2025 National Leaders Passing Defense - In The 1st Half through 12/05/2025
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 12 | 152 | 90 | 59.2 | 645 | 0 | 4 | 89.59 | 30 | 31 | 12 | 2 |
| 2 | Iowa | 12 | 173 | 104 | 60.1 | 990 | 3 | 7 | 105.82 | 40 | 43 | 18 | 8 |
| 2 | Texas Tech | 12 | 207 | 121 | 58.5 | 1043 | 3 | 8 | 97.83 | 64 | 45 | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 12 | 218 | 131 | 60.1 | 1132 | 3 | 4 | 104.58 | 65 | 48 | 22 | 8 |
| 2 | California | 12 | 187 | 110 | 58.8 | 1212 | 3 | 2 | 116.41 | 80 | 54 | 30 | 10 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 12 | 160 | 91 | 56.9 | 801 | 4 | 2 | 104.68 | 50 | 34 | 13 | 7 |
| 6 | Alabama | 12 | 148 | 91 | 61.5 | 810 | 4 | 5 | 109.62 | 40 | 34 | 19 | 5 |
| 6 | Oregon | 12 | 170 | 83 | 48.8 | 869 | 4 | 4 | 94.81 | 51 | 42 | 19 | 6 |
| 6 | Utah | 12 | 184 | 85 | 46.2 | 989 | 4 | 8 | 89.82 | 73 | 43 | 17 | 12 |
| 6 | Western Michigan | 12 | 158 | 89 | 56.3 | 1040 | 4 | 5 | 113.65 | 77 | 46 | 21 | 6 |
| 6 | Indiana | 12 | 184 | 118 | 64.1 | 1119 | 4 | 7 | 114.78 | 59 | 50 | 25 | 7 |
| 6 | Kansas State | 12 | 206 | 119 | 57.8 | 1239 | 4 | 6 | 108.88 | 82 | 55 | 24 | 10 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 12 | 196 | 123 | 62.8 | 1258 | 4 | 4 | 119.33 | 46 | 58 | 32 | 12 |
| 6 | LSU | 12 | 213 | 125 | 58.7 | 1388 | 4 | 8 | 112.11 | 53 | 61 | 32 | 13 |
| 15 | Toledo | 12 | 159 | 84 | 52.8 | 942 | 5 | 4 | 107.95 | 75 | 37 | 23 | 11 |
| 15 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 173 | 107 | 61.8 | 945 | 5 | 5 | 111.49 | 53 | 38 | 13 | 8 |
| 15 | Liberty | 12 | 165 | 96 | 58.2 | 1048 | 5 | 4 | 116.69 | 41 | 50 | 23 | 7 |
| 15 | Old Dominion | 12 | 192 | 121 | 63.0 | 1094 | 5 | 9 | 110.09 | 65 | 49 | 17 | 7 |
| 15 | Virginia | 12 | 172 | 109 | 63.4 | 1206 | 5 | 3 | 128.37 | 79 | 55 | 26 | 9 |
| 15 | Iowa State | 12 | 207 | 127 | 61.4 | 1298 | 5 | 6 | 116.20 | 45 | 64 | 32 | 11 |
| 15 | Kennesaw State | 13 | 195 | 121 | 62.1 | 1378 | 5 | 3 | 126.79 | 62 | 67 | 32 | 13 |
| 15 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 204 | 115 | 56.4 | 1383 | 5 | 9 | 112.58 | 75 | 59 | 29 | 10 |
| 15 | Southern Miss | 12 | 225 | 147 | 65.3 | 1512 | 5 | 13 | 117.55 | 82 | 69 | 27 | 13 |
| 24 | Boise State | 13 | 183 | 96 | 52.5 | 950 | 6 | 5 | 101.42 | 60 | 38 | 19 | 6 |
| 24 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 178 | 104 | 58.4 | 1080 | 6 | 4 | 116.02 | 56 | 57 | 23 | 6 |
| 24 | Penn State | 12 | 172 | 112 | 65.1 | 1157 | 6 | 3 | 129.65 | 53 | 49 | 24 | 10 |
| 24 | Northwestern | 12 | 173 | 114 | 65.9 | 1212 | 6 | 3 | 132.72 | 48 | 59 | 25 | 10 |
| 24 | Connecticut | 12 | 180 | 119 | 66.1 | 1224 | 6 | 6 | 127.56 | 75 | 54 | 26 | 10 |
| 24 | Arizona State | 12 | 193 | 119 | 61.7 | 1226 | 6 | 0 | 125.28 | 75 | 54 | 27 | 6 |
| 24 | Georgia | 12 | 186 | 125 | 67.2 | 1263 | 6 | 4 | 130.59 | 72 | 57 | 25 | 9 |
| 24 | Hawaii | 12 | 202 | 117 | 57.9 | 1344 | 6 | 2 | 121.63 | 72 | 62 | 30 | 15 |
| 24 | USF | 12 | 220 | 141 | 64.1 | 1421 | 6 | 8 | 120.08 | 82 | 68 | 31 | 11 |
| 24 | South Carolina | 12 | 224 | 130 | 58.0 | 1510 | 6 | 9 | 115.46 | 53 | 66 | 35 | 14 |
| 24 | Purdue | 12 | 169 | 111 | 65.7 | 1523 | 6 | 1 | 151.92 | 66 | 65 | 34 | 18 |
| 35 | Arizona | 12 | 170 | 100 | 58.8 | 950 | 7 | 6 | 112.29 | 75 | 40 | 18 | 10 |
| 35 | Washington State | 12 | 181 | 111 | 61.3 | 995 | 7 | 2 | 118.05 | 45 | 48 | 21 | 8 |
| 35 | San Diego State | 12 | 199 | 107 | 53.8 | 1032 | 7 | 8 | 100.90 | 49 | 48 | 21 | 8 |
| 35 | Washington | 12 | 202 | 121 | 59.9 | 1077 | 7 | 4 | 112.16 | 41 | 55 | 29 | 6 |
| 35 | Ole Miss | 12 | 162 | 90 | 55.6 | 1114 | 7 | 2 | 125.12 | 76 | 39 | 24 | 13 |
| 35 | UTSA | 12 | 186 | 109 | 58.6 | 1326 | 7 | 3 | 127.67 | 73 | 58 | 30 | 13 |
| 35 | Army | 11 | 189 | 121 | 64.0 | 1345 | 7 | 3 | 132.84 | 50 | 63 | 30 | 10 |
| 35 | Louisiana | 12 | 184 | 125 | 67.9 | 1384 | 7 | 5 | 138.24 | 62 | 61 | 24 | 13 |
| 35 | Texas | 12 | 215 | 141 | 65.6 | 1398 | 7 | 6 | 125.36 | 33 | 71 | 34 | 5 |
| 35 | Delaware | 12 | 207 | 120 | 58.0 | 1419 | 7 | 6 | 120.91 | 79 | 70 | 33 | 10 |
| 35 | Cincinnati | 12 | 188 | 126 | 67.0 | 1432 | 7 | 0 | 143.29 | 93 | 56 | 31 | 14 |
| 35 | Navy | 11 | 173 | 115 | 66.5 | 1507 | 7 | 1 | 151.83 | 68 | 64 | 31 | 17 |
| 47 | Buffalo | 12 | 176 | 101 | 57.4 | 1031 | 8 | 4 | 117.05 | 45 | 47 | 22 | 14 |
| 47 | Texas A&M | 12 | 194 | 102 | 52.6 | 1084 | 8 | 3 | 110.04 | 80 | 42 | 21 | 11 |
| 47 | BYU | 12 | 177 | 101 | 57.1 | 1205 | 8 | 6 | 122.39 | 75 | 49 | 33 | 8 |
| 47 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 206 | 116 | 56.3 | 1210 | 8 | 9 | 109.72 | 51 | 62 | 19 | 7 |
| 47 | Auburn | 12 | 168 | 98 | 58.3 | 1222 | 8 | 4 | 130.38 | 58 | 59 | 33 | 9 |
| 47 | Troy | 13 | 172 | 107 | 62.2 | 1258 | 8 | 4 | 134.35 | 51 | 52 | 34 | 15 |
| 47 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 180 | 110 | 61.1 | 1275 | 8 | 1 | 134.17 | 57 | 57 | 30 | 10 |
| 47 | Central Michigan | 12 | 198 | 112 | 56.6 | 1321 | 8 | 7 | 118.87 | 55 | 63 | 37 | 9 |
| 47 | Wisconsin | 12 | 191 | 129 | 67.5 | 1369 | 8 | 3 | 138.43 | 48 | 60 | 29 | 10 |
| 47 | UCF | 12 | 188 | 129 | 68.6 | 1435 | 8 | 6 | 140.40 | 64 | 62 | 33 | 10 |
| 47 | Notre Dame | 12 | 219 | 120 | 54.8 | 1450 | 8 | 8 | 115.16 | 86 | 65 | 34 | 11 |
| 47 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 217 | 128 | 59.0 | 1461 | 8 | 5 | 123.11 | 42 | 59 | 39 | 14 |
| 47 | Minnesota | 12 | 185 | 126 | 68.1 | 1511 | 8 | 5 | 145.58 | 67 | 65 | 37 | 14 |
| 47 | Houston | 12 | 213 | 132 | 62.0 | 1519 | 8 | 6 | 128.63 | 70 | 60 | 31 | 14 |
| 47 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 218 | 129 | 59.2 | 1570 | 8 | 3 | 129.03 | 71 | 62 | 33 | 16 |
| 47 | Appalachian State | 12 | 229 | 137 | 59.8 | 1669 | 8 | 5 | 128.21 | 70 | 77 | 40 | 14 |
| 47 | Missouri State | 12 | 208 | 142 | 68.3 | 1715 | 8 | 4 | 146.37 | 73 | 77 | 38 | 14 |
| 64 | North Texas | 13 | 181 | 112 | 61.9 | 1164 | 9 | 9 | 122.37 | 64 | 57 | 26 | 11 |
| 64 | Ohio | 12 | 164 | 110 | 67.1 | 1182 | 9 | 5 | 139.62 | 68 | 52 | 20 | 11 |
| 64 | Louisville | 12 | 194 | 125 | 64.4 | 1323 | 9 | 4 | 132.91 | 61 | 59 | 27 | 12 |
| 64 | Bowling Green | 12 | 176 | 101 | 57.4 | 1354 | 9 | 2 | 136.62 | 73 | 50 | 30 | 13 |
| 64 | Michigan | 12 | 201 | 131 | 65.2 | 1376 | 9 | 5 | 132.48 | 52 | 63 | 28 | 12 |
| 64 | New Mexico | 12 | 185 | 135 | 73.0 | 1384 | 9 | 3 | 148.62 | 70 | 56 | 28 | 10 |
| 64 | Tennessee | 12 | 215 | 135 | 62.8 | 1409 | 9 | 6 | 126.07 | 71 | 62 | 29 | 12 |
| 64 | Florida | 12 | 184 | 120 | 65.2 | 1427 | 9 | 3 | 143.24 | 67 | 73 | 35 | 10 |
| 64 | Nevada | 12 | 189 | 122 | 64.6 | 1443 | 9 | 7 | 136.98 | 75 | 63 | 28 | 14 |
| 64 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 184 | 125 | 67.9 | 1455 | 9 | 3 | 147.25 | 56 | 64 | 34 | 14 |
| 64 | East Carolina | 12 | 215 | 134 | 62.3 | 1464 | 9 | 5 | 128.69 | 48 | 64 | 30 | 15 |
| 64 | Air Force | 12 | 183 | 116 | 63.4 | 1490 | 9 | 5 | 142.55 | 80 | 65 | 36 | 9 |
| 64 | Kentucky | 12 | 195 | 118 | 60.5 | 1526 | 9 | 9 | 132.25 | 71 | 68 | 28 | 13 |
| 64 | Marshall | 12 | 196 | 114 | 58.2 | 1527 | 9 | 7 | 131.61 | 71 | 62 | 35 | 16 |
| 78 | Missouri | 12 | 165 | 99 | 60.0 | 1076 | 10 | 1 | 133.57 | 87 | 45 | 25 | 7 |
| 78 | Wyoming | 12 | 177 | 97 | 54.8 | 1160 | 10 | 5 | 122.85 | 78 | 45 | 26 | 7 |
| 78 | UCLA | 12 | 171 | 115 | 67.3 | 1224 | 10 | 2 | 144.34 | 56 | 57 | 27 | 7 |
| 78 | South Alabama | 12 | 175 | 110 | 62.9 | 1306 | 10 | 2 | 142.12 | 70 | 54 | 33 | 14 |
| 78 | Texas State | 12 | 180 | 116 | 64.4 | 1322 | 10 | 3 | 141.13 | 57 | 59 | 32 | 11 |
| 78 | James Madison | 13 | 215 | 118 | 54.9 | 1399 | 10 | 3 | 122.10 | 98 | 56 | 31 | 12 |
| 78 | Kansas | 12 | 208 | 137 | 65.9 | 1457 | 10 | 2 | 138.66 | 58 | 67 | 30 | 10 |
| 78 | TCU | 12 | 204 | 123 | 60.3 | 1503 | 10 | 6 | 132.48 | 57 | 66 | 35 | 16 |
| 78 | San Jose State | 12 | 190 | 124 | 65.3 | 1526 | 10 | 3 | 146.94 | 83 | 64 | 37 | 14 |
| 78 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 201 | 126 | 62.7 | 1578 | 10 | 3 | 142.07 | 73 | 68 | 38 | 20 |
| 78 | Arkansas State | 12 | 199 | 126 | 63.3 | 1584 | 10 | 5 | 141.73 | 76 | 71 | 36 | 14 |
| 78 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 195 | 128 | 65.6 | 1643 | 10 | 6 | 147.19 | 75 | 74 | 35 | 16 |
| 78 | Duke | 12 | 199 | 137 | 68.8 | 1694 | 10 | 5 | 151.90 | 75 | 73 | 44 | 17 |
| 78 | NC State | 12 | 219 | 139 | 63.5 | 1745 | 10 | 3 | 142.73 | 79 | 78 | 43 | 16 |
| 78 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 205 | 145 | 70.7 | 1788 | 10 | 4 | 156.19 | 47 | 77 | 43 | 23 |
| 93 | Fresno State | 12 | 177 | 98 | 55.4 | 1085 | 11 | 10 | 116.07 | 54 | 50 | 30 | 7 |
| 93 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 154 | 87 | 56.5 | 1118 | 11 | 4 | 135.85 | 75 | 48 | 30 | 9 |
| 93 | Florida State | 12 | 170 | 111 | 65.3 | 1180 | 11 | 10 | 133.18 | 75 | 53 | 23 | 11 |
| 93 | Tulsa | 12 | 165 | 104 | 63.0 | 1295 | 11 | 5 | 144.89 | 66 | 51 | 28 | 14 |
| 93 | Baylor | 12 | 195 | 127 | 65.1 | 1356 | 11 | 3 | 139.08 | 75 | 63 | 23 | 12 |
| 93 | Michigan State | 12 | 192 | 126 | 65.6 | 1418 | 11 | 3 | 143.44 | 75 | 60 | 30 | 10 |
| 93 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 215 | 133 | 61.9 | 1471 | 11 | 2 | 134.35 | 56 | 68 | 36 | 13 |
| 93 | Colorado | 12 | 193 | 107 | 55.4 | 1495 | 11 | 2 | 137.25 | 69 | 72 | 41 | 15 |
| 93 | SMU | 12 | 221 | 139 | 62.9 | 1522 | 11 | 6 | 131.74 | 52 | 70 | 27 | 14 |
| 93 | Akron | 12 | 218 | 131 | 60.1 | 1523 | 11 | 4 | 131.75 | 89 | 64 | 34 | 16 |
| 93 | Illinois | 12 | 225 | 142 | 63.1 | 1586 | 11 | 2 | 136.67 | 62 | 81 | 29 | 10 |
| 93 | Clemson | 12 | 227 | 139 | 61.2 | 1607 | 11 | 2 | 134.92 | 77 | 64 | 37 | 9 |
| 93 | UTEP | 12 | 213 | 135 | 63.4 | 1626 | 11 | 5 | 139.86 | 77 | 76 | 31 | 13 |
| 93 | Colorado State | 12 | 189 | 134 | 70.9 | 1671 | 11 | 4 | 160.14 | 75 | 79 | 38 | 13 |
| 93 | Memphis | 12 | 199 | 132 | 66.3 | 1679 | 11 | 5 | 150.41 | 65 | 82 | 41 | 13 |
| 93 | FIU | 12 | 232 | 148 | 63.8 | 1695 | 11 | 5 | 136.50 | 76 | 68 | 31 | 16 |
| 93 | Georgia State | 12 | 219 | 144 | 65.8 | 1770 | 11 | 3 | 147.48 | 74 | 78 | 39 | 17 |
| 110 | USC | 12 | 177 | 123 | 69.5 | 1242 | 12 | 4 | 146.28 | 44 | 56 | 29 | 8 |
| 110 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 212 | 134 | 63.2 | 1390 | 12 | 7 | 130.37 | 59 | 55 | 27 | 13 |
| 110 | North Carolina | 12 | 209 | 144 | 68.9 | 1441 | 12 | 1 | 144.81 | 75 | 72 | 35 | 9 |
| 110 | Mississippi State | 12 | 209 | 126 | 60.3 | 1484 | 12 | 7 | 132.18 | 60 | 65 | 38 | 15 |
| 110 | Temple | 12 | 169 | 107 | 63.3 | 1505 | 12 | 3 | 157.99 | 77 | 66 | 39 | 14 |
| 110 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 209 | 141 | 67.5 | 1515 | 12 | 5 | 142.52 | 75 | 69 | 36 | 9 |
| 110 | Kent State | 12 | 191 | 119 | 62.3 | 1534 | 12 | 3 | 147.35 | 65 | 62 | 33 | 17 |
| 110 | Tulane | 13 | 211 | 141 | 66.8 | 1661 | 12 | 7 | 145.08 | 72 | 68 | 31 | 14 |
| 110 | Boston College | 12 | 185 | 126 | 68.1 | 1776 | 12 | 2 | 167.99 | 71 | 72 | 40 | 21 |
| 119 | New Mexico State | 12 | 212 | 134 | 63.2 | 1488 | 13 | 8 | 134.86 | 56 | 72 | 36 | 13 |
| 119 | Syracuse | 12 | 207 | 136 | 65.7 | 1537 | 13 | 3 | 145.89 | 73 | 70 | 35 | 10 |
| 121 | Maryland | 12 | 198 | 122 | 61.6 | 1387 | 14 | 11 | 132.68 | 64 | 61 | 33 | 10 |
| 121 | Rutgers | 12 | 165 | 108 | 65.5 | 1436 | 14 | 4 | 161.72 | 78 | 60 | 34 | 14 |
| 121 | Utah State | 12 | 214 | 125 | 58.4 | 1516 | 14 | 6 | 133.90 | 46 | 74 | 35 | 12 |
| 121 | Oregon State | 12 | 212 | 122 | 57.5 | 1769 | 14 | 5 | 144.71 | 68 | 75 | 50 | 22 |
| 121 | Stanford | 12 | 231 | 160 | 69.3 | 1861 | 14 | 1 | 156.06 | 84 | 83 | 43 | 18 |
| 121 | Charlotte | 12 | 234 | 159 | 67.9 | 1975 | 14 | 5 | 154.32 | 60 | 95 | 49 | 13 |
| 127 | UAB | 12 | 149 | 102 | 68.5 | 1525 | 15 | 2 | 184.97 | 75 | 58 | 34 | 21 |
| 127 | Ball State | 12 | 200 | 129 | 64.5 | 1562 | 15 | 4 | 150.85 | 55 | 72 | 31 | 13 |
| 127 | Arkansas | 12 | 196 | 121 | 61.7 | 1645 | 15 | 3 | 154.43 | 64 | 76 | 44 | 13 |
| 127 | UNLV | 13 | 213 | 120 | 56.3 | 1652 | 15 | 6 | 139.10 | 84 | 68 | 40 | 18 |
| 131 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 199 | 139 | 69.8 | 1727 | 16 | 3 | 166.26 | 80 | 72 | 37 | 17 |
| 132 | Massachusetts | 12 | 179 | 117 | 65.4 | 1546 | 17 | 2 | 167.02 | 87 | 71 | 36 | 11 |
| 132 | Rice | 12 | 186 | 125 | 67.2 | 1862 | 17 | 2 | 179.30 | 84 | 66 | 42 | 22 |
| 134 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 205 | 131 | 63.9 | 1674 | 19 | 3 | 160.14 | 65 | 78 | 43 | 21 |
| 134 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 203 | 134 | 66.0 | 1732 | 19 | 2 | 166.60 | 68 | 77 | 42 | 13 |
| 134 | West Virginia | 12 | 241 | 156 | 64.7 | 1990 | 19 | 4 | 156.79 | 85 | 81 | 44 | 21 |
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