2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedric "CJ" Works | Kentucky | SO | OLB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 1 | Saxton Suchanic | UConn | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Sailasa Vadrawale III | Oregon St | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Ishmel Atkins | Sam Hou St | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Lyrik Rawls | Ariz St | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Gil Jackson Jr. | TCU | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Joey Pope | W Mich | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Elliot Washington II | Clemson | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Champ Thompson | Clemson | JR | DT | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Derek Wilkins | California | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Ricky Fletcher | California | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Bryce West | Wisconsin | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Asaad Chapman | UTSA | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Jiquavious Marshall | Liberty | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Jabari Mack | Louisville | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Jayvon Henderson | USA | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Caleb Williams | Army | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Cam Robinson | Navy | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Ashton Porter | Houston | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 20 | Matagi Thompson | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Joel Boamah | MO State | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Trez Moore | Texas St | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Adrian Laing | Temple | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Caleb Dobbs | EMU | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 25 | Yassine Falke | N Illinois | JR | CB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Collin Gill | Charlotte | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Zach Mowchan | EMU | SR | LB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Jaylen Thomas | Wash St | SO | S | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Jaren Sensabaugh | NC State | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Brody Barnhardt | NC State | JR | SAF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Nick Session | NMSU | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Omari Abor | Akron | SR | DE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Darrius Davis | Stanford | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Cedric Franklin II | Ball State | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Ryan Nolan | Texas St | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Davien Kerr | Syracuse | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Mike Lindsay | SDSU | SO | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Luther McCoy | Hawai'i | SR | DL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Aamii Branch | Akron | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Aiden Sullivan | Oregon St | SR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | TJ Crandall | Oregon St | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | DJ Walker | Ohio | JR | SAF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Tyler Gillison | Ohio | SR | DL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Joel Kpassou | MO State | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Anthony Mattison | MO State | JR | S | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Jayden Lawton | Texas St | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Ja'Marion Wayne | Coast Car | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Daiquan White | Ga Tech | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Charles Correa | Purdue | JR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Lucas Struck | ODU | JR | S | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Champ Lewis | USM | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Avery Powell | Temple | SR | SAF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Brady Nassar | SDSU | SR | EDG | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Caleb Ricks | SDSU | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Kai Russell | KSU | SR | OLB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Elijah Cannon | Kansas | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Leroy Harris III | Kansas | JR | DE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | SaVeon Brown | Buffalo | SR | NIC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Zach Bergmann | Buffalo | SR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | JQ Brooks | J'ville St | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Denver Harris | UNLV | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Mumu Bin-Wahad | UNLV | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Jai-Ayviauynn Celestine | FIU | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Ryan Gadson | FIU | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Ian Bell | Wyoming | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | EJ Smith | Nevada | SR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Larry Turner-Gooden | Nevada | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Dillon Moore | W Mich | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Devon Jordan | Baylor | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Micah Gifford | Baylor | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Reggie Bush II | Baylor | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Ashton Hampton | Clemson | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Jayden Sweeney | FAU | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Kingston Lopa | California | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | LaDainian Fields | Okla St | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Avery Demery | La-Lafytte | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace | Kentucky | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Jordan Castell | Kentucky | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Matayo Uiagalelei | Oregon | SR | OLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Devon Jackson | Oregon | SR | ILB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Jaylen McClain | Ohio State | JR | SAF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Frankie Edwards III | New Mexico | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Tavian Combs | New Mexico | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Donovan Faria | Georgia St | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Greg Smith | N Carolina | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Ja'Keem Jackson | LSU | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | CJ Blocker | CSU | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | D'Angelo Hagans Jr. | CSU | SO | NK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Peyton Williams | S Carolina | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Da'Shawn Womack | Auburn | SR | EDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Stanquan Clark | Louisville | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Blake Fletcher | Air Force | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Will James | Houston | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Jalen Mayo | Houston | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Vernon Glover, Jr. | TCU | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Micah Davis | W Mich | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Jarvarius Sims | W Mich | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Jordon Thomas | W Mich | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Jayden Virgin-Morgan | Boise St | SR | EDG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 25 | Derek Ganter Jr. | Boise St | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.