2022 Independent Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mehki Miller | NMSU | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Ben Bywater | BYU | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Malik Dixon-Williams | UConn | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Benjamin Morrison | Notre Dame | FR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Blake Mangelson | BYU | SO | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Gabe Summers | BYU | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Tre Wortham | UConn | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1 | DJ Brown | Notre Dame | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Clarence Lewis | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Xavier Watts | Notre Dame | SO | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Andre Carter II | Army | SR | OLB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Trevor Brohard | NMSU | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Andre Seldon | NMSU | FR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Lazarus Williams | NMSU | SR | DL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Bryce Jackson | NMSU | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.