2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in November Only through 12/24/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | 5 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 6.40 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 5 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 3 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 3 | Delaware | 5 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 7 | Utah | 4 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 7 | LSU | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 10 | Toledo | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 10 | New Mexico State | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 10 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 10 | San Diego State | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 10 | Houston | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 10 | Nevada | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 10 | North Texas | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 10 | Tulane | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 10 | Southern Miss | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 24 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 24 | FIU | 4 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 24 | Maryland | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 24 | Tennessee | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 24 | Iowa State | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 24 | Indiana | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 24 | Texas State | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 24 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 24 | New Mexico | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 24 | Ball State | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 24 | SMU | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 24 | Kansas State | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 24 | Western Michigan | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 37 | Illinois | 4 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 8.25 |
| 37 | Clemson | 5 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 6.60 |
| 37 | Virginia | 4 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 37 | Utah State | 4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 37 | UCF | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 37 | Oregon | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 37 | Auburn | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 37 | South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 37 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 37 | USF | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 37 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 37 | Buffalo | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Washington State | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Georgia | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 37 | Baylor | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 37 | Ole Miss | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 37 | Old Dominion | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 37 | BYU | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 37 | Ohio | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 37 | Florida | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 59 | James Madison | 4 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 59 | Appalachian State | 4 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 59 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 59 | Louisiana | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 59 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 59 | Arkansas State | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 59 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 59 | NC State | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 59 | Oregon State | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 59 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 59 | UNLV | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 59 | Hawaii | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 59 | Duke | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 59 | Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 59 | Air Force | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 59 | Colorado | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 59 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 59 | Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 59 | Marshall | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 59 | Boise State | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 59 | TCU | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 59 | Army | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 59 | Florida State | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 59 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 59 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 84 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 84 | Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 84 | California | 4 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 84 | Missouri | 4 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 84 | Arizona State | 4 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 84 | Stanford | 4 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 84 | Liberty | 5 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 84 | Alabama | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 84 | USC | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 84 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 84 | Michigan | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 84 | Troy | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 84 | Louisville | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 84 | Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 84 | Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 84 | South Alabama | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 84 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 84 | Kent State | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 84 | Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 84 | UTEP | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 84 | Akron | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 84 | Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 84 | Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 84 | UTSA | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 84 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 84 | Purdue | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 110 | Arkansas | 4 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 110 | Missouri State | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 110 | Washington | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 110 | Georgia State | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 110 | North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 110 | Texas A&M | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 110 | Cincinnati | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 110 | Penn State | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 110 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 110 | Mississippi State | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 110 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 110 | Boston College | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 110 | Nebraska | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 110 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 110 | UAB | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 110 | UCLA | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 110 | Colorado State | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 110 | Temple | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 110 | Navy | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 110 | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 110 | San Jose State | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 131 | Wake Forest | 5 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 131 | Kansas | 4 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 131 | Syracuse | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 131 | Rice | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 131 | Memphis | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 131 | Massachusetts | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |