2025 National Leaders Passing Defense - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/09/2026
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Madison | 14 | 81 | 35 | 43.2 | 524 | 4 | 5 | 101.50 | 64 | 18 | 10 | 7 |
| 1 | Navy | 13 | 58 | 35 | 60.3 | 534 | 4 | 0 | 160.45 | 75 | 19 | 14 | 8 |
| 3 | Army | 13 | 64 | 37 | 57.8 | 453 | 0 | 3 | 107.89 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 3 |
| 4 | Georgia State | 12 | 68 | 39 | 57.4 | 538 | 5 | 0 | 148.07 | 40 | 21 | 14 | 8 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 14 | 66 | 40 | 60.6 | 479 | 3 | 1 | 133.55 | 67 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
| 6 | Oregon State | 11 | 76 | 41 | 53.9 | 522 | 5 | 1 | 130.72 | 55 | 22 | 15 | 4 |
| 7 | Western Michigan | 14 | 79 | 42 | 53.2 | 467 | 2 | 2 | 106.12 | 82 | 23 | 12 | 2 |
| 7 | Colorado | 12 | 72 | 42 | 58.3 | 520 | 3 | 2 | 127.18 | 68 | 21 | 12 | 5 |
| 7 | Florida | 12 | 66 | 42 | 63.6 | 548 | 3 | 1 | 145.36 | 66 | 24 | 14 | 4 |
| 10 | Penn State | 13 | 65 | 43 | 66.2 | 448 | 3 | 1 | 136.19 | 57 | 19 | 7 | 4 |
| 10 | North Texas | 13 | 76 | 43 | 56.6 | 473 | 5 | 2 | 125.31 | 63 | 21 | 14 | 4 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 13 | 70 | 43 | 61.4 | 504 | 3 | 0 | 136.05 | 52 | 27 | 9 | 5 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 13 | 72 | 43 | 59.7 | 528 | 2 | 2 | 124.93 | 45 | 22 | 14 | 5 |
| 10 | Ohio | 13 | 72 | 43 | 59.7 | 530 | 3 | 0 | 135.30 | 58 | 19 | 9 | 6 |
| 10 | Buffalo | 12 | 73 | 43 | 58.9 | 681 | 6 | 1 | 161.64 | 77 | 22 | 11 | 10 |
| 16 | Arizona | 13 | 86 | 44 | 51.2 | 475 | 2 | 9 | 84.30 | 59 | 21 | 9 | 5 |
| 16 | Memphis | 13 | 75 | 44 | 58.7 | 552 | 0 | 4 | 109.82 | 50 | 25 | 12 | 7 |
| 16 | San Jose State | 12 | 66 | 44 | 66.7 | 580 | 3 | 2 | 149.43 | 74 | 23 | 13 | 6 |
| 16 | Marshall | 12 | 74 | 44 | 59.5 | 793 | 9 | 4 | 178.79 | 80 | 32 | 20 | 10 |
| 20 | Baylor | 12 | 77 | 45 | 58.4 | 488 | 2 | 2 | 115.06 | 40 | 22 | 10 | 5 |
| 20 | Nevada | 12 | 64 | 45 | 70.3 | 488 | 2 | 2 | 138.42 | 48 | 21 | 14 | 5 |
| 20 | Colorado State | 11 | 75 | 45 | 60.0 | 584 | 4 | 1 | 140.34 | 68 | 27 | 14 | 5 |
| 20 | Bowling Green | 12 | 77 | 45 | 58.4 | 609 | 5 | 2 | 141.12 | 75 | 20 | 14 | 7 |
| 20 | Kansas State | 12 | 81 | 45 | 55.6 | 628 | 4 | 3 | 129.58 | 52 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
| 20 | Akron | 12 | 77 | 45 | 58.4 | 687 | 6 | 3 | 151.30 | 60 | 29 | 17 | 7 |
| 26 | Louisville | 13 | 86 | 46 | 53.5 | 437 | 1 | 3 | 93.03 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 2 |
| 26 | Houston | 13 | 80 | 46 | 57.5 | 467 | 1 | 1 | 108.17 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| 26 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 76 | 46 | 60.5 | 490 | 1 | 3 | 111.13 | 59 | 22 | 8 | 3 |
| 26 | Texas A&M | 13 | 82 | 46 | 56.1 | 507 | 2 | 0 | 116.09 | 54 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| 26 | Ball State | 12 | 75 | 46 | 61.3 | 617 | 4 | 1 | 145.37 | 42 | 29 | 14 | 7 |
| 31 | North Carolina | 12 | 78 | 47 | 60.3 | 477 | 1 | 2 | 110.73 | 70 | 20 | 11 | 3 |
| 31 | Toledo | 13 | 95 | 47 | 49.5 | 493 | 2 | 4 | 91.59 | 41 | 22 | 12 | 5 |
| 31 | Wyoming | 12 | 83 | 47 | 56.6 | 549 | 2 | 4 | 110.50 | 47 | 26 | 13 | 5 |
| 31 | Utah | 13 | 88 | 47 | 53.4 | 570 | 3 | 0 | 119.07 | 88 | 24 | 14 | 4 |
| 31 | Hawaii | 13 | 84 | 47 | 56.0 | 656 | 3 | 3 | 126.19 | 64 | 26 | 12 | 7 |
| 31 | UAB | 12 | 69 | 47 | 68.1 | 667 | 8 | 1 | 184.68 | 60 | 31 | 16 | 9 |
| 37 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 68 | 48 | 70.6 | 622 | 3 | 0 | 161.98 | 49 | 27 | 17 | 7 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | 13 | 97 | 49 | 50.5 | 475 | 4 | 3 | 99.07 | 54 | 18 | 9 | 5 |
| 38 | Oregon | 15 | 99 | 49 | 49.5 | 516 | 5 | 5 | 99.85 | 47 | 27 | 11 | 2 |
| 38 | Missouri | 13 | 91 | 49 | 53.8 | 588 | 2 | 3 | 108.79 | 48 | 29 | 14 | 5 |
| 38 | Florida State | 12 | 79 | 49 | 62.0 | 625 | 4 | 1 | 142.66 | 50 | 28 | 14 | 5 |
| 42 | San Diego State | 13 | 98 | 50 | 51.0 | 487 | 2 | 5 | 89.30 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 3 |
| 42 | Iowa | 13 | 88 | 50 | 56.8 | 554 | 5 | 1 | 126.18 | 75 | 23 | 8 | 5 |
| 42 | Old Dominion | 13 | 98 | 50 | 51.0 | 622 | 2 | 3 | 104.95 | 67 | 24 | 12 | 5 |
| 42 | Michigan State | 12 | 74 | 50 | 67.6 | 679 | 7 | 1 | 173.16 | 48 | 25 | 15 | 8 |
| 46 | Missouri State | 13 | 85 | 51 | 60.0 | 449 | 1 | 1 | 105.90 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 5 |
| 46 | UCF | 12 | 86 | 51 | 59.3 | 551 | 4 | 1 | 126.14 | 67 | 23 | 9 | 4 |
| 46 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 81 | 51 | 63.0 | 609 | 4 | 3 | 135.01 | 76 | 25 | 12 | 5 |
| 46 | Kansas | 12 | 78 | 51 | 65.4 | 658 | 6 | 2 | 156.50 | 78 | 28 | 13 | 8 |
| 50 | Rice | 13 | 82 | 52 | 63.4 | 606 | 4 | 1 | 139.16 | 69 | 28 | 10 | 7 |
| 50 | Alabama | 15 | 84 | 52 | 61.9 | 619 | 3 | 2 | 130.83 | 64 | 27 | 13 | 4 |
| 50 | Boise State | 14 | 91 | 52 | 57.1 | 645 | 3 | 2 | 123.16 | 74 | 25 | 13 | 6 |
| 53 | Texas | 13 | 90 | 53 | 58.9 | 490 | 2 | 4 | 103.06 | 60 | 18 | 8 | 4 |
| 53 | Washington State | 13 | 78 | 53 | 67.9 | 565 | 2 | 1 | 134.70 | 68 | 20 | 11 | 3 |
| 53 | Troy | 13 | 85 | 53 | 62.4 | 571 | 3 | 3 | 123.37 | 58 | 25 | 9 | 7 |
| 53 | Connecticut | 13 | 81 | 53 | 65.4 | 580 | 3 | 0 | 137.79 | 90 | 23 | 7 | 4 |
| 53 | LSU | 13 | 94 | 53 | 56.4 | 584 | 5 | 7 | 111.23 | 45 | 26 | 16 | 5 |
| 53 | Kent State | 12 | 95 | 53 | 55.8 | 593 | 6 | 2 | 124.85 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 3 |
| 53 | South Carolina | 12 | 84 | 53 | 63.1 | 626 | 5 | 2 | 140.58 | 76 | 28 | 12 | 5 |
| 53 | South Alabama | 12 | 81 | 53 | 65.4 | 631 | 4 | 2 | 142.23 | 68 | 23 | 12 | 6 |
| 53 | FIU | 13 | 93 | 53 | 57.0 | 640 | 8 | 2 | 138.89 | 70 | 23 | 13 | 7 |
| 53 | Massachusetts | 12 | 74 | 53 | 71.6 | 643 | 8 | 0 | 180.29 | 72 | 33 | 14 | 6 |
| 53 | Southern Miss | 13 | 83 | 53 | 63.9 | 691 | 2 | 5 | 129.69 | 62 | 29 | 15 | 5 |
| 53 | Kentucky | 12 | 76 | 53 | 69.7 | 837 | 4 | 0 | 179.62 | 62 | 26 | 19 | 11 |
| 65 | Fresno State | 13 | 90 | 54 | 60.0 | 377 | 4 | 2 | 105.42 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 1 |
| 65 | Notre Dame | 12 | 92 | 54 | 58.7 | 487 | 1 | 3 | 100.23 | 59 | 21 | 7 | 3 |
| 65 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 99 | 54 | 54.5 | 546 | 2 | 3 | 101.49 | 52 | 27 | 12 | 4 |
| 65 | Maryland | 12 | 79 | 54 | 68.4 | 573 | 3 | 4 | 131.68 | 49 | 28 | 12 | 4 |
| 65 | UCLA | 12 | 81 | 54 | 66.7 | 603 | 5 | 0 | 149.57 | 62 | 24 | 13 | 6 |
| 65 | Mississippi State | 13 | 88 | 54 | 61.4 | 685 | 3 | 3 | 131.18 | 64 | 27 | 14 | 6 |
| 65 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 87 | 54 | 62.1 | 777 | 6 | 3 | 152.95 | 73 | 31 | 20 | 9 |
| 72 | BYU | 14 | 96 | 55 | 57.3 | 563 | 2 | 4 | 105.10 | 52 | 28 | 16 | 4 |
| 72 | UTEP | 12 | 84 | 55 | 65.5 | 577 | 2 | 0 | 131.04 | 66 | 27 | 10 | 3 |
| 72 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 88 | 55 | 62.5 | 594 | 4 | 4 | 125.11 | 73 | 23 | 12 | 6 |
| 72 | Virginia | 14 | 96 | 55 | 57.3 | 685 | 3 | 5 | 117.11 | 68 | 26 | 15 | 8 |
| 72 | West Virginia | 12 | 84 | 55 | 65.5 | 732 | 5 | 5 | 146.42 | 67 | 29 | 18 | 6 |
| 77 | Ole Miss | 15 | 97 | 56 | 57.7 | 584 | 2 | 2 | 110.99 | 47 | 28 | 13 | 5 |
| 77 | New Mexico State | 12 | 87 | 56 | 64.4 | 593 | 4 | 2 | 132.19 | 48 | 29 | 13 | 4 |
| 79 | Michigan | 13 | 102 | 57 | 55.9 | 544 | 2 | 5 | 97.35 | 50 | 25 | 13 | 4 |
| 79 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 101 | 57 | 56.4 | 631 | 5 | 4 | 117.34 | 51 | 30 | 17 | 4 |
| 79 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 91 | 57 | 62.6 | 656 | 5 | 6 | 128.14 | 72 | 23 | 10 | 6 |
| 79 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 87 | 57 | 65.5 | 681 | 5 | 1 | 147.95 | 62 | 39 | 19 | 4 |
| 79 | Arkansas | 12 | 88 | 57 | 64.8 | 790 | 5 | 2 | 154.38 | 50 | 30 | 18 | 11 |
| 84 | Illinois | 13 | 83 | 58 | 69.9 | 574 | 2 | 1 | 133.51 | 41 | 33 | 11 | 2 |
| 84 | Clemson | 13 | 103 | 58 | 56.3 | 575 | 3 | 3 | 106.99 | 59 | 26 | 13 | 3 |
| 84 | Liberty | 12 | 93 | 58 | 62.4 | 613 | 6 | 1 | 136.87 | 36 | 28 | 12 | 8 |
| 84 | Texas State | 13 | 86 | 58 | 67.4 | 619 | 5 | 3 | 140.11 | 76 | 23 | 11 | 6 |
| 84 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 90 | 58 | 64.4 | 620 | 5 | 0 | 140.64 | 49 | 33 | 15 | 6 |
| 84 | Central Michigan | 13 | 87 | 58 | 66.7 | 643 | 6 | 2 | 146.91 | 62 | 25 | 12 | 6 |
| 84 | Purdue | 12 | 87 | 58 | 66.7 | 884 | 7 | 2 | 173.97 | 72 | 35 | 20 | 11 |
| 91 | Temple | 12 | 86 | 59 | 68.6 | 616 | 4 | 2 | 139.48 | 36 | 25 | 17 | 9 |
| 91 | Miami (FL) | 15 | 105 | 59 | 56.2 | 644 | 0 | 5 | 98.19 | 31 | 32 | 13 | 4 |
| 91 | Kennesaw State | 14 | 90 | 59 | 65.6 | 786 | 5 | 3 | 150.58 | 43 | 36 | 18 | 10 |
| 94 | California | 13 | 85 | 60 | 70.6 | 585 | 3 | 2 | 135.34 | 44 | 25 | 12 | 4 |
| 94 | Minnesota | 13 | 81 | 60 | 74.1 | 696 | 5 | 2 | 161.68 | 71 | 31 | 14 | 6 |
| 96 | Arkansas State | 13 | 85 | 61 | 71.8 | 544 | 3 | 1 | 134.83 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 4 |
| 96 | Georgia | 14 | 100 | 61 | 61.0 | 690 | 3 | 2 | 124.86 | 75 | 28 | 14 | 6 |
| 98 | Tulsa | 12 | 92 | 62 | 67.4 | 652 | 5 | 0 | 144.86 | 50 | 30 | 12 | 6 |
| 98 | Iowa State | 12 | 95 | 62 | 65.3 | 694 | 5 | 1 | 141.88 | 70 | 30 | 14 | 5 |
| 98 | Indiana | 15 | 98 | 62 | 63.3 | 714 | 1 | 2 | 123.76 | 55 | 29 | 21 | 6 |
| 98 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 112 | 62 | 55.4 | 715 | 3 | 4 | 110.69 | 56 | 34 | 15 | 5 |
| 98 | Wisconsin | 12 | 80 | 62 | 77.5 | 775 | 7 | 0 | 187.76 | 75 | 32 | 18 | 7 |
| 98 | Rutgers | 12 | 89 | 62 | 69.7 | 860 | 7 | 1 | 174.53 | 69 | 41 | 19 | 6 |
| 104 | Charlotte | 12 | 94 | 63 | 67.0 | 703 | 3 | 1 | 138.24 | 44 | 34 | 19 | 6 |
| 104 | Arizona State | 13 | 103 | 63 | 61.2 | 729 | 4 | 3 | 127.61 | 56 | 35 | 15 | 5 |
| 104 | Louisiana | 13 | 94 | 63 | 67.0 | 792 | 3 | 2 | 144.07 | 98 | 33 | 19 | 8 |
| 104 | Delaware | 13 | 95 | 63 | 66.3 | 860 | 9 | 3 | 167.31 | 93 | 34 | 16 | 10 |
| 104 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 89 | 63 | 70.8 | 976 | 8 | 1 | 190.31 | 83 | 35 | 21 | 13 |
| 109 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 92 | 64 | 69.6 | 815 | 5 | 1 | 159.76 | 46 | 37 | 19 | 10 |
| 109 | UTSA | 13 | 92 | 64 | 69.6 | 852 | 11 | 3 | 180.30 | 56 | 38 | 24 | 7 |
| 109 | Air Force | 12 | 80 | 64 | 80.0 | 917 | 4 | 0 | 192.79 | 86 | 34 | 19 | 10 |
| 112 | Tulane | 14 | 94 | 65 | 69.1 | 681 | 5 | 4 | 139.05 | 59 | 35 | 17 | 6 |
| 112 | Stanford | 12 | 107 | 65 | 60.7 | 754 | 5 | 1 | 133.49 | 54 | 35 | 18 | 7 |
| 114 | Texas Tech | 14 | 113 | 66 | 58.4 | 652 | 2 | 6 | 102.10 | 56 | 25 | 12 | 6 |
| 114 | TCU | 13 | 102 | 66 | 64.7 | 759 | 6 | 2 | 142.70 | 46 | 33 | 18 | 6 |
| 114 | Boston College | 12 | 103 | 66 | 64.1 | 769 | 8 | 4 | 144.65 | 61 | 33 | 18 | 8 |
| 117 | Cincinnati | 12 | 99 | 67 | 67.7 | 781 | 8 | 1 | 158.60 | 75 | 31 | 15 | 7 |
| 117 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 91 | 67 | 73.6 | 847 | 5 | 2 | 165.55 | 54 | 41 | 18 | 9 |
| 119 | USC | 13 | 105 | 68 | 64.8 | 689 | 5 | 6 | 124.16 | 64 | 33 | 15 | 6 |
| 119 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 99 | 68 | 68.7 | 720 | 3 | 1 | 137.76 | 61 | 42 | 11 | 6 |
| 121 | East Carolina | 12 | 107 | 69 | 64.5 | 622 | 3 | 1 | 120.70 | 43 | 27 | 14 | 4 |
| 121 | Tennessee | 13 | 105 | 69 | 65.7 | 767 | 3 | 3 | 130.79 | 61 | 37 | 19 | 5 |
| 123 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 98 | 70 | 71.4 | 715 | 4 | 0 | 146.19 | 62 | 31 | 15 | 5 |
| 123 | Utah State | 13 | 112 | 70 | 62.5 | 861 | 6 | 3 | 139.40 | 66 | 37 | 17 | 7 |
| 123 | Syracuse | 12 | 93 | 70 | 75.3 | 922 | 6 | 0 | 179.84 | 72 | 35 | 19 | 8 |
| 126 | Wake Forest | 13 | 122 | 73 | 59.8 | 754 | 3 | 0 | 119.86 | 39 | 34 | 16 | 6 |
| 126 | New Mexico | 13 | 100 | 73 | 73.0 | 796 | 3 | 1 | 147.76 | 39 | 36 | 20 | 8 |
| 126 | NC State | 13 | 116 | 73 | 62.9 | 908 | 7 | 0 | 148.60 | 84 | 36 | 20 | 9 |
| 129 | Jacksonville State | 14 | 103 | 75 | 72.8 | 819 | 6 | 2 | 154.95 | 64 | 35 | 17 | 8 |
| 130 | Auburn | 12 | 110 | 77 | 70.0 | 889 | 4 | 1 | 148.07 | 57 | 39 | 21 | 8 |
| 131 | USF | 13 | 132 | 80 | 60.6 | 871 | 2 | 4 | 114.97 | 55 | 36 | 20 | 8 |
| 131 | Washington | 13 | 115 | 80 | 69.6 | 881 | 5 | 2 | 144.79 | 48 | 42 | 15 | 9 |
| 131 | UNLV | 14 | 119 | 80 | 67.2 | 956 | 5 | 2 | 145.23 | 64 | 40 | 21 | 9 |
| 134 | Duke | 14 | 116 | 81 | 69.8 | 1042 | 4 | 2 | 153.22 | 68 | 47 | 30 | 9 |
| 135 | SMU | 13 | 134 | 82 | 61.2 | 890 | 5 | 4 | 123.32 | 62 | 38 | 20 | 7 |
| 136 | Appalachian State | 13 | 122 | 84 | 68.9 | 1003 | 9 | 3 | 157.33 | 47 | 51 | 27 | 5 |
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