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 Southern Miss 13 23 59 82 6.31
2 Louisiana Tech 13 22 67 89 6.85
3 Arizona 12 20 55 75 6.25
3 Fresno State 13 20 52 72 5.54
5 Notre Dame 8 18 39 57 7.13
5 Maryland 10 18 31 49 4.90
7 SMU 11 15 56 71 6.45
7 New Mexico State 12 15 48 63 5.25
7 Old Dominion 11 15 41 56 5.09
10 Miami (OH) 14 14 51 65 4.64
10 Jacksonville State 14 14 49 63 4.50
10 UNLV 14 14 46 60 4.29
10 Washington 10 14 43 57 5.70
10 Indiana 11 14 38 52 4.73
10 Boise State 13 14 36 50 3.85
10 Delaware 13 14 36 50 3.85
10 BYU 9 14 19 33 3.67
18 Virginia 13 13 59 72 5.54
18 San Diego State 12 13 53 66 5.50
18 Toledo 13 13 49 62 4.77
18 Utah 11 13 42 55 5.00
18 North Texas 12 13 33 46 3.83
23 James Madison 13 12 63 75 5.77
23 FIU 13 12 52 64 4.92
23 Central Michigan 12 12 49 61 5.08
23 Houston 11 12 48 60 5.45
23 Appalachian State 12 12 47 59 4.92
23 Memphis 11 12 43 55 5.00
23 Georgia Southern 11 12 40 52 4.73
23 Tulane 11 12 36 48 4.36
23 Western Michigan 13 12 36 48 3.69
23 TCU 11 12 34 46 4.18
23 Marshall 10 12 30 42 4.20
34 Texas Tech 10 11 46 57 5.70
34 Utah State 11 11 46 57 5.18
34 Miami (FL) 11 11 43 54 4.91
34 Connecticut 13 11 39 50 3.85
34 Akron 12 11 38 49 4.08
34 Nevada 12 11 38 49 4.08
34 Kansas State 9 11 35 46 5.11
34 LSU 8 11 34 45 5.63
34 Coastal Carolina 11 11 32 43 3.91
43 Oregon 10 10 44 54 5.40
43 Middle Tennessee State 12 10 41 51 4.25
43 Michigan 9 10 36 46 5.11
43 Wyoming 11 10 36 46 4.18
43 Ohio 12 10 35 45 3.75
43 East Carolina 11 10 34 44 4.00
43 Pittsburgh 10 10 32 42 4.20
43 Mississippi State 8 10 28 38 4.75
43 Duke 10 10 25 35 3.50
52 Clemson 12 9 65 74 6.17
52 Western Kentucky 13 9 61 70 5.38
52 Kennesaw State 13 9 50 59 4.54
52 New Mexico 12 9 46 55 4.58
52 Troy 13 9 39 48 3.69
52 Ball State 12 9 37 46 3.83
52 Louisville 10 9 36 45 4.50
52 USF 10 9 36 45 4.50
52 UCF 10 9 35 44 4.40
52 Iowa State 10 9 34 43 4.30
52 Iowa 9 9 31 40 4.44
52 Northern Illinois 12 9 31 40 3.33
52 Minnesota 11 9 28 37 3.36
52 Florida State 9 9 15 24 2.67
66 Missouri State 12 8 53 61 5.08
66 California 12 8 46 54 4.50
66 Hawaii 12 8 45 53 4.42
66 Colorado State 12 8 44 52 4.33
66 UTSA 10 8 39 47 4.70
66 West Virginia 9 8 35 43 4.78
66 Baylor 10 8 32 40 4.00
66 Texas State 12 8 32 40 3.33
66 Sam Houston State 11 8 30 38 3.45
66 USC 10 8 26 34 3.40
66 Auburn 6 8 15 23 3.83
77 Arizona State 10 7 51 58 5.80
77 Buffalo 12 7 42 49 4.08
77 Vanderbilt 10 7 40 47 4.70
77 Arkansas State 13 7 37 44 3.38
77 Louisiana 11 7 30 37 3.36
77 Eastern Michigan 12 7 29 36 3.00
77 Texas 7 7 28 35 5.00
77 Navy 11 7 27 34 3.09
77 Air Force 11 7 25 32 2.91
77 Alabama 8 7 22 29 3.63
77 Kentucky 8 7 20 27 3.38
77 South Carolina 6 7 14 21 3.50
89 Bowling Green 12 6 42 48 4.00
89 Tennessee 9 6 41 47 5.22
89 NC State 9 6 40 46 5.11
89 Oregon State 10 6 40 46 4.60
89 South Alabama 10 6 37 43 4.30
89 Missouri 8 6 36 42 5.25
89 Liberty 11 6 34 40 3.64
89 Ole Miss 9 6 33 39 4.33
89 Boston College 10 6 33 39 3.90
89 Arkansas 7 6 31 37 5.29
89 Army 10 6 30 36 3.60
89 Kent State 10 6 29 35 3.50
89 San Jose State 11 6 29 35 3.18
89 Georgia 8 6 26 32 4.00
89 Oklahoma 7 6 22 28 4.00
89 Temple 7 6 19 25 3.57
105 Illinois 10 5 41 46 4.60
105 North Carolina 11 5 35 40 3.64
105 Louisiana-Monroe 11 5 34 39 3.55
105 Syracuse 9 5 32 37 4.11
105 Ohio State 10 5 29 34 3.40
105 Penn State 10 5 29 34 3.40
105 Colorado 8 5 26 31 3.88
105 Northwestern 9 5 26 31 3.44
105 Tulsa 10 5 25 30 3.00
105 Michigan State 9 5 24 29 3.22
105 Washington State 9 5 24 29 3.22
105 Nebraska 10 5 19 24 2.40
105 Wisconsin 7 5 15 20 2.86
118 Wake Forest 11 4 47 51 4.64
118 UTEP 11 4 35 39 3.55
118 UAB 10 4 25 29 2.90
118 Rutgers 10 4 25 29 2.90
118 Oklahoma State 9 4 24 28 3.11
118 Florida 7 4 23 27 3.86
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 11 2 40 42 3.82
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