2018 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paulson Adebo | Stanford | SO | CB | 10 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 2.20 |
| 2 | Dakari Monroe | SJSU | SR | CB | 8 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Thomas Graham Jr. | Oregon | SO | CB | 11 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 1.91 |
| 4 | Bryce Hall | Virginia | JR | CB | 13 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 1.85 |
| 5 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | SR | CB | 11 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 6 | Anthoula Kelly | Fresno St | SR | DB | 12 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 7 | Kemon Hall | N Texas | SR | DB | 10 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1.70 |
| 8 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1.67 |
| 9 | Montre Hartage | N'western | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 10 | Andre Cisco | Syracuse | FR | DB | 10 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 11 | Tino Ellis | Maryland | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.57 |
| 12 | Adrian Frye | Texas Tech | FR | DB | 9 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 13 | Mike Hampton | S Florida | SO | DB | 11 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 14 | Saquan Hampton | Rutgers | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Jeremy Peters | Liberty | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 16 | Amani Oruwariye | Penn State | SR | CB | 9 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 16 | Joejuan Williams | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 9 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 18 | Justin Layne | Mich St | JR | CB | 7 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 19 | Byron Murphy | Washington | SO | DB | 12 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 19 | Jeff Gladney | TCU | JR | CB | 9 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 21 | Hamp Cheevers | BC | JR | DB | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 21 | Rock Ya-Sin | Temple | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 21 | Mike Reynolds | Army | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 24 | Cameron Dantzler | Miss St | SO | CB | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 25 | Amik Robertson | La Tech | SO | CB | 12 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 26 | Chris Jackson | Marshall | JR | DB | 13 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 1.23 |
| 27 | Lorenzo Burns | Arizona | SO | CB | 9 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 28 | Kris Boyd | Texas | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 28 | Xavier Crawford | CMU | JR | DB | 10 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 30 | Bejour Wilson | Liberty | JR | CB | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 30 | Nevelle Clarke | UCF | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 32 | Nate Brooks | N Texas | SR | DB | 12 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 32 | DJ Williams | Utah State | JR | CB | 12 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 32 | Ta'Corian Darden | Western Ky | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 32 | T.J. Carter | Memphis | SO | DB | 12 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 36 | RaVon Davis | Maryland | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 36 | Jaycee Horn | S Carolina | FR | DB | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 38 | Grant Delpit | LSU | SO | S | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 38 | Ryan Pulley | Arkansas | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 38 | Darnay Holmes | UCLA | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 38 | Troy Pride Jr. | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 38 | John Toussaint | SJSU | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 38 | Dicaprio Bootle | Nebraska | SO | DB | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 44 | Keith Washington Jr. | WVU | JR | CB | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 44 | P.J. Hall | Tulane | JR | S | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 44 | Thakarius Keyes | Tulane | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 44 | Josh Norwood | WVU | JR | CB | 9 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 48 | Taj-Amir Torres | BC | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 49 | Aashari Crosswell | Ariz St | FR | S | 11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 49 | Darian Mills | USA | SR | CB | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 51 | Kindle Vildor | Ga South | JR | CB | 12 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 51 | Brontae Harris | UAB | SO | CB | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 51 | Ka'dar Hollman | Toledo | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 54 | Juan Thornhill | Virginia | SR | SS | 13 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Jerry Jacobs | Ark St | SO | CB | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Cam Jefferies | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Juwan Dowels | W Mich | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Rojesterman Farris II | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Daniel Brown | Nevada | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Jamal Hudson | Ohio | SO | CB | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 54 | JR Pace | N'western | SO | DB | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Corey Seargent | ECU | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Julian Blackmon | Utah | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Essang Bassey | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Jalen Elliott | Notre Dame | JR | S | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Deandre Baker | Georgia | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 54 | DeMarkus Acy | Missouri | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Rodarius Williams | Okla St | SO | CB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Parnell Motley | Oklahoma | JR | CB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Garrett Taylor | Penn State | SR | S | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Christian Holmes | Missouri | SO | DB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Javaris Davis | Auburn | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Greedy Williams | LSU | SO | CB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Trevor Morris | Rutgers | SR | LB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Dane Jackson | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Josh Metellus | Michigan | JR | DB | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Bryce Thompson | Tennessee | FR | DB | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Jamel Dean | Auburn | JR | DB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Kristian Fulton | LSU | JR | CB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Keisean Nixon | S Carolina | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Reed Blankenship | MTSU | SO | S | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 81 | Juju Hughes | Fresno St | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 81 | Trajan Bandy | Miami (Fl) | SO | DB | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 81 | Jalen Thompson | USA | JR | CB | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 81 | Coby Bryant | Cincinnati | SO | CB | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 81 | Jaron Bryant | Fresno St | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 81 | Darryl Randolph | MTSU | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 88 | Jevon Holland | Oregon | FR | S | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 88 | Amani Hooker | Iowa | JR | DB | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 88 | Lee Moses | U Mass | SR | CB | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 88 | Ugochukwu Amadi | Oregon | SR | S | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 88 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | JR | DB | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 88 | Justin Bickham | Rice | JR | CB | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 94 | James Pierre | FAU | SO | CB | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 95 | Jarid Ryan | Navy | SR | CB | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 95 | Shyheim Carter | Alabama | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 95 | Nick McCloud | NC State | JR | CB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 95 | Charles Oliver | Texas A&M | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 95 | Tre Brown | Oklahoma | SO | CB | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 100 | Kevion McGee | Kansas St | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.88 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.