2019 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in October Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paulson Adebo | Stanford | JR | CB | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 1 | Caleb Farley | Va Tech | SO | DB | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 1 | Dane Jackson | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 4 | Amik Robertson | La Tech | JR | CB | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 4 | Paris Ford | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 4 | CJ Henderson | Florida | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 4 | Kolby Harvell-Peel | Okla St | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 4 | Jack Jones | Ariz St | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 9 | Luq Barcoo | SDSU | SR | CB | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 10 | Israel Mukuamu | S Carolina | SO | DB | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Jermaine Waller | Va Tech | SO | DB | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Trevon Moehrig | TCU | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Chamarri Conner | Va Tech | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 14 | Chandler Jones | Louisville | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 14 | Jordan Anderson | BGSU | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 14 | Michael McMorris | Navy | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 14 | Amechi Uzodinma II | Ball State | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 14 | Samuel Womack | Toledo | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 14 | Darren Hall | SDSU | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 14 | Montrae Braswell | CMU | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 21 | Nathan Page | Ark St | SO | CB | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 21 | Corey Straughter | La-Monroe | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 21 | Rodney Clemons | SMU | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 21 | Kyu Blu Kelly | Stanford | FR | CB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 21 | Trevon Diggs | Alabama | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 21 | Emmanuel Rugamba | Miami (Oh) | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 21 | Eric Stokes | Georgia | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 21 | C.J. Morgan | Miss St | JR | S | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 29 | Nigel Warrior | Tennessee | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Marquis Waters | Duke | JR | S | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Patrick Lupro | W Mich | SO | CB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Christian Braswell | Temple | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Tre Brown | Oklahoma | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Jamal Parker | Kent State | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Devon Key | Western Ky | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 29 | De'John Rogers | New Mexico | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Essang Bassey | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 29 | Khambrail Winters | Texas St | FR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 39 | Ja'von Hicks | Cincinnati | SO | S | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Aaron Robinson | UCF | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Rachuan Mitchell | USM | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Travis Reed | USA | SR | CB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Tay Gowan | UCF | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Ahmad Gardner | Cincinnati | FR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Cam Jefferies | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Roger McCreary | Auburn | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Lavert Hill | Michigan | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Lamar Jackson | Nebraska | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Jason Maitre | BC | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Clifford Chattman | Texas A&M | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Patrick Surtain II | Alabama | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Anfernee Jennings | Alabama | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Jeremy Smith | Ark St | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Ja'Quan McMillian | ECU | FR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Noah Igbinoghene | Auburn | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Keidron Smith | Miss | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Reggie Floyd | Va Tech | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Malik Antoine | Stanford | SR | FS | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Dy'jonn Turner | UAB | JR | S | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Khairi Muhammad | N Texas | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Kyron McKinnie-Harper | CMU | FR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Jaron Bryant | Fresno St | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Tyson Williams | Nevada | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Asante Samuel, Jr. | FSU | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 39 | Aashari Crosswell | Ariz St | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 66 | Douglas Coleman III | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 66 | Derek Stingley Jr. | LSU | FR | CB | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 66 | Damarcus Fields | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 66 | Rishard Dames | FIU | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 66 | Jameson Houston | Baylor | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 66 | Tariq Castro-Fields | Penn State | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 66 | Derrion Rakestraw | Colorado | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 66 | Evan Fochtman | Navy | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 66 | Lamont Wade | Penn State | JR | S | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 66 | Elijah Riley | Army | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 76 | Antoine Winfield Jr. | Minnesota | SO | DB | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Jovante Moffatt | MTSU | SR | S | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Brandon Ezell | SJSU | SR | CB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Antonio Phillips | Ball State | JR | CB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Harrison Hand | Temple | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Jaquan Brisker | Penn State | JR | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Kristian Fulton | LSU | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | JaCoby Stevens | LSU | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Grant Delpit | LSU | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Coney Durr | Minnesota | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Ambry Thomas | Michigan | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Damon Hayes | Rutgers | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | K.J. Trujillo | Colorado | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Tyshun Render | MTSU | SR | DE | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Kaleb Ford-Dement | ODU | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Ta'Corian Darden | Western Ky | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Jamari Bozeman | BGSU | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Jericho Flowers | UNLV | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Nehemiah Shelton | SJSU | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Quavian White | Georgia St | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Tyler Coyle | UConn | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Joshuah Bledsoe | Missouri | JR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Josh Norwood | WVU | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Michael Ojemudia | Iowa | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 76 | Vincent Gray | Michigan | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.