2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2026
| 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 | Rashad Battle | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 2 | DaShawn Stone | Duke | SO | S | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 2 | Isaiah Brown-Murray | Va Tech | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Antonio Watts | Louisville | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Chandler Rivers | Duke | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Keionte Scott | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Jakobe Thomas | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Owen McGowan | BC | SR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Ashlynd Barker | FSU | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Marcellus Barnes Jr. | SMU | FR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Brandon Miyazono | SMU | JR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Karon Prunty | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Shadarian Harrison | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Chris Peal | Syracuse | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Xavier Lucas | Miami (Fl) | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Ethan O'Connor | Miami (Fl) | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Mohamed Toure | Miami (Fl) | SR | LB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Devon Marshall | NC State | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Jackson Vick | NC State | JR | NIC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Brandon Nicholson | Stanford | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Ché Ojarikre | Stanford | SO | S | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Thomas Williams | Va Tech | SO | CB | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Ahmaad Moses | SMU | SR | S | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 24 | Jabari Mack | Louisville | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Emmanuel Karnley | Virginia | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Rodney Shelley | Ga Tech | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Edwin Joseph | FSU | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Ja’Bril Rawls | FSU | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 24 | JoJo Evans Jr. | Louisville | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Braylan Lovelace | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Rasheem Biles | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Hezekiah Masses | California | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Cade Uluave | California | JR | ILB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Derek Wilkins | California | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | TJ Bush Jr. | California | JR | OLB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Harrison Taggart | California | JR | ILB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Jahiem Lawson | Clemson | JR | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Akelo Stone | Ga Tech | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Coleman Bryson | N Carolina | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Kaleb Cost | N Carolina | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Jaiden Patterson | N Carolina | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Kyron Chambers | SMU | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Tyren Polley Jr. | SMU | FR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | La'Modrick Spencer | SMU | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Chris Garland | Stanford | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Caleb Brown | Va Tech | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Antonio Clary | Virginia | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Devin Neal | Virginia | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Isaiah Farris | BC | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |