2018 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khari Willis | Mich St | SR | S | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 1 | John Reid | Penn State | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 1 | Essang Bassey | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Dicaprio Bootle | Nebraska | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Justin Layne | Mich St | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 1 | Dane Jackson | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 1 | Xavier McKinney | Alabama | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 8 | Michael Carter II | Duke | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Noah Igbinoghene | Auburn | SO | WR | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 8 | Brian Bell | Akron | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 8 | Chris Ingram | NC State | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 8 | Tyler Hall | Wyoming | JR | LB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 8 | Asante Samuel, Jr. | FSU | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 8 | A.J. Green | Okla St | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 8 | Kris Boyd | Texas | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 8 | Anfernee Jennings | Alabama | JR | LB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Alohi Gilman | Notre Dame | JR | S | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 17 | Darnay Holmes | UCLA | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 17 | Isaiah Wharton | Rutgers | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 17 | Christian Holmes | Missouri | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 17 | Shaun Wade | Ohio State | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 17 | Jason Pinnock | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Patrick Surtain II | Alabama | FR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Parnell Motley | Oklahoma | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Tre Norwood | Oklahoma | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Grant Delpit | LSU | SO | S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Antonio Blackmon | Purdue | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 17 | Iman Marshall | USC | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 17 | Isaiah Langley | USC | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 17 | Adrian Frye | Texas Tech | FR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 17 | Damarcus Fields | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 17 | Alijah Holder | Stanford | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 17 | Avery Williams | Boise St | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 17 | Saquan Hampton | Rutgers | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Isaiah Simmons | Clemson | SO | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Coney Durr | Minnesota | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Jordan Griffin | Vanderbilt | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Tre Brown | Oklahoma | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Shyheim Carter | Alabama | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Jaquarius Landrews | Miss St | JR | S | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 41 | Brandon Watson | Michigan | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Rashad Fenton | S Carolina | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Terell Smith | Minnesota | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 41 | Delvon Randall | Temple | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 41 | Brandon Moore | UCF | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 41 | Lonnie Johnson, Jr. | Kentucky | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 41 | CJ Henderson | Florida | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Stanford Samuels III | FSU | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Joejuan Williams | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Corrion Ballard | Utah | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 41 | DeMarkus Acy | Missouri | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Todd Harris Jr. | LSU | SO | S | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 41 | Marcus Jones | Troy | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Tim Cason | Purdue | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Simeon Smiley | Purdue | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Jalen Julius | Miss | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Ajene Harris | USC | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Justin Strnad | Wk Forest | JR | LB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Christopher Fredrick | Syracuse | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Tyler Horton | Boise St | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Marcus Epps | Wyoming | SR | FS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Krys Barnes | UCLA | JR | LB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Quentin Lake | UCLA | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Troy Pride Jr. | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Khalid Kareem | Notre Dame | JR | DL | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Avery Young | Rutgers | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Tanner Muse | Clemson | JR | S | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Derrick Baity, Jr. | Kentucky | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Trey Dean III | Florida | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Dakari Monroe | SJSU | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Kyle Meyers | FSU | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Jeff Gladney | TCU | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 41 | L.J. Collier | TCU | SR | DE | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Dedrick Young II | Nebraska | SR | ILB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Jeffrey Okudah | Ohio State | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Chase Young | Ohio State | SO | DE | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Greedy Williams | LSU | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Deandre Baker | Georgia | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Bryce Thompson | Tennessee | FR | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 41 | Baylen Buchanan | Tennessee | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 81 | Evan Weaver | California | JR | ILB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 81 | Hasan Defense | Kansas | JR | CB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 81 | A.J. Terrell | Clemson | SO | CB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Jamel Dean | Auburn | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 81 | Mack Wilson | Alabama | JR | LB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 81 | Camryn Bynum | California | SO | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 81 | Taj-Amir Torres | BC | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 81 | Nick Roberts | S Florida | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 81 | Kristian Fulton | LSU | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Kekaula Kaniho | Boise St | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Antonio Hull | Wyoming | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 81 | Jacob Huff | Minnesota | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 81 | Javelin K. Guidry | Utah | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 81 | Lamar Jackson | Nebraska | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 81 | JaCoby Stevens | LSU | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 81 | Joe Bachie | Mich St | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 81 | Darnell Savage, Jr. | Maryland | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 81 | David Long | Michigan | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 81 | D'Andre Payne | Iowa State | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 81 | Akayleb Evans | Tulsa | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |