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