2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 08/28/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laterrance Welch | UNLV | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 1 | Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 1 | Aamaris Brown | UNLV | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 1 | Silas Walters | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Preston Zachman | Wisconsin | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Devin Dye | Kansas | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Marc Stampley II | Houston | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Brayden Johnson | Wyoming | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Malcolm Hartzog, Jr. | Nebraska | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Lyrik Rawls | Kansas | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Jayden Bellamy | UCF | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Devon Marshall | NC State | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Jones Thomas | Wyoming | SO | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Tamarion Crumpley | UAB | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Jalen McNair | Buffalo | SR | NIC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Malcom DeWalt IV | Akron | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Bruno Dall | Akron | SO | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Logan Wilson | Cincinnati | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Quandarius Keyes | UNLV | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Dalesean Staley | SDSU | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Donovan McIntosh | Kansas St | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Malachi Lawrence | UCF | SR | EDG | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Zelmar Vedder | Houston | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Marsel McDuffie | UNLV | SR | ILB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | C.J. Douglas | Houston | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Mitchell Gonser | Buffalo | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Teagan Wilk | ECU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Kale Smith | Okla St | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | KT Seay | Delaware | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Kahlil Ali | Delaware | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Jaylen Lewis | Western Ky | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Dante McClellan | Missouri | FR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Markus Boswell | Akron | FR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Cliff Mosley | La-Monroe | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Kevon Merrell | ECU | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Ryheem Craig | ECU | SR | OLB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Dasan McCullough | Nebraska | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Williams Nwaneri | Nebraska | FR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Jack Fries | Ohio | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Andrew Marshall | Nebraska | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Tyler Bailey | Sam Hou St | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Jaidan Scott | Sam Hou St | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | A’Marion McCoy | Boise St | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Davon Banks | Boise St | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Latreveon McCutchin | Houston | JR | JCK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Will James | Houston | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Khalil Laufau | Houston | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Jarvis Lee | S Florida | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Tavin Ward | S Florida | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Jhalyn Shuler | S Florida | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Fred Gaskin | S Florida | SO | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | De'Shawn Rucker | S Florida | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Jonas Duclona | S Florida | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Aneesh Vyas | Wyoming | SR | DT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | SaVeon Brown | Buffalo | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Keontez Bradley | Buffalo | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Miles Greer | Buffalo | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Elijah Palmer | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Jaheim Wilson-Jones | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Virdel Edwards II | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Jeremiah Cooper | Iowa State | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Ta’Shawn James | Iowa State | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Marcus Neal Jr. | Iowa State | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Ikenna Ezeogu | Iowa State | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Donovan Jones | Nebraska | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Sitiveni Havili Kaufusi | Okla St | SR | DT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Cam Smith | Okla St | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | DiMarco Johnson | Akron | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Kam Cheatom | Akron | SO | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Kshawn Cox Jr. | Delaware | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Jason Scott | Delaware | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Vincent Anthony Jr. | Duke | SR | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Jaheem Joseph | UNLV | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Jake Pope | UNLV | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Jace Arnold | Sam Hou St | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Cecil Powell | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Nazir Ward | Western Ky | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Demarko Williams | Western Ky | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Jai Eugene Jr. | Western Ky | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Harper Holloman | Western Ky | SO | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Austin Brown | Wisconsin | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Omillio Agard | Wisconsin | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Eli Blakey | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Kaleb Martin | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Adam Trick | Miami (Oh) | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Za'Quan Bryan | Minnesota | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Devon Williams | Minnesota | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Drey Norwood | Missouri | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Nick DeLoach Jr. | Missouri | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Shamar McNeil | Missouri | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Caleb Flagg | Missouri | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Chris Johnson | SDSU | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Wesley Fair | Kansas St | SO | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Zashon Rich | Kansas St | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Austin Romaine | Kansas St | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Trey Lathan | Kansas | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Jahlil Hurley | Kansas | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 24 | DJ Bell | UCF | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.