2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demari Henderson | UCF | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 1 | Simeon Harris | Fresno St | SR | NKL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Andre Jordan, Jr. | Auburn | SR | CB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Dylan Smith | Memphis | JR | SAF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Dre Walker | App St | SR | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Ethan Tierney | Fresno St | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Bo Simpson-Nealy | FAU | SR | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Caleb Dobbs | EMU | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 8 | Trez Moore | Texas St | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 8 | Jai-Ayviauynn Celestine | FIU | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Dylan Lee | SJSU | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 8 | Collin Gill | Charlotte | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 8 | Donovan Jones | Nebraska | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Matt Jung | Wisconsin | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Jason Marshall | EMU | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Eddie Pleasant III | Marshall | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Marion Moore | ND St | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Quandarius Keyes | UNLV | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Quindarrius Jones | FSU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Deshaun Lee | Iowa | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | DJ Coleman | Florida | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Blake Stewart | Georgia | FR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Demello Jones | Georgia | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Sione Laulea | Missouri | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Beau Goodwin | Iowa State | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | CJ Blocker | CSU | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Deuce Lee | Georgia St | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Tarvos TJ Alford | Ohio State | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Zach Ruffin | Memphis | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Ahmere Foster | Memphis | SR | SAF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jamih Otis | Hawai'i | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Ike Esonwune | UAB | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Tony Rojas | Penn State | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 8 | Kenny Soares Jr. | Mich St | SR | EDG | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 8 | Taylen Eady | ND St | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 8 | Kosci Barnes | S Carolina | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Yhonzae Pierre | Alabama | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Rashan Murray | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Dijon Johnson | Florida | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | LaDainian Fields | Okla St | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | DJ Pickett | LSU | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Nick Cull | Miss | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Cayden Daniels | Vanderbilt | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Tackett Curtis | UCF | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Rasheem Biles | Texas | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Kenny Worthy | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Devon Jordan | Baylor | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Oumar Diomande | CSU | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jaylen King | CSU | FR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Justin Brown | Western Ky | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Brandon Greil | Ark St | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Dontrae Henderson | Ark St | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Xavier Slayton | New Mexico | SR | DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Cam Miller | KSU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Carl Fauntroy | La-Monroe | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Blake Fletcher | Air Force | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Travis Anderson | Boise St | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Bryce Garza | N Texas | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Anas Luqman | UConn | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Braedyn Moore | UConn | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Collin Jacob | La-Lafytte | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | TJ Thompson | Troy | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Ismael Kante | Illinois | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Tristan Lyles | J'ville St | FR | OLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jonah Lea'ea | Michigan | SR | DT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Riley Pettijohn | Ohio State | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Rex Guthrie | Nebraska | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Quan Sanks | Indiana | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Bryson Williams | Penn State | FR | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Mason Posa | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Tavin Ward | S Florida | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Tayvion Beasley | S Florida | SR | STA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Jaylon Edmond | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Justin Taylor | CMU | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Kameran Hayward | CMU | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Ayden Duncanson | ECU | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Khalil Conley | App St | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | DJ Moore | USA | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Deron Russell | ND St | FR | CB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Kiontre Harris | Fresno St | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Chris Tooley III | FAU | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Jonathan Bax | FAU | SR | EDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Jason Hardy | MTSU | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Zah Jackson | Marshall | FR | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Jonavan Carr | J'ville St | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 8 | Gavin Sell | ND St | SO | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |