2023 National Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State | 14 | 10 | 80 | 90 | 6.43 |
| 2 | Washington | 15 | 16 | 70 | 86 | 5.73 |
| 3 | Liberty | 14 | 21 | 63 | 84 | 6.00 |
| 4 | Iowa State | 13 | 16 | 63 | 79 | 6.08 |
| 4 | James Madison | 13 | 13 | 66 | 79 | 6.08 |
| 6 | Clemson | 13 | 16 | 62 | 78 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Toledo | 14 | 11 | 64 | 75 | 5.36 |
| 8 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 13 | 61 | 74 | 5.69 |
| 8 | Oregon | 14 | 12 | 62 | 74 | 5.29 |
| 10 | UTSA | 13 | 10 | 63 | 73 | 5.62 |
| 11 | SMU | 14 | 12 | 60 | 72 | 5.14 |
| 12 | Wyoming | 13 | 11 | 60 | 71 | 5.46 |
| 12 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 11 | 60 | 71 | 5.07 |
| 14 | California | 13 | 12 | 58 | 70 | 5.38 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 13 | 20 | 49 | 69 | 5.31 |
| 15 | Michigan | 15 | 18 | 51 | 69 | 4.60 |
| 17 | Duke | 13 | 10 | 57 | 67 | 5.15 |
| 17 | Tulane | 14 | 17 | 50 | 67 | 4.79 |
| 19 | South Carolina | 12 | 10 | 56 | 66 | 5.50 |
| 19 | Texas | 14 | 16 | 50 | 66 | 4.71 |
| 21 | Appalachian State | 14 | 15 | 50 | 65 | 4.64 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 13 | 16 | 48 | 64 | 4.92 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 4.92 |
| 22 | Marshall | 13 | 13 | 51 | 64 | 4.92 |
| 22 | West Virginia | 13 | 11 | 53 | 64 | 4.92 |
| 22 | Iowa | 14 | 10 | 54 | 64 | 4.57 |
| 27 | Kansas | 13 | 14 | 49 | 63 | 4.85 |
| 27 | Ole Miss | 13 | 13 | 50 | 63 | 4.85 |
| 27 | Oregon State | 13 | 12 | 51 | 63 | 4.85 |
| 27 | Utah State | 13 | 10 | 53 | 63 | 4.85 |
| 27 | Georgia | 14 | 14 | 49 | 63 | 4.50 |
| 32 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 14 | 48 | 62 | 4.77 |
| 32 | Memphis | 13 | 11 | 51 | 62 | 4.77 |
| 32 | Old Dominion | 13 | 11 | 51 | 62 | 4.77 |
| 32 | Arizona | 13 | 9 | 53 | 62 | 4.77 |
| 32 | Louisville | 14 | 13 | 49 | 62 | 4.43 |
| 32 | Alabama | 14 | 12 | 50 | 62 | 4.43 |
| 38 | San Diego State | 12 | 12 | 49 | 61 | 5.08 |
| 38 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 8 | 53 | 61 | 5.08 |
| 38 | Bowling Green | 13 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 4.69 |
| 38 | Fresno State | 13 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 4.69 |
| 38 | Maryland | 13 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 4.69 |
| 43 | UAB | 12 | 10 | 50 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 43 | USF | 13 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 4.62 |
| 43 | Texas A&M | 13 | 9 | 51 | 60 | 4.62 |
| 46 | Western Michigan | 12 | 9 | 50 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 47 | Nebraska | 12 | 9 | 49 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 47 | NC State | 13 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 47 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 47 | Kansas State | 13 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 47 | Louisiana | 13 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 47 | Texas Tech | 13 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 47 | Auburn | 13 | 12 | 46 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 47 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 8 | 50 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 55 | BYU | 12 | 14 | 43 | 57 | 4.75 |
| 55 | LSU | 13 | 10 | 47 | 57 | 4.38 |
| 57 | UCLA | 13 | 15 | 41 | 56 | 4.31 |
| 57 | Rutgers | 13 | 9 | 47 | 56 | 4.31 |
| 57 | Ohio State | 13 | 7 | 49 | 56 | 4.31 |
| 57 | Troy | 14 | 10 | 46 | 56 | 4.00 |
| 61 | East Carolina | 12 | 6 | 49 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 61 | UTEP | 12 | 6 | 49 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 61 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 15 | 40 | 55 | 4.23 |
| 61 | Missouri | 13 | 9 | 46 | 55 | 4.23 |
| 61 | Rice | 13 | 5 | 50 | 55 | 4.23 |
| 61 | New Mexico State | 15 | 7 | 48 | 55 | 3.67 |
| 67 | Illinois | 12 | 7 | 47 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 67 | Wisconsin | 13 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 4.15 |
| 67 | North Carolina | 13 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 4.15 |
| 67 | Boise State | 14 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 3.86 |
| 71 | Virginia | 12 | 8 | 45 | 53 | 4.42 |
| 71 | Tennessee | 13 | 12 | 41 | 53 | 4.08 |
| 73 | New Mexico | 12 | 4 | 48 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 73 | Syracuse | 13 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 4.00 |
| 73 | UNLV | 14 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 3.71 |
| 76 | Cincinnati | 12 | 8 | 43 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 76 | Hawaii | 13 | 7 | 44 | 51 | 3.92 |
| 78 | Arkansas | 12 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 78 | Michigan State | 12 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 78 | San Jose State | 13 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 3.85 |
| 78 | Utah | 13 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 3.85 |
| 82 | Indiana | 12 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 82 | Purdue | 12 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 82 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 5 | 44 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 82 | Northwestern | 13 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 3.77 |
| 82 | UCF | 13 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 3.77 |
| 87 | Colorado | 12 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 87 | Arizona State | 12 | 5 | 43 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 87 | USC | 13 | 7 | 41 | 48 | 3.69 |
| 90 | TCU | 12 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 3.92 |
| 90 | Washington State | 12 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 3.92 |
| 90 | Baylor | 12 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 3.92 |
| 90 | Arkansas State | 13 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 3.62 |
| 94 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 94 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 94 | Navy | 12 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 94 | Southern Miss | 12 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 94 | Minnesota | 13 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 3.54 |
| 94 | Kentucky | 13 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 3.54 |
| 100 | Houston | 12 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 100 | South Alabama | 13 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 3.46 |
| 100 | Miami (FL) | 13 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 3.46 |
| 100 | Penn State | 13 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 3.46 |
| 100 | Texas State | 13 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 3.46 |
| 105 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 105 | Kent State | 12 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 105 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 3.14 |
| 108 | Buffalo | 12 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 108 | North Texas | 12 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 108 | Massachusetts | 12 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 108 | Central Michigan | 12 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 112 | Charlotte | 12 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 3.50 |
| 112 | Nevada | 12 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 3.50 |
| 112 | Ohio | 13 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 3.23 |
| 112 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 3.23 |
| 116 | Georgia State | 13 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 3.15 |
| 117 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 3.33 |
| 117 | Florida | 12 | 3 | 37 | 40 | 3.33 |
| 117 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 3.08 |
| 120 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 120 | Wake Forest | 12 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 120 | Mississippi State | 12 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 120 | Ball State | 12 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 120 | Air Force | 13 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 3.00 |
| 120 | Boston College | 13 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 3.00 |
| 126 | Connecticut | 12 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 3.17 |
| 127 | Tulsa | 12 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 3.08 |
| 127 | Akron | 12 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 3.08 |
| 129 | Colorado State | 12 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 3.00 |
| 130 | FIU | 12 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 2.67 |
| 131 | Stanford | 12 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 2.58 |
| 132 | Army | 12 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 2.50 |
| 133 | Temple | 12 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 2.08 |