2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2026
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 10 | 10 | 46 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 2 | Virginia | 8 | 7 | 41 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 5.33 |
| 3 | Arizona State | 8 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 5 | San Diego State | 7 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 6.29 |
| 6 | LSU | 9 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 6 | Colorado State | 9 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 8 | Kennesaw State | 9 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 9 | BYU | 9 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 9 | SMU | 8 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 8 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 6 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 6.83 |
| 12 | California | 7 | 3 | 33 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 14 | Georgia | 7 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 15 | Arizona | 7 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 6.43 |
| 15 | Duke | 11 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 4.00 |
| 15 | Michigan | 9 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 8 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 15 | FIU | 8 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 15 | Colorado | 9 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 15 | Purdue | 9 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 22 | Tulane | 9 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 22 | Appalachian State | 7 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 22 | Kansas | 7 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 26 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 26 | Mississippi State | 9 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 26 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 26 | Arkansas | 9 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 30 | Notre Dame | 7 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 30 | Louisville | 8 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 30 | South Carolina | 8 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 30 | UTSA | 8 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 30 | Alabama | 9 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 30 | Wake Forest | 7 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 36 | Utah State | 8 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 36 | NC State | 9 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 36 | Clemson | 7 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 36 | Syracuse | 9 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 36 | Memphis | 6 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 36 | Stanford | 8 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 43 | James Madison | 7 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 43 | Iowa State | 7 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 43 | Boston College | 8 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 46 | Oregon State | 8 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 46 | Penn State | 8 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 46 | Missouri State | 7 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 49 | Southern Miss | 7 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 49 | Indiana | 9 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 49 | USC | 10 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 3.30 |
| 49 | Florida | 8 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 49 | Iowa | 8 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 49 | Kansas State | 6 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 49 | Arkansas State | 7 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 49 | North Carolina | 7 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 57 | West Virginia | 8 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 57 | Western Michigan | 6 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 57 | Louisiana | 7 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 57 | Illinois | 8 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 57 | Ohio State | 9 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 57 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 57 | Nebraska | 8 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 57 | Michigan State | 8 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 65 | New Mexico State | 6 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 65 | Northwestern | 9 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 65 | Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 65 | Liberty | 8 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 65 | Temple | 8 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 65 | Georgia State | 7 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 65 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 65 | Troy | 8 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 65 | Texas A&M | 6 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 74 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 74 | USF | 7 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 74 | Utah | 5 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 74 | UCLA | 10 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 2.40 |
| 74 | Cincinnati | 7 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 74 | Rice | 8 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 80 | Nevada | 7 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 80 | Sam Houston State | 8 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 80 | Houston | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 80 | South Alabama | 6 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 80 | Boise State | 8 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 85 | TCU | 7 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 85 | Buffalo | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 85 | Toledo | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 85 | Marshall | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 85 | UTEP | 6 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 85 | Auburn | 6 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 85 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 85 | New Mexico | 5 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 93 | Fresno State | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 93 | Kentucky | 7 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 93 | UCF | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 93 | Wyoming | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 93 | East Carolina | 7 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Washington | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 98 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 98 | Texas State | 6 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 98 | Washington State | 8 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 2.50 |
| 98 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 98 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 98 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 2.57 |
| 105 | Texas | 6 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 105 | Rutgers | 8 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 2.25 |
| 105 | Wisconsin | 9 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 2.00 |
| 108 | North Texas | 8 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 108 | Charlotte | 7 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 108 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 108 | Army | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 108 | Central Michigan | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 108 | Baylor | 7 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 2.57 |
| 108 | Missouri | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 115 | Florida State | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 115 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2.57 |
| 117 | Old Dominion | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 117 | Connecticut | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 117 | Delaware | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 120 | Maryland | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 120 | UAB | 7 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 120 | Minnesota | 7 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.86 |
| 123 | San Jose State | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 123 | Ball State | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 123 | Bowling Green | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 126 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 126 | Air Force | 7 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.71 |
| 128 | Tulsa | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 128 | UNLV | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 130 | Hawaii | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 131 | Navy | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 132 | Ohio | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 132 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 132 | Kent State | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 132 | Akron | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 136 | Massachusetts | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |