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 Oregon 4 4 28 32 8.00
3 Notre Dame 5 7 27 34 6.80
4 Georgia State 4 3 23 26 6.50
5 Colorado State 4 2 23 25 6.25
6 Michigan 5 5 25 30 6.00
6 California 4 10 14 24 6.00
6 UNLV 4 9 15 24 6.00
6 Clemson 4 6 18 24 6.00
6 Pittsburgh 4 5 19 24 6.00
11 BYU 5 7 22 29 5.80
11 Oklahoma State 5 6 23 29 5.80
13 San Jose State 4 8 15 23 5.75
13 Iowa 4 5 18 23 5.75
13 Toledo 4 5 18 23 5.75
13 Arizona 4 4 19 23 5.75
17 Boston College 5 8 20 28 5.60
17 Arkansas 5 6 22 28 5.60
17 Ole Miss 5 4 24 28 5.60
17 Washington 5 3 25 28 5.60
21 Northwestern 4 4 18 22 5.50
21 Penn State 4 4 18 22 5.50
23 Miami (FL) 5 9 18 27 5.40
23 Fresno State 5 7 20 27 5.40
23 NC State 5 5 22 27 5.40
23 Duke 5 4 23 27 5.40
27 James Madison 4 9 12 21 5.25
27 Missouri 4 4 17 21 5.25
27 Arizona State 4 3 18 21 5.25
27 UCLA 4 3 18 21 5.25
27 Hawaii 4 3 18 21 5.25
27 Tennessee 4 2 19 21 5.25
33 East Carolina 5 7 19 26 5.20
33 Texas 5 7 19 26 5.20
33 Charlotte 5 5 21 26 5.20
36 SMU 5 9 16 25 5.00
36 Minnesota 5 8 17 25 5.00
36 Virginia Tech 5 4 21 25 5.00
36 Syracuse 4 4 16 20 5.00
36 Liberty 4 3 17 20 5.00
41 South Alabama 5 6 18 24 4.80
41 Utah 5 6 18 24 4.80
41 Kansas 5 5 19 24 4.80
41 Auburn 5 4 20 24 4.80
45 Jacksonville State 4 5 14 19 4.75
46 Texas A&M 5 7 16 23 4.60
46 FIU 5 6 17 23 4.60
46 Georgia Southern 5 6 17 23 4.60
46 Sam Houston State 5 5 18 23 4.60
46 Colorado 5 4 19 23 4.60
46 Nevada 5 3 20 23 4.60
46 New Mexico State 5 3 20 23 4.60
46 TCU 5 3 20 23 4.60
46 Massachusetts 5 2 21 23 4.60
55 South Carolina 4 6 12 18 4.50
55 Vanderbilt 4 4 14 18 4.50
55 Oregon State 4 3 15 18 4.50
58 Florida Atlantic 5 5 17 22 4.40
58 Cincinnati 5 3 19 22 4.40
60 Navy 4 5 12 17 4.25
60 Marshall 4 2 15 17 4.25
60 Texas State 4 2 15 17 4.25
60 Florida 4 1 16 17 4.25
60 Western Michigan 4 0 17 17 4.25
65 Buffalo 5 5 16 21 4.20
65 Nebraska 5 5 16 21 4.20
65 Baylor 5 4 17 21 4.20
65 Indiana 5 4 17 21 4.20
65 North Texas 5 4 17 21 4.20
65 New Mexico 5 1 20 21 4.20
71 Maryland 5 8 12 20 4.00
71 Oklahoma 5 5 15 20 4.00
71 USF 5 4 16 20 4.00
71 UTSA 5 4 16 20 4.00
71 Connecticut 5 3 17 20 4.00
71 Akron 5 2 18 20 4.00
71 LSU 5 2 18 20 4.00
71 North Carolina 5 1 19 20 4.00
71 Iowa State 4 7 9 16 4.00
71 Ohio State 4 3 13 16 4.00
71 San Diego State 4 3 13 16 4.00
82 Washington State 5 6 13 19 3.80
82 Ohio 5 4 15 19 3.80
84 Old Dominion 4 6 9 15 3.75
84 Army 4 6 9 15 3.75
84 UCF 4 5 10 15 3.75
84 Stanford 4 4 11 15 3.75
84 Rutgers 4 3 12 15 3.75
84 USC 4 3 12 15 3.75
84 Wisconsin 4 2 13 15 3.75
84 Virginia 4 1 14 15 3.75
92 Illinois 5 7 11 18 3.60
92 Houston 5 3 15 18 3.60
94 UAB 4 2 12 14 3.50
95 Memphis 5 3 14 17 3.40
96 Arkansas State 4 6 7 13 3.25
96 Coastal Carolina 4 3 10 13 3.25
96 Southern Miss 4 3 10 13 3.25
96 Northern Illinois 4 2 11 13 3.25
100 Texas Tech 5 6 10 16 3.20
100 Florida State 5 2 14 16 3.20
100 Middle Tennessee State 5 2 14 16 3.20
103 Central Michigan 5 1 14 15 3.00
103 Utah State 4 2 10 12 3.00
103 Ball State 4 1 11 12 3.00
106 Michigan State 5 5 9 14 2.80
106 Kansas State 5 4 10 14 2.80
106 Kentucky 5 4 10 14 2.80
106 Rice 5 3 11 14 2.80
106 Tulsa 5 3 11 14 2.80
106 Temple 5 1 13 14 2.80
112 Georgia 4 2 9 11 2.75
112 Boise State 4 1 10 11 2.75
112 Bowling Green 4 1 10 11 2.75
112 Miami (OH) 4 0 11 11 2.75
116 Georgia Tech 5 0 13 13 2.60
117 Louisiana-Monroe 4 4 6 10 2.50
117 Wake Forest 4 3 7 10 2.50
117 UTEP 4 1 9 10 2.50
117 West Virginia 4 1 9 10 2.50
117 Kennesaw State 4 1 9 10 2.50
122 Tulane 5 4 8 12 2.40
122 Kent State 5 2 10 12 2.40
124 Western Kentucky 5 4 7 11 2.20
124 Troy 5 1 10 11 2.20
124 Wyoming 5 1 10 11 2.20
127 Mississippi State 5 1 9 10 2.00
127 Air Force 4 1 7 8 2.00
129 Eastern Michigan 5 2 7 9 1.80
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