2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/04/2025
Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
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1 | SMU | 5 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 8.20 |
2 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 10.00 |
2 | Southern Miss | 5 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 8.00 |
4 | Memphis | 6 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 6.17 |
5 | UNLV | 5 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 6.80 |
6 | Connecticut | 6 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 5.50 |
7 | Arizona State | 5 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 6.00 |
7 | Fresno State | 6 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 5.00 |
9 | California | 6 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 4.83 |
9 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 4.83 |
11 | Arizona | 4 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 7.00 |
12 | San Diego State | 5 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 5.40 |
12 | Virginia | 5 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 5.40 |
12 | Rice | 6 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 4.50 |
15 | LSU | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 6.50 |
15 | Texas Tech | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 5.20 |
15 | Appalachian State | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 5.20 |
15 | Central Michigan | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 5.20 |
15 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 5.20 |
15 | Oregon | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 5.20 |
15 | Colorado State | 5 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 5.20 |
15 | Iowa State | 6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 4.33 |
15 | Buffalo | 6 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 4.33 |
24 | Syracuse | 5 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 5.00 |
24 | Missouri | 5 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 5.00 |
24 | Akron | 6 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 4.17 |
27 | Tulane | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6.00 |
27 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
27 | FIU | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.80 |
30 | Michigan | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
30 | Old Dominion | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
30 | New Mexico | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
30 | Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 5.75 |
30 | Baylor | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
30 | James Madison | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
30 | Kansas | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
30 | Wyoming | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
30 | Boston College | 5 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 4.60 |
39 | Louisville | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
39 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
39 | UTSA | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
39 | Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 5.50 |
39 | Maryland | 5 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 4.40 |
39 | Army | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
45 | Houston | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
45 | New Mexico State | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
45 | Ohio | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
45 | San Jose State | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4.20 |
45 | Hawaii | 6 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 3.50 |
50 | Notre Dame | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6.67 |
50 | Texas | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
50 | Western Michigan | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4.00 |
50 | Kansas State | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
50 | North Carolina | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
50 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
50 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4.00 |
50 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 3.33 |
58 | Clemson | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6.33 |
58 | Marshall | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
58 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 4.75 |
58 | Nevada | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 3.80 |
58 | Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
58 | Missouri State | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
58 | Toledo | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
58 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
58 | UTEP | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
58 | South Alabama | 6 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.17 |
68 | Temple | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6.00 |
68 | TCU | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4.50 |
68 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
68 | Colorado | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
68 | Northwestern | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
68 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
68 | Duke | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 3.60 |
68 | BYU | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 3.60 |
68 | UCF | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3.60 |
68 | West Virginia | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3.60 |
68 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
68 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
68 | Tulsa | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
68 | NC State | 5 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 3.60 |
82 | Indiana | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
82 | Washington | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
82 | Delaware | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
82 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 3.40 |
82 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 3.40 |
82 | Ball State | 5 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 3.40 |
88 | East Carolina | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
88 | Liberty | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
88 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 3.20 |
91 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
91 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
91 | USF | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
91 | Utah | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
91 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
91 | Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
91 | North Texas | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.00 |
91 | Navy | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.00 |
99 | Iowa | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
99 | Oklahoma | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
99 | Texas State | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
99 | Bowling Green | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.80 |
99 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.80 |
99 | Ohio State | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2.80 |
105 | Boise State | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4.33 |
105 | Mississippi State | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
105 | Stanford | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
105 | Nebraska | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
105 | Texas A&M | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
105 | Arkansas State | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2.60 |
105 | Illinois | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.60 |
105 | Rutgers | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.60 |
113 | Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6.00 |
113 | Utah State | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
113 | USC | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3.00 |
113 | Troy | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
117 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
117 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
117 | Massachusetts | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
120 | UAB | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.50 |
120 | Air Force | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.00 |
120 | Washington State | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.00 |
123 | Georgia State | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
123 | South Carolina | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3.00 |
125 | UCLA | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.60 |
126 | Florida | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
126 | Auburn | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
126 | Purdue | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
126 | Charlotte | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
130 | Alabama | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3.00 |
130 | Florida State | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3.00 |
130 | Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
130 | Cincinnati | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
134 | Louisiana | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
135 | Kent State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
136 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |