2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 12/05/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 3 | UNLV | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 3 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 3 | Southern Miss | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 3 | Syracuse | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 3 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Ball State | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 11 | James Madison | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 11 | Hawaii | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 11 | South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 11 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Georgia State | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 11 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Akron | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 22 | UTSA | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 22 | Utah | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 22 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 22 | Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 22 | LSU | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 22 | San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 22 | San Jose State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 22 | Army | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Arizona | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 37 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 37 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 37 | Marshall | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 37 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 37 | Old Dominion | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 37 | California | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 37 | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Rice | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Navy | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Utah State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 57 | Baylor | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 57 | Iowa State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 57 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 57 | Boise State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 57 | Georgia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 57 | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 57 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 57 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 57 | USF | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 57 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 57 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 57 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 57 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 57 | Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Indiana | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Louisville | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Ole Miss | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | NC State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Oregon | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Purdue | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | TCU | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | UTEP | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Toledo | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Washington State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 83 | Delaware | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 83 | Florida State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 83 | Penn State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 83 | Wyoming | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 83 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 83 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 83 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 83 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 83 | Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 83 | Temple | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 83 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 83 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 83 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 83 | UAB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 83 | BYU | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 83 | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 83 | FIU | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 83 | Florida | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 83 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 83 | Illinois | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 83 | Kansas | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 83 | Kent State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 83 | Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 83 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 83 | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 83 | West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 109 | Memphis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 109 | Minnesota | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 109 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 109 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 109 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 109 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 109 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 109 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 109 | Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 109 | Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 109 | Duke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 109 | Iowa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 109 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 109 | South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 123 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 123 | Nevada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 123 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 123 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |