The all-time leader in this category played his college ball between 1950 and 1952. His name was Al Brosky, and he played for Illinois. More interestingly, nobody in recent history has challenged him. In fact, you have to way down the list to find anyone who has even come close to equaling Brosky’s success in recent years: Wisconsin’s Jim Leonhard picked off 21 passes between 2001 and 2004.
The rest of college football’s all-time interceptions leaders are listed here.
Al Brosky, Illinois (1950-52) 29 interceptions / 356 yards
John Provost, Holy Cross (1972-74) 27 / 470
Martin Bayless, Bowling Green (1980-83) 27 / 266
Tom Curtis, Michigan (1967-69) 25 / 440
Tony Thurman, Boston College (1981-84) 25 / 221
Tracy Saul, Texas Tech (1989-92) 25 / 425
Jeff Nixon, Richmond (1975-78) 23 / 377
Jim Bolding, East Carolina (1973-76) 22 / 143
Bennie Blades, Miami (Fla.) (1984-87) 22 / 355
Mike Sensibaugh, Ohio State (1968-70) 21 / 226
Barry Hill, Iowa State (1972-74) 21 / 202
Chuck Cecil, Arizona (1984-87) 21 / 241
Terrell Buckley, Florida State (1989-91) 21 / 501
Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin (1998-00) 21 / 459
Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin (2001-04) 21 / 251
