2015 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 01/11/2016
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Watson | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 1 | Shaquill Griffin | UCF | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 3 | Brandon Addison | ODU | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.57 |
| 3 | Nick Nelson | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 5 | Boise Ross | Buffalo | JR | CB | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 6 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | SO | CB | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 6 | Trey Dudley-Giles | U Mass | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 6 | Cre'von LeBlanc | FAU | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 6 | Bennett Okotcha | UTSA | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 6 | Leroy Clark | Purdue | JR | S | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Rashard Fant | Indiana | SO | CB | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 6 | D.J. White | Ga Tech | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Troy McCollum | La-Lafytte | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 6 | Isaiah Wharton | Rutgers | FR | DB | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Ken Crawley | Colorado | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 6 | William Likely | Maryland | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 6 | Trey Caldwell | La-Monroe | SR | CB | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 18 | Daryl Worley | WVU | JR | CB | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 18 | Richard Leonard | FIU | SR | CB | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 18 | Jeremiah McKinnon | FIU | SR | CB | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 18 | Aarion Penton | Missouri | JR | CB | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 18 | Jourdan Lewis | Michigan | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 18 | Nigel Bethel II | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 18 | Torren McGaster | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Najee Murray | Kent State | JR | CB | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 18 | Torry McTyer | UNLV | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 18 | D.J. May | Wyoming | JR | LB | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 28 | Shawun Lurry | N Illinois | SO | CB | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 |
| 28 | Demetrius Monday | Kent State | SO | CB | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 28 | Cleveland Wallace III | SJSU | JR | CB | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 28 | Brian Peavy | Iowa State | FR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 28 | Terrell Chestnut | WVU | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 28 | Blake Countess | Auburn | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 28 | Jeremy Cutrer | MTSU | JR | CB | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 28 | Joshua Kalu | Nebraska | SO | CB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Herb Miller | FAU | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 28 | Daquan Lucas | Charlotte | JR | LB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 28 | Ronald Zamort | W Mich | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 28 | Jonathan Jones | Auburn | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Kerwin Thomas | Tulsa | SO | CB | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 28 | Jomal Wiltz | Iowa State | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 28 | David Johnson | SMU | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 28 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | SO | CB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 28 | DaQuan Pace | EMU | JR | DB | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 45 | Randall Jette | U Mass | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 45 | Frankie Williams | Purdue | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 45 | Kweishi Brown | Ariz St | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 45 | A.J. Stamps | Kentucky | SR | S | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 45 | Davante Davis | Texas | FR | CB | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 45 | Juwan Dowels | Syracuse | FR | CB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 45 | Chad Davis | N Texas | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 45 | Grant Haley | Penn State | SO | CB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 45 | KJ Dillon | WVU | SR | S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Carlton Davis | Auburn | FR | DB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 45 | Tyree Simmons | CSU | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 45 | Juston Burris | NC State | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 45 | Kenya Dennis | Missouri | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 45 | Da'Carlos Renfro | UTEP | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 45 | Chris Milton | Ga Tech | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 45 | Marnez Ogletree | Kansas | JR | CB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 45 | Brandon McDowell | Texas St | SO | CB | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 45 | Anthony Brown | Purdue | SR | CB | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 45 | Ray Tillman | EMU | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 64 | Tedric Thompson | Colorado | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 64 | Anthony Nixon | Maryland | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 64 | Terrance Winchester | Charlotte | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 64 | Brandon Jackson | Army | FR | DB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 64 | Kalan Reed | USM | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 64 | Kevin Byard | MTSU | SR | S | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Marcus Epps | Wyoming | FR | FS | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Breon Borders | Duke | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Kevin King | Washington | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 64 | Sidney Jones | Washington | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 64 | Isaac Yiadom | BC | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 64 | Dorian Clark | Idaho | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 64 | Marcus Oliver | Indiana | SO | LB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 64 | Chris Westry | Kentucky | FR | DB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 64 | Zachary DeGrange | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 64 | Oren Burks | Vanderbilt | SO | S | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 64 | Chidobe Awuzie | Colorado | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 64 | Anthony Covington | Charlotte | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 64 | Blake Richmond | UNLV | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 64 | Anthony Brown | EMU | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Tank Norman | Charlotte | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 64 | Chequan Burkett | UCF | SO | LB | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 64 | Kendarius Webster | Miss | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 64 | Marcus Maye | Florida | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Bryson Abraham | La Tech | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Daniel Davie | Nebraska | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Cornell Armstrong | USM | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Emmanuel Moseley | Tennessee | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Jace Whittaker | Arizona | FR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 64 | Darius Allensworth | California | SO | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 64 | Kenny Clark | UCLA | JR | DL | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 64 | Marcus Newby | Nebraska | SO | LB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 64 | Jordan Whitehead | Pittsburgh | FR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 64 | Ishmael Harrison | UTEP | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 64 | Jarrod Harper | WVU | JR | S | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 64 | Rocco Scarfone | ECU | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Chris Lammons | S Carolina | SO | CB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |