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 | Alabama | 3 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Army | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Stanford | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 5 | Clemson | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 5 | UAB | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 8 | UCF | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 11 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 11 | Memphis | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 14 | Virginia | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 14 | Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 14 | Georgia | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 14 | Baylor | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 18 | Appalachian State | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 18 | California | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 18 | Nevada | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 18 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 18 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 18 | Liberty | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 18 | Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 26 | Akron | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 26 | Arkansas State | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 26 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Texas | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 26 | Florida International | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 33 | TCU | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 33 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 33 | Northwestern | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 33 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 33 | Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 33 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Oregon | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 33 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 33 | Boise State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 33 | Marshall | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 45 | Wisconsin | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 45 | North Carolina State | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 45 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Florida | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Washington State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | BYU | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 45 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 45 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 45 | Tulane | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 45 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 45 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 45 | Washington | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 58 | Arizona State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 58 | Missouri | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 58 | West Virginia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 58 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 58 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 58 | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 58 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 58 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 58 | Purdue | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 58 | South Florida | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 68 | Utah State | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 68 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 68 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 68 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Toledo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 68 | Navy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Temple | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |