most passes defended by a nfl player since 2023

Since 2023, Derek Stingley Jr. has defended the most passes, with 53 passes defended.

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  • Data note: Passes Defended: player season data complete from 2001
NAMEPDEFGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Derek Stingley Jr.
D. Stingley Jr.
53
53
109
41
150
0.0
0
15
133
1
2
0
0
2Denzel Ward
D. Ward
48
53
119
37
156
0.0
0
8
33
0
4
1
0
3Riq Woolen
R. Woolen
45
56
134
40
174
0.0
0
6
41
0
2
2
0
4Charvarius Ward
C. Ward
43
45
128
51
179
0.0
0
5
91
1
1
1
0
5Zyon McCollum
Z. McCollum
43
56
177
73
250
0.0
0
7
41
0
2
2
0
6Marlon Humphrey
M. Humphrey
42
50
145
48
193
1.5
10
11
94
1
5
2
0
7Tyrique Stevenson Sr.
T. Stevenson Sr.
42
53
175
72
247
0.0
0
7
92
1
5
2
0
8Byron Murphy Jr.
B. Murphy Jr.
41
56
181
66
247
0.0
0
15
143
0
2
2
0
9Alontae Taylor
A. Taylor
41
57
199
78
277
8.0
70.5
4
37
0
4
0
0
10Mike Jackson
M. Jackson
41
54
144
40
184
0.0
0
6
122
1
1
0
0
11Brian Branch
B. Branch
39
46
184
88
272
4.5
35.5
8
111
1
3
1
0
12Quinyon Mitchell
Q. Mitchell
38
41
103
28
131
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
13Rasul Douglas
R. Douglas
38
54
149
61
210
2.0
12
9
124
1
2
3
0
14Xavier McKinney
X. McKinney
38
59
214
135
349
3.5
19
18
196
0
2
3
0
15Deonte Banks
D. Banks
38
51
130
41
171
0.0
0
3
104
1
1
0
0
16DJ Turner II
DJ Turner II
38
53
107
34
141
1.0
5
2
7
0
4
2
0
17Pat Surtain II
P. Surtain II
37
53
152
42
194
0.0
0
6
132
1
1
1
0
18Sauce Gardner
S. Gardner
37
50
126
42
168
1.0
4
1
0
0
1
0
0
19Kamari Lassiter
K. Lassiter
36
38
137
59
196
1.0
5
7
9
0
0
1
0
20Keisean Nixon
K. Nixon
36
60
215
74
289
4.0
27
4
29
0
3
3
0
21Paulson Adebo
P. Adebo
36
37
164
42
206
0.0
0
8
100
0
2
2
0
22Brandon Stephens
B. Stephens
36
58
184
58
242
1.5
4
2
56
0
1
1
0
23Kyle Hamilton
K. Hamilton
36
57
242
111
353
6.0
68
6
27
1
6
1
0
24Emmanuel Forbes Jr.
E. Forbes Jr.
36
48
83
27
110
0.0
0
5
65
0
1
0
0
25Amik Robertson
A. Robertson
35
59
153
47
200
1.0
5
3
42
0
7
0
0

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