2022 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 9 | 17 | 40 | 57 | 6.33 |
| 2 | Oregon | 9 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 9 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 3 | USC | 10 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 3 | Baylor | 9 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 6 | Louisville | 8 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 7 | Fresno State | 9 | 11 | 58 | 69 | 7.67 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 11 | 56 | 67 | 8.38 |
| 7 | UTSA | 9 | 11 | 54 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 7 | Buffalo | 8 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 6.75 |
| 7 | Ohio | 9 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 7 | Michigan | 10 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 7 | Purdue | 10 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 9 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 16 | Toledo | 9 | 10 | 52 | 62 | 6.89 |
| 16 | TCU | 10 | 10 | 45 | 55 | 5.50 |
| 16 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 6.13 |
| 16 | James Madison | 8 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 5.88 |
| 16 | NC State | 8 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 16 | Iowa | 9 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 16 | UNLV | 8 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 16 | Southern Miss | 8 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 24 | Ohio State | 9 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 24 | Kansas State | 10 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 24 | Utah | 10 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 24 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 24 | Kansas | 9 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 24 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 24 | Boise State | 9 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 31 | Penn State | 9 | 8 | 57 | 65 | 7.22 |
| 31 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 31 | Washington State | 9 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 31 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Marshall | 8 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 31 | Western Michigan | 8 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 31 | Duke | 8 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | 9 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 31 | California | 9 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 31 | East Carolina | 8 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 31 | Georgia State | 8 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 31 | San Jose State | 8 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 31 | Memphis | 8 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 31 | San Diego State | 8 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 45 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 7 | 44 | 51 | 6.38 |
| 45 | Clemson | 9 | 7 | 43 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 45 | Texas | 9 | 7 | 39 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 45 | Louisiana | 8 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 45 | North Texas | 9 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 45 | Tulane | 9 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 45 | Arizona State | 9 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 45 | Troy | 9 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 45 | Texas State | 8 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 45 | Georgia | 9 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 45 | Nebraska | 9 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 45 | Navy | 8 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 45 | Mississippi State | 8 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 45 | Florida State | 8 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 45 | Kentucky | 8 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 45 | South Alabama | 8 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 45 | Syracuse | 8 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 45 | UCLA | 9 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 63 | Oregon State | 9 | 6 | 46 | 52 | 5.78 |
| 63 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 6 | 40 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 63 | North Carolina | 9 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 63 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 63 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 63 | Texas Tech | 9 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 63 | Bowling Green | 8 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 63 | Kent State | 8 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 63 | SMU | 8 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 63 | FIU | 8 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 63 | Charlotte | 8 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 63 | Air Force | 8 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 63 | Florida | 8 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 63 | Old Dominion | 8 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 77 | Colorado State | 8 | 5 | 35 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 77 | Appalachian State | 8 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 77 | Utah State | 8 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 77 | UCF | 9 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 77 | Cincinnati | 8 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 77 | Indiana | 9 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 77 | Akron | 8 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 77 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 77 | LSU | 9 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 77 | Tennessee | 8 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 77 | Stanford | 9 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 77 | Colorado | 9 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 77 | Maryland | 9 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 77 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 91 | Rutgers | 9 | 4 | 45 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 91 | Ball State | 8 | 4 | 44 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 91 | UAB | 8 | 4 | 39 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 91 | Missouri | 8 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 91 | Arkansas | 8 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 91 | South Carolina | 8 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 91 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 91 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 91 | Tulsa | 8 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 91 | Wyoming | 8 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 91 | Virginia | 7 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 91 | Boston College | 8 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 91 | Temple | 8 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 91 | New Mexico | 8 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 91 | Nevada | 8 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 91 | Rice | 8 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 91 | Auburn | 8 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 91 | Hawaii | 8 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 91 | Northwestern | 9 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2.00 |
| 91 | Army | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 111 | Arkansas State | 8 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 111 | Ole Miss | 8 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 111 | Texas A&M | 8 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 111 | West Virginia | 9 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Iowa State | 9 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 111 | UTEP | 8 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 2.63 |
| 111 | Washington | 9 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 2.00 |
| 118 | Alabama | 8 | 2 | 41 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 118 | Wake Forest | 8 | 2 | 36 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 118 | Central Michigan | 8 | 2 | 35 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 118 | Houston | 8 | 2 | 32 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 118 | Arizona | 9 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 118 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 118 | Liberty | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 118 | USF | 8 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 2.25 |
| 118 | Michigan State | 9 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 2.00 |
| 118 | New Mexico State | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 118 | Connecticut | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 118 | BYU | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 130 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 131 | Massachusetts | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |