2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Moten | USM | SR | CB | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1.71 |
| 1 | Justin Eaglin | James Mad | JR | CB | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 1 | Louis Moore | Indiana | SR | DB | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 4 | Evan Johnson | BYU | JR | CB | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Elijah Green | Tulsa | SO | CB | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 4 | Bryce Fitzgerald | Miami (Fl) | FR | DB | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 4 | Jace Bellah | CSU | JR | DB | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Brandon Finney Jr. | Oregon | FR | DB | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Amare Ferrell | Indiana | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 8 | Jakobe Thomas | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 8 | Treydan Stukes | Arizona | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 8 | Dalton Johnson | Arizona | SR | DB | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Ben Roberts | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Bishop Fitzgerald | USC | SR | S | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 8 | Ahmaad Moses | SMU | SR | S | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 8 | Javion White | Tulane | SO | SPR | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 8 | Bernock Iya | NMSU | JR | S | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 8 | Ja'Qurious Conley | Charlotte | SR | DB | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 8 | Murvin Kenion III | Nevada | SR | DB | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 8 | Leonard Moore | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 8 | Phillip Dunnam | UCF | SR | DB | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 8 | Jerome Carter | ODU | SO | S | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 8 | Ty Bryant | Kentucky | JR | DB | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 8 | Jamel Johnson | TCU | JR | S | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 8 | Cole Sullivan | Michigan | SO | LB | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 8 | Davien Kerr | Syracuse | SO | DB | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 8 | Tanner Wall | BYU | SR | S | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 29 | Jalon Kilgore | S Carolina | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 29 | Kelley Jones | Miss St | SO | CB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 29 | Julian Neal | Arkansas | SR | DB | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 29 | Nehemiah Chandler | USA | FR | CB | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 29 | PJ Woodland | LSU | SO | CB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Jahiem Johnson | Tulane | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Chandler Rivers | Duke | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 29 | Michael Dansby | Arizona | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 29 | Noah Avinger | Utah State | SR | CB | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 29 | Hezekiah Masses | California | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 29 | Ty Redmond | Tennessee | FR | DB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 29 | Bud Clark | TCU | SR | S | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 29 | Peyton Bowen | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 29 | Davison Igbinosun | Ohio State | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 29 | Jadon Canady | Oregon | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 29 | KJ Bolden | Georgia | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 29 | Eli Bowen | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 29 | A.J. Haulcy | LSU | SR | S | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Faletau Satuala | BYU | SO | S | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Emmanuel McNeil-Warren | Toledo | SR | S | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 29 | Rasheem Biles | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 29 | Riley Wilson | Arizona | SR | LB | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 29 | Edwin Joseph | FSU | SO | DB | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 29 | Kavir Bains-Marquez | Pittsburgh | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 29 | Jakari Foster | La Tech | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 29 | Jessiah McGrew | FIU | FR | DB | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 29 | Deshaun Lee | Iowa | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 29 | Ian Foster | USM | SO | SAF | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 29 | Brandon Nicholson | Stanford | SO | CB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Miles Scott | Illinois | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Devin Moore | Florida | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Ricardo Hallman | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 29 | Zabien Brown | Alabama | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 29 | DaShawn Stone | Duke | SO | S | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 29 | Tre Freeman | Duke | SR | LB | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 29 | Braden Awls | Toledo | JR | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Malik Muhammad | Texas | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 29 | Rahshawn Clark | Washington | FR | S | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 29 | Will James | Houston | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 29 | Naeten Mitchell | NMSU | SO | S | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Tate Hallock | W Mich | SR | S | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Antonio Watts | Louisville | JR | LB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 29 | A’Marion McCoy | Boise St | SR | CB | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Ricardo Jones | Clemson | SO | S | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 29 | Luke Talich | Notre Dame | JR | S | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 29 | Chase Wilson | WVU | SR | LB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 29 | Isaiah Nwokobia | SMU | SR | S | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 29 | Jonathan Pennix | USM | SO | CB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 29 | Max Mustell | Air Force | FR | DB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 29 | Kadin Schmitz | Charlotte | JR | LB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 29 | Emon Allen | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 29 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Tyan Milton | UTSA | SR | S | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Shad Banks, Jr. | UTSA | SR | ILB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Zach Lutmer | Iowa | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Bronson Olevao Jr. | Utah State | JR | ILB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Caleb Nix | J'ville St | JR | SAF | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Martell Hughes | Ariz St | SO | LB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 29 | TJ Quinn | Louisville | SR | LB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 29 | DJ Pickett | LSU | FR | CB | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 29 | Braden Turner | N'western | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 29 | Dillon Thieneman | Oregon | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 29 | Luke Mergott | Duke | SO | LB | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 29 | Jaden Rios | Texas St | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Al'zillion Hamilton | Fresno St | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Corban Hondru | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Kam Robinson | Virginia | JR | LB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 29 | Jamare Glasker | Maryland | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 29 | Jalen Huskey | Maryland | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 29 | Laterrance Welch | UNLV | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |