2015 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2016
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Jackson III | Houston | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 2.25 |
| 2 | Jourdan Lewis | Michigan | JR | CB | 8 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1.88 |
| 2 | Brad Watson | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1.88 |
| 4 | M.J. Stewart | N Carolina | SO | CB | 7 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.86 |
| 5 | Matthew Harris | N'western | JR | CB | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.83 |
| 6 | Shawun Lurry | N Illinois | SO | CB | 9 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1.78 |
| 6 | Kalan Reed | USM | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1.78 |
| 8 | Desmond King | Iowa | JR | DB | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 8 | Roland Ladipo | Air Force | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 10 | Trey Dudley-Giles | U Mass | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 10 | Nick VanHoose | N'western | SR | CB | 8 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 12 | Daryl Worley | WVU | JR | CB | 9 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 12 | Des Lawrence | N Carolina | JR | CB | 9 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 14 | Shaquill Griffin | UCF | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Bryson Abraham | La Tech | SR | CB | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Ronald Zamort | W Mich | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Rashard Fant | Indiana | SO | CB | 8 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 18 | Zack Sanchez | Oklahoma | JR | CB | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 18 | Jeremy Cutrer | MTSU | JR | CB | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 20 | Breon Borders | Duke | JR | CB | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 20 | Cre'von LeBlanc | FAU | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 20 | Cheatham Norrils | Toledo | SR | CB | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 20 | Corey Tindal | Marshall | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 20 | Trae Elston | Miss | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 20 | Nigel Bethel II | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 26 | Prince Charles Iworah | Western Ky | SR | DB | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 26 | Arjen Colquhoun | Mich St | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 26 | Jonathan Rose | Nebraska | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 26 | Troy McCollum | La-Lafytte | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 30 | Bennett Okotcha | UTSA | SR | CB | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 30 | Trevor Baker | UTSA | SR | CB | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 30 | Blake Countess | Auburn | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 30 | Shaq Wiggins | Louisville | SO | CB | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 30 | Terrell Chestnut | WVU | SR | CB | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 30 | Isaiah Wharton | Rutgers | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 30 | Kerwin Thomas | Tulsa | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 30 | Brandon Addison | ODU | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 38 | Cordrea Tankersley | Clemson | JR | CB | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 38 | Weston Steelhammer | Air Force | JR | DB | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 38 | Xavien Howard | Baylor | JR | CB | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 38 | Malik Smith | SDSU | JR | DB | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 38 | Sean Chandler | Temple | SO | DB | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 38 | Sidney Jones | Washington | SO | DB | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 44 | Nate Gaines | UTSA | SO | S | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 45 | Reggie Daniels | Oregon | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 46 | Jamar Summers | UConn | SO | CB | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 46 | Tanner McEvoy | Wisconsin | SR | S | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 46 | DeAndre Scott | Akron | JR | CB | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 46 | Tony Bridges | Miss | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 46 | Avonte Maddox | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 46 | Chandon Sullivan | Georgia St | SO | CB | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 46 | Grant Haley | Penn State | SO | CB | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 46 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | SO | CB | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 46 | Jerome Smith | Georgia St | FR | CB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 46 | Evan McKelvey | Marshall | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 46 | Michael Minter | MTSU | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 46 | Jared Collins | Arkansas | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 46 | Marqus Baker | Buffalo | SR | CB | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 46 | Bruce Dukes | Georgia St | SR | CB | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 46 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | SO | S | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 46 | Mike Hilton | Miss | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 46 | Torren McGaster | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 63 | Nick Kwiatkoski | WVU | SR | LB | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 63 | Darius White | California | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 63 | Cornell Armstrong | USM | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 63 | Tevin Madison | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 63 | Corry O'Meally | TCU | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 68 | Jordan Thomas | Oklahoma | SO | CB | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Malik Simmons | N Carolina | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Marlon Moore | N Illinois | SR | S | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Arrion Springs | Oregon | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Darius Allensworth | California | SO | CB | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Dominick Sanders | Georgia | SO | SS | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Cody Brown | Ark St | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Caleb Williams | Ga South | SR | CB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 68 | LaMarcus Farmer | Troy | SR | CB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Chris Westry | Kentucky | FR | DB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Frankie Williams | Purdue | SR | CB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Richard Leonard | FIU | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Morgan Burns | Kansas St | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Kentrell Brice | La Tech | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Kendarius Webster | Miss | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Aarion Penton | Missouri | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Ian Wells | Ohio | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Jonathan Jones | Auburn | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Boise Ross | Buffalo | JR | CB | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Devin Jones | Ohio | SR | S | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Darian Thompson | Boise St | SR | S | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Jimmy Pruitt | SJSU | SR | CB | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 68 | D.J. White | Ga Tech | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Paris Logan | N Illinois | SR | CB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Josh Teachey | Toledo | FR | CB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 93 | Damontae Kazee | SDSU | JR | DB | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 93 | Ryan Reid | Baylor | JR | CB | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 93 | Tedric Thompson | Colorado | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 93 | Minkah Fitzpatrick | Alabama | FR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 93 | Randall Goforth | UCLA | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 93 | Josey Jewell | Iowa | SO | OLB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 93 | J.J. Whittaker | SDSU | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 93 | Albert Smalls | N Illinois | SO | CB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.