2021 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in November Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Jones | Houston | SR | CB | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 2 | Donte Kent | CMU | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Samuel Womack | Toledo | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 3 | Charles Amankwaa | Akron | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 3 | Starling Thomas V | UAB | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Quindell Johnson | Memphis | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 6 | Roger McCreary | Auburn | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Kenneth Harris | Ark St | FR | CB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Russ Yeast | Kansas St | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Natrone Brooks | USM | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 9 | DJ Turner | Michigan | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Tre Bugg III | Air Force | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Jakorian Bennett | Maryland | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Bobby Brown, II | SJSU | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 9 | Jaylon Monroe | Tulane | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Corey Thornton | UCF | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Steven Gilmore | Marshall | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Sean Fresch | Rice | FR | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Darrell Baker Jr. | Ga South | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Jahari Rogers | SMU | FR | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Josh Wallace | U Mass | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Jaylin Williams | Indiana | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Denzel Burke | Ohio State | FR | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Darius Rush | S Carolina | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson | TCU | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Cole Godbout | Wyoming | JR | NT | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 27 | Steven Jones Jr. | App St | SR | DB | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 27 | Dane Belton | Iowa | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 27 | Jacobi Francis | Memphis | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 27 | Dy'vonne Inyang | UTEP | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 27 | Montre Miller | Kent State | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 27 | DaRon Bland | Fresno St | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 27 | Lu-Magia Hearns III | California | FR | CB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 27 | Jaylon Jones | Texas A&M | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 27 | Theo Jackson | Tennessee | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 27 | Kaonohi Kaniho | Boise St | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 27 | Omarion Cooper | FSU | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 27 | Jabari Moore | Army | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 27 | Mark Lee Jr. | EMU | FR | DB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 27 | Kaleb Hayes | BYU | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 27 | Aapri Washington | Buffalo | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 27 | DaMarcus Fields | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 27 | Quinyon Mitchell | Toledo | FR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | A.J. Thomas | W Mich | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Elvis Hines | Kent State | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Jaylon Jones | Georgia St | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | CJ Burton | BC | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Cole Bishop | Utah | FR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Micah Abraham | Marshall | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Jordan Helm | FAU | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Tyreek Chappell | Texas A&M | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Zakoby McClain | Auburn | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Roger Cray | ODU | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Myjai Sanders | Cincinnati | SR | DL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Jordan Dunbar | Rice | FR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Warren Burrell | Tennessee | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Syrus Dumas | NMSU | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Decorian Patterson | MTSU | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Kordell Rodgers | Texas St | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Torey Richardson | UTEP | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Cortez Davis | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Tanner McCalister | Okla St | SR | S | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Jarrick Bernard-Converse | Okla St | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | A.J. Hampton, Jr. | N'western | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Kalen King | Penn State | FR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Robert Longerbeam | Rutgers | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Andrew Booth Jr. | Clemson | JR | CB | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 67 | TieNeal Martin | Tulsa | SR | S | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 67 | Cam Smith | S Carolina | SO | DB | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 67 | Bryquice Brown | Georgia St | SO | CB | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 67 | Mark Perry | Colorado | SO | S | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 67 | Derrek Pitts, Jr. | NC State | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 67 | Al Walcott | Baylor | JR | CB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 67 | Grayson Cash | UAB | JR | S | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 67 | Montaric Brown | Arkansas | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 67 | Caesar Williams | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 67 | Quavian White | Georgia St | SR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 67 | Dallas Branch | SDSU | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 67 | Darian Chestnut | Syracuse | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 67 | Colin Schooler | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 67 | J.T. Wahee | Ball State | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Roman Parodie | Ohio | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Troy Brown | CMU | JR | LB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Dorian Strong | Va Tech | FR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Quincy Riley | MTSU | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Kyle Soelle | Ariz St | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 67 | DeAndre Pierce | Ariz St | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Shyheim Battle | NC State | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Myles Slusher | Arkansas | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Scott Nelson | Wisconsin | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Matt Hankins | Iowa | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 67 | Mekhi Garner | La-Lafytte | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Jermaine Waller | Va Tech | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Cam Taylor-Britt | Nebraska | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Allan George | Vanderbilt | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Reggie Pearson Jr. | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Deane Leonard | Miss | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Kevon Jones | UConn | JR | DL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Matthew Salopek | Miami (Oh) | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 67 | Jake Moertl | W Mich | JR | S | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |