2016 National Leaders Interceptions - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Yards | TD | Int./G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minkah Fitzpatrick | Alabama | SO | DB | 9 | 5 | 158 | 2 | 0.56 |
| 1 | Jordan Evans | Oklahoma | SR | LB | 9 | 4 | 145 | 2 | 0.44 |
| 1 | Horace Richardson | SMU | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 184 | 2 | 0.38 |
| 1 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | JR | CB | 9 | 3 | 193 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 1 | Malik Hooker | Ohio State | SO | S | 9 | 3 | 111 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 1 | D.J. Sanders | MTSU | JR | LB | 8 | 2 | 68 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Damontae Kazee | SDSU | SR | CB | 9 | 5 | 128 | 1 | 0.56 |
| 7 | Jaden Wright | NMSU | JR | DB | 8 | 4 | 84 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Howard Wilson | Houston | SO | CB | 8 | 4 | 58 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Teez Tabor | Florida | JR | DB | 9 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 0.44 |
| 7 | Taylor Rapp | Washington | FR | DB | 10 | 4 | 58 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 7 | Terrance Winchester | Charlotte | SR | DB | 3 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Duke Shelley | Kansas St | SO | DB | 7 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 0.43 |
| 7 | A.J. Howard | App St | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 7 | D.J. Killings | UCF | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 7 | Shaquill Griffin | UCF | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 7 | Clifton Duck | App St | FR | DB | 8 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 7 | Isaiah Brown | FIU | FR | CB | 8 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 7 | Aarion Penton | Missouri | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0.38 |
| 7 | Ryan Reid | Baylor | SR | CB | 9 | 3 | 116 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 7 | Chase Hansen | Utah | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 88 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 7 | Quincy Wilson | Florida | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 80 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 7 | Brandon Stewart | Kansas | SR | CB | 9 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 7 | Donnie Starks | Kansas St | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 64 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 7 | Josiah Powell | Navy | SR | OLB | 6 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 7 | Derrick Jones | Miss | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 0.29 |
| 7 | Curtis Mikell | USM | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 100 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | De'Andre Montgomery | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Josh Cox | CMU | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Austin Ocasio | New Mexico | JR | LB | 8 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Jessie Bates III | Wk Forest | FR | DB | 8 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Maurice Smith | Georgia | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Lance Austin | Ga Tech | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Darius Mosely | Illinois | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 102 | 1 | 0.22 |
| 7 | Desmond King | Iowa | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 0.22 |
| 7 | Randall Goforth | UCLA | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 0.22 |
| 7 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 0.22 |
| 7 | Ron Smith | SDSU | FR | CB | 9 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 0.22 |
| 7 | Francis Bernard | BYU | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Cedric Jiles | Miss St | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 7 | Jordan Whitehead | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 7 | Justin Norton | Navy | JR | OLB | 6 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 7 | Steven Taylor | Houston | SR | OLB | 7 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 7 | Chase Appleby | Wyoming | SR | NT | 7 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 7 | Eric Jenkins | N Texas | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 7 | Ronald Walker | Louisville | JR | CB | 7 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 7 | Demetrious Cox | Mich St | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 7 | Tony Annese | CMU | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 7 | Frank Buncom | Stanford | SO | CB | 7 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 7 | Dane Jackson | Pittsburgh | FR | DB | 7 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 7 | Brendon Hayes | UCF | FR | DL | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 7 | Drico Johnson | UCF | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 86 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Jonathan Kongbo | Tennessee | SO | DL | 8 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Stan Kanu | Texas St | SO | DE | 8 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Kamari Cotton-Moya | Iowa State | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Money Hunter | Ark St | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Marcus McWilson | Kentucky | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Justin Layne | Mich St | FR | WR | 8 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Mark Fields | Clemson | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Duke Dawson | Florida | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Bryon Fields | Duke | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Jordan Wyatt | SMU | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Patrick Healy | Air Force | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Azeez Al-Shaair | FAU | SO | LB | 8 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Mike Stevens | NC State | JR | CB | 8 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Justin Sweet | CSU | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Santos Ramirez | Arkansas | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Genard Avery | Memphis | JR | LB | 8 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Destri White | Rice | JR | S | 8 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Taboris Lee | La-Lafytte | JR | DL | 8 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Johnny Ward | S Florida | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Antoine Winfield Jr. | Minnesota | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 82 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 7 | Tanner Muse | Clemson | FR | S | 9 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 7 | Leverick Johnson | Western Ky | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 7 | Ronnie Harrison | Alabama | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 7 | Damon Hayes | Rutgers | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 7 | L'Jarius Sneed | La Tech | FR | ATH | 9 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 7 | Raymond Davison | California | JR | LB | 9 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 7 | Damon Webb | Ohio State | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 7 | Chris Jones | Nebraska | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 7 | Laiu Moeakiola | Ariz St | SR | LB | 9 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 7 | Malik Smith | SDSU | SR | S | 9 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 7 | Ranthony Texada | TCU | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 7 | Asantay Brown | W Mich | JR | LB | 9 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 7 | Rick Gamboa | Colorado | SO | ILB | 10 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 7 | T.J. Watt | Wisconsin | JR | OLB | 10 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0.10 |