2017 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Alabama | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Toledo | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 5 | Troy | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Memphis | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Utah State | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 7 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 12 | Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 12 | Auburn | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 12 | USC | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 16 | South Carolina | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 16 | Temple | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 16 | Clemson | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 16 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 16 | TCU | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 16 | South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 16 | Florida International | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 16 | Ohio | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 24 | Mississippi State | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 24 | UCF | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 24 | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 24 | Texas | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 24 | Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Arkansas State | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 29 | Stanford | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 29 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 38 | North Carolina State | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 38 | Boise State | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 38 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 38 | Oregon | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 38 | Utah | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 38 | Washington | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 38 | Navy | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 38 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 38 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 38 | West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 49 | South Florida | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 49 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 49 | UCLA | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 49 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 49 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 49 | Idaho | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 49 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 49 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 49 | UAB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 49 | Arizona State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 49 | Boston College | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 49 | Duke | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 49 | Marshall | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 49 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 49 | Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 49 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 65 | Appalachian State | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 65 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Akron | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 65 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 65 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 65 | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 65 | Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 65 | Missouri | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 65 | SMU | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 65 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 75 | Wyoming | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 75 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 75 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 75 | Purdue | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 75 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 75 | North Texas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Army | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Penn State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |