2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 09/13/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brenden Deasfernandes | CMU | SR | DB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Bishop Fitzgerald | USC | SR | S | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 1 | James Chenault | S Florida | SO | CB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 1 | Juwon Gaston | MTSU | SR | S | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Collin Matteson | Army | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Mansoor Delane | LSU | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Hezekiah Masses | California | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Al-Ma'hi Ali | Western Ky | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Joenel Aguero | Georgia | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Ben Osueke | Temple | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Ja'Marley Riddle | ECU | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Silas Walters | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Bryan Longwell | Vanderbilt | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 5 | D'Mon Brinson | UConn | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Malcolm Hartzog, Jr. | Nebraska | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Fred "JayR" Johnson | S Carolina | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Ben Cutter | WVU | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Chase Wilson | WVU | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Skyler Thomas | Oregon St | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Harlem Howard | Oregon St | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Tyler Martinez | NMSU | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Bryce Boettcher | Oregon | SR | ILB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Braylan Lovelace | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Brayden Johnson | Wyoming | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Justin Ross | Navy | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Jakari Embry | Fresno St | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Simeon Harris | Fresno St | JR | NKL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Qua Moss | Kansas St | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jerome Carter | ODU | SO | S | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | DeMarco Ward | Memphis | SO | DB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jordan Kwiatkowski | CMU | SR | LB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Brylan Lanier | Miss St | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Chams Diagne | Georgia St | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jordan Huff | Georgia St | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jeremiah Telander | Tennessee | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Nasir Bowers | Toledo | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Peyton Williams | S Carolina | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Bud Clark | TCU | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Will James | Houston | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Tanner Heckel | Illinois | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Malcolm Ziglar | N Carolina | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Greg Smith | N Carolina | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | TJ Metcalf | Michigan | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Darrian Lewis | WVU | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | TJ Thompson | Troy | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jacob Redding | Baylor | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Michael Richard | La Tech | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jalen Apalit-Williams | SJSU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Avante Dickerson | Ark St | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Terry Kirksey Jr. | Ark St | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Noah Avinger | Utah State | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Ronnie Royal, III | NC State | FR | SAF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Isaiah Shirley | NC State | SO | DE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Austin Mitchell | Ohio | SO | DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jerry Mixon | Oregon | JR | ILB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Scooby Williams | Texas A&M | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | KJ Bolden | Georgia | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Cameron Whitfield | La-Lafytte | SR | OLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jamaal Jarrett | USC | SO | DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | William Nettles | SMU | FR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Isaiah Nwokobia | SMU | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jaelyn Davis-Robinson | SMU | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Dijon Johnson | Florida | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Kyle Louis | Pittsburgh | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Jack Kane | Rice | SR | SAF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Aamaris Brown | UNLV | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Emon Allen | Sam Hou St | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Tre Bell | Iowa State | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Teagan Wilk | ECU | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Rasheed Reason | ECU | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Mitchell Gonser | Buffalo | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Tavian Combs | New Mexico | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Kanye Young | MO State | SR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Trey Reynolds | Utah | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Jackson Bennee | Utah | SO | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Xavier Smith | UTEP | JR | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Jarvis Lee | S Florida | JR | CB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Damonte Smith | MTSU | SR | NT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Zaylin Wood | Vanderbilt | SR | DL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Brandon Tyson | Ga South | JR | LB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Chance Gamble | Ga South | SR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Michael Mack II | Ohio | SR | CB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Tate Hallock | W Mich | SR | S | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | DJ Burks | App St | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Ja’Den McBurrows | App St | JR | DB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Jalen Bell | Memphis | SR | DL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Elijah Rikard | CMU | SR | DB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |