2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 01/09/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Louisiana Tech 13 22 67 89 6.85
2 SMU 13 18 65 83 6.38
3 Notre Dame 12 21 55 76 6.33
4 Southern Miss 13 23 59 82 6.31
5 Arizona 13 22 59 81 6.23
6 Texas Tech 14 17 66 83 5.93
7 Oregon 15 15 73 88 5.87
8 San Diego State 13 15 60 75 5.77
8 Clemson 13 9 66 75 5.77
10 Arizona State 13 8 66 74 5.69
11 James Madison 14 14 64 78 5.57
12 Fresno State 13 20 52 72 5.54
13 Virginia 14 14 62 76 5.43
14 Western Kentucky 13 9 61 70 5.38
15 LSU 13 17 52 69 5.31
16 New Mexico State 12 15 48 63 5.25
17 Appalachian State 13 13 53 66 5.08
17 Houston 13 12 54 66 5.08
19 Tennessee 13 10 55 65 5.00
19 California 13 8 57 65 5.00
19 Kansas State 12 13 47 60 5.00
22 Central Michigan 13 13 51 64 4.92
22 FIU 13 12 52 64 4.92
24 Utah 13 15 48 63 4.85
25 Miami (FL) 15 16 56 72 4.80
26 Old Dominion 13 15 47 62 4.77
26 Toledo 13 13 49 62 4.77
26 Missouri State 13 8 54 62 4.77
29 Ole Miss 15 9 62 71 4.73
30 Utah State 13 13 48 61 4.69
30 UTSA 13 11 50 61 4.69
32 Miami (OH) 14 14 51 65 4.64
33 Texas 13 16 44 60 4.62
33 Louisville 13 14 46 60 4.62
33 Washington 13 14 46 60 4.62
36 Maryland 12 19 36 55 4.58
36 Iowa State 12 11 44 55 4.58
36 Oregon State 12 8 47 55 4.58
39 Michigan 13 13 46 59 4.54
39 Memphis 13 12 47 59 4.54
41 Tulane 14 15 48 63 4.50
41 Jacksonville State 14 14 49 63 4.50
41 Georgia 14 9 54 63 4.50
44 NC State 13 9 49 58 4.46
44 Missouri 13 7 51 58 4.46
46 Kennesaw State 14 9 53 62 4.43
47 New Mexico 13 9 48 57 4.38
47 Wake Forest 13 4 53 57 4.38
49 Indiana 15 18 47 65 4.33
49 Colorado State 12 8 44 52 4.33
49 Arkansas 12 6 46 52 4.33
49 Kansas 12 4 48 52 4.33
53 Pittsburgh 13 15 41 56 4.31
53 Georgia Southern 13 12 44 56 4.31
55 BYU 14 17 43 60 4.29
55 UNLV 14 14 46 60 4.29
57 Middle Tennessee State 12 10 41 51 4.25
58 Iowa 13 11 44 55 4.23
59 Marshall 12 13 37 50 4.17
59 West Virginia 12 11 39 50 4.17
59 UCF 12 9 41 50 4.17
59 Stanford 12 3 47 50 4.17
63 USF 13 14 40 54 4.15
63 Mississippi State 13 13 41 54 4.15
63 Oklahoma 13 9 45 54 4.15
63 Hawaii 13 8 46 54 4.15
67 Illinois 13 6 47 53 4.08
67 Akron 12 11 38 49 4.08
67 Nevada 12 11 38 49 4.08
67 Wyoming 12 10 39 49 4.08
67 Buffalo 12 7 42 49 4.08
67 Colorado 12 6 43 49 4.08
67 South Alabama 12 6 43 49 4.08
74 TCU 13 14 38 52 4.00
74 Vanderbilt 13 8 44 52 4.00
74 South Carolina 12 12 36 48 4.00
74 Bowling Green 12 6 42 48 4.00
78 Coastal Carolina 13 12 39 51 3.92
78 Ohio 13 12 39 51 3.92
78 East Carolina 13 10 41 51 3.92
81 Western Michigan 14 12 42 54 3.86
81 Troy 14 10 44 54 3.86
83 Delaware 13 14 36 50 3.85
83 Connecticut 13 11 39 50 3.85
85 Florida 12 10 36 46 3.83
85 Ball State 12 9 37 46 3.83
85 Baylor 12 9 37 46 3.83
88 Alabama 15 11 46 57 3.80
89 Duke 14 14 39 53 3.79
90 Auburn 12 11 34 45 3.75
90 Liberty 12 7 38 45 3.75
92 North Carolina 12 6 38 44 3.67
92 Syracuse 12 5 39 44 3.67
94 Boise State 14 14 37 51 3.64
95 Northwestern 13 9 38 47 3.62
96 UTEP 12 5 38 43 3.58
96 Purdue 12 4 39 43 3.58
96 Florida Atlantic 12 3 40 43 3.58
96 Georgia State 12 3 40 43 3.58
100 Texas A&M 13 3 43 46 3.54
101 North Texas 14 15 34 49 3.50
101 Kentucky 12 12 30 42 3.50
101 Boston College 12 6 36 42 3.50
101 UCLA 12 4 38 42 3.50
105 Temple 12 7 34 41 3.42
106 Louisiana 13 9 35 44 3.38
106 Arkansas State 13 7 37 44 3.38
106 Rice 13 3 41 44 3.38
109 Northern Illinois 12 9 31 40 3.33
109 Kent State 12 6 34 40 3.33
109 Oklahoma State 12 6 34 40 3.33
112 Texas State 13 9 34 43 3.31
112 Penn State 13 6 37 43 3.31
114 Sam Houston State 12 8 31 39 3.25
114 San Jose State 12 7 32 39 3.25
114 Louisiana-Monroe 12 5 34 39 3.25
117 USC 13 12 30 42 3.23
117 Army 13 8 34 42 3.23
117 Georgia Tech 13 4 38 42 3.23
120 Ohio State 14 8 36 44 3.14
121 Minnesota 13 9 31 40 3.08
121 Cincinnati 13 2 38 40 3.08
121 Tulsa 12 7 30 37 3.08
121 Michigan State 12 5 32 37 3.08
125 Florida State 12 12 24 36 3.00
125 Eastern Michigan 12 7 29 36 3.00
125 Virginia Tech 12 4 32 36 3.00
128 Nebraska 13 6 32 38 2.92
128 Washington State 13 6 32 38 2.92
130 Navy 13 7 29 36 2.77
131 Rutgers 12 5 28 33 2.75
132 Air Force 12 7 25 32 2.67
133 Charlotte 12 7 24 31 2.58
134 UAB 12 4 26 30 2.50
135 Wisconsin 12 5 24 29 2.42
136 Massachusetts 12 4 18 22 1.83