2021 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verone McKinley III | Oregon | SO | S | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Jaylan Foster | S Carolina | SR | DB | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Ja'Quan McMillian | ECU | SO | CB | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Corvan Taylor | Air Force | SR | SS | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 3 | Elvis Hines | Kent State | SR | CB | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Jermaine Waller | Va Tech | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 3 | Justin Rice | Utah State | SR | ILB | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 3 | Montre Miller | Kent State | JR | CB | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 3 | Kyle Hamilton | Notre Dame | JR | S | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 3 | Kei'Trel Clark | Louisville | SO | DB | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 3 | Tyric LeBeauf | Boise St | JR | CB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Bennett Williams | Oregon | JR | S | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Caelen Carson | Wk Forest | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 13 | Jakorian Bennett | Maryland | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 13 | Arquon Bush | Cincinnati | JR | CB | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 13 | Max Melton | Rutgers | FR | DB | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 13 | Kyu Blu Kelly | Stanford | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Syrus Dumas | NMSU | SO | DB | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 13 | Tavian Combs | New Mexico | SO | S | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 13 | Seyi Oladipo | Boise St | FR | S | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 13 | Tyreque Jones | Boise St | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 13 | Jalen Catalon | Arkansas | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 13 | Ji'Ayir Brown | Penn State | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 13 | Riley Moss | Iowa | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 13 | Nick Cross | Maryland | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 13 | Marquel Broughton | Army | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 13 | Cam Hart | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 13 | Tayler Hawkins | SDSU | SR | CB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 13 | Emmanuel Forbes | Miss St | SO | CB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Josh DeBerry | BC | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Leon O'Neal Jr. | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Kyler Gordon | Washington | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Jeremy Lucien | UConn | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 13 | Deontai Williams | Nebraska | SR | S | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 13 | Quincy Riley | MTSU | FR | CB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Keondre Swoopes | UAB | JR | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Drake Thomas | NC State | SO | LB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Phillip Hill | UNLV | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Darien Butler | Ariz St | SR | LB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Devin Lloyd | Utah | JR | LB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Chad Muma | Wyoming | SR | LB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Brandon Sebastian | BC | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Roger McCreary | Auburn | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Teja Young | FAU | SO | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Kolby Harvell-Peel | Okla St | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Isaiah Nwokobia | SMU | FR | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Zion Williams | Troy | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Matt Hankins | Iowa | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 13 | D.J. McCullough | NMSU | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 13 | Kerby Joseph | Illinois | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 13 | Ronnie Hickman | Ohio State | SO | SAF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Traveon Redd | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Ja'Qurious Conley | N Carolina | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 13 | David Carter Jr. | EMU | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Daniel Scott | California | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 13 | BeeJay Williamson | La Tech | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Christopher Smith | Georgia | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Montaric Brown | Arkansas | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Jaylon Carlies | Missouri | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Isheem Young | Iowa State | SO | DB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Charlie Thomas | Ga Tech | JR | LB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Manny Walker | Temple | SR | DE | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 63 | Rishard Dames | FIU | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 63 | Malik Shorts | USM | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 63 | Rejzohn Wright | Oregon St | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 63 | Travon Fuller | Tulsa | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 63 | Devin Taylor | BGSU | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 63 | Angelo Grose | Mich St | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 63 | Lewis Cine | Georgia | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 63 | Dorian Jackson | W Mich | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 63 | Teldrick Ross | MTSU | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 63 | Lummie Young IV | Duke | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 63 | Levelle Bailey | Fresno St | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Cameron Lockridge | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Dyllon Lester | UCF | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 63 | Kaiir Elam | Florida | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 63 | Jimmy Wyrick | Stanford | FR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 63 | Myles Bell | UConn | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Tanner Ingle | NC State | JR | SAF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Nic Jones | Ball State | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Cameron Martinez | Ohio State | FR | SAF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Jerrick Reed II | New Mexico | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Warren Saba | ECU | SR | SAF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Jaylen McCollough | Tennessee | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Jacquez Jones | Kentucky | SR | ILB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Ethan Barr | Vanderbilt | SO | LB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Jalen Green | Miss St | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Trey Baldwin | La Tech | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Jarius Reimonenq | Ark St | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Leon Jones | Ark St | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Darian Chestnut | Syracuse | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Micah Abraham | Marshall | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Kelee Ringo | Georgia | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Jayden Peevy | Texas A&M | SR | DL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Zyon Gilbert | FAU | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Kris Abrams-Draine | Missouri | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Bryan Massey | SMU | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Alex Austin | Oregon St | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Alton Julian | Oregon St | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 63 | Patrick McMorris | SDSU | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |