2022 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in October Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 5 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Buffalo | 4 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 4 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 3 | North Texas | 4 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 6 | Illinois | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 6 | Missouri | 4 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 6 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 9 | Baylor | 4 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 9 | James Madison | 4 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Alabama | 4 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 13 | Liberty | 4 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 15 | Fresno State | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 15 | UAB | 5 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 17 | Arizona State | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 19 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 19 | Oregon State | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 19 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 19 | Ball State | 4 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 19 | Clemson | 4 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 24 | TCU | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 24 | Navy | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 26 | Ohio State | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 26 | Ohio | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 26 | Boston College | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 26 | Penn State | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 26 | Ole Miss | 5 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 31 | UTSA | 3 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 31 | Marshall | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 31 | Georgia State | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 31 | Oregon | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 31 | North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 31 | Virginia | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 31 | UCF | 4 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 31 | Arkansas State | 5 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 39 | Louisville | 4 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 39 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 39 | Troy | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 39 | Rutgers | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 39 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 39 | Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 39 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 39 | Wake Forest | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 39 | FIU | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Stanford | 5 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 49 | Purdue | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 49 | Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 49 | Nebraska | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 49 | Kansas State | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 49 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 49 | Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 49 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 56 | Tulane | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 56 | South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 56 | Southern Miss | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 56 | Duke | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 56 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 56 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 56 | Washington State | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 56 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 64 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 64 | Oklahoma | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 64 | Tennessee | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 64 | Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 64 | Colorado | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 64 | Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 64 | Central Michigan | 4 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 71 | Utah State | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 71 | Kansas | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Mississippi State | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Appalachian State | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Massachusetts | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Texas Tech | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Indiana | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Michigan | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 71 | USC | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 71 | East Carolina | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 81 | California | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 81 | Maryland | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 81 | Minnesota | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 81 | Texas State | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 81 | NC State | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 81 | Louisiana | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 81 | Cincinnati | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 81 | Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 81 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 90 | LSU | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 90 | Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 90 | Nevada | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 90 | Texas A&M | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 90 | Arizona | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 95 | New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 95 | New Mexico | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 95 | Utah | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 95 | Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 95 | Rice | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 95 | Florida State | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 101 | San Diego State | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 101 | Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 101 | USF | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Temple | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Army | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Georgia | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 107 | Houston | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 107 | Florida | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 107 | South Alabama | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 107 | San Jose State | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 107 | BYU | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 107 | Hawaii | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 107 | SMU | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 107 | Iowa State | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 107 | Akron | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 116 | Iowa | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 116 | Kent State | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 116 | Notre Dame | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 116 | Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 116 | West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 121 | Auburn | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 122 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 122 | UNLV | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 122 | Air Force | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 122 | Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 122 | UTEP | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 122 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 128 | Boise State | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 129 | UCLA | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 130 | Northwestern | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 131 | Washington | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |