2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 08/28/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laterrance Welch | UNLV | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 1 | Preston Zachman | Wisconsin | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Aamaris Brown | UNLV | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Silas Walters | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Devin Dye | Kansas | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Marc Stampley II | Houston | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Brayden Johnson | Wyoming | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Malcolm Hartzog, Jr. | Nebraska | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Lyrik Rawls | Kansas | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Jayden Bellamy | UCF | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Marsel McDuffie | UNLV | SR | ILB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | C.J. Douglas | Houston | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Mitchell Gonser | Buffalo | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Teagan Wilk | ECU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Kale Smith | Okla St | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | KT Seay | Delaware | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Kahlil Ali | Delaware | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Jaylen Lewis | Western Ky | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Dante McClellan | Missouri | FR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Markus Boswell | Akron | FR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Cliff Mosley | La-Monroe | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |