2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/05/2025

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Southern Miss 12 21 55 76 6.33
2 Louisiana Tech 12 20 63 83 6.92
3 Fresno State 12 19 47 66 5.50
4 Notre Dame 8 18 39 57 7.13
4 Maryland 10 18 31 49 4.90
6 Arizona 11 17 51 68 6.18
7 SMU 11 15 56 71 6.45
7 New Mexico State 12 15 48 63 5.25
9 Miami (OH) 12 14 47 61 5.08
9 Indiana 11 14 38 52 4.73
9 Boise State 12 14 33 47 3.92
9 BYU 9 14 19 33 3.67
13 San Diego State 12 13 53 66 5.50
13 Toledo 12 13 46 59 4.92
13 UNLV 13 13 45 58 4.46
13 Delaware 12 13 32 45 3.75
17 James Madison 13 12 63 75 5.77
17 Virginia 12 12 58 70 5.83
17 FIU 12 12 51 63 5.25
17 Houston 10 12 46 58 5.80
17 Jacksonville State 13 12 44 56 4.31
17 Utah 10 12 41 53 5.30
17 Memphis 10 12 40 52 5.20
17 Tulane 11 12 36 48 4.36
17 TCU 11 12 34 46 4.18
17 Marshall 10 12 30 42 4.20
27 Texas Tech 10 11 46 57 5.70
27 Appalachian State 11 11 46 57 5.18
27 Central Michigan 11 11 43 54 4.91
27 Miami (FL) 11 11 43 54 4.91
27 Connecticut 12 11 39 50 4.17
27 Old Dominion 10 11 38 49 4.90
27 Akron 12 11 38 49 4.08
27 Nevada 12 11 38 49 4.08
27 Kansas State 9 11 35 46 5.11
27 LSU 7 11 32 43 6.14
27 North Texas 11 11 29 40 3.64
38 Oregon 10 10 43 53 5.30
38 Middle Tennessee State 12 10 41 51 4.25
38 Michigan 9 10 36 46 5.11
38 Wyoming 11 10 36 46 4.18
38 Pittsburgh 9 10 30 40 4.44
38 Coastal Carolina 10 10 28 38 3.80
38 Western Michigan 11 10 26 36 3.27
45 Clemson 11 9 60 69 6.27
45 New Mexico 11 9 40 49 4.45
45 Troy 12 9 38 47 3.92
45 Washington 9 9 37 46 5.11
45 Ball State 12 9 37 46 3.83
45 UCF 10 9 35 44 4.40
45 USF 9 9 34 43 4.78
45 Iowa State 10 9 34 43 4.30
45 Louisville 9 9 33 42 4.67
45 Ohio 11 9 33 42 3.82
45 Iowa 9 9 31 40 4.44
45 Northern Illinois 12 9 31 40 3.33
45 East Carolina 10 9 30 39 3.90
45 Mississippi State 7 9 27 36 5.14
45 Duke 9 9 25 34 3.78
45 Florida State 9 9 15 24 2.67
61 Western Kentucky 12 8 53 61 5.08
61 Kennesaw State 12 8 49 57 4.75
61 Missouri State 11 8 47 55 5.00
61 California 11 8 45 53 4.82
61 Colorado State 12 8 44 52 4.33
61 Utah State 10 8 42 50 5.00
61 Hawaii 11 8 41 49 4.45
61 Georgia Southern 10 8 38 46 4.60
61 West Virginia 9 8 35 43 4.78
61 Baylor 10 8 32 40 4.00
61 Sam Houston State 11 8 30 38 3.45
61 Minnesota 10 8 24 32 3.20
61 Auburn 6 8 15 23 3.83
74 Buffalo 12 7 42 49 4.08
74 Arkansas State 12 7 33 40 3.33
74 Texas State 11 7 31 38 3.45
74 Eastern Michigan 12 7 29 36 3.00
74 Texas 7 7 28 35 5.00
74 Louisiana 10 7 25 32 3.20
74 Air Force 11 7 25 32 2.91
74 Alabama 8 7 22 29 3.63
74 USC 9 7 22 29 3.22
74 Kentucky 8 7 20 27 3.38
74 South Carolina 6 7 14 21 3.50
85 Arizona State 9 6 43 49 5.44
85 Bowling Green 12 6 42 48 4.00
85 Oregon State 10 6 40 46 4.60
85 Vanderbilt 9 6 38 44 4.89
85 South Alabama 10 6 37 43 4.30
85 Missouri 8 6 36 42 5.25
85 Liberty 11 6 34 40 3.64
85 Tennessee 8 6 33 39 4.88
85 Ole Miss 9 6 33 39 4.33
85 Boston College 10 6 33 39 3.90
85 Arkansas 7 6 31 37 5.29
85 UTSA 9 6 31 37 4.11
85 Kent State 10 6 29 35 3.50
85 San Jose State 11 6 29 35 3.18
85 Army 9 6 28 34 3.78
85 Georgia 8 6 26 32 4.00
85 Oklahoma 7 6 22 28 4.00
85 Temple 7 6 19 25 3.57
103 Illinois 9 5 41 46 5.11
103 NC State 8 5 36 41 5.13
103 North Carolina 11 5 35 40 3.64
103 Louisiana-Monroe 11 5 34 39 3.55
103 Syracuse 9 5 32 37 4.11
103 Ohio State 10 5 29 34 3.40
103 Colorado 8 5 26 31 3.88
103 Navy 9 5 26 31 3.44
103 Tulsa 10 5 25 30 3.00
103 Michigan State 9 5 24 29 3.22
103 Penn State 9 5 21 26 2.89
103 Nebraska 10 5 19 24 2.40
103 Wisconsin 7 5 15 20 2.86
116 Wake Forest 10 4 46 50 5.00
116 UTEP 11 4 35 39 3.55
116 UAB 10 4 25 29 2.90
116 Rutgers 10 4 25 29 2.90
116 Northwestern 8 4 24 28 3.50
116 Oklahoma State 9 4 24 28 3.11
116 Florida 7 4 23 27 3.86
116 Washington State 8 4 20 24 3.00
124 Stanford 8 3 38 41 5.13
124 Kansas 8 3 29 32 4.00
124 Virginia Tech 8 3 21 24 3.00
124 Charlotte 9 3 19 22 2.44
124 Massachusetts 11 3 18 21 1.91
129 Rice 10 2 39 41 4.10
129 Florida Atlantic 10 2 38 40 4.00
129 Georgia Tech 11 2 30 32 2.91
129 Purdue 7 2 29 31 4.43
129 Texas A&M 9 2 29 31 3.44
129 UCLA 8 2 26 28 3.50
135 Georgia State 9 1 31 32 3.56
135 Cincinnati 9 1 25 26 2.89