2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 10/25/2025
| 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 |
| 2 | UNLV | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 2 | Maryland | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 5 | LSU | 5 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 5 | Mississippi State | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 5 | Indiana | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 5 | Ohio | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 9 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 9 | Tulane | 5 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 9 | Memphis | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 9 | Arizona | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 9 | Marshall | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Fresno State | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 9 | Central Michigan | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 9 | Louisville | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 9 | Michigan | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Utah | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 9 | Florida State | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 9 | North Texas | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 9 | USC | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 25 | California | 5 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 25 | Oregon | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 25 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 25 | Houston | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 25 | UCF | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 25 | West Virginia | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 25 | Utah State | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 25 | Boise State | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 25 | BYU | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 34 | Arizona State | 5 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 34 | Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 34 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 34 | Arkansas | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 34 | Baylor | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 34 | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 34 | FIU | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 34 | Old Dominion | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 34 | Hawaii | 6 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 34 | Appalachian State | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Oregon State | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 34 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 34 | Arkansas State | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 34 | Duke | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 34 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 34 | Western Michigan | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 34 | New Mexico State | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 34 | Delaware | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 34 | North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 34 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 34 | USF | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 34 | Washington | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 34 | Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 59 | Ole Miss | 5 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 59 | Syracuse | 5 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 59 | Missouri | 5 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 59 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 59 | New Mexico | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 59 | Kansas State | 5 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 59 | San Diego State | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 59 | Clemson | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 59 | James Madison | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 59 | Akron | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 59 | Kansas | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 59 | Virginia | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 59 | UTSA | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 59 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 59 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 59 | East Carolina | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 59 | Missouri State | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 59 | Toledo | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 59 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 59 | NC State | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 59 | Tulsa | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 59 | Nevada | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 59 | Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 59 | Liberty | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 59 | Georgia | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 59 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 59 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 59 | TCU | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 59 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 59 | Navy | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 59 | Bowling Green | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 59 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 59 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 59 | Massachusetts | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 59 | Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 59 | Alabama | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 59 | Louisiana | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 96 | Buffalo | 5 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 96 | Colorado | 5 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 96 | Connecticut | 5 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 96 | Rice | 5 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 96 | Iowa | 5 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 96 | Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 96 | UTEP | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 96 | Florida | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 96 | Boston College | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 96 | Army | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 96 | Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 96 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 96 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 96 | Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 96 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 96 | Auburn | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 96 | Rutgers | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 96 | Troy | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 96 | Illinois | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 96 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 96 | Air Force | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 96 | Kent State | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 118 | Kennesaw State | 5 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 118 | Wake Forest | 4 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 118 | South Alabama | 5 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 118 | San Jose State | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 118 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 118 | Texas A&M | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 118 | Stanford | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 118 | UAB | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 118 | Nebraska | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 118 | Texas State | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 118 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 129 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 129 | Ball State | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 129 | Oklahoma | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 129 | Washington State | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 129 | Purdue | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 129 | UCLA | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 129 | Charlotte | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 129 | Cincinnati | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |