2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelley Jones | Miss St | SO | CB | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 2 | Brent Austin | California | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Andre Jordan Jr. | UCLA | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Preston Hodge | Colorado | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Ben Roberts | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 2 | Jalon Kilgore | S Carolina | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 2 | Daylen Everette | Georgia | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 2 | Brandon Finney Jr. | Oregon | FR | DB | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 2 | PJ Woodland | LSU | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Christian Gray | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 10 | Ty Redmond | Tennessee | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Adrian "Boogie" Wilson | Ariz St | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Julian Neal | Arkansas | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 10 | A.J. Haulcy | LSU | SR | S | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Hudauri Hines | Purdue | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Brice Pollock | Texas Tech | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Courtland Guillory | Oklahoma | FR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Louis Moore | Indiana | SR | DB | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 10 | Jamari Sharpe | Indiana | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 10 | Patrick Payton | LSU | SR | DE | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 22 | Phillip Dunnam | UCF | SR | DB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 22 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 22 | Jahiem Johnson | Tulane | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 22 | Terhyon Nichols | Kentucky | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 22 | Ty Bryant | Kentucky | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Andrew Marshall | Nebraska | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Eli Bowen | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Kani Walker | Arkansas | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Donovan Jones | Nebraska | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Evan Johnson | BYU | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Malik Muhammad | Texas | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 22 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 22 | KJ Bolden | Georgia | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 22 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 22 | Jaylon Braxton | Miss | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 22 | Amier Boyd | Texas Tech | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 22 | Mansoor Delane | LSU | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 22 | Ellis Robinson IV | Georgia | FR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 22 | Demello Jones | Georgia | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 22 | Graceson Littleton | Texas | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Ricardo Hallman | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Zabien Brown | Alabama | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Jadon Canady | Oregon | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Chris Graves Jr. | Miss | JR | CB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Wydett Williams Jr. | Miss | SR | S | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 47 | Elijah Green | Tulsa | SO | CB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 47 | Zion Frink | ODU | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 47 | Ta’Shawn James | Iowa State | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 47 | Zelmar Vedder | Houston | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 47 | Leroy Harris III | Kansas | SO | DE | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 47 | Nehemiah Chandler | USA | FR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 47 | Jabari Mack | Louisville | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Bishop Fitzgerald | USC | SR | S | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Dylan Rosiek | Illinois | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Deshaun Lee | Iowa | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Antonio Watts | Louisville | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Jimmy Wyrick | UTSA | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Kenneth Harris | Okla St | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Isaiah Brown-Murray | Va Tech | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 47 | DaShawn Stone | Duke | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Will Lee III | Texas A&M | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Kameron Hamilton | Tulane | SR | DE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Zashon Rich | Kansas St | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Davison Igbinosun | Ohio State | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Martell Hughes | Ariz St | SO | LB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Leonard Moore | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Zeke Berry | Michigan | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Edwin Spillman | Tennessee | FR | LB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Malik Spencer | Mich St | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Faletau Satuala | BYU | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Jaylen Castleberry | Temple | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Tawfiq Byard | Colorado | SO | S | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 47 | TJ Hall | Iowa | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Keith Abney II | Ariz St | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Daniel James | Cincinnati | FR | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 47 | Jordan Castell | Florida | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Devin Moore | Florida | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Keionte Scott | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Jakobe Thomas | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Derek Carter Jr. | WVU | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Ethan O'Connor | Miami (Fl) | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Mohamed Toure | Miami (Fl) | SR | LB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Owen Heinecke | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Dontae Balfour | Texas Tech | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 47 | David Bailey | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Quintavius Johnson | Georgia | SO | OLB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Marcelles Williams | USC | FR | CB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Ty'Anthony Smith | Texas | SO | LB | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 47 | Kapena Gushiken | Miss | SR | S | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 47 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | JR | LB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 47 | Ify Obidegwu | Oregon | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 47 | Suntarine Perkins | Miss | JR | LB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 47 | Will Echoles | Miss | SO | DT | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 47 | Deontae Lawson | Alabama | SR | LB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 47 | Nikhai Hill-Green | Alabama | SR | LB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 47 | Bryce Boettcher | Oregon | SR | ILB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 47 | Teitum Tuioti | Oregon | JR | OLB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 47 | A'Mauri Washington | Oregon | JR | DL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 47 | Jerry Mixon | Oregon | JR | ILB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |