Cedric "CJ" Works | Kentucky | SO | OLB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Kaleb Beasley | Louisville | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Quandarius Keyes | UNLV | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Dre Riley | Miss St | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Caleb Dobbs | EMU | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Charles Correa | Purdue | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Caleb Williams | Army | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Jacobie Henderson | Virginia | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | London Merritt | Clemson | SO | DE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Bryce Davis | Duke | SO | DE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Marion Moore | ND St | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Ashton Porter | Houston | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Davin Martin | Texas Tech | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Matagi Thompson | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Luther McCoy | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Andre Porter | UNLV | SO | DE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Jessiah McGrew | Ariz St | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Daniel Harris | California | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Xavier Lucas | Miami (Fl) | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Cam Robinson | Navy | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Sam Greene | Kentucky | SR | OLB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Darrius Davis | Stanford | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Davien Kerr | Syracuse | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Zechariah Poyser | Miami (Fl) | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Jason Marshall | EMU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Elliot Washington II | Clemson | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Jaylon Braxton | Miss | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Braylan Lovelace | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Bo Simpson-Nealy | FAU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Brandyn Hillman | Virginia | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Gavin Sell | ND St | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Will James | Houston | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Jalen Mayo | Houston | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Raion Strader | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Ashlynd Barker | FSU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Nehemiah Chandler | FSU | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Blake Fletcher | Air Force | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Peyton Williams | S Carolina | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Greg Smith | N Carolina | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Luke Metz | Alabama | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Owen Long | Ariz St | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Da'Shawn Womack | Auburn | SR | EDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Cade Uluave | BYU | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Rodrick Pleasant | UCLA | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Cormani McClain | Florida | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Ja'Keem Jackson | LSU | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Jalen Smith | Miss St | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Prophet Brown | USC | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Barry Manning | EMU | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Bryce Llewellyn | EMU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Marvell Eggleston | EMU | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Makhi Gilbert | EMU | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Terhyon Nichols | Kentucky | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Derrick Rogers | FAU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Jayden Sweeney | FAU | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Stephen Nnadozie | Army | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Elijah Walton | Army | JR | ILB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Fisher Camac | Virginia | SR | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | AJ Green | Louisville | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Davaughn Patterson | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Ronnie Royal, III | NC State | JR | SAF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Suntarine Perkins | Miss | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Kam Franklin | Miss | JR | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Shawn Lee Jr. | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Devon Baxter | Virginia | JR | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Kobe Smith | Duke | SO | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Kaleb Lanier | Duke | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Dylan Flowers | Duke | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Peyton Christian | EMU | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Ahlston Ware | FAU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Blake Burris | FAU | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Omillio Agard | Virginia | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Donovan Woolen | ND St | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Jordan Allen | Houston | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Javion White | Houston | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Keyshawn Burgos | Purdue | SR | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Jaden Mangham | Purdue | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | CJ Richard Jr. | FSU | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Caleb LaVallee | FSU | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Ashton Hampton | Clemson | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Austin Romaine | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Dallas Daley | Air Force | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Jordan Elie-Stuart | Air Force | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Alexander Perez | Air Force | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Kona Moore | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Blake Stewart | Georgia | FR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Jalen Todd | Kansas | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Syeed Gibbs | Kansas | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Elijah Cannon | Kansas | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Blake Herold | Kansas | JR | DT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Donavon Platt | Virginia | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Mumu Bin-Wahad | UNLV | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Tre Fulton | UNLV | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Dee Crayton | UNLV | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Tony-Louis Nkuba | UNLV | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Quay'sheed Scott | S Carolina | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |