2022 National Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 13 | 20 | 79 | 99 | 7.62 |
| 1 | Penn State | 13 | 14 | 85 | 99 | 7.62 |
| 3 | Illinois | 13 | 24 | 66 | 90 | 6.92 |
| 3 | Fresno State | 14 | 12 | 78 | 90 | 6.43 |
| 5 | TCU | 15 | 16 | 72 | 88 | 5.87 |
| 6 | UTSA | 14 | 15 | 69 | 84 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 14 | 67 | 81 | 6.23 |
| 8 | Toledo | 14 | 12 | 67 | 79 | 5.64 |
| 9 | Clemson | 14 | 13 | 64 | 77 | 5.50 |
| 10 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 11 | 65 | 76 | 5.85 |
| 11 | UAB | 13 | 10 | 64 | 74 | 5.69 |
| 12 | Marshall | 13 | 18 | 54 | 72 | 5.54 |
| 13 | Buffalo | 13 | 13 | 58 | 71 | 5.46 |
| 14 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 13 | 57 | 70 | 5.38 |
| 14 | Oregon State | 13 | 12 | 58 | 70 | 5.38 |
| 14 | Wake Forest | 13 | 7 | 63 | 70 | 5.38 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 13 | 17 | 52 | 69 | 5.31 |
| 17 | South Carolina | 13 | 15 | 54 | 69 | 5.31 |
| 19 | Ball State | 12 | 7 | 61 | 68 | 5.67 |
| 19 | Duke | 13 | 10 | 58 | 68 | 5.23 |
| 21 | Rutgers | 12 | 9 | 58 | 67 | 5.58 |
| 21 | NC State | 13 | 19 | 48 | 67 | 5.15 |
| 21 | Missouri | 13 | 11 | 56 | 67 | 5.15 |
| 21 | Western Kentucky | 14 | 19 | 48 | 67 | 4.79 |
| 25 | Alabama | 13 | 7 | 59 | 66 | 5.08 |
| 26 | Ohio | 14 | 12 | 53 | 65 | 4.64 |
| 27 | Oregon | 13 | 16 | 48 | 64 | 4.92 |
| 27 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 13 | 51 | 64 | 4.92 |
| 27 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 11 | 53 | 64 | 4.92 |
| 27 | USC | 14 | 19 | 45 | 64 | 4.57 |
| 31 | Baylor | 13 | 13 | 50 | 63 | 4.85 |
| 31 | Purdue | 14 | 15 | 48 | 63 | 4.50 |
| 31 | Troy | 14 | 13 | 50 | 63 | 4.50 |
| 34 | Louisiana | 13 | 15 | 47 | 62 | 4.77 |
| 35 | Iowa | 13 | 15 | 46 | 61 | 4.69 |
| 35 | Liberty | 13 | 14 | 47 | 61 | 4.69 |
| 35 | Texas | 13 | 10 | 51 | 61 | 4.69 |
| 35 | Michigan | 14 | 14 | 47 | 61 | 4.36 |
| 39 | Houston | 13 | 8 | 52 | 60 | 4.62 |
| 39 | Ole Miss | 13 | 8 | 52 | 60 | 4.62 |
| 41 | Central Michigan | 12 | 4 | 55 | 59 | 4.92 |
| 41 | Washington State | 13 | 12 | 47 | 59 | 4.54 |
| 41 | Boise State | 14 | 15 | 44 | 59 | 4.21 |
| 44 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 12 | 46 | 58 | 4.83 |
| 44 | Southern Miss | 13 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 44 | Mississippi State | 13 | 14 | 44 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 44 | Tennessee | 13 | 11 | 47 | 58 | 4.46 |
| 44 | Tulane | 14 | 12 | 46 | 58 | 4.14 |
| 44 | North Carolina | 14 | 9 | 49 | 58 | 4.14 |
| 44 | UCF | 14 | 6 | 52 | 58 | 4.14 |
| 51 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 4.75 |
| 51 | Cincinnati | 13 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 4.38 |
| 53 | Wisconsin | 13 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 4.31 |
| 53 | Ohio State | 13 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 4.31 |
| 53 | Utah State | 13 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 4.31 |
| 53 | Kansas State | 14 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 4.00 |
| 53 | LSU | 14 | 9 | 47 | 56 | 4.00 |
| 53 | Georgia | 15 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 3.73 |
| 59 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 59 | Arizona State | 12 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 59 | Western Michigan | 12 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 4.58 |
| 59 | Arkansas | 13 | 9 | 46 | 55 | 4.23 |
| 63 | Colorado State | 12 | 8 | 46 | 54 | 4.50 |
| 63 | Kansas | 13 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 4.15 |
| 63 | Kentucky | 13 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 4.15 |
| 63 | BYU | 13 | 8 | 46 | 54 | 4.15 |
| 67 | James Madison | 11 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 4.82 |
| 67 | Louisville | 13 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 4.08 |
| 67 | South Alabama | 13 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 4.08 |
| 67 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 9 | 44 | 53 | 4.08 |
| 67 | Florida State | 13 | 8 | 45 | 53 | 4.08 |
| 67 | North Texas | 14 | 8 | 45 | 53 | 3.79 |
| 73 | Nebraska | 12 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 73 | New Mexico | 12 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 4.33 |
| 75 | Connecticut | 13 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 3.92 |
| 75 | San Diego State | 13 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 3.92 |
| 75 | East Carolina | 13 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 3.92 |
| 75 | Bowling Green | 13 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 3.92 |
| 75 | Wyoming | 13 | 6 | 45 | 51 | 3.92 |
| 75 | Utah | 14 | 12 | 39 | 51 | 3.64 |
| 81 | Old Dominion | 12 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 81 | Texas State | 12 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 81 | Arkansas State | 12 | 6 | 44 | 50 | 4.17 |
| 81 | Memphis | 13 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 3.85 |
| 81 | Minnesota | 13 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 3.85 |
| 86 | San Jose State | 12 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 4.08 |
| 86 | New Mexico State | 13 | 7 | 42 | 49 | 3.77 |
| 88 | Akron | 12 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Appalachian State | 12 | 7 | 41 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Boston College | 12 | 7 | 41 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Auburn | 12 | 6 | 42 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 88 | Texas Tech | 13 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 3.69 |
| 88 | Maryland | 13 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 3.69 |
| 94 | Georgia State | 12 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 3.92 |
| 94 | Indiana | 12 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 3.92 |
| 94 | UCLA | 13 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 3.62 |
| 97 | California | 12 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 97 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 8 | 38 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 97 | Texas A&M | 12 | 4 | 42 | 46 | 3.83 |
| 100 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 4 | 41 | 45 | 4.09 |
| 100 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 100 | Massachusetts | 12 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 3.75 |
| 100 | Hawaii | 13 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 3.46 |
| 104 | Temple | 12 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 104 | Tulsa | 12 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 3.67 |
| 104 | Air Force | 13 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 3.38 |
| 107 | UNLV | 12 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 107 | Nevada | 12 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 3.58 |
| 107 | SMU | 13 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 3.31 |
| 107 | Rice | 13 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 3.31 |
| 111 | Virginia | 10 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 4.20 |
| 111 | Kent State | 12 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 3.50 |
| 111 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 3.50 |
| 114 | Navy | 12 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 3.42 |
| 114 | FIU | 12 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 3.42 |
| 114 | Iowa State | 12 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 3.42 |
| 114 | UTEP | 12 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 3.42 |
| 118 | Stanford | 12 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 3.33 |
| 119 | Arizona | 12 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 3.25 |
| 119 | Florida | 13 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 3.00 |
| 121 | Army | 12 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 3.17 |
| 121 | Syracuse | 13 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 2.92 |
| 123 | West Virginia | 12 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 3.00 |
| 124 | Northwestern | 12 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 2.92 |
| 125 | Notre Dame | 13 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 2.62 |
| 126 | Colorado | 12 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 2.75 |
| 126 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 2.75 |
| 126 | Michigan State | 12 | 2 | 31 | 33 | 2.75 |
| 126 | Washington | 13 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 2.54 |
| 130 | Charlotte | 12 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 2.50 |
| 130 | USF | 12 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 2.50 |