2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 12/24/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 7.38 |
| 2 | Southern Miss | 8 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 6.38 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 10 | 12 | 51 | 63 | 6.30 |
| 4 | Arizona | 10 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 6.00 |
| 4 | Oregon | 9 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 6.00 |
| 4 | Fresno State | 8 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 7 | SMU | 8 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 7 | New Mexico State | 8 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 9 | FIU | 8 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 9 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 11 | Kansas State | 10 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 12 | James Madison | 9 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 13 | Utah | 9 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 14 | LSU | 8 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 14 | San Diego State | 8 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 14 | Utah State | 8 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 14 | California | 8 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 18 | Toledo | 8 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 19 | Houston | 9 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 19 | Arizona State | 9 | 6 | 41 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 21 | Virginia | 10 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 5.20 |
| 22 | Appalachian State | 8 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 22 | Missouri State | 8 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 24 | Illinois | 9 | 5 | 40 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 26 | Kennesaw State | 9 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 26 | Georgia | 9 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 28 | Louisville | 8 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 28 | Clemson | 8 | 3 | 36 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 30 | Indiana | 10 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 4.80 |
| 31 | Iowa | 9 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | 9 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 33 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 33 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 33 | Bowling Green | 8 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 36 | Jacksonville State | 9 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 36 | Troy | 9 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 36 | NC State | 9 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 39 | USF | 8 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 39 | Central Michigan | 8 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 41 | BYU | 10 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 42 | Duke | 9 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 42 | Miami (OH) | 9 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 42 | Iowa State | 9 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 45 | Alabama | 10 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 45 | Ohio | 8 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 45 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 45 | Stanford | 8 | 3 | 33 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 49 | Kansas | 9 | 2 | 38 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 50 | Texas | 8 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 50 | Missouri | 8 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 52 | Tulane | 9 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 53 | Mississippi State | 8 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 53 | Old Dominion | 8 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 53 | Ole Miss | 8 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 53 | South Alabama | 8 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 53 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 53 | Wake Forest | 8 | 2 | 32 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 59 | Maryland | 9 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 59 | TCU | 9 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 59 | Michigan | 9 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 59 | UCLA | 9 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 59 | Purdue | 9 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 64 | South Carolina | 8 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 64 | Nevada | 8 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 64 | Wyoming | 8 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 64 | Memphis | 8 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 68 | Washington | 9 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 69 | West Virginia | 9 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 69 | Ball State | 8 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 69 | Auburn | 8 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 69 | Louisiana | 8 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 69 | Arkansas | 8 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 69 | Washington State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 75 | Delaware | 8 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 75 | UTSA | 8 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 75 | Hawaii | 8 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 75 | Texas A&M | 8 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 79 | Boise State | 9 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 79 | Western Michigan | 9 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 79 | Baylor | 9 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 79 | UCF | 9 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 79 | Cincinnati | 9 | 2 | 32 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 84 | Kent State | 8 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 84 | Liberty | 8 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 84 | UTEP | 8 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 87 | UNLV | 9 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 87 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 89 | Marshall | 8 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 89 | Florida | 8 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 89 | Texas State | 8 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 89 | North Carolina | 8 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 93 | Kentucky | 8 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 93 | Akron | 8 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 93 | Tennessee | 8 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 93 | Boston College | 8 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 93 | Colorado State | 8 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 93 | Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 99 | Colorado | 9 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 100 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 100 | East Carolina | 8 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 100 | New Mexico | 8 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 100 | Buffalo | 8 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 100 | Georgia State | 8 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 105 | North Texas | 9 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 106 | Rice | 8 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 107 | Navy | 9 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 108 | Ohio State | 10 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 3.20 |
| 109 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 109 | Arkansas State | 8 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 109 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 112 | Northwestern | 9 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 112 | USC | 9 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 114 | Minnesota | 9 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 114 | Air Force | 8 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 114 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 117 | Army | 9 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 117 | Michigan State | 9 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 119 | Florida State | 8 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 119 | San Jose State | 8 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 119 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 119 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 123 | Tulsa | 8 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 123 | Sam Houston State | 8 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 123 | Temple | 8 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 126 | Charlotte | 8 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 2.63 |
| 126 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 2.63 |
| 126 | Syracuse | 8 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 2.63 |
| 129 | Nebraska | 9 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 2.56 |
| 129 | Penn State | 9 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 2.56 |
| 131 | Rutgers | 9 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 2.44 |
| 132 | Wisconsin | 9 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 2.33 |
| 133 | UAB | 8 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.75 |
| 134 | Massachusetts | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.25 |