2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brenden Deasfernandes | CMU | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 2 | Jerome Carter | ODU | SO | S | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Xe'ree Alexander | Washington | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Jaylen Lewis | Western Ky | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Jordan McRae | La Tech | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Michael Dansby | Arizona | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Camryn Bracha | Fresno St | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Daryus Dixson | Penn State | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Nyland Green | Ariz St | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 10 | Ben Roberts | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Evan Johnson | BYU | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Daylen Everette | Georgia | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Leroy Bryant | Washington | SO | CB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Ty'Anthony Smith | Texas | SO | LB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Riley Wilson | Arizona | SR | LB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Dorrian Smith | Ga South | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Nate Evans | Delaware | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Brandon Crutchfield | ODU | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Tyan Milton | UTSA | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Dwayne McDougle | SDSU | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Tony-Louis Nkuba | Ariz St | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Tracy Hill Jr. | Ga South | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Caleb Dietlin | MO State | SR | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Brevin Hamblin | Utah State | JR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Jai Eugene Jr. | Western Ky | SO | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Anthony Smith | Minnesota | JR | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Karter Menz | Minnesota | SO | DL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Jermarius Lewis | UTSA | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Isaiah Buxton | SDSU | FR | CB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Bud Clark | TCU | SR | S | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Jalen McMurray | Tennessee | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Ty Redmond | Tennessee | FR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | TJ Hall | Iowa | SR | DB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 34 | Jahiem Johnson | Tulane | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 34 | Sherrod Smith | Boise St | SO | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 34 | DJ Barksdale | James Mad | JR | NB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 34 | Aaron Wofford | W Mich | SR | CB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 34 | Joshua Franklin | W Mich | JR | DB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 34 | Quintavius Johnson | Georgia | SO | OLB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 40 | Jaylon Braxton | Miss | SO | CB | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 41 | Jakobe Thomas | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Jerry Mixon | Oregon | JR | ILB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Chris Graves Jr. | Miss | JR | CB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Luke Mergott | Duke | SO | LB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Caleb Offord | KSU | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Evan Jackson | N Texas | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Laterrance Welch | UNLV | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Justin Eaglin | James Mad | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Elijah Culp | James Mad | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Joey Pope | W Mich | SO | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Corey Costner | Virginia | FR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Emmanuel Karnley | Virginia | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | JeRico Washington Jr. | KSU | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Kameron Hamilton | Tulane | SR | DE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Trent Hendrick | James Mad | SR | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Tyler Brown | James Mad | SO | S | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | David Daniel-Sisavanh | Troy | SR | S | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Kaleb Martin | Miami (Oh) | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Faletau Satuala | BYU | SO | S | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Logan Lutui | BYU | SR | DE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Amier Boyd | Texas Tech | JR | CB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | David Bailey | Texas Tech | SR | OLB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Ellis Robinson IV | Georgia | FR | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | KJ Bolden | Georgia | SO | DB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | DaShawn Stone | Duke | SO | S | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Rahshawn Clark | Washington | FR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Deshawn Lynch | Washington | SR | EDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Daevon Iles | ODU | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Caden Fordham | NC State | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Matthew Durrance | Wash St | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Gio Kafentzis | Utah State | FR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Ike Larsen | Utah State | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Dylan Tucker | Utah State | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | DJ Walker | Ohio | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | JJ Hawkins | USM | JR | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Corey Myrick | USM | SO | SAF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Kalen Carroll | CMU | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Braden Turner | N'western | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | John Nestor | Minnesota | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Jimmy Wyrick | UTSA | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Jakari Embry | Fresno St | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Jelani McLaughlin | SDSU | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Kevon Merrell | ECU | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Rodney Shelley | Ga Tech | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Christian Pierce | USC | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Jamel Johnson | TCU | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Channing Canada | TCU | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Jakari Foster | La Tech | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Lionell Whitaker | Coast Car | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Martel Hight | Vanderbilt | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Rock Caldwell | Utah | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Wardell Mack | Texas | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Brylan Lanier | Miss St | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Jaden Rios | Texas St | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Alexander Kilgore | SMU | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Devin Collier | Ga South | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Ethan Johnson | App St | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Thomas Anderson | MO State | SR | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Caden Wiest | MO State | SO | DL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Kanye Young | MO State | SR | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.