2018 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TCU | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 1 | Nevada | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 1 | Virginia | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 1 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 6 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 6 | Liberty | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 9 | Army | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Akron | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Arkansas State | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Baylor | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 16 | Stanford | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 17 | Alabama | 3 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 17 | UAB | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 17 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 23 | UCF | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 25 | Appalachian State | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 25 | California | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Utah State | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Florida | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Washington State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 25 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Oregon | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 25 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Florida International | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Clemson | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 39 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Georgia | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Memphis | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 39 | South Carolina | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 44 | Arizona State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 44 | Missouri | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 44 | West Virginia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 44 | BYU | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 44 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 44 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 44 | Tulane | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 44 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 44 | Boise State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Northwestern | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 53 | Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 55 | North Carolina State | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 55 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 55 | Texas | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 55 | Temple | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 55 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 55 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 55 | Washington | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 62 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 63 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 63 | Marshall | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 63 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 63 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 63 | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 63 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 63 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 63 | Purdue | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 63 | South Florida | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 72 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 72 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 72 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 72 | Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 72 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 72 | Toledo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 72 | Navy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |