2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Notre Dame 8 18 39 57 7.13
2 Louisiana Tech 13 22 67 89 6.85
3 Arizona 11 20 51 71 6.45
4 Southern Miss 13 23 59 82 6.31
5 SMU 11 15 54 69 6.27
6 LSU 7 11 32 43 6.14
7 Arizona State 9 5 50 55 6.11
8 Oregon 9 10 44 54 6.00
9 James Madison 13 12 63 75 5.77
9 Clemson 13 9 66 75 5.77
11 Washington 10 14 43 57 5.70
12 Fresno State 13 20 52 72 5.54
13 Virginia 14 14 63 77 5.50
13 San Diego State 12 13 53 66 5.50
15 Texas Tech 9 9 40 49 5.44
16 Western Kentucky 13 9 61 70 5.38
17 New Mexico State 12 15 48 63 5.25
17 Missouri 8 6 36 42 5.25
19 Tennessee 9 6 41 47 5.22
20 Utah State 11 11 46 57 5.18
20 Houston 11 9 48 57 5.18
22 Stanford 8 3 38 41 5.13
23 Michigan 9 10 36 46 5.11
24 Old Dominion 11 15 41 56 5.09
25 Central Michigan 12 12 49 61 5.08
25 Missouri State 12 8 53 61 5.08
27 Utah 11 13 42 55 5.00
27 Memphis 11 12 43 55 5.00
27 Kansas State 9 10 35 45 5.00
27 Texas 7 7 28 35 5.00
31 FIU 13 12 52 64 4.92
31 Appalachian State 12 12 47 59 4.92
33 Miami (FL) 11 11 43 54 4.91
34 Maryland 10 18 31 49 4.90
35 NC State 10 7 41 48 4.80
36 Oregon State 9 5 38 43 4.78
37 Toledo 13 13 49 62 4.77
38 Georgia Southern 11 12 40 52 4.73
39 West Virginia 7 6 27 33 4.71
40 Indiana 10 12 35 47 4.70
40 UTSA 10 8 39 47 4.70
42 Miami (OH) 14 14 51 65 4.64
43 Arkansas 8 6 31 37 4.63
44 Illinois 10 5 41 46 4.60
45 New Mexico 12 9 46 55 4.58
46 Baylor 9 8 33 41 4.56
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 Wake Forest 12 4 50 54 4.50
48 Louisville 10 9 36 45 4.50
48 USF 10 9 36 45 4.50
53 Mississippi State 9 11 29 40 4.44
53 Iowa 9 9 31 40 4.44
55 Purdue 7 2 29 31 4.43
56 TCU 10 11 33 44 4.40
56 Vanderbilt 10 6 38 44 4.40
58 Oklahoma 8 8 27 35 4.38
59 Tulane 11 12 36 48 4.36
60 Colorado State 12 8 44 52 4.33
60 Iowa State 9 8 31 39 4.33
60 Ole Miss 9 6 33 39 4.33
63 South Alabama 10 6 37 43 4.30
64 UNLV 14 14 46 60 4.29
65 Pittsburgh 11 12 35 47 4.27
66 Middle Tennessee State 12 10 41 51 4.25
66 Colorado 8 6 28 34 4.25
68 Marshall 10 12 30 42 4.20
69 Wyoming 11 10 36 46 4.18
70 Hawaii 13 8 46 54 4.15
71 UCF 9 6 31 37 4.11
72 Kansas 10 3 38 41 4.10
73 Akron 12 11 38 49 4.08
73 Nevada 12 11 38 49 4.08
73 Buffalo 12 7 42 49 4.08
76 Bowling Green 12 6 42 48 4.00
76 East Carolina 11 10 34 44 4.00
76 Florida Atlantic 10 2 38 40 4.00
76 Auburn 7 10 18 28 4.00
80 Coastal Carolina 11 11 32 43 3.91
81 BYU 10 14 25 39 3.90
82 Florida 7 4 23 27 3.86
83 Boise State 13 14 36 50 3.85
83 Delaware 13 14 36 50 3.85
83 Connecticut 13 11 39 50 3.85
86 North Texas 12 13 33 46 3.83
86 Ball State 12 9 37 46 3.83
88 Syracuse 10 5 33 38 3.80
89 Georgia 9 7 27 34 3.78
90 Ohio 12 10 35 45 3.75
91 North Carolina 10 4 33 37 3.70
92 Western Michigan 13 12 36 48 3.69
92 Troy 13 9 39 48 3.69
94 Alabama 9 9 24 33 3.67
95 Boston College 11 6 34 40 3.64
95 Liberty 11 6 34 40 3.64
97 Minnesota 10 9 27 36 3.60
97 Army 10 6 30 36 3.60
97 Rice 10 2 34 36 3.60
100 South Carolina 7 8 17 25 3.57
101 Penn State 9 4 28 32 3.56
101 Georgia State 9 1 31 32 3.56
103 Duke 11 10 29 39 3.55
103 Louisiana-Monroe 11 5 34 39 3.55
103 UTEP 11 4 35 39 3.55
106 Kent State 10 6 29 35 3.50
106 UCLA 8 2 26 28 3.50
108 Sam Houston State 11 8 30 38 3.45
109 Northwestern 9 5 26 31 3.44
110 Ohio State 10 5 29 34 3.40
110 Texas A&M 10 2 32 34 3.40
112 Arkansas State 13 7 37 44 3.38
112 Kentucky 8 7 20 27 3.38
112 Michigan State 8 4 23 27 3.38
115 Northern Illinois 12 9 31 40 3.33
115 Texas State 12 8 32 40 3.33
115 Oklahoma State 9 6 24 30 3.33
118 Louisiana 12 8 31 39 3.25
118 Temple 8 6 20 26 3.25
120 Washington State 9 5 24 29 3.22
121 San Jose State 11 6 29 35 3.18
122 USC 8 6 19 25 3.13
123 Rutgers 9 4 24 28 3.11
124 Navy 11 7 27 34 3.09
125 Eastern Michigan 12 7 29 36 3.00
125 Tulsa 10 5 25 30 3.00
125 Wisconsin 6 4 14 18 3.00
128 Air Force 11 7 25 32 2.91
128 Georgia Tech 11 2 30 32 2.91
130 UAB 10 4 25 29 2.90
131 Cincinnati 9 1 25 26 2.89
132 Virginia Tech 9 3 22 25 2.78
133 Florida State 9 9 15 24 2.67
134 Nebraska 9 5 18 23 2.56
135 Charlotte 9 3 19 22 2.44
136 Massachusetts 11 4 18 22 2.00