2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Notre Dame 12 21 55 76 6.33
2 Connecticut 13 11 39 50 3.85
3 Oregon State 10 6 42 48 4.80
4 SMU 5 7 30 37 7.40
4 Tennessee 5 4 33 37 7.40
6 Clemson 5 6 30 36 7.20
7 Oregon 5 4 29 33 6.60
8 San Diego State 5 5 27 32 6.40
9 Southern Miss 5 7 24 31 6.20
9 Miami (FL) 8 7 24 31 3.88
11 Louisiana Tech 5 6 24 30 6.00
11 UTSA 5 5 25 30 6.00
11 Western Kentucky 5 5 25 30 6.00
11 New Mexico 5 3 27 30 6.00
11 Ole Miss 6 4 26 30 5.00
11 Washington State 11 4 26 30 2.73
17 Old Dominion 5 8 20 28 5.60
17 James Madison 5 6 22 28 5.60
19 Arizona State 4 2 25 27 6.75
19 UNLV 5 9 18 27 5.40
19 Central Michigan 5 6 21 27 5.40
22 Memphis 5 6 20 26 5.20
22 LSU 5 3 23 26 5.20
24 Virginia 4 4 21 25 6.25
24 Texas 5 7 18 25 5.00
26 Colorado State 4 3 21 24 6.00
26 Miami (OH) 5 5 19 24 4.80
26 Tulane 5 5 19 24 4.80
26 Fresno State 5 4 20 24 4.80
26 East Carolina 5 4 20 24 4.80
26 Coastal Carolina 5 3 21 24 4.80
32 Washington 4 9 14 23 5.75
32 Appalachian State 4 5 18 23 5.75
32 Syracuse 4 2 21 23 5.75
32 Indiana 5 5 18 23 4.60
32 Hawaii 5 3 20 23 4.60
32 Missouri 5 3 20 23 4.60
32 Wake Forest 5 2 21 23 4.60
39 Buffalo 4 2 20 22 5.50
39 California 5 3 19 22 4.40
41 Arizona 3 8 13 21 7.00
41 Michigan 4 5 16 21 5.25
41 Marshall 4 4 17 21 5.25
41 Akron 4 3 18 21 5.25
41 Louisville 5 5 16 21 4.20
41 Jacksonville State 5 4 17 21 4.20
41 Missouri State 5 3 18 21 4.20
48 Texas Tech 4 5 15 20 5.00
48 Arkansas 4 4 16 20 5.00
48 Penn State 4 4 16 20 5.00
48 Mississippi State 5 6 14 20 4.00
48 Toledo 5 4 16 20 4.00
48 Western Michigan 5 4 16 20 4.00
54 Houston 4 3 16 19 4.75
54 Temple 4 3 16 19 4.75
54 Northwestern 4 2 17 19 4.75
54 Florida Atlantic 4 0 19 19 4.75
54 North Texas 5 7 12 19 3.80
54 Delaware 5 5 14 19 3.80
54 Arkansas State 5 3 16 19 3.80
54 FIU 5 3 16 19 3.80
54 Georgia Tech 5 2 17 19 3.80
63 Colorado 3 2 16 18 6.00
63 Utah State 5 6 12 18 3.60
63 Pittsburgh 5 4 14 18 3.60
63 Rice 5 1 17 18 3.60
63 Kennesaw State 5 1 17 18 3.60
68 Maryland 3 7 10 17 5.67
68 New Mexico State 4 5 12 17 4.25
68 Sam Houston State 4 4 13 17 4.25
68 Florida 4 2 15 17 4.25
68 Boise State 5 4 13 17 3.40
68 USF 5 4 13 17 3.40
74 UCF 3 4 12 16 5.33
74 Georgia Southern 4 4 12 16 4.00
74 Nevada 4 3 13 16 4.00
74 Louisiana-Monroe 4 3 13 16 4.00
74 Army 4 3 13 16 4.00
74 Wyoming 4 3 13 16 4.00
74 Georgia State 4 2 14 16 4.00
74 NC State 4 2 14 16 4.00
74 UAB 4 1 15 16 4.00
74 San Jose State 4 1 15 16 4.00
74 Vanderbilt 5 2 14 16 3.20
85 North Carolina 4 4 11 15 3.75
85 Liberty 4 3 12 15 3.75
85 Northern Illinois 4 3 12 15 3.75
85 South Carolina 4 3 12 15 3.75
85 Eastern Michigan 4 2 13 15 3.75
85 Nebraska 4 1 14 15 3.75
85 South Alabama 4 1 14 15 3.75
85 Tulsa 4 1 14 15 3.75
85 Ohio 5 5 10 15 3.00
85 Texas A&M 5 1 14 15 3.00
95 Iowa State 3 4 10 14 4.67
95 West Virginia 3 4 10 14 4.67
95 BYU 4 5 9 14 3.50
95 USC 4 5 9 14 3.50
95 TCU 4 5 9 14 3.50
95 Utah 4 5 9 14 3.50
95 Kentucky 4 3 11 14 3.50
95 Boston College 4 1 13 14 3.50
95 Ball State 4 0 14 14 3.50
95 Stanford 4 0 14 14 3.50
95 Texas State 5 2 12 14 2.80
106 Florida State 4 4 9 13 3.25
106 Auburn 4 3 10 13 3.25
106 Middle Tennessee State 4 3 10 13 3.25
106 Minnesota 4 3 10 13 3.25
106 UTEP 4 1 12 13 3.25
111 Baylor 3 4 8 12 4.00
111 Kansas 3 2 10 12 4.00
111 Georgia 4 4 8 12 3.00
111 Massachusetts 4 3 9 12 3.00
111 Ohio State 4 2 10 12 3.00
111 Iowa 4 0 12 12 3.00
111 Alabama 5 4 8 12 2.40
111 Louisiana 5 3 9 12 2.40
111 Troy 5 2 10 12 2.40
111 Duke 5 1 11 12 2.40
121 Michigan State 3 2 9 11 3.67
121 Rutgers 3 2 9 11 3.67
121 Virginia Tech 4 2 9 11 2.75
121 Oklahoma 4 1 10 11 2.75
125 Bowling Green 4 2 8 10 2.50
125 Kent State 4 1 9 10 2.50
125 Charlotte 4 1 9 10 2.50
128 Wisconsin 3 3 5 8 2.67
128 Air Force 4 2 6 8 2.00
128 Illinois 4 1 7 8 2.00
131 Oklahoma State 3 1 6 7 2.33
131 Navy 4 1 6 7 1.75
133 Cincinnati 4 0 6 6 1.50
134 Purdue 3 0 5 5 1.67
135 Kansas State 2 0 4 4 2.00
135 UCLA 3 0 4 4 1.33