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 |
| 3 | Kaleb Beasley | Louisville | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Quandarius Keyes | UNLV | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Dre Riley | Miss St | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Caleb Dobbs | EMU | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Charles Correa | Purdue | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Caleb Williams | Army | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Jacobie Henderson | Virginia | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | London Merritt | Clemson | SO | DE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Bryce Davis | Duke | SO | DE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Marion Moore | ND St | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Ashton Porter | Houston | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Davin Martin | Texas Tech | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Matagi Thompson | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Luther McCoy | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Andre Porter | UNLV | SO | DE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Jessiah McGrew | Ariz St | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Daniel Harris | California | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Cam Robinson | Navy | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 21 | Jordan Castell | Kentucky | SR | DB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 21 | Cedric "CJ" Works | Kentucky | SO | OLB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Sam Greene | Kentucky | SR | OLB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Darrius Davis | Stanford | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Davien Kerr | Syracuse | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Zechariah Poyser | Miami (Fl) | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Jason Marshall | EMU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Elliot Washington II | Clemson | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Jaylon Braxton | Miss | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Braylan Lovelace | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Bo Simpson-Nealy | FAU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Brandyn Hillman | Virginia | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Gavin Sell | ND St | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Will James | Houston | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Jalen Mayo | Houston | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Raion Strader | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Ashlynd Barker | FSU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Nehemiah Chandler | FSU | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Blake Fletcher | Air Force | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Peyton Williams | S Carolina | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Greg Smith | N Carolina | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Luke Metz | Alabama | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Owen Long | Ariz St | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Da'Shawn Womack | Auburn | SR | EDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Cade Uluave | BYU | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Rodrick Pleasant | UCLA | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Cormani McClain | Florida | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Ja'Keem Jackson | LSU | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Jalen Smith | Miss St | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Prophet Brown | USC | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Barry Manning | EMU | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Bryce Llewellyn | EMU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Marvell Eggleston | EMU | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Makhi Gilbert | EMU | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Derrick Rogers | FAU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Jayden Sweeney | FAU | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Stephen Nnadozie | Army | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Elijah Walton | Army | JR | ILB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Fisher Camac | Virginia | SR | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | AJ Green | Louisville | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Davaughn Patterson | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Ronnie Royal, III | NC State | JR | SAF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Suntarine Perkins | Miss | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Kam Franklin | Miss | JR | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Shawn Lee Jr. | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Devon Baxter | Virginia | JR | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Kobe Smith | Duke | SO | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Kaleb Lanier | Duke | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Dylan Flowers | Duke | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Peyton Christian | EMU | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Ahlston Ware | FAU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Blake Burris | FAU | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Omillio Agard | Virginia | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Donovan Woolen | ND St | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Jordan Allen | Houston | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Javion White | Houston | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Keyshawn Burgos | Purdue | SR | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Jaden Mangham | Purdue | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | CJ Richard Jr. | FSU | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Caleb LaVallee | FSU | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Ashton Hampton | Clemson | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Austin Romaine | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Dallas Daley | Air Force | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Jordan Elie-Stuart | Air Force | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Alexander Perez | Air Force | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Kona Moore | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Blake Stewart | Georgia | FR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Jalen Todd | Kansas | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Syeed Gibbs | Kansas | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Elijah Cannon | Kansas | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Blake Herold | Kansas | JR | DT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Donavon Platt | Virginia | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Mumu Bin-Wahad | UNLV | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Tre Fulton | UNLV | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Dee Crayton | UNLV | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Tony-Louis Nkuba | UNLV | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Quay'sheed Scott | S Carolina | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Damarcus Leach | S Carolina | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Coleman Bryson | N Carolina | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.