2016 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 2 | Clemson | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 3 | Ohio | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 4 | San Diego State | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 5 | North Carolina State | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 5 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 5 | Idaho | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 5 | Temple | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 10 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 10 | Colorado | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 10 | Alabama | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 10 | Navy | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 15 | Troy | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 15 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 15 | Washington | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 15 | Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 15 | Baylor | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 20 | Stanford | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 20 | South Alabama | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 20 | Penn State | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 24 | Tulsa | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 24 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 24 | UCF | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 24 | Florida | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 29 | Northwestern | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | USC | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | South Florida | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Boise State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | LSU | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 41 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | New Mexico State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Toledo | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Army | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 41 | Wyoming | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 41 | TCU | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 55 | Hawai'i | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 55 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 55 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 55 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 55 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 55 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 61 | Ohio State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 61 | Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 61 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 61 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 61 | Houston | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 61 | North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 61 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 61 | Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 69 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 69 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 69 | Indiana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 69 | Auburn | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 69 | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 69 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 69 | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 69 | Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 69 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 69 | UTSA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 79 | Memphis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Georgia State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Texas State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |