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 | Ben Roberts | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 1 | Brandon Finney Jr. | Oregon | FR | DB | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Louis Moore | Indiana | SR | DB | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 1 | Phillip Dunnam | UCF | SR | DB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 1 | Ty Bryant | Kentucky | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Kelley Jones | Miss St | SO | CB | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 7 | Ty Redmond | Tennessee | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 7 | A.J. Haulcy | LSU | SR | S | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Malik Muhammad | Texas | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 7 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 7 | Elijah Green | Tulsa | SO | CB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Jabari Mack | Louisville | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Bishop Fitzgerald | USC | SR | S | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Davison Igbinosun | Ohio State | SR | CB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Martell Hughes | Ariz St | SO | LB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Jordan Castell | Florida | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Devin Moore | Florida | SR | DB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Ty'Anthony Smith | Texas | SO | LB | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Noah Avinger | Utah State | SR | CB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Ahmaad Moses | SMU | SR | S | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Will James | Houston | SO | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Ja'Qurious Conley | Charlotte | SR | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Quinton Hammonds | N Texas | SO | S | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 7 | Tanner Wall | BYU | SR | S | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Bryce Fitzgerald | Miami (Fl) | FR | DB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 7 | Harold Perkins, Jr. | LSU | JR | LB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 30 | Jalon Kilgore | S Carolina | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 30 | Daylen Everette | Georgia | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 30 | PJ Woodland | LSU | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Christian Gray | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 30 | Adrian "Boogie" Wilson | Ariz St | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 30 | Hudauri Hines | Purdue | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Brice Pollock | Texas Tech | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Jamari Sharpe | Indiana | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 30 | Jahiem Johnson | Tulane | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 30 | Andrew Marshall | Nebraska | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Eli Bowen | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 30 | KJ Bolden | Georgia | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 30 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 30 | Jaylon Braxton | Miss | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 30 | Graceson Littleton | Texas | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Ricardo Hallman | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Zabien Brown | Alabama | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Jadon Canady | Oregon | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Dylan Rosiek | Illinois | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Deshaun Lee | Iowa | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Antonio Watts | Louisville | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Leonard Moore | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 30 | Zeke Berry | Michigan | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 30 | Edwin Spillman | Tennessee | FR | LB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 30 | Malik Spencer | Mich St | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 30 | Faletau Satuala | BYU | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 30 | Keionte Scott | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 30 | Jakobe Thomas | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 30 | Derek Carter Jr. | WVU | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 30 | Kapena Gushiken | Miss | SR | S | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 30 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | JR | LB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 30 | Ify Obidegwu | Oregon | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 30 | Jeremiah Cooper | Iowa State | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Dwayne McDougle | SDSU | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Kaleb Cost | N Carolina | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Wrook Brown | Houston | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Treydan Stukes | Arizona | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Josh Patterson | Iowa State | FR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Jamare Glasker | Maryland | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Rasheem Biles | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Jermarius Lewis | UTSA | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Rodney Shelley | Ga Tech | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Tyan Milton | UTSA | SR | S | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Edwin Joseph | FSU | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Ja’Bril Rawls | FSU | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Tre Bell | Iowa State | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Skyler Thomas | Oregon St | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Trey Glasper | Oregon St | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Harlem Howard | Oregon St | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Fred Gaskin | S Florida | SO | S | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Jonas Duclona | S Florida | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Cedrick Beavers | Miss | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 30 | JoJo Evans Jr. | Louisville | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Grant Grayton | Kentucky | FR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Cam Miller | Rutgers | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Christian Harrison | Cincinnati | JR | S | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Jermaine Mathews Jr. | Ohio State | JR | CB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 30 | Scooter Jackson | UCLA | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 30 | Robert Fitzgerald | N'western | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 30 | Braden Turner | N'western | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 30 | Najee Story | N'western | SR | DL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 30 | TJ Metcalf | Michigan | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 30 | Jyaire Hill | Michigan | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 30 | Caleb Francl | Wash St | SR | LB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 30 | Zach Lutmer | Iowa | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 30 | King Mack | Penn State | JR | S | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 30 | Justin Okoronkwo | S Carolina | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 30 | Brenden Jordan | Texas Tech | JR | S | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 30 | Jayden Woods | Florida | FR | EDG | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 30 | Cormani McClain | Florida | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 30 | Xavier Atkins | Auburn | SO | LB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |