2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 12/24/2025
| 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 | UNLV | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 3 | Washington | 4 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 5 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 6 | Southern Miss | 5 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 6 | Maryland | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 8 | Oregon State | 10 | 6 | 42 | 48 | 4.80 |
| 8 | Clemson | 4 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 8 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 8 | James Madison | 5 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 8 | Memphis | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 8 | Utah State | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 14 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Tulane | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 14 | Appalachian State | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 14 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 14 | Louisville | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 14 | Central Michigan | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 14 | Delaware | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 14 | Mississippi State | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 14 | Michigan | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 14 | New Mexico State | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 14 | Ohio | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 14 | Arizona | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 14 | North Texas | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 28 | Washington State | 11 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 2.73 |
| 28 | Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 28 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 28 | Marshall | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 28 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 28 | Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 28 | Toledo | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 28 | Western Michigan | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 28 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 28 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 28 | Boise State | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 28 | USF | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 28 | UCF | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 28 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 28 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 28 | Texas Tech | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 28 | North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 28 | Iowa State | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 28 | West Virginia | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 28 | Florida State | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 28 | Baylor | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 28 | Indiana | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 28 | Penn State | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 28 | Utah | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 28 | Georgia | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 28 | BYU | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 28 | Alabama | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 28 | USC | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 56 | LSU | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 56 | New Mexico | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 56 | San Diego State | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 56 | Hawaii | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 56 | Ole Miss | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 56 | Missouri | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 56 | California | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 56 | Akron | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 56 | Missouri State | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 56 | Virginia | 3 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 56 | UTSA | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 56 | East Carolina | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 56 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 56 | Arkansas State | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 56 | Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 56 | FIU | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 56 | Houston | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 56 | Nevada | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Liberty | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 56 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 56 | South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 56 | Army | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 56 | Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 56 | Auburn | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 56 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 56 | Massachusetts | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Louisiana | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 56 | TCU | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 56 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 88 | Oregon | 4 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 88 | Syracuse | 4 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 88 | Buffalo | 4 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 88 | Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 88 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 88 | Colorado | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 88 | Florida | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 88 | Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 88 | NC State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 88 | Kansas | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Troy | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 88 | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 88 | Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 88 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 88 | Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 88 | Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 88 | Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 88 | Air Force | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 107 | Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 107 | Kennesaw State | 5 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 107 | Rice | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 107 | Northwestern | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 107 | UAB | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 107 | San Jose State | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 107 | South Alabama | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 107 | Tulsa | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 107 | Texas A&M | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 107 | Boston College | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 107 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 107 | UTEP | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 107 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 107 | Texas State | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 107 | Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 107 | Oklahoma | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 107 | Kent State | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 107 | Charlotte | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 107 | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 107 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 127 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 127 | Ball State | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 127 | Stanford | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 127 | Duke | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 127 | Iowa | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 127 | Navy | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 127 | Cincinnati | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 127 | Purdue | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 127 | Kansas State | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 127 | UCLA | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |