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