2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 10/25/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 7.71 |
| 2 | SMU | 8 | 12 | 49 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 3 | Southern Miss | 8 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 4 | Oregon | 8 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 5 | Memphis | 8 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 8 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Arizona | 7 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 7 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 5.86 |
| 8 | Louisville | 7 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 5.86 |
| 10 | San Diego State | 7 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 5.71 |
| 11 | LSU | 8 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 11 | Kansas State | 8 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 13 | UNLV | 7 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 14 | Colorado State | 8 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 15 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 15 | Virginia | 8 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 17 | New Mexico State | 7 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 17 | Clemson | 7 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 19 | Houston | 8 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 19 | Arizona State | 8 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 21 | Tulane | 7 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 22 | Mississippi State | 8 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 22 | Central Michigan | 8 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 24 | Appalachian State | 8 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Old Dominion | 8 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Marshall | 7 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 24 | UTSA | 7 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Wake Forest | 7 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Kennesaw State | 7 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 30 | Michigan | 8 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 30 | California | 8 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 32 | Missouri State | 7 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 33 | Indiana | 8 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 33 | Texas | 8 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 35 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 35 | Florida | 7 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 35 | Georgia | 7 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 38 | BYU | 8 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 38 | Kansas | 8 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 40 | Maryland | 7 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 40 | San Jose State | 7 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 42 | Fresno State | 8 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 42 | TCU | 8 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 42 | Oregon State | 8 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 45 | FIU | 7 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 45 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 47 | USF | 8 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 47 | Iowa | 8 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 47 | Ohio | 8 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 47 | Wyoming | 8 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 47 | Connecticut | 8 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 47 | Tennessee | 8 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 47 | Colorado | 8 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 47 | Ole Miss | 8 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 47 | Purdue | 8 | 2 | 33 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 56 | Akron | 9 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 57 | James Madison | 7 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 58 | Washington | 8 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 58 | Iowa State | 8 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 58 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 58 | NC State | 8 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 58 | New Mexico | 8 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 58 | South Alabama | 8 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 58 | UCLA | 8 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 58 | Rice | 8 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 66 | Utah | 8 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 66 | Temple | 8 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 66 | Arkansas | 8 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 66 | Hawaii | 8 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 66 | Missouri | 8 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 66 | Syracuse | 8 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 66 | Buffalo | 8 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 73 | Boise State | 8 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 73 | Toledo | 8 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 73 | Boston College | 8 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 73 | UCF | 7 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 77 | West Virginia | 8 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 77 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 77 | Troy | 8 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 77 | Utah State | 8 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 77 | Baylor | 8 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 77 | Oklahoma | 8 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 83 | Liberty | 7 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 83 | North Carolina | 7 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 85 | South Carolina | 8 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 85 | Northwestern | 8 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 85 | Ball State | 8 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 85 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 85 | Texas A&M | 8 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 90 | Duke | 7 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 90 | Delaware | 7 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 90 | Army | 7 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 90 | Navy | 7 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 90 | East Carolina | 7 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 95 | Nevada | 8 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 95 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 95 | Georgia State | 8 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 95 | Stanford | 8 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 99 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 99 | UTEP | 7 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 101 | Alabama | 8 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 101 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 101 | Western Michigan | 8 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 101 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 105 | Florida State | 7 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 106 | Auburn | 8 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 106 | Tulsa | 8 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 106 | Kent State | 8 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 109 | Ohio State | 7 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 109 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 111 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 111 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 111 | Cincinnati | 8 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 114 | Penn State | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 115 | North Texas | 8 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 115 | Minnesota | 8 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 115 | Michigan State | 8 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 115 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 119 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 120 | Nebraska | 8 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 120 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 120 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 123 | USC | 7 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 123 | UAB | 7 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 125 | Bowling Green | 8 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 125 | Wisconsin | 8 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 127 | Kentucky | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 127 | Texas State | 7 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 129 | Arkansas State | 8 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 2.50 |
| 129 | Massachusetts | 8 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 2.50 |
| 129 | Illinois | 8 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 2.50 |
| 132 | Air Force | 7 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2.43 |
| 133 | Louisiana | 8 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2.13 |
| 133 | Rutgers | 8 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2.13 |
| 133 | Washington State | 8 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 2.13 |
| 136 | Charlotte | 8 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1.88 |