most passes defended in the nfl by a defensive lineman in 2025

5 players are tied for defending the most passes by a defensive lineman this season, with 6 passes defended. The first three are Cameron Heyward, Maxx Crosby and Zach Allen.

NAMEPDEFSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Cameron Heyward
C. Heyward
6
2025
PIT PIT
11
17
26
43
1.5
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
2Maxx Crosby
M. Crosby
6
2025
LV LV
11
31
19
50
6.0
33
1
19
0
2
0
0
3Zach Allen
Z. Allen
6
2025
DEN DEN
11
10
19
29
6.0
35
0
0
0
0
0
0
4Derrick Brown
D. Brown
6
2025
CAR CAR
12
20
23
43
3.0
15.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
5Jordan Davis
J. Davis
6
2025
PHI PHI
11
19
21
40
3.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
6Daron Payne
D. Payne
5
2025
WAS WAS
10
12
18
30
1.0
9
0
0
0
1
0
0
7Montez Sweat
M. Sweat
5
2025
CHI CHI
11
25
10
35
7.5
33
0
0
0
3
1
0
8Jonah Laulu
J. Laulu
5
2025
LV LV
11
13
16
29
4.0
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
9Jalen Carter
J. Carter
4
2025
PHI PHI
9
17
11
28
1.0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
10Laiatu Latu
L. Latu
4
2025
IND IND
10
17
15
32
6.0
34
3
9
0
0
0
0
11Mason Graham
M. Graham
4
2025
CLE CLE
11
16
11
27
0.5
2.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
12Jadeveon Clowney
J. Clowney
3
2025
DAL DAL
8
10
11
21
2.0
10
0
0
0
0
1
0
13Dante Fowler Jr.
D. Fowler Jr.
3
2025
DAL DAL
11
7
2
9
2.0
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
14Grover Stewart
G. Stewart
3
2025
IND IND
11
16
23
39
0.5
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
15Tim Settle Jr.
T. Settle Jr.
3
2025
HOU HOU
11
6
8
14
1.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
16Dexter Lawrence II
D. Lawrence II
3
2025
NYG NYG
12
10
14
24
0.5
3.5
1
37
0
0
0
0
17Chase Young
C. Young
3
2025
NO NO
6
8
9
17
4.0
31.5
0
0
0
1
1
0
18Tommy Togiai
T. Togiai
3
2025
HOU HOU
9
14
13
27
0.5
4.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
19Thomas Booker IV
T. Booker IV
3
2025
LV LV
11
9
17
26
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
20Bryan Bresee
B. Bresee
3
2025
NO NO
11
10
17
27
1.5
6
0
0
0
1
0
0
21Will Anderson Jr.
W. Anderson Jr.
3
2025
HOU HOU
11
23
13
36
10.5
88.5
0
0
0
3
2
1
22Jalen Redmond
J. Redmond
3
2025
MIN MIN
11
23
17
40
4.0
36
0
0
0
1
0
0
23Tyleik Williams
T. Williams
3
2025
DET DET
11
5
7
12
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24Elijah Roberts
E. Roberts
3
2025
TB TB
11
8
3
11
2.0
10
0
0
0
0
1
0
25Calais Campbell
C. Campbell
2
2025
ARI ARI
11
18
12
30
5.5
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for passes defended going back to the 2001 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

24.9

11th

OPP PPG

23.9

20th

RUSH YDS/G

97.1

27th

PASS YDS/G

207.2

24th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
6
5
0
.545
Ravens Ravens
6
5
0
.545
Browns Browns
3
8
0
.273
Bengals Bengals
3
8
0
.273
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/30
BUF BUF
@
PIT PIT
4:25 PM
Sun
12/7
PIT PIT
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Mon
12/15
MIA MIA
@
PIT PIT
8:15 PM
Sun
12/21
PIT PIT
@
DET DET
4:25 PM
Sun
12/28
PIT PIT
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Last Game
PIT Steelers

6 - 5

28

Final

31

CHI Bears

8 - 3

Sun 23 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
10
2
0
.833
Bills Bills
7
4
0
.636
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
5
0
.545
Steelers Steelers
6
5
0
.545
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
3
0
.727
Jaguars Jaguars
7
4
0
.636
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
3
0
.727
Cowboys Cowboys
5
5
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
8
3
0
.727
Packers Packers
7
3
1
.682
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
5
0
.545
Panthers Panthers
6
6
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
2
0
.818
Seahawks Seahawks
8
3
0
.727

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/27
GB GB
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Thu
11/27
KC KC
@
DAL DAL
4:30 PM
Thu
11/27
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:20 PM
Fri
11/28
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
3:00 PM
Sun
11/30
JAX JAX
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM