2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/25/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 2 | Oregon | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 4 | Ohio | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 4 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 4 | Marshall | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 4 | Rice | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Louisville | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 8 | Texas | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 10 | Mississippi State | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 10 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 13 | Arizona | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 13 | USF | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 13 | Indiana | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 13 | BYU | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 13 | Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 13 | Tulane | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 20 | LSU | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 20 | Kansas | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 23 | UCLA | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 23 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 23 | Temple | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 28 | Florida | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 29 | Colorado | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 30 | Alabama | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Florida State | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Oregon State | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 30 | UAB | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 30 | NC State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Utah | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Iowa State | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 30 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 30 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 30 | UTEP | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Duke | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Houston | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 30 | James Madison | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 46 | Auburn | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 47 | Michigan | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 47 | Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 49 | Arkansas | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 50 | Georgia State | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 51 | Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 52 | USC | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 52 | Ole Miss | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 52 | Tulsa | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 52 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 52 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 52 | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 52 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 52 | UCF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 52 | East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 52 | Penn State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 52 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 52 | Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 52 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 65 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 66 | Michigan State | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 67 | Missouri | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 67 | Kent State | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 67 | Syracuse | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 67 | Washington State | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 71 | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 72 | Wisconsin | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 73 | Utah State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 73 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 73 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 73 | Bowling Green | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 73 | Purdue | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 73 | Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 73 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 73 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 73 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 73 | New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 73 | UTSA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 73 | Troy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 85 | West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 85 | Washington | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 87 | Stanford | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 88 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 88 | Baylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 88 | Boise State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 88 | Clemson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 88 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 88 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 88 | Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |