2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Louisiana Tech 12 20 61 81 6.75
2 Notre Dame 12 21 55 76 6.33
3 Arizona 12 20 55 75 6.25
4 Texas Tech 13 16 64 80 6.15
5 Southern Miss 12 21 52 73 6.08
5 SMU 12 16 57 73 6.08
7 Oregon 14 15 70 85 6.07
8 San Diego State 12 15 55 70 5.83
9 Fresno State 12 20 49 69 5.75
9 Clemson 12 8 61 69 5.75
11 Virginia 13 14 60 74 5.69
12 Arizona State 12 7 61 68 5.67
13 LSU 12 17 47 64 5.33
13 Western Kentucky 12 9 55 64 5.33
15 James Madison 13 11 58 69 5.31
16 New Mexico State 11 14 44 58 5.27
17 FIU 12 12 50 62 5.17
18 Kansas State 11 13 43 56 5.09
19 Tennessee 12 10 51 61 5.08
20 Miami (FL) 14 15 56 71 5.07
21 California 12 7 53 60 5.00
22 Toledo 12 13 46 59 4.92
22 Missouri State 12 7 52 59 4.92
24 Ole Miss 14 9 59 68 4.86
25 Central Michigan 12 12 46 58 4.83
26 Louisville 12 14 43 57 4.75
26 Utah State 12 13 44 57 4.75
26 Washington 12 13 44 57 4.75
26 Appalachian State 12 11 46 57 4.75
26 Houston 12 10 47 57 4.75
31 Old Dominion 12 13 43 56 4.67
31 Utah 12 13 43 56 4.67
31 Memphis 12 10 46 56 4.67
34 Maryland 11 18 33 51 4.64
35 Texas 13 16 44 60 4.62
36 NC State 12 9 46 55 4.58
36 New Mexico 12 8 47 55 4.58
38 Iowa State 11 9 41 50 4.55
38 Kansas 11 4 46 50 4.55
40 Michigan 13 13 46 59 4.54
40 Miami (OH) 13 12 47 59 4.54
40 Kennesaw State 13 9 50 59 4.54
40 Georgia 13 8 51 59 4.54
44 Tulane 14 15 48 63 4.50
44 Iowa 12 11 43 54 4.50
44 UTSA 12 9 45 54 4.50
47 BYU 13 17 41 58 4.46
48 Indiana 14 18 44 62 4.43
49 Pittsburgh 12 15 38 53 4.42
49 Missouri 12 6 47 53 4.42
51 Jacksonville State 13 12 45 57 4.38
52 West Virginia 11 11 37 48 4.36
52 Nevada 11 10 38 48 4.36
54 South Carolina 11 12 35 47 4.27
54 Middle Tennessee State 11 10 37 47 4.27
54 Oregon State 11 7 40 47 4.27
54 Arkansas 11 6 41 47 4.27
54 Bowling Green 11 6 41 47 4.27
59 Illinois 12 6 45 51 4.25
60 Colorado State 11 7 39 46 4.18
61 USF 12 13 37 50 4.17
61 Mississippi State 12 12 38 50 4.17
61 Georgia Southern 12 11 39 50 4.17
61 Ohio 12 11 39 50 4.17
61 Stanford 12 3 47 50 4.17
61 Wake Forest 12 3 47 50 4.17
67 UCF 11 8 37 45 4.09
67 Wyoming 11 8 37 45 4.09
67 Buffalo 11 7 38 45 4.09
70 TCU 12 14 35 49 4.08
70 Oklahoma 12 9 40 49 4.08
70 Colorado 12 6 43 49 4.08
73 Duke 13 14 38 52 4.00
73 Troy 13 9 43 52 4.00
73 Vanderbilt 12 7 41 48 4.00
73 Marshall 11 11 33 44 4.00
73 Florida 11 10 34 44 4.00
78 East Carolina 12 10 37 47 3.92
78 Hawaii 12 7 40 47 3.92
80 Western Michigan 13 11 39 50 3.85
81 Delaware 12 12 34 46 3.83
82 Akron 11 9 33 42 3.82
82 Liberty 11 6 36 42 3.82
82 South Alabama 11 5 37 42 3.82
85 Alabama 14 10 43 53 3.79
86 UNLV 13 10 39 49 3.77
87 Coastal Carolina 12 11 34 45 3.75
88 North Texas 13 14 34 48 3.69
89 Connecticut 12 11 33 44 3.67
89 Texas A&M 12 3 41 44 3.67
91 Kentucky 11 11 29 40 3.64
91 Baylor 11 6 34 40 3.64
91 North Carolina 11 5 35 40 3.64
91 UTEP 11 5 35 40 3.64
91 Purdue 11 4 36 40 3.64
96 Boise State 13 13 34 47 3.62
97 Arkansas State 12 7 36 43 3.58
98 Auburn 11 9 30 39 3.55
98 Ball State 11 9 30 39 3.55
100 UCLA 12 4 38 42 3.50
101 Kent State 11 6 32 38 3.45
101 Temple 11 6 32 38 3.45
103 Texas State 12 8 33 41 3.42
103 Louisiana 12 8 33 41 3.42
105 Oklahoma State 11 5 32 37 3.36
105 Florida Atlantic 11 3 34 37 3.36
105 Georgia State 11 3 34 37 3.36
108 Georgia Tech 12 4 36 40 3.33
108 Rice 12 3 37 40 3.33
110 Louisiana-Monroe 11 4 32 36 3.27
111 Sam Houston State 12 8 31 39 3.25
111 Penn State 12 4 35 39 3.25
113 USC 13 12 30 42 3.23
114 Northern Illinois 11 8 27 35 3.18
114 Michigan State 11 4 31 35 3.18
114 Syracuse 11 3 32 35 3.18
117 Northwestern 12 8 30 38 3.17
117 Cincinnati 12 2 36 38 3.17
119 Ohio State 13 7 34 41 3.15
120 San Jose State 11 7 27 34 3.09
120 Tulsa 11 6 28 34 3.09
120 Boston College 11 5 29 34 3.09
123 Army 12 8 29 37 3.08
123 Minnesota 12 7 30 37 3.08
123 Nebraska 12 6 31 37 3.08
126 Washington State 12 6 29 35 2.92
127 Florida State 11 10 22 32 2.91
127 Virginia Tech 11 3 29 32 2.91
129 Eastern Michigan 11 7 23 30 2.73
130 Navy 12 7 25 32 2.67
131 Charlotte 11 7 22 29 2.64
132 Air Force 11 6 22 28 2.55
132 UAB 11 4 24 28 2.55
132 Rutgers 11 4 24 28 2.55
135 Wisconsin 12 5 24 29 2.42
136 Massachusetts 11 2 12 14 1.27