2023 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in October Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 2 | Toledo | 4 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 5 | BYU | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 5 | James Madison | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 5 | SMU | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 8 | Michigan | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 8 | Washington | 3 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 11 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 12 | Liberty | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 13 | Texas | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 13 | Utah State | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 16 | Florida State | 4 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 17 | Boise State | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 18 | UTSA | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 18 | UCLA | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 18 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 21 | Iowa State | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 21 | Ole Miss | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 21 | Louisville | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 21 | UAB | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 21 | New Mexico | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 21 | Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 21 | East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 21 | Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 29 | San Jose State | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 29 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 31 | Notre Dame | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 31 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 31 | LSU | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 31 | Oregon State | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 31 | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 31 | Iowa | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 31 | Tulane | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 38 | Kansas State | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 38 | West Virginia | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Rutgers | 3 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 38 | South Carolina | 3 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 43 | Central Michigan | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 43 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 45 | Fresno State | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 45 | Missouri | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 45 | Oregon | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 45 | Virginia | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 45 | Arizona | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 45 | Baylor | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 45 | UTEP | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 45 | Cincinnati | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 45 | Clemson | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 54 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 55 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 55 | Memphis | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 55 | Troy | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 55 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 55 | Navy | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 55 | Kent State | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 55 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 55 | Appalachian State | 3 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 63 | USC | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 63 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 65 | Buffalo | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Marshall | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 65 | New Mexico State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Auburn | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 65 | NC State | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Boston College | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 65 | South Alabama | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Colorado | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Maryland | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 65 | San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 76 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 76 | Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 78 | Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 78 | Nevada | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 78 | Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 78 | Duke | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 78 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 78 | Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 78 | Air Force | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 78 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 78 | Houston | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 78 | Utah | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 88 | North Carolina | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 88 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 88 | Colorado State | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 88 | Wake Forest | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 92 | UNLV | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 92 | Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 92 | Kansas | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 92 | TCU | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 92 | Texas Tech | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 97 | Washington State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 98 | North Texas | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 98 | USF | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Louisiana | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Mississippi State | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Rice | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Southern Miss | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Florida | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Charlotte | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 98 | California | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Syracuse | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Temple | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 112 | Connecticut | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 112 | Georgia State | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 112 | Alabama | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 112 | UCF | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 112 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 112 | Purdue | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 112 | Tulsa | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 112 | Wyoming | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 112 | Arkansas State | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 121 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 121 | Akron | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 121 | Hawaii | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 124 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 124 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 126 | FIU | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 126 | Stanford | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 128 | Army | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 129 | Indiana | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 129 | Ball State | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 131 | Ohio | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 132 | Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 133 | Texas State | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |