2023 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dez Malone | SDSU | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 1 | Brian Blades | FIU | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 3 | Kamal Hadden | Tennessee | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 3 | Michael Richard | La Tech | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Josh Newton | TCU | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Caleb Offord | Buffalo | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | JoJo Forest | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Jayden Williams | Miami (Oh) | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Jay Stanley | USM | SR | SAF | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 9 | Rayuan Lane III | Navy | JR | FS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Jontrey Hunter | Georgia St | SR | ILB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Jordan Clark | Ariz St | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Shemar Bartholomew | Ga South | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Swayze Bozeman | USM | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | D.J. McKinney | Okla St | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Keyon Martin | La-Lafytte | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Josiah Allen | UTEP | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Martell Irby | Arizona | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Ephesians Prysock | Arizona | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Nikko Reed | Oregon | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Ben Nikkel | Iowa State | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Anthony Johnson, Jr. | Western Ky | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Akili Arnold | Oregon St | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Marcellas Dial | S Carolina | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Elias Larry | Navy | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Ja'Keem Jackson | Florida | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Zy Alexander | LSU | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Harold Perkins, Jr. | LSU | SO | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Samy Johnson | Ark St | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | C.J. Baskerville | Texas Tech | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Kevaris Hall | SMU | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Kaleb Ford-Dement | Texas St | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Jeremiah Earby | California | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Patrick McMorris | California | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Sylvester Smith | Auburn | FR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | BJ Davis | ECU | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Deuce Harmon | Texas A&M | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Patrick Payton | FSU | SO | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Avante Dickerson | Utah State | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Gabriel Bryan | Utah State | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Tyrecus Davis | Wyoming | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Kolbey Taylor | Wyoming | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Devin Grant | Buffalo | SO | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Zach Morris | New Mexico | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Tyler Rudolph | U Mass | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Malik Dunlap | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 46 | Gavin Pringle | Georgia St | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 46 | DaShawn Jones | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Jeremiah Wilson | Syracuse | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Justin Harris | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Devin Neal | Louisville | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Dominic DeLuca | Penn State | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Kamden Garrett | BYU | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Beanie Bishop Jr. | WVU | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Denzel Burke | Ohio State | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Dadrion Taylor-Demerson | Texas Tech | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Robert Kennedy | NC State | SR | NIC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Tobias Fletcher | Coast Car | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Marcus Allen | N Carolina | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Kristian Story | Alabama | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Noah Tumblin | SDSU | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Thomas Anderson | UNLV | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Austin Brawley | Ohio | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Jalen Huskey | BGSU | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Wyett Ekeler | Wyoming | JR | FS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Elijah Rikard | CMU | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Tyler 'Red' Potts | Ball State | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 46 | Izaiah Guy | Georgia St | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Quincy Bryant | Wk Forest | SO | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Malik Mustapha | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | BJ Mayes | UAB | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Ray Thornton III | UAB | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Demetries Ford | Ariz St | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Isaac Walker | Ga South | SO | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Keegan Davis | FIU | SO | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | D'Verik Daniel | FIU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Larry Preston | FIU | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | CJ Taylor | Vanderbilt | JR | ANC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Trudell Berry | Vanderbilt | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Keyshawn Swanson | Troy | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Dell Pettus | Troy | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Zach Edwards | Troy | JR | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Daytione Smith | Marshall | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Devyn Coles | James Mad | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Bangally Kamara | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | M.J. Devonshire | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Justin Kirkland | Okla St | SO | NT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Xavier Benson | Okla St | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Korie Black | Okla St | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Dorian Jones | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | John Saunders Jr. | Miss | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Suntarine Perkins | Miss | FR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Zamari Walton | Miss | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Akelo Stone | Miss | JR | DT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Nathaniel Watson | Miss St | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Deonte Anderson | Miss St | SO | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Beau Brade | Maryland | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Josh Morris | Maryland | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | |
| 46 | Jordan Favors | App St | SO | SAF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Tyrek Funderburk | App St | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |