2021 Independent Leaders Passing Defense - Games in October Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty | 5 | 155 | 81 | 52.3 | 893 | 5.8 | 6 | 6 | 105.68 | 31.0 | 178.6 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 4 | 157 | 85 | 54.1 | 1002 | 6.4 | 7 | 5 | 116.09 | 39.3 | 250.5 |
| 3 | BYU | 5 | 181 | 112 | 61.9 | 1346 | 7.4 | 7 | 6 | 130.47 | 36.2 | 269.2 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 4 | 136 | 87 | 64.0 | 1124 | 8.3 | 3 | 3 | 136.27 | 34.0 | 281.0 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 4 | 102 | 64 | 62.7 | 990 | 9.7 | 11 | 2 | 175.95 | 25.5 | 247.5 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 3 | 93 | 74 | 79.6 | 875 | 9.4 | 9 | 1 | 188.39 | 31.0 | 291.7 |
| 7 | Army | 3 | 72 | 48 | 66.7 | 803 | 11.2 | 7 | 0 | 192.44 | 24.0 | 267.7 |