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.

	NAME	PDEF	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Xavier Watts X. Watts	7	2024	ND	16	54	29	83	0.0	0	6	136	1	1	1	0
2	Mello Dotson M. Dotson	7	2024	KU	12	40	10	50	0.0	0	5	58	2	1	1	0
3	Nohl Williams N. Williams	7	2024	CAL	13	35	18	53	0.0	0	7	54	1	1	0	0
4	Terrence Spence T. Spence	7	2024	JMU	13	29	8	37	0.0	0	5	103	1	1	0	0
5	Zah Frazier Z. Frazier	6	2024	UTSA	12	21	4	25	0.0	0	6	10	0	1	0	0
6	D'Angelo Ponds D. Ponds	6	2024	IND	13	36	19	55	0.0	0	3	70	1	0	0	0
7	Jalen Catalon J. Catalon	5	2024	UNLV	14	67	30	97	2.0	15	5	95	1	1	0	0
8	Jaden Voisin J. Voisin	5	2024	USA	13	46	36	82	0.0	0	5	40	0	0	0	0
9	Trevian Thomas T. Thomas	5	2024	ARST	13	49	32	81	0.0	0	5	17	0	0	1	0
10	Jahdae Barron J. Barron	5	2024	TEX	16	48	19	67	1.0	6	5	82	0	0	1	0
11	Cam Lockridge C. Lockridge	5	2024	FRES	9	20	19	39	0.0	0	5	86	0	1	1	0
12	Shaun Dolac S. Dolac	5	2024	BUFF	13	86	81	167	6.5	34	5	177	1	0	0	0
13	Cobee Bryant C. Bryant	5	2024	KU	12	27	10	37	0.5	4	4	26	0	1	0	0
14	Robert Rahimi R. Rahimi	5	2024	SJSU	13	49	30	79	1.0	6	5	0	0	0	0	0
15	Andrew Mukuba A. Mukuba	5	2024	TEX	15	42	27	69	0.0	0	5	12	0	1	0	0
16	Mishael Powell M. Powell	5	2024	MIA	13	28	10	38	1.0	8	5	145	1	0	0	0
17	Malcolm Hartzog M. Hartzog	5	2024	NEB	12	34	11	45	0.0	0	4	75	0	0	0	0
18	Josh Moten J. Moten	5	2024	MRSH	12	28	9	37	0.0	0	5	4	0	0	0	0
19	Dashaun Peele D. Peele	5	2024	NAVY	13	32	13	45	2.0	10	5	168	2	0	0	0
20	Jordan Oladokun J. Oladokun	5	2024	BGSU	13	27	7	34	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	Casey Larkin C. Larkin	5	2024	ARMY	14	39	12	51	0.0	0	4	32	0	0	0	0
23	Jalon Kilgore J. Kilgore	5	2024	SC	13	34	16	50	0.0	0	5	68	0	0	0	0
24	Koi Perich K. Perich	5	2024	MINN	13	29	17	46	0.0	0	5	63	0	1	0	0
25	Tate Hallock T. Hallock	4	2024	WMU	13	54	29	83	0.0	0	4	87	1	1	0	0

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More Notre Dame Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,741

Carr

RUSH

1,372

Love

REC

640

Faison

Team Rankings

PPG

42.0

4th

OPP PPG

17.6

13th

RUSH YDS/G

203.4

17th

PASS YDS/G

255.1

47th

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/6	WIS	@	ND	7:30 PM
Sat 9/12	RICE	@	ND	3:30 PM
Sat 9/19	MSU	@	ND	7:30 PM
Sat 9/26	ND	@	PUR	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	ND	@	UNC	1:00 PM

Last Game

Notre Dame

10 - 2

Final

Stanford

4 - 8

Sat 29 Nov 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,659

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,278

Bell

1,264

Young

Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.7

11.8

13.3

14.8

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.8

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167