2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 12/05/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 7.38 |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 8 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 6.38 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 8 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 4 | Arizona | 10 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 6.00 |
| 4 | LSU | 8 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 6 | Kansas State | 10 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 7 | Indiana | 9 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 7 | BYU | 9 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 7 | Maryland | 9 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 10 | Oregon | 9 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 10 | SMU | 8 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 10 | Iowa | 9 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 10 | Duke | 8 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 15 | Texas Tech | 9 | 10 | 46 | 56 | 6.22 |
| 15 | Utah | 9 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 15 | New Mexico State | 8 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 15 | San Diego State | 8 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 15 | Jacksonville State | 9 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 15 | Tulane | 9 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 15 | USF | 8 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 15 | Boise State | 9 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 23 | Virginia | 9 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 23 | Houston | 9 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 23 | FIU | 8 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 23 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 23 | Toledo | 8 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 23 | Louisville | 8 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 23 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 23 | TCU | 9 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 23 | Texas | 8 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 8 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 23 | Ball State | 8 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 23 | Delaware | 8 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 23 | Marshall | 8 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 23 | Kentucky | 8 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 23 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 38 | James Madison | 9 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 38 | Kennesaw State | 9 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 38 | Troy | 9 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | 8 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 38 | Michigan | 9 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 38 | Nevada | 8 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 38 | Auburn | 8 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 38 | Western Michigan | 8 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 38 | North Texas | 9 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 38 | Florida | 8 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 38 | Akron | 8 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 38 | Florida State | 8 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 50 | Utah State | 8 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 50 | NC State | 9 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 50 | Appalachian State | 8 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 50 | Iowa State | 9 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 50 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 50 | Central Michigan | 8 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 50 | Ohio | 8 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 50 | West Virginia | 9 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Mississippi State | 8 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 50 | Old Dominion | 8 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 50 | Wyoming | 8 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 50 | Texas State | 8 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 50 | Northwestern | 9 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 50 | USC | 9 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 64 | Arizona State | 9 | 6 | 41 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 64 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 64 | Alabama | 8 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 64 | Memphis | 8 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 64 | Louisiana | 8 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 64 | UTSA | 8 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 64 | Tennessee | 8 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 64 | East Carolina | 8 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 64 | New Mexico | 8 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 64 | Minnesota | 9 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 64 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 64 | San Jose State | 8 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 64 | Tulsa | 8 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 64 | Charlotte | 8 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 2.63 |
| 78 | Illinois | 9 | 5 | 40 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 78 | California | 8 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 78 | Missouri State | 8 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 78 | Washington | 9 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 78 | Ole Miss | 8 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 78 | South Alabama | 8 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 78 | Baylor | 9 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 78 | UCF | 9 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 78 | UNLV | 9 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 78 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 78 | Hawaii | 8 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 78 | Kent State | 8 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 78 | Ohio State | 9 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 78 | Boston College | 8 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 78 | Colorado State | 8 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 78 | Buffalo | 8 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 78 | Navy | 8 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 78 | Air Force | 8 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 78 | Nebraska | 9 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 2.56 |
| 78 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 2.63 |
| 98 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 98 | Bowling Green | 8 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 98 | UCLA | 9 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 98 | Purdue | 9 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 98 | Georgia | 8 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 98 | Missouri | 8 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 98 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 98 | Colorado | 9 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 98 | Liberty | 8 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 98 | UTEP | 8 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 98 | Arkansas State | 8 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 98 | Army | 8 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Sam Houston State | 8 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 98 | Temple | 8 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 112 | Clemson | 8 | 3 | 36 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 112 | Stanford | 8 | 3 | 33 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 112 | Michigan State | 9 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 112 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 112 | Rutgers | 9 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 2.44 |
| 112 | Syracuse | 8 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 2.63 |
| 112 | UAB | 8 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.75 |
| 119 | Kansas | 9 | 2 | 38 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 119 | Wake Forest | 8 | 2 | 32 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 119 | Cincinnati | 9 | 2 | 32 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 119 | Arkansas | 8 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 119 | Texas A&M | 8 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 119 | North Carolina | 8 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 119 | Rice | 8 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 119 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 119 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 119 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 119 | Penn State | 9 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 2.56 |
| 119 | Wisconsin | 9 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 2.33 |
| 119 | Washington State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 119 | Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 133 | Georgia State | 8 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 133 | Massachusetts | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.25 |