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 | Toledo | 4 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 3 | Florida State | 4 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 8 | Liberty | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 8 | UCLA | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 8 | Washington | 3 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 11 | UTSA | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 11 | James Madison | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 11 | SMU | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 14 | Bowling Green | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 15 | BYU | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 15 | San Jose State | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 15 | Texas | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 15 | Utah State | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 15 | Central Michigan | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 15 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 15 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 22 | Michigan | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 22 | Kansas State | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 22 | Boise State | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 22 | East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 22 | Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 22 | Rutgers | 3 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 3 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 31 | UAB | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 31 | New Mexico | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 31 | USC | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 31 | New Mexico State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 31 | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Wake Forest | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 38 | Louisville | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 38 | Iowa | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 38 | Tulane | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 38 | Cincinnati | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 38 | Clemson | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 38 | Appalachian State | 3 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 44 | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 44 | Arizona | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 44 | Baylor | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 44 | UTEP | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 44 | Kent State | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 44 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 51 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 51 | Ole Miss | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 51 | LSU | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 51 | Oregon State | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 51 | Marshall | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 51 | West Virginia | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 51 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 51 | Missouri | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 51 | Oregon | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 51 | Virginia | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 51 | Navy | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 51 | Washington State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 51 | Maryland | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Iowa State | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 64 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 64 | Fresno State | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 64 | Colorado State | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 64 | Memphis | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 64 | Troy | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 64 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 64 | Colorado | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 64 | Houston | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 64 | Utah | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 64 | Texas Tech | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 76 | Notre Dame | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 76 | Buffalo | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 76 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 76 | Boston College | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 76 | Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 76 | South Alabama | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 76 | Duke | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 76 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 76 | Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 76 | Air Force | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 76 | Kansas | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 76 | TCU | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 76 | California | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 76 | Syracuse | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 76 | Temple | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 91 | North Carolina | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Auburn | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 91 | NC State | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 91 | North Texas | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 91 | Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 91 | Nevada | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 91 | Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 91 | Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 91 | Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 91 | Florida | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 91 | Charlotte | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 91 | Arkansas State | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 104 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 104 | Mississippi State | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 104 | Rice | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 104 | Southern Miss | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 104 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 104 | San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 104 | Alabama | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 104 | UCF | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 104 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 104 | Purdue | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 104 | Tulsa | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 104 | Wyoming | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 116 | Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 116 | USF | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 116 | Louisiana | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 116 | Georgia State | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 116 | FIU | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 116 | Hawaii | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 116 | Army | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 123 | UNLV | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 123 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 123 | Connecticut | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 123 | Akron | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 123 | Ball State | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 128 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 128 | Stanford | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 128 | Ohio | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 128 | Indiana | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 132 | Texas State | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 133 | Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |