who led the nfl in pass defense in 2023

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

NAMEPDEFSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Charvarius Ward
C. Ward
23
2023
17
56
16
72
0.0
0
5
91
1
1
0
0
2Darious Williams
D. Williams
19
2023
17
44
9
53
0.0
0
4
72
1
2
0
0
3Paulson Adebo
P. Adebo
18
2023
15
60
16
76
0.0
0
4
32
0
2
2
0
4Benjamin St-Juste
B. St-Juste
17
2023
16
52
15
67
1.0
3
1
0
0
2
0
0
5Devon Witherspoon
D. Witherspoon
16
2023
14
56
23
79
3.0
19
1
97
1
1
0
0
6Tyrique Stevenson
T. Stevenson
16
2023
16
65
21
86
0.0
0
4
46
0
2
0
0
7Darius Slay
D. Slay
15
2023
12
48
9
57
0.0
0
2
86
1
0
0
0
8DaRon Bland
D. Bland
15
2023
17
53
16
69
0.0
0
9
209
5
0
0
0
9Rasul Douglas
R. Douglas
14
2023
TOT
16
47
14
61
1.0
10
5
56
1
0
3
0
10Ahkello Witherspoon
A. Witherspoon
14
2023
17
43
9
52
0.0
0
3
17
0
0
2
0
11Isaac Yiadom
I. Yiadom
14
2023
17
25
12
37
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
12L'Jarius Sneed
L. Sneed
14
2023
16
60
18
78
0.0
0
2
4
0
0
1
0
13Greg Newsome II
G. Newsome II
14
2023
14
34
15
49
0.5
2.5
2
34
1
0
0
0
14Alontae Taylor
A. Taylor
14
2023
17
56
19
75
1.0
14
2
16
0
1
0
0
15Martin Emerson Jr.
M. Emerson Jr.
14
2023
16
45
14
59
0.0
0
4
25
0
0
0
0
16Stephon Gilmore
S. Gilmore
13
2023
17
54
14
68
0.0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
17James Bradberry IV
J. Bradberry IV
13
2023
16
39
15
54
0.0
0
1
5
0
0
1
0
18Byron Murphy Jr.
B. Murphy Jr.
13
2023
14
43
14
57
0.0
0
3
59
0
1
1
0
19Asante Samuel Jr.
A. Samuel Jr.
13
2023
17
56
7
63
0.0
0
2
8
0
0
0
0
20Derek Stingley Jr.
D. Stingley Jr.
13
2023
11
28
11
39
0.0
0
5
17
0
0
0
0
21Kyle Hamilton
K. Hamilton
13
2023
15
63
18
81
3.0
36
4
25
1
1
0
0
22Brian Branch
B. Branch
13
2023
15
50
24
74
1.0
6
3
63
1
1
0
0
23Steven Nelson
S. Nelson
12
2023
17
48
15
63
0.0
0
4
33
0
0
0
0
24Xavien Howard
X. Howard
12
2023
13
36
9
45
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
25Antoine Winfield Jr.
A. Winfield Jr.
12
2023
17
76
46
122
6.0
48
3
28
0
6
4
0
StatMuse has season-level data for passes defended going back to the 2001 season.

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14
3
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49ers 49ers
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5
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.688
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13
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.188
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9
1
.441
4
12
0
.250
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13
0
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5
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7
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7
9
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3
13
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9
7
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.563
8
8
0
.500
6
11
0
.353
5
12
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13
4
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12
5
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Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
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3
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11
5
0
.688
6
10
0
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2
14
0
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