2024 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 01/20/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 4 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 5 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 6.80 |
| 3 | Oregon | 4 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 4 | Michigan | 5 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 5 | BYU | 5 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 7 | Boston College | 5 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 5 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 7 | Ole Miss | 5 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 7 | Washington | 5 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 11 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 11 | Fresno State | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 11 | NC State | 5 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 11 | Duke | 5 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 15 | Georgia State | 4 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 15 | East Carolina | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 15 | Texas | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 15 | Charlotte | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 19 | Colorado State | 4 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 19 | SMU | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 19 | Minnesota | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 23 | California | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 23 | UNLV | 4 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Clemson | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 23 | South Alabama | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 23 | Utah | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 23 | Kansas | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 23 | Auburn | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 31 | San Jose State | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 31 | Iowa | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 31 | Toledo | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 31 | Arizona | 4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 31 | Texas A&M | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 31 | FIU | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 31 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 31 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 31 | Colorado | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 31 | Nevada | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 31 | New Mexico State | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 31 | TCU | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 31 | Massachusetts | 5 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 44 | Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 44 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 44 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 44 | Cincinnati | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 48 | James Madison | 4 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 48 | Missouri | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 48 | Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 48 | UCLA | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 48 | Hawaii | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 48 | Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 48 | Buffalo | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 48 | Nebraska | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 48 | Baylor | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 48 | Indiana | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 48 | North Texas | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 48 | New Mexico | 5 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 60 | Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 60 | Liberty | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 60 | Maryland | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Oklahoma | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 60 | USF | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 60 | UTSA | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Connecticut | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Akron | 5 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 60 | LSU | 5 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 60 | North Carolina | 5 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 70 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 70 | Washington State | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 70 | Ohio | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 73 | South Carolina | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 73 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 73 | Oregon State | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 73 | Illinois | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 73 | Houston | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 78 | Navy | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 78 | Marshall | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 78 | Texas State | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 78 | Florida | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 78 | Western Michigan | 4 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 78 | Memphis | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 84 | Iowa State | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 84 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 84 | San Diego State | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 84 | Texas Tech | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 84 | Florida State | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 84 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 90 | Old Dominion | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 90 | Army | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 90 | UCF | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 90 | Stanford | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 90 | Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 90 | USC | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 90 | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 90 | Virginia | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 90 | Central Michigan | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 99 | UAB | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 99 | Michigan State | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 99 | Kansas State | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 99 | Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 99 | Rice | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 99 | Tulsa | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 99 | Temple | 5 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 106 | Arkansas State | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 106 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 106 | Southern Miss | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 106 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 106 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 111 | Utah State | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Ball State | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Tulane | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 111 | Kent State | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 115 | Georgia | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 115 | Boise State | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 115 | Bowling Green | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 115 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 115 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 115 | Troy | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 115 | Wyoming | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 122 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 122 | Wake Forest | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 122 | UTEP | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 122 | West Virginia | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 122 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 122 | Mississippi State | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 128 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 129 | Air Force | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 130 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 130 | Purdue | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 132 | Louisville | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 133 | Louisiana | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 134 | Appalachian State | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |