2022 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 13 | 20 | 79 | 99 | 7.62 |
| 1 | Penn State | 10 | 11 | 79 | 90 | 9.00 |
| 3 | Fresno State | 12 | 12 | 68 | 80 | 6.67 |
| 4 | UTSA | 12 | 13 | 65 | 78 | 6.50 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 11 | 65 | 76 | 5.85 |
| 6 | Toledo | 13 | 12 | 64 | 76 | 5.85 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 10 | 61 | 71 | 6.45 |
| 7 | UAB | 12 | 10 | 61 | 71 | 5.92 |
| 9 | Ball State | 11 | 7 | 59 | 66 | 6.00 |
| 10 | Buffalo | 13 | 13 | 58 | 71 | 5.46 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 13 | 57 | 70 | 5.38 |
| 12 | Illinois | 11 | 22 | 55 | 77 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 11 | 53 | 64 | 4.92 |
| 13 | Wake Forest | 11 | 7 | 53 | 60 | 5.45 |
| 15 | Clemson | 10 | 11 | 52 | 63 | 6.30 |
| 15 | Duke | 12 | 8 | 52 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 17 | Ohio | 13 | 12 | 51 | 63 | 4.85 |
| 17 | Central Michigan | 11 | 4 | 51 | 55 | 5.00 |
| 19 | Marshall | 11 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 5.82 |
| 19 | Troy | 14 | 13 | 50 | 63 | 4.50 |
| 21 | TCU | 10 | 11 | 49 | 60 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 18 | 47 | 65 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Liberty | 13 | 14 | 47 | 61 | 4.69 |
| 22 | Houston | 12 | 8 | 47 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 25 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 12 | 46 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 25 | UCF | 12 | 5 | 46 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 27 | Colorado State | 11 | 8 | 45 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 27 | North Texas | 14 | 8 | 45 | 53 | 3.79 |
| 29 | Cincinnati | 12 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 29 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 9 | 44 | 53 | 4.42 |
| 29 | Wyoming | 12 | 6 | 44 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 32 | Tulane | 12 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 32 | Utah State | 12 | 10 | 43 | 53 | 4.42 |
| 34 | NC State | 11 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 5.36 |
| 34 | Iowa | 11 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 5.09 |
| 34 | Baylor | 10 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 5.40 |
| 34 | James Madison | 11 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 34 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 34 | Western Michigan | 11 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 34 | Missouri | 9 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 5.78 |
| 34 | New Mexico State | 13 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 3.77 |
| 34 | Ole Miss | 9 | 6 | 42 | 48 | 5.33 |
| 34 | BYU | 11 | 6 | 42 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 44 | Louisiana | 11 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 5.00 |
| 44 | Rutgers | 9 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 46 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 46 | Nebraska | 11 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 46 | Texas | 9 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 5.33 |
| 46 | Florida State | 11 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 46 | Appalachian State | 11 | 6 | 40 | 46 | 4.18 |
| 51 | Purdue | 11 | 12 | 39 | 51 | 4.64 |
| 51 | South Alabama | 11 | 12 | 39 | 51 | 4.64 |
| 51 | South Carolina | 9 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 51 | East Carolina | 12 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 51 | New Mexico | 10 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 56 | Oklahoma | 9 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 56 | Old Dominion | 12 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 56 | Boise State | 11 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 56 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 56 | Temple | 12 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 56 | Arkansas State | 10 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 62 | Kentucky | 9 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 62 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 3 | 37 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Mississippi State | 10 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 4.80 |
| 64 | Texas State | 11 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 4.18 |
| 64 | Akron | 11 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 4.09 |
| 64 | UTEP | 12 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 3.42 |
| 68 | Wisconsin | 12 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 68 | Connecticut | 11 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 4.18 |
| 68 | Texas Tech | 10 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 68 | Air Force | 13 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 3.38 |
| 68 | North Carolina | 10 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 68 | Rice | 12 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 68 | Tulsa | 11 | 5 | 35 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 75 | Southern Miss | 11 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 75 | Minnesota | 12 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 3.92 |
| 75 | Kansas | 10 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 75 | Bowling Green | 11 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 3.91 |
| 75 | Hawaii | 11 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 3.91 |
| 75 | Massachusetts | 11 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 3.91 |
| 75 | FIU | 12 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 3.42 |
| 75 | Alabama | 8 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 83 | San Jose State | 11 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 4.18 |
| 83 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 83 | Michigan | 11 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 3.91 |
| 83 | Maryland | 10 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 83 | LSU | 9 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 83 | Navy | 11 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 83 | Virginia | 9 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 90 | Oregon State | 8 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 90 | San Diego State | 11 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 3.91 |
| 90 | Oregon | 8 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 90 | Arizona State | 7 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 94 | Auburn | 7 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 95 | Louisville | 10 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 4.10 |
| 95 | Georgia State | 11 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 3.73 |
| 95 | Indiana | 9 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 98 | Memphis | 11 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 4.00 |
| 98 | Nevada | 11 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 98 | SMU | 11 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 3.55 |
| 98 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 98 | Boston College | 9 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 98 | Texas A&M | 8 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 98 | Michigan State | 8 | 1 | 29 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 105 | Iowa State | 9 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 105 | Arkansas | 9 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 105 | Kent State | 10 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 3.40 |
| 108 | Ohio State | 9 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 109 | Kansas State | 9 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 109 | USC | 7 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 109 | Army | 11 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 3.18 |
| 112 | UNLV | 10 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 3.90 |
| 112 | Washington State | 7 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 114 | Tennessee | 7 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 114 | UCLA | 8 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 114 | Georgia | 8 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 114 | West Virginia | 8 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 118 | California | 6 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 118 | Utah | 8 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 118 | Northwestern | 10 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 2.70 |
| 118 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 122 | Syracuse | 9 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 123 | Charlotte | 11 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 2.55 |
| 123 | Washington | 9 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 125 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 125 | USF | 11 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 2.27 |
| 127 | Arizona | 6 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 128 | Colorado | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 129 | Notre Dame | 9 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 2.44 |
| 130 | Florida | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 131 | Stanford | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3.20 |