2020 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 3 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 2 | Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 3 | Texas | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 3 | Army | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 5 | SMU | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 7 | Texas State | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 7 | Louisville | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 11 | UTSA | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 11 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 11 | Florida State | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 11 | UAB | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 11 | BYU | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 16 | Syracuse | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 16 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 16 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 16 | East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 16 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 23 | UCF | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 23 | Troy | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 23 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 23 | LSU | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 23 | UTEP | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 23 | North Carolina State | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 23 | South Alabama | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 32 | Kansas State | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 32 | Duke | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 32 | Georgia State | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 32 | Clemson | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 36 | Boston College | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 36 | Marshall | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 36 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 36 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 36 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 36 | Tulane | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 36 | Baylor | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 43 | Virginia | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 43 | Georgia | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 43 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 43 | Memphis | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 43 | Navy | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 43 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 43 | Kansas | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 50 | Mississippi State | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 50 | Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 50 | Auburn | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 50 | Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 50 | North Texas | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 55 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 55 | Wake Forest | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 55 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 55 | Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 55 | South Florida | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 55 | TCU | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 55 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 55 | Liberty | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 63 | West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 63 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 63 | Missouri | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 63 | South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 67 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 67 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 67 | Alabama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Florida International | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 72 | Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |