2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Won Only through 10/25/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Southern Miss | 6 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 8.17 |
| 3 | Colorado State | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 6 | SMU | 5 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 7.80 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 4 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 7 | South Alabama | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 9 | Syracuse | 3 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 10 | Arizona | 4 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 11 | Appalachian State | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 12 | Memphis | 7 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 6.71 |
| 13 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 13 | Stanford | 3 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | 5 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 15 | Old Dominion | 5 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 15 | Arizona State | 5 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 15 | California | 5 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 19 | Louisville | 6 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 6.50 |
| 20 | UTSA | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 20 | UCLA | 3 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 22 | Fresno State | 5 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 22 | LSU | 5 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 24 | Oregon | 7 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 25 | San Diego State | 6 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Kennesaw State | 5 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Missouri State | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Akron | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Georgia State | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 31 | Texas Tech | 7 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 5.86 |
| 32 | Central Michigan | 5 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 33 | UCF | 4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 34 | Virginia | 7 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 5.71 |
| 35 | UNLV | 6 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 35 | New Mexico State | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 35 | Colorado | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 35 | Kent State | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 39 | Wake Forest | 5 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 40 | Texas | 6 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 40 | Wyoming | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 40 | Marshall | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 40 | North Carolina | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 44 | Houston | 7 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 45 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 45 | New Mexico | 5 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 47 | Michigan | 6 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 47 | Ball State | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 49 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 49 | Delaware | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 49 | Utah State | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 52 | Washington | 6 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 52 | Tulane | 6 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 52 | Hawaii | 6 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 55 | TCU | 6 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 55 | Baylor | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 55 | Kansas | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 55 | Rice | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 55 | FIU | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 55 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 55 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 55 | San Jose State | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 63 | Ole Miss | 7 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 64 | Boise State | 6 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 64 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 64 | Georgia | 6 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 67 | Iowa State | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 68 | Indiana | 8 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 68 | Maryland | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 70 | Iowa | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 70 | Missouri | 6 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 70 | Tennessee | 6 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 70 | Florida | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 70 | Liberty | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 70 | UAB | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 76 | BYU | 8 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 77 | Temple | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 78 | Mississippi State | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 78 | Air Force | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 80 | Connecticut | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 81 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 81 | James Madison | 6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 81 | Clemson | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 81 | Army | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 85 | Duke | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 86 | Minnesota | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 87 | USF | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 87 | Utah | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 89 | Alabama | 7 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 89 | Troy | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 89 | Ohio | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 89 | Northwestern | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 89 | Western Michigan | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 89 | Penn State | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 89 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 89 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 97 | Texas A&M | 8 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 97 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 97 | East Carolina | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 100 | Navy | 7 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 101 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 101 | Bowling Green | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 101 | Florida State | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 101 | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 101 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 106 | NC State | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 106 | Toledo | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 106 | Wisconsin | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 106 | Tulsa | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 110 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 110 | Cincinnati | 7 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 112 | Texas State | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 113 | Ohio State | 7 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 114 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 115 | USC | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 116 | Nebraska | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 117 | North Texas | 7 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 117 | Oklahoma | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 117 | Auburn | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 117 | Washington State | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 117 | South Carolina | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 117 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 117 | West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 117 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 125 | Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 126 | Illinois | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 127 | UTEP | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 128 | Buffalo | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 129 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 129 | Purdue | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 129 | Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 132 | Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 132 | Nevada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 134 | Arkansas State | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |