2020 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 12 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 2 | Army | 12 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 3 | Liberty | 10 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 3.50 |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 4 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 5 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 6 | Troy | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 6 | Marshall | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 6 | UTSA | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 10 | Georgia State | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 10 | SMU | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 10 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 13 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 13 | Memphis | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 13 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 13 | UAB | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 17 | Arkansas State | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 18 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 18 | Texas | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 18 | Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 18 | Colorado | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Texas State | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 24 | UTEP | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 24 | Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 24 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 24 | Massachusetts | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 24 | South Alabama | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 31 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 31 | Tulane | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 31 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 31 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 31 | Florida | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 31 | Houston | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 37 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 37 | North Carolina State | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 37 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Alabama | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 37 | Duke | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 37 | Florida International | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 37 | North Texas | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 45 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 45 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 45 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 45 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 45 | San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 45 | Tulsa | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 45 | Indiana | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 53 | Wake Forest | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 53 | UCF | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 53 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 53 | Clemson | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 53 | Navy | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 53 | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 59 | TCU | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 59 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 59 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 59 | Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 59 | South Florida | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 59 | Auburn | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 59 | Boise State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 59 | Kansas | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 59 | San Jose State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 59 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 59 | North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 70 | Ball State | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 70 | Hawai'i | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 70 | East Carolina | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 70 | Louisville | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 74 | Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 74 | West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 74 | Air Force | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Oregon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 74 | Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Nevada | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 80 | Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 80 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |