2022 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 13 | 14 | 85 | 99 | 7.62 |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 18 | 75 | 93 | 7.75 |
| 3 | Fresno State | 13 | 12 | 73 | 85 | 6.54 |
| 4 | Illinois | 12 | 22 | 61 | 83 | 6.92 |
| 5 | TCU | 14 | 14 | 66 | 80 | 5.71 |
| 6 | UTSA | 13 | 13 | 66 | 79 | 6.08 |
| 7 | Clemson | 13 | 12 | 63 | 75 | 5.77 |
| 8 | Toledo | 13 | 11 | 63 | 74 | 5.69 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 14 | 59 | 73 | 6.08 |
| 10 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 8 | 62 | 70 | 5.83 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 13 | 17 | 52 | 69 | 5.31 |
| 12 | Buffalo | 12 | 13 | 55 | 68 | 5.67 |
| 13 | UAB | 12 | 7 | 60 | 67 | 5.58 |
| 14 | Duke | 12 | 10 | 56 | 66 | 5.50 |
| 14 | Oregon State | 12 | 9 | 57 | 66 | 5.50 |
| 16 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 12 | 53 | 65 | 5.42 |
| 17 | Wake Forest | 12 | 7 | 57 | 64 | 5.33 |
| 17 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 17 | 47 | 64 | 4.92 |
| 17 | USC | 14 | 19 | 45 | 64 | 4.57 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 12 | 12 | 51 | 63 | 5.25 |
| 20 | Missouri | 12 | 10 | 53 | 63 | 5.25 |
| 22 | Marshall | 11 | 14 | 48 | 62 | 5.64 |
| 22 | Ball State | 11 | 5 | 57 | 62 | 5.64 |
| 24 | Rutgers | 11 | 7 | 54 | 61 | 5.55 |
| 24 | Ohio | 13 | 12 | 49 | 61 | 4.69 |
| 24 | Texas | 13 | 10 | 51 | 61 | 4.69 |
| 24 | Michigan | 14 | 14 | 47 | 61 | 4.36 |
| 28 | Alabama | 12 | 5 | 55 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 28 | Houston | 13 | 8 | 52 | 60 | 4.62 |
| 30 | NC State | 12 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 30 | Oregon | 12 | 14 | 45 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 30 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 30 | Purdue | 13 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 4.54 |
| 34 | Louisiana | 12 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 34 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 9 | 49 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 34 | Troy | 13 | 11 | 47 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 37 | Boise State | 13 | 15 | 41 | 56 | 4.31 |
| 37 | Ohio State | 13 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 4.31 |
| 39 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 5.00 |
| 39 | Cincinnati | 12 | 10 | 45 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 41 | Southern Miss | 12 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 41 | Baylor | 12 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 41 | Tennessee | 12 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 41 | Washington State | 12 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 41 | Tulane | 13 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 4.15 |
| 41 | North Carolina | 13 | 8 | 46 | 54 | 4.15 |
| 47 | Iowa | 12 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 4.42 |
| 47 | Kansas State | 13 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 4.08 |
| 47 | Louisville | 13 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 4.08 |
| 47 | North Texas | 13 | 8 | 45 | 53 | 4.08 |
| 51 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 4.73 |
| 51 | Kansas | 12 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 51 | Liberty | 12 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 51 | Mississippi State | 12 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 51 | Ole Miss | 12 | 6 | 46 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 51 | UCF | 13 | 5 | 47 | 52 | 4.00 |
| 51 | Georgia | 14 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 3.71 |
| 58 | Central Michigan | 11 | 3 | 48 | 51 | 4.64 |
| 58 | Wisconsin | 12 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 58 | South Alabama | 12 | 12 | 39 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 58 | Utah State | 12 | 8 | 43 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 62 | Arizona State | 11 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 62 | Old Dominion | 12 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 62 | Arkansas | 12 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 62 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 7 | 43 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 62 | LSU | 13 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 3.85 |
| 67 | James Madison | 10 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 67 | Miami (FL) | 11 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 67 | Colorado State | 11 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 67 | Minnesota | 12 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 67 | Connecticut | 12 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 72 | Western Michigan | 11 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 72 | Florida State | 12 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Maryland | 13 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 3.69 |
| 75 | Georgia State | 12 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 3.92 |
| 75 | Wyoming | 12 | 4 | 43 | 47 | 3.92 |
| 77 | Nebraska | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 4.18 |
| 77 | New Mexico | 11 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 4.18 |
| 77 | Bowling Green | 12 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 77 | Kentucky | 12 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 81 | Texas State | 11 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 4.09 |
| 81 | Indiana | 11 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 4.09 |
| 81 | Arkansas State | 11 | 5 | 40 | 45 | 4.09 |
| 81 | San Diego State | 12 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 81 | East Carolina | 12 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 81 | Texas Tech | 12 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 81 | Utah | 13 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 3.46 |
| 88 | Memphis | 12 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 89 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 4 | 39 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 89 | San Jose State | 11 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 3.91 |
| 89 | Akron | 11 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 3.91 |
| 89 | Auburn | 11 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 3.91 |
| 89 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 3.91 |
| 89 | UCLA | 12 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 89 | BYU | 12 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 96 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 3.82 |
| 96 | Tulsa | 11 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 3.82 |
| 98 | Appalachian State | 10 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 4.10 |
| 98 | Texas A&M | 11 | 3 | 38 | 41 | 3.73 |
| 98 | UTEP | 12 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 3.42 |
| 101 | UNLV | 11 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 101 | Temple | 11 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 101 | Boston College | 11 | 5 | 35 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 104 | Virginia | 9 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 104 | Nevada | 11 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 3.55 |
| 104 | Kent State | 11 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 3.55 |
| 104 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 3.55 |
| 104 | Air Force | 12 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 109 | California | 11 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 3.45 |
| 109 | New Mexico State | 11 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 3.45 |
| 109 | SMU | 12 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 3.17 |
| 109 | Rice | 12 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 3.17 |
| 113 | Navy | 11 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 3.36 |
| 113 | FIU | 11 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 3.36 |
| 113 | Massachusetts | 11 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 3.36 |
| 113 | Stanford | 11 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 3.36 |
| 113 | Arizona | 11 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 3.36 |
| 113 | Florida | 12 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 3.08 |
| 119 | Syracuse | 12 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 3.00 |
| 119 | Hawaii | 12 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 3.00 |
| 121 | West Virginia | 11 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 3.09 |
| 121 | Notre Dame | 13 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 2.62 |
| 123 | Iowa State | 11 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 3.00 |
| 123 | Colorado | 12 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 2.75 |
| 123 | Michigan State | 12 | 2 | 31 | 33 | 2.75 |
| 126 | Washington | 12 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 2.58 |
| 127 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 2.73 |
| 127 | Northwestern | 11 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 2.73 |
| 129 | Charlotte | 11 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 2.64 |
| 130 | USF | 11 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 2.55 |
| 131 | Army | 10 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 2.70 |