2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 10/25/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 6 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 2 | Colorado State | 6 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 4 | Nevada | 7 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 4 | Oregon State | 7 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 6 | Clemson | 4 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 8 | Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 7 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 10 | Boston College | 7 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 11 | SMU | 3 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 11 | San Jose State | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 14 | West Virginia | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 14 | Akron | 6 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 14 | Arkansas | 6 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 14 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 14 | NC State | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 14 | UTEP | 5 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 20 | Mississippi State | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 20 | South Alabama | 6 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 20 | Colorado | 5 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 24 | Tulsa | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 24 | Massachusetts | 8 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 2.50 |
| 24 | Florida | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 24 | Kansas | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 28 | New Mexico State | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 28 | FIU | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 28 | UTSA | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 31 | North Carolina | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | 6 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 33 | Toledo | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 33 | Arkansas State | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 33 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 33 | Ohio | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 33 | UCLA | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 33 | Michigan State | 5 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 33 | Wyoming | 4 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 33 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 43 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 43 | Auburn | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 43 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 43 | Rice | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 43 | Ball State | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 43 | Connecticut | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 49 | Arizona | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 49 | LSU | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 49 | Liberty | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 49 | Army | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 49 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 49 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 49 | Western Michigan | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 49 | Baylor | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 57 | Louisiana | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 57 | Marshall | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 57 | Appalachian State | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 57 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 57 | Charlotte | 7 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.86 |
| 57 | Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 57 | East Carolina | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 57 | Bowling Green | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 57 | Iowa State | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 66 | Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 66 | Central Michigan | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Syracuse | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 66 | Missouri State | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 66 | Temple | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 66 | Penn State | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 66 | Arizona State | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 66 | Duke | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 66 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 66 | Stanford | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 76 | USF | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 76 | Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 76 | Kent State | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 76 | Texas State | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 76 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 81 | Maryland | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 81 | Florida State | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 81 | Utah State | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 81 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 81 | Air Force | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 81 | Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 81 | Wake Forest | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 81 | Illinois | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 81 | New Mexico | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 81 | Old Dominion | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 91 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 91 | Utah | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 91 | Oregon | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 91 | Iowa | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Troy | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 91 | TCU | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 98 | Michigan | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 98 | California | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 98 | Rutgers | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 98 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 98 | Tulane | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 98 | Nebraska | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 98 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 98 | Delaware | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 98 | Washington State | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 107 | UAB | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 107 | UNLV | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 107 | Missouri | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 107 | Texas | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 107 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 107 | Fresno State | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 107 | UCF | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 107 | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 107 | Houston | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 107 | James Madison | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 107 | San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 107 | Minnesota | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 119 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 119 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 119 | USC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 119 | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 119 | Boise State | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 119 | Washington | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 125 | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 125 | Louisville | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 125 | Hawaii | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 128 | Ole Miss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 129 | Memphis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |