2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/24/2025

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Notre Dame 8 18 39 57 7.13
2 Louisiana Tech 12 20 63 83 6.92
3 SMU 11 15 56 71 6.45
4 Southern Miss 13 23 59 82 6.31
5 Clemson 11 9 60 69 6.27
6 Arizona 11 17 51 68 6.18
7 LSU 7 11 32 43 6.14
8 Houston 10 12 46 58 5.80
9 James Madison 13 12 63 75 5.77
10 Washington 10 14 43 57 5.70
10 Texas Tech 10 11 46 57 5.70
12 Virginia 13 13 59 72 5.54
13 Fresno State 12 19 47 66 5.50
13 San Diego State 12 13 53 66 5.50
15 Arizona State 9 6 43 49 5.44
16 Oregon 10 10 44 54 5.40
17 Western Kentucky 13 9 61 70 5.38
18 Utah 10 12 41 53 5.30
19 Arkansas 7 6 31 37 5.29
20 New Mexico State 12 15 48 63 5.25
20 FIU 12 12 51 63 5.25
20 Missouri 8 6 36 42 5.25
23 Appalachian State 11 11 46 57 5.18
23 Utah State 11 11 46 57 5.18
25 Mississippi State 7 9 27 36 5.14
26 Stanford 8 3 38 41 5.13
27 Kansas State 9 11 35 46 5.11
27 Michigan 9 10 36 46 5.11
27 NC State 9 6 40 46 5.11
27 Illinois 9 5 41 46 5.11
31 Old Dominion 11 15 41 56 5.09
32 Missouri State 12 8 53 61 5.08
33 Memphis 11 12 43 55 5.00
33 Wake Forest 10 4 46 50 5.00
33 Texas 7 7 28 35 5.00
36 Central Michigan 11 11 43 54 4.91
36 Miami (FL) 11 11 43 54 4.91
38 Maryland 10 18 31 49 4.90
39 Vanderbilt 9 6 38 44 4.89
40 Tennessee 8 6 33 39 4.88
41 Miami (OH) 13 14 49 63 4.85
42 West Virginia 9 8 35 43 4.78
43 Toledo 13 13 49 62 4.77
44 Indiana 11 14 38 52 4.73
45 Georgia Southern 10 8 38 46 4.60
45 Oregon State 10 6 40 46 4.60
47 Kennesaw State 13 9 50 59 4.54
48 Jacksonville State 14 14 49 63 4.50
48 California 12 8 46 54 4.50
48 Louisville 10 9 36 45 4.50
48 USF 10 9 36 45 4.50
52 New Mexico 11 9 40 49 4.45
53 Pittsburgh 9 10 30 40 4.44
53 Iowa 9 9 31 40 4.44
55 Purdue 7 2 29 31 4.43
56 Hawaii 12 8 45 53 4.42
57 UCF 10 9 35 44 4.40
58 Tulane 11 12 36 48 4.36
59 Colorado State 12 8 44 52 4.33
59 Ole Miss 9 6 33 39 4.33
61 Iowa State 10 9 34 43 4.30
61 South Alabama 10 6 37 43 4.30
63 UNLV 14 14 46 60 4.29
64 Middle Tennessee State 12 10 41 51 4.25
65 Marshall 10 12 30 42 4.20
66 TCU 11 12 34 46 4.18
66 Wyoming 11 10 36 46 4.18
68 Connecticut 12 11 39 50 4.17
69 UTSA 9 6 31 37 4.11
69 Syracuse 9 5 32 37 4.11
71 Rice 10 2 39 41 4.10
72 Akron 12 11 38 49 4.08
72 Nevada 12 11 38 49 4.08
72 Buffalo 12 7 42 49 4.08
75 Bowling Green 12 6 42 48 4.00
75 Baylor 10 8 32 40 4.00
75 Florida Atlantic 10 2 38 40 4.00
75 Georgia 8 6 26 32 4.00
75 Kansas 8 3 29 32 4.00
75 Oklahoma 7 6 22 28 4.00
81 East Carolina 10 9 30 39 3.90
81 Boston College 10 6 33 39 3.90
83 Colorado 8 5 26 31 3.88
84 Florida 7 4 23 27 3.86
85 Boise State 13 14 36 50 3.85
85 Delaware 13 14 36 50 3.85
87 Ball State 12 9 37 46 3.83
87 Auburn 6 8 15 23 3.83
89 Coastal Carolina 10 10 28 38 3.80
90 Duke 9 9 25 34 3.78
90 Army 9 6 28 34 3.78
92 Ohio 12 10 35 45 3.75
93 Western Michigan 13 12 36 48 3.69
93 Troy 13 9 39 48 3.69
95 BYU 9 14 19 33 3.67
96 North Texas 11 11 29 40 3.64
96 Liberty 11 6 34 40 3.64
96 North Carolina 11 5 35 40 3.64
99 Alabama 8 7 22 29 3.63
100 Temple 7 6 19 25 3.57
101 Georgia State 9 1 31 32 3.56
102 Louisiana-Monroe 11 5 34 39 3.55
102 UTEP 11 4 35 39 3.55
104 Kent State 10 6 29 35 3.50
104 Northwestern 8 4 24 28 3.50
104 UCLA 8 2 26 28 3.50
104 South Carolina 6 7 14 21 3.50
108 Sam Houston State 11 8 30 38 3.45
108 Texas State 11 7 31 38 3.45
110 Texas A&M 9 2 29 31 3.44
111 Ohio State 10 5 29 34 3.40
112 Arkansas State 13 7 37 44 3.38
112 Kentucky 8 7 20 27 3.38
114 Northern Illinois 12 9 31 40 3.33
115 Navy 10 6 27 33 3.30
116 Louisiana 11 7 29 36 3.27
117 USC 9 7 22 29 3.22
117 Michigan State 9 5 24 29 3.22
117 Washington State 9 5 24 29 3.22
120 Minnesota 10 8 24 32 3.20
121 San Jose State 11 6 29 35 3.18
122 Oklahoma State 9 4 24 28 3.11
123 Eastern Michigan 12 7 29 36 3.00
123 Tulsa 10 5 25 30 3.00
123 Virginia Tech 8 3 21 24 3.00
126 Air Force 11 7 25 32 2.91
126 Georgia Tech 11 2 30 32 2.91
128 UAB 10 4 25 29 2.90
128 Rutgers 10 4 25 29 2.90
130 Penn State 9 5 21 26 2.89
130 Cincinnati 9 1 25 26 2.89
132 Wisconsin 7 5 15 20 2.86
133 Florida State 9 9 15 24 2.67
134 Charlotte 9 3 19 22 2.44
135 Nebraska 10 5 19 24 2.40
136 Massachusetts 11 3 18 21 1.91