2023 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Clemson 10 14 51 65 6.50
2 South Carolina 8 7 43 50 6.25
3 Liberty 13 21 59 80 6.15
4 Florida State 10 8 53 61 6.10
5 James Madison 13 13 66 79 6.08
6 Washington 10 14 46 60 6.00
6 Middle Tennessee 9 7 47 54 6.00
6 Iowa State 7 11 31 42 6.00
9 California 11 10 55 65 5.91
10 Georgia Southern 13 13 61 74 5.69
11 Wyoming 12 11 57 68 5.67
12 Oregon 11 9 53 62 5.64
13 Texas A&M 8 5 40 45 5.63
14 UTSA 12 10 57 67 5.58
15 Oregon State 9 11 39 50 5.56
16 Iowa 11 10 50 60 5.45
17 Kansas 9 11 38 49 5.44
18 Toledo 14 11 64 75 5.36
19 Mississippi 9 10 38 48 5.33
20 SMU 13 12 57 69 5.31
21 West Virginia 10 10 43 53 5.30
22 Texas 8 12 30 42 5.25
23 Oklahoma 8 13 28 41 5.13
23 Duke 8 7 34 41 5.13
25 Georgia Tech 9 11 35 46 5.11
26 UTEP 10 6 45 51 5.10
27 Bowling Green 11 14 42 56 5.09
28 San Diego State 12 12 49 61 5.08
28 Old Dominion 12 10 51 61 5.08
30 Miami (Ohio) 14 11 60 71 5.07
31 Memphis 11 11 44 55 5.00
31 UAB 11 9 46 55 5.00
31 Ohio State 9 7 38 45 5.00
31 Michigan State 7 7 28 35 5.00
35 Marshall 12 10 49 59 4.92
36 Rutgers 9 7 37 44 4.89
36 Illinois 9 6 38 44 4.89
38 Utah State 12 10 48 58 4.83
39 Western Michigan 11 7 46 53 4.82
40 Maryland 10 16 32 48 4.80
41 Coastal Carolina 13 14 48 62 4.77
42 Jacksonville State 12 16 41 57 4.75
42 South Florida 12 14 43 57 4.75
42 Tulane 12 14 43 57 4.75
42 BYU 8 11 27 38 4.75
46 Western Kentucky 11 14 38 52 4.73
46 Arizona 11 6 46 52 4.73
48 Nebraska 10 8 39 47 4.70
49 Fresno State 13 17 44 61 4.69
50 North Carolina State 9 13 29 42 4.67
50 Texas Tech 9 11 31 42 4.67
52 Appalachian State 14 15 50 65 4.64
52 North Carolina 11 12 39 51 4.64
54 Arkansas 8 11 26 37 4.63
54 Kansas State 8 8 29 37 4.63
56 Michigan 10 14 32 46 4.60
57 Georgia 9 9 32 41 4.56
57 Auburn 9 8 33 41 4.56
57 Virginia 9 6 35 41 4.56
60 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 13 45 58 4.46
60 Eastern Michigan 13 8 50 58 4.46
62 LSU 9 7 33 40 4.44
63 UCLA 12 14 39 53 4.42
64 USC 8 5 30 35 4.38
65 New Mexico 12 4 48 52 4.33
65 Purdue 9 9 30 39 4.33
65 Tennessee 9 8 31 39 4.33
65 Cincinnati 9 7 32 39 4.33
65 Washington State 9 7 32 39 4.33
70 Utah 10 8 35 43 4.30
71 Kentucky 7 6 24 30 4.29
72 Louisville 11 8 39 47 4.27
73 Notre Dame 9 12 26 38 4.22
73 Houston 9 8 30 38 4.22
75 Wisconsin 10 10 32 42 4.20
75 East Carolina 10 6 36 42 4.20
77 Hawai'i 12 7 43 50 4.17
78 Missouri 8 7 26 33 4.13
79 Navy 10 10 31 41 4.10
79 Baylor 10 7 34 41 4.10
81 Rice 11 5 40 45 4.09
82 Troy 13 9 44 53 4.08
82 New Mexico State 13 7 46 53 4.08
84 Boise State 13 11 41 52 4.00
84 Colorado 10 9 31 40 4.00
84 Massachusetts 10 7 33 40 4.00
84 Louisiana Tech 10 5 35 40 4.00
84 Miami (Florida) 9 9 27 36 4.00
84 Vanderbilt 8 10 22 32 4.00
84 Indiana 8 7 25 32 4.00
91 Sam Houston State 11 12 31 43 3.91
91 Central Michigan 11 5 38 43 3.91
93 Wake Forest 8 8 23 31 3.88
93 Arizona State 8 0 31 31 3.88
95 San Jose State 13 12 38 50 3.85
96 Arkansas State 12 8 38 46 3.83
97 Northwestern 11 12 30 42 3.82
98 Minnesota 10 11 27 38 3.80
99 Alabama 8 10 20 30 3.75
99 TCU 8 4 26 30 3.75
101 Syracuse 11 9 32 41 3.73
102 Kent State 12 6 38 44 3.67
103 Nevada 11 9 31 40 3.64
104 UNLV 12 13 30 43 3.58
105 Buffalo 11 11 28 39 3.55
105 North Texas 11 9 30 39 3.55
105 Southern Mississippi 11 9 30 39 3.55
108 Texas State 13 11 34 45 3.46
109 Charlotte 11 10 28 38 3.45
110 Tulsa 9 8 23 31 3.44
111 South Alabama 12 12 29 41 3.42
111 Georgia State 12 11 30 41 3.42
113 Virginia Tech 10 7 27 34 3.40
114 Louisiana-Monroe 11 11 26 37 3.36
115 Penn State 9 12 18 30 3.33
116 Boston College 10 8 25 33 3.30
117 Florida Atlantic 11 10 26 36 3.27
118 Ohio 13 15 27 42 3.23
118 Northern Illinois 13 10 32 42 3.23
120 Pittsburgh 9 6 23 29 3.22
121 Connecticut 10 6 26 32 3.20
122 Ball State 11 4 31 35 3.18
123 Akron 12 6 31 37 3.08
124 Air Force 13 10 29 39 3.00
124 Colorado State 12 9 27 36 3.00
124 UCF 9 7 20 27 3.00
127 Stanford 8 5 17 22 2.75
128 Florida 7 2 17 19 2.71
129 Oklahoma State 10 6 21 27 2.70
130 Army 11 9 20 29 2.64
130 Florida International 11 5 24 29 2.64
132 Mississippi State 8 3 18 21 2.63
133 Temple 11 3 19 22 2.00