2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2026
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 9.20 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 8 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 3 | Ohio | 9 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 4 | Central Michigan | 7 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 5.71 |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 7 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 5 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 7 | Clemson | 5 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 7.60 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 5 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 7.40 |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 7 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 8 | Hawaii | 7 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 8 | Missouri | 7 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 12 | Southern Miss | 5 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 7.20 |
| 12 | Akron | 8 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 12 | UNLV | 8 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 15 | James Madison | 6 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 15 | Toledo | 7 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 15 | New Mexico | 7 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 15 | Texas | 7 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 7 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 20 | Bowling Green | 6 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 20 | Houston | 7 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 22 | Missouri State | 5 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 22 | Maryland | 6 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 24 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 25 | Washington | 6 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 25 | Utah | 7 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 25 | Kent State | 7 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 28 | Arizona | 5 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 28 | Ole Miss | 6 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 30 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 30 | Oregon | 4 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 30 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 30 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 34 | Kansas State | 5 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 34 | New Mexico State | 5 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 34 | Delaware | 6 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 37 | FIU | 4 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 37 | Troy | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 37 | Memphis | 6 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 40 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 40 | San Diego State | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 40 | East Carolina | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 40 | Virginia | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 40 | Indiana | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 40 | Connecticut | 8 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 46 | Ball State | 7 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 47 | Arizona State | 4 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 47 | Boise State | 5 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 47 | Minnesota | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 47 | Tulane | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 47 | North Texas | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 47 | California | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 47 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 47 | Wyoming | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 55 | Nevada | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 55 | Iowa | 4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 55 | Illinois | 4 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 55 | USF | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 55 | TCU | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 55 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 55 | UCF | 6 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 62 | Utah State | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 62 | Baylor | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 62 | Appalachian State | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 62 | Navy | 6 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 62 | Georgia | 6 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 62 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 68 | NC State | 3 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 68 | Louisville | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 68 | Stanford | 4 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 68 | Wake Forest | 5 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 68 | Texas State | 6 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 68 | Buffalo | 6 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 68 | Texas A&M | 6 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 68 | Western Michigan | 7 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 68 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Marshall | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 77 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 77 | Alabama | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 77 | Tulsa | 6 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 81 | LSU | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 81 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 81 | UTSA | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 81 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 81 | South Alabama | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 86 | UCLA | 2 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 9.00 |
| 86 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 86 | Rice | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 86 | San Jose State | 5 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 86 | Army | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 91 | Iowa State | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 91 | Michigan | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 91 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 91 | Kansas | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 91 | Auburn | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 91 | UTEP | 5 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 97 | Liberty | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 97 | West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 97 | Oregon State | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 97 | Kentucky | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 97 | Air Force | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 97 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 97 | Cincinnati | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 104 | Washington State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 104 | Arkansas State | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 104 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 107 | Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 107 | Colorado | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 107 | North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 107 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 107 | UAB | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 112 | Florida | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 112 | BYU | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 112 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 112 | Louisiana | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 112 | Massachusetts | 6 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2.17 |
| 117 | Mississippi State | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 117 | Temple | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 117 | Florida State | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 117 | Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 117 | Georgia State | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 122 | South Carolina | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 122 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 122 | Penn State | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 125 | Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 125 | Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 127 | USC | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 127 | Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 127 | Northwestern | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 130 | Duke | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 131 | Charlotte | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 132 | Purdue | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 132 | Syracuse | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 134 | Colorado State | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 134 | Boston College | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 136 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |