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 | Jourdan Lewis | Michigan | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Mike Hilton | Miss | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Nigel Bethel II | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Desmond King | Iowa | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 4 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | SO | CB | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 4 | Tony Bridges | Miss | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Daryl Worley | WVU | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Kendarius Webster | Miss | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Minkah Fitzpatrick | Alabama | FR | DB | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 10 | Terrell Chestnut | WVU | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Grant Haley | Penn State | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 10 | William Likely | Maryland | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Marcus Maye | Florida | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 14 | D.J. White | Ga Tech | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 14 | Holton Hill | Texas | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 14 | Xavien Howard | Baylor | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 14 | Anthony Walker | N'western | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Duke Thomas | Texas | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Cordrea Tankersley | Clemson | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Nick Nelson | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 14 | Arrion Springs | Oregon | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Henre’ Toliver | Arkansas | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Jared Collins | Arkansas | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Jarrod Harper | WVU | JR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Marcus Newby | Nebraska | SO | LB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Joshua Kalu | Nebraska | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Lewis Neal | LSU | JR | DE | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Emmanuel Ogbah | Okla St | JR | DE | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Ryan Reid | Baylor | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Rashard Fant | Indiana | SO | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 14 | Adoree' Jackson | USC | SO | CB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 14 | Ronnie Harrison | Alabama | FR | DB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 14 | Reggie Ragland | Alabama | SR | LB | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 14 | Dalvin Tomlinson | Alabama | JR | DL | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 35 | Zack Sanchez | Oklahoma | JR | CB | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 35 | Brad Watson | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 35 | Briean Boddy-Calhoun | Minnesota | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Eaton Spence | Illinois | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Blake Countess | Auburn | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 35 | Darius White | California | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 35 | Nick VanHoose | N'western | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Emmanuel Moseley | Tennessee | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Trae Elston | Miss | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Leroy Clark | Purdue | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Tre Flowers | Okla St | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Ben Boulware | Clemson | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 35 | Eric Murray | Minnesota | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 35 | Marlon Humphrey | Alabama | FR | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 35 | Ronald Zamort | W Mich | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 35 | Demetrious Nicholson | Virginia | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 35 | Shaquill Griffin | UCF | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 35 | Aarion Penton | Missouri | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 35 | Ron Thompson | Syracuse | JR | DE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Quincy Mauger | Georgia | JR | FS | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Duke Shelley | Kansas St | FR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Kevin King | Washington | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Javien Elliott | FSU | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Chris Lammons | S Carolina | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | SO | S | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Keith Watkins II | N'western | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Matthew Harris | N'western | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Blake Martinez | Stanford | SR | ILB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Miles Taylor | Iowa | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 35 | KJ Dillon | WVU | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Donnie Starks | Kansas St | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Marnez Ogletree | Kansas | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Chris Jones | Nebraska | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Isaiah Wharton | Rutgers | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Corry O'Meally | TCU | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Torren McGaster | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 35 | Andrew Williamson | Vanderbilt | SR | S | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 35 | Jomal Wiltz | Iowa State | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 35 | Nigel Tribune | Iowa State | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 35 | Steven Parker | Oklahoma | SO | S | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 35 | Eric Striker | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 35 | Lawrence Thomas | Mich St | SR | DL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 35 | Arjen Colquhoun | Mich St | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 35 | Zack Shaw | Indiana | SR | LB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 35 | Ralph Green III | Indiana | JR | NT | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 35 | Tevin Madison | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 35 | Sean Davis | Maryland | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 35 | Iman Marshall | USC | FR | CB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 83 | Shawun Lurry | N Illinois | SO | CB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 83 | William Jackson III | Houston | SR | CB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 83 | Ahmad Thomas | Oklahoma | JR | S | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 83 | B.J. Goodson | Clemson | SR | LB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 83 | Anthony Nixon | Maryland | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 83 | Jeremy Cutrer | MTSU | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 83 | Jamar Summers | UConn | SO | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 83 | Kareem Orr | Ariz St | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 83 | Cre'von LeBlanc | FAU | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 83 | Horace Richardson | SMU | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 83 | James Burgess | Louisville | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Juwan Dowels | Syracuse | FR | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Griffin Piatt | California | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Jonathan Rose | Nebraska | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Blessuan Austin | Rutgers | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Sidney Jones | Washington | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 83 | DeMarcus Walker | FSU | JR | DE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 83 | Darrion Richardson | SMU | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |