2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in November Only through 11/15/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Madison | 2 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 10.00 |
| 2 | California | 2 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 2 | Illinois | 2 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 2 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 5 | Utah | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 6 | FIU | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 6 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 8 | Arkansas State | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 11 | Virginia | 3 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 13 | Toledo | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Utah State | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 16 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 17 | Missouri | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 17 | Appalachian State | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 17 | Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Fresno State | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Arizona | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 27 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 27 | SMU | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 27 | Texas State | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 30 | Oregon State | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 31 | San Diego State | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 31 | UCF | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 31 | West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 31 | North Texas | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Kansas State | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Tulane | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Ball State | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Iowa State | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Baylor | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Wyoming | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Kent State | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 44 | Kentucky | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 44 | New Mexico State | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 46 | Southern Miss | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 46 | Nevada | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 46 | South Carolina | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 46 | BYU | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 46 | LSU | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 46 | Stanford | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 46 | Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 46 | Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 46 | Nebraska | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 46 | Washington | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 46 | Michigan | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 58 | Maryland | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 58 | Clemson | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 60 | Connecticut | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Ole Miss | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Air Force | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Wake Forest | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Buffalo | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 60 | New Mexico | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Northwestern | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Auburn | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Colorado | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Hawaii | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Louisiana | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Iowa | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Tulsa | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 76 | Duke | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 76 | Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 76 | Liberty | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 76 | USC | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 80 | Marshall | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 80 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 80 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 80 | Old Dominion | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 80 | TCU | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 80 | Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 80 | South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 80 | Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 80 | Kansas | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 89 | Indiana | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 89 | Boston College | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 91 | East Carolina | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 91 | Florida State | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 91 | UNLV | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 91 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 91 | Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 91 | Louisville | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 91 | Houston | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 91 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 91 | Memphis | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 91 | Michigan State | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 91 | Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 102 | Florida | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 102 | Penn State | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 104 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 104 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 104 | USF | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 104 | Washington State | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 104 | Alabama | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 104 | Oregon | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 104 | Troy | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 104 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 112 | Delaware | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 112 | Army | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 112 | NC State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 112 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 112 | Texas | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 112 | UTSA | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 112 | Akron | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 112 | Georgia State | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 112 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 112 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 112 | Rice | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 123 | Purdue | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 123 | Navy | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 123 | San Jose State | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 126 | Ohio | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 126 | UTEP | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 126 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 126 | Boise State | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 126 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 126 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 132 | UAB | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 133 | Temple | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 133 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 133 | UCLA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 136 | Massachusetts | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |