2024 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/20/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ole Miss | 8 | 7 | 45 | 52 | 6.50 |
| 2 | UNLV | 8 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 8 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 4 | Miami (OH) | 9 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 9 | 9 | 45 | 54 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Colorado | 10 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 5.90 |
| 8 | SMU | 9 | 9 | 44 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 9 | Clemson | 9 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 5.78 |
| 10 | UTSA | 8 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 11 | Marshall | 9 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 12 | Buffalo | 8 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 12 | Memphis | 8 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 14 | Colorado State | 7 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 15 | Utah | 10 | 9 | 45 | 54 | 5.40 |
| 16 | California | 8 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 16 | Louisville | 8 | 4 | 39 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 18 | Duke | 8 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 19 | Texas | 9 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 20 | Florida | 8 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 20 | James Madison | 8 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 20 | Western Michigan | 8 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 25 | USC | 9 | 7 | 39 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 26 | BYU | 10 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 27 | Arizona State | 10 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Fresno State | 7 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Washington State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Rutgers | 9 | 4 | 40 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 32 | Kansas | 9 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 32 | Michigan | 9 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 34 | Alabama | 8 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 34 | Boston College | 8 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 34 | Charlotte | 8 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 37 | Iowa | 9 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 37 | Louisiana | 9 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 39 | UTEP | 8 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 39 | Tennessee | 8 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 39 | USF | 8 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 39 | NC State | 8 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 43 | Navy | 9 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 43 | UCLA | 9 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 43 | Ohio | 9 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 46 | South Alabama | 8 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 46 | North Carolina | 8 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 46 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 49 | Oregon | 11 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 50 | Washington | 9 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 51 | Baylor | 10 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 52 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 52 | Toledo | 8 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 52 | LSU | 8 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 55 | Ohio State | 10 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 56 | Arkansas | 8 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 56 | Boise State | 8 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 58 | Indiana | 9 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 58 | Jacksonville State | 9 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 60 | San Jose State | 7 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 61 | Bowling Green | 8 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 61 | East Carolina | 8 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 61 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 61 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 61 | Rice | 8 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 66 | Kansas State | 10 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 4.10 |
| 67 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Northwestern | 9 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Sam Houston State | 8 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 67 | UAB | 8 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Utah State | 7 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Wyoming | 7 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 75 | Tulane | 9 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 75 | Georgia | 9 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 75 | Illinois | 9 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 75 | TCU | 9 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 75 | Wisconsin | 9 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 80 | South Carolina | 8 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 80 | Arkansas State | 8 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 80 | Auburn | 8 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 80 | Georgia State | 8 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 80 | New Mexico State | 8 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 80 | Troy | 8 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 86 | Old Dominion | 8 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 87 | Army | 10 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 3.70 |
| 88 | Nebraska | 9 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 89 | Ball State | 8 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 89 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 89 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 89 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 89 | Central Michigan | 8 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 89 | Missouri | 8 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 95 | Iowa State | 10 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 3.60 |
| 95 | Penn State | 10 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 3.60 |
| 97 | Texas Tech | 9 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 98 | Liberty | 8 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 98 | Syracuse | 8 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 100 | Houston | 9 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 101 | New Mexico | 7 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 102 | Purdue | 9 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 103 | Nevada | 7 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 103 | Hawaii | 7 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 105 | Virginia | 8 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 105 | Temple | 8 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 105 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 105 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 105 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 105 | Akron | 8 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 111 | Stanford | 8 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 111 | Southern Miss | 8 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 113 | Arizona | 10 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.10 |
| 114 | Mississippi State | 8 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 114 | Texas State | 8 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 114 | Kent State | 8 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 117 | UCF | 9 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 117 | West Virginia | 9 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 119 | Kentucky | 8 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 119 | Florida State | 8 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 121 | Air Force | 7 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 122 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 2.67 |
| 122 | Michigan State | 9 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 2.67 |
| 122 | Cincinnati | 9 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 2.67 |
| 125 | Wake Forest | 8 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 2.63 |
| 125 | North Texas | 8 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 2.63 |
| 125 | Tulsa | 8 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 2.63 |
| 128 | FIU | 8 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 2.50 |
| 129 | Maryland | 9 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 2.44 |
| 130 | Oklahoma | 8 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 2.25 |
| 131 | Appalachian State | 8 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2.00 |
| 132 | San Diego State | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.57 |
| 133 | Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |