2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Nestor | Minnesota | JR | DB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 1 | Laterrance Welch | UNLV | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 1 | Boogie Trotter | Marshall | SR | DB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Jackson Bennee | Utah | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 4 | Demetres Samuel Jr. | Syracuse | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 4 | Hezekiah Masses | California | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 4 | Tyler Brown | James Mad | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 4 | Aamaris Brown | UNLV | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 4 | Marc Stampley II | Houston | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Amarian Williams | Liberty | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Earl Little Jr. | FSU | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Johnathan Hall | Utah | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | LeVar Thornton Jr. | Baylor | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Muhammed Jammeh | N Illinois | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Jaquez White | Troy | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Wesley Miller | USA | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Elijah Green | Tulsa | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Jahari Rogers | CSU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Tyler Martin | U Mass | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Elijah Palmer | Hawai'i | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Malcom DeWalt IV | Akron | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Khamari Terrell | Texas St | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Silas Walters | Miami (Oh) | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 4 | KT Seay | Delaware | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Kahlil Ali | Delaware | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | C.J. Douglas | Houston | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Kale Smith | Okla St | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jamison Patton | Iowa State | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Nick Reinicke | Iowa State | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Amier Boyd | Texas Tech | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jakari Foster | La Tech | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Zion Nason | La Tech | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Anthonie Cooper | Ariz St | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | CJ Heard | Vanderbilt | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Daveon Crouch | BC | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jakobe Campbell | NMSU | FR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Ahmaad Moses | SMU | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Alexander Kilgore | SMU | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Bryce Fitzgerald | Miami (Fl) | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Ellis Robinson IV | Georgia | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jayden McDonald | UCF | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jerry Wilson | FSU | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jay'Vion Cole | Arizona | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Genesis Smith | Arizona | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Tacario Davis | Washington | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Zamari Stevenson | Wk Forest | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Caleb Downs | Ohio State | JR | SAF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Braheem Long Jr. | Syracuse | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Armorion Smith | Mich St | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Elliot Washington II | Penn State | JR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jahmir Joseph | Penn State | FR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jaiden Patterson | N Carolina | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Micah Gifford | Baylor | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Kaleb Burns | Baylor | FR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | La'khi Roland | Maryland | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jett Elad | Rutgers | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | DeAgo Brumfield | Miss St | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Walker O'Steen | J'ville St | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Trevor Woods | J'ville St | SR | SAF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Davon Townley Jr. | MO State | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Kemari Copeland | Va Tech | JR | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Cam Dooley | Kentucky | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Sammy Brown | Clemson | SO | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Dijon Lee Jr. | Alabama | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Kaleb Harris | Auburn | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Elijah Melendez | Auburn | FR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Cliff Mosley | La-Monroe | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Roger Jones, Jr. | Air Force | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | DeMarco Ward | Memphis | SO | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Chauncey Logan Jr. | Memphis | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Trey Fields | N Texas | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jacob Thomas | James Mad | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Kye Holmes | James Mad | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | MaLik Caswell | USM | FR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Ahmere Foster | USM | JR | SAF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Adrian Laing | Temple | FR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jalen Clark | La-Lafytte | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | DD Snyder | U Mass | SR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | David Murphy | New Mexico | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Shane Bruce | Coast Car | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jerome Carter | ODU | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Brandon Crutchfield | ODU | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Elijah Mc-Cantos | App St | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | DJ Burks | App St | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jonathan Maldonado | Nevada | JR | EDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Evan Eller | Wyoming | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Desman Hearns | Wyoming | JR | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Shad Banks, Jr. | UTSA | SR | ILB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Davin Martin | UTSA | SO | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Elijah McDowell | Ga South | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Elijah Reed | Akron | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Mac Harris | S Florida | SR | OLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Michael Mack II | Ohio | SR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Dakota Cochran | CMU | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Eli Coppess | Miami (Oh) | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Micah Davis | W Mich | SO | S | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Jojo Johnson | Oregon St | SO | DL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Dante McClellan | Missouri | FR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Mac Uihlein | N'western | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Trey Tolmaire | Boise St | FR | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |