2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 11/14/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 13 | 48 | 61 | 7.63 |
| 2 | Southern Miss | 8 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 7.50 |
| 3 | SMU | 9 | 14 | 48 | 62 | 6.89 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 9 | 10 | 51 | 61 | 6.78 |
| 5 | San Diego State | 8 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 6.13 |
| 6 | Virginia | 9 | 10 | 45 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 9 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 6.00 |
| 8 | California | 9 | 6 | 47 | 53 | 5.89 |
| 9 | Oregon | 9 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 5.78 |
| 10 | Arizona | 8 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 5.75 |
| 11 | Kansas State | 8 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 11 | Missouri State | 8 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 13 | LSU | 8 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 13 | FIU | 8 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 5.50 |
| 15 | Memphis | 9 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 5.44 |
| 16 | New Mexico State | 8 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 16 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 16 | Colorado State | 8 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 5.38 |
| 19 | Arizona State | 8 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 19 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 5.25 |
| 21 | Louisville | 9 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 22 | Fresno State | 8 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 5.13 |
| 23 | Clemson | 10 | 6 | 44 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 23 | BYU | 8 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 23 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 5.00 |
| 26 | Miami (OH) | 9 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 26 | Mississippi State | 9 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 28 | Central Michigan | 9 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 28 | Toledo | 9 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 30 | TCU | 8 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 30 | Florida | 8 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 30 | Appalachian State | 8 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 30 | Arkansas | 8 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 34 | Indiana | 9 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 34 | Kansas | 9 | 4 | 38 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 36 | Maryland | 8 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 36 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 36 | Wyoming | 8 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 39 | West Virginia | 9 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 39 | Old Dominion | 9 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 39 | Oregon State | 9 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 42 | Iowa | 8 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 42 | James Madison | 8 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 42 | Tennessee | 8 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 42 | Utah | 8 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 42 | UTSA | 8 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 47 | Michigan | 9 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 47 | Connecticut | 9 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 47 | Texas | 9 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 50 | UNLV | 8 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 50 | Liberty | 8 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 4.38 |
| 52 | Iowa State | 9 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 52 | Houston | 9 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 54 | Colorado | 10 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 55 | USF | 8 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 55 | Washington | 8 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 55 | New Mexico | 8 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 55 | Wake Forest | 8 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 59 | Tulane | 9 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 59 | Ole Miss | 9 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 61 | Marshall | 8 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 61 | South Carolina | 8 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 61 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 61 | UCF | 8 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 61 | NC State | 8 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 61 | Baylor | 8 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 61 | Georgia | 8 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 61 | Cincinnati | 8 | 2 | 31 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 69 | Ohio | 9 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 69 | Buffalo | 9 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 69 | Purdue | 9 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 72 | Duke | 8 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Utah State | 8 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Oklahoma | 8 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Missouri | 8 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 72 | Nevada | 8 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 77 | Kent State | 9 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 78 | Boise State | 8 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 78 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 78 | San Jose State | 8 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 78 | UTEP | 8 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 3.88 |
| 82 | Stanford | 10 | 3 | 35 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 83 | Arkansas State | 9 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 83 | Hawaii | 9 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 83 | Troy | 9 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 83 | Bowling Green | 9 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 83 | UCLA | 9 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 88 | Boston College | 9 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 88 | Texas A&M | 9 | 2 | 31 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 90 | East Carolina | 8 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 90 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 90 | North Carolina | 8 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 90 | Ohio State | 8 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 94 | Akron | 10 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 3.60 |
| 95 | Nebraska | 9 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 95 | Temple | 9 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 95 | Western Michigan | 9 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 95 | Rice | 9 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 3.56 |
| 99 | Auburn | 10 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 3.50 |
| 99 | North Texas | 8 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 99 | Tulsa | 8 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 99 | South Alabama | 8 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 103 | Kentucky | 9 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 104 | Ball State | 8 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 104 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 104 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 104 | Illinois | 8 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 104 | Michigan State | 8 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 104 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 110 | Alabama | 9 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 3.33 |
| 111 | Delaware | 8 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 111 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 3.25 |
| 113 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 114 | Florida State | 8 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 114 | Army | 8 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 114 | Texas State | 8 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 114 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 118 | Sam Houston State | 9 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 118 | Syracuse | 9 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 120 | USC | 9 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 120 | Northwestern | 8 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 120 | Penn State | 8 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 120 | Navy | 8 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 120 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 120 | Georgia State | 8 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 3.00 |
| 126 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 126 | Minnesota | 9 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 128 | Rutgers | 9 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 129 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 2.67 |
| 129 | Wisconsin | 9 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 2.67 |
| 131 | Air Force | 8 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 2.63 |
| 131 | UAB | 8 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 2.63 |
| 133 | Louisiana | 9 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 2.56 |
| 134 | Charlotte | 8 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2.13 |
| 135 | Washington State | 8 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1.88 |
| 136 | Massachusetts | 9 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1.44 |