2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 SMU 5 7 30 37 7.40
1 Tennessee 5 4 33 37 7.40
3 Clemson 5 6 30 36 7.20
4 Arizona 3 8 13 21 7.00
5 Arizona State 4 2 25 27 6.75
6 Oregon 5 4 29 33 6.60
7 San Diego State 5 5 27 32 6.40
8 Notre Dame 12 21 55 76 6.33
9 Southern Miss 5 7 24 31 6.20
10 Louisiana Tech 5 6 24 30 6.00
10 UTSA 5 5 25 30 6.00
10 Western Kentucky 5 5 25 30 6.00
10 New Mexico 5 3 27 30 6.00
10 Virginia 4 4 20 24 6.00
10 Colorado State 4 3 21 24 6.00
10 Colorado 3 2 16 18 6.00
17 Washington 4 9 14 23 5.75
17 Appalachian State 4 5 18 23 5.75
17 Syracuse 4 2 21 23 5.75
20 Maryland 3 7 10 17 5.67
21 Old Dominion 5 8 20 28 5.60
21 James Madison 5 6 22 28 5.60
23 Buffalo 4 2 20 22 5.50
24 UNLV 5 9 18 27 5.40
24 Central Michigan 5 6 21 27 5.40
26 UCF 3 4 12 16 5.33
27 Michigan 4 5 16 21 5.25
27 Marshall 4 4 17 21 5.25
27 Akron 4 3 18 21 5.25
30 Memphis 5 6 20 26 5.20
30 LSU 5 3 23 26 5.20
32 Ole Miss 6 4 26 30 5.00
32 Texas 5 7 18 25 5.00
32 Texas Tech 4 5 15 20 5.00
32 Arkansas 4 4 16 20 5.00
32 Penn State 4 4 16 20 5.00
37 Oregon State 10 6 42 48 4.80
37 Miami (OH) 5 5 19 24 4.80
37 Tulane 5 5 19 24 4.80
37 Fresno State 5 4 20 24 4.80
37 East Carolina 5 4 20 24 4.80
37 Coastal Carolina 5 3 21 24 4.80
43 Houston 4 3 16 19 4.75
43 Temple 4 3 16 19 4.75
43 Northwestern 4 2 17 19 4.75
43 Florida Atlantic 4 0 19 19 4.75
47 Iowa State 3 4 10 14 4.67
47 West Virginia 3 4 10 14 4.67
49 Hawaii 5 3 20 23 4.60
49 Missouri 5 3 20 23 4.60
49 Wake Forest 5 2 21 23 4.60
52 California 5 3 19 22 4.40
53 New Mexico State 4 5 12 17 4.25
53 Sam Houston State 4 4 13 17 4.25
53 Florida 4 2 15 17 4.25
56 Louisville 5 5 16 21 4.20
56 Jacksonville State 5 4 17 21 4.20
56 Missouri State 5 3 18 21 4.20
59 Mississippi State 5 6 14 20 4.00
59 Toledo 5 4 16 20 4.00
59 Western Michigan 5 4 16 20 4.00
59 Georgia Southern 4 4 12 16 4.00
59 Nevada 4 3 13 16 4.00
59 Louisiana-Monroe 4 3 13 16 4.00
59 Army 4 3 13 16 4.00
59 Wyoming 4 3 13 16 4.00
59 Georgia State 4 2 14 16 4.00
59 NC State 4 2 14 16 4.00
59 UAB 4 1 15 16 4.00
59 San Jose State 4 1 15 16 4.00
59 Baylor 3 4 8 12 4.00
59 Kansas 3 2 10 12 4.00
73 Miami (FL) 7 7 20 27 3.86
74 Connecticut 13 11 39 50 3.85
75 North Texas 5 7 12 19 3.80
75 Delaware 5 5 14 19 3.80
75 Arkansas State 5 3 16 19 3.80
75 FIU 5 3 16 19 3.80
75 Georgia Tech 5 2 17 19 3.80
80 Indiana 4 4 11 15 3.75
80 North Carolina 4 4 11 15 3.75
80 Liberty 4 3 12 15 3.75
80 Northern Illinois 4 3 12 15 3.75
80 South Carolina 4 3 12 15 3.75
80 Eastern Michigan 4 2 13 15 3.75
80 Nebraska 4 1 14 15 3.75
80 South Alabama 4 1 14 15 3.75
80 Tulsa 4 1 14 15 3.75
89 Michigan State 3 2 9 11 3.67
89 Rutgers 3 2 9 11 3.67
91 Utah State 5 6 12 18 3.60
91 Pittsburgh 5 4 14 18 3.60
91 Rice 5 1 17 18 3.60
91 Kennesaw State 5 1 17 18 3.60
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
103 Boise State 5 4 13 17 3.40
103 USF 5 4 13 17 3.40
105 Florida State 4 4 9 13 3.25
105 Auburn 4 3 10 13 3.25
105 Middle Tennessee State 4 3 10 13 3.25
105 Minnesota 4 3 10 13 3.25
105 UTEP 4 1 12 13 3.25
110 Vanderbilt 5 2 14 16 3.20
111 Ohio 5 5 10 15 3.00
111 Texas A&M 5 1 14 15 3.00
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
117 Texas State 5 2 12 14 2.80
118 Virginia Tech 4 2 9 11 2.75
118 Oklahoma 4 1 10 11 2.75
120 Washington State 11 4 26 30 2.73
121 Wisconsin 3 3 5 8 2.67
122 Bowling Green 4 2 8 10 2.50
122 Kent State 4 1 9 10 2.50
122 Charlotte 4 1 9 10 2.50
125 Alabama 5 4 8 12 2.40
125 Louisiana 5 3 9 12 2.40
125 Troy 5 2 10 12 2.40
125 Duke 5 1 11 12 2.40
129 Oklahoma State 3 1 6 7 2.33
130 Air Force 4 2 6 8 2.00
130 Illinois 4 1 7 8 2.00
130 Kansas State 2 0 4 4 2.00
133 Navy 4 1 6 7 1.75
134 Purdue 3 0 5 5 1.67
135 Cincinnati 4 0 6 6 1.50
136 UCLA 3 0 4 4 1.33