2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricardo Jones | Clemson | SO | S | 13 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 1 | Bryce Fitzgerald | Miami (Fl) | FR | DB | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Hezekiah Masses | California | SR | DB | 13 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 1.38 |
| 3 | Jakobe Thomas | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.69 |
| 3 | Ahmaad Moses | SMU | SR | S | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 6 | Earl Little Jr. | FSU | JR | DB | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Edwin Joseph | FSU | SO | DB | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 7 | Ja'son Prevard | Virginia | JR | DB | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 7 | Kavir Bains-Marquez | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 7 | Antonio Watts | Louisville | JR | LB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Jerry Wilson | FSU | SR | DB | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Davien Kerr | Syracuse | SO | DB | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 13 | Devon Marshall | NC State | SR | CB | 13 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 1.38 |
| 13 | Chandler Rivers | Duke | SR | CB | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 13 | Isaiah Nwokobia | SMU | SR | S | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Brandon Nicholson | Stanford | SO | CB | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Tayon Holloway | Louisville | JR | DB | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 13 | Keionte Scott | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Rasheem Biles | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 13 | TJ Quinn | Louisville | SR | LB | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 13 | Jaelyn Davis-Robinson | SMU | JR | CB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 13 | Rodney Shelley | Ga Tech | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 13 | Kyle Louis | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 13 | Tre Freeman | Duke | SR | LB | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 13 | Caden Fordham | NC State | SR | LB | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 13 | DaShawn Stone | Duke | SO | S | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.36 |
| 13 | Luke Mergott | Duke | SO | LB | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.36 |
| 13 | Corey Costner | Virginia | FR | S | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.36 |
| 13 | Tyren Polley Jr. | SMU | FR | S | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Cruce Brookins | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 13 | Alexander Kilgore | SMU | JR | LB | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 13 | Jabari Mack | Louisville | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.31 |
| 13 | Braylan Lovelace | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.31 |
| 13 | Caleb Weaver | Duke | SR | S | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.29 |
| 13 | Kam Robinson | Virginia | JR | LB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 13 | Antonio Clary | Virginia | SR | S | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 13 | Moussa Kane | Duke | SO | CB | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 13 | KP Price | BC | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 39 | Demetres Samuel Jr. | Syracuse | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 39 | Ashton Hampton | Clemson | SO | CB | 13 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 39 | Brandon Miyazono | SMU | JR | LB | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 39 | Karon Prunty | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 39 | Emmanuel Karnley | Virginia | JR | CB | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.64 |
| 39 | Xavier Lucas | Miami (Fl) | SO | DB | 16 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.56 |
| 39 | Marcellus Barnes Jr. | SMU | FR | CB | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 39 | Donavon Platt | Virginia | SR | DB | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 39 | Kaleb Cost | N Carolina | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 39 | Jaiden Patterson | N Carolina | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Isaiah Brown-Murray | Va Tech | JR | CB | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 39 | Sammy Brown | Clemson | SO | LB | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.46 |