2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Won Only 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 | Caleb Dobbs | EMU | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Jacobie Henderson | Virginia | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Deamontae Diggs | FSU | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Jason Marshall | EMU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Brandyn Hillman | Virginia | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Marion Moore | ND St | FR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Barry Manning | EMU | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Bryce Llewellyn | EMU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Marvell Eggleston | EMU | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Makhi Gilbert | EMU | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Brandon Nicholson | Stanford | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Tevarua Tafiti | Stanford | SR | OLB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Sedrick Irvin | Stanford | SR | RB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Gabe Kaminski | Stanford | SO | OLB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Fisher Camac | Virginia | SR | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Devon Baxter | Virginia | JR | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Peyton Christian | EMU | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Omillio Agard | Virginia | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jaylin Crumby | ND St | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Ja’Bril Rawls | FSU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Ashlynd Barker | FSU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Nehemiah Chandler | FSU | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Luke Wafle | USC | FR | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Donavon Platt | Virginia | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Greg Smith | N Carolina | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Coleman Bryson | N Carolina | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jaiden Patterson | N Carolina | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Anthony Richard Jr. | Memphis | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Zach Ruffin | Memphis | SO | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Mike Montgomery | Memphis | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jamaal Jarrett | USC | JR | DT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Leroy Bryant | Stanford | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Kervins Choute | Virginia | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.