2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/25/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 7 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 6.71 |
| 1 | SMU | 6 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 7.50 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 6 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 6.67 |
| 4 | Kansas State | 6 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 6.67 |
| 5 | Clemson | 6 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 6 | UCLA | 6 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 6 | Houston | 6 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 6 | Purdue | 5 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 9 | Arizona State | 6 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 9 | Kansas | 6 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 6 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 11 | California | 6 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 13 | LSU | 6 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 13 | Georgia | 5 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 15 | TCU | 7 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 15 | Virginia | 6 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 15 | Arizona | 5 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 6 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 18 | Baylor | 7 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 18 | Ole Miss | 6 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 21 | Iowa | 6 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 6 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 7 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 23 | Washington | 6 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 23 | Iowa State | 6 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 23 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 27 | Mississippi State | 5 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 27 | Michigan | 6 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 27 | Wake Forest | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 30 | BYU | 6 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 30 | Louisville | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 30 | Indiana | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 30 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 30 | Florida | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 30 | NC State | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 30 | Utah | 6 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 30 | Oregon State | 5 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | 5 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 30 | Stanford | 6 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 40 | Alabama | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 40 | Auburn | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 40 | Colorado | 6 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 3.33 |
| 40 | Texas A&M | 5 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 44 | Boston College | 6 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 44 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 44 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 47 | Duke | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 47 | Texas | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 47 | West Virginia | 6 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 47 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 47 | Michigan State | 6 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 52 | Tulane | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 52 | San Diego State | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 54 | Nebraska | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.17 |
| 54 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 54 | Minnesota | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 54 | UCF | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 54 | Syracuse | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 54 | North Carolina | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 54 | Wisconsin | 6 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 61 | Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 62 | Florida State | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 62 | Illinois | 6 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2.33 |
| 62 | Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 62 | Arkansas | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 66 | Missouri | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 67 | Northwestern | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 68 | Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 68 | Arkansas State | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 68 | New Mexico | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 68 | Penn State | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 68 | Colorado State | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 73 | Maryland | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 73 | Ohio | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 73 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 73 | Temple | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 77 | Toledo | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 77 | San Jose State | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 77 | Kent State | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 80 | USC | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 80 | Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 80 | Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 80 | Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 80 | Connecticut | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 80 | East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 80 | Hawaii | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 80 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 80 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 80 | FIU | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 80 | Marshall | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 80 | Rice | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 92 | Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 92 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 92 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 92 | Army | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 92 | Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 92 | Rutgers | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 92 | Ball State | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 92 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 92 | Washington State | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 101 | Appalachian State | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 101 | Memphis | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 101 | UNLV | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 101 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 101 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 101 | James Madison | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 101 | Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 101 | Bowling Green | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 101 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 101 | Wyoming | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 111 | UAB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 111 | UTEP | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 111 | Delaware | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 114 | North Texas | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 114 | USF | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 114 | Utah State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 114 | Akron | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 114 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 114 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 114 | Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 114 | South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 114 | Texas State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 114 | UTSA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 114 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 125 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 125 | Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 125 | Nevada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 125 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 129 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 129 | Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |