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 |
| 1 | Andre Jordan Jr. | UCLA | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 1 | Preston Hodge | Colorado | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Kelley Jones | Miss St | SO | CB | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Jalon Kilgore | S Carolina | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 4 | Daylen Everette | Georgia | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 4 | PJ Woodland | LSU | SO | CB | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Julian Neal | Arkansas | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Courtland Guillory | Oklahoma | FR | DB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Patrick Payton | LSU | SR | DE | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 11 | Christian Gray | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 11 | Adrian "Boogie" Wilson | Ariz St | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 11 | Hudauri Hines | Purdue | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Brice Pollock | Texas Tech | JR | CB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Jamari Sharpe | Indiana | JR | DB | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 11 | Terhyon Nichols | Kentucky | SO | DB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Kani Walker | Arkansas | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Donovan Jones | Nebraska | FR | DB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Evan Johnson | BYU | JR | CB | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Amier Boyd | Texas Tech | JR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Mansoor Delane | LSU | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Ellis Robinson IV | Georgia | FR | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Demello Jones | Georgia | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Chris Graves Jr. | Miss | JR | CB | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 11 | Wydett Williams Jr. | Miss | SR | S | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Ben Roberts | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 26 | Brandon Finney Jr. | Oregon | FR | DB | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Ty Redmond | Tennessee | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 26 | A.J. Haulcy | LSU | SR | S | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Jahiem Johnson | Tulane | SO | DB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 26 | Andrew Marshall | Nebraska | JR | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Eli Bowen | Oklahoma | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 26 | KJ Bolden | Georgia | SO | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 26 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 26 | Jaylon Braxton | Miss | SO | CB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 26 | Graceson Littleton | Texas | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Ricardo Hallman | Wisconsin | SR | CB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Zabien Brown | Alabama | SO | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Jadon Canady | Oregon | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 26 | Zion Frink | ODU | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 26 | Ta’Shawn James | Iowa State | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 26 | Zelmar Vedder | Houston | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 26 | Leroy Harris III | Kansas | SO | DE | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 26 | Nehemiah Chandler | USA | FR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 26 | Jimmy Wyrick | UTSA | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Kenneth Harris | Okla St | SR | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Isaiah Brown-Murray | Va Tech | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 26 | DaShawn Stone | Duke | SO | S | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Will Lee III | Texas A&M | SR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Kameron Hamilton | Tulane | SR | DE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Zashon Rich | Kansas St | SO | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Jaylen Castleberry | Temple | SR | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 26 | Tawfiq Byard | Colorado | SO | S | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 26 | TJ Hall | Iowa | SR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 26 | Keith Abney II | Ariz St | JR | DB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 26 | Daniel James | Cincinnati | FR | CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 26 | Ethan O'Connor | Miami (Fl) | SO | DB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 26 | Mohamed Toure | Miami (Fl) | SR | LB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 26 | Owen Heinecke | Oklahoma | JR | LB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 26 | Dontae Balfour | Texas Tech | SR | CB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 26 | David Bailey | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 26 | Quintavius Johnson | Georgia | SO | OLB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 26 | Marcelles Williams | USC | FR | CB | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 26 | Suntarine Perkins | Miss | JR | LB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Will Echoles | Miss | SO | DT | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Deontae Lawson | Alabama | SR | LB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Nikhai Hill-Green | Alabama | SR | LB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Bryce Boettcher | Oregon | SR | ILB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Teitum Tuioti | Oregon | JR | OLB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 26 | A'Mauri Washington | Oregon | JR | DL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 26 | Jerry Mixon | Oregon | JR | ILB | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 72 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 72 | Louis Moore | Indiana | SR | DB | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 72 | Desmond Purnell | Kansas St | SR | LB | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 72 | Malik Muhammad | Texas | JR | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 72 | Vicari Swain | S Carolina | SO | DB | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 72 | Dylan Rosiek | Illinois | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 72 | Deshaun Lee | Iowa | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 72 | Antonio Watts | Louisville | JR | LB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 72 | Leonard Moore | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 72 | Zeke Berry | Michigan | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 72 | Edwin Spillman | Tennessee | FR | LB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 72 | Malik Spencer | Mich St | SR | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 72 | Faletau Satuala | BYU | SO | S | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 72 | Keionte Scott | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 72 | Jakobe Thomas | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 72 | Derek Carter Jr. | WVU | SR | S | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 72 | Kapena Gushiken | Miss | SR | S | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 72 | Isaiah Jones | Indiana | JR | LB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 72 | Ify Obidegwu | Oregon | FR | DB | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 72 | Myles Mooyoung | Coast Car | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 72 | Caleb Offord | KSU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 72 | Tank Pearson | Ohio | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 72 | Caleb Spann | CMU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 72 | Owen McGowan | BC | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 72 | Joshua Franklin | W Mich | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 72 | Jarvarius Sims | W Mich | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 72 | Kershawn Fisher | W Mich | SR | DE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 72 | Jaden Dugger | La-Lafytte | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 72 | Tymere Jackson | Texas St | SR | DE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |