2008 National Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 11/15/2008
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan Burnett | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 1 | Darcel McBath | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 1 | Joe Pawelek | Baylor | JR | LB | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 1 | Eric Berry | Tennessee | SO | DB | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 1 | Brian Lainhart | Kent State | SO | DB | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 1 | Ahmad Black | Florida | SO | DB | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Trimane Goddard | N Carolina | SR | DB | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Alphonso Smith | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 10 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 1.80 |
| 8 | Glover Quin | New Mexico | SR | DB | 12 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Rashad Johnson | Alabama | SR | DB | 11 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 8 | Sha'reff Rashad | UCF | SR | DB | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 8 | Kyle Wilson | Boise St | JR | DB | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Daniel Charbonnet | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 8 | D.J. Moore | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 8 | Duke Ihenacho | SJSU | SO | LB | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 8 | Woodny Turenne | Louisville | SR | DB | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 8 | Paul Anderson | BC | SR | DB | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 8 | Kevin Sanders | UAB | SR | DB | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 8 | Pat Angerer | Iowa | JR | LB | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 20 | Traye Simmons | Minnesota | JR | DB | 11 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 20 | Jairus Byrd | Oregon | JR | DB | 11 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 20 | Syd'Quan Thompson | California | JR | DB | 10 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Trevard Lindley | Kentucky | JR | DB | 11 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 20 | Johnell Neal | UCF | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 20 | Sean Baker | Ball State | FR | DB | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 20 | Brandon Brinkley | Houston | JR | DB | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 20 | Mike Mickens | Cincinnati | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 20 | Otis Wiley | Mich St | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 20 | Justin Woodall | Alabama | JR | DB | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Sean Smith | Utah | JR | DB | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Niles Brinkley | Wisconsin | SO | DB | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Sherrod Martin | Troy | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Emanuel Davis | ECU | FR | DB | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 20 | Kurt Coleman | Ohio State | JR | DB | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 20 | Brandyn Thompson | Boise St | SO | DB | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 20 | Mike Nixon | Ariz St | JR | LB | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 20 | Lendy Holmes | Oklahoma | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 20 | Michael Hamlin | Clemson | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 20 | Justin Wilson | USM | SO | DB | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 20 | Victor Harris | Va Tech | SR | DB | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 20 | Weldon Brown | La Tech | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 20 | Kevin Patterson | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 20 | Terence Moore | Troy | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 20 | Louis Delmas | W Mich | SR | DB | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 20 | Jamari McCollough | Maryland | JR | DB | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Trevin Wade | Arizona | FR | DB | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Marcus McClinton | Kentucky | SR | DB | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 20 | Stoney Woodson | S Carolina | SR | DB | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 49 | Devin Ross | Arizona | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 49 | Joe Burnett | UCF | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 49 | Steven Coleman | TCU | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 49 | Ras-I Dowling | Virginia | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 49 | Malcolm Jenkins | Ohio State | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Anthony Gaitor | FIU | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 49 | Keenan Lewis | Oregon St | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Lydell Sargeant | Penn State | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 49 | Kyle Theret | Minnesota | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 49 | Jordan Lake | Baylor | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 49 | Troy Nolan | Ariz St | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 49 | Kenny Lewis | BGSU | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 49 | George Iloka | Boise St | FR | DB | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 49 | Dominique Franks | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 49 | Kevin Thomas | USC | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 49 | Cornelius Brown | UTEP | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 49 | Mark Herzlich | BC | JR | LB | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 49 | Darrell Stuckey | Kansas | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 49 | Sean Weatherspoon | Missouri | JR | LB | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 49 | Sean Cattouse | California | FR | DB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Myron Lewis | Vanderbilt | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 49 | David Bruton | Notre Dame | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Christopher Douglas | Rice | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Kendric Burney | N Carolina | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Walter Thurmond | Oregon | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Roy Roberts | Tulsa | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Amari Spievey | Iowa | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 49 | Bryan McCann | SMU | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 49 | Antonio Baker | La Tech | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 49 | B.J. Hill | Ball State | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 49 | Frank Scappaticci | Army | SR | LB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 49 | Kendrick Lewis | Miss | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 49 | Keao Monteilh | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 49 | David Nixon | BYU | SR | LB | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 49 | Ryan Palmer | Texas | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 49 | Reggie Rembert | Air Force | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 49 | C.J. Wilson | W Mich | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 49 | Jordan Mabin | N'western | FR | DB | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 49 | Mo Harvey | Nevada | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 49 | Carlton Williams | S Florida | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 49 | DeAngelo Willingham | Tennessee | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 49 | Jonathon Amaya | Nevada | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 49 | Dominique Harris | Temple | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 49 | Reshad Jones | Georgia | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 49 | Ryan Beard | Western Ky | FR | DB | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 49 | Dominique Reese | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 49 | Mortty Ivy | WVU | SR | LB | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 49 | Lawrence Wilson | U Conn | SO | LB | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 49 | Ed Alexander | FAU | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 49 | Robert McClain III | U Conn | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 49 | Maurice Kitchens | Marshall | SR | LB | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 49 | Carlos Thomas | S Carolina | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.45 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.