2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in November Only through 12/05/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 5 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Illinois | 4 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 2 | Clemson | 5 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 4 | Arizona | 5 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 5 | James Madison | 4 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 7 | Utah | 4 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 8 | Toledo | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 8 | Virginia | 4 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 8 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 12 | FIU | 4 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 12 | New Mexico State | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 15 | California | 4 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 16 | Missouri | 4 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 17 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 17 | Texas Tech | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 17 | Utah State | 4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 17 | Appalachian State | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 17 | Arizona State | 4 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 17 | Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 17 | San Diego State | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 17 | Maryland | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 26 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 26 | LSU | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 26 | Houston | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 26 | Tennessee | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 26 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 26 | Louisiana | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 26 | UCF | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 33 | Iowa State | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 33 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 33 | Stanford | 4 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 33 | Wake Forest | 5 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 38 | Arkansas State | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 38 | East Carolina | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 40 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 40 | Nevada | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 40 | Indiana | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 40 | Texas State | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 40 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 40 | NC State | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 40 | Oregon State | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 40 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 40 | Arkansas | 4 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 40 | Delaware | 5 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 50 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 50 | Auburn | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 50 | Oregon | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 50 | South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 50 | UNLV | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 50 | Liberty | 5 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 56 | North Texas | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 56 | Tulane | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 56 | New Mexico | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 56 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 56 | USF | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 56 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 56 | Hawaii | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 56 | Alabama | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 56 | Duke | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 56 | USC | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 66 | Southern Miss | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Ball State | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | SMU | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Buffalo | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Washington State | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Michigan | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Troy | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Missouri State | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Georgia | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 66 | Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 66 | Louisville | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 80 | Connecticut | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 80 | Kansas State | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 80 | Baylor | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 80 | Ole Miss | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 80 | Old Dominion | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 80 | Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 80 | Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 80 | South Alabama | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 80 | Washington | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 80 | Kansas | 4 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 80 | Air Force | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 91 | Western Michigan | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Colorado | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Georgia State | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 91 | North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Texas A&M | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 99 | BYU | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 99 | Ohio | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 99 | Marshall | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 99 | Kent State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 99 | Cincinnati | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 99 | Florida | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 99 | Penn State | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 106 | Boise State | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 106 | TCU | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 106 | Army | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 106 | Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 106 | Florida State | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 111 | UTEP | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 111 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 111 | Mississippi State | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 111 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 115 | Akron | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 115 | Syracuse | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 115 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 115 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 115 | Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 115 | Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 115 | Boston College | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 115 | Nebraska | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 115 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 115 | UAB | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 125 | Rice | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 125 | UTSA | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 127 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 127 | Purdue | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 127 | UCLA | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 127 | Colorado State | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 127 | Temple | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 132 | Memphis | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 132 | Navy | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 132 | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 132 | San Jose State | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 136 | Massachusetts | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |