2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 San Diego State 2 2 15 17 8.50
2 Southern Miss 1 1 6 7 7.00
2 Western Kentucky 1 1 6 7 7.00
4 Notre Dame 10 17 50 67 6.70
5 Old Dominion 2 1 12 13 6.50
6 Texas Tech 12 15 60 75 6.25
7 Arizona 11 17 50 67 6.09
7 SMU 11 13 54 67 6.09
9 Arkansas State 2 3 9 12 6.00
9 Appalachian State 1 2 4 6 6.00
9 Buffalo 1 1 5 6 6.00
9 Army 1 1 5 6 6.00
9 Florida Atlantic 1 0 6 6 6.00
9 FIU 1 0 6 6 6.00
9 Marshall 1 0 6 6 6.00
9 Rice 1 0 6 6 6.00
17 Arizona State 11 7 56 63 5.73
17 Clemson 11 5 58 63 5.73
19 Oregon 13 15 59 74 5.69
20 Kansas State 10 13 43 56 5.60
20 California 10 7 49 56 5.60
22 Tulane 4 5 17 22 5.50
23 Virginia 12 13 51 64 5.33
23 New Mexico 3 1 15 16 5.33
25 LSU 10 15 37 52 5.20
26 Houston 11 9 46 55 5.00
26 North Texas 1 3 2 5 5.00
26 UNLV 1 1 4 5 5.00
26 Troy 1 1 4 5 5.00
30 Miami (FL) 12 13 46 59 4.92
31 Louisville 9 11 33 44 4.89
32 Utah 11 12 41 53 4.82
32 Georgia 11 6 47 53 4.82
34 Pittsburgh 9 13 30 43 4.78
35 Tennessee 10 7 40 47 4.70
36 NC State 9 7 35 42 4.67
36 Central Michigan 3 3 11 14 4.67
38 Iowa 11 11 40 51 4.64
39 Ole Miss 11 6 44 50 4.55
40 Iowa State 10 8 37 45 4.50
40 Memphis 2 2 7 9 4.50
40 Miami (OH) 2 1 8 9 4.50
40 Temple 2 1 8 9 4.50
40 Coastal Carolina 2 0 9 9 4.50
40 Colorado State 2 0 9 9 4.50
46 Indiana 12 14 39 53 4.42
47 South Carolina 10 12 32 44 4.40
47 Oklahoma 10 8 36 44 4.40
47 Kansas 10 2 42 44 4.40
50 BYU 12 15 37 52 4.33
50 James Madison 3 3 10 13 4.33
50 Toledo 3 3 10 13 4.33
53 Texas 10 12 31 43 4.30
53 Vanderbilt 10 7 36 43 4.30
55 Michigan 11 9 38 47 4.27
55 Illinois 11 6 41 47 4.27
57 Maryland 9 12 26 38 4.22
57 Purdue 9 4 34 38 4.22
59 Washington 10 7 35 42 4.20
60 Duke 11 14 32 46 4.18
61 Oregon State 7 5 24 29 4.14
62 Mississippi State 10 10 31 41 4.10
63 TCU 12 14 35 49 4.08
64 West Virginia 10 8 32 40 4.00
64 Wake Forest 10 3 37 40 4.00
64 Auburn 9 8 28 36 4.00
64 Stanford 9 3 33 36 4.00
64 Arkansas 8 2 30 32 4.00
64 Connecticut 3 3 9 12 4.00
64 East Carolina 3 2 10 12 4.00
64 Fresno State 2 2 6 8 4.00
64 Georgia State 2 2 6 8 4.00
64 San Jose State 2 1 7 8 4.00
64 Tulsa 2 0 8 8 4.00
64 UAB 1 1 3 4 4.00
64 UTEP 1 1 3 4 4.00
64 Eastern Michigan 1 0 4 4 4.00
78 UCF 10 7 32 39 3.90
78 Missouri 10 5 34 39 3.90
78 UCLA 10 4 35 39 3.90
81 Alabama 13 9 41 50 3.85
82 Florida 10 10 28 38 3.80
83 Kentucky 9 9 25 34 3.78
84 Texas A&M 9 2 31 33 3.67
84 Utah State 3 5 6 11 3.67
84 Ohio 3 3 8 11 3.67
84 Hawaii 3 1 10 11 3.67
88 Baylor 11 6 34 40 3.64
89 Cincinnati 10 2 34 36 3.60
90 Delaware 2 2 5 7 3.50
90 Sam Houston State 2 2 5 7 3.50
90 Louisiana Tech 2 1 6 7 3.50
93 Colorado 10 5 29 34 3.40
94 USC 10 8 25 33 3.30
94 Oklahoma State 10 5 28 33 3.30
94 North Carolina 10 3 30 33 3.30
97 Boston College 9 5 24 29 3.22
98 Georgia Tech 11 4 31 35 3.18
99 Northwestern 9 7 21 28 3.11
100 Penn State 10 2 29 31 3.10
101 Ohio State 12 7 30 37 3.08
102 Nebraska 11 6 27 33 3.00
102 Florida State 10 9 21 30 3.00
102 Virginia Tech 10 3 27 30 3.00
102 Missouri State 2 1 5 6 3.00
102 New Mexico State 1 2 1 3 3.00
102 Boise State 1 0 3 3 3.00
108 Michigan State 10 3 26 29 2.90
109 Minnesota 10 6 22 28 2.80
110 Syracuse 9 3 22 25 2.78
111 Kent State 3 1 7 8 2.67
112 Washington State 5 2 11 13 2.60
113 USF 2 3 2 5 2.50
113 Charlotte 2 1 4 5 2.50
113 Ball State 2 0 5 5 2.50
113 Kennesaw State 2 0 5 5 2.50
117 Rutgers 9 3 19 22 2.44
118 Wisconsin 10 2 20 22 2.20
119 Bowling Green 2 0 4 4 2.00
119 Northern Illinois 2 0 4 4 2.00
119 Wyoming 2 0 4 4 2.00
119 Louisiana 1 1 1 2 2.00
119 Akron 1 0 2 2 2.00
119 Georgia Southern 1 0 2 2 2.00
119 Jacksonville State 1 0 2 2 2.00
119 South Alabama 1 0 2 2 2.00
119 Texas State 1 0 2 2 2.00
119 UTSA 1 0 2 2 2.00
129 Western Michigan 2 1 1 2 1.00
129 Louisiana-Monroe 2 0 2 2 1.00
129 Middle Tennessee State 1 1 0 1 1.00
129 Navy 1 1 0 1 1.00
129 Nevada 1 0 1 1 1.00
134 Massachusetts 2 1 0 1 0.50