2023 Independent Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xavier Watts | Notre Dame | JR | S | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Benjamin Morrison | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 3 | Quindrelin Hammonds | Army | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 3 | Bo Nicolas-Paul | Army | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 5 | Juan Lua | U Mass | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 5 | DJ Brown | Notre Dame | SR | S | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 5 | Michael Oppong | U Mass | JR | VPR | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Dashaun Jerkins | U Mass | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 5 | Malik Dixon-Williams | UConn | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Tyler Rudolph | U Mass | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Isaiah Rutherford | U Mass | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Gerrell Johnson | U Mass | JR | LB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 5 | Tui Faumuina-Brown | UConn | JR | LB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |