2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 12/24/2025

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Louisiana Tech 5 11 35 46 9.20
2 Southern Miss 5 8 32 40 8.00
3 SMU 4 6 25 31 7.75
4 Arizona 4 6 20 26 6.50
5 UNLV 4 8 17 25 6.25
6 LSU 5 7 24 31 6.20
7 Arizona State 5 4 26 30 6.00
7 Colorado State 4 3 21 24 6.00
7 New Mexico 4 3 21 24 6.00
10 Tulane 5 6 23 29 5.80
11 San Diego State 4 3 20 23 5.75
12 Louisville 4 6 16 22 5.50
12 Miami (OH) 4 5 17 22 5.50
12 Notre Dame 4 4 18 22 5.50
12 Clemson 4 3 19 22 5.50
12 James Madison 4 3 19 22 5.50
17 Memphis 5 6 21 27 5.40
17 California 5 5 22 27 5.40
17 Ole Miss 5 3 24 27 5.40
20 Michigan 4 6 15 21 5.25
20 Houston 4 5 16 21 5.25
20 FIU 4 4 17 21 5.25
20 Old Dominion 4 4 17 21 5.25
24 Oregon 5 5 21 26 5.20
24 Tennessee 5 4 22 26 5.20
24 Syracuse 5 3 23 26 5.20
27 Mississippi State 5 7 18 25 5.00
27 Marshall 5 6 19 25 5.00
27 Missouri 5 3 22 25 5.00
27 Texas Tech 4 6 14 20 5.00
27 Appalachian State 4 4 16 20 5.00
27 Louisiana-Monroe 4 4 16 20 5.00
27 UTSA 4 3 17 20 5.00
34 Fresno State 5 6 18 24 4.80
34 Central Michigan 5 6 18 24 4.80
34 Iowa State 5 6 18 24 4.80
34 Western Kentucky 5 4 20 24 4.80
34 Kansas State 5 3 21 24 4.80
34 Buffalo 5 2 22 24 4.80
34 Colorado 5 2 22 24 4.80
34 Connecticut 5 2 22 24 4.80
42 Maryland 4 8 11 19 4.75
42 Coastal Carolina 4 4 15 19 4.75
42 Texas 4 4 15 19 4.75
42 Temple 4 3 16 19 4.75
42 Northwestern 4 2 17 19 4.75
42 Wake Forest 4 1 18 19 4.75
48 Arkansas 5 4 19 23 4.60
48 Baylor 5 4 19 23 4.60
50 UCF 4 5 13 18 4.50
50 Florida 4 2 16 18 4.50
52 Indiana 5 7 15 22 4.40
52 Akron 5 3 19 22 4.40
52 Kansas 5 3 19 22 4.40
52 Virginia 5 3 19 22 4.40
52 Rice 5 2 20 22 4.40
57 New Mexico State 4 4 13 17 4.25
57 Boston College 4 2 15 17 4.25
57 Army 4 2 15 17 4.25
60 Iowa 5 2 19 21 4.20
60 Kennesaw State 5 1 20 21 4.20
62 Oregon State 5 4 16 20 4.00
62 Jacksonville State 5 3 17 20 4.00
62 Florida State 4 6 10 16 4.00
62 Delaware 4 4 12 16 4.00
62 Nevada 4 3 13 16 4.00
62 Wyoming 4 3 13 16 4.00
62 Georgia State 4 2 14 16 4.00
62 Sam Houston State 4 2 14 16 4.00
62 San Jose State 4 1 15 16 4.00
62 Florida Atlantic 4 0 16 16 4.00
72 Ohio 5 7 12 19 3.80
72 Utah 5 6 13 19 3.80
72 East Carolina 5 3 16 19 3.80
72 Missouri State 5 3 16 19 3.80
72 Toledo 5 3 16 19 3.80
72 Vanderbilt 5 3 16 19 3.80
72 UTEP 5 2 17 19 3.80
79 Boise State 4 5 10 15 3.75
79 North Carolina 4 4 11 15 3.75
79 Penn State 4 4 11 15 3.75
79 USF 4 4 11 15 3.75
79 Georgia 4 3 12 15 3.75
79 Minnesota 4 3 12 15 3.75
79 Northern Illinois 4 3 12 15 3.75
79 TCU 4 3 12 15 3.75
79 Michigan State 4 2 13 15 3.75
79 Texas A&M 4 1 14 15 3.75
89 West Virginia 5 5 13 18 3.60
89 Arkansas State 5 4 14 18 3.60
89 Duke 5 4 14 18 3.60
89 Georgia Southern 5 4 14 18 3.60
89 Western Michigan 5 4 14 18 3.60
89 NC State 5 3 15 18 3.60
89 Tulsa 5 3 15 18 3.60
96 Hawaii 6 4 17 21 3.50
96 BYU 4 5 9 14 3.50
96 Pittsburgh 4 3 11 14 3.50
96 Navy 4 3 11 14 3.50
96 UAB 4 1 13 14 3.50
96 Nebraska 4 1 13 14 3.50
96 Ball State 4 0 14 14 3.50
96 Oklahoma 4 0 14 14 3.50
104 South Alabama 5 1 16 17 3.40
105 Miami (FL) 4 3 10 13 3.25
106 South Carolina 5 6 10 16 3.20
106 Utah State 5 5 11 16 3.20
106 Liberty 5 3 13 16 3.20
106 Eastern Michigan 5 2 14 16 3.20
106 Georgia Tech 5 1 15 16 3.20
111 North Texas 5 6 9 15 3.00
111 Virginia Tech 5 2 13 15 3.00
111 Stanford 5 1 14 15 3.00
111 Washington 4 4 8 12 3.00
111 Massachusetts 4 3 9 12 3.00
111 Wisconsin 4 3 9 12 3.00
111 Texas State 4 1 11 12 3.00
118 USC 5 6 8 14 2.80
118 Bowling Green 5 3 11 14 2.80
118 Middle Tennessee State 5 3 11 14 2.80
121 Kentucky 4 4 7 11 2.75
121 Troy 4 2 9 11 2.75
121 Oklahoma State 4 1 10 11 2.75
124 Auburn 5 2 11 13 2.60
124 Rutgers 5 2 11 13 2.60
126 Ohio State 4 2 8 10 2.50
126 Air Force 4 2 8 10 2.50
128 Alabama 4 3 6 9 2.25
128 Kent State 4 2 7 9 2.25
130 Illinois 5 2 9 11 2.20
131 Washington State 5 0 10 10 2.00
131 Purdue 4 0 8 8 2.00
133 UCLA 4 0 7 7 1.75
133 Charlotte 4 0 7 7 1.75
135 Cincinnati 4 0 6 6 1.50
136 Louisiana 5 3 4 7 1.40