2021 Independent Leaders Passing Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty | 4 | 99 | 54 | 54.5 | 605 | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 111.84 | 24.8 | 151.3 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 4 | 112 | 79 | 70.5 | 1165 | 10.4 | 7 | 0 | 178.55 | 28.0 | 291.3 |
| 3 | Army | 4 | 113 | 63 | 55.8 | 877 | 7.8 | 4 | 4 | 125.54 | 28.3 | 219.3 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 5 | 124 | 86 | 69.4 | 1167 | 9.4 | 14 | 3 | 180.83 | 24.8 | 233.4 |
| 5 | BYU | 4 | 127 | 89 | 70.1 | 943 | 7.4 | 2 | 4 | 131.35 | 31.8 | 235.8 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 5 | 149 | 89 | 59.7 | 1336 | 9.0 | 9 | 7 | 145.57 | 29.8 | 267.2 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 4 | 154 | 88 | 57.1 | 938 | 6.1 | 5 | 9 | 107.33 | 38.5 | 234.5 |