2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Notre Dame 12 21 55 76 6.33
2 Oregon State 10 6 42 48 4.80
3 Connecticut 13 11 39 50 3.85
4 Tennessee 5 4 33 37 7.40
5 SMU 5 7 30 37 7.40
5 Clemson 5 6 30 36 7.20
7 Oregon 5 4 29 33 6.60
8 San Diego State 5 5 27 32 6.40
8 New Mexico 5 3 27 30 6.00
10 Ole Miss 6 4 26 30 5.00
10 Washington State 11 4 26 30 2.73
12 UTSA 5 5 25 30 6.00
12 Western Kentucky 5 5 25 30 6.00
12 Arizona State 4 2 25 27 6.75
15 Southern Miss 5 7 24 31 6.20
15 Miami (FL) 8 7 24 31 3.88
15 Louisiana Tech 5 6 24 30 6.00
18 LSU 5 3 23 26 5.20
19 James Madison 5 6 22 28 5.60
20 Central Michigan 5 6 21 27 5.40
20 Virginia 4 4 21 25 6.25
20 Colorado State 4 3 21 24 6.00
20 Coastal Carolina 5 3 21 24 4.80
20 Syracuse 4 2 21 23 5.75
20 Wake Forest 5 2 21 23 4.60
26 Old Dominion 5 8 20 28 5.60
26 Memphis 5 6 20 26 5.20
26 Fresno State 5 4 20 24 4.80
26 East Carolina 5 4 20 24 4.80
26 Hawaii 5 3 20 23 4.60
26 Missouri 5 3 20 23 4.60
26 Buffalo 4 2 20 22 5.50
33 Miami (OH) 5 5 19 24 4.80
33 Tulane 5 5 19 24 4.80
33 California 5 3 19 22 4.40
33 Florida Atlantic 4 0 19 19 4.75
37 UNLV 5 9 18 27 5.40
37 Texas 5 7 18 25 5.00
37 Appalachian State 4 5 18 23 5.75
37 Indiana 5 5 18 23 4.60
37 Akron 4 3 18 21 5.25
37 Missouri State 5 3 18 21 4.20
43 Marshall 4 4 17 21 5.25
43 Jacksonville State 5 4 17 21 4.20
43 Northwestern 4 2 17 19 4.75
43 Georgia Tech 5 2 17 19 3.80
43 Rice 5 1 17 18 3.60
43 Kennesaw State 5 1 17 18 3.60
49 Michigan 4 5 16 21 5.25
49 Louisville 5 5 16 21 4.20
49 Arkansas 4 4 16 20 5.00
49 Penn State 4 4 16 20 5.00
49 Toledo 5 4 16 20 4.00
49 Western Michigan 5 4 16 20 4.00
49 Houston 4 3 16 19 4.75
49 Temple 4 3 16 19 4.75
49 Arkansas State 5 3 16 19 3.80
49 FIU 5 3 16 19 3.80
49 Colorado 3 2 16 18 6.00
60 Texas Tech 4 5 15 20 5.00
60 Florida 4 2 15 17 4.25
60 UAB 4 1 15 16 4.00
60 San Jose State 4 1 15 16 4.00
64 Washington 4 9 14 23 5.75
64 Mississippi State 5 6 14 20 4.00
64 Delaware 5 5 14 19 3.80
64 Pittsburgh 5 4 14 18 3.60
64 Georgia State 4 2 14 16 4.00
64 NC State 4 2 14 16 4.00
64 Vanderbilt 5 2 14 16 3.20
64 Nebraska 4 1 14 15 3.75
64 South Alabama 4 1 14 15 3.75
64 Tulsa 4 1 14 15 3.75
64 Texas A&M 5 1 14 15 3.00
64 Ball State 4 0 14 14 3.50
64 Stanford 4 0 14 14 3.50
77 Arizona 3 8 13 21 7.00
77 Sam Houston State 4 4 13 17 4.25
77 Boise State 5 4 13 17 3.40
77 USF 5 4 13 17 3.40
77 Nevada 4 3 13 16 4.00
77 Louisiana-Monroe 4 3 13 16 4.00
77 Army 4 3 13 16 4.00
77 Wyoming 4 3 13 16 4.00
77 Eastern Michigan 4 2 13 15 3.75
77 Boston College 4 1 13 14 3.50
87 North Texas 5 7 12 19 3.80
87 Utah State 5 6 12 18 3.60
87 New Mexico State 4 5 12 17 4.25
87 UCF 3 4 12 16 5.33
87 Georgia Southern 4 4 12 16 4.00
87 Liberty 4 3 12 15 3.75
87 Northern Illinois 4 3 12 15 3.75
87 South Carolina 4 3 12 15 3.75
87 Texas State 5 2 12 14 2.80
87 UTEP 4 1 12 13 3.25
87 Iowa 4 0 12 12 3.00
98 North Carolina 4 4 11 15 3.75
98 Kentucky 4 3 11 14 3.50
98 Duke 5 1 11 12 2.40
101 Maryland 3 7 10 17 5.67
101 Ohio 5 5 10 15 3.00
101 Iowa State 3 4 10 14 4.67
101 West Virginia 3 4 10 14 4.67
101 Auburn 4 3 10 13 3.25
101 Middle Tennessee State 4 3 10 13 3.25
101 Minnesota 4 3 10 13 3.25
101 Kansas 3 2 10 12 4.00
101 Ohio State 4 2 10 12 3.00
101 Troy 5 2 10 12 2.40
101 Oklahoma 4 1 10 11 2.75
112 BYU 4 5 9 14 3.50
112 USC 4 5 9 14 3.50
112 TCU 4 5 9 14 3.50
112 Utah 4 5 9 14 3.50
112 Florida State 4 4 9 13 3.25
112 Massachusetts 4 3 9 12 3.00
112 Louisiana 5 3 9 12 2.40
112 Michigan State 3 2 9 11 3.67
112 Rutgers 3 2 9 11 3.67
112 Virginia Tech 4 2 9 11 2.75
112 Kent State 4 1 9 10 2.50
112 Charlotte 4 1 9 10 2.50
124 Baylor 3 4 8 12 4.00
124 Georgia 4 4 8 12 3.00
124 Alabama 5 4 8 12 2.40
124 Bowling Green 4 2 8 10 2.50
128 Illinois 4 1 7 8 2.00
129 Air Force 4 2 6 8 2.00
129 Oklahoma State 3 1 6 7 2.33
129 Navy 4 1 6 7 1.75
129 Cincinnati 4 0 6 6 1.50
133 Wisconsin 3 3 5 8 2.67
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