2025 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 12/05/2025
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Miss | 10 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 17 | 51 | 68 | 7.56 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 9 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 6.11 |
| 4 | Boise State | 12 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 5 | FIU | 10 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 5.50 |
| 5 | New Mexico State | 10 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 5.50 |
| 7 | Miami (OH) | 9 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 9 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 7 | Marshall | 10 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 3.80 |
| 10 | Jacksonville State | 11 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 4.36 |
| 10 | Nevada | 10 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 10 | Toledo | 9 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 10 | USF | 9 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 10 | Tulane | 10 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 4.10 |
| 10 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 16 | Middle Tennessee State | 10 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 4.60 |
| 16 | Central Michigan | 9 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 4.89 |
| 16 | Akron | 10 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 16 | North Texas | 11 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 3.36 |
| 16 | Ball State | 9 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 16 | Delaware | 9 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 22 | James Madison | 10 | 8 | 48 | 56 | 5.60 |
| 22 | Kennesaw State | 10 | 8 | 44 | 52 | 5.20 |
| 22 | Appalachian State | 10 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 22 | Memphis | 10 | 8 | 39 | 47 | 4.70 |
| 22 | Utah State | 9 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 5.11 |
| 22 | Troy | 11 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 4.18 |
| 22 | UNLV | 11 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 3.82 |
| 22 | Wyoming | 9 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 4.56 |
| 22 | Old Dominion | 9 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 22 | Western Michigan | 9 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 22 | East Carolina | 9 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 3.89 |
| 22 | Connecticut | 8 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 4.00 |
| 22 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 3.44 |
| 35 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 7 | 41 | 48 | 4.80 |
| 35 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 35 | UTSA | 10 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 35 | New Mexico | 9 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 4.33 |
| 35 | Colorado State | 9 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 4.11 |
| 35 | Texas State | 10 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 3.70 |
| 35 | Ohio | 8 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 4.50 |
| 35 | Louisiana | 10 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 3.50 |
| 35 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 2.60 |
| 44 | Missouri State | 9 | 6 | 41 | 47 | 5.22 |
| 44 | Bowling Green | 9 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 4.78 |
| 44 | Liberty | 11 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 3.82 |
| 44 | Buffalo | 10 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 3.90 |
| 44 | Hawaii | 9 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 4.00 |
| 44 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 3.20 |
| 44 | Air Force | 11 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 2.55 |
| 44 | Army | 9 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 44 | San Jose State | 9 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 44 | Tulsa | 9 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 44 | Charlotte | 9 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 2.67 |
| 44 | Maryland | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 56 | South Alabama | 10 | 5 | 35 | 40 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Kent State | 8 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 3.75 |
| 56 | Temple | 9 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 56 | Navy | 10 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 2.90 |
| 60 | UTEP | 10 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 3.60 |
| 60 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 3.78 |
| 60 | Arkansas State | 9 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 3.00 |
| 60 | Texas | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 60 | Arkansas | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 60 | Michigan | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 60 | Indiana | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 60 | Notre Dame | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 60 | USC | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Rice | 10 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 3.30 |
| 69 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 3.10 |
| 69 | UAB | 10 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 2.40 |
| 69 | Washington State | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2.83 |
| 69 | Tennessee | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 69 | Louisville | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 69 | Arizona | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 69 | West Virginia | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 69 | Wisconsin | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 69 | Clemson | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 69 | SMU | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 80 | Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 80 | LSU | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 80 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 80 | Ole Miss | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 80 | Mississippi State | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 80 | Penn State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 80 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 80 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 80 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 80 | Kansas | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 80 | Georgia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 80 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 92 | Georgia State | 9 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 3.22 |
| 92 | Colorado | 2 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 92 | Missouri | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 92 | Massachusetts | 9 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 92 | Texas A&M | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 92 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 92 | NC State | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 92 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 92 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 92 | Rutgers | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 92 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 92 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 92 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 92 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 92 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 92 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 92 | Auburn | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 92 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 92 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 111 | Stanford | 3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 111 | Syracuse | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 111 | Wake Forest | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 111 | Northwestern | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 111 | Florida | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 111 | Duke | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Arizona State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 111 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 111 | Boston College | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 111 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 111 | Illinois | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 111 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 111 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 111 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 111 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 111 | California | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 111 | Iowa | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 111 | South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 111 | UCLA | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 111 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 111 | Purdue | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 111 | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |