2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2026

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 SMU 11 15 56 71 6.45
4 Southern Miss 13 23 59 82 6.31
5 Arizona 12 20 55 75 6.25
6 Clemson 12 9 65 74 6.17
7 Arizona State 10 7 51 58 5.80
8 James Madison 13 12 63 75 5.77
9 Washington 10 14 43 57 5.70
9 Texas Tech 10 11 46 57 5.70
11 LSU 8 11 34 45 5.63
12 Fresno State 13 20 52 72 5.54
12 Virginia 13 13 59 72 5.54
14 San Diego State 12 13 53 66 5.50
15 Houston 11 12 48 60 5.45
16 Oregon 10 10 44 54 5.40
17 Western Kentucky 13 9 61 70 5.38
18 Arkansas 7 6 31 37 5.29
19 New Mexico State 12 15 48 63 5.25
19 Missouri 8 6 36 42 5.25
21 Tennessee 9 6 41 47 5.22
22 Utah State 11 11 46 57 5.18
23 Stanford 8 3 38 41 5.13
24 Kansas State 9 11 35 46 5.11
24 Michigan 9 10 36 46 5.11
24 NC State 9 6 40 46 5.11
27 Old Dominion 11 15 41 56 5.09
28 Central Michigan 12 12 49 61 5.08
28 Missouri State 12 8 53 61 5.08
30 Utah 11 13 42 55 5.00
30 Memphis 11 12 43 55 5.00
30 Texas 7 7 28 35 5.00
33 FIU 13 12 52 64 4.92
33 Appalachian State 12 12 47 59 4.92
35 Miami (FL) 11 11 43 54 4.91
36 Maryland 10 18 31 49 4.90
37 West Virginia 9 8 35 43 4.78
38 Toledo 13 13 49 62 4.77
39 Mississippi State 8 10 28 38 4.75
40 Indiana 11 14 38 52 4.73
40 Georgia Southern 11 12 40 52 4.73
42 UTSA 10 8 39 47 4.70
42 Vanderbilt 10 7 40 47 4.70
44 Miami (OH) 14 14 51 65 4.64
44 Wake Forest 11 4 47 51 4.64
46 Oregon State 10 6 40 46 4.60
46 Illinois 10 5 41 46 4.60
48 New Mexico 12 9 46 55 4.58
49 Kennesaw State 13 9 50 59 4.54
50 Jacksonville State 14 14 49 63 4.50
50 California 12 8 46 54 4.50
50 Louisville 10 9 36 45 4.50
50 USF 10 9 36 45 4.50
54 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
65 Pittsburgh 10 10 32 42 4.20
67 TCU 11 12 34 46 4.18
67 Wyoming 11 10 36 46 4.18
69 Syracuse 9 5 32 37 4.11
70 Akron 12 11 38 49 4.08
70 Nevada 12 11 38 49 4.08
70 Buffalo 12 7 42 49 4.08
73 Bowling Green 12 6 42 48 4.00
73 East Carolina 11 10 34 44 4.00
73 Baylor 10 8 32 40 4.00
73 Florida Atlantic 10 2 38 40 4.00
73 Georgia 8 6 26 32 4.00
73 Kansas 8 3 29 32 4.00
73 Oklahoma 7 6 22 28 4.00
80 Coastal Carolina 11 11 32 43 3.91
81 Boston College 10 6 33 39 3.90
82 Colorado 8 5 26 31 3.88
83 Florida 7 4 23 27 3.86
84 Boise State 13 14 36 50 3.85
84 Delaware 13 14 36 50 3.85
84 Connecticut 13 11 39 50 3.85
87 North Texas 12 13 33 46 3.83
87 Ball State 12 9 37 46 3.83
87 Auburn 6 8 15 23 3.83
90 Rice 11 2 40 42 3.82
91 Ohio 12 10 35 45 3.75
92 Western Michigan 13 12 36 48 3.69
92 Troy 13 9 39 48 3.69
94 BYU 9 14 19 33 3.67
95 Liberty 11 6 34 40 3.64
95 North Carolina 11 5 35 40 3.64
97 Alabama 8 7 22 29 3.63
98 Army 10 6 30 36 3.60
99 Temple 7 6 19 25 3.57
100 Georgia State 9 1 31 32 3.56
101 Louisiana-Monroe 11 5 34 39 3.55
101 UTEP 11 4 35 39 3.55
103 Duke 10 10 25 35 3.50
103 Kent State 10 6 29 35 3.50
103 UCLA 8 2 26 28 3.50
103 South Carolina 6 7 14 21 3.50
107 Sam Houston State 11 8 30 38 3.45
108 Northwestern 9 5 26 31 3.44
108 Texas A&M 9 2 29 31 3.44
110 USC 10 8 26 34 3.40
110 Ohio State 10 5 29 34 3.40
110 Penn State 10 5 29 34 3.40
113 Arkansas State 13 7 37 44 3.38
113 Kentucky 8 7 20 27 3.38
115 Minnesota 11 9 28 37 3.36
115 Louisiana 11 7 30 37 3.36
117 Northern Illinois 12 9 31 40 3.33
117 Texas State 12 8 32 40 3.33
119 Michigan State 9 5 24 29 3.22
119 Washington State 9 5 24 29 3.22
121 San Jose State 11 6 29 35 3.18
122 Oklahoma State 9 4 24 28 3.11
123 Navy 11 7 27 34 3.09
124 Eastern Michigan 12 7 29 36 3.00
124 Tulsa 10 5 25 30 3.00
124 Virginia Tech 8 3 21 24 3.00
127 Air Force 11 7 25 32 2.91
127 Georgia Tech 11 2 30 32 2.91
129 UAB 10 4 25 29 2.90
129 Rutgers 10 4 25 29 2.90
131 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