2018 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dicaprio Bootle | Nebraska | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Paulson Adebo | Stanford | SO | CB | 5 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 3 | Kemon Hall | N Texas | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 3 | Adrian Frye | Texas Tech | FR | DB | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 5 | Bryce Hall | Virginia | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Julian Love | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Anthoula Kelly | Fresno St | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Dakari Monroe | SJSU | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Mike Hampton | S Florida | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Jalen Thompson | USA | JR | CB | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 10 | Kris Boyd | Texas | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 10 | Byron Murphy | Washington | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 13 | Tino Ellis | Maryland | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 14 | Brian Bell | Akron | SR | LB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 15 | Ugochukwu Amadi | Oregon | SR | S | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 15 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | Tulane | SR | CB | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 15 | Marcus Jones | Troy | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 15 | Thakarius Keyes | Tulane | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 15 | Duke Shelley | Kansas St | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 20 | Berdale Robins | Nevada | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 21 | Andre Cisco | Syracuse | FR | DB | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 21 | Hamp Cheevers | BC | JR | DB | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 21 | Nate Brooks | N Texas | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 21 | Deandre Baker | Georgia | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 21 | Darius West | Kentucky | SR | S | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 21 | Troy Pride Jr. | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 21 | Amani Oruwariye | Penn State | SR | CB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 21 | Rock Ya-Sin | Temple | SR | CB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 21 | Taj-Amir Torres | BC | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 21 | Innis Gaines | TCU | JR | S | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 21 | Essang Bassey | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 21 | Lorenzo Burns | Arizona | SO | CB | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 33 | Alvin Davis | Akron | JR | CB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 33 | Garrett Davis | Houston | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 33 | Jamal Davis II | Akron | SR | DE | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 33 | Jamal Hudson | Ohio | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 37 | Richie Grant | UCF | SO | DB | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Kordell Rodgers | Texas St | SO | CB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Jarid Ryan | Navy | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Devon Russell | Buffalo | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Darnay Holmes | UCLA | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Corey Seargent | ECU | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Kindle Vildor | Ga South | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Bejour Wilson | Liberty | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Khari Willis | Mich St | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Terell Smith | Minnesota | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Bijon Parker | New Mexico | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Montre Hartage | N'western | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Scott Nelson | Wisconsin | FR | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Camryn Bynum | California | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Nevelle Clarke | UCF | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Kendall Futrell | ECU | JR | DE | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Monquavion Brinson | Ga South | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Bobby Roundtree | Illinois | SO | DL | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Kereon Merrell | Marshall | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Kylan Nelson | Ohio | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | John Toussaint | SJSU | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Tre Webb | SJSU | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Ethan Aguayo | SJSU | JR | LB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Alijah Holder | Stanford | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Julian Blackmon | Utah | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Bryce Watts | Va Tech | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 63 | Khairi Muhammad | N Texas | JR | S | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 63 | Deionte Thompson | Alabama | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 63 | V.J. Banks | CSU | SR | CB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 63 | Parnell Motley | Oklahoma | JR | CB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 63 | Trevon Diggs | Alabama | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 63 | Shamad Lomax | NMSU | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 63 | Darrien Molton | Wash St | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 63 | Devon Key | Western Ky | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 63 | Ta'Corian Darden | Western Ky | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 63 | DeAndre Farris | Western Ky | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 63 | Kristian Fulton | LSU | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 63 | Thomas Graham Jr. | Oregon | SO | CB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 63 | Darian Mills | USA | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 63 | Jeff Gladney | TCU | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 63 | Damarcus Fields | Texas Tech | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 63 | Darrius Bratton | Virginia | SO | CB | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 79 | Lee Moses | U Mass | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Rojesterman Farris II | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Jevon Holland | Oregon | FR | S | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 79 | James Wiggins | Cincinnati | SO | S | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Jamal Parker | Kent State | JR | CB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Grant Delpit | LSU | SO | S | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Tron Folsom | Troy | JR | OLB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Tyler Murray | Troy | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Patrick Surtain II | Alabama | FR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Jamel Dean | Auburn | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 79 | AJ Parker | Kansas St | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Cameron Dantzler | Miss St | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Corey Straughter | La-Monroe | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Kendall Sheffield | Ohio State | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Shaun Wade | Ohio State | FR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Justin Hollins | Oregon | SR | OLB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Juan Thornhill | Virginia | SR | SS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Jordan Miller | Washington | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Clint Stephens | BGSU | SR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Lavert Hill | Michigan | JR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Antonio Jones-Davis | N Illinois | JR | LB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Rodarius Williams | Okla St | SO | CB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.