2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Won Only through 01/09/2026
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 18 | 51 | 69 | 8.63 |
| 2 | Southern Miss | 7 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 8.29 |
| 3 | Colorado State | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 3 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 5 | South Alabama | 4 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 6 | Fresno State | 9 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 6.89 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 10 | 20 | 48 | 68 | 6.80 |
| 8 | Stanford | 4 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 9 | Arizona | 9 | 16 | 44 | 60 | 6.67 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 11 | SMU | 9 | 15 | 44 | 59 | 6.56 |
| 12 | Arizona State | 8 | 7 | 44 | 51 | 6.38 |
| 13 | San Diego State | 9 | 12 | 45 | 57 | 6.33 |
| 13 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 7 | 50 | 57 | 6.33 |
| 13 | Kansas State | 6 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 6.33 |
| 13 | UCLA | 3 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 17 | California | 7 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 6.29 |
| 18 | Oregon | 13 | 14 | 66 | 80 | 6.15 |
| 19 | LSU | 7 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 19 | UTSA | 7 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 19 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 22 | Washington | 9 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Memphis | 8 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Clemson | 7 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Missouri State | 7 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Appalachian State | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Oregon State | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Georgia State | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 30 | Texas Tech | 12 | 16 | 55 | 71 | 5.92 |
| 30 | James Madison | 12 | 12 | 59 | 71 | 5.92 |
| 32 | FIU | 7 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 5.86 |
| 32 | Central Michigan | 7 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 5.86 |
| 34 | Virginia | 11 | 13 | 51 | 64 | 5.82 |
| 35 | UCF | 5 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 36 | New Mexico State | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 37 | Colorado | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 38 | Houston | 10 | 9 | 47 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 38 | Baylor | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 40 | Old Dominion | 10 | 15 | 40 | 55 | 5.50 |
| 40 | Wyoming | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 42 | Louisville | 9 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 43 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 44 | Marshall | 5 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 45 | Texas | 10 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 45 | Kennesaw State | 10 | 8 | 45 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 47 | Missouri | 8 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 48 | Akron | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 49 | Delaware | 7 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 50 | Iowa State | 8 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 50 | Toledo | 8 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 52 | Michigan | 9 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 52 | Hawaii | 9 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 54 | Tulane | 11 | 15 | 41 | 56 | 5.09 |
| 55 | Utah | 11 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 5.00 |
| 55 | UNLV | 10 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 55 | Illinois | 9 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 5.00 |
| 55 | Utah State | 6 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 55 | Air Force | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 55 | Ball State | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 55 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 55 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 63 | Jacksonville State | 9 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 63 | New Mexico | 9 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 65 | Tennessee | 8 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 66 | Ole Miss | 13 | 8 | 55 | 63 | 4.85 |
| 67 | Kent State | 5 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 68 | Wake Forest | 9 | 4 | 39 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 69 | Maryland | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 69 | Florida | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 69 | Liberty | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 69 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 73 | Boise State | 9 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 73 | Nevada | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 75 | Miami (FL) | 13 | 16 | 44 | 60 | 4.62 |
| 76 | Temple | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 77 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 77 | NC State | 8 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 77 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 77 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 81 | USF | 9 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 81 | Iowa | 9 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 83 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 83 | Mississippi State | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 83 | Kansas | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 83 | Rice | 5 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 87 | Troy | 8 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 88 | Alabama | 11 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 89 | Indiana | 15 | 18 | 47 | 65 | 4.33 |
| 89 | Georgia | 12 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 89 | TCU | 9 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 92 | North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 92 | UAB | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 94 | Western Michigan | 10 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 95 | Louisiana | 6 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 96 | Minnesota | 8 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 97 | Connecticut | 9 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 97 | East Carolina | 9 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 99 | BYU | 12 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 99 | Ohio | 9 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 99 | Washington State | 7 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 99 | Kentucky | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 99 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 99 | San Jose State | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 99 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 99 | Boston College | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 107 | Oklahoma | 10 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 3.90 |
| 108 | Duke | 9 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 109 | Northwestern | 7 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 109 | Penn State | 7 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 111 | North Texas | 12 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 111 | Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 113 | Texas State | 7 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 113 | Army | 7 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 115 | Auburn | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 115 | Florida State | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 115 | Rutgers | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 118 | Texas A&M | 11 | 3 | 36 | 39 | 3.55 |
| 119 | Bowling Green | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 120 | USC | 9 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 121 | Cincinnati | 7 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 122 | Ohio State | 12 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 122 | Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 124 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 125 | Navy | 11 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 3.09 |
| 126 | Nebraska | 7 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 126 | Buffalo | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 126 | South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 126 | Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 126 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 131 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 132 | UTEP | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 133 | Arkansas State | 7 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 2.43 |
| 134 | Purdue | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 134 | Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |