2024 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/20/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 16 | 19 | 63 | 82 | 5.13 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 12 | 10 | 50 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 3 | Washington State | 12 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 4 | Oregon State | 11 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 3.82 |
| 5 | UNLV | 6 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 6.67 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 11 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 3.27 |
| 7 | Texas | 7 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 8 | Colorado State | 6 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 6 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 10 | Nevada | 6 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 10 | Alabama | 5 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 13 | Penn State | 6 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 13 | Fresno State | 6 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 15 | Clemson | 5 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 15 | Oregon | 3 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 17 | California | 5 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 18 | Arkansas | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 19 | San Jose State | 6 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 19 | USF | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 19 | Texas State | 5 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 19 | LSU | 5 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 19 | New Mexico | 5 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 24 | Toledo | 5 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 24 | NC State | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 24 | Syracuse | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Duke | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 24 | Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 31 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 31 | TCU | 4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 31 | Hawaii | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 31 | Western Michigan | 5 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 35 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 35 | Ole Miss | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 35 | Michigan | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 35 | UAB | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 35 | North Texas | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 35 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 35 | Virginia | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 42 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 42 | Florida | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 42 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 42 | UCLA | 3 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 42 | Washington | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 42 | Boise State | 6 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 48 | SMU | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 48 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 48 | Indiana | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 48 | Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 48 | Memphis | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 48 | San Diego State | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 48 | Akron | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 55 | Boston College | 5 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 55 | FIU | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 55 | Northwestern | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 55 | Arizona State | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 55 | Oklahoma | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 55 | Georgia State | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 55 | Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 55 | Marshall | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 63 | Minnesota | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 63 | Iowa State | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 63 | Missouri | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 63 | Buffalo | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 63 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 63 | BYU | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 63 | Florida State | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 63 | Iowa | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 63 | Rice | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 63 | Ohio | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 63 | UTSA | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 74 | James Madison | 5 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 74 | South Alabama | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 74 | Charlotte | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 74 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 74 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 74 | Auburn | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 74 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 74 | Bowling Green | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 83 | Arkansas State | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 83 | South Carolina | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 83 | New Mexico State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 83 | Mississippi State | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 83 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 83 | Utah State | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 83 | Kansas | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 83 | Ball State | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 83 | Central Michigan | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 83 | UTEP | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 93 | Illinois | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 93 | Rutgers | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 93 | Arizona | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 93 | Liberty | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 97 | East Carolina | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 97 | Texas Tech | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 97 | Houston | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 97 | Southern Miss | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 97 | Colorado | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 97 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 97 | Wyoming | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 97 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 97 | Georgia | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 97 | Air Force | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 108 | Old Dominion | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 108 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 108 | Utah | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 108 | Tulsa | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 108 | Kent State | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 108 | Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 108 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 108 | North Carolina | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 116 | Louisiana | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 116 | Navy | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 116 | Troy | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 116 | West Virginia | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 120 | Louisville | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 120 | Tulane | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 120 | Maryland | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 120 | Baylor | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 120 | Kansas State | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 120 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 126 | UCF | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 126 | Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 126 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 126 | Stanford | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 130 | USC | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 130 | Wisconsin | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 132 | Purdue | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 133 | Army | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 134 | Appalachian State | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |