2015 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in October Only through 01/11/2016
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Jackson III | Houston | SR | CB | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 2 | Jourdan Lewis | Michigan | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 3 | Shawun Lurry | N Illinois | SO | CB | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 3 | Trae Elston | Miss | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 3 | Kerwin Thomas | Tulsa | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 6 | Kalan Reed | USM | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 6 | Shaquill Griffin | UCF | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 6 | Corey Tindal | Marshall | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 6 | Josh Teachey | Toledo | FR | CB | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 6 | Des Lawrence | N Carolina | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Marqus Baker | Buffalo | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Nigel Bethel II | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 13 | Bryson Abraham | La Tech | SR | CB | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 13 | Nick VanHoose | N'western | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 13 | Daryl Worley | WVU | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 13 | Ian Wells | Ohio | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 13 | Brad Watson | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 13 | Evan McKelvey | Marshall | SR | LB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 13 | Tevin Madison | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 13 | Corry O'Meally | TCU | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Boise Ross | Buffalo | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Torren McGaster | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Jabrill Peppers | Michigan | SO | S | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Reginald Porter | Utah | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Tavon Young | Temple | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 13 | Brandon Facyson | Va Tech | SO | CB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 13 | Jarnor Jones | Iowa State | JR | LB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 28 | Desmond King | Iowa | JR | DB | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 28 | Sean Chandler | Temple | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 28 | Cornell Armstrong | USM | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 28 | Prince Charles Iworah | Western Ky | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 28 | Roland Ladipo | Air Force | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 28 | Donte Deayon | Boise St | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 28 | Tyrell Gilbert | Cincinnati | FR | S | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 28 | Terrell Chestnut | WVU | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 28 | Trey Dudley-Giles | U Mass | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 28 | Kendarius Webster | Miss | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 28 | Joshua Kalu | Nebraska | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 28 | Jonathan Moxey | Boise St | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 28 | J.J. Whittaker | SDSU | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 28 | Reggie Daniels | Oregon | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 28 | Michael Davis | BYU | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 28 | Dwayne Thomas | LSU | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 28 | Ronnie Harris | Stanford | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 28 | V'Angelo Bentley | Illinois | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 28 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 28 | Quinton Bradley | Idaho | SR | DE | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 28 | Albert Smalls | N Illinois | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 28 | Tiquan Lang | Marshall | JR | S | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 28 | Brandon Addison | ODU | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 28 | William Likely | Maryland | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 28 | Nigel Tribune | Iowa State | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 28 | Rontavious Atkins | W Mich | SR | SS | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 28 | Travon Simmons | ECU | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Nick Nelson | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 28 | D.J. May | Wyoming | JR | LB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Taj Letman | Marshall | SR | S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Xavien Howard | Baylor | JR | CB | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 58 | Jordan Thomas | Oklahoma | SO | CB | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 58 | Darian Thompson | Boise St | SR | S | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 58 | Minkah Fitzpatrick | Alabama | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 58 | Taveze Calhoun | Miss St | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 58 | Randall Jette | U Mass | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 58 | Latrell Gibbs | App St | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 58 | Weston Steelhammer | Air Force | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 58 | Matthew Harris | N'western | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 58 | M.J. Stewart | N Carolina | SO | CB | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 58 | Shaq Wiggins | Louisville | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 58 | Kevin Byard | MTSU | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 58 | Justin Thomas | Utah | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 58 | Ronald Zamort | W Mich | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 58 | Isaiah Wharton | Rutgers | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 58 | Richard Leonard | FIU | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 58 | LaMarcus Farmer | Troy | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Brian Walker | N Carolina | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 58 | David Johnson | SMU | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 58 | Zach Edwards | Cincinnati | JR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Jonathan Jones | Auburn | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Aarion Penton | Missouri | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Anthony Sherrils | Missouri | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Brandon Williams | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Kivon Coman | Miss St | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 58 | D.J. White | Ga Tech | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Darius Allensworth | California | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Jarrod Harper | WVU | JR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Davante Davis | Texas | FR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Duke Thomas | Texas | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Rashard Fant | Indiana | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Rocco Scarfone | ECU | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Jamaris Hart | Ark St | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Arjen Colquhoun | Mich St | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Paris Logan | N Illinois | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Austin Valdez | BGSU | SO | LB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Jeremy Cutrer | MTSU | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Tracy Walker | La-Lafytte | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Herb Miller | FAU | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 58 | DaQuan Pace | EMU | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 58 | Chuck Clark | Va Tech | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 58 | Jace Whittaker | Arizona | FR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 58 | Tedric Thompson | Colorado | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |