2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 09/13/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elijah Green | Tulsa | SO | CB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Emon Allen | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Ty Bryant | Kentucky | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | Avante Dickerson | Ark St | SR | CB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Skyler Thomas | Oregon St | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Al-Ma'hi Ali | Western Ky | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Leonard Moore | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Silas Walters | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 5 | D'Mon Brinson | UConn | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Jalil Tucker | Oregon St | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Ben Cutter | WVU | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Chase Wilson | WVU | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Justin Okoronkwo | S Carolina | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Tyler Martinez | NMSU | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Braylan Lovelace | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Chams Diagne | Georgia St | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jalen Apalit-Williams | SJSU | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Qua Moss | Kansas St | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Harlem Howard | Oregon St | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Tyler Martin | U Mass | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Teagan Wilk | ECU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Mitchell Gonser | Buffalo | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Michael Montgomery | USM | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Nasir Bowers | Toledo | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Kaleb Cost | N Carolina | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | TJ Metcalf | Michigan | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Darrian Lewis | WVU | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Michael Richard | La Tech | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Noah Avinger | Utah State | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Austin Mitchell | Ohio | SO | DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Ty Redmond | Tennessee | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jarvis Lee | S Florida | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | James Chenault | S Florida | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Kyle Louis | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Ty Davis | Temple | SR | OLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | DJ Burks | App St | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Damonte Smith | MTSU | SR | NT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | J.J. O'Neal | MO State | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Marvae Myers | Marshall | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Jordan Huff | Georgia St | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Xavier Smith | UTEP | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Shad Banks, Jr. | UTSA | SR | ILB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Shane Bruce | Coast Car | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | EJ Smith | Nevada | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Mac Uihlein | N'western | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Brenden Deasfernandes | CMU | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Jordan Kwiatkowski | CMU | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Dijon Johnson | Florida | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Derrick Jackson III | Kent State | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | TJ Thompson | Troy | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Brandon Tyson | Ga South | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Chance Gamble | Ga South | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Terry Kirksey Jr. | Ark St | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Michael Mack II | Ohio | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Cameron Whitfield | La-Lafytte | SR | OLB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | DD Snyder | U Mass | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | DJ McKinney | Colorado | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Quentin Reddish | Va Tech | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Markus Boswell | Akron | FR | LB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 5 | Tate Hallock | W Mich | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |