2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 12/24/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech | 5 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 2 | Arizona | 6 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 6.33 |
| 3 | Virginia | 7 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 6.29 |
| 4 | Oregon | 6 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 6.17 |
| 5 | Southern Miss | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 8 | San Diego State | 6 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 9 | Utah | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 10 | Toledo | 6 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 11 | Kansas State | 5 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 7 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 13 | SMU | 7 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 13 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 15 | Appalachian State | 5 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 15 | Arkansas State | 5 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 17 | LSU | 8 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 18 | BYU | 8 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 18 | Houston | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 20 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 20 | California | 7 | 3 | 33 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 22 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 22 | New Mexico State | 6 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Georgia | 6 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Arizona State | 6 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 22 | James Madison | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 27 | Tulane | 6 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 27 | Memphis | 6 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 29 | Iowa State | 7 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 29 | Kansas | 7 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 31 | Buffalo | 6 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 31 | FIU | 6 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | 8 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 33 | Western Michigan | 8 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 35 | South Alabama | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 36 | Kennesaw State | 9 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 37 | Louisville | 8 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 37 | Mississippi State | 8 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 37 | South Carolina | 8 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 37 | Indiana | 6 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 37 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 37 | Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 43 | UCF | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 44 | Utah State | 8 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 44 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 46 | Washington | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 46 | Clemson | 6 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 48 | Duke | 10 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 49 | Michigan | 7 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 50 | Colorado State | 8 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 50 | Old Dominion | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 52 | Wyoming | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 53 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 53 | Louisiana | 6 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 55 | Wake Forest | 7 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 56 | West Virginia | 8 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Nevada | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 56 | USF | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Ole Miss | 6 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Texas A&M | 5 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Marshall | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 62 | Colorado | 9 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 63 | Florida | 8 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 63 | Oregon State | 8 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 63 | Alabama | 8 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 63 | Boston College | 8 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 67 | Iowa | 6 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 67 | UTEP | 6 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 67 | Georgia State | 6 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 70 | Texas | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 70 | UTSA | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 70 | Nebraska | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 73 | NC State | 9 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 74 | Missouri | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 75 | North Carolina | 7 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 75 | Missouri State | 7 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 77 | Arkansas | 9 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 77 | TCU | 6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 77 | Auburn | 6 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 80 | Stanford | 8 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 81 | Maryland | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 81 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 83 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 83 | Cincinnati | 6 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 83 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 83 | New Mexico | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 87 | Kentucky | 7 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 87 | Northwestern | 7 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 87 | Michigan State | 7 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 87 | Troy | 7 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 91 | Charlotte | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 91 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 91 | Ball State | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 94 | Syracuse | 9 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 94 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 94 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 97 | Ohio State | 7 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 98 | Liberty | 8 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 98 | Purdue | 8 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 98 | Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 98 | East Carolina | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 102 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 103 | Rice | 6 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 104 | Sam Houston State | 8 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 105 | USC | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 105 | UNLV | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 105 | Delaware | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 105 | Penn State | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 105 | Temple | 6 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 105 | Texas State | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 105 | Ohio | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 112 | Boise State | 8 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 113 | Florida State | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 114 | Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 115 | San Jose State | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 115 | Illinois | 6 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 117 | North Texas | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 117 | Bowling Green | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 117 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 120 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2.57 |
| 120 | Baylor | 7 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 2.57 |
| 120 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 2.57 |
| 123 | UCLA | 8 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 2.50 |
| 123 | Rutgers | 8 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 2.50 |
| 123 | Washington State | 8 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 2.50 |
| 123 | Army | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 123 | Akron | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 128 | UAB | 6 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2.33 |
| 129 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 130 | Wisconsin | 10 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 2.20 |
| 131 | Air Force | 6 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 131 | Hawaii | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 133 | Kent State | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 133 | Navy | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 135 | Minnesota | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 136 | Massachusetts | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |