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 | Texas Tech | 12 | 15 | 60 | 75 | 6.25 |
| 2 | Oregon | 13 | 15 | 59 | 74 | 5.69 |
| 3 | Clemson | 11 | 5 | 58 | 63 | 5.73 |
| 4 | Arizona State | 11 | 7 | 56 | 63 | 5.73 |
| 5 | SMU | 11 | 13 | 54 | 67 | 6.09 |
| 6 | Virginia | 12 | 13 | 51 | 64 | 5.33 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 10 | 17 | 50 | 67 | 6.70 |
| 7 | Arizona | 11 | 17 | 50 | 67 | 6.09 |
| 9 | California | 10 | 7 | 49 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 10 | Georgia | 11 | 6 | 47 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 11 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 11 | Houston | 11 | 9 | 46 | 55 | 5.00 |
| 13 | Ole Miss | 11 | 6 | 44 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 14 | Kansas State | 10 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 15 | Kansas | 10 | 2 | 42 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 16 | Utah | 11 | 12 | 41 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 16 | Alabama | 13 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 3.85 |
| 16 | Illinois | 11 | 6 | 41 | 47 | 4.27 |
| 19 | Iowa | 11 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 4.64 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 10 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 21 | Indiana | 12 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 4.42 |
| 22 | Michigan | 11 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 4.27 |
| 23 | LSU | 10 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 5.20 |
| 23 | BYU | 12 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 23 | Iowa State | 10 | 8 | 37 | 45 | 4.50 |
| 23 | Wake Forest | 10 | 3 | 37 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | 10 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 27 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 29 | TCU | 12 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 29 | NC State | 9 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 4.67 |
| 29 | Washington | 10 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 29 | UCLA | 10 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 3.90 |
| 33 | Baylor | 11 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 3.64 |
| 33 | Missouri | 10 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 3.90 |
| 33 | Purdue | 9 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 33 | Cincinnati | 10 | 2 | 34 | 36 | 3.60 |
| 37 | Louisville | 9 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 37 | Stanford | 9 | 3 | 33 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 39 | Duke | 11 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 4.18 |
| 39 | South Carolina | 10 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 4.40 |
| 39 | West Virginia | 10 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 39 | UCF | 10 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 3.90 |
| 43 | Texas | 10 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 4.30 |
| 43 | Mississippi State | 10 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 4.10 |
| 43 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 3.18 |
| 43 | Texas A&M | 9 | 2 | 31 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 47 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 47 | Ohio State | 12 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 3.08 |
| 47 | North Carolina | 10 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 3.30 |
| 47 | Arkansas | 8 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 51 | Colorado | 10 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 3.40 |
| 51 | Penn State | 10 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 3.10 |
| 53 | Florida | 10 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 53 | Auburn | 9 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 3.30 |
| 56 | Nebraska | 11 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 3.00 |
| 58 | Maryland | 9 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 4.22 |
| 58 | Michigan State | 10 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 2.90 |
| 60 | Kentucky | 9 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 60 | USC | 10 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 3.30 |
| 62 | Oregon State | 7 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 4.14 |
| 62 | Boston College | 9 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 64 | Minnesota | 10 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 2.80 |
| 64 | Syracuse | 9 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 2.78 |
| 66 | Florida State | 10 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 3.00 |
| 66 | Northwestern | 9 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 3.11 |
| 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 |
| 71 | New Mexico | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 73 | Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 74 | Central Michigan | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 74 | Washington State | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 76 | James Madison | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 76 | Toledo | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 76 | East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 76 | Hawaii | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 80 | Arkansas State | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 80 | Connecticut | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 80 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 80 | Colorado State | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 84 | Ohio | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 84 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 84 | Temple | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 84 | Tulsa | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Memphis | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 88 | San Jose State | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Kent State | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 91 | Utah State | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 91 | Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 91 | Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 91 | Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 91 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 91 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 91 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 91 | FIU | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 91 | Marshall | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 91 | Rice | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 101 | Delaware | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 101 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 101 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 101 | Army | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 101 | Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 101 | Ball State | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 101 | 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 | Navy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 132 | Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |