2015 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/11/2016
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise Ross | Buffalo | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | SO | CB | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 3 | Corn Elder | Miami (Fl) | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 3 | Tyree Simmons | CSU | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 5 | Jeremy Cutrer | MTSU | JR | CB | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 5 | Rashard Fant | Indiana | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 7 | Cre'von LeBlanc | FAU | SR | DB | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Nick Nelson | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Latrell Gibbs | App St | SO | DB | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Brian Peavy | Iowa State | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Bruce Dukes | Georgia St | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Avonte Maddox | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 13 | Kai Nacua | BYU | JR | DB | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 13 | Shawun Lurry | N Illinois | SO | CB | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 13 | DeAndre Scott | Akron | JR | CB | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 13 | Vonn Bell | Ohio State | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 17 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | SR | LB | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 17 | Jalen Tabor | Florida | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 17 | DeJuan Rogers | Toledo | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 17 | Roland Ladipo | Air Force | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 17 | Jalen Ramsey | FSU | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 17 | Cheatham Norrils | Toledo | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 23 | Demetrius Monday | Kent State | SO | CB | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Damontae Kazee | SDSU | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Skai Moore | S Carolina | JR | LB | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Dylan Evans | Akron | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Jeremiah McKinnon | FIU | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Darrius White | Ga South | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Leroy Clark | Purdue | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Brian Poole | Florida | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 23 | Jourdan Lewis | Michigan | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 32 | Karl Joseph | WVU | SR | S | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 32 | Tim Hough | UNLV | FR | DB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 32 | William Jackson III | Houston | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 32 | Jay'Onn Myles | UNLV | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 32 | Daryl Worley | WVU | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 32 | Darius Conaway | Ball State | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 32 | Wilkenson Myrtil | FIU | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 32 | Daniel Davie | Nebraska | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 32 | Kiy Hester | Rutgers | FR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 32 | Jalen Davis | Utah State | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 42 | Donte Deayon | Boise St | SR | CB | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Desmond King | Iowa | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Taj Letman | Marshall | SR | S | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Dominick Sanders | Georgia | SO | SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 42 | M.J. Stewart | N Carolina | SO | CB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Matthew Harris | N'western | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Anthony Cioffi | Rutgers | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Ken Crawley | Colorado | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Josh Forrest | Kentucky | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Arthur Maulet | Memphis | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Eli Apple | Ohio State | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Cleveland Wallace III | SJSU | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Kalan Reed | USM | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Blake Martinez | Stanford | SR | ILB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Oren Burks | Vanderbilt | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Dalvin Tomlinson | Alabama | JR | DL | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Najee Murray | Kent State | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Adairius Barnes | La Tech | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 42 | William Likely | Maryland | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Ronnie Harris | Stanford | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Emmanuel Moseley | Tennessee | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 42 | Ronald Zamort | W Mich | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 64 | Taylor Barton | Illinois | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Trae Elston | Miss | SR | DB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Kevin King | Washington | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Chucky Williams | Louisville | SO | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Nate Gerry | Nebraska | JR | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Jimmy Pruitt | SJSU | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Rocky Hayes | Ark St | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Jonathan Moxey | Boise St | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Amari Coleman | CMU | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Chidobe Awuzie | Colorado | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Breon Borders | Duke | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Sharrod Neasman | FAU | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Blake Richmond | UNLV | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Paris Logan | N Illinois | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Dean Lowry | N'western | SR | DL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Cole Luke | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Gareon Conley | Ohio State | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Anthony Brown | Purdue | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Darrion Richardson | SMU | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | De'Vante Harris | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Denzel Johnson | TCU | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Will Parks | Arizona | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Cody Brown | Ark St | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Jonathan Jones | Auburn | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Okezie Alozie | Buffalo | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Jamal Ellis | Fresno St | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Caleb Coleman | California | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Maurice Fleming | Iowa | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Corey Tindal | Marshall | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Demetrious Cox | Mich St | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Mike Hilton | Miss | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Fellonte Misher | ODU | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | TJ Ricks | ODU | JR | LB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Arrion Springs | Oregon | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Jason Cabinda | Penn State | SO | LB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Nick Orr | TCU | SO | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 64 | Brad Watson | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.