2019 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ta'Corian Darden | Western Ky | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 2 | Kindle Vildor | Ga South | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Rishard Dames | FIU | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Aaron Roberson | La Tech | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Chris Tooley | FAU | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Mandela Lawrence-Burke | Kent State | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Kyahva Tezino | SDSU | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Darreon Jackson | Ark St | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Damar Hamlin | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Skyler Thomas | Wash St | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Kaiir Elam | Florida | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Aashari Crosswell | Ariz St | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Josh Jobe | Alabama | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Quavian White | Georgia St | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Benjamin Alexander | Liberty | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Keith Taylor | Washington | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | L'Jarius Sneed | La Tech | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | James Jackson | La Tech | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Myles Dorn | N Carolina | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Essang Bassey | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Myles Jones | Texas A&M | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Michael Ojemudia | Iowa | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Micah Parsons | Penn State | SO | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Marcel Spears Jr. | Iowa State | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Roger Cray | Western Ky | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Jaquarius Landrews | Miss St | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Chigozie Anusiem | California | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Camryn Bynum | California | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Asante Samuel, Jr. | FSU | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Nigel Warrior | Tennessee | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Devon Matthews | Indiana | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | P.J. Hall | Tulane | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Will Harper | Tulane | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Austin Kafentzis | BYU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Tyler Hall | Wyoming | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 36 | Thomas Graham Jr. | Oregon | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 36 | Brady Breeze | Oregon | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 36 | Nick Grant | Virginia | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 36 | DJ Daniel | Georgia | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 36 | Tre Brown | Oklahoma | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 36 | Sterling Weatherford | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 36 | James Pierre | FAU | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 36 | Ahmad Gardner | Cincinnati | FR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 36 | Jeff Okudah | Ohio State | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 36 | Damon Arnette | Ohio State | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 46 | Isaiah Simmons | Clemson | JR | LB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 46 | K'Von Wallace | Clemson | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 48 | Derek Stingley Jr. | LSU | FR | CB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Nolan Turner | Clemson | JR | S | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Kary Vincent Jr. | LSU | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Kristian Fulton | LSU | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Derion Kendrick | Clemson | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 48 | A.J. Terrell | Clemson | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Khoury Bethley | Hawai'i | SO | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Richard LeCounte | Georgia | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Jordan Williams | Baylor | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Travion Banks | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Josh Thomas | App St | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Meiko Dotson | FAU | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Riley Whimpey | Boise St | JR | WLB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Eugene Ford | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Josh Nurse | Utah | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Parnell Motley | Oklahoma | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Doug Costin | Miami (Oh) | SR | DL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Desmond Franklin | App St | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Akeem Davis-Gaither | App St | SR | OLB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Jordan Fehr | App St | SR | ILB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Kam Pedescleaux | La-Lafytte | FR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Ahman Ross | FAU | SO | S | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Garrett Marino | UAB | SR | DL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 48 | TD Marshall | UAB | JR | WR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Arquon Bush | Cincinnati | FR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Matt Gahm | Virginia | JR | OLB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Noah Taylor | Virginia | SO | OLB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Chase Young | Ohio State | JR | DE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Marquavis Gibbs | Charlotte | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | James Patterson | Buffalo | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Tariq Thompson | SDSU | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Luq Barcoo | SDSU | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Java'n Singletary | Ga South | FR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Javon Scruggs | Liberty | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Jeremy Smith | Ark St | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Elijah Molden | Washington | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Myles Bryant | Washington | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Antwan Collier | UCF | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Richie Grant | UCF | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Micah Abraham | Marshall | FR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Trey Baldwin | La Tech | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Gilbert Frierson | Miami (Fl) | FR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Tomon Fox | N Carolina | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Storm Duck | N Carolina | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Ryan Smenda, Jr. | Wk Forest | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Mike Panasiuk | Mich St | SR | DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Nick Niemann | Iowa | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Marquis Wilson | Penn State | FR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Garrett Taylor | Penn State | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Kareem Ali | W Mich | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Alex Grace | W Mich | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Kyle Bailey | Western Ky | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 48 | Jaylinn Hawkins | California | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.