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 Florida State 4 3 24 27 6.75
4 Liberty 4 10 16 26 6.50
5 Iowa State 5 6 26 32 6.40
6 North Carolina 4 5 20 25 6.25
7 West Virginia 5 5 26 31 6.20
8 San Diego State 6 8 29 37 6.17
9 Duke 5 4 26 30 6.00
9 Wisconsin 4 7 17 24 6.00
11 Georgia 5 8 21 29 5.80
11 Georgia Southern 5 7 22 29 5.80
13 Washington 5 8 20 28 5.60
13 Kansas 5 7 21 28 5.60
13 Rutgers 5 5 23 28 5.60
16 Louisiana Tech 6 4 29 33 5.50
16 Washington State 4 3 19 22 5.50
18 UNLV 5 7 20 27 5.40
18 Clemson 5 5 22 27 5.40
18 Oregon 5 4 23 27 5.40
21 Ohio State 4 3 18 21 5.25
22 Fresno State 5 8 18 26 5.20
22 California 5 7 19 26 5.20
22 Tulane 5 7 19 26 5.20
22 Coastal Carolina 5 6 20 26 5.20
22 Indiana 5 6 20 26 5.20
22 Syracuse 5 6 20 26 5.20
22 LSU 5 4 22 26 5.20
22 Miami (OH) 5 4 22 26 5.20
22 Texas State 5 4 22 26 5.20
31 Hawaii 6 1 29 30 5.00
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 Notre Dame 6 6 23 29 4.83
38 Oklahoma 5 10 14 24 4.80
38 Minnesota 5 8 16 24 4.80
38 Ohio 5 8 16 24 4.80
38 Houston 5 6 18 24 4.80
38 Utah 5 6 18 24 4.80
38 Eastern Michigan 5 5 19 24 4.80
38 Utah State 5 5 19 24 4.80
38 Georgia Tech 5 4 20 24 4.80
38 Memphis 5 2 22 24 4.80
47 Wake Forest 4 6 13 19 4.75
47 North Texas 4 4 15 19 4.75
49 Purdue 5 5 18 23 4.60
49 Michigan State 5 4 19 23 4.60
49 Missouri 5 4 19 23 4.60
49 Tennessee 5 4 19 23 4.60
49 Cincinnati 5 3 20 23 4.60
49 Ole Miss 5 3 20 23 4.60
49 Oregon State 5 3 20 23 4.60
49 USC 5 3 20 23 4.60
49 Rice 5 2 21 23 4.60
58 Arkansas 5 7 15 22 4.40
58 Alabama 5 6 16 22 4.40
58 Auburn 5 6 16 22 4.40
58 Western Kentucky 5 6 16 22 4.40
58 Kentucky 5 5 17 22 4.40
58 Toledo 5 5 17 22 4.40
58 Buffalo 5 4 18 22 4.40
58 UCF 5 4 18 22 4.40
58 Western Michigan 5 4 18 22 4.40
58 Old Dominion 5 3 19 22 4.40
58 Virginia 5 3 19 22 4.40
69 Vanderbilt 6 7 19 26 4.33
69 Massachusetts 6 4 22 26 4.33
71 Marshall 4 5 12 17 4.25
71 Miami (FL) 4 4 13 17 4.25
73 Colorado 5 8 13 21 4.20
73 Jacksonville State 5 8 13 21 4.20
73 Appalachian State 5 7 14 21 4.20
73 BYU 5 6 15 21 4.20
73 NC State 5 6 15 21 4.20
73 Iowa 5 5 16 21 4.20
73 Southern Miss 5 3 18 21 4.20
80 UTEP 6 2 22 24 4.00
80 Penn State 5 6 14 20 4.00
80 Louisville 5 5 15 20 4.00
80 Louisiana 5 5 15 20 4.00
80 FIU 5 4 16 20 4.00
80 Troy 5 4 16 20 4.00
80 UAB 5 3 17 20 4.00
80 Nebraska 5 3 17 20 4.00
80 New Mexico State 5 0 20 20 4.00
80 Florida Atlantic 4 3 13 16 4.00
90 Maryland 5 8 11 19 3.80
90 Baylor 5 3 16 19 3.80
90 New Mexico 5 0 19 19 3.80
93 UCLA 4 6 9 15 3.75
93 Louisiana-Monroe 4 6 9 15 3.75
93 Navy 4 2 13 15 3.75
93 Sam Houston State 4 1 14 15 3.75
97 Michigan 5 5 13 18 3.60
97 Ball State 5 3 15 18 3.60
97 USF 5 3 15 18 3.60
97 SMU 5 2 16 18 3.60
101 Kansas State 4 2 12 14 3.50
101 UTSA 4 0 14 14 3.50
103 Texas 5 6 11 17 3.40
103 Georgia State 5 5 12 17 3.40
103 Texas Tech 5 5 12 17 3.40
103 Akron 5 4 13 17 3.40
103 Arizona 5 0 17 17 3.40
108 Colorado State 4 2 11 13 3.25
109 Bowling Green 5 6 10 16 3.20
109 Kent State 5 4 12 16 3.20
109 Mississippi State 5 4 12 16 3.20
109 Arkansas State 5 3 13 16 3.20
109 Northwestern 5 3 13 16 3.20
109 Connecticut 5 2 14 16 3.20
109 Middle Tennessee State 5 2 14 16 3.20
116 Tulsa 5 6 9 15 3.00
116 Air Force 5 3 12 15 3.00
116 Florida 5 1 14 15 3.00
119 Central Michigan 5 1 13 14 2.80
119 Arizona State 5 0 14 14 2.80
121 Virginia Tech 5 3 10 13 2.60
121 San Jose State 5 2 11 13 2.60
123 Army 4 3 7 10 2.50
123 Oklahoma State 4 1 9 10 2.50
125 Northern Illinois 5 3 9 12 2.40
125 South Alabama 5 3 9 12 2.40
125 Boise State 5 2 10 12 2.40
125 Stanford 5 2 10 12 2.40
125 Pittsburgh 5 1 11 12 2.40
130 Charlotte 5 4 6 10 2.00
130 Nevada 5 3 7 10 2.00
130 Boston College 5 1 9 10 2.00
133 Temple 5 1 8 9 1.80