2021 Independent Leaders Passing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 13 | 250 | 156 | 62.4 | 1781 | 9 | 10 | 126.12 | 60 | 73 | 43 | 16 |
| 2 | BYU | 13 | 187 | 122 | 65.2 | 1356 | 6 | 7 | 129.25 | 48 | 65 | 32 | 11 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 12 | 175 | 117 | 66.9 | 1611 | 13 | 6 | 161.85 | 73 | 64 | 45 | 17 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 12 | 172 | 100 | 58.1 | 1275 | 12 | 5 | 137.62 | 60 | 59 | 27 | 13 |
| 5 | Liberty | 13 | 161 | 91 | 56.5 | 1051 | 7 | 3 | 121.98 | 34 | 47 | 31 | 7 |
| 5 | Army | 13 | 161 | 94 | 58.4 | 1395 | 10 | 3 | 147.95 | 80 | 58 | 33 | 12 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 12 | 130 | 78 | 60.0 | 1218 | 10 | 1 | 162.54 | 63 | 48 | 27 | 15 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||