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 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Liberty | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 5 | BYU | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 5 | Michigan | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 5 | Ole Miss | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 15 | Toledo | 4 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 15 | UTSA | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 15 | LSU | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 15 | Oregon State | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 15 | Marshall | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 15 | UNLV | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 22 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 22 | James Madison | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 22 | SMU | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 22 | Louisville | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 22 | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 22 | West Virginia | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 22 | Fresno State | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 22 | Colorado State | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 22 | Auburn | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 22 | NC State | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 22 | North Texas | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 22 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 22 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 38 | Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 38 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 38 | UCLA | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 38 | Texas | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 38 | Utah State | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 38 | Central Michigan | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 38 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 38 | Boise State | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 38 | UAB | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 38 | New Mexico | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 38 | USC | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 38 | Iowa | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 38 | Tulane | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 38 | Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 38 | Missouri | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 38 | Oregon | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 38 | Virginia | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 38 | Memphis | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 38 | Troy | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 38 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 38 | Boston College | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 38 | Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 38 | South Alabama | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 38 | Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 38 | Nevada | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 38 | Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 38 | Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 38 | USF | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 38 | Louisiana | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 38 | Connecticut | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 38 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 69 | Florida State | 4 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 69 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 69 | Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 69 | East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 69 | Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 69 | New Mexico State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 69 | Arizona | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 69 | Baylor | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 69 | UTEP | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 69 | Navy | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 69 | Washington State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 69 | Colorado | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 69 | Duke | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 69 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 69 | Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 69 | Air Force | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 69 | Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 69 | Mississippi State | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Rice | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Southern Miss | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 69 | Georgia State | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 69 | FIU | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 69 | Akron | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 69 | Stanford | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 69 | Ohio | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 69 | Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 96 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 96 | Washington | 3 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 96 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 96 | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 96 | Cincinnati | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 96 | Clemson | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 96 | Kent State | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 96 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 96 | Maryland | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 96 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 96 | Houston | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 96 | Utah | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 96 | Kansas | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 96 | TCU | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 96 | Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 96 | Florida | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 96 | Charlotte | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 96 | San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 96 | Alabama | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 96 | UCF | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 96 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 96 | Purdue | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 96 | Tulsa | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 96 | Wyoming | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 96 | Hawaii | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 96 | Army | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 96 | Indiana | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 123 | Rutgers | 3 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 123 | South Carolina | 3 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 123 | Wake Forest | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 123 | Appalachian State | 3 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 123 | Texas Tech | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 123 | California | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 123 | Syracuse | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 123 | Temple | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 123 | Arkansas State | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 123 | Ball State | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 123 | Texas State | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |