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 | Kai Nacua | BYU | JR | DB | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 1 | Shawun Lurry | N Illinois | SO | CB | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 1 | Karl Joseph | WVU | SR | S | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | SO | CB | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 4 | Jeremy Cutrer | MTSU | JR | CB | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 4 | Cre'von LeBlanc | FAU | SR | DB | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 4 | DeAndre Scott | Akron | JR | CB | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Latrell Gibbs | App St | SO | DB | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Demetrius Monday | Kent State | SO | CB | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Damontae Kazee | SDSU | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Skai Moore | S Carolina | JR | LB | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Donte Deayon | Boise St | SR | CB | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Desmond King | Iowa | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Taj Letman | Marshall | SR | S | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Taylor Barton | Illinois | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Trae Elston | Miss | SR | DB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Kevin King | Washington | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Artie Burns | Miami (Fl) | JR | DB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Antonio Glover | Ga South | SR | S | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 4 | Marcus Williams | Utah | SO | DB | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Boise Ross | Buffalo | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 21 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | SR | LB | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 21 | Dominick Sanders | Georgia | SO | SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 21 | M.J. Stewart | N Carolina | SO | CB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 21 | Matthew Harris | N'western | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 21 | Anthony Cioffi | Rutgers | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 21 | Tim Hough | UNLV | FR | DB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 21 | Chucky Williams | Louisville | SO | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Nate Gerry | Nebraska | JR | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Jimmy Pruitt | SJSU | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 21 | T.J. Holloman | S Carolina | JR | LB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 21 | Vernon Hargreaves, III | Florida | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 21 | C.J. Johnson | Miss | SR | LB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Jordan Simone | Ariz St | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Sean Wiggins | Ball State | JR | LB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Dernard Turner | BGSU | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Harvey Langi | BYU | JR | LB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Andrew Adams | UConn | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Ocie Rose | FAU | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | D.J. White | Ga Tech | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Eaton Spence | Illinois | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Trumaine Washington | Louisville | SO | CB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | RJ Williamson | Mich St | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Jeremy Clark | Michigan | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Kentrell Brothers | Missouri | SR | LB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Nathan Carpenter | Ohio | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Tyree Robinson | Oregon | SO | SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Zach Espinosa | Rice | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Corey Winfield | Syracuse | SO | CB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Donovan Wilson | Texas A&M | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Dylan Haines | Texas | JR | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Brandon Jackson | Army | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Adonis Alexander | Va Tech | FR | ROV | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Leo Musso | Wisconsin | JR | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Dameon Baber | Nevada | FR | DB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 21 | LaDarrell McNeil | Tennessee | SR | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 21 | John Law | App St | JR | ILB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 21 | DeAndre Elliott | CSU | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Bobby Baker | Georgia St | JR | S | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Adrian McDonald | Houston | SR | S | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Rayshawn Jenkins | Miami (Fl) | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Horace Richardson | SMU | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Darian Thompson | Boise St | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Darius White | California | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Jered Bell | Colorado | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Jalen Young | FAU | FR | S | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Jonathan Crawford | Indiana | FR | S | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 21 | J.D. Harmon | Kentucky | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Josh Harvey-Clemons | Louisville | JR | S | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Tiquan Lang | Marshall | JR | S | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Sean Davis | Maryland | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Montae Nicholson | Mich St | SO | S | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Will Redmond | Miss St | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Calvin Munson | SDSU | JR | LB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Todd Kelly Jr. | Tennessee | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 76 | Corn Elder | Miami (Fl) | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 76 | Vonn Bell | Ohio State | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 76 | Brian Peavy | Iowa State | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 76 | Dylan Evans | Akron | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 76 | Jeremiah McKinnon | FIU | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 76 | Darrius White | Ga South | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 76 | Leroy Clark | Purdue | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 76 | Jalen Tabor | Florida | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 76 | DeJuan Rogers | Toledo | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 76 | Roland Ladipo | Air Force | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 76 | Ken Crawley | Colorado | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 76 | Josh Forrest | Kentucky | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 76 | Arthur Maulet | Memphis | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 76 | Eli Apple | Ohio State | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 76 | Cleveland Wallace III | SJSU | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 76 | Kalan Reed | USM | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 76 | Blake Martinez | Stanford | SR | ILB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 76 | Oren Burks | Vanderbilt | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 76 | William Jackson III | Houston | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 76 | Jay'Onn Myles | UNLV | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 76 | Daryl Worley | WVU | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 76 | Rocky Hayes | Ark St | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Jonathan Moxey | Boise St | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Amari Coleman | CMU | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Chidobe Awuzie | Colorado | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |