2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 11/14/2025
| 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 | Arizona State | 5 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 4 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 7.75 |
| 5 | LSU | 5 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 5 | Ole Miss | 5 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 7 | Tulane | 5 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 5 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 9 | California | 5 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 9 | Missouri | 5 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Buffalo | 5 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 9 | Colorado | 5 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 5 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 15 | Memphis | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 15 | Oregon | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 15 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 15 | New Mexico | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 5 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 20 | Arizona | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 20 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 20 | San Diego State | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 20 | Rice | 5 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 20 | Kennesaw State | 5 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 25 | Marshall | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Arkansas | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 25 | Baylor | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 25 | Clemson | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 25 | James Madison | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 25 | Akron | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 25 | Kansas | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 25 | Virginia | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 25 | Iowa | 5 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 34 | Mississippi State | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 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 | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 34 | Wake Forest | 4 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 40 | UNLV | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 40 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 40 | FIU | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 40 | Old Dominion | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 40 | Hawaii | 6 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 40 | UTSA | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 40 | Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 40 | UTEP | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 49 | Louisville | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 49 | Houston | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 49 | Appalachian State | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 49 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 49 | Oregon State | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 49 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 49 | East Carolina | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 49 | Missouri State | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 49 | Toledo | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 49 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 49 | Florida | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 49 | South Alabama | 5 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 49 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 62 | Indiana | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 62 | Michigan | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 62 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 62 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 62 | NC State | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 62 | Tulsa | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 62 | Boston College | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 62 | Army | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 62 | San Jose State | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 62 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 72 | Texas Tech | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 72 | Arkansas State | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 72 | Duke | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 72 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 72 | Western Michigan | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 72 | Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 72 | Texas A&M | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 72 | Stanford | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 72 | Ball State | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 72 | Oklahoma | 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 84 | Utah | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 84 | UCF | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 84 | West Virginia | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 84 | New Mexico State | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 84 | Nevada | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 84 | Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 84 | Liberty | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 84 | Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 84 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 84 | UAB | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 84 | Nebraska | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 95 | Ohio | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 95 | Delaware | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 95 | Georgia | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 95 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 95 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 95 | TCU | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 101 | Maryland | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 101 | Utah State | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 101 | North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 101 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 101 | USF | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 101 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 101 | Navy | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 101 | Bowling Green | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 101 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 101 | Auburn | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 101 | Rutgers | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 101 | Texas State | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 113 | Florida State | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 113 | South Carolina | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 113 | Boise State | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 113 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 113 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 113 | Washington State | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 119 | North Texas | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 119 | BYU | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 119 | Massachusetts | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 119 | Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 119 | Troy | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 119 | Illinois | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 125 | USC | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 125 | Washington | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 125 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 125 | Air Force | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 125 | Purdue | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 130 | Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 130 | Kent State | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 130 | UCLA | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 130 | Charlotte | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 134 | Alabama | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 134 | Cincinnati | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 136 | Louisiana | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.40 |