2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Castell | Kentucky | SR | DB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Kaleb Beasley | Louisville | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Sailasa Vadrawale III | Oregon St | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Ryan Nolan | Texas St | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Lyrik Rawls | Ariz St | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Graceson Littleton | Texas | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Sam Greene | Kentucky | SR | OLB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Jaylon Braxton | Miss | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Charlie Eckhardt | Stanford | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Dillon Moore | W Mich | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Cedric Franklin II | Ball State | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Yassine Falke | N Illinois | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Ashton Hampton | Clemson | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Jayden Sweeney | FAU | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Avery Demery | La-Lafytte | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Kam Franklin | La Tech | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Jordan McRae | La Tech | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Zheric Hill | La Tech | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Devon St. Clair | Charlotte | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Jaylen McClain | Ohio State | JR | SAF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Tanner Mintz | Kent State | FR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Norey Johnson | Kent State | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Ja'Keem Jackson | LSU | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | CJ Blocker | CSU | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | D'Angelo Hagans Jr. | CSU | SO | NK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Peyton Williams | S Carolina | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Da'Shawn Womack | Auburn | SR | EDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Naseri Danielson | SJSU | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Will James | Houston | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Jalen Mayo | Houston | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Ashlynd Barker | FSU | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Nehemiah Chandler | FSU | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace | Kentucky | SR | DL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Christian Harrison | Arkansas | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Stanquan Clark | Louisville | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |