2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in October Only through 10/04/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 1 | SMU | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 3 | UNLV | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 3 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 6 | TCU | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 6 | Temple | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 6 | Ohio | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 9 | Alabama | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Fresno State | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Appalachian State | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Georgia | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Boston College | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 24 | San Jose State | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Florida | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Baylor | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Rice | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Army | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Kansas | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Duke | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 36 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 36 | Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 36 | Charlotte | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 36 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 36 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 36 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 36 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 36 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 36 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 36 | Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 36 | San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 36 | Texas State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 36 | UTSA | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 50 | USF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 50 | Tulsa | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 50 | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 50 | Nevada | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 50 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 50 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 50 | Texas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 50 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 50 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 50 | Akron | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 50 | Ball State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 50 | Clemson | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 50 | FIU | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 50 | Georgia State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 50 | Houston | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 50 | Kent State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 50 | NC State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 50 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 50 | Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 50 | Penn State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 50 | Troy | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 71 | Nebraska | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 71 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 71 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 71 | South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 71 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 71 | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 71 | California | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 71 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 71 | Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 71 | Florida State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 71 | Illinois | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 71 | Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 71 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 71 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 85 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 85 | Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 85 | Boise State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 85 | UCLA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 85 | Colorado | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 85 | Delaware | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 85 | James Madison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 85 | Louisville | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 85 | New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 85 | Purdue | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 85 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 85 | Navy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 85 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |