2015 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/11/2016
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | SO | CB | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 1 | Shawun Lurry | N Illinois | SO | CB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 3 | Desmond King | Iowa | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 4 | Jourdan Lewis | Michigan | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Mike Hilton | Miss | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Trevon Stewart | Houston | SR | S | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 4 | William Jackson III | Houston | SR | CB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Nick Nelson | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 4 | DeAndre Scott | Akron | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Latrell Gibbs | App St | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Zach Edwards | Cincinnati | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Kalan Reed | USM | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Aneas Henricks | UTSA | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Lenzy Pipkins | La-Monroe | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Richard Leonard | FIU | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Cornell Armstrong | USM | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 17 | Tony Bridges | Miss | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 17 | Daryl Worley | WVU | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 17 | Nigel Bethel II | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 20 | D.J. White | Ga Tech | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 21 | Zack Sanchez | Oklahoma | JR | CB | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 22 | Terrell Chestnut | WVU | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 22 | Kendarius Webster | Miss | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 22 | Jeremy Cutrer | MTSU | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 22 | Jamar Summers | UConn | SO | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 22 | Kareem Orr | Ariz St | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 22 | Cre'von LeBlanc | FAU | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 22 | Ronald Zamort | W Mich | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 22 | Demetrious Nicholson | Virginia | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 22 | Shaquill Griffin | UCF | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 22 | Aarion Penton | Missouri | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 32 | Blake Countess | Auburn | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 32 | Darius White | California | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 34 | Brad Watson | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Holton Hill | Texas | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Xavien Howard | Baylor | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 34 | Grant Haley | Penn State | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 38 | Briean Boddy-Calhoun | Minnesota | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Eaton Spence | Illinois | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Anthony Walker | N'western | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Duke Thomas | Texas | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Cordrea Tankersley | Clemson | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 38 | William Likely | Maryland | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Nick VanHoose | N'western | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Emmanuel Moseley | Tennessee | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Trae Elston | Miss | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Leroy Clark | Purdue | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Tre Flowers | Okla St | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Arrion Springs | Oregon | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Henre’ Toliver | Arkansas | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Jared Collins | Arkansas | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Jarrod Harper | WVU | JR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Marcus Newby | Nebraska | SO | LB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Joshua Kalu | Nebraska | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Lewis Neal | LSU | JR | DE | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Emmanuel Ogbah | Okla St | JR | DE | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Ryan Reid | Baylor | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Justin Simmons | BC | SR | DB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Horace Richardson | SMU | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | James Burgess | Louisville | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Juwan Dowels | Syracuse | FR | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Griffin Piatt | California | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Jonathan Rose | Nebraska | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Blessuan Austin | Rutgers | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Sidney Jones | Washington | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | DeMarcus Walker | FSU | JR | DE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Ron Thompson | Syracuse | JR | DE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Quincy Mauger | Georgia | JR | FS | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Duke Shelley | Kansas St | FR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Kevin King | Washington | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Javien Elliott | FSU | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Marcus Williams | Utah | SO | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Jamar Allah | Arizona | SR | FS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Shalom Luani | Wash St | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Brendon Clements | Navy | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Tevin Carter | Utah | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Derek Ibekwe | NMSU | SO | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Dion Henrique | NMSU | FR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Lewis Hill | NMSU | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Terrell Edmunds | Va Tech | FR | ROV | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Brandon Facyson | Va Tech | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Deon Clarke | Va Tech | SR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Maurice Canady | Virginia | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Jamal Ellis | Fresno St | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Rocco Scarfone | ECU | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Roland Ladipo | Air Force | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Breon Borders | Duke | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | A.J. Stamps | Kentucky | SR | S | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Micah Hannemann | BYU | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Micah Thomas | Navy | SO | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Ted Colburn | Navy | JR | OLB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Nate Meadors | UCLA | FR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Eli Ankou | UCLA | JR | DL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Kweishi Brown | Ariz St | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Jordan Simone | Ariz St | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Tavon Young | Temple | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Hershey Walton | Temple | SR | DL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | John Law | App St | JR | ILB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Fred Wilson | UNLV | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Sean Folliard | N Illinois | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.