2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brent Austin | California | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Jabari Mack | Louisville | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Antonio Watts | Louisville | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 2 | DaShawn Stone | Duke | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Isaiah Brown-Murray | Va Tech | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Keionte Scott | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 2 | Jakobe Thomas | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 2 | Ethan O'Connor | Miami (Fl) | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 2 | Mohamed Toure | Miami (Fl) | SR | LB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 10 | Owen McGowan | BC | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Ahmaad Moses | SMU | SR | S | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Rodney Shelley | Ga Tech | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Kaleb Cost | N Carolina | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Rasheem Biles | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Ashlynd Barker | FSU | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Coleman Bryson | N Carolina | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Shadarian Harrison | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Marcellus Barnes Jr. | SMU | FR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Brandon Miyazono | SMU | JR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Chris Peal | Syracuse | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Edwin Joseph | FSU | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 10 | Ja’Bril Rawls | FSU | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 10 | JoJo Evans Jr. | Louisville | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 10 | Devon Marshall | NC State | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 10 | Jackson Vick | NC State | JR | NIC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 10 | Thomas Williams | Va Tech | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 10 | OJ Frederique, Jr. | Miami (Fl) | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Brandon Nicholson | Stanford | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Ché Ojarikre | Stanford | SO | S | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 10 | Bryce Fitzgerald | Miami (Fl) | FR | DB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 10 | Xavier Lucas | Miami (Fl) | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 32 | Cruce Brookins | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 32 | Jaelyn Davis-Robinson | SMU | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 32 | Quentin Reddish | Va Tech | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 32 | Hezekiah Masses | California | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 32 | Cade Uluave | California | JR | ILB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 32 | Derek Wilkins | California | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 32 | TJ Bush Jr. | California | JR | OLB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 32 | Harrison Taggart | California | JR | ILB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 32 | Akelo Stone | Ga Tech | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 32 | Thaddeus Dixon | N Carolina | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 32 | Cameron Robertson | SMU | SR | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 32 | Chris Garland | Stanford | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 32 | Caleb Brown | Va Tech | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 32 | Davaughn Patterson | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 32 | Aiden Hall | Wk Forest | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 32 | Braylon Johnson | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 32 | Tah'j Butler | Ga Tech | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 32 | Andrew Simpson | N Carolina | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 32 | Asaad Brown Jr. | NC State | FR | NIC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |