2022 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in November Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 10.75 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 4 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 3 | TCU | 4 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 4 | UTSA | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 4 | Penn State | 4 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 4 | Louisiana | 4 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 4 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 11 | Oregon | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Auburn | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 13 | Boise State | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 13 | NC State | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 13 | Ohio | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 13 | Marshall | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 17 | Illinois | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 18 | Western Michigan | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 18 | Washington State | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 18 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 18 | Appalachian State | 4 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 18 | Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 23 | Toledo | 3 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 23 | Duke | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 23 | Florida State | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 23 | North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 23 | Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 23 | Colorado State | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 23 | Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 23 | Texas State | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 23 | UAB | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 32 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 32 | Iowa | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 32 | San Jose State | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 32 | Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 32 | Ball State | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 32 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 32 | LSU | 4 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 39 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Mississippi State | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Tulane | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Temple | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Troy | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Houston | 4 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 48 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 48 | New Mexico State | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 48 | BYU | 3 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 48 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 48 | Clemson | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 48 | Kansas | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 48 | Kent State | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 48 | Liberty | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 48 | Purdue | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 48 | Utah State | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 48 | Alabama | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 48 | Indiana | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 60 | Akron | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 60 | Buffalo | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 60 | USC | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Missouri | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Texas | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Air Force | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Florida | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Utah | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Tennessee | 4 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 71 | East Carolina | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 71 | SMU | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 71 | Bowling Green | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 71 | James Madison | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 71 | Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 71 | South Alabama | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 71 | Georgia | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 71 | Ohio State | 4 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 79 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 79 | Army | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 79 | Old Dominion | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 79 | Baylor | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 79 | Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 79 | California | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 79 | West Virginia | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 86 | Arkansas State | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 86 | UNLV | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 86 | Stanford | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 86 | Rice | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 86 | Texas A&M | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 86 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 86 | Louisville | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 93 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 93 | Nevada | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 93 | Notre Dame | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 93 | Kansas State | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 93 | Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 93 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 93 | Arizona | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 93 | Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 93 | Hawaii | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 93 | Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 93 | Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 105 | UTEP | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 105 | Wyoming | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 105 | UCF | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 105 | Boston College | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 105 | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 110 | Charlotte | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 110 | Connecticut | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 110 | San Diego State | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 110 | Southern Miss | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 110 | UCLA | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 110 | FIU | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 110 | Massachusetts | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 117 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 117 | Ole Miss | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 117 | Arizona State | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 117 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 117 | New Mexico | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 122 | North Texas | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 122 | Colorado | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 122 | Syracuse | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 122 | Maryland | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 122 | Michigan State | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 127 | Washington | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 128 | Navy | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 128 | Northwestern | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 128 | USF | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 131 | Virginia | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |