2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in October Only through 10/25/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 3 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 8.00 |
| 2 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 2 | Missouri State | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Kansas State | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Memphis | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Virginia | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 9 | UCLA | 4 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 9 | Purdue | 4 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 11 | Southern Miss | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 11 | New Mexico State | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 13 | Louisville | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 15 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 15 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 15 | Hawaii | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 18 | BYU | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 19 | Central Michigan | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 19 | San Diego State | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 19 | South Alabama | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 22 | Washington | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 22 | Liberty | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 22 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 25 | San Jose State | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 25 | Indiana | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 25 | Mississippi State | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 25 | Arizona | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 25 | Wake Forest | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 25 | NC State | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 25 | Oregon State | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 25 | Ohio | 3 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 33 | TCU | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 33 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 33 | Houston | 4 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 36 | USF | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Appalachian State | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Troy | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Colorado State | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Cincinnati | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Florida | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Clemson | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Kansas | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 36 | UTSA | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Utah State | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 36 | Marshall | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 47 | Alabama | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 47 | Texas | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 47 | Wyoming | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 47 | Old Dominion | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 47 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 52 | Iowa | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 52 | Auburn | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 52 | LSU | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 52 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 52 | UNLV | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 52 | South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 52 | Utah | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 52 | Stanford | 3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 60 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 60 | Kent State | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 62 | Maryland | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 62 | Toledo | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 62 | West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 62 | Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 66 | Akron | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 66 | Boise State | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 66 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 66 | Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 70 | Ball State | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 70 | Fresno State | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 70 | Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 70 | California | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 70 | North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 70 | Rice | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 70 | Navy | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 70 | Duke | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 70 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 79 | Boston College | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 79 | Texas A&M | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 81 | Connecticut | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 81 | Colorado | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 83 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 83 | East Carolina | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 83 | Tulane | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 86 | FIU | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 86 | Louisiana | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 86 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 86 | Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 86 | Delaware | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 86 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 86 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 86 | North Texas | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 86 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 86 | Western Michigan | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 86 | UCF | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 86 | Iowa State | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 98 | Nevada | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 98 | Georgia State | 4 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 100 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Tulsa | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Army | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Buffalo | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Illinois | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 100 | USC | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 100 | UTEP | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 109 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 109 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 111 | Florida State | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 111 | James Madison | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 111 | Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 111 | Missouri | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 111 | Baylor | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 111 | Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 111 | Ole Miss | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 118 | Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 118 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 118 | Michigan State | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 118 | New Mexico | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 118 | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 123 | Syracuse | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 123 | Air Force | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 123 | Penn State | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 123 | Texas State | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 123 | Washington State | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 128 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 129 | Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 129 | Massachusetts | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 129 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 129 | UAB | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 133 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 134 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 135 | Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 136 | Arkansas State | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |