2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in October Only through 11/14/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 2 | Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 3 | UCLA | 4 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 3 | Purdue | 4 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 5 | Oregon | 3 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 6 | BYU | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 7 | Memphis | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 7 | UTSA | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 7 | Washington | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 10 | Virginia | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 10 | Missouri State | 3 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 10 | TCU | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 10 | Appalachian State | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 10 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 10 | Houston | 4 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 17 | Southern Miss | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 17 | New Mexico State | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 17 | San Diego State | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 17 | USF | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 17 | Troy | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 17 | Colorado State | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 17 | Cincinnati | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 24 | Louisville | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 24 | Alabama | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 24 | Texas | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 24 | Wyoming | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 24 | Old Dominion | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 31 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 31 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 31 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 31 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 31 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 31 | Kent State | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 37 | Central Michigan | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 37 | South Alabama | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 37 | Akron | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 37 | Boise State | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 37 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 37 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 44 | San Jose State | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 44 | Indiana | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 44 | Mississippi State | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 44 | Arizona | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 44 | Wake Forest | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 44 | NC State | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 44 | Oregon State | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 44 | Ohio | 3 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 44 | Ball State | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 44 | FIU | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 54 | Florida | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 54 | Clemson | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 54 | Kansas | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 54 | Utah State | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 54 | Boston College | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 54 | North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 54 | Texas A&M | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 61 | Iowa | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 61 | Auburn | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 61 | LSU | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 61 | UNLV | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 61 | South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 61 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 61 | Utah | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 61 | Stanford | 3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 61 | James Madison | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 61 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 61 | Nevada | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 72 | Maryland | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 72 | Toledo | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 72 | West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 72 | Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 72 | UTEP | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 72 | Georgia State | 4 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 78 | Hawaii | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 78 | Fresno State | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 78 | Marshall | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 78 | Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 78 | California | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 78 | Navy | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 78 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 78 | Rice | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 86 | Liberty | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 86 | Connecticut | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 86 | Colorado | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 86 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 86 | North Texas | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 86 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 86 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 93 | Louisiana | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 93 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 93 | Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 93 | Delaware | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 93 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 93 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 93 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 93 | Western Michigan | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 93 | UCF | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 93 | Iowa State | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 93 | Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 93 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 93 | Texas State | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 93 | Michigan State | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 93 | New Mexico | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 93 | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 109 | Tulsa | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 109 | Army | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 109 | Buffalo | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 109 | Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 109 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 109 | Illinois | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 109 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 116 | Duke | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 116 | Florida State | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 116 | Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 116 | Missouri | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 116 | Baylor | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 116 | Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 116 | Ole Miss | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 116 | Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 116 | Syracuse | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 116 | Massachusetts | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 116 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 127 | East Carolina | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 127 | Air Force | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 127 | Penn State | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 127 | Washington State | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 127 | Tulane | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 132 | USC | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 132 | UAB | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 132 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 135 | Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 136 | Arkansas State | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |