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