2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 12/24/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Miss | 13 | 23 | 59 | 82 | 6.31 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 12 | 21 | 55 | 76 | 6.33 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 20 | 63 | 83 | 6.92 |
| 4 | Arizona | 12 | 19 | 55 | 74 | 6.17 |
| 4 | Fresno State | 12 | 19 | 47 | 66 | 5.50 |
| 4 | Maryland | 12 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 7 | SMU | 12 | 17 | 60 | 77 | 6.42 |
| 7 | LSU | 12 | 17 | 50 | 67 | 5.58 |
| 7 | Indiana | 13 | 17 | 43 | 60 | 4.62 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 13 | 16 | 62 | 78 | 6.00 |
| 10 | BYU | 13 | 16 | 41 | 57 | 4.38 |
| 12 | New Mexico State | 12 | 15 | 48 | 63 | 5.25 |
| 12 | Tulane | 14 | 15 | 48 | 63 | 4.50 |
| 12 | Old Dominion | 13 | 15 | 47 | 62 | 4.77 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 16 | James Madison | 14 | 14 | 64 | 78 | 5.57 |
| 16 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 14 | 49 | 63 | 4.85 |
| 16 | Jacksonville State | 14 | 14 | 49 | 63 | 4.50 |
| 16 | Miami (FL) | 13 | 14 | 48 | 62 | 4.77 |
| 16 | Utah | 12 | 14 | 47 | 61 | 5.08 |
| 16 | Louisville | 13 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 4.62 |
| 16 | Washington | 13 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 4.62 |
| 16 | UNLV | 14 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 4.29 |
| 16 | USF | 13 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 4.15 |
| 16 | Boise State | 14 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 3.64 |
| 16 | Delaware | 13 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 3.85 |
| 27 | Oregon | 13 | 13 | 67 | 80 | 6.15 |
| 27 | Virginia | 13 | 13 | 59 | 72 | 5.54 |
| 27 | San Diego State | 12 | 13 | 53 | 66 | 5.50 |
| 27 | Toledo | 13 | 13 | 49 | 62 | 4.77 |
| 27 | Utah State | 13 | 13 | 48 | 61 | 4.69 |
| 27 | Kansas State | 12 | 13 | 47 | 60 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Michigan | 12 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 27 | Texas | 12 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 27 | Duke | 13 | 13 | 39 | 52 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Marshall | 12 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 27 | North Texas | 13 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 3.31 |
| 38 | Appalachian State | 12 | 12 | 52 | 64 | 5.33 |
| 38 | Houston | 12 | 12 | 52 | 64 | 5.33 |
| 38 | FIU | 12 | 12 | 51 | 63 | 5.25 |
| 38 | Memphis | 13 | 12 | 47 | 59 | 4.54 |
| 38 | Central Michigan | 12 | 12 | 45 | 57 | 4.75 |
| 38 | Western Michigan | 14 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 3.86 |
| 38 | Mississippi State | 12 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 38 | Ohio | 13 | 12 | 39 | 51 | 3.92 |
| 38 | South Carolina | 12 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 38 | TCU | 12 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 38 | Kentucky | 12 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 3.50 |
| 38 | Florida State | 12 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 3.00 |
| 50 | Iowa State | 12 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 50 | Alabama | 14 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 3.93 |
| 50 | Iowa | 12 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 50 | Connecticut | 12 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 50 | West Virginia | 12 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 50 | Akron | 12 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 50 | Nevada | 12 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 50 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 50 | Auburn | 12 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 50 | USC | 12 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 3.08 |
| 60 | Tennessee | 12 | 10 | 47 | 57 | 4.75 |
| 60 | Troy | 14 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 3.86 |
| 60 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 60 | Wyoming | 12 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 60 | Florida | 12 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 65 | Clemson | 12 | 9 | 61 | 70 | 5.83 |
| 65 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 9 | 61 | 70 | 5.38 |
| 65 | Kennesaw State | 14 | 9 | 53 | 62 | 4.43 |
| 65 | NC State | 13 | 9 | 49 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 65 | Georgia | 13 | 9 | 47 | 56 | 4.31 |
| 65 | Oklahoma | 13 | 9 | 45 | 54 | 4.15 |
| 65 | New Mexico | 12 | 9 | 42 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 65 | UTSA | 12 | 9 | 42 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 65 | UCF | 12 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 65 | Ball State | 12 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 65 | Baylor | 12 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 65 | East Carolina | 12 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 65 | Louisiana | 13 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 3.31 |
| 65 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 3.33 |
| 79 | California | 13 | 8 | 57 | 65 | 5.00 |
| 79 | Missouri State | 13 | 8 | 54 | 62 | 4.77 |
| 79 | Ole Miss | 13 | 8 | 49 | 57 | 4.38 |
| 79 | Oregon State | 12 | 8 | 47 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 79 | Hawaii | 13 | 8 | 46 | 54 | 4.15 |
| 79 | Colorado State | 12 | 8 | 44 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 79 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 79 | Northwestern | 12 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 79 | Ohio State | 13 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 3.23 |
| 79 | Texas State | 12 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 3.42 |
| 79 | Army | 12 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 3.33 |
| 79 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 79 | Minnesota | 12 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 2.92 |
| 92 | Arizona State | 12 | 7 | 58 | 65 | 5.42 |
| 92 | Missouri | 12 | 7 | 50 | 57 | 4.75 |
| 92 | Buffalo | 12 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 92 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 92 | Liberty | 12 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 92 | Arkansas State | 13 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 3.38 |
| 92 | Temple | 12 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 3.42 |
| 92 | San Jose State | 12 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 92 | Tulsa | 12 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 3.08 |
| 92 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 3.00 |
| 92 | Air Force | 12 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 2.67 |
| 92 | Charlotte | 12 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 2.58 |
| 104 | Illinois | 12 | 6 | 47 | 53 | 4.42 |
| 104 | Arkansas | 12 | 6 | 46 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 104 | Colorado | 12 | 6 | 43 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 104 | South Alabama | 12 | 6 | 43 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 104 | Bowling Green | 12 | 6 | 42 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 104 | North Carolina | 12 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 104 | Boston College | 12 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 3.50 |
| 104 | Kent State | 12 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 3.33 |
| 104 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 3.33 |
| 104 | Washington State | 13 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 2.92 |
| 104 | Penn State | 12 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 2.92 |
| 104 | Navy | 12 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 2.92 |
| 104 | Nebraska | 12 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 2.83 |
| 117 | Syracuse | 12 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 117 | UTEP | 12 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 117 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 117 | Michigan State | 12 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 3.08 |
| 117 | Rutgers | 12 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 2.75 |
| 117 | Wisconsin | 12 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 2.42 |
| 123 | Wake Forest | 12 | 4 | 52 | 56 | 4.67 |
| 123 | Kansas | 12 | 4 | 48 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 123 | Purdue | 12 | 4 | 39 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 123 | UCLA | 12 | 4 | 38 | 42 | 3.50 |
| 123 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 3.00 |
| 123 | UAB | 12 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 2.50 |
| 123 | Massachusetts | 12 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 130 | Stanford | 12 | 3 | 47 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 130 | Texas A&M | 13 | 3 | 43 | 46 | 3.54 |
| 130 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 3 | 40 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 130 | Georgia State | 12 | 3 | 40 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 130 | Rice | 12 | 3 | 40 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 130 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 3.08 |
| 136 | Cincinnati | 12 | 2 | 37 | 39 | 3.25 |