2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 10/25/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 7 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 5.86 |
| 2 | UNLV | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 3 | Maryland | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 4 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 4 | Memphis | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 6 | Oregon State | 8 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 8 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 6 | Southern Miss | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 6 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 6 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 6 | Central Michigan | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 6 | Mississippi State | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 6 | Michigan | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 6 | Arizona | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 6 | North Texas | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 17 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 17 | Marshall | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 17 | Old Dominion | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 17 | Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 17 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 17 | Toledo | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 17 | UCF | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 17 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Texas Tech | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 17 | North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 17 | USF | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 17 | Iowa State | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 17 | Boise State | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 17 | Baylor | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Indiana | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Penn State | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Utah | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Washington | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Ohio | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 17 | BYU | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 17 | USC | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 39 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 39 | New Mexico | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 39 | San Diego State | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 39 | Missouri | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 39 | Akron | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 39 | California | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 39 | Virginia | 3 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 39 | UTSA | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 39 | James Madison | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 39 | East Carolina | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 39 | Hawaii | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 39 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 39 | Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | FIU | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 39 | Houston | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 39 | Nevada | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Arkansas State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 39 | Liberty | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 39 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 39 | Missouri State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 39 | New Mexico State | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 39 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 39 | Louisville | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 39 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 39 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 39 | Massachusetts | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 39 | Clemson | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 39 | Florida State | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 39 | Utah State | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 39 | TCU | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 39 | Louisiana | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 39 | Alabama | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 74 | Buffalo | 4 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 74 | Syracuse | 3 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 74 | Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 74 | Colorado | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 74 | Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 74 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 74 | Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Oregon | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 74 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 74 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 74 | Ole Miss | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 74 | Kansas | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 74 | Western Michigan | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 74 | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 74 | Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 74 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 74 | Troy | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 74 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 74 | Delaware | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 74 | Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 74 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 74 | Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 74 | Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 74 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 74 | South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 99 | Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 99 | LSU | 3 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 99 | Rice | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 99 | Washington State | 8 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 2.13 |
| 99 | Northwestern | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 99 | San Jose State | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 99 | South Alabama | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 99 | UAB | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 99 | UTEP | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 99 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 99 | Boston College | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 99 | Florida | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 99 | Texas State | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 99 | Army | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 99 | Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 99 | NC State | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 99 | Texas A&M | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 99 | Tulsa | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 99 | Oklahoma | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 99 | Kent State | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 99 | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 99 | Auburn | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 99 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 99 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 99 | Air Force | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 124 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 124 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 124 | Ball State | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 124 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 124 | Stanford | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 124 | Iowa | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 124 | Charlotte | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 124 | Duke | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 124 | Navy | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 124 | Cincinnati | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 124 | Purdue | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 124 | Kansas State | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 124 | UCLA | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |