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 | Brent Austin | California | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Dwayne McDougle | SDSU | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Caleb Offord | KSU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Tank Pearson | Ohio | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Caleb Spann | CMU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Owen McGowan | BC | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Joshua Franklin | W Mich | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Jarvarius Sims | W Mich | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Kershawn Fisher | W Mich | SR | DE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Jaden Dugger | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Tymere Jackson | Texas St | SR | DE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Emory Floyd | App St | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Caleb Sandstrom | App St | SO | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | David Daniel-Sisavanh | Troy | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Isaiah Buxton | SDSU | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 16 | Kelley Jones | Miss St | SO | CB | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 17 | Christian Gray | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 18 | Andre Jordan Jr. | UCLA | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 18 | Preston Hodge | Colorado | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 18 | Elijah Green | Tulsa | SO | CB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 18 | Zion Frink | ODU | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 18 | Zelmar Vedder | Houston | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 18 | Leroy Harris III | Kansas | SO | DE | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 18 | Nehemiah Chandler | USA | FR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 25 | Phillip Dunnam | UCF | SR | DB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 25 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 25 | Jahiem Johnson | Tulane | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 25 | Terhyon Nichols | Kentucky | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 29 | Ty Redmond | Tennessee | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 29 | Adrian "Boogie" Wilson | Ariz St | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 29 | Julian Neal | Arkansas | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 32 | Ben Roberts | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 32 | Jalon Kilgore | S Carolina | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 32 | Daylen Everette | Georgia | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 35 | Brandon Finney Jr. | Oregon | FR | DB | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 35 | PJ Woodland | LSU | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 35 | A.J. Haulcy | LSU | SR | S | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Hudauri Hines | Purdue | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Brice Pollock | Texas Tech | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Courtland Guillory | Oklahoma | FR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Ty Bryant | Kentucky | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Andrew Marshall | Nebraska | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Eli Bowen | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Kani Walker | Arkansas | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Donovan Jones | Nebraska | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Evan Johnson | BYU | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Jabari Mack | Louisville | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Dylan Rosiek | Illinois | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Deshaun Lee | Iowa | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Antonio Watts | Louisville | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Jimmy Wyrick | UTSA | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Kenneth Harris | Okla St | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Isaiah Brown-Murray | Va Tech | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 35 | DaShawn Stone | Duke | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Will Lee III | Texas A&M | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Kameron Hamilton | Tulane | SR | DE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Zashon Rich | Kansas St | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Noah Avinger | Utah State | SR | CB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Ahmaad Moses | SMU | SR | S | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Will James | Houston | SO | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Quinton Hammonds | N Texas | SO | S | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Kaleb Cost | N Carolina | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Wrook Brown | Houston | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Treydan Stukes | Arizona | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Jamare Glasker | Maryland | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Rasheem Biles | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Rodney Shelley | Ga Tech | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Braydin Ward | Marshall | SO | DL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Jibreel Al-Amin | Marshall | JR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Coleman Bryson | N Carolina | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Terrell Miller | Kent State | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Justin Meyers | Ga South | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Blake Cotton | Utah | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Ja'Marley Riddle | ECU | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Teagan Wilk | ECU | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Marcellus Barnes Jr. | SMU | FR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Brandon Miyazono | SMU | JR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Genesis Smith | Arizona | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Bangally Kamara | Kansas | SR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Lyrik Rawls | Kansas | SR | S | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Chris Peal | Syracuse | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Shadarian Harrison | Pittsburgh | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Zach Williams | Tulsa | SO | S | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Jalen Apalit-Williams | SJSU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Michael Mack II | Ohio | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Austin Mitchell | Ohio | SO | DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Xavier Smith | UTEP | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Brenden Deasfernandes | CMU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Brylan Green | Liberty | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Collin Jacob | La-Lafytte | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Jaden Rios | Texas St | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Dylan Manuel | App St | SO | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Jaquez White | Troy | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Justin Eaglin | James Mad | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Elijah Culp | James Mad | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Jelani McLaughlin | SDSU | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Austin Brawley | New Mexico | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Ky'Won McCray | New Mexico | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 35 | Davon Townley Jr. | MO State | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.