2023 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Madison | 5 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 8.20 |
| 2 | Wyoming | 5 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 3 | San Diego State | 6 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 6.17 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 5 | Iowa State | 5 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 6 | West Virginia | 5 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 7 | Duke | 5 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Hawaii | 6 | 1 | 29 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Georgia | 5 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 9 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 6 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 12 | Washington | 5 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 12 | Kansas | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 5 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 15 | Florida State | 4 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 15 | UNLV | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 15 | Clemson | 5 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 15 | Oregon | 5 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 19 | Liberty | 4 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 19 | Fresno State | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 19 | California | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 19 | Tulane | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 19 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 19 | Indiana | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 19 | Syracuse | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 19 | LSU | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 19 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 19 | Texas State | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 19 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 19 | Massachusetts | 6 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 31 | North Carolina | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 31 | South Carolina | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 31 | TCU | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Illinois | 5 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 31 | East Carolina | 5 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Texas A&M | 5 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | 5 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 37 | Minnesota | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 37 | Ohio | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 37 | Houston | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 37 | Utah | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 37 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 37 | Utah State | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 37 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 37 | Memphis | 5 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 37 | UTEP | 6 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 48 | Purdue | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 48 | Michigan State | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 48 | Missouri | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 48 | Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 48 | Cincinnati | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 48 | Ole Miss | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 48 | Oregon State | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 48 | USC | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 48 | Rice | 5 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 57 | Washington State | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 57 | Arkansas | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 57 | Alabama | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 57 | Auburn | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 57 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 57 | Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 57 | Toledo | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 57 | Buffalo | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 57 | UCF | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 57 | Western Michigan | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 57 | Old Dominion | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 57 | Virginia | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 69 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 69 | Colorado | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 69 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 69 | Appalachian State | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 69 | BYU | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 69 | NC State | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 69 | Iowa | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 69 | Southern Miss | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 77 | Penn State | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 77 | Louisville | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 77 | Louisiana | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 77 | FIU | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 77 | Troy | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 77 | UAB | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 77 | Nebraska | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 77 | New Mexico State | 5 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 85 | Wake Forest | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 85 | North Texas | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 85 | Maryland | 5 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 85 | Baylor | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 85 | New Mexico | 5 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 90 | Michigan | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 90 | Ball State | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 90 | USF | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 90 | SMU | 5 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 94 | Marshall | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 94 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 94 | Texas | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 94 | Georgia State | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 94 | Texas Tech | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 94 | Akron | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 94 | Arizona | 5 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 101 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 101 | Bowling Green | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 101 | Kent State | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 101 | Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 101 | Arkansas State | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 101 | Northwestern | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 101 | Connecticut | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 101 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 109 | UCLA | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 109 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 109 | Navy | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 109 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 109 | Tulsa | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 109 | Air Force | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 109 | Florida | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 116 | Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 116 | UTSA | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 116 | Central Michigan | 5 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 116 | Arizona State | 5 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 120 | Colorado State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 120 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 120 | San Jose State | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 123 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 123 | South Alabama | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 123 | Boise State | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 123 | Stanford | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 123 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 128 | Army | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 128 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 128 | Charlotte | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 128 | Nevada | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 128 | Boston College | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 133 | Temple | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.80 |