2022 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Won Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalen King | Penn State | SO | CB | 11 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 1.82 |
| 2 | Clifford Chattman | UTSA | SR | S | 11 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 3 | Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson | TCU | SR | CB | 13 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1.23 |
| 4 | Emmanuel Forbes | Miss St | JR | CB | 8 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1.88 |
| 4 | Kool-Aid McKinstry | Alabama | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 4 | Reddy Steward | Troy | JR | CB | 12 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 7 | Decorian Patterson | MTSU | JR | CB | 8 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1.75 |
| 7 | Teldrick Ross | MTSU | JR | S | 8 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1.75 |
| 7 | Quinyon Mitchell | Toledo | SO | CB | 9 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 7 | Yam Banks | USA | SO | S | 10 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 11 | Marcellas Dial | S Carolina | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 11 | Jarvis Brownlee, Jr. | Louisville | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 11 | Micah Abraham | Marshall | JR | DB | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 11 | Joshua Scott | EMU | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 11 | Cam Lockridge | Fresno St | JR | DB | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 11 | Nate Wiggins | Clemson | SO | CB | 10 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 11 | Corey Mayfield Jr. | UTSA | SR | CB | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 11 | Josh Newton | TCU | JR | CB | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Sydney Brown | Illinois | SR | DB | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 19 | Riley Moss | Iowa | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 19 | Mekhi Blackmon | USC | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 19 | Johnny Dixon | Penn State | JR | CB | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 23 | Ridge Texada | N Texas | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.57 |
| 23 | Devon Witherspoon | Illinois | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 23 | Jartavius Martin | Illinois | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 23 | Joey Porter Jr. | Penn State | JR | CB | 8 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 23 | Steven Gilmore | Marshall | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 23 | Ryan Cooper Jr. | Oregon St | JR | DB | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 23 | DJ Turner | Michigan | SR | DB | 13 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 30 | Cam Stone | Wyoming | SO | CB | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 30 | Carrington Valentine | Kentucky | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 30 | Lance Boykin | Coast Car | SR | CB | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 30 | Christian Gonzalez | Oregon | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 30 | LJ Early | Fresno St | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 30 | Alex Austin | Oregon St | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 30 | Camby Goff | Air Force | JR | SS | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 37 | DeShawn Gaddie | N Texas | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 37 | Kris Abrams-Draine | Missouri | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 37 | Steven Jones Jr. | App St | SR | DB | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 37 | Marcus Fuqua | Buffalo | JR | S | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 37 | Cooper DeJean | Iowa | SO | DB | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 37 | M.J. Devonshire | Pittsburgh | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 37 | Deantre Prince | Miss | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 37 | Erick Hallett II | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 37 | Storm Duck | N Carolina | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 37 | Rejzohn Wright | Oregon St | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 37 | Bud Clark | TCU | SO | S | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 37 | Terrion Arnold | Alabama | FR | DB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 37 | Micah Baskerville | LSU | SR | LB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 37 | Calen Bullock | USC | SO | DB | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 37 | Jarius Monroe | Tulane | JR | DB | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 37 | Malaki Starks | Georgia | FR | DB | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.60 |
| 37 | Kelee Ringo | Georgia | SO | DB | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Elijah Jones | BC | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 54 | Michael Anyanwu | Utah State | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 54 | John Saunders Jr. | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 54 | Derrick Canteen | Ga South | JR | DB | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 54 | Jason Taylor II | Okla St | SR | S | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 54 | Grayson Cash | UAB | SR | S | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 54 | Dwight McGlothern | Arkansas | JR | DB | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 54 | John Torchio | Wisconsin | SR | S | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 54 | Starling Thomas V | UAB | SR | CB | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 54 | Devodric Bynum | UAB | SR | CB | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 54 | Chauncey Logan | James Mad | FR | CB | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 54 | Aydan White | NC State | SO | CB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Malik Fleming | ECU | JR | CB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Cory Trice | Purdue | SR | CB | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 54 | A.J. Woods | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Clark Phillips III | Utah | SO | CB | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 54 | Brandon Johnson | Duke | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 54 | Jalen Green | Miss St | SR | S | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 54 | Bangally Kamara | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 54 | Trikweze Bridges | Oregon | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 54 | Barrett Carter | Clemson | SO | LB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 54 | Justin Birchette | Ohio | SR | CB | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 54 | Zemaiah Vaughn | Utah | SO | CB | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 54 | Tamarion McDonald | Tennessee | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 54 | Brian Branch | Alabama | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 54 | O'shai Fletcher | Troy | JR | CB | 12 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 54 | Christopher Smith | Georgia | SR | DB | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.53 |
| 81 | Mac McWilliams | UAB | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 81 | Ilijah Johnson | UTEP | FR | CB | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 81 | Kamren Kinchens | Miami (Fl) | SO | S | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 81 | Cobee Bryant | Kansas | SO | CB | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 81 | Eric Garror | La-Lafytte | SR | CB | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 81 | Ennis Rakestraw, Jr. | Missouri | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 81 | Caleb Offord | Buffalo | JR | CB | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 81 | Jakobe Thomas | MTSU | FR | S | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Zack Sanders | Ohio | SR | CB | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Logan Wilson | N Texas | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Chau Smith-Wade | Wash St | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Jay Stanley | USM | JR | S | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Jabbar Muhammad | Okla St | JR | CB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Malik Dunlap | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Jakorian Bennett | Maryland | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Carlton Johnson | Fresno St | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Chris McDonald | Toledo | JR | CB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 81 | Kendall Smith | Illinois | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 81 | Dadrion Taylor-Demerson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 81 | Jailin Walker | James Mad | SO | LB | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.88 |