2023 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 13 | 16 | 48 | 64 | 4.92 |
| 2 | Liberty | 5 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 3 | UNLV | 5 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 3 | Clemson | 5 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Army | 11 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 2.55 |
| 3 | Ohio | 5 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 4 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 7 | Texas State | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 7 | Louisiana | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 5 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 10 | Fresno State | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 10 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 10 | Tulane | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 10 | Louisville | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 10 | Georgia | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 10 | Marshall | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 10 | UCLA | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 10 | Bowling Green | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 10 | West Virginia | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 22 | Massachusetts | 10 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 3.70 |
| 22 | California | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 22 | Auburn | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 22 | Appalachian State | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 22 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 22 | USF | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 22 | Syracuse | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 22 | Mississippi State | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 22 | Kansas | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 22 | Maryland | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 22 | Colorado | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Connecticut | 11 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 3.00 |
| 36 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 36 | Utah State | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 36 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 36 | Old Dominion | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 36 | James Madison | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 36 | LSU | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 36 | Oregon | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 36 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 36 | Minnesota | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 36 | Wake Forest | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 36 | Georgia State | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 36 | Michigan | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 36 | BYU | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Houston | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Texas | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 36 | Indiana | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 36 | Northwestern | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 36 | Tulsa | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 56 | Wyoming | 5 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 56 | Duke | 5 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 56 | Ole Miss | 5 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 56 | Washington | 5 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 56 | North Carolina | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 56 | Florida State | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 56 | Troy | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 56 | Toledo | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 56 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 56 | Rutgers | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 56 | North Texas | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 56 | Buffalo | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 56 | Utah | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 56 | Purdue | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 56 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 56 | South Alabama | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Akron | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 56 | Stanford | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 56 | UCF | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Kent State | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 77 | Texas A&M | 5 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 77 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 77 | Alabama | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 77 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 77 | Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 77 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 77 | Missouri | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 77 | Illinois | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 77 | UAB | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 77 | Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 77 | TCU | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 77 | Arizona | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 77 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 77 | NC State | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 77 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 77 | Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 77 | Arkansas State | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Ball State | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 77 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 77 | Air Force | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 77 | Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 99 | Memphis | 5 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 99 | Washington State | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 99 | FIU | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 99 | Southern Miss | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 99 | UTEP | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 99 | Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 99 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 99 | Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 99 | Western Michigan | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 99 | Boise State | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 99 | San Jose State | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 99 | SMU | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 99 | Baylor | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 99 | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 99 | Colorado State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 99 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 99 | Penn State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 99 | Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 117 | Hawaii | 5 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 117 | New Mexico State | 6 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 117 | UTSA | 5 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 117 | Rice | 5 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 117 | East Carolina | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 117 | Central Michigan | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 117 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 117 | Navy | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 117 | Temple | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 117 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 117 | Nevada | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 128 | New Mexico | 4 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 128 | Virginia | 4 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 128 | Florida | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 128 | USC | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 128 | Boston College | 5 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 128 | Arizona State | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |