2018 National Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryce Hall | Virginia | JR | CB | 13 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 1.85 |
| 2 | Paulson Adebo | Stanford | SO | CB | 13 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 1.77 |
| 3 | Anthoula Kelly | Fresno St | SR | DB | 14 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 1.57 |
| 3 | Thomas Graham Jr. | Oregon | SO | CB | 13 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 1.62 |
| 3 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | SR | CB | 13 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 1.62 |
| 6 | Mike Hampton | S Florida | SO | DB | 13 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 1.38 |
| 6 | Jeremy Peters | Liberty | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 6 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 13 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 1.31 |
| 6 | Kris Boyd | Texas | SR | DB | 14 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 1.21 |
| 10 | Dakari Monroe | SJSU | SR | CB | 12 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 10 | Justin Layne | Mich St | JR | CB | 12 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Chris Jackson | Marshall | JR | DB | 13 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 1.23 |
| 10 | Essang Bassey | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 13 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 1.23 |
| 10 | Dicaprio Bootle | Nebraska | SO | DB | 12 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 15 | Kemon Hall | N Texas | SR | DB | 11 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1.73 |
| 15 | Dane Jackson | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 13 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 17 | Adrian Frye | Texas Tech | FR | DB | 12 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 17 | Joejuan Williams | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 13 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1.31 |
| 17 | Byron Murphy | Washington | SO | DB | 14 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1.21 |
| 17 | Saquan Hampton | Rutgers | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 17 | Montre Hartage | N'western | SR | CB | 12 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 17 | Nevelle Clarke | UCF | JR | DB | 13 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 17 | Jeff Gladney | TCU | JR | CB | 13 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 24 | Amik Robertson | La Tech | SO | CB | 13 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1.23 |
| 24 | Amani Oruwariye | Penn State | SR | CB | 13 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 24 | Rock Ya-Sin | Temple | SR | CB | 12 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 24 | Christian Holmes | Missouri | SO | DB | 13 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 24 | T.J. Carter | Memphis | SO | DB | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Xavier Crawford | CMU | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 24 | Jamal Hudson | Ohio | SO | CB | 12 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 24 | Ka'dar Hollman | Toledo | SR | CB | 13 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Jaron Bryant | Fresno St | JR | DB | 14 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0.93 |
| 24 | Tre Brown | Oklahoma | SO | CB | 13 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 34 | Andre Cisco | Syracuse | FR | DB | 13 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 1.38 |
| 34 | Kindle Vildor | Ga South | JR | CB | 13 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 34 | DJ Williams | Utah State | JR | CB | 13 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 34 | Mike Reynolds | Army | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 34 | Taj-Amir Torres | BC | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 34 | Darnay Holmes | UCLA | SO | DB | 12 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 34 | Ta'Corian Darden | Western Ky | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 34 | Parnell Motley | Oklahoma | JR | CB | 14 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Brontae Harris | UAB | SO | CB | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 34 | Thakarius Keyes | Tulane | JR | CB | 11 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 34 | Tino Ellis | Maryland | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 34 | Noah Igbinoghene | Auburn | SO | WR | 13 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 34 | Cam Jefferies | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 13 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 34 | Daniel Brown | Nevada | JR | DB | 13 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 34 | A.J. Green | Okla St | JR | CB | 13 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 34 | Rojesterman Farris II | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 14 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.86 |
| 34 | Darryl Randolph | MTSU | SR | CB | 14 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.86 |
| 34 | Anfernee Jennings | Alabama | JR | LB | 15 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0.80 |
| 34 | Lorenzo Burns | Arizona | SO | CB | 10 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 34 | Damarcus Fields | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 12 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 34 | Josh Norwood | WVU | JR | CB | 12 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 34 | Josh Teachey | Toledo | SR | S | 13 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 56 | Nate Brooks | N Texas | SR | DB | 13 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1.23 |
| 56 | Bejour Wilson | Liberty | JR | CB | 12 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 56 | DeMarkus Acy | Missouri | JR | DB | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Darian Mills | USA | SR | CB | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 56 | Troy Pride Jr. | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Camryn Bynum | California | SO | CB | 13 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 56 | Deandre Baker | Georgia | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 56 | Khari Willis | Mich St | SR | S | 13 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 56 | Shyheim Carter | Alabama | JR | DB | 14 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.86 |
| 56 | Xavier McKinney | Alabama | SO | DB | 15 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.80 |
| 56 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 56 | Brandon Moore | UCF | SO | DB | 13 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 56 | Stantley Thomas-Oliver III | FIU | JR | DB | 13 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 56 | Monquavion Brinson | Ga South | JR | CB | 13 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 56 | Julian Blackmon | Utah | JR | DB | 14 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.79 |
| 56 | Amari Henderson | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 56 | Justin Bickham | Rice | JR | CB | 12 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 56 | Avery Young | Rutgers | FR | DB | 12 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 56 | Alijah Holder | Stanford | SR | CB | 12 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 56 | Kahani Smith | UTEP | SR | DB | 12 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 56 | Elijah Riley | Army | JR | DB | 13 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 77 | Grant Delpit | LSU | SO | S | 13 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 77 | Aashari Crosswell | Ariz St | FR | S | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Duke Shelley | Kansas St | SR | DB | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.71 |
| 77 | Keith Washington Jr. | WVU | JR | CB | 12 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Deommodore Lenoir | Oregon | SO | CB | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 77 | Marcus Jones | Troy | SO | CB | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Jamel Dean | Auburn | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 77 | Greedy Williams | LSU | SO | CB | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 77 | DeMarcus Owens | NMSU | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 77 | Avery Williams | Boise St | SO | CB | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 77 | Coby Bryant | Cincinnati | SO | CB | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 77 | Cameron Dantzler | Miss St | SO | CB | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 77 | Antonio Blackmon | Purdue | SR | CB | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 77 | Charles Snowden | Virginia | SO | OLB | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 77 | Juwan Dowels | W Mich | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 77 | Michael Jacquet III | La-Lafytte | JR | DB | 14 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.79 |
| 77 | Kristian Fulton | LSU | JR | CB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 77 | P.J. Hall | Tulane | JR | S | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 77 | Tyler Hall | Wyoming | JR | LB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 77 | Nik Needham | UTEP | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 77 | Chris Ingram | NC State | SO | CB | 13 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 77 | Javelin K. Guidry | Utah | SO | DB | 14 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.71 |
| 77 | James Pierre | FAU | SO | CB | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 77 | Asante Samuel, Jr. | FSU | FR | DB | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.75 |