2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 11/14/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 8 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 8 | 9 | 47 | 56 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Oregon | 9 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 5.78 |
| 4 | California | 8 | 6 | 44 | 50 | 6.25 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 7 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 6.43 |
| 5 | Kansas State | 7 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 6.43 |
| 5 | Virginia | 8 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 5.63 |
| 8 | Clemson | 9 | 3 | 41 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 9 | LSU | 7 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 10 | Arizona | 7 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 5.43 |
| 10 | TCU | 8 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 12 | Louisville | 7 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 12 | Arizona State | 7 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 5.29 |
| 12 | Houston | 8 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 4.63 |
| 15 | Kansas | 8 | 2 | 34 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | 7 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 16 | Purdue | 7 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 19 | BYU | 7 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 19 | Iowa State | 8 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 4.25 |
| 21 | Indiana | 7 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 21 | Iowa | 7 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 21 | Utah | 7 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 21 | South Carolina | 8 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 8 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 21 | Baylor | 8 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 4.13 |
| 27 | Florida | 7 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 27 | Tennessee | 7 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 27 | Georgia | 7 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 27 | Cincinnati | 7 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 27 | Auburn | 8 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 32 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 32 | UCLA | 7 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 34 | Washington | 7 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 4.29 |
| 35 | Wake Forest | 7 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 35 | Stanford | 8 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 37 | Michigan | 7 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Boston College | 7 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Nebraska | 8 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 37 | Colorado | 8 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 3.50 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | 6 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 41 | UCF | 7 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 41 | Ole Miss | 7 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 41 | Alabama | 8 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 3.38 |
| 45 | Duke | 6 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 45 | Oregon State | 6 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 47 | NC State | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 47 | Kentucky | 7 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 47 | Ohio State | 7 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 50 | Maryland | 6 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 50 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 52 | Arkansas | 5 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 52 | Texas | 6 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 52 | Florida State | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 52 | Illinois | 7 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 52 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 3.29 |
| 57 | Texas A&M | 6 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 57 | North Carolina | 7 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 57 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 3.14 |
| 57 | Minnesota | 8 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 2.75 |
| 61 | Michigan State | 7 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 61 | Syracuse | 8 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 2.63 |
| 63 | Tulane | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 63 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 65 | Rutgers | 7 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 66 | USC | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 66 | Missouri | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 68 | San Diego State | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 68 | Northwestern | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 68 | Wisconsin | 7 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 2.43 |
| 71 | Penn State | 6 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 72 | Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 73 | Arkansas State | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 73 | Connecticut | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 75 | Ohio | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 76 | Toledo | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 76 | New Mexico | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 78 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 78 | Temple | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 78 | Colorado State | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 81 | Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 81 | Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 81 | San Jose State | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 81 | Kent State | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 85 | Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 85 | Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 85 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 85 | East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 85 | Hawaii | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 90 | Appalachian State | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 90 | Memphis | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 90 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 90 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 90 | Army | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 90 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 90 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 90 | FIU | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 90 | Marshall | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 90 | Rice | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 90 | Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 90 | Washington State | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 102 | North Texas | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 102 | UNLV | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 102 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 102 | USF | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 102 | Ball State | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 102 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 108 | UAB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 108 | UTEP | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 108 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 108 | James Madison | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 108 | Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 108 | Utah State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 108 | Bowling Green | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 108 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 108 | Wyoming | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 117 | Delaware | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 118 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 118 | Akron | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 118 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 118 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 118 | Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 118 | South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 118 | Texas State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 118 | UTSA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 118 | Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 118 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 128 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 128 | Nevada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 128 | Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |