2016 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Army | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 4 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 5 | Colorado | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 5 | Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Toledo | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Oregon State | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 9 | SMU | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 9 | Georgia State | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 9 | Ball State | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 9 | UNLV | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Memphis | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Mississippi State | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 23 | Central Michigan | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 23 | Missouri | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 23 | Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 23 | BYU | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 23 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Idaho | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Oregon | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 23 | South Florida | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 23 | South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 23 | Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 23 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 23 | Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 23 | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 42 | Kent State | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 42 | Hawai'i | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 42 | Rice | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 42 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 42 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 42 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 42 | Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 42 | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 42 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 42 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 52 | Charlotte | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 52 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 52 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 52 | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 52 | Marshall | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 52 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 52 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 52 | Baylor | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 52 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 52 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 52 | South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 52 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 52 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 52 | UTEP | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 52 | Air Force | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 52 | Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 68 | Arizona | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 68 | Purdue | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 68 | Arkansas | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Fresno State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Georgia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Illinois | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Tulsa | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 68 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 68 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 68 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 68 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 68 | Akron | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 68 | Arizona State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 68 | Boston College | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 68 | Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 68 | Florida State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 68 | Maryland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 68 | Nevada | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 68 | Ohio | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 68 | TCU | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 68 | UTSA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 68 | Navy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 93 | San Jose State | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 93 | Temple | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 93 | North Carolina State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 93 | Tulane | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 93 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 93 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 93 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 93 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 93 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 93 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 93 | Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 93 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 93 | Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |