2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/13/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Reed | U Mass | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Jett Jefferson | Miss St | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Brice Pollock | Texas Tech | SR | CB | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Joel Boamah | MO State | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Tyson Williams | Tulsa | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Javan Robinson | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Jahmad Harmon | U Mass | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Nick Session | NMSU | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | DJ Kelly | James Mad | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | TJ Magee | U Mass | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Armoni Rue | La-Monroe | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Lucas Struck | ODU | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Kai Russell | KSU | SR | OLB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Carson Sloan | App St | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Railyn Adams | Sam Hou St | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Jake Pope | UNLV | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Ian Bell | Wyoming | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Ken Willis | James Mad | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | KJ Flowe | James Mad | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 20 | Ashton Hampton | Clemson | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 20 | Jaylen Watson | Iowa | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 22 | MJ Cannon | Cincinnati | SR | S | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 22 | Ore Adeyi | N'western | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 24 | Elliot Washington II | Clemson | SR | CB | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Jaylen McClain | Ohio State | JR | SAF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Jordan Allen | Houston | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Raion Strader | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Jamare Glasker | Maryland | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Elijah Davis | Utah | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Renick Dorilas | UConn | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Saxton Suchanic | UConn | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Armorion Smith | Toledo | SR | S | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 33 | Kaleb Beasley | Louisville | JR | DB | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 34 | Kingston Lopa | California | SO | DB | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 34 | Terhyon Nichols | Kentucky | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 34 | Audavion Collins | Penn State | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 37 | Dejuan Lane | Tennessee | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Sailasa Vadrawale III | Oregon St | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | CJ Heard | Vanderbilt | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Jahlil Florence | Missouri | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Ify Obidegwu | Oregon | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Ty Redmond | Tennessee | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Kelley Jones | Miss St | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Chris Graves, Jr. | Missouri | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 45 | Ta'Shawn James | UCLA | SR | DB | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 46 | Prophet Brown | USC | SR | S | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Jayden Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Jordan Castell | Kentucky | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Jackson Bennee | Utah | JR | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Jalen Mayo | Houston | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Graceson Littleton | Texas | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Aydan West | Minnesota | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 46 | James Chenault Jr. | Utah | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Jacobie Henderson | Virginia | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Dylan Layne | Oregon St | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Na'eem Offord | Oregon | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Marcus Upton | BC | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Daniel Harris | California | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Leonard Moore | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Jermaine Mathews Jr. | Ohio State | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Elijah Reed | Utah | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Johnathan Hall | Utah | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Carson Tujague | Utah State | SO | DT | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Cayden Daniels | Vanderbilt | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Sione Laulea | Missouri | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Greg Smith III | N Carolina | SO | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Tre Miller | N Carolina | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Devon Jordan | Baylor | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Courtland Guillory | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Lyrik Rawls | Ariz St | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Mike Lindsay | SDSU | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Andrew Marshall | Nebraska | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Jamari Sharpe | Indiana | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 46 | JeRico Washington Jr. | Boise St | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Daiquan White | Ga Tech | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Bishop Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Kiontre Harris | Fresno St | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Yassine Falke | N Illinois | JR | CB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Omari Abor | Akron | SR | DE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Cedric Franklin II | Ball State | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Rayquan Adkins | EMU | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Isaac Zay | Toledo | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Aamii Branch | Akron | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Joey Pope | W Mich | JR | S | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Anthony Pinnace | Ball State | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Noah Mangham | Ga South | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Bryce Llewellyn | EMU | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Zach Mowchan | EMU | SR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Jaquise Alexander | Delaware | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Jabari Strait | Troy | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Doug Nelson | Troy | JR | SPR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Cooper Catalano | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Tyreese Fearbry | Wisconsin | SR | OLB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Jayden Sweeney | FAU | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Avery Demery | La-Lafytte | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Devon St. Clair | Charlotte | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Kyle Williams | Ark St | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Frankie Edwards III | New Mexico | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Tavian Combs | New Mexico | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.