2015 Independent Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2016
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole Luke | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 2 | Jaylon Smith | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 3 | KeiVarae Russell | Notre Dame | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 4 | Micah Hannemann | BYU | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 4 | Kai Nacua | BYU | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 4 | Max Redfield | Notre Dame | JR | S | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 4 | Joe Schmidt | Notre Dame | SR | LB | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 4 | Drue Tranquill | Notre Dame | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 4 | Xavier Moss | Army | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 4 | Elijah Shumate | Notre Dame | SR | S | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 4 | Sheldon Day | Notre Dame | SR | DL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 12 | Brandon Jackson | Army | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 12 | Harvey Langi | BYU | JR | LB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 12 | Jeremy Timpf | Army | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Kesni Tausinga | BYU | SO | DL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 12 | Matt Hadley | BYU | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 12 | Michael Davis | BYU | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 12 | Michael Wadsworth | BYU | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 12 | Bronson Kaufusi | BYU | SR | DL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 12 | James Onwualu | Notre Dame | JR | LB | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 12 | Devin Butler | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 12 | Nick Watkins | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 12 | Isaac Rochell | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.10 |