2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/22/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hezekiah Masses | California | SR | DB | 11 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1.55 |
| 2 | Devon Marshall | NC State | SR | CB | 9 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 1.78 |
| 2 | Mister Clark | FIU | SO | DB | 12 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Josh Moten | USM | SR | CB | 12 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 5 | JoJo Johnson | BGSU | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 5 | DJ Barksdale | James Mad | JR | NB | 13 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 7 | Chris Johnson | SDSU | SR | CB | 11 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 7 | Ethan Johnson | App St | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 7 | Jordan Dunbar | MO State | SR | CB | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 7 | Lemondre Joe | CSU | SR | DB | 12 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 7 | Jeremiah Earby | Boise St | SR | CB | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Jaquez White | Troy | JR | CB | 13 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Nehemiah Chandler | USA | FR | CB | 9 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 13 | Brent Gordon Jr. | La-Lafytte | FR | CB | 10 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 13 | Tank Pearson | Ohio | SR | CB | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Avery Smith | Toledo | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Justin Eaglin | James Mad | JR | CB | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 18 | Keith Abney II | Ariz St | JR | DB | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 18 | Will James | Houston | SO | DB | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 18 | Noah Avinger | Utah State | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 18 | Amare Ferrell | Indiana | JR | DB | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Elijah Palmer | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Caleb Offord | KSU | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Jakari Foster | La Tech | SR | DB | 12 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 18 | Aamaris Brown | UNLV | SR | DB | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 18 | Andre Fuller | Toledo | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 18 | Nate Evans | Delaware | SR | CB | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 18 | JeRico Washington Jr. | KSU | SO | DB | 13 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 29 | John Nestor | Minnesota | JR | DB | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 29 | Demetres Samuel Jr. | Syracuse | FR | DB | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 29 | Boogie Trotter | Marshall | SR | DB | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Brice Pollock | Texas Tech | JR | CB | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Smith Snowden | Utah | JR | CB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Dontay Joyner | Maryland | JR | DB | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Silas Walters | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 29 | Dalton Johnson | Arizona | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 29 | Jakari Embry | Fresno St | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 29 | Simeon Harris | Fresno St | JR | NKL | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 29 | Ian Foster | USM | SO | SAF | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 29 | Malcom DeWalt IV | Akron | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 29 | Anthony Richard, Jr. | USM | SR | CB | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 29 | Bryce Phillips | SDSU | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 29 | Dalesean Staley | SDSU | JR | S | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 29 | Tre'Quon Fegans | J'ville St | JR | CB | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 29 | Eli Blakey | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 46 | Leonard Moore | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 46 | Mansoor Delane | LSU | SR | CB | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 46 | Preston Hodge | Colorado | SR | CB | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 46 | Bud Clark | TCU | SR | S | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Wydett Williams Jr. | Miss | SR | S | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Edward Rhambo | Nevada | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Elijah Green | Tulsa | SO | CB | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 46 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 46 | Terez Reid | FAU | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 46 | Ricardo Jones | Clemson | SO | S | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 46 | Jahiem Johnson | Tulane | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 46 | Isaiah Nwokobia | SMU | SR | S | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 46 | Brevin Hamblin | Utah State | JR | S | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 46 | Ashton Hampton | Clemson | SO | CB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 46 | Genesis Smith | Arizona | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 46 | Chris Bracy | Memphis | SO | DB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 46 | Avieon Terrell | Clemson | JR | CB | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 46 | AJ Odums | Nevada | SR | CB | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 46 | Braden Awls | Toledo | JR | S | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 46 | Jessiah McGrew | FIU | FR | DB | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 46 | Naeten Mitchell | NMSU | SO | S | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 46 | Jahari Rogers | CSU | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 46 | Jhamal Shelby Jr. | La Tech | JR | DB | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 46 | Jacob Thomas | James Mad | SR | S | 13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 46 | Aaron Wofford | W Mich | SR | CB | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 71 | Kani Walker | Arkansas | SR | DB | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 71 | Christian Gray | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 71 | TJ Hall | Iowa | SR | DB | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 71 | Jay Green | Stanford | JR | S | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 71 | Zeke Berry | Michigan | SR | DB | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 71 | Jamare Glasker | Maryland | JR | DB | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Deshawn Lynch | Washington | SR | EDG | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Collin Matteson | Army | SR | S | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Ty Redmond | Tennessee | FR | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Colton Hood | Tennessee | SO | DB | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Treydan Stukes | Arizona | SR | DB | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 71 | Zach Lutmer | Iowa | SO | DB | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 71 | Zashon Rich | Kansas St | SO | CB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 71 | Tucker Large | Wash St | SR | S | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 71 | Jackson Bennee | Utah | SO | S | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 71 | Alex McLaughlin | Washington | JR | S | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 71 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 71 | Ephesians Prysock | Washington | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 71 | David Fisher | N Texas | SR | CB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 71 | Michael Dansby | Arizona | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 71 | Jayden Bellamy | UCF | JR | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 71 | Davaughn Patterson | Wk Forest | SO | DB | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 71 | Latrell McCutchin Sr. | Houston | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 71 | Omari Porter | Rice | SR | CB | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 71 | Jhalyn Shuler | S Florida | SR | LB | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 71 | Cedric Woods | La Tech | SR | DB | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 71 | Jerome Carter | ODU | SO | S | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 71 | Jakobe Thomas | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 71 | Jordan Kwiatkowski | CMU | SR | LB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 71 | Emon Allen | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |