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 Notre Dame 12 21 55 76 6.33
2 Connecticut 13 11 39 50 3.85
3 UNLV 5 9 18 27 5.40
3 Washington 4 9 14 23 5.75
5 Old Dominion 5 8 20 28 5.60
5 Arizona 3 8 13 21 7.00
7 SMU 5 7 30 37 7.40
7 Southern Miss 5 7 24 31 6.20
7 Miami (FL) 7 7 20 27 3.86
7 Texas 5 7 18 25 5.00
7 North Texas 5 7 12 19 3.80
7 Maryland 3 7 10 17 5.67
13 Oregon State 10 6 42 48 4.80
13 Clemson 5 6 30 36 7.20
13 Louisiana Tech 5 6 24 30 6.00
13 James Madison 5 6 22 28 5.60
13 Central Michigan 5 6 21 27 5.40
13 Memphis 5 6 20 26 5.20
13 Mississippi State 5 6 14 20 4.00
13 Utah State 5 6 12 18 3.60
21 San Diego State 5 5 27 32 6.40
21 UTSA 5 5 25 30 6.00
21 Western Kentucky 5 5 25 30 6.00
21 Miami (OH) 5 5 19 24 4.80
21 Tulane 5 5 19 24 4.80
21 Appalachian State 4 5 18 23 5.75
21 Michigan 4 5 16 21 5.25
21 Louisville 5 5 16 21 4.20
21 Texas Tech 4 5 15 20 5.00
21 Delaware 5 5 14 19 3.80
21 New Mexico State 4 5 12 17 4.25
21 Ohio 5 5 10 15 3.00
21 BYU 4 5 9 14 3.50
21 USC 4 5 9 14 3.50
21 TCU 4 5 9 14 3.50
21 Utah 4 5 9 14 3.50
37 Tennessee 5 4 33 37 7.40
37 Oregon 5 4 29 33 6.60
37 Ole Miss 6 4 26 30 5.00
37 Washington State 11 4 26 30 2.73
37 Virginia 4 4 20 24 6.00
37 Fresno State 5 4 20 24 4.80
37 East Carolina 5 4 20 24 4.80
37 Marshall 4 4 17 21 5.25
37 Jacksonville State 5 4 17 21 4.20
37 Arkansas 4 4 16 20 5.00
37 Penn State 4 4 16 20 5.00
37 Toledo 5 4 16 20 4.00
37 Western Michigan 5 4 16 20 4.00
37 Pittsburgh 5 4 14 18 3.60
37 Sam Houston State 4 4 13 17 4.25
37 Boise State 5 4 13 17 3.40
37 USF 5 4 13 17 3.40
37 UCF 3 4 12 16 5.33
37 Georgia Southern 4 4 12 16 4.00
37 Indiana 4 4 11 15 3.75
37 North Carolina 4 4 11 15 3.75
37 Iowa State 3 4 10 14 4.67
37 West Virginia 3 4 10 14 4.67
37 Florida State 4 4 9 13 3.25
37 Baylor 3 4 8 12 4.00
37 Georgia 4 4 8 12 3.00
37 Alabama 5 4 8 12 2.40
64 New Mexico 5 3 27 30 6.00
64 LSU 5 3 23 26 5.20
64 Colorado State 4 3 21 24 6.00
64 Coastal Carolina 5 3 21 24 4.80
64 Hawaii 5 3 20 23 4.60
64 Missouri 5 3 20 23 4.60
64 California 5 3 19 22 4.40
64 Akron 4 3 18 21 5.25
64 Missouri State 5 3 18 21 4.20
64 Houston 4 3 16 19 4.75
64 Temple 4 3 16 19 4.75
64 Arkansas State 5 3 16 19 3.80
64 FIU 5 3 16 19 3.80
64 Nevada 4 3 13 16 4.00
64 Louisiana-Monroe 4 3 13 16 4.00
64 Army 4 3 13 16 4.00
64 Wyoming 4 3 13 16 4.00
64 Liberty 4 3 12 15 3.75
64 Northern Illinois 4 3 12 15 3.75
64 South Carolina 4 3 12 15 3.75
64 Kentucky 4 3 11 14 3.50
64 Auburn 4 3 10 13 3.25
64 Middle Tennessee State 4 3 10 13 3.25
64 Minnesota 4 3 10 13 3.25
64 Massachusetts 4 3 9 12 3.00
64 Louisiana 5 3 9 12 2.40
64 Wisconsin 3 3 5 8 2.67
91 Arizona State 4 2 25 27 6.75
91 Syracuse 4 2 21 23 5.75
91 Wake Forest 5 2 21 23 4.60
91 Buffalo 4 2 20 22 5.50
91 Northwestern 4 2 17 19 4.75
91 Georgia Tech 5 2 17 19 3.80
91 Colorado 3 2 16 18 6.00
91 Florida 4 2 15 17 4.25
91 Georgia State 4 2 14 16 4.00
91 NC State 4 2 14 16 4.00
91 Vanderbilt 5 2 14 16 3.20
91 Eastern Michigan 4 2 13 15 3.75
91 Texas State 5 2 12 14 2.80
91 Kansas 3 2 10 12 4.00
91 Ohio State 4 2 10 12 3.00
91 Troy 5 2 10 12 2.40
91 Michigan State 3 2 9 11 3.67
91 Rutgers 3 2 9 11 3.67
91 Virginia Tech 4 2 9 11 2.75
91 Bowling Green 4 2 8 10 2.50
91 Air Force 4 2 6 8 2.00
112 Rice 5 1 17 18 3.60
112 Kennesaw State 5 1 17 18 3.60
112 UAB 4 1 15 16 4.00
112 San Jose State 4 1 15 16 4.00
112 Nebraska 4 1 14 15 3.75
112 South Alabama 4 1 14 15 3.75
112 Tulsa 4 1 14 15 3.75
112 Texas A&M 5 1 14 15 3.00
112 Boston College 4 1 13 14 3.50
112 UTEP 4 1 12 13 3.25
112 Duke 5 1 11 12 2.40
112 Oklahoma 4 1 10 11 2.75
112 Kent State 4 1 9 10 2.50
112 Charlotte 4 1 9 10 2.50
112 Illinois 4 1 7 8 2.00
112 Oklahoma State 3 1 6 7 2.33
112 Navy 4 1 6 7 1.75
129 Florida Atlantic 4 0 19 19 4.75
129 Ball State 4 0 14 14 3.50
129 Stanford 4 0 14 14 3.50
129 Iowa 4 0 12 12 3.00
129 Cincinnati 4 0 6 6 1.50
129 Purdue 3 0 5 5 1.67
129 Kansas State 2 0 4 4 2.00
129 UCLA 3 0 4 4 1.33