2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 11/11/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elijah Green | Tulsa | SO | CB | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Josh Moten | USM | SR | CB | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 1 | Bishop Fitzgerald | USC | SR | S | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 1 | Ahmaad Moses | SMU | SR | S | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 1 | Jace Bellah | CSU | JR | DB | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 6 | Naeten Mitchell | NMSU | SO | S | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 6 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Jalen Bainer | SJSU | SR | CB | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 6 | Bud Clark | TCU | SR | S | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Justin Eaglin | James Mad | JR | CB | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Jamare Glasker | Maryland | JR | DB | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Jakari Foster | La Tech | SR | DB | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 6 | A’Marion McCoy | Boise St | SR | CB | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 6 | Boogie Trotter | Marshall | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 6 | Jalen Huskey | Maryland | SR | DB | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 6 | Phillip Dunnam | UCF | SR | DB | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 6 | Ty Bryant | Kentucky | JR | DB | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 6 | Ricardo Jones | Clemson | SO | S | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 6 | Louis Moore | Indiana | SR | DB | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 6 | Joedrick Lewis | Ball State | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 6 | Mac Uihlein | N'western | SR | LB | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 6 | Earl Little Jr. | FSU | JR | DB | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 6 | Davien Kerr | Syracuse | SO | DB | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 24 | Kelley Jones | Miss St | SO | CB | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 24 | Jordan Dunbar | MO State | SR | CB | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 24 | Brice Pollock | Texas Tech | JR | CB | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 24 | Ian Foster | USM | SO | SAF | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 24 | Nehemiah Chandler | USA | FR | CB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 24 | Wydett Williams Jr. | Miss | SR | S | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 24 | Treydan Stukes | Arizona | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Anthony Richard, Jr. | USM | SR | CB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 24 | Jeremiah Earby | Boise St | SR | CB | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 24 | Edwin Joseph | FSU | SO | DB | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Deshaun Lee | Iowa | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Hezekiah Masses | California | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 24 | Ja'son Prevard | Virginia | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 24 | Amare Ferrell | Indiana | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 24 | Dalton Johnson | Arizona | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 24 | Jakobe Thomas | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 24 | A.J. Haulcy | LSU | SR | S | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 24 | Ricardo Hallman | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 24 | TJ Quinn | Louisville | SR | LB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 24 | Scooter Jackson | UCLA | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 24 | Zach Lutmer | Iowa | SO | DB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 24 | Kerry Brown | Minnesota | SO | DB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 24 | Jay'Vion Cole | Arizona | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 24 | Max Mustell | Air Force | FR | DB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 24 | Xamarion Gordon | Coast Car | SR | S | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 24 | Myles Woods | Coast Car | SO | S | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 24 | Brandon Nicholson | Stanford | SO | CB | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 24 | DeShon Singleton | Nebraska | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 24 | Malik Muhammad | Texas | JR | DB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Quandarius Keyes | UNLV | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 24 | Jacob Fields | La Tech | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Bernock Iya | NMSU | JR | S | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Devin Moore | Florida | SR | DB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Tamarcus Cooley | LSU | SO | S | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Jacob Redding | Baylor | SO | S | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Martell Hughes | Ariz St | SO | LB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Tao Johnson | Utah | JR | S | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Antonio Watts | Louisville | JR | LB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Brylan Lanier | Miss St | SR | S | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Jamel Johnson | TCU | JR | S | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Gunner Maldonado | Kansas St | SR | S | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 24 | Caleb Nix | J'ville St | JR | SAF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 24 | Jordan Castell | Florida | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 24 | Jessiah McGrew | FIU | FR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 24 | Ahmere Foster | USM | JR | SAF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 24 | Ty Benefield | Boise St | JR | S | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 24 | Al'zillion Hamilton | Fresno St | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 24 | Simeon Harris | Fresno St | JR | NKL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 24 | Mysonne Pollard | Delaware | SR | S | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Namdi Obiazor | TCU | SR | LB | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Qua Moss | Kansas St | JR | S | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 24 | Daniel Cobbs | Kansas St | JR | S | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 24 | Rayshawn Pleasant | Auburn | JR | CB | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 24 | Jaheim Patterson | Oregon St | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | K'vion Thunderbird | Fresno St | SO | LB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Joe Lott | Troy | FR | S | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Moussa Kane | Duke | SO | CB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 24 | Cole Sullivan | Michigan | SO | LB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 24 | D'Angelo Mayes | Utah State | SO | CB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 24 | Camryn Bracha | Fresno St | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 24 | Quinton Hammonds | N Texas | SO | S | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 24 | Braden Awls | Toledo | JR | S | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 24 | Paul Hutson III | Marshall | JR | DL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 24 | James Finley | N Illinois | FR | S | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 24 | Laterrance Welch | UNLV | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 24 | Dwayne McDougle | SDSU | JR | S | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 24 | KP Price | BC | JR | DB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Dashawn Spears | LSU | SO | S | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Kam Robinson | Virginia | JR | LB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Aiden Fisher | Indiana | SR | LB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Isaiah Glasker | BYU | JR | LB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Tanner Wall | BYU | SR | S | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Gage Summers | Akron | SR | LB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Jordan Lovett | Kentucky | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 24 | Gerald Kilgore | S Carolina | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 24 | Latreveon McCutchin | Houston | JR | JCK | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 |