2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 12/05/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 12 | 21 | 55 | 76 | 6.33 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 12 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 3 | Oregon State | 10 | 6 | 42 | 48 | 4.80 |
| 4 | Clemson | 4 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 4 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 7 | UNLV | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 7 | Southern Miss | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 7 | James Madison | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 7 | Washington State | 10 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 2.50 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 11 | LSU | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 11 | New Mexico | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 15 | Memphis | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 15 | Appalachian State | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 15 | San Diego State | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 15 | Syracuse | 4 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 19 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 19 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 19 | Missouri | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 19 | Buffalo | 4 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 19 | Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 24 | Marshall | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 24 | Old Dominion | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 24 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 24 | Akron | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 24 | California | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 29 | Virginia | 3 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 29 | Central Michigan | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 29 | UTSA | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 33 | East Carolina | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 33 | Hawaii | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 33 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 33 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 33 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 39 | Colorado | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 39 | Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 39 | Louisville | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Mississippi State | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | FIU | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 45 | Maryland | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 45 | Michigan | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 45 | Houston | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 45 | New Mexico State | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 45 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 45 | Toledo | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 45 | Florida | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 45 | Rice | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 53 | UCF | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 53 | Northwestern | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 53 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Nevada | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 53 | UAB | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 53 | San Jose State | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 65 | Texas Tech | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 65 | Oregon | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 65 | North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 65 | USF | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 65 | Arkansas State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 65 | Liberty | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 65 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 65 | South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 65 | Missouri State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 65 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 65 | South Alabama | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 65 | Tulsa | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 77 | Arizona | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 77 | Iowa State | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 77 | West Virginia | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 77 | Army | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 77 | Boise State | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 77 | Delaware | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 77 | Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 77 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 77 | Boston College | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 77 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 77 | Ball State | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 77 | Stanford | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 89 | North Texas | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 89 | Florida State | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 89 | Auburn | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 89 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 89 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 89 | Texas A&M | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 89 | UTEP | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 89 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 97 | Baylor | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 97 | Indiana | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 97 | Penn State | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 97 | Utah | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 97 | Washington | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 97 | Kansas | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 97 | Georgia | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Ohio | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Massachusetts | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Western Michigan | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 97 | Texas State | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 108 | BYU | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 108 | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 108 | Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 108 | Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 108 | NC State | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 108 | Utah State | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 108 | Troy | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 108 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 108 | Oklahoma | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 108 | Duke | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 118 | TCU | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 118 | Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 118 | Alabama | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 118 | Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 118 | Kent State | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 118 | Charlotte | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 124 | USC | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 125 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 125 | Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 125 | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 125 | Iowa | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 125 | Air Force | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 130 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 130 | Louisiana | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 132 | Navy | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 133 | Cincinnati | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 133 | Purdue | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 135 | Kansas State | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 135 | UCLA | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |