2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 12/24/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | 8 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 2 | New Mexico State | 8 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 8 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 3 | West Virginia | 8 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Utah State | 7 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 5 | Mississippi State | 7 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 11 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 2.64 |
| 5 | Florida State | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 2.57 |
| 9 | Nevada | 9 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 9 | Buffalo | 7 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 9 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 9 | Arkansas State | 6 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 9 | Florida | 8 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 9 | Ball State | 8 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 9 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 9 | LSU | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 18 | Oregon State | 10 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 18 | UTEP | 10 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 3.36 |
| 18 | Middle Tennessee State | 9 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 18 | Appalachian State | 7 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 18 | Boston College | 10 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 3.40 |
| 18 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 2.90 |
| 18 | Auburn | 7 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 18 | Tulsa | 8 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 18 | Marshall | 7 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 18 | Toledo | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 18 | Northwestern | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 18 | Louisiana | 7 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 32 | Arkansas | 10 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 32 | Purdue | 10 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 3.90 |
| 32 | Colorado State | 10 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 3.60 |
| 32 | Colorado | 9 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 32 | San Jose State | 9 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 32 | Southern Miss | 6 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 32 | Massachusetts | 12 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 1.83 |
| 32 | UCF | 7 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 32 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 32 | Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 32 | Texas State | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 43 | Georgia State | 11 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 3.36 |
| 43 | Bowling Green | 8 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 43 | Wyoming | 8 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 43 | Liberty | 8 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 43 | SMU | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 43 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 2.67 |
| 43 | Akron | 7 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 43 | UCLA | 9 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 2.56 |
| 43 | Kansas State | 6 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 43 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 43 | Central Michigan | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 43 | Army | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 43 | Kent State | 7 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2.29 |
| 43 | Arizona | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 43 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2.17 |
| 43 | Houston | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 43 | UNLV | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 43 | Michigan | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 61 | North Carolina | 8 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 61 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 61 | Stanford | 8 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 2.88 |
| 61 | NC State | 5 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 61 | Michigan State | 8 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 61 | Syracuse | 9 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 2.44 |
| 61 | Rice | 7 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 61 | South Alabama | 8 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 2.50 |
| 61 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 61 | Troy | 6 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 61 | Duke | 5 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 61 | Baylor | 7 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 2.57 |
| 61 | Temple | 7 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 2.57 |
| 61 | Penn State | 6 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 61 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 61 | Ohio | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 61 | Rutgers | 7 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 2.14 |
| 61 | USF | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 61 | Delaware | 6 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2.33 |
| 61 | TCU | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 61 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 61 | UAB | 8 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 61 | Air Force | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 61 | Fresno State | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 61 | Utah | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 61 | James Madison | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 61 | Texas | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 61 | USC | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 89 | Kansas | 7 | 1 | 29 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 89 | Clemson | 5 | 1 | 27 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 89 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 89 | FIU | 5 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 89 | California | 6 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 89 | Missouri State | 6 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 89 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 2.11 |
| 89 | UTSA | 6 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 89 | Wisconsin | 8 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 2.00 |
| 89 | Missouri | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 89 | Cincinnati | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 89 | East Carolina | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 89 | Iowa State | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 89 | Connecticut | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 89 | Nebraska | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 89 | Virginia | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 89 | Western Michigan | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 89 | Memphis | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 89 | Washington State | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 89 | San Diego State | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 89 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 89 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 89 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 89 | Oregon | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 89 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 89 | North Texas | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 89 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 116 | Oklahoma | 3 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 116 | Arizona State | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 116 | Wake Forest | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 116 | BYU | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 116 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 116 | Louisville | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 116 | Boise State | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 116 | Hawaii | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 116 | Illinois | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 116 | Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 116 | Texas A&M | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 116 | Alabama | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 116 | New Mexico | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 116 | Old Dominion | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 116 | Tulane | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 116 | Minnesota | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 116 | Washington | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 116 | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 116 | Navy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 116 | Ole Miss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |