2023 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yahsyn McKee | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 1 | Quincy Riley | Louisville | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 1 | Jabbar Muhammad | Washington | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Marquise Robinson | USA | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 4 | Barrett Carter | Clemson | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 4 | Matthew McDoom | Coast Car | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 7 | Jarius Monroe | Tulane | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Lu-Magia Hearns III | California | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Micah Abraham | Marshall | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Kam Alexander | UTSA | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Ahmari Harvey | Ga Tech | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Samy Johnson | Ark St | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Renardo Green | FSU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Chandler Rivers | Duke | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Cam Miller | Penn State | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Cameron Oliver | UNLV | JR | DB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Mehki Miller | NMSU | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Andrew Simpson | Boise St | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Kobe Singleton | Liberty | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Trey Amos | Alabama | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | RJ Delancy III | Toledo | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Ty Benefield | Boise St | FR | S | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Dominique Hampton | Washington | SR | HSK | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Jaheem Joseph | N'western | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Brian Holloway | Texas St | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Max DiDomenico | Army | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Tatum Bethune | FSU | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Jeremiah Wood | Ohio | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Jalen Clark | La-Lafytte | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Johnathan Youngblood | Air Force | SR | ILB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Sam Mathews | Texas A&M | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Shelton Lewis | Clemson | FR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Daijahn Anthony | Miss | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Andre Turrentine | Tennessee | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Mbiti Williams Jr. | Navy | JR | BAN | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Quindrelin Hammonds | Army | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Quinyon Mitchell | Toledo | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Fabien Lovett, Sr. | FSU | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Dadrion Taylor-Demerson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Caleb Anderson | La-Lafytte | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Nicktroy Fortune | UTSA | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Yam Banks | USA | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Tre'Von Jones | Minnesota | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Mello Dotson | Kansas | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Kent Robinson | Texas A&M | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Kaleb Cost | N Carolina | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Sean Brown | NC State | SO | SAF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Marques Sigle | Kansas St | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Myles Purchase | Iowa State | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Easton Gibbs | Wyoming | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Perry Fisher | Maryland | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | JJ Pegues | Miss | SR | DT | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Hunter Wohler | Wisconsin | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Sage Ryan | LSU | SO | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Malaki Starks | Georgia | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Kam Pedescleaux | Tulane | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Kendal Daniels | Okla St | SO | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | A’Marion McCoy | Boise St | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Brylan Green | Liberty | SO | S | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Amarian Williams | Liberty | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Keyshaun Elliott | NMSU | SO | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Terrion Arnold | Alabama | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Deontae Lawson | Alabama | SO | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Silas Walters | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Azareye’h Thomas | FSU | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Jarvis Brownlee, Jr. | Louisville | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Tysheem Johnson | Oregon | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Jonathan McGill | SMU | SR | S | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Charles Woods | SMU | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Elijah Roberts | SMU | SR | DE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | EJ Jackson | App St | SR | SAF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Buddha Jones | Troy | SR | DT | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Reddy Steward | Troy | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Jahdae Barron | Texas | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Jerrin Thompson | Texas | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Mike Sainristil | Michigan | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Tuli Letuligasenoa | Washington | SR | DL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Junior Colson | Michigan | JR | LB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Josaiah Stewart | Michigan | JR | EDG | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Keon Sabb | Michigan | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 82 | Khyree Jackson | Oregon | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Adonis Williams Jr. | Ohio | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Walter Reynolds | Ohio | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Dean Clark | Fresno St | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Alex Johnson | UCLA | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Tyrique Matthews | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 82 | C.J. Baskerville | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Tyree Skipper | La-Lafytte | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Keyon Martin | La-Lafytte | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Anthony Johnson, Jr. | Western Ky | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Kris Caine | ODU | JR | DE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Tahj Ra-El | ODU | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Eli Neal | Marshall | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Tavin Ward | S Florida | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Jacquez Williams | S Florida | FR | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Demari Henderson | UCF | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Ronald Cooper | Georgia St | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Trevian Thomas | Ark St | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Javaughn Byrd | N Illinois | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |