2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/04/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 2 | Florida | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 3 | Mississippi State | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 4 | Florida State | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 6 | Georgia | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 6 | Alabama | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 6 | Georgia State | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 9 | Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 9 | Temple | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 12 | Kent State | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 14 | Colorado | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 14 | Iowa | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 17 | Ohio | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Marshall | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Auburn | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 17 | Clemson | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 26 | Indiana | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 26 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 26 | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 26 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 26 | Baylor | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 26 | Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 26 | TCU | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 26 | Tulane | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Charlotte | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Utah | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Virginia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 34 | UAB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Duke | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Kansas | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Utah State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 45 | USF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 45 | Tulsa | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 45 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 45 | NC State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 45 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 45 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 45 | East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 45 | Houston | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 45 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 45 | Penn State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 45 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 45 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 45 | Boise State | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 58 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 58 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 58 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 58 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 58 | New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 58 | USC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 58 | Texas State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 58 | Texas | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 58 | UTSA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 58 | Troy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 58 | Purdue | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Stanford | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 58 | Wisconsin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Louisville | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 71 | Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |