2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026

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 Fresno State 13 20 52 72 5.54
3 Arizona 11 20 51 71 6.45
5 Notre Dame 8 18 39 57 7.13
5 Maryland 10 18 31 49 4.90
7 SMU 11 15 54 69 6.27
7 New Mexico State 12 15 48 63 5.25
7 Old Dominion 11 15 41 56 5.09
10 Virginia 14 14 63 77 5.50
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 Boise State 13 14 36 50 3.85
10 Delaware 13 14 36 50 3.85
10 BYU 10 14 25 39 3.90
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
22 James Madison 13 12 63 75 5.77
22 FIU 13 12 52 64 4.92
22 Central Michigan 12 12 49 61 5.08
22 Appalachian State 12 12 47 59 4.92
22 Memphis 11 12 43 55 5.00
22 Georgia Southern 11 12 40 52 4.73
22 Tulane 11 12 36 48 4.36
22 Western Michigan 13 12 36 48 3.69
22 Indiana 10 12 35 47 4.70
22 Pittsburgh 11 12 35 47 4.27
22 Marshall 10 12 30 42 4.20
33 Utah State 11 11 46 57 5.18
33 Miami (FL) 11 11 43 54 4.91
33 Connecticut 13 11 39 50 3.85
33 Akron 12 11 38 49 4.08
33 Nevada 12 11 38 49 4.08
33 TCU 10 11 33 44 4.40
33 LSU 7 11 32 43 6.14
33 Coastal Carolina 11 11 32 43 3.91
33 Mississippi State 9 11 29 40 4.44
42 Oregon 9 10 44 54 6.00
42 Middle Tennessee State 12 10 41 51 4.25
42 Michigan 9 10 36 46 5.11
42 Wyoming 11 10 36 46 4.18
42 Kansas State 9 10 35 45 5.00
42 Ohio 12 10 35 45 3.75
42 East Carolina 11 10 34 44 4.00
42 Duke 11 10 29 39 3.55
42 Auburn 7 10 18 28 4.00
51 Clemson 13 9 66 75 5.77
51 Western Kentucky 13 9 61 70 5.38
51 Kennesaw State 13 9 50 59 4.54
51 Houston 11 9 48 57 5.18
51 New Mexico 12 9 46 55 4.58
51 Texas Tech 9 9 40 49 5.44
51 Troy 13 9 39 48 3.69
51 Ball State 12 9 37 46 3.83
51 Louisville 10 9 36 45 4.50
51 USF 10 9 36 45 4.50
51 Iowa 9 9 31 40 4.44
51 Northern Illinois 12 9 31 40 3.33
51 Minnesota 10 9 27 36 3.60
51 Alabama 9 9 24 33 3.67
51 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 13 8 46 54 4.15
66 Colorado State 12 8 44 52 4.33
66 UTSA 10 8 39 47 4.70
66 Baylor 9 8 33 41 4.56
66 Texas State 12 8 32 40 3.33
66 Iowa State 9 8 31 39 4.33
66 Louisiana 12 8 31 39 3.25
66 Sam Houston State 11 8 30 38 3.45
66 Oklahoma 8 8 27 35 4.38
66 South Carolina 7 8 17 25 3.57
78 Buffalo 12 7 42 49 4.08
78 NC State 10 7 41 48 4.80
78 Arkansas State 13 7 37 44 3.38
78 Eastern Michigan 12 7 29 36 3.00
78 Texas 7 7 28 35 5.00
78 Georgia 9 7 27 34 3.78
78 Navy 11 7 27 34 3.09
78 Air Force 11 7 25 32 2.91
78 Kentucky 8 7 20 27 3.38
87 Bowling Green 12 6 42 48 4.00
87 Tennessee 9 6 41 47 5.22
87 Vanderbilt 10 6 38 44 4.40
87 South Alabama 10 6 37 43 4.30
87 Missouri 8 6 36 42 5.25
87 Boston College 11 6 34 40 3.64
87 Liberty 11 6 34 40 3.64
87 Ole Miss 9 6 33 39 4.33
87 Arkansas 8 6 31 37 4.63
87 UCF 9 6 31 37 4.11
87 Army 10 6 30 36 3.60
87 Kent State 10 6 29 35 3.50
87 San Jose State 11 6 29 35 3.18
87 Colorado 8 6 28 34 4.25
87 West Virginia 7 6 27 33 4.71
87 Oklahoma State 9 6 24 30 3.33
87 Temple 8 6 20 26 3.25
87 USC 8 6 19 25 3.13
105 Arizona State 9 5 50 55 6.11
105 Illinois 10 5 41 46 4.60
105 Oregon State 9 5 38 43 4.78
105 Louisiana-Monroe 11 5 34 39 3.55
105 Syracuse 10 5 33 38 3.80
105 Ohio State 10 5 29 34 3.40
105 Northwestern 9 5 26 31 3.44
105 Tulsa 10 5 25 30 3.00
105 Washington State 9 5 24 29 3.22
105 Nebraska 9 5 18 23 2.56
115 Wake Forest 12 4 50 54 4.50
115 UTEP 11 4 35 39 3.55
115 North Carolina 10 4 33 37 3.70
115 Penn State 9 4 28 32 3.56
115 UAB 10 4 25 29 2.90
115 Rutgers 9 4 24 28 3.11
115 Florida 7 4 23 27 3.86
115 Michigan State 8 4 23 27 3.38
115 Massachusetts 11 4 18 22 2.00
115 Wisconsin 6 4 14 18 3.00
125 Stanford 8 3 38 41 5.13
125 Kansas 10 3 38 41 4.10
125 Virginia Tech 9 3 22 25 2.78
125 Charlotte 9 3 19 22 2.44
129 Florida Atlantic 10 2 38 40 4.00
129 Rice 10 2 34 36 3.60
129 Texas A&M 10 2 32 34 3.40
129 Georgia Tech 11 2 30 32 2.91
129 Purdue 7 2 29 31 4.43
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