2023 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in November Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson | 4 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 2 | USF | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 2 | UTSA | 4 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 2 | Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 5 | Marshall | 4 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 7 | Appalachian State | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 7 | California | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 7 | Oregon | 4 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 10 | Arizona | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 10 | Florida State | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 13 | Memphis | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 13 | UAB | 4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 13 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 17 | Alabama | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 17 | Oregon State | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 17 | SMU | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 17 | Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 17 | Louisiana | 4 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 23 | NC State | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 23 | Maryland | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 23 | Texas | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 23 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 23 | Nevada | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 29 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Washington | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Kansas State | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Bowling Green | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Liberty | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Utah State | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Rice | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 36 | Kansas | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 36 | Auburn | 4 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 39 | UCF | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Northwestern | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Purdue | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Arkansas State | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Indiana | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 47 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 47 | UTEP | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 47 | Wyoming | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 47 | Old Dominion | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 47 | Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 47 | Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 47 | Virginia | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 54 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 54 | Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 54 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | Fresno State | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | Southern Miss | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | Ole Miss | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | San Diego State | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | Ball State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | James Madison | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | Missouri | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | Florida | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | New Mexico | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | West Virginia | 4 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 68 | Navy | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 68 | Duke | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 68 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 68 | Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 68 | Louisville | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 68 | Syracuse | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 68 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 68 | Kent State | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 68 | Colorado | 4 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 77 | San Jose State | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 77 | Hawaii | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 77 | South Alabama | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 77 | Cincinnati | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 77 | Georgia | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 77 | Illinois | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 77 | Tulsa | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 77 | Baylor | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 77 | BYU | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 77 | Connecticut | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 77 | Mississippi State | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 88 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 88 | UCLA | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 88 | Boise State | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 88 | Boston College | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 88 | New Mexico State | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 88 | Stanford | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 88 | Georgia State | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 88 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 88 | East Carolina | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 88 | Troy | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 88 | LSU | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 88 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 88 | Akron | 4 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 101 | Toledo | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 101 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 101 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Washington State | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 101 | North Texas | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 101 | TCU | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 101 | North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Utah | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 110 | Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 110 | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 112 | Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 112 | Central Michigan | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 112 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 112 | Air Force | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 112 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 112 | Houston | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 112 | Texas State | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 119 | Army | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 119 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 119 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 119 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 119 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 119 | Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 125 | Massachusetts | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 125 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 125 | UNLV | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 128 | Ohio | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 128 | USC | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 128 | Temple | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 131 | Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 132 | Buffalo | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 133 | FIU | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |