2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2026
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ole Miss | 3 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Oregon | 3 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 3 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Alabama | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 5 | James Madison | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 8 | BYU | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 10 | UTSA | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 10 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 10 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 10 | Penn State | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 16 | Duke | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 16 | Tulane | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 16 | San Diego State | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 16 | Boise State | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 20 | Washington | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 20 | Indiana | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 20 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 20 | Troy | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 20 | New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 20 | Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | SMU | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 26 | Clemson | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Arizona | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 29 | Utah State | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 29 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | Southern Miss | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 29 | North Texas | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 29 | Virginia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 29 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 29 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Delaware | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 29 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 29 | NC State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 29 | USC | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 29 | Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 29 | Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 29 | Hawaii | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 29 | Iowa | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 29 | Michigan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 29 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 29 | Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 29 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 52 | Old Dominion | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 52 | Texas | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 52 | Army | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 52 | Louisville | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 52 | Memphis | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 52 | Toledo | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 58 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 58 | TCU | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 58 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 58 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 58 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 58 | UNLV | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 58 | Houston | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 58 | LSU | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 58 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 58 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 58 | USF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 58 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 70 | Navy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 70 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 70 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 70 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 70 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 70 | California | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 70 | FIU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Missouri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Rice | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 70 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |