2022 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 41 | 45 | 11.25 |
| 2 | UAB | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Illinois | 4 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 5 | TCU | 3 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 6 | Clemson | 4 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 4 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 4 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 9 | Ball State | 4 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 9 | Duke | 4 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 11 | New Mexico | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 11 | USC | 4 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Oregon State | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Iowa | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 17 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 17 | NC State | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 17 | Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 20 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 20 | Ole Miss | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 20 | Purdue | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 20 | Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 24 | South Carolina | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 25 | Southern Miss | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 25 | Arizona State | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 25 | Rutgers | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 25 | Mississippi State | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 25 | Baylor | 4 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 33 | Houston | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 33 | San Diego State | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 35 | UCLA | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 35 | South Alabama | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 35 | East Carolina | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Maryland | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 35 | San Jose State | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Fresno State | 3 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Kansas State | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 43 | Massachusetts | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 43 | Bowling Green | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 43 | Texas A&M | 4 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 47 | BYU | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 48 | Louisiana | 4 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 48 | Cincinnati | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 48 | Air Force | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 48 | UCF | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 52 | UNLV | 5 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 52 | Hawaii | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 52 | UTEP | 5 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 55 | Georgia | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 55 | Liberty | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 55 | California | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 55 | Marshall | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 55 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 55 | Florida State | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 55 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 55 | Virginia | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 55 | Michigan State | 4 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 64 | Washington | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 64 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 66 | Utah State | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 66 | UTSA | 5 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Louisville | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Memphis | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Utah | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Missouri | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Arkansas State | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 77 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 77 | Rice | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 77 | Texas State | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 77 | Boston College | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 77 | Kansas | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 77 | Michigan | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 77 | SMU | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 77 | Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 77 | LSU | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 77 | Auburn | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 77 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 77 | Kent State | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 89 | FIU | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 89 | Army | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 91 | Georgia State | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Washington State | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Akron | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Indiana | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Temple | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Texas | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Toledo | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Alabama | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Western Michigan | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 102 | Nevada | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 103 | James Madison | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 103 | Navy | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 105 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 105 | Oregon | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 105 | Arizona | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 105 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 105 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 110 | Wyoming | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 111 | Boise State | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 111 | USF | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Troy | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Buffalo | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 111 | North Carolina | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 111 | West Virginia | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 118 | Tulane | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 119 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 119 | Florida | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 119 | Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 119 | Appalachian State | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 119 | Ohio | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 124 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 125 | Stanford | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 126 | New Mexico State | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 126 | North Texas | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 128 | Colorado | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 128 | Notre Dame | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 130 | Connecticut | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 131 | Charlotte | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.20 |