2021 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games in December/January Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Mississippi | 1 | 17 | 7 | 41.2 | 40 | 2.4 | 1 | 1 | 68.60 | 17.0 | 40.0 |
| 2 | University of Central Florida | 1 | 37 | 14 | 37.8 | 171 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 76.66 | 37.0 | 171.0 |
| 3 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 2 | 56 | 27 | 48.2 | 218 | 3.9 | 1 | 1 | 83.23 | 28.0 | 109.0 |
| 4 | University of Arkansas | 1 | 35 | 15 | 42.9 | 198 | 5.7 | 1 | 2 | 88.38 | 35.0 | 198.0 |
| 5 | University of Minnesota | 1 | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 140 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 89.55 | 31.0 | 140.0 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania State University | 1 | 20 | 14 | 70.0 | 98 | 4.9 | 0 | 2 | 91.16 | 20.0 | 98.0 |
| 7 | Baylor University | 2 | 81 | 49 | 60.5 | 447 | 5.5 | 1 | 7 | 93.65 | 40.5 | 223.5 |
| 8 | Miami University | 1 | 32 | 15 | 46.9 | 228 | 7.1 | 0 | 2 | 94.23 | 32.0 | 228.0 |
| 9 | U.S. Naval Academy | 1 | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 108 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 100.45 | 16.0 | 108.0 |
| 10 | Western Michigan University | 1 | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 121 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | 102.01 | 23.0 | 121.0 |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee State University | 1 | 39 | 18 | 46.2 | 212 | 5.4 | 2 | 1 | 103.60 | 39.0 | 212.0 |
| 12 | Iowa State University | 1 | 33 | 21 | 63.6 | 187 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 | 105.18 | 33.0 | 187.0 |
| 13 | Clemson University | 1 | 39 | 23 | 59.0 | 204 | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 106.24 | 39.0 | 204.0 |
| 14 | University of Wisconsin | 1 | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 159 | 7.6 | 0 | 1 | 106.46 | 21.0 | 159.0 |
| 15 | Liberty University | 1 | 44 | 28 | 63.6 | 254 | 5.8 | 0 | 1 | 107.58 | 44.0 | 254.0 |
| 16 | Washington State University | 1 | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 209 | 6.1 | 1 | 1 | 108.40 | 34.0 | 209.0 |
| 17 | University of Pittsburgh | 2 | 96 | 50 | 52.1 | 567 | 5.9 | 5 | 5 | 108.46 | 48.0 | 283.5 |
| 18 | Texas Tech University | 1 | 53 | 32 | 60.4 | 290 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 108.80 | 53.0 | 290.0 |
| 19 | Central Michigan University | 1 | 40 | 18 | 45.0 | 227 | 5.7 | 2 | 0 | 109.17 | 40.0 | 227.0 |
| 20 | University of Kentucky | 1 | 30 | 19 | 63.3 | 211 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 | 113.41 | 30.0 | 211.0 |
| 21 | The University of Tulsa | 1 | 28 | 19 | 67.9 | 176 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 113.52 | 28.0 | 176.0 |
| 22 | Georgia State University | 1 | 46 | 27 | 58.7 | 293 | 6.4 | 1 | 1 | 115.03 | 46.0 | 293.0 |
| 23 | West Virginia University | 1 | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 109 | 8.4 | 0 | 1 | 116.59 | 13.0 | 109.0 |
| 24 | Wake Forest University | 2 | 67 | 39 | 58.2 | 438 | 6.5 | 2 | 2 | 117.00 | 33.5 | 219.0 |
| 25 | University of Maryland | 1 | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 137 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 118.47 | 19.0 | 137.0 |
| 26 | University of Florida | 1 | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 148 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 122.93 | 25.0 | 148.0 |
| 27 | Utah State University | 2 | 59 | 37 | 62.7 | 430 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 126.13 | 29.5 | 215.0 |
| 28 | University of Toledo | 1 | 41 | 24 | 58.5 | 276 | 6.7 | 2 | 1 | 126.31 | 41.0 | 276.0 |
| 29 | Coastal Carolina University | 1 | 33 | 20 | 60.6 | 181 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 126.68 | 33.0 | 181.0 |
| 30 | University of Georgia | 3 | 137 | 79 | 57.7 | 1027 | 7.5 | 5 | 4 | 126.84 | 45.7 | 342.3 |
| 31 | University of Alabama | 3 | 106 | 63 | 59.4 | 708 | 6.7 | 5 | 2 | 127.33 | 35.3 | 236.0 |
| 32 | Auburn University | 1 | 41 | 26 | 63.4 | 283 | 6.9 | 2 | 2 | 127.74 | 41.0 | 283.0 |
| 33 | University of Texas at El Paso | 1 | 41 | 26 | 63.4 | 286 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 130.07 | 41.0 | 286.0 |
| 34 | University of Michigan | 2 | 69 | 40 | 58.0 | 506 | 7.3 | 4 | 1 | 135.80 | 34.5 | 253.0 |
| 35 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | 1 | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 195 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 136.44 | 23.0 | 195.0 |
| 36 | Michigan State University | 1 | 23 | 16 | 69.6 | 170 | 7.4 | 1 | 1 | 137.30 | 23.0 | 170.0 |
| 37 | University of California, Berkeley | 1 | 39 | 25 | 64.1 | 265 | 6.8 | 2 | 0 | 138.10 | 39.0 | 265.0 |
| 38 | Oregon State University | 1 | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 273 | 8.8 | 2 | 2 | 140.43 | 31.0 | 273.0 |
| 39 | Kent State University | 2 | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 229 | 8.8 | 1 | 1 | 140.53 | 13.0 | 114.5 |
| 40 | Mississippi State University | 1 | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 252 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 140.95 | 28.0 | 252.0 |
| 41 | San Diego State University | 2 | 81 | 51 | 63.0 | 573 | 7.1 | 6 | 2 | 141.88 | 40.5 | 286.5 |
| 42 | University of Iowa | 2 | 56 | 35 | 62.5 | 483 | 8.6 | 3 | 3 | 141.92 | 28.0 | 241.5 |
| 43 | University of Houston | 2 | 54 | 30 | 55.6 | 417 | 7.7 | 4 | 0 | 144.86 | 27.0 | 208.5 |
| 44 | Marshall University | 1 | 32 | 20 | 62.5 | 278 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 | 145.79 | 32.0 | 278.0 |
| 45 | U.S. Air Force Academy | 1 | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 194 | 8.4 | 1 | 0 | 146.07 | 23.0 | 194.0 |
| 46 | California State University, Fresno | 1 | 29 | 13 | 44.8 | 303 | 10.4 | 2 | 1 | 148.45 | 29.0 | 303.0 |
| 47 | Oklahoma State University | 2 | 96 | 61 | 63.5 | 689 | 7.2 | 8 | 1 | 149.25 | 48.0 | 344.5 |
| 48 | Rutgers University | 1 | 39 | 23 | 59.0 | 304 | 7.8 | 3 | 0 | 149.83 | 39.0 | 304.0 |
| 49 | University of Oklahoma | 1 | 40 | 27 | 67.5 | 306 | 7.7 | 3 | 1 | 151.51 | 40.0 | 306.0 |
| 50 | U.S. Military Academy | 2 | 40 | 31 | 77.5 | 320 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 152.95 | 20.0 | 160.0 |
| 51 | University of Cincinnati | 2 | 54 | 34 | 63.0 | 431 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 153.14 | 27.0 | 215.5 |
| 52 | University of Notre Dame | 1 | 51 | 34 | 66.7 | 371 | 7.3 | 4 | 0 | 153.66 | 51.0 | 371.0 |
| 53 | Old Dominion University | 1 | 34 | 22 | 64.7 | 285 | 8.4 | 2 | 0 | 154.53 | 34.0 | 285.0 |
| 54 | University of North Texas | 1 | 31 | 22 | 71.0 | 230 | 7.4 | 2 | 0 | 154.58 | 31.0 | 230.0 |
| 55 | University of South Carolina | 1 | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 205 | 9.8 | 1 | 0 | 154.85 | 21.0 | 205.0 |
| 56 | University of Oregon | 2 | 51 | 36 | 70.6 | 412 | 8.1 | 4 | 2 | 156.49 | 25.5 | 206.0 |
| 57 | University of Southern California | 1 | 21 | 18 | 85.7 | 177 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 156.51 | 21.0 | 177.0 |
| 58 | Appalachian State University | 2 | 79 | 48 | 60.8 | 632 | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 157.20 | 39.5 | 316.0 |
| 59 | Arizona State University | 1 | 15 | 11 | 73.3 | 137 | 9.1 | 1 | 1 | 158.72 | 15.0 | 137.0 |
| 60 | University of Texas at San Antonio | 2 | 96 | 60 | 62.5 | 910 | 9.5 | 7 | 2 | 162.01 | 48.0 | 455.0 |
| 61 | Western Kentucky University | 2 | 65 | 41 | 63.1 | 610 | 9.4 | 6 | 2 | 166.22 | 32.5 | 305.0 |
| 62 | Northern Illinois University | 2 | 56 | 38 | 67.9 | 511 | 9.1 | 6 | 2 | 172.73 | 28.0 | 255.5 |
| 63 | University of Tennessee | 1 | 47 | 26 | 55.3 | 534 | 11.4 | 5 | 3 | 173.10 | 47.0 | 534.0 |
| 64 | University of Utah | 2 | 71 | 50 | 70.4 | 720 | 10.1 | 6 | 3 | 175.04 | 35.5 | 360.0 |
| 65 | Purdue University | 1 | 42 | 26 | 61.9 | 378 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 176.80 | 42.0 | 378.0 |
| 66 | Brigham Young University | 1 | 23 | 19 | 82.6 | 189 | 8.2 | 3 | 1 | 185.97 | 23.0 | 189.0 |
| 67 | University of Nevada | 1 | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 162 | 11.6 | 2 | 1 | 187.19 | 14.0 | 162.0 |
| 68 | Louisiana State University | 1 | 28 | 21 | 75.0 | 259 | 9.3 | 3 | 0 | 188.06 | 28.0 | 259.0 |
| 69 | University of Missouri | 1 | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 95 | 10.6 | 1 | 0 | 192.01 | 9.0 | 95.0 |
| 70 | Eastern Michigan University | 1 | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 295 | 11.3 | 4 | 1 | 192.24 | 26.0 | 295.0 |
| 71 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 | 25 | 21 | 84.0 | 275 | 11.0 | 2 | 0 | 202.80 | 25.0 | 275.0 |
| 72 | The Ohio State University | 1 | 24 | 19 | 79.2 | 237 | 9.9 | 3 | 0 | 203.37 | 24.0 | 237.0 |
| 73 | Ball State University | 1 | 21 | 17 | 81.0 | 205 | 9.8 | 3 | 0 | 210.09 | 21.0 | 205.0 |
| 74 | University of Wyoming | 1 | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 337 | 12.0 | 4 | 0 | 212.53 | 28.0 | 337.0 |
| 75 | Kansas State University | 1 | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 138 | 12.5 | 3 | 2 | 222.66 | 11.0 | 138.0 |
| 76 | University of North Carolina | 1 | 15 | 12 | 80.0 | 242 | 16.1 | 2 | 0 | 259.52 | 15.0 | 242.0 |
| 77 | University of Louisville | 1 | 9 | 8 | 88.9 | 239 | 26.6 | 2 | 0 | 385.29 | 9.0 | 239.0 |