2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 12/22/2025
| 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 |
| 1 | Nehemiah Chandler | USA | FR | CB | 10 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Mister Clark | FIU | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Josh Moten | USM | SR | CB | 11 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 4 | Hezekiah Masses | California | SR | DB | 11 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1.36 |
| 6 | Christian Gray | Notre Dame | JR | CB | 10 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 6 | Mansoor Delane | LSU | SR | CB | 10 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Tank Pearson | Ohio | SR | CB | 11 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 8 | Keith Abney II | Ariz St | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 8 | JoJo Johnson | BGSU | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1.27 |
| 11 | Leonard Moore | Notre Dame | SO | CB | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 11 | Kani Walker | Arkansas | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 13 | Kelley Jones | Miss St | SO | CB | 11 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.18 |
| 14 | Preston Hodge | Colorado | SR | CB | 12 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 15 | Chris Johnson | SDSU | SR | CB | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 15 | Zeke Berry | Michigan | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 17 | Ty Redmond | Tennessee | FR | DB | 11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 17 | Jalon Kilgore | S Carolina | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 17 | Julian Neal | Arkansas | SR | DB | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 17 | Caleb Offord | KSU | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 17 | Brent Austin | California | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 22 | Jordan Dunbar | MO State | SR | CB | 12 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 23 | Jeremiah Earby | Boise St | SR | CB | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Brice Pollock | Texas Tech | JR | CB | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Dalton Johnson | Arizona | SR | DB | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Noah Avinger | Utah State | SR | CB | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Smith Snowden | Utah | JR | CB | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 23 | PJ Woodland | LSU | SO | CB | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Andre Fuller | Toledo | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Avery Smith | Toledo | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Brent Gordon Jr. | La-Lafytte | FR | CB | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Ethan Johnson | App St | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Treydan Stukes | Arizona | SR | DB | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Jamare Glasker | Maryland | JR | DB | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Jakari Embry | Fresno St | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Bud Clark | TCU | SR | S | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 23 | TJ Hall | Iowa | SR | DB | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Jahiem Johnson | Tulane | SO | DB | 14 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.93 |
| 39 | Jaquez White | Troy | JR | CB | 13 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 39 | DJ Barksdale | James Mad | JR | NB | 13 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 39 | Evan Johnson | BYU | JR | CB | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 39 | Nate Evans | Delaware | SR | CB | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.92 |
| 43 | Jakari Foster | La Tech | SR | DB | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 43 | Elijah Green | Tulsa | SO | CB | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 43 | Will James | Houston | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 43 | Ian Foster | USM | SO | SAF | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 43 | Elijah Palmer | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 43 | Bryce Phillips | SDSU | SR | CB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 43 | Zashon Rich | Kansas St | SO | CB | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 43 | Latrell McCutchin Sr. | Houston | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 43 | Lemondre Joe | CSU | SR | DB | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 52 | AJ Odums | Nevada | SR | CB | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 53 | John Nestor | Minnesota | JR | DB | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 53 | Cedric Woods | La Tech | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 55 | Justin Eaglin | James Mad | JR | CB | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 55 | JeRico Washington Jr. | KSU | SO | DB | 13 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 57 | Amare Ferrell | Indiana | JR | DB | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 57 | Ellis Robinson IV | Georgia | FR | DB | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 57 | Wydett Williams Jr. | Miss | SR | S | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 57 | Chandler Rivers | Duke | SR | CB | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 57 | Eli Blakey | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 57 | Davison Igbinosun | Ohio State | SR | CB | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 57 | Andre Jordan Jr. | UCLA | JR | DB | 12 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 64 | Ricardo Jones | Clemson | SO | S | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 64 | Braden Awls | Toledo | JR | S | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 64 | Simeon Harris | Fresno St | JR | NKL | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 64 | Jessiah McGrew | FIU | FR | DB | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 64 | Naeten Mitchell | NMSU | SO | S | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 64 | Zach Lutmer | Iowa | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 64 | Dontay Joyner | Maryland | JR | DB | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 64 | D'Angelo Ponds | Indiana | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 64 | Karon Prunty | Wk Forest | SR | DB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 64 | Ashton Hampton | Clemson | SO | CB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 64 | Jayden Bellamy | UCF | JR | DB | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 64 | Avieon Terrell | Clemson | JR | CB | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 76 | Bishop Fitzgerald | USC | SR | S | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 76 | Silas Walters | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 76 | Collin Matteson | Army | SR | S | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 76 | Michael Dansby | Arizona | SR | DB | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 76 | Derek Wilkins | California | JR | DL | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 76 | Jacob Finley | N Illinois | JR | CB | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 76 | Jay Green | Stanford | JR | S | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.80 |
| 83 | Jaden Rios | Texas St | SR | CB | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 83 | Donte Harrison | N Illinois | SR | CB | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 83 | Drew Speech | New Mexico | JR | S | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 83 | D'Arco Perkins-McAllister | La-Monroe | SR | DB | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 87 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | SR | LB | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 87 | Ben Roberts | Texas Tech | JR | LB | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 87 | Peyton Bowen | Oklahoma | JR | DB | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 87 | Jhalyn Shuler | S Florida | SR | LB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 87 | Brevin Hamblin | Utah State | JR | S | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 87 | Chris Bracy | Memphis | SO | DB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 87 | Brandon Finney Jr. | Oregon | FR | DB | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 94 | Murvin Kenion III | Nevada | SR | DB | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 94 | Al'zillion Hamilton | Fresno St | SR | DB | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 94 | Ja'Marley Riddle | ECU | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 94 | Edwin Joseph | FSU | SO | DB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 94 | Aamaris Brown | UNLV | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 94 | Jacob Fields | La Tech | JR | DB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 94 | Boogie Trotter | Marshall | SR | DB | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.73 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.