4 players were tied for defending the most passes in 2024, with 7 passes defended. The first three are Xavier Watts, Mello Dotson and Nohl Williams.
Interpreted as:
highest pass defended by a player in 2024| NAME | PDEF | SEASON | TM | GP | TKL | AST | COMB | SCK | SCKY | INT | INT YDS | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | X. Watts | 7 | 2024 |  ND | 16 | 47 | 27 | 74 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 |  | M. Dotson | 7 | 2024 |  KU | 12 | 40 | 10 | 50 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 |  | N. Williams | 7 | 2024 |  CAL | 13 | 33 | 17 | 50 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | | T. Spence | 7 | 2024 |  JMU | 13 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | | Z. Frazier | 6 | 2024 |  UTSA | 12 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | | D. Ponds | 6 | 2024 |  IND | 13 | 36 | 19 | 55 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | | J. Catalon | 5 | 2024 |  UNLV | 14 | 67 | 30 | 97 | 2.0 | 15 | 5 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 |  | J. Voisin | 5 | 2024 |  USA | 13 | 48 | 34 | 82 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | | T. Thomas | 5 | 2024 |  ARST | 13 | 46 | 25 | 71 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 |  | J. Barron | 5 | 2024 |  TEX | 16 | 48 | 18 | 66 | 1.0 | 6 | 5 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | C. Lockridge | 5 | 2024 |  FRES | 9 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | | S. Dolac | 5 | 2024 |  BUFF | 13 | 86 | 81 | 167 | 6.5 | 34 | 5 | 177 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | | C. Bryant | 5 | 2024 | KU | 12 | 27 | 10 | 37 | 0.5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | | R. Rahimi | 5 | 2024 |  SJSU | 13 | 49 | 30 | 79 | 1.0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | | A. Mukuba | 5 | 2024 | TEX | 15 | 42 | 27 | 69 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 |  | M. Powell | 5 | 2024 |  MIA | 13 | 28 | 10 | 38 | 1.0 | 8 | 5 | 145 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 |  | M. Hartzog Jr. | 5 | 2024 |  NEB | 12 | 33 | 11 | 44 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | | J. Moten | 5 | 2024 |  MRSH | 12 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | | D. Peele | 5 | 2024 |  NAVY | 13 | 32 | 13 | 45 | 2.0 | 10 | 5 | 168 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | | J. Oladokun | 5 | 2024 |  BGSU | 13 | 25 | 7 | 32 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | | A.J. Haulcy | 5 | 2024 |  HOU | 12 | 43 | 31 | 74 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 |  | J. Kilgore | 5 | 2024 |  SC | 13 | 34 | 16 | 50 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | | K. Perich | 5 | 2024 |  MINN | 13 | 31 | 15 | 46 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | | T. Hallock | 4 | 2024 |  WMU | 13 | 54 | 29 | 83 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | | T. Lewis Jr. | 4 | 2024 |  UL | 14 | 40 | 38 | 78 | 0.5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for passes defended going back to the 2013 season.
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PPG
39.8
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OPP PPG
13.6
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RUSH YDS/G
224.8
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PASS YDS/G
196.4
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| 1 |  Arizona State | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  BYU | 11 | 2 | .846 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
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| 1 |  Boise State | 12 | 2 | .857 |
| 2 | UNLV | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
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| 1 | Notre Dame | 14 | 1 | .933 |
| 2 |  UConn | 9 | 4 | .692 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
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| 1 |  Ohio | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  Miami (OH) | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
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| 1 |  Ohio State | 13 | 2 | .867 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 13 | 1 | .929 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
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| 1 |  Oregon State | 5 | 7 | .417 |
| 2 |  Washington State | 8 | 5 | .615 |
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| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 8 | 6 | .571 |
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