2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/25/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 7.71 |
| 2 | SMU | 8 | 12 | 49 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 3 | Southern Miss | 8 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 4 | Arizona | 5 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 4 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 6 | LSU | 5 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 7 | Oregon | 7 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 6.14 |
| 8 | Memphis | 8 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Clemson | 6 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Louisville | 5 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Arizona State | 5 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 6 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 13 | San Diego State | 7 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 5.71 |
| 14 | Kansas State | 8 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 15 | UNLV | 7 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 16 | Colorado State | 8 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 16 | Missouri State | 6 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 16 | UTSA | 6 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 19 | Central Michigan | 7 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 19 | Houston | 7 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 21 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 22 | Michigan | 6 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 22 | Wake Forest | 6 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 22 | Kennesaw State | 6 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 22 | Arkansas | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 26 | New Mexico State | 7 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 27 | Washington | 6 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 27 | Tulane | 6 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 27 | Purdue | 6 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 30 | Appalachian State | 8 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 30 | Old Dominion | 7 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 30 | Mississippi State | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 30 | Stanford | 5 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 30 | Florida | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 35 | California | 8 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 36 | Virginia | 7 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 37 | Marshall | 6 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 37 | Ole Miss | 6 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 39 | Oregon State | 5 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 40 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 41 | Indiana | 7 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 42 | West Virginia | 6 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 42 | San Jose State | 6 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 42 | Syracuse | 6 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 42 | Missouri | 6 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 42 | Tennessee | 6 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 47 | Kansas | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 48 | Maryland | 7 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 48 | BYU | 7 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 48 | Iowa | 7 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 48 | Wyoming | 7 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 48 | New Mexico | 7 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 53 | Fresno State | 8 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 53 | TCU | 8 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 53 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 53 | Texas | 6 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 53 | Utah State | 6 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 53 | Colorado | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 59 | Boise State | 7 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 59 | FIU | 7 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 61 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 62 | Connecticut | 8 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 63 | Akron | 9 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 63 | Iowa State | 6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 63 | James Madison | 6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 63 | NC State | 6 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 67 | Baylor | 7 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 68 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 68 | South Alabama | 8 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 68 | Georgia | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 71 | USF | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 71 | UCF | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 71 | Utah | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 71 | UCLA | 6 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 75 | Troy | 7 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 75 | Ohio | 7 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 75 | Boston College | 7 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 75 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 79 | Hawaii | 8 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 79 | Buffalo | 8 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 81 | Toledo | 8 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 81 | Rice | 7 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 81 | Temple | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 81 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 85 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 85 | Liberty | 7 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 87 | North Carolina | 6 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 87 | East Carolina | 6 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 89 | Georgia State | 5 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 90 | Ball State | 8 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 91 | Delaware | 7 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 91 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 91 | Northwestern | 7 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 91 | Army | 7 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 91 | Navy | 7 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 96 | Duke | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 96 | Kent State | 6 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 98 | Nevada | 8 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 99 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 99 | Texas A&M | 7 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 101 | Western Michigan | 8 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 101 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 101 | UTEP | 6 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 104 | Tulsa | 7 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 105 | Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 105 | Oklahoma | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 107 | Ohio State | 6 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 107 | Sam Houston State | 6 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 109 | Minnesota | 7 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 109 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 109 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 112 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 112 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 112 | Cincinnati | 8 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 112 | Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 116 | Penn State | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 117 | North Texas | 8 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 118 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 119 | Bowling Green | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 119 | Florida State | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 119 | South Carolina | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 119 | Alabama | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 119 | Auburn | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 124 | USC | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 125 | Massachusetts | 7 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 125 | Texas State | 7 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 127 | Illinois | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 128 | Arkansas State | 8 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 2.50 |
| 128 | Nebraska | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 130 | Air Force | 7 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 2.43 |
| 131 | UAB | 5 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 132 | Louisiana | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2.14 |
| 132 | Rutgers | 7 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 2.14 |
| 134 | Washington State | 6 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 134 | Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 136 | Charlotte | 8 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1.88 |