2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elijah Green | Tulsa | SO | CB | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 1 | Jamare Glasker | Maryland | JR | DB | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Edwin Joseph | FSU | SO | DB | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 3 | Emon Allen | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 3 | Phillip Dunnam | UCF | SR | DB | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 3 | Bernock Iya | NMSU | JR | S | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 3 | Brylan Lanier | Miss St | SR | S | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 3 | Jalen Huskey | Maryland | SR | DB | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 3 | Murvin Kenion III | Nevada | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 3 | Ja'Qurious Conley | Charlotte | SR | DB | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Braden Awls | Toledo | JR | S | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Ty Bryant | Kentucky | JR | DB | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 13 | Jalon Kilgore | S Carolina | JR | DB | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 13 | Nehemiah Chandler | USA | FR | CB | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 13 | Kelley Jones | Miss St | SO | CB | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 13 | Ty Redmond | Tennessee | FR | DB | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 13 | Jalen McNair | Buffalo | SR | NIC | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Parker Robertson | Okla St | SR | S | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 13 | Noah Avinger | Utah State | SR | CB | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Boogie Trotter | Marshall | SR | DB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 13 | A.J. Haulcy | LSU | SR | S | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 13 | Solo Barnes | UTEP | SR | S | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Treydan Stukes | Arizona | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 13 | Rasheem Biles | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 13 | Courtline Flowers | La-Lafytte | SR | S | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 13 | Brandon Nicholson | Stanford | SO | CB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Eric McClain | Ball State | SO | DB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Chase Wilson | WVU | SR | LB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Naeten Mitchell | NMSU | SO | S | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Max Mustell | Air Force | FR | DB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Kadin Schmitz | Charlotte | JR | LB | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 13 | Riley Wilson | Arizona | SR | LB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Bud Clark | TCU | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Laterrance Welch | UNLV | SR | DB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Avante Dickerson | Ark St | SR | CB | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Ben Cutter | WVU | JR | LB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 13 | LaDainian Fields | Okla St | FR | CB | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.27 |
| 13 | Will James | Houston | SO | DB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Corban Hondru | Miami (Oh) | SR | LB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 13 | Harold Perkins, Jr. | LSU | JR | LB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 13 | EJ Smith | Nevada | JR | LB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 13 | Mac Uihlein | N'western | SR | LB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 13 | Mitchell Gonser | Buffalo | SR | LB | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 13 | Paul Hutson III | Marshall | JR | DL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 13 | Eli Coppess | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 13 | Earl Little Jr. | FSU | JR | DB | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 13 | John Slaughter | Colorado | SO | S | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 13 | Davien Kerr | Syracuse | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 13 | Jasper Beeler | N Illinois | JR | S | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 13 | Jace Bellah | CSU | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 13 | KP Price | BC | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 54 | JoJo Johnson | BGSU | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 54 | Kani Walker | Arkansas | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Preston Hodge | Colorado | SR | CB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Julian Neal | Arkansas | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 54 | Hudauri Hines | Purdue | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 54 | Andre Fuller | Toledo | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 54 | Ethan Johnson | App St | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 54 | Jordan Young | Arkansas | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 54 | Justin Content | UTEP | SO | CB | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 54 | PJ Woodland | LSU | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Kobi Blackwell | Buffalo | FR | CB | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 54 | CJ Brown | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 54 | Josiah Charles | NMSU | SO | CB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 54 | Donte Harrison | N Illinois | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 54 | Dontay Joyner | Maryland | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 54 | Jalil Tucker | Oregon St | JR | DB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 54 | Isaiah Brown-Murray | Va Tech | JR | CB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 54 | Smiley Bradford | Purdue | SO | DB | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Jaden Rios | Texas St | SR | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 54 | Chandler Rivers | Duke | SR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Brenden Deasfernandes | CMU | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 54 | Willizhuan Yates | Ball State | SO | DB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 54 | Bryce Thornton | Florida | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 54 | Terrell Miller | Kent State | SR | CB | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 54 | Xavier Smith | UTEP | JR | S | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 54 | Brylan Green | Liberty | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 54 | Zedekiah Rodriguez-Brown | NMSU | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 54 | Ricardo Hallman | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 54 | Malik Spencer | Mich St | SR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 54 | Jahron Manning | Miss St | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 54 | DJ Burks | App St | JR | DB | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 54 | Jalen Bainer | SJSU | SR | CB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 54 | Alonzo Edwards Jr. | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 54 | Skyler Thomas | Oregon St | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 54 | Trey Glasper | Oregon St | FR | DB | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 54 | Caleb Offord | KSU | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Michael Dansby | Arizona | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Tre Freeman | Duke | SR | LB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 54 | Caleb Spann | CMU | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 54 | Kalen Carroll | CMU | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 54 | Silas Walters | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 54 | Andrew Marshall | Nebraska | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 54 | Solomon Brown | Buffalo | SR | NIC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 54 | Myles Woods | Coast Car | SO | S | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 54 | Kaleb Cost | N Carolina | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 54 | Elijah Reed | Akron | JR | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 54 | Eli Blakey | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.57 |