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 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 2 | North Texas | 4 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 2 | Missouri | 4 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 2 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 2 | Alabama | 4 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Buffalo | 4 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 9 | James Madison | 4 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 9 | UAB | 5 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 4 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 11 | Liberty | 4 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 11 | Fresno State | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 11 | Ball State | 4 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Clemson | 4 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Baylor | 4 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 16 | Arizona State | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 16 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 20 | Illinois | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 20 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Oregon State | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Ole Miss | 5 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 20 | UCF | 4 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 26 | Boston College | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 26 | Penn State | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 26 | UTSA | 3 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 26 | Arkansas State | 5 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 26 | Wake Forest | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 31 | TCU | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 31 | Navy | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 31 | North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 31 | Virginia | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 31 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Stanford | 5 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Oregon | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 37 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 37 | FIU | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 37 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 37 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 37 | Washington State | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 37 | Central Michigan | 4 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 46 | Ohio | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 46 | Rutgers | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 46 | Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 46 | South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 50 | Georgia State | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 50 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 50 | Troy | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 50 | Kansas State | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 50 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 50 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 50 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 50 | Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 50 | Colorado | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 50 | Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 60 | Ohio State | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 60 | Marshall | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 60 | Nebraska | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 60 | Tulane | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 60 | Duke | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 60 | Utah State | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 60 | Indiana | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Michigan | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 60 | USC | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Arizona | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 70 | Purdue | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 70 | Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 70 | Texas Tech | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 70 | Texas A&M | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 74 | Southern Miss | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 74 | Tennessee | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 74 | Appalachian State | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Massachusetts | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Cincinnati | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 74 | Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 74 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 74 | New Mexico | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 74 | Florida State | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 74 | Georgia | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Louisville | 4 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 84 | Oklahoma | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 84 | Kansas | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 84 | Mississippi State | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 84 | East Carolina | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 84 | NC State | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 84 | Louisiana | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 84 | LSU | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 84 | Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 84 | Nevada | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 84 | New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 84 | Rice | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 84 | Iowa State | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 97 | California | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 97 | Maryland | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 97 | Minnesota | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 97 | Texas State | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 97 | Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 97 | USF | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Temple | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Army | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 97 | SMU | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 97 | Akron | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 107 | Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 107 | San Diego State | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 107 | Houston | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 107 | BYU | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 107 | Hawaii | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 112 | Utah | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 112 | San Jose State | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 112 | Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 112 | West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 112 | Auburn | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 112 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 118 | Florida | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 118 | South Alabama | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 118 | Iowa | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 118 | Kent State | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 118 | Notre Dame | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 118 | UNLV | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 118 | UTEP | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 125 | Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 126 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 126 | Air Force | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 128 | Boise State | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 128 | UCLA | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 128 | Northwestern | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 131 | Washington | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |