2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2026
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech | 7 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 6.29 |
| 2 | Houston | 7 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 5.86 |
| 3 | Fresno State | 7 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 5.71 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 5.71 |
| 3 | SMU | 7 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 5.71 |
| 6 | Missouri State | 7 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 6 | BYU | 8 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 4.88 |
| 8 | Toledo | 7 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 9 | Virginia | 7 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 7 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 10 | UNLV | 8 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 10 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 5 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Arizona | 6 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 13 | Kansas State | 6 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 13 | Oregon | 7 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 13 | San Diego State | 7 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 13 | FIU | 7 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 19 | Arizona State | 6 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 19 | Iowa | 6 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 19 | Appalachian State | 7 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 19 | Indiana | 8 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 19 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 24 | Washington | 6 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 24 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 24 | James Madison | 7 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 24 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 24 | Alabama | 8 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 29 | Southern Miss | 6 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 29 | Tennessee | 6 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 5.33 |
| 29 | Michigan | 7 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 29 | Troy | 8 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 33 | Georgia | 7 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 33 | UTSA | 7 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 33 | Central Michigan | 8 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 33 | Army | 8 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 37 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 37 | USF | 7 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 37 | Utah State | 7 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 37 | Duke | 8 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 41 | Clemson | 6 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 41 | Ole Miss | 6 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 41 | Texas | 7 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 41 | Louisiana | 7 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 45 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 46 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 46 | Utah | 7 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 46 | Old Dominion | 7 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 46 | Texas State | 7 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 46 | California | 7 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 46 | Ohio | 7 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 46 | Western Michigan | 8 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 53 | Marshall | 6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 53 | LSU | 6 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 53 | NC State | 6 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 53 | Nevada | 6 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 53 | Arkansas State | 7 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 53 | Memphis | 7 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 53 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 53 | New Mexico | 7 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 61 | Louisville | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 61 | Purdue | 5 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 61 | Kansas | 5 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 61 | West Virginia | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 61 | Mississippi State | 6 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 66 | Maryland | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 66 | Akron | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 66 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 69 | Delaware | 7 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 69 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 71 | Iowa State | 6 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 71 | Wyoming | 6 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 71 | Wake Forest | 6 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 71 | North Texas | 7 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 71 | Ohio State | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 71 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 71 | Tulane | 7 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 78 | South Carolina | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 78 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 78 | New Mexico State | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 78 | Florida | 6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 78 | Georgia State | 6 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 78 | South Alabama | 6 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 78 | UCLA | 6 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 78 | Rice | 6 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 78 | UTEP | 6 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 78 | Bowling Green | 6 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 78 | Connecticut | 7 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 89 | Texas A&M | 5 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 89 | San Jose State | 6 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 89 | Syracuse | 6 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 89 | Ball State | 7 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 93 | Oklahoma | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 93 | Arkansas | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 93 | Missouri | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 93 | Oregon State | 5 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 93 | Tulsa | 6 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 93 | North Carolina | 6 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 93 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 93 | Penn State | 6 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 93 | Kent State | 7 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 102 | Auburn | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 102 | Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 102 | Colorado | 5 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 102 | Liberty | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 102 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 102 | Boise State | 7 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2.57 |
| 102 | TCU | 7 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2.57 |
| 109 | Buffalo | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 109 | USC | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 109 | Air Force | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 109 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 109 | Navy | 7 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2.43 |
| 109 | Washington State | 7 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 2.43 |
| 115 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 115 | Baylor | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 115 | Michigan State | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 115 | Northwestern | 6 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 115 | Cincinnati | 6 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 115 | Nebraska | 6 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 121 | Charlotte | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 121 | Hawaii | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 121 | Temple | 6 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 124 | Florida State | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 124 | UCF | 5 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 126 | Boston College | 5 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 126 | Rutgers | 5 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 126 | Colorado State | 5 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 126 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 126 | UAB | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 126 | Minnesota | 6 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 132 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 132 | Stanford | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 134 | Illinois | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 135 | Wisconsin | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 136 | Massachusetts | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 |