nfl leaders in passes defended during the 2023 season

Charvarius Ward defended the most passes in 2023, with 23 passes defended.

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	NAME	PDEF	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Charvarius Ward C. Ward	23	2023	SF	17	56	16	72	0.0	0	5	91	1	1	0	0
2	Darious Williams D. Williams	19	2023	JAX	17	44	9	53	0.0	0	4	72	1	2	0	0
3	Paulson Adebo P. Adebo	18	2023	NO	15	60	16	76	0.0	0	4	32	0	2	2	0
4	Benjamin St-Juste B. St-Juste	17	2023	WAS	16	52	15	67	1.0	3	1	0	0	2	0	0
5	Devon Witherspoon D. Witherspoon	16	2023	SEA	14	56	23	79	3.0	19	1	97	1	1	0	0
6	Tyrique Stevenson Sr. T. Stevenson Sr.	16	2023	CHI	16	65	21	86	0.0	0	4	46	0	2	0	0
7	Darius Slay D. Slay	15	2023	PHI	12	48	9	57	0.0	0	2	86	1	0	0	0
8	DaRon Bland D. Bland	15	2023	DAL	17	53	16	69	0.0	0	9	209	5	0	0	0
9	Rasul Douglas R. Douglas	14	2023	TOT	16	47	14	61	1.0	10	5	56	1	0	3	0
10	Ahkello Witherspoon A. Witherspoon	14	2023	LAR	17	43	9	52	0.0	0	3	17	0	0	2	0
11	Isaac Yiadom I. Yiadom	14	2023	NO	17	25	12	37	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
12	L'Jarius Sneed L. Sneed	14	2023	KC	16	60	18	78	0.0	0	2	4	0	0	1	0
13	Greg Newsome II G. Newsome II	14	2023	CLE	14	34	15	49	0.5	2.5	2	34	1	0	0	0
14	Alontae Taylor A. Taylor	14	2023	NO	17	56	19	75	1.0	14	2	16	0	1	0	0
15	Martin Emerson Jr. M. Emerson Jr.	14	2023	CLE	16	45	14	59	0.0	0	4	25	0	0	0	0
16	Stephon Gilmore S. Gilmore	13	2023	DAL	17	54	14	68	0.0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0
17	James Bradberry IV J. Bradberry IV	13	2023	PHI	16	39	15	54	0.0	0	1	5	0	0	1	0
18	Byron Murphy Jr. B. Murphy Jr.	13	2023	MIN	14	43	14	57	0.0	0	3	59	0	1	1	0
19	Asante Samuel Jr. A. Samuel Jr.	13	2023	LAC	17	56	7	63	0.0	0	2	8	0	0	0	0
20	Derek Stingley Jr. D. Stingley Jr.	13	2023	HOU	11	28	11	39	0.0	0	5	17	0	0	0	0
21	Kyle Hamilton K. Hamilton	13	2023	BAL	15	63	18	81	3.0	36	4	25	1	1	0	0
22	Brian Branch B. Branch	13	2023	DET	15	50	24	74	1.0	6	3	63	1	1	0	0
23	Steven Nelson S. Nelson	12	2023	HOU	17	48	15	63	0.0	0	4	33	0	0	0	0
24	Xavien Howard X. Howard	12	2023	MIA	13	36	9	45	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
25	Antoine Winfield Jr. A. Winfield Jr.	12	2023	TB	17	76	46	122	6.0	48	3	28	0	6	4	0

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	3	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	.667
Cardinals	1	2	.333
Rams	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DEN	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 10/11	SF	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM

Last Game

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1 - 2

Final

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

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Adams

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Purdy

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Cousins

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Rush TD Leaders

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Henry

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Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

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QB Rating Leaders

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Purdy

127.3

Lock

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6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

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32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

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13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

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401.7

399.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

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11.0

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Gibbs

69.9

Henry

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Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

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Kelce

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Fantasy K Rankings

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McLaughlin

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
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