2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/24/2025

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Southern Miss 13 23 59 82 6.31
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
7 Old Dominion 11 15 41 56 5.09
10 Miami (OH) 13 14 49 63 4.85
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
21 James Madison 13 12 63 75 5.77
21 FIU 12 12 51 63 5.25
21 Houston 10 12 46 58 5.80
21 Memphis 11 12 43 55 5.00
21 Utah 10 12 41 53 5.30
21 Tulane 11 12 36 48 4.36
21 Western Michigan 13 12 36 48 3.69
21 TCU 11 12 34 46 4.18
21 Marshall 10 12 30 42 4.20
30 Texas Tech 10 11 46 57 5.70
30 Appalachian State 11 11 46 57 5.18
30 Utah State 11 11 46 57 5.18
30 Central Michigan 11 11 43 54 4.91
30 Miami (FL) 11 11 43 54 4.91
30 Connecticut 12 11 39 50 4.17
30 Akron 12 11 38 49 4.08
30 Nevada 12 11 38 49 4.08
30 Kansas State 9 11 35 46 5.11
30 LSU 7 11 32 43 6.14
30 North Texas 11 11 29 40 3.64
41 Oregon 10 10 44 54 5.40
41 Middle Tennessee State 12 10 41 51 4.25
41 Michigan 9 10 36 46 5.11
41 Wyoming 11 10 36 46 4.18
41 Ohio 12 10 35 45 3.75
41 Pittsburgh 9 10 30 40 4.44
41 Coastal Carolina 10 10 28 38 3.80
48 Western Kentucky 13 9 61 70 5.38
48 Clemson 11 9 60 69 6.27
48 Kennesaw State 13 9 50 59 4.54
48 New Mexico 11 9 40 49 4.45
48 Troy 13 9 39 48 3.69
48 Ball State 12 9 37 46 3.83
48 Louisville 10 9 36 45 4.50
48 USF 10 9 36 45 4.50
48 UCF 10 9 35 44 4.40
48 Iowa State 10 9 34 43 4.30
48 Iowa 9 9 31 40 4.44
48 Northern Illinois 12 9 31 40 3.33
48 East Carolina 10 9 30 39 3.90
48 Mississippi State 7 9 27 36 5.14
48 Duke 9 9 25 34 3.78
48 Florida State 9 9 15 24 2.67
64 Missouri State 12 8 53 61 5.08
64 California 12 8 46 54 4.50
64 Hawaii 12 8 45 53 4.42
64 Colorado State 12 8 44 52 4.33
64 Georgia Southern 10 8 38 46 4.60
64 West Virginia 9 8 35 43 4.78
64 Baylor 10 8 32 40 4.00
64 Sam Houston State 11 8 30 38 3.45
64 Minnesota 10 8 24 32 3.20
64 Auburn 6 8 15 23 3.83
74 Buffalo 12 7 42 49 4.08
74 Arkansas State 13 7 37 44 3.38
74 Texas State 11 7 31 38 3.45
74 Louisiana 11 7 29 36 3.27
74 Eastern Michigan 12 7 29 36 3.00
74 Texas 7 7 28 35 5.00
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 NC State 9 6 40 46 5.11
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 Navy 10 6 27 33 3.30
85 Georgia 8 6 26 32 4.00
85 Oklahoma 7 6 22 28 4.00
85 Temple 7 6 19 25 3.57
105 Illinois 9 5 41 46 5.11
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 Colorado 8 5 26 31 3.88
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 Penn State 9 5 21 26 2.89
105 Nebraska 10 5 19 24 2.40
105 Wisconsin 7 5 15 20 2.86
117 Wake Forest 10 4 46 50 5.00
117 UTEP 11 4 35 39 3.55
117 UAB 10 4 25 29 2.90
117 Rutgers 10 4 25 29 2.90
117 Northwestern 8 4 24 28 3.50
117 Oklahoma State 9 4 24 28 3.11
117 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 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