2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 12/24/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech | 11 | 14 | 56 | 70 | 6.36 |
| 2 | Oregon | 11 | 13 | 53 | 66 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Clemson | 10 | 5 | 53 | 58 | 5.80 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 10 | 17 | 50 | 67 | 6.70 |
| 5 | SMU | 10 | 12 | 49 | 61 | 6.10 |
| 5 | California | 10 | 7 | 49 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 7 | Virginia | 11 | 12 | 48 | 60 | 5.45 |
| 7 | Arizona State | 10 | 6 | 48 | 54 | 5.40 |
| 9 | Arizona | 10 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 6.00 |
| 10 | Houston | 10 | 9 | 44 | 53 | 5.30 |
| 11 | Kansas State | 10 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 12 | Kansas | 10 | 2 | 42 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 13 | Illinois | 10 | 6 | 41 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 14 | Utah | 10 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 5.10 |
| 14 | Georgia | 10 | 6 | 40 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 16 | Alabama | 12 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Miami (FL) | 10 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 18 | Iowa State | 10 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 19 | Iowa | 10 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 10 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 19 | Wake Forest | 9 | 3 | 36 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 22 | LSU | 9 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 5.56 |
| 22 | BYU | 11 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 4.45 |
| 22 | Indiana | 10 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 4.80 |
| 22 | NC State | 9 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 22 | Washington | 10 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 22 | UCLA | 10 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 3.90 |
| 28 | Michigan | 10 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 28 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 4.44 |
| 28 | Baylor | 11 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 28 | Purdue | 9 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 28 | Cincinnati | 10 | 2 | 34 | 36 | 3.60 |
| 33 | TCU | 11 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 4.09 |
| 33 | Louisville | 9 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 33 | Missouri | 9 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 33 | Stanford | 9 | 3 | 33 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Duke | 10 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 37 | South Carolina | 10 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 37 | West Virginia | 10 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 37 | Tennessee | 9 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 37 | UCF | 10 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 3.90 |
| 42 | Ole Miss | 9 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 42 | Texas A&M | 9 | 2 | 31 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 44 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 44 | Mississippi State | 9 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 44 | North Carolina | 10 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 3.30 |
| 44 | Arkansas | 8 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 48 | Colorado | 10 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 3.40 |
| 49 | Florida | 10 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 49 | Texas | 9 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 49 | Auburn | 9 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 49 | Ohio State | 11 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 3.18 |
| 49 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 3.30 |
| 54 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 3.00 |
| 54 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Maryland | 9 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 56 | Michigan State | 10 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 2.90 |
| 58 | Kentucky | 9 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 59 | Oregon State | 7 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 59 | Boston College | 9 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 61 | Nebraska | 10 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 2.90 |
| 62 | Minnesota | 10 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 2.80 |
| 62 | Syracuse | 9 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 64 | Florida State | 10 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 3.00 |
| 64 | Northwestern | 9 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 64 | USC | 9 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 64 | Penn State | 9 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 2.56 |
| 68 | Wisconsin | 10 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 2.20 |
| 69 | Rutgers | 9 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 2.44 |
| 70 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 71 | San Diego State | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 72 | Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 73 | Washington State | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 74 | James Madison | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 74 | Toledo | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 74 | Hawaii | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 77 | Arkansas State | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 77 | Connecticut | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 77 | New Mexico | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 77 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 77 | Colorado State | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 82 | Ohio | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 82 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 82 | Temple | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 82 | Tulsa | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 86 | Memphis | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 86 | San Jose State | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 86 | Kent State | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 89 | Utah State | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 89 | Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 89 | Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 89 | Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 89 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 89 | East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 89 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 89 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 89 | FIU | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 89 | Marshall | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 89 | Rice | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 100 | Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 100 | Delaware | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 100 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 100 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 100 | Army | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 100 | Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 100 | Ball State | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 100 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 108 | Appalachian State | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 108 | UNLV | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 108 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 108 | Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 108 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 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 |
| 116 | UAB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 116 | UTEP | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 116 | Boise State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 119 | North Texas | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 119 | USF | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 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 |
| 119 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 128 | New Mexico State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 128 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 128 | Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 128 | Nevada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 132 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 132 | Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |