2025 National Leaders Passing Defense - In The 3rd Quarter through 11/14/2025
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 9 | 41 | 27 | 65.9 | 246 | 1 | 1 | 119.42 | 67 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Houston | 10 | 55 | 33 | 60.0 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 98.94 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | James Madison | 9 | 48 | 21 | 43.8 | 281 | 3 | 4 | 96.88 | 64 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Iowa | 9 | 55 | 29 | 52.7 | 211 | 0 | 1 | 81.31 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Penn State | 9 | 42 | 29 | 69.0 | 295 | 2 | 1 | 139.00 | 57 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | North Texas | 8 | 46 | 27 | 58.7 | 322 | 3 | 1 | 134.67 | 63 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | Utah | 9 | 61 | 31 | 50.8 | 324 | 2 | 0 | 106.25 | 88 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 9 | 72 | 36 | 50.0 | 344 | 2 | 2 | 93.75 | 54 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | UCLA | 9 | 54 | 37 | 68.5 | 374 | 3 | 0 | 145.03 | 62 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 9 | 59 | 30 | 50.8 | 276 | 1 | 0 | 95.74 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 10 | Army | 9 | 39 | 23 | 59.0 | 289 | 0 | 2 | 110.95 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 1 |
| 10 | Nevada | 9 | 44 | 32 | 72.7 | 303 | 1 | 0 | 138.07 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| 10 | Alabama | 9 | 48 | 28 | 58.3 | 318 | 1 | 1 | 116.68 | 64 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | Georgia State | 9 | 49 | 28 | 57.1 | 336 | 4 | 0 | 141.68 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 9 | 66 | 34 | 51.5 | 457 | 3 | 3 | 115.59 | 52 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 9 | 50 | 35 | 70.0 | 495 | 5 | 1 | 182.16 | 48 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| 17 | Oregon | 10 | 58 | 27 | 46.6 | 254 | 1 | 4 | 75.23 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | Missouri State | 9 | 60 | 38 | 63.3 | 296 | 0 | 1 | 101.44 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | South Carolina | 9 | 50 | 29 | 58.0 | 315 | 2 | 2 | 116.12 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| 17 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 63 | 37 | 58.7 | 331 | 2 | 4 | 100.64 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 3 |
| 17 | Troy | 9 | 55 | 38 | 69.1 | 342 | 3 | 1 | 135.68 | 58 | 15 | 4 | 3 |
| 17 | Missouri | 9 | 49 | 24 | 49.0 | 348 | 1 | 2 | 107.22 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| 17 | Texas | 9 | 57 | 37 | 64.9 | 359 | 2 | 1 | 125.88 | 60 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 17 | Washington State | 9 | 54 | 37 | 68.5 | 360 | 1 | 0 | 130.63 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 1 |
| 17 | Connecticut | 10 | 66 | 39 | 59.1 | 386 | 2 | 0 | 118.21 | 68 | 15 | 4 | 3 |
| 17 | Middle Tennessee State | 9 | 55 | 34 | 61.8 | 402 | 3 | 2 | 133.95 | 76 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 17 | Boise State | 9 | 57 | 35 | 61.4 | 420 | 2 | 1 | 131.36 | 74 | 15 | 6 | 4 |
| 17 | Texas State | 9 | 56 | 40 | 71.4 | 459 | 4 | 1 | 160.28 | 76 | 15 | 7 | 5 |
| 29 | Louisville | 10 | 61 | 33 | 54.1 | 332 | 1 | 2 | 98.67 | 56 | 16 | 9 | 1 |
| 29 | BYU | 9 | 57 | 32 | 56.1 | 333 | 1 | 2 | 103.98 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| 29 | Notre Dame | 9 | 64 | 38 | 59.4 | 369 | 1 | 2 | 106.72 | 59 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| 29 | Nebraska | 10 | 52 | 31 | 59.6 | 370 | 2 | 2 | 124.39 | 45 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 29 | Toledo | 10 | 73 | 37 | 50.7 | 373 | 1 | 4 | 87.17 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 29 | Clemson | 10 | 73 | 38 | 52.1 | 386 | 2 | 2 | 100.04 | 59 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| 29 | Ohio | 10 | 55 | 35 | 63.6 | 395 | 2 | 0 | 135.97 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 4 |
| 29 | California | 10 | 62 | 42 | 67.7 | 406 | 2 | 2 | 126.94 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
| 29 | Bowling Green | 10 | 61 | 38 | 62.3 | 485 | 4 | 2 | 144.17 | 44 | 16 | 13 | 6 |
| 38 | Fresno State | 9 | 59 | 41 | 69.5 | 278 | 3 | 1 | 122.46 | 38 | 17 | 4 | 1 |
| 38 | Western Michigan | 10 | 57 | 32 | 56.1 | 299 | 1 | 0 | 106.00 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 1 |
| 38 | Rice | 10 | 57 | 32 | 56.1 | 313 | 1 | 1 | 104.54 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 3 |
| 38 | Michigan | 9 | 70 | 40 | 57.1 | 333 | 1 | 5 | 87.53 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| 38 | North Carolina | 9 | 63 | 39 | 61.9 | 346 | 0 | 2 | 101.69 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| 38 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 64 | 40 | 62.5 | 386 | 1 | 4 | 105.82 | 56 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| 38 | Colorado | 10 | 65 | 37 | 56.9 | 388 | 2 | 2 | 111.06 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 4 |
| 38 | UCF | 9 | 68 | 40 | 58.8 | 411 | 3 | 1 | 121.21 | 67 | 17 | 7 | 3 |
| 38 | Florida | 9 | 50 | 33 | 66.0 | 435 | 3 | 1 | 154.88 | 66 | 17 | 10 | 4 |
| 38 | Central Michigan | 10 | 70 | 46 | 65.7 | 450 | 4 | 2 | 132.86 | 62 | 17 | 7 | 4 |
| 38 | Navy | 9 | 45 | 30 | 66.7 | 453 | 4 | 0 | 180.56 | 75 | 17 | 12 | 6 |
| 49 | San Diego State | 9 | 68 | 32 | 47.1 | 363 | 1 | 3 | 87.93 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| 49 | Ole Miss | 10 | 62 | 41 | 66.1 | 377 | 2 | 1 | 124.63 | 47 | 18 | 7 | 3 |
| 49 | Arkansas State | 10 | 65 | 45 | 69.2 | 377 | 2 | 1 | 125.02 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 2 |
| 49 | Memphis | 10 | 59 | 34 | 57.6 | 399 | 0 | 4 | 100.88 | 50 | 18 | 7 | 5 |
| 49 | Arizona | 9 | 68 | 35 | 51.5 | 404 | 2 | 6 | 93.43 | 59 | 18 | 7 | 4 |
| 49 | Baylor | 9 | 66 | 39 | 59.1 | 405 | 2 | 2 | 114.57 | 40 | 18 | 8 | 4 |
| 49 | Georgia | 9 | 67 | 34 | 50.7 | 440 | 2 | 1 | 112.77 | 75 | 18 | 8 | 4 |
| 49 | East Carolina | 8 | 69 | 42 | 60.9 | 469 | 2 | 0 | 127.53 | 43 | 18 | 13 | 4 |
| 49 | Texas Tech | 10 | 79 | 45 | 57.0 | 488 | 1 | 3 | 105.44 | 56 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| 49 | Old Dominion | 10 | 71 | 38 | 53.5 | 490 | 2 | 2 | 115.16 | 67 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
| 49 | San Jose State | 9 | 52 | 35 | 67.3 | 503 | 3 | 2 | 159.91 | 74 | 18 | 11 | 6 |
| 49 | Hawaii | 10 | 65 | 34 | 52.3 | 525 | 3 | 3 | 126.16 | 64 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| 49 | Kentucky | 9 | 54 | 36 | 66.7 | 647 | 2 | 0 | 179.53 | 62 | 18 | 14 | 9 |
| 62 | Northwestern | 9 | 48 | 28 | 58.3 | 331 | 2 | 0 | 130.01 | 52 | 19 | 5 | 3 |
| 62 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 67 | 34 | 50.7 | 346 | 1 | 3 | 90.10 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 |
| 62 | LSU | 9 | 66 | 38 | 57.6 | 378 | 3 | 3 | 111.60 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 2 |
| 62 | UTEP | 9 | 61 | 39 | 63.9 | 403 | 1 | 0 | 124.84 | 66 | 19 | 7 | 2 |
| 62 | South Alabama | 9 | 56 | 35 | 62.5 | 489 | 3 | 1 | 149.96 | 68 | 19 | 10 | 5 |
| 67 | Wyoming | 9 | 70 | 38 | 54.3 | 395 | 2 | 4 | 99.69 | 47 | 20 | 9 | 4 |
| 67 | Oregon State | 9 | 69 | 39 | 56.5 | 475 | 5 | 1 | 135.36 | 55 | 20 | 13 | 4 |
| 67 | Indiana | 10 | 72 | 42 | 58.3 | 501 | 1 | 2 | 115.80 | 55 | 20 | 15 | 4 |
| 67 | FIU | 9 | 73 | 47 | 64.4 | 575 | 7 | 0 | 162.19 | 70 | 20 | 12 | 7 |
| 67 | Buffalo | 10 | 63 | 39 | 61.9 | 632 | 6 | 1 | 174.44 | 77 | 20 | 10 | 9 |
| 72 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 69 | 38 | 55.1 | 413 | 0 | 4 | 93.76 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 3 |
| 72 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 70 | 42 | 60.0 | 415 | 1 | 3 | 105.95 | 45 | 21 | 7 | 2 |
| 72 | Southern Miss | 9 | 61 | 38 | 62.3 | 445 | 2 | 4 | 121.29 | 51 | 21 | 9 | 3 |
| 72 | Maryland | 9 | 61 | 43 | 70.5 | 446 | 2 | 4 | 129.61 | 49 | 21 | 9 | 4 |
| 72 | Liberty | 9 | 73 | 40 | 54.8 | 473 | 4 | 1 | 124.56 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 6 |
| 72 | Marshall | 9 | 50 | 26 | 52.0 | 556 | 7 | 3 | 179.61 | 80 | 21 | 15 | 7 |
| 78 | UAB | 9 | 53 | 35 | 66.0 | 419 | 6 | 0 | 169.81 | 41 | 22 | 10 | 6 |
| 78 | Miami (OH) | 10 | 81 | 45 | 55.6 | 432 | 4 | 4 | 106.78 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 1 |
| 78 | Delaware | 9 | 65 | 43 | 66.2 | 473 | 6 | 2 | 151.59 | 71 | 22 | 9 | 5 |
| 78 | Temple | 10 | 73 | 49 | 67.1 | 510 | 3 | 2 | 133.88 | 36 | 22 | 15 | 8 |
| 78 | Kansas | 10 | 64 | 42 | 65.6 | 527 | 4 | 2 | 149.18 | 78 | 22 | 10 | 7 |
| 78 | Jacksonville State | 9 | 66 | 46 | 69.7 | 544 | 5 | 1 | 160.90 | 64 | 22 | 10 | 5 |
| 78 | Cincinnati | 8 | 75 | 50 | 66.7 | 551 | 6 | 1 | 152.11 | 75 | 22 | 10 | 3 |
| 85 | Tulane | 9 | 53 | 38 | 71.7 | 417 | 3 | 0 | 156.47 | 49 | 23 | 10 | 5 |
| 85 | Minnesota | 10 | 61 | 45 | 73.8 | 490 | 4 | 0 | 162.89 | 71 | 23 | 9 | 3 |
| 85 | Colorado State | 9 | 63 | 40 | 63.5 | 504 | 4 | 1 | 148.47 | 68 | 23 | 12 | 4 |
| 85 | Virginia | 10 | 76 | 45 | 59.2 | 533 | 3 | 4 | 120.62 | 68 | 23 | 11 | 5 |
| 85 | Mississippi State | 10 | 72 | 43 | 59.7 | 549 | 2 | 3 | 124.61 | 64 | 23 | 13 | 5 |
| 85 | Arkansas | 9 | 68 | 45 | 66.2 | 563 | 3 | 2 | 144.40 | 48 | 23 | 12 | 7 |
| 85 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 55 | 41 | 74.5 | 572 | 3 | 0 | 179.91 | 49 | 23 | 17 | 7 |
| 85 | Louisiana | 10 | 67 | 48 | 71.6 | 610 | 2 | 2 | 151.99 | 98 | 23 | 13 | 6 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 67 | 41 | 61.2 | 453 | 4 | 0 | 137.68 | 49 | 24 | 13 | 5 |
| 93 | Illinois | 9 | 63 | 46 | 73.0 | 455 | 2 | 1 | 140.99 | 41 | 24 | 9 | 2 |
| 93 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 57 | 38 | 66.7 | 468 | 4 | 1 | 155.29 | 62 | 24 | 12 | 4 |
| 93 | Ball State | 9 | 64 | 38 | 59.4 | 491 | 3 | 0 | 139.29 | 42 | 24 | 11 | 5 |
| 93 | Florida State | 9 | 70 | 42 | 60.0 | 564 | 3 | 1 | 138.96 | 50 | 24 | 13 | 5 |
| 93 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 78 | 57 | 73.1 | 607 | 3 | 0 | 151.14 | 62 | 24 | 13 | 5 |
| 93 | West Virginia | 10 | 76 | 48 | 63.2 | 622 | 4 | 5 | 136.12 | 67 | 24 | 15 | 5 |
| 93 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 62 | 37 | 59.7 | 627 | 5 | 2 | 164.79 | 73 | 24 | 15 | 8 |
| 93 | UNLV | 9 | 70 | 48 | 68.6 | 683 | 5 | 2 | 168.39 | 64 | 24 | 16 | 9 |
| 102 | Arizona State | 9 | 65 | 40 | 61.5 | 489 | 2 | 3 | 125.65 | 56 | 25 | 10 | 4 |
| 102 | New Mexico State | 9 | 68 | 44 | 64.7 | 510 | 4 | 1 | 144.18 | 48 | 25 | 12 | 4 |
| 102 | Iowa State | 10 | 80 | 52 | 65.0 | 543 | 4 | 0 | 138.52 | 70 | 25 | 10 | 3 |
| 102 | TCU | 9 | 74 | 51 | 68.9 | 547 | 4 | 1 | 146.15 | 44 | 25 | 11 | 4 |
| 106 | Kennesaw State | 9 | 62 | 40 | 64.5 | 534 | 3 | 2 | 146.39 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 7 |
| 106 | Wake Forest | 9 | 88 | 51 | 58.0 | 537 | 2 | 0 | 116.72 | 39 | 26 | 12 | 3 |
| 106 | USC | 9 | 80 | 50 | 62.5 | 564 | 4 | 3 | 130.72 | 64 | 26 | 14 | 5 |
| 106 | New Mexico | 9 | 66 | 47 | 71.2 | 584 | 2 | 0 | 155.53 | 39 | 26 | 15 | 8 |
| 106 | Wisconsin | 9 | 61 | 49 | 80.3 | 591 | 4 | 0 | 183.36 | 75 | 26 | 15 | 5 |
| 106 | Air Force | 9 | 58 | 45 | 77.6 | 714 | 4 | 0 | 203.75 | 86 | 26 | 16 | 7 |
| 112 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 83 | 48 | 57.8 | 518 | 2 | 3 | 110.97 | 51 | 27 | 11 | 2 |
| 112 | Utah State | 9 | 77 | 51 | 66.2 | 564 | 4 | 1 | 142.30 | 53 | 27 | 10 | 5 |
| 112 | Tulsa | 9 | 78 | 53 | 67.9 | 576 | 4 | 0 | 146.90 | 50 | 27 | 11 | 5 |
| 115 | Charlotte | 9 | 71 | 47 | 66.2 | 543 | 3 | 0 | 144.38 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 5 |
| 115 | Kent State | 10 | 90 | 52 | 57.8 | 586 | 6 | 2 | 130.03 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 3 |
| 115 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 71 | 50 | 70.4 | 649 | 5 | 0 | 170.44 | 46 | 28 | 15 | 8 |
| 115 | Akron | 11 | 72 | 44 | 61.1 | 666 | 5 | 3 | 153.40 | 60 | 28 | 16 | 7 |
| 115 | USF | 9 | 101 | 67 | 66.3 | 686 | 2 | 3 | 123.98 | 54 | 28 | 15 | 7 |
| 115 | NC State | 9 | 86 | 57 | 66.3 | 756 | 6 | 0 | 163.14 | 84 | 28 | 17 | 8 |
| 121 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 73 | 52 | 71.2 | 484 | 2 | 0 | 135.96 | 61 | 29 | 6 | 3 |
| 121 | SMU | 10 | 100 | 56 | 56.0 | 665 | 3 | 4 | 113.76 | 62 | 29 | 17 | 5 |
| 121 | Purdue | 10 | 78 | 50 | 64.1 | 684 | 3 | 2 | 145.32 | 72 | 29 | 14 | 7 |
| 121 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 71 | 52 | 73.2 | 799 | 7 | 0 | 200.30 | 73 | 29 | 18 | 11 |
| 125 | UTSA | 9 | 66 | 49 | 74.2 | 678 | 9 | 3 | 196.44 | 56 | 30 | 20 | 6 |
| 125 | Boston College | 10 | 87 | 55 | 63.2 | 688 | 8 | 4 | 150.79 | 61 | 30 | 17 | 7 |
| 125 | Syracuse | 10 | 82 | 62 | 75.6 | 764 | 6 | 0 | 178.02 | 72 | 30 | 14 | 6 |
| 128 | Massachusetts | 10 | 70 | 50 | 71.4 | 621 | 8 | 0 | 183.67 | 72 | 31 | 14 | 6 |
| 128 | Sam Houston State | 9 | 73 | 52 | 71.2 | 664 | 4 | 1 | 162.98 | 54 | 31 | 12 | 7 |
| 128 | Duke | 9 | 75 | 52 | 69.3 | 675 | 1 | 1 | 146.66 | 63 | 31 | 17 | 6 |
| 131 | Washington | 9 | 76 | 55 | 72.4 | 604 | 4 | 2 | 151.23 | 48 | 32 | 10 | 6 |
| 131 | Tennessee | 9 | 82 | 55 | 67.1 | 633 | 3 | 2 | 139.11 | 61 | 32 | 16 | 5 |
| 133 | Stanford | 10 | 94 | 56 | 59.6 | 658 | 4 | 1 | 130.28 | 42 | 33 | 17 | 6 |
| 134 | Appalachian State | 9 | 90 | 59 | 65.6 | 712 | 7 | 2 | 153.24 | 47 | 34 | 19 | 4 |
| 134 | Rutgers | 10 | 75 | 52 | 69.3 | 747 | 6 | 1 | 176.72 | 69 | 34 | 17 | 5 |
| 136 | Auburn | 10 | 88 | 64 | 72.7 | 803 | 4 | 0 | 164.38 | 57 | 35 | 20 | 8 |
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