2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Won Only 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 |
| 4 | Preston Zachman | Wisconsin | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Devin Dye | Kansas | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Lyrik Rawls | Kansas | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Marc Stampley II | Houston | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Jayden Bellamy | UCF | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Malcolm Hartzog, Jr. | Nebraska | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Brayden Johnson | Wyoming | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Zelmar Vedder | Houston | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Devon Marshall | NC State | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Malachi Lawrence | UCF | SR | EDG | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Tamarion Crumpley | UAB | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Dalesean Staley | SDSU | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Jones Thomas | Wyoming | SO | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Quandarius Keyes | UNLV | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 18 | Jaylen Lewis | Western Ky | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | KT Seay | Delaware | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Kahlil Ali | Delaware | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | C.J. Douglas | Houston | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Kale Smith | Okla St | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Cliff Mosley | La-Monroe | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Dante McClellan | Missouri | FR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Marsel McDuffie | UNLV | SR | ILB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Nazir Ward | Western Ky | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Demarko Williams | Western Ky | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jai Eugene Jr. | Western Ky | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Harper Holloman | Western Ky | SO | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Trey Lathan | Kansas | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jahlil Hurley | Kansas | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jeremiah Cooper | Iowa State | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Ta’Shawn James | Iowa State | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Marcus Neal Jr. | Iowa State | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Ikenna Ezeogu | Iowa State | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Elijah Palmer | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jaheim Wilson-Jones | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Virdel Edwards II | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Kshawn Cox Jr. | Delaware | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jason Scott | Delaware | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Latreveon McCutchin | Houston | JR | JCK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Will James | Houston | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Khalil Laufau | Houston | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Eddie Walls III | Houston | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Sitiveni Havili Kaufusi | Okla St | SR | DT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Cam Smith | Okla St | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Sabastian Harsh | NC State | SR | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | DJ Bell | UCF | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Nyjalik Kelly | UCF | SR | EDG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Za'Quan Bryan | Minnesota | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Devon Williams | Minnesota | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | John Nestor | Minnesota | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Dasan McCullough | Nebraska | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Williams Nwaneri | Nebraska | FR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Andrew Marshall | Nebraska | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Donovan Jones | Nebraska | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jalen McClendon | BGSU | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Noah Flemmings | La-Monroe | JR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Billy Pullen | La-Monroe | SR | OLB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Austin Brown | Wisconsin | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Omillio Agard | Wisconsin | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Chris Johnson | SDSU | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Aneesh Vyas | Wyoming | SR | DT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Drey Norwood | Missouri | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Nick DeLoach Jr. | Missouri | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Shamar McNeil | Missouri | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Caleb Flagg | Missouri | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Bo Mascoe | Rutgers | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jacobie Henderson | Rutgers | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Keshon Griffin | Rutgers | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Vincent Anthony Jr. | Duke | SR | DE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jarvis Lee | S Florida | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Tavin Ward | S Florida | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jhalyn Shuler | S Florida | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Fred Gaskin | S Florida | SO | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | De'Shawn Rucker | S Florida | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jonas Duclona | S Florida | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jaheem Joseph | UNLV | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jake Pope | UNLV | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |