2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 10/25/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Miss | 4 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 8.75 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 3 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 4 | Oregon | 5 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Louisville | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 6 | Kansas State | 6 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 6.83 |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 5 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 8 | Missouri State | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 8 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 10 | Memphis | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 11 | UCLA | 5 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Purdue | 5 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Mississippi State | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 14 | New Mexico State | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 14 | Ohio | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 17 | San Diego State | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 18 | LSU | 5 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 18 | Arizona | 5 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 18 | Georgia | 5 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 21 | Iowa | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 22 | San Jose State | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 23 | Central Michigan | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 23 | Florida | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 23 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 26 | BYU | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 26 | Indiana | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 26 | TCU | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 26 | Clemson | 5 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 30 | Houston | 5 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 30 | Kansas | 5 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 30 | Duke | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 30 | USF | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 30 | Troy | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 30 | Colorado State | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 30 | Utah State | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 30 | UTSA | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 39 | Arizona State | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 40 | Texas | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 40 | Wyoming | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 40 | Old Dominion | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 40 | South Alabama | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 44 | Marshall | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 44 | UNLV | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 44 | Tulane | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 47 | Virginia | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 47 | NC State | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 47 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 50 | Boise State | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 50 | Fresno State | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 50 | California | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 50 | Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 54 | Michigan | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 54 | Alabama | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 54 | Washington | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 54 | Ole Miss | 5 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 58 | FIU | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 59 | Appalachian State | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 59 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 59 | Kent State | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 59 | Rice | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 63 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 63 | Navy | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 63 | Utah | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 63 | Cincinnati | 5 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 67 | South Carolina | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Auburn | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Boston College | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Iowa State | 5 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Stanford | 5 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Ball State | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Delaware | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Liberty | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 67 | North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 67 | UTEP | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 80 | Baylor | 5 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 80 | Texas A&M | 5 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 82 | Maryland | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 82 | Toledo | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 82 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 85 | Akron | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 86 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 86 | Hawaii | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 86 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 89 | Minnesota | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 89 | West Virginia | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 89 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 89 | Colorado | 5 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 93 | Florida State | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 93 | Nevada | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 93 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 93 | Arkansas | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 93 | Georgia State | 4 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 99 | Tulsa | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 99 | Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 101 | Army | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 101 | North Texas | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 101 | UCF | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 107 | Northwestern | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 107 | Michigan State | 5 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 107 | Wisconsin | 5 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 110 | USC | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 110 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 110 | James Madison | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 110 | Missouri | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 110 | Buffalo | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 115 | Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 115 | Nebraska | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 115 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 115 | Syracuse | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 115 | Air Force | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 120 | Louisiana | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 120 | New Mexico | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 120 | Penn State | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 120 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 124 | Illinois | 5 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 125 | Texas State | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 125 | East Carolina | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 127 | Massachusetts | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 128 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 129 | Charlotte | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 130 | UAB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 131 | Arkansas State | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 132 | Rutgers | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |