2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in October Only through 12/05/2025
| 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 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Virginia | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Missouri State | 3 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 7 | UCLA | 4 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 7 | Purdue | 4 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 9 | Southern Miss | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 9 | New Mexico State | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 9 | San Diego State | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 12 | Louisville | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 14 | Central Michigan | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 14 | Hawaii | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 20 | BYU | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 21 | South Alabama | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 22 | Memphis | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 22 | UTSA | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 22 | Washington | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 22 | Liberty | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 26 | San Jose State | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 26 | Indiana | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 26 | Mississippi State | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 26 | Arizona | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 26 | Wake Forest | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 26 | NC State | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 26 | Oregon State | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 26 | Ohio | 3 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 34 | TCU | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 34 | Appalachian State | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 34 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 34 | Houston | 4 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 38 | USF | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Troy | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Colorado State | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Cincinnati | 4 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Florida | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Clemson | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Kansas | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Utah State | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 46 | Alabama | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 46 | Texas | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 46 | Wyoming | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 46 | Old Dominion | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 46 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 51 | Iowa | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 51 | Auburn | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 51 | LSU | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 51 | UNLV | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 51 | South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 51 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 51 | Utah | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 51 | Stanford | 3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 59 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 59 | Kent State | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 61 | Maryland | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 61 | Toledo | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 61 | West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 61 | Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 61 | UTEP | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 66 | Akron | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 66 | Boise State | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 66 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 66 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 66 | Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 71 | Ball State | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 71 | FIU | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Fresno State | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Marshall | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 71 | California | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Navy | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 71 | Duke | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 79 | Boston College | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 79 | North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 79 | Texas A&M | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 82 | Connecticut | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 82 | Colorado | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 82 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 82 | North Texas | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 86 | James Madison | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 86 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 86 | Nevada | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 86 | East Carolina | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 90 | Louisiana | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 90 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 90 | Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 90 | Delaware | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 90 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 90 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 90 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 90 | Western Michigan | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 90 | UCF | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 90 | Iowa State | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 100 | Georgia State | 4 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 101 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Rice | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Tulsa | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Army | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Buffalo | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Illinois | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 101 | USC | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 110 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 110 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 112 | Florida State | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 112 | Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 112 | Missouri | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 112 | Baylor | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 112 | Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 112 | 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 | Texas State | 4 | 2 | 8 | 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 |
| 124 | Air Force | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 124 | Penn State | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 124 | Washington State | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 124 | Tulane | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 128 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 129 | Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 129 | Syracuse | 4 | 2 | 6 | 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 |
| 134 | Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 135 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 136 | Arkansas State | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |