2024 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/24/2024
Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
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1 | Minnesota | 10 | 16 | 49 | 65 | 6.50 |
2 | Texas A&M | 8 | 12 | 39 | 51 | 6.38 |
3 | UNLV | 11 | 16 | 54 | 70 | 6.36 |
4 | California | 9 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 6.22 |
5 | Mississippi | 10 | 9 | 52 | 61 | 6.10 |
6 | Notre Dame | 11 | 17 | 50 | 67 | 6.09 |
7 | Clemson | 10 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 5.90 |
8 | Washington | 9 | 7 | 45 | 52 | 5.78 |
9 | Colorado State | 10 | 9 | 48 | 57 | 5.70 |
10 | Boston College | 9 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 5.67 |
10 | Kansas | 6 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 5.67 |
12 | SMU | 11 | 13 | 49 | 62 | 5.64 |
13 | Michigan | 7 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 5.57 |
14 | Fresno State | 12 | 15 | 51 | 66 | 5.50 |
14 | Colorado | 12 | 12 | 54 | 66 | 5.50 |
14 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 11 | 55 | 66 | 5.50 |
14 | UTSA | 10 | 9 | 46 | 55 | 5.50 |
14 | Arkansas | 8 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 5.50 |
19 | Connecticut | 11 | 9 | 51 | 60 | 5.45 |
20 | UCLA | 9 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 5.44 |
20 | North Carolina State | 9 | 6 | 43 | 49 | 5.44 |
22 | Alabama | 8 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 5.38 |
23 | Marshall | 12 | 12 | 52 | 64 | 5.33 |
24 | BYU | 10 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 5.30 |
24 | South Florida | 10 | 10 | 43 | 53 | 5.30 |
26 | Florida | 8 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 5.13 |
27 | San Jose State | 11 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 5.09 |
28 | Texas | 11 | 15 | 40 | 55 | 5.00 |
28 | Buffalo | 11 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 5.00 |
28 | Tennessee | 10 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 5.00 |
28 | Duke | 10 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 5.00 |
28 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 5.00 |
33 | Memphis | 13 | 11 | 53 | 64 | 4.92 |
34 | Iowa | 10 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 4.90 |
34 | UAB | 10 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 4.90 |
36 | Oregon | 9 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 4.89 |
37 | James Madison | 13 | 17 | 46 | 63 | 4.85 |
38 | Toledo | 12 | 10 | 48 | 58 | 4.83 |
39 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 4.82 |
39 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 4.82 |
41 | Northwestern | 9 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 4.78 |
41 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 4.78 |
43 | Louisville | 8 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 4.75 |
44 | Arizona State | 11 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 4.73 |
45 | Illinois | 10 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 4.70 |
46 | Western Michigan | 12 | 8 | 48 | 56 | 4.67 |
46 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 4.67 |
48 | Rutgers | 11 | 7 | 44 | 51 | 4.64 |
49 | Utah | 8 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 4.63 |
49 | Nebraska | 8 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 4.63 |
51 | Indiana | 11 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 4.55 |
52 | Rice | 10 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 4.50 |
53 | Sam Houston State | 13 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 4.46 |
54 | Washington State | 11 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 4.45 |
55 | Auburn | 9 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 4.44 |
56 | Jacksonville State | 14 | 12 | 50 | 62 | 4.43 |
57 | Charlotte | 10 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 4.40 |
57 | USC | 10 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 4.40 |
57 | Missouri | 10 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 4.40 |
60 | TCU | 11 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 4.36 |
61 | Wisconsin | 9 | 3 | 36 | 39 | 4.33 |
62 | UTEP | 11 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 4.27 |
63 | South Carolina | 8 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 4.25 |
64 | South Alabama | 13 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 4.23 |
65 | Penn State | 10 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 4.20 |
65 | Nevada | 10 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 4.20 |
65 | Boise State | 10 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 4.20 |
68 | East Carolina | 11 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 4.18 |
69 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 7 | 43 | 50 | 4.17 |
69 | Mississippi State | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 4.17 |
69 | Oklahoma | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 4.17 |
72 | Ohio | 13 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 4.15 |
73 | Ohio State | 9 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 4.11 |
73 | Arizona | 9 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 4.11 |
75 | Georgia State | 12 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 4.08 |
76 | Old Dominion | 11 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 4.00 |
76 | Syracuse | 10 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 4.00 |
76 | Hawai'i | 10 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 4.00 |
76 | Massachusetts | 10 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 4.00 |
76 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 4.00 |
81 | Houston | 9 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 3.89 |
81 | Virginia | 9 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 3.89 |
83 | Iowa State | 12 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 3.83 |
83 | Tulane | 12 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 3.83 |
83 | North Carolina | 12 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 3.83 |
83 | New Mexico State | 12 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 3.83 |
83 | New Mexico | 12 | 3 | 43 | 46 | 3.83 |
88 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 3.82 |
89 | Cincinnati | 9 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 3.78 |
89 | LSU | 9 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 3.78 |
91 | Bowling Green | 11 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 3.73 |
91 | Ball State | 11 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 3.73 |
93 | Utah State | 10 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 3.70 |
93 | Akron | 10 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 3.70 |
95 | Navy | 9 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 3.67 |
96 | Arkansas State | 11 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 3.64 |
96 | Temple | 11 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 3.64 |
98 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 3.63 |
99 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 3.62 |
100 | Army | 12 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 3.58 |
101 | Liberty | 11 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 3.55 |
102 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 3.54 |
103 | Texas Tech | 9 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 3.44 |
103 | Baylor | 9 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 3.44 |
103 | Oregon State | 9 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 3.44 |
106 | Kentucky | 7 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 3.43 |
107 | North Texas | 10 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 3.40 |
108 | Kansas State | 8 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 3.38 |
109 | Florida International | 11 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 3.36 |
109 | Texas State | 11 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 3.36 |
109 | Troy | 11 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 3.36 |
109 | Central Michigan | 11 | 2 | 35 | 37 | 3.36 |
113 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 3.30 |
114 | Kennesaw State | 12 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 3.25 |
115 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 3.17 |
115 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 3.17 |
117 | Florida State | 7 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 3.14 |
118 | Wyoming | 9 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.11 |
119 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 3.09 |
120 | Tulsa | 11 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 3.00 |
120 | Kent State | 10 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 3.00 |
120 | Michigan State | 8 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 3.00 |
120 | Purdue | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.00 |
124 | San Diego State | 10 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 2.90 |
124 | West Virginia | 10 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 2.90 |
126 | UCF | 8 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 2.88 |
127 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 2.83 |
128 | Wake Forest | 9 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 2.78 |
129 | Air Force | 11 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 2.73 |
130 | Maryland | 9 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 2.67 |
131 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 2.46 |
132 | Georgia | 7 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 2.43 |
133 | Stanford | 8 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2.38 |
134 | Appalachian State | 10 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 1.80 |