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 | Liberty | 4 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 5 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 3 | San Diego State | 6 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 6.17 |
| 3 | Georgia | 5 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 3 | Washington | 5 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 3 | Fresno State | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 3 | Ohio | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 3 | Colorado | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 3 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 3 | Maryland | 5 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 12 | James Madison | 5 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 8.20 |
| 12 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 12 | Kansas | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 12 | UNLV | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 12 | California | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 12 | Tulane | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 12 | Arkansas | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 12 | Appalachian State | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 22 | Iowa State | 5 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 6 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 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 | South Carolina | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Houston | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 22 | Utah | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 22 | Alabama | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 22 | Auburn | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 22 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 22 | BYU | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 22 | NC State | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 22 | Penn State | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 22 | Wake Forest | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 22 | Texas | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 22 | Bowling Green | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 22 | UCLA | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 22 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 22 | Tulsa | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 42 | West Virginia | 5 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 42 | Rutgers | 5 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 42 | Clemson | 5 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 42 | North Carolina | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 42 | TCU | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 42 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 42 | Utah State | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 42 | Purdue | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 42 | Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 42 | Toledo | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 42 | Iowa | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 42 | Louisville | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 42 | Louisiana | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 42 | Michigan | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 42 | Marshall | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 42 | Georgia State | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 42 | Texas Tech | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 59 | Wyoming | 5 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 59 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 59 | Duke | 5 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 59 | Oregon | 5 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 59 | LSU | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 59 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 59 | Texas State | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 59 | Massachusetts | 6 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 59 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 59 | Michigan State | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 59 | Missouri | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 59 | Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 59 | Buffalo | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 59 | UCF | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 59 | Western Michigan | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 59 | FIU | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 59 | Troy | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 59 | North Texas | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 59 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 59 | Akron | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 59 | Kent State | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 59 | Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 59 | Charlotte | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 82 | Florida State | 4 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 82 | Illinois | 5 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 82 | Cincinnati | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 82 | Ole Miss | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 82 | Oregon State | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 82 | USC | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 82 | Washington State | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 82 | Old Dominion | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 82 | Virginia | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 82 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 82 | Southern Miss | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 82 | UAB | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 82 | Nebraska | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 82 | Baylor | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 82 | Ball State | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 82 | USF | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 82 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 82 | Arkansas State | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 82 | Northwestern | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 82 | Air Force | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 82 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 82 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 82 | South Alabama | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 82 | Army | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 82 | Nevada | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 107 | East Carolina | 5 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 107 | Texas A&M | 5 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 107 | Memphis | 5 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 107 | UTEP | 6 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 107 | Rice | 5 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 107 | SMU | 5 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 107 | Connecticut | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 107 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 107 | Navy | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 107 | Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 107 | Colorado State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 107 | San Jose State | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 107 | Boise State | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 107 | Stanford | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 121 | Hawaii | 6 | 1 | 29 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 121 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 121 | Florida | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 121 | Central Michigan | 5 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 121 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 121 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 121 | Boston College | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 121 | Temple | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 129 | New Mexico State | 5 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 129 | New Mexico | 5 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 129 | Arizona | 5 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 129 | UTSA | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 129 | Arizona State | 5 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 2.80 |