2021 National Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ja'Quan McMillian | ECU | SO | CB | 12 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 1.67 | 
| 2 | Cortez Davis | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 13 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 1.46 | 
| 3 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 13 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 1.38 | 
| 4 | Samuel Womack | Toledo | SR | CB | 13 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 1.31 | 
| 4 | Trenton Thompson | SDSU | SR | S | 14 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 1.21 | 
| 6 | Jakorian Bennett | Maryland | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1.33 | 
| 6 | Roger McCreary | Auburn | SR | CB | 12 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 1.33 | 
| 8 | Donte Kent | CMU | FR | DB | 13 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1.15 | 
| 8 | Micah Abraham | Marshall | SO | DB | 13 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1.15 | 
| 8 | Clark Phillips III | Utah | FR | CB | 14 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1.07 | 
| 11 | Quincy Riley | MTSU | FR | CB | 9 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 
| 11 | Darrell Luter Jr. | USA | JR | CB | 10 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 | 
| 11 | Cam Smith | S Carolina | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 | 
| 11 | Greg Rubin | Memphis | FR | DB | 12 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 1.17 | 
| 11 | Russ Yeast | Kansas St | SR | DB | 13 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.08 | 
| 11 | Tre Bugg III | Air Force | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.08 | 
| 11 | Dorian Jackson | W Mich | JR | CB | 13 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.08 | 
| 11 | Davonte Brown | UCF | SO | DB | 13 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1.08 | 
| 11 | Coby Bryant | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 14 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.00 | 
| 20 | Roger Cray | ODU | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.18 | 
| 20 | Dadrion Taylor-Demerson | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.08 | 
| 20 | Bryquice Brown | Georgia St | SO | CB | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.08 | 
| 20 | Teldrick Ross | MTSU | SO | S | 12 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.08 | 
| 20 | Theo Jackson | Tennessee | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.08 | 
| 20 | Bobby Brown, II | SJSU | SR | DB | 12 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 1.08 | 
| 20 | Travon Fuller | Tulsa | SR | CB | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.00 | 
| 20 | Tayler Hawkins | SDSU | SR | CB | 13 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.00 | 
| 20 | Denzel Burke | Ohio State | FR | CB | 13 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.00 | 
| 20 | Steven Jones Jr. | App St | SR | DB | 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.93 | 
| 20 | Patrick McMorris | SDSU | JR | S | 14 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.93 | 
| 20 | Elvis Hines | Kent State | SR | CB | 14 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.93 | 
| 32 | Kei'Trel Clark | Louisville | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 
| 32 | Nehemiah Shelton | SJSU | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 | 
| 32 | Kyu Blu Kelly | Stanford | JR | CB | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.09 | 
| 32 | Josh Wallace | U Mass | SO | CB | 11 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.09 | 
| 32 | Charles Amankwaa | Akron | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.00 | 
| 32 | Mario Goodrich | Clemson | SR | CB | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.00 | 
| 32 | Zyon Gilbert | FAU | SR | CB | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.00 | 
| 32 | Quindell Johnson | Memphis | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.00 | 
| 32 | Cam Taylor-Britt | Nebraska | JR | CB | 12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.00 | 
| 32 | A.J. Hampton, Jr. | N'western | JR | DB | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.00 | 
| 32 | Jaylon Monroe | Tulane | SR | CB | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.00 | 
| 32 | Montre Miller | Kent State | JR | CB | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.92 | 
| 32 | Verone McKinley III | Oregon | SO | S | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.86 | 
| 32 | Dane Belton | Iowa | JR | DB | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.86 | 
| 32 | Erick Hallett II | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 14 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.86 | 
| 47 | Lu-Magia Hearns III | California | FR | CB | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.00 | 
| 47 | Jaylin Williams | Indiana | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.00 | 
| 47 | Darian Chestnut | Syracuse | FR | DB | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.92 | 
| 47 | Malik Fleming | ECU | SO | CB | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.92 | 
| 47 | DaMarcus Fields | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 12 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.92 | 
| 47 | Kaleb Hayes | BYU | JR | DB | 12 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.92 | 
| 47 | Ji'Ayir Brown | Penn State | SR | S | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.85 | 
| 47 | Montaric Brown | Arkansas | SR | DB | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.85 | 
| 47 | Antavious Lane | Georgia St | SO | S | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.85 | 
| 47 | Khoury Bethley | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.85 | 
| 47 | Steven Gilmore | Marshall | JR | DB | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.85 | 
| 47 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SO | DB | 13 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.85 | 
| 47 | Bryan Cook | Cincinnati | SR | S | 14 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.79 | 
| 47 | Daxton Hill | Michigan | JR | DB | 14 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.79 | 
| 47 | Jarrick Bernard-Converse | Okla St | SR | CB | 14 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.79 | 
| 62 | Syrus Dumas | NMSU | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 
| 62 | Garrett Williams | Syracuse | FR | DB | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.00 | 
| 62 | Dy'vonne Inyang | UTEP | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.91 | 
| 62 | TieNeal Martin | Tulsa | SR | S | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.83 | 
| 62 | Josh Newton | La-Monroe | SO | CB | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.83 | 
| 62 | Devin Taylor | BGSU | SR | CB | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.83 | 
| 62 | Tyreek Chappell | Texas A&M | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.83 | 
| 62 | Robert Longerbeam | Rutgers | FR | DB | 12 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.83 | 
| 62 | Kris Abrams-Draine | Missouri | SO | DB | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.77 | 
| 62 | Starling Thomas V | UAB | JR | CB | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.77 | 
| 62 | Rejzohn Wright | Oregon St | JR | DB | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.77 | 
| 62 | Trey Dean III | Florida | SR | S | 13 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.77 | 
| 62 | Reed Blankenship | MTSU | SR | S | 13 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.77 | 
| 62 | Kitan Oladapo | Oregon St | SO | DB | 13 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.77 | 
| 62 | D'Jordan Strong | Coast Car | SR | CB | 13 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.77 | 
| 62 | Kessawn Abraham | Rutgers | JR | DB | 13 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.77 | 
| 62 | Rayshad Williams | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 13 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.77 | 
| 62 | Tyon Davis | Tulsa | SR | CB | 13 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.77 | 
| 62 | C.J. Coldon | Wyoming | JR | CB | 13 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.77 | 
| 62 | Devin Lloyd | Utah | JR | LB | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.71 | 
| 62 | Damarion Williams | Houston | SR | CB | 14 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.71 | 
| 62 | Jordan Gandy | N Illinois | SO | CB | 14 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.71 | 
| 62 | Kelee Ringo | Georgia | FR | DB | 15 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.67 | 
| 62 | Lewis Cine | Georgia | JR | DB | 15 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.67 | 
| 86 | Caelen Carson | Wk Forest | FR | DB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 | 
| 86 | Max Melton | Rutgers | FR | DB | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.90 | 
| 86 | Devon Witherspoon | Illinois | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.90 | 
| 86 | Riley Moss | Iowa | SR | DB | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.82 | 
| 86 | Jermaine Waller | Va Tech | JR | DB | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.82 | 
| 86 | Jack Jones | Ariz St | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.82 | 
| 86 | Quentin Lake | UCLA | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.82 | 
| 86 | Natrone Brooks | USM | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 | 
| 86 | Nick Grant | Virginia | SR | CB | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.82 | 
| 86 | Faion Hicks | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.82 | 
| 86 | Warren Saba | ECU | SR | SAF | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.75 | 
| 86 | Naeem Smith | Rice | SR | S | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.75 | 
| 86 | Korel Smith | FAU | SR | CB | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.75 | 
| 86 | Anthony Johnson | Virginia | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.75 | 
| 86 | Jarius Reimonenq | Ark St | SO | S | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.75 |