2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devon Marshall | NC State | SR | CB | 12 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Mister Clark | FIU | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 2 | Josh Moten | USM | SR | CB | 12 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Nehemiah Chandler | USA | FR | CB | 10 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Hezekiah Masses | California | SR | DB | 12 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 6 | Keith Abney II | Ariz St | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 6 | Tank Pearson | Ohio | SR | CB | 11 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 6 | JoJo Johnson | BGSU | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 6 | Ty Redmond | Tennessee | FR | DB | 12 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 6 | Preston Hodge | Colorado | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Mansoor Delane | LSU | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 11 | Christian Gray | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 10 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 11 | Kelley Jones | Miss St | SO | CB | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 11 | Jordan Dunbar | MO State | SR | CB | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 11 | Evan Johnson | BYU | JR | CB | 13 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Brice Pollock | Texas Tech | JR | CB | 13 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Jeremiah Earby | Boise St | SR | CB | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Jahiem Johnson | Tulane | SO | DB | 14 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.93 |
| 11 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 14 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0.93 |
| 20 | Leonard Moore | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 20 | Kani Walker | Arkansas | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 20 | Julian Neal | Arkansas | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 20 | Jalon Kilgore | S Carolina | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 20 | Caleb Offord | KSU | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 20 | Ethan Johnson | App St | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Andre Fuller | Toledo | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Brent Austin | California | SR | DB | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 20 | DJ Barksdale | James Mad | JR | NB | 13 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 20 | Jaquez White | Troy | JR | CB | 13 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 20 | Wydett Williams Jr. | Miss | SR | S | 14 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.86 |
| 31 | Chris Johnson | SDSU | SR | CB | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 31 | Bud Clark | TCU | SR | S | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 31 | TJ Hall | Iowa | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 31 | Dalton Johnson | Arizona | SR | DB | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Noah Avinger | Utah State | SR | CB | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Michael Dansby | Arizona | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Jakari Embry | Fresno St | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Zeke Berry | Michigan | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Brent Gordon Jr. | La-Lafytte | FR | CB | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Jakari Foster | La Tech | SR | DB | 12 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 31 | Nate Evans | Delaware | SR | CB | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 31 | PJ Woodland | LSU | SO | CB | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 31 | Smith Snowden | Utah | JR | CB | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 31 | Avery Smith | Toledo | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 31 | Justin Eaglin | James Mad | JR | CB | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 31 | JeRico Washington Jr. | KSU | SO | DB | 13 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 31 | Brandon Finney Jr. | Oregon | FR | DB | 14 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.79 |
| 31 | Jakobe Thomas | Miami (Fl) | SR | DB | 15 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.73 |
| 49 | Treydan Stukes | Arizona | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Jamare Glasker | Maryland | JR | DB | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Elijah Green | Tulsa | SO | CB | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 49 | Zashon Rich | Kansas St | SO | CB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 49 | Bryce Phillips | SDSU | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 49 | Lemondre Joe | CSU | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 49 | Simeon Harris | Fresno St | JR | NKL | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 49 | Will James | Houston | SO | DB | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 49 | Zach Lutmer | Iowa | SO | DB | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 49 | Ian Foster | USM | SO | SAF | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 49 | Chandler Rivers | Duke | SR | CB | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 49 | Ashton Hampton | Clemson | SO | CB | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 49 | Daylen Everette | Georgia | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 49 | Elijah Palmer | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 49 | Andre Jordan Jr. | UCLA | JR | DB | 12 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 49 | Latrell McCutchin Sr. | Houston | SR | DB | 12 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 49 | Ben Roberts | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 49 | Ellis Robinson IV | Georgia | FR | DB | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 49 | Eli Blakey | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 49 | Davison Igbinosun | Ohio State | SR | CB | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 49 | Louis Moore | Indiana | SR | DB | 15 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 49 | Amare Ferrell | Indiana | JR | DB | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 71 | Edward Rhambo | Nevada | JR | DB | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 71 | John Nestor | Minnesota | JR | DB | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 71 | AJ Odums | Nevada | SR | CB | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 71 | Braden Awls | Toledo | JR | S | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 71 | Jessiah McGrew | FIU | FR | DB | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 71 | Naeten Mitchell | NMSU | SO | S | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 71 | Dontay Joyner | Maryland | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 71 | Jayden Bellamy | UCF | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 71 | Avieon Terrell | Clemson | JR | CB | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 71 | Ricardo Jones | Clemson | SO | S | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 71 | Al'zillion Hamilton | Fresno St | SR | DB | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 71 | Myles Woods | Coast Car | SO | S | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 71 | Brenden Deasfernandes | CMU | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 71 | Peyton Bowen | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 71 | Chris Bracy | Memphis | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 71 | Dalesean Staley | SDSU | JR | S | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 71 | Jhalyn Shuler | S Florida | SR | LB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 71 | Brandon Miyazono | SMU | JR | LB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 71 | Jimmy Wyrick | UTSA | SO | S | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 71 | Brevin Hamblin | Utah State | JR | S | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 71 | Karon Prunty | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 71 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 71 | Elijah Culp | James Mad | SR | CB | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 71 | Joshua Franklin | W Mich | JR | DB | 13 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 71 | Bray Hubbard | Alabama | JR | DB | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.64 |
| 71 | Javion White | Tulane | SO | SPR | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.64 |
| 71 | Jerry Mixon | Oregon | JR | ILB | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.64 |
| 71 | Xavier Lucas | Miami (Fl) | SO | DB | 15 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.60 |
| 99 | Juice Clarke | Illinois | JR | DB | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 99 | Bishop Fitzgerald | USC | SR | S | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.80 |