2021 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 13.00 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 2 | Hawai'i | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Georgia | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 2 | UAB | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 2 | Florida State | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 7 | California | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 7 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 7 | San Jose State | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 10 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 10 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 15 | Arkansas | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 15 | Bowling Green | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 15 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 15 | Army | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 15 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 15 | Mississippi | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 15 | Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Kent State | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 22 | Alabama | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 22 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 22 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 22 | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Memphis | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | North Carolina State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Duke | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Ohio | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 22 | South Florida | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Washington | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Cincinnati | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 41 | SMU | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 41 | Arkansas State | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 41 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 41 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Toledo | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Baylor | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 41 | Kansas | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 41 | Liberty | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 41 | LSU | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 41 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 41 | Nevada | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 41 | Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 41 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 61 | New Mexico State | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 61 | Boston College | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 61 | UNLV | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 61 | Oregon State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 61 | Utah State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 61 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 61 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 61 | Rice | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 61 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 61 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 61 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 61 | UTEP | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 61 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 61 | Florida International | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 61 | Indiana | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 61 | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 61 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 61 | Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 61 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 61 | UTSA | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 61 | West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 61 | Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 61 | Massachusetts | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 84 | Arizona State | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 84 | Arizona | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 84 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 84 | Iowa State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 84 | Tulane | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 84 | Auburn | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Colorado | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 84 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 84 | TCU | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Houston | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 95 | Troy | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 95 | Oregon | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 95 | Louisville | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 95 | South Carolina | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 95 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 95 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 95 | Temple | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 95 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 95 | Akron | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 95 | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 95 | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 95 | Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 95 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 95 | Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 95 | Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 110 | Nebraska | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 110 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 110 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |