2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in November Only through 11/11/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brent Austin | California | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 2 | Josh Moten | USM | SR | CB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 3 | JoJo Johnson | BGSU | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 4 | Kyle Louis | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 4 | Jordan Young | Arkansas | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 4 | Avarion Cole | Western Ky | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 4 | Brian Blades II | FIU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 4 | Caleb Wooden | Arkansas | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 4 | Jakari Embry | Fresno St | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 4 | Jaden Rios | Texas St | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 11 | Phillip Dunnam | UCF | SR | DB | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Cam Chadwick | UConn | SO | DB | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Bryce Phillips | SDSU | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Jordan Robinson | Virginia | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Jonquis "JQ" Hardaway | Kentucky | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Bud Clark | TCU | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Quinton Hammonds | N Texas | SO | S | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Peyton Bowen | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Edwin Spillman | Tennessee | FR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Shawn Lee Jr. | Pittsburgh | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Isaiah Cash | Va Tech | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Christian Harrison | Cincinnati | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Smith Snowden | Utah | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | DJ Coleman | Baylor | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Jalon Kilgore | S Carolina | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Khmori House | N Carolina | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Jordan Dunbar | MO State | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Tywon Christopher | KSU | FR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Simeon Harris | Fresno St | JR | NKL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Terez Reid | FAU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Ian Foster | USM | SO | SAF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Ty Redmond | Tennessee | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Keith Abney II | Ariz St | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Malcolm Bell | Mich St | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Daniel James | Cincinnati | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Aliki Vimahi | Utah | SR | DT | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Don Saunders | Utah | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Caldra Williford | Baylor | JR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Cedric Woods | La Tech | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Emon Allen | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | PJ Woodland | LSU | SO | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Thomas Anderson | MO State | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Victor Evans III | FIU | JR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Mister Clark | FIU | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | JeRico Washington Jr. | KSU | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Tyrese Boss | Wyoming | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Justin Meyers | Ga South | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Ethan Johnson | App St | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Jayden Sweeney | FAU | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Devin Robinson | Tulsa | SO | STA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | DJ Barksdale | James Mad | JR | NB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Sahir West | James Mad | FR | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | AJ Odums | Nevada | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Owen Long | CSU | SO | LB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 55 | Tae Johnson | Notre Dame | FR | S | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Bernock Iya | NMSU | JR | S | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Keionte Scott | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Jamare Glasker | Maryland | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Jordan Scruggs | WVU | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Hezekiah Masses | California | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Hudauri Hines | Purdue | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Sailasa Vadrawale III | Oregon St | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Dalton Johnson | Arizona | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Brice Pollock | Texas Tech | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Andrew Marshall | Nebraska | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Tate Hallock | W Mich | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Elijah Palmer | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Michael Coats Jr. | WVU | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Derek Wilkins | California | JR | DL | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Kelley Jones | Miss St | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Treydan Stukes | Arizona | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Tre Freeman | Duke | SR | LB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Ashton Hampton | Clemson | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Amier Boyd | Texas Tech | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Cam Miller | Rutgers | SR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 55 | Avante Dickerson | Ark St | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 77 | Brandon Nicholson | Stanford | SO | CB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Ahmaad Moses | SMU | SR | S | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Jaheim Patterson | Oregon St | SR | DB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Bryce Thornton | Florida | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Daveren Rayner | Kentucky | SR | ILB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Tre Bell | Iowa State | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Adon Shuler | Notre Dame | SO | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Josiah Griffin | BC | SO | DL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Amarian Williams | Liberty | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Wydett Williams Jr. | Miss | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Preston Hodge | Colorado | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Jay'Vion Cole | Arizona | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Ricardo Jones | Clemson | SO | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Devin Pringle | UConn | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Caleb Downs | Ohio State | JR | SAF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | King Mack | Penn State | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Farell Gnago | Rutgers | SO | DL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Kody Jackson | La-Lafytte | SO | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Quandarius Keyes | UNLV | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Levi Brown | Air Force | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Preston EstoEsta | BGSU | FR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen | Hawai'i | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 77 | Brandon Barnes | Ark St | SO | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.