2017 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Miller | Ball State | JR | CB | 10 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 2 | Monquavion Brinson | Ga South | SO | CB | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 3 | M.J. Stewart | N Carolina | SR | CB | 9 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 3 | Jermaine Kelly | SJSU | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Kris Boyd | Texas | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 5 | Darian Mills | USA | JR | CB | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 5 | K.J. Sails | N Carolina | SO | CB | 9 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 8 | Josh Jackson | Iowa | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 8 | Preston Carey | Coast Car | SO | CB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jamal Parker | Kent State | SO | CB | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Hasan Defense | Kansas | SO | CB | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 8 | Montre Gregory | BGSU | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 8 | Jerrell Foster | Kent State | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 8 | Nik Needham | UTEP | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Justin Clifton | Ark St | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 15 | Simeon Thomas | La-Lafytte | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 15 | Mark Gilbert | Duke | SO | CB | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 15 | DeShon Elliott | Texas | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Duke Dawson | Florida | SR | DB | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 15 | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | SR | CB | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 15 | Jalen Davis | Utah State | SR | CB | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 15 | Demetrius Monday | Kent State | SR | CB | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Isaiah Rodgers | U Mass | SO | CB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 15 | JC Jackson | Maryland | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Justin Bickham | Rice | SO | CB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 15 | D'Angelo Ross | New Mexico | JR | CB | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 15 | Reggie Robinson II | Tulsa | SO | CB | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Harrison Hand | Baylor | FR | CB | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 15 | Kalon Beverly | UTEP | JR | DB | 12 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 30 | D.J. Reed | Kansas St | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 30 | Darious Williams | UAB | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 30 | Curtis Mikell | USM | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 30 | Avonte Maddox | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 30 | Darius Phillips | W Mich | SR | CB | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 30 | Tyrel Dodson | Texas A&M | SO | LB | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 30 | Kyron Brown | Akron | JR | CB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Grayland Arnold | Baylor | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 30 | Darnell Savage, Jr. | Maryland | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 30 | Kiy Hester | Rutgers | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 30 | Jeremy Reaves | USA | SR | S | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 30 | Dayan Ghanwoloku | BYU | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 30 | Marcus Milton | BGSU | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 30 | Brandon Douglas-Dotson | Rice | JR | CB | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 44 | Amani Oruwariye | Penn State | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 44 | Ranthony Texada | TCU | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 44 | Tae Hayes | App St | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 44 | Josey Jewell | Iowa | SR | MLB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 44 | JaMarcus King | S Carolina | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 44 | Amari Henderson | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 44 | DeMarcus Owens | NMSU | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 44 | Shun Johnson | CSU | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 44 | Juan Thornhill | Virginia | JR | SS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Amik Robertson | La Tech | FR | CB | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Arrion Springs | Oregon | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Isaiah Oliver | Colorado | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Chauncey Gardner, Jr. | Florida | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 44 | Joshua Kalu | Nebraska | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 44 | Dante Wigley | Colorado | SO | DB | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 44 | Octavious Morgan | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 44 | Joejuan Williams | Vanderbilt | SO | CB | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 44 | Bryce Hall | Virginia | SO | CB | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 44 | Henre’ Toliver | Arkansas | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Sedrick Thomas | Idaho | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Jacob Girgle | New Mexico | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Juwan Offray | La-Monroe | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Kamren Curl | Arkansas | FR | DB | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Cameron Jefferies | BGSU | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Jackson Porter | U Mass | SR | CB | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 44 | Jalin Burrell | New Mexico | JR | CB | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 44 | Kindle Vildor | Ga South | SO | CB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 44 | Jaylen Dunlap | Illinois | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 44 | Ben DeLuca | Charlotte | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 44 | Juwan Foggie | Charlotte | JR | LB | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 44 | Blake Lynch | Baylor | SO | WR | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 44 | Maurice McKnight | SJSU | SR | S | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 76 | Tyler Horton | Boise St | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 76 | Andraez Williams | LSU | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 76 | Collin Turner | La-Monroe | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 76 | B.J. Edmonds | Ark St | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Jeremy Winchester | Houston | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Aaron Roberson | La Tech | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Kemon Hall | N Texas | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Holton Hill | Texas | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Samuel Beal | W Mich | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Marcus Epps | Wyoming | JR | FS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Blaise Taylor | Ark St | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Kamrin Moore | BC | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Charles Oliver | Texas A&M | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Essang Bassey | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Khaleke Hudson | Michigan | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Dane Cruikshank | Arizona | SR | CB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 76 | Isaac Yiadom | BC | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 76 | Jeremy McDuffie | Duke | JR | S | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 76 | Mikial Onu | SMU | SO | S | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 76 | Bryon Fields Jr. | Duke | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 76 | Derwin James | FSU | SO | DB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 76 | Tony Reid | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 76 | Charvarius Ward | MTSU | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 76 | Mike Daniels Jr. | WVU | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 76 | Elijah Battle | WVU | SR | CB | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |