2024 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in October Only through 01/20/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 8.67 |
| 2 | Ole Miss | 3 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 4 | UNLV | 4 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 3 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 5 | LSU | 3 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 3 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 8 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 9 | Marshall | 3 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 9 | SMU | 3 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 11 | Colorado State | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 12 | Memphis | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 12 | Clemson | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 12 | Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 12 | Rice | 3 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 16 | Western Michigan | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 17 | Tulane | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Nevada | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 17 | BYU | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 20 | California | 4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 20 | USC | 4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 22 | Fresno State | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 22 | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 22 | Colorado | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 22 | Boise State | 3 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 26 | James Madison | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 26 | USF | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 28 | Florida | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 28 | Kansas | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 28 | Texas | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 28 | UTSA | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 32 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 32 | Toledo | 4 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 34 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Louisiana | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Mississippi State | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Purdue | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 34 | NC State | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 41 | San Jose State | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 42 | Iowa State | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 42 | Temple | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 42 | Arizona State | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 42 | Texas Tech | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 42 | Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 42 | Central Michigan | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 42 | Akron | 3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 49 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 49 | Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 49 | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 49 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 53 | South Alabama | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 53 | Washington State | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 53 | Baylor | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 53 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 53 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 53 | Troy | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 59 | Arkansas State | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 59 | Ball State | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 59 | Oregon | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 59 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 59 | Louisville | 4 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 64 | Old Dominion | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Duke | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Indiana | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Navy | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Boston College | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 64 | North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 64 | San Diego State | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Buffalo | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Florida State | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 78 | Iowa | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 78 | UTEP | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 78 | Virginia | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 78 | Southern Miss | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 82 | South Carolina | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 82 | Houston | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 82 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 82 | Utah | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 82 | Washington | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 82 | Michigan | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 82 | Ohio | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 89 | Alabama | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 89 | UCF | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 89 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 89 | Oregon State | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 93 | Kansas State | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 93 | Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 93 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 93 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 93 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 93 | Kent State | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 93 | New Mexico | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 100 | Bowling Green | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 100 | Utah State | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 100 | Wake Forest | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 103 | West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 103 | Missouri | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 103 | Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 103 | UAB | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 103 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 108 | Arizona | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 108 | Texas State | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 110 | Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 110 | Army | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 110 | Auburn | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 110 | Illinois | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 110 | TCU | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 115 | Hawaii | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 116 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 116 | Syracuse | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 116 | Appalachian State | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 116 | UCLA | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 116 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 116 | Maryland | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 116 | Tulsa | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 116 | Cincinnati | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 116 | Air Force | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 125 | Stanford | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 126 | East Carolina | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 126 | North Texas | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 126 | New Mexico State | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 129 | FIU | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 130 | Georgia State | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 131 | Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 131 | Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 133 | Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 133 | Liberty | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |