2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/11/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brent Austin | California | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 2 | Chris Bracy | Memphis | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 3 | Brandon Finney Jr. | Oregon | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Zelmar Vedder | Houston | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Jeremiah Jordan | Memphis | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 6 | Adrian "Boogie" Wilson | Ariz St | SO | S | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Ahmaad Moses | SMU | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Jermaine Mathews Jr. | Ohio State | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Treydan Stukes | Arizona | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Christian Harrison | Cincinnati | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Ja'Qurious Conley | Charlotte | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Myles Mooyoung | Coast Car | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Caleb Offord | KSU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Tank Pearson | Ohio | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Ja'Marley Riddle | ECU | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Devin Neal | Virginia | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Jamari Sharpe | Indiana | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Chandler Rivers | Duke | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Daniel James | Cincinnati | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 6 | David Fisher | N Texas | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Jaden Dugger | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Tymere Jackson | Texas St | SR | DE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Jacob Thomas | James Mad | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Kelley Jones | Miss St | SO | CB | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 25 | Christian Gray | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 25 | OJ Frederique, Jr. | Miami (Fl) | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 25 | Preston Hodge | Colorado | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 28 | Bishop Fitzgerald | USC | SR | S | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 28 | Hezekiah Masses | California | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 28 | Zion Frink | ODU | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 28 | Andre Jordan Jr. | UCLA | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 28 | Derek Wilkins | California | JR | DL | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 33 | Malik Muhammad | Texas | JR | DB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 33 | Andrew Marshall | Nebraska | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 35 | Jalon Kilgore | S Carolina | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 35 | PJ Woodland | LSU | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 35 | Courtland Guillory | Oklahoma | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 38 | Devin Moore | Florida | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 38 | TJ Quinn | Louisville | SR | LB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Antonio Watts | Louisville | JR | LB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Hudauri Hines | Purdue | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | A.J. Haulcy | LSU | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Jahron Manning | Miss St | SR | S | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Terhyon Nichols | Kentucky | SO | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Jackson Vick | NC State | JR | NIC | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Kani Walker | Arkansas | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Julian Neal | Arkansas | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Patrick Payton | LSU | SR | DE | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Graceson Littleton | Texas | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Leonard Moore | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Edwin Spillman | Tennessee | FR | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Ty Redmond | Tennessee | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Joenel Aguero | Georgia | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Smith Snowden | Utah | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Dylan Rosiek | Illinois | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | DJ McKinney | Colorado | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Zabien Brown | Alabama | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Donovan Jones | Nebraska | FR | DB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Blake Cotton | Utah | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Noah Avinger | Utah State | SR | CB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Scooter Jackson | UCLA | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Zeke Berry | Michigan | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Skyler Thomas | Oregon St | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Harlem Howard | Oregon St | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Najee Story | N'western | SR | DL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Brice Pollock | Texas Tech | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Deshaun Lee | Iowa | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Braydin Ward | Marshall | SO | DL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Jibreel Al-Amin | Marshall | JR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Caleb Spann | CMU | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Terrell Miller | Kent State | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Derrick Moore | Michigan | SR | EDG | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Keyon Washington | BGSU | FR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Justin Meyers | Ga South | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Ben Osueke | Temple | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Dontae Balfour | Texas Tech | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Amier Boyd | Texas Tech | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Karon Prunty | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Blake Herold | Kansas | SO | DT | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Lyrik Rawls | Kansas | SR | S | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Ta’Shawn James | Iowa State | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Keith Abney II | Ariz St | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Montana Warren | Ariz St | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Suntarine Perkins | Miss | JR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Wydett Williams Jr. | Miss | SR | S | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Jalen Apalit-Williams | SJSU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Michael Mack II | Ohio | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Austin Mitchell | Ohio | SO | DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Xavier Smith | UTEP | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Scooby Williams | Texas A&M | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Jarvis Lee | S Florida | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 38 | James Chenault | S Florida | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Brylan Green | Liberty | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Pierre Royster | UAB | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Rasheem Biles | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Kam Robinson | Virginia | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Dalton Johnson | Arizona | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Louis Moore | Indiana | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.