2025 National Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down through 01/09/2026
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 11 | 74 | 45 | 60.8 | 411 | 5 | 3 | 121.65 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Western Michigan | 14 | 90 | 36 | 40.0 | 423 | 2 | 6 | 73.48 | 48 | 22 | 9 | 3 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 13 | 97 | 46 | 47.4 | 435 | 3 | 0 | 95.30 | 50 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | Washington State | 13 | 91 | 51 | 56.0 | 457 | 6 | 2 | 115.58 | 59 | 23 | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | Iowa | 13 | 104 | 53 | 51.0 | 471 | 4 | 5 | 92.07 | 49 | 27 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Purdue | 12 | 68 | 41 | 60.3 | 479 | 1 | 4 | 112.55 | 59 | 30 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | Louisville | 13 | 104 | 53 | 51.0 | 480 | 3 | 1 | 97.33 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | Florida State | 12 | 90 | 49 | 54.4 | 481 | 6 | 3 | 114.66 | 50 | 24 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | San Diego State | 13 | 115 | 56 | 48.7 | 492 | 2 | 5 | 81.68 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 80 | 42 | 52.5 | 494 | 3 | 4 | 106.75 | 57 | 28 | 12 | 3 |
| 11 | Baylor | 12 | 89 | 47 | 52.8 | 496 | 4 | 5 | 103.21 | 61 | 26 | 11 | 2 |
| 12 | UCF | 12 | 90 | 54 | 60.0 | 499 | 1 | 0 | 110.24 | 46 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| 13 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 91 | 46 | 50.5 | 500 | 5 | 2 | 110.44 | 48 | 27 | 11 | 5 |
| 14 | Toledo | 13 | 102 | 48 | 47.1 | 503 | 2 | 4 | 87.11 | 54 | 20 | 11 | 6 |
| 15 | Temple | 12 | 75 | 44 | 58.7 | 509 | 3 | 1 | 126.21 | 75 | 22 | 11 | 5 |
| 16 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 85 | 53 | 62.4 | 512 | 7 | 1 | 137.78 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 4 |
| 17 | Connecticut | 13 | 90 | 48 | 53.3 | 522 | 5 | 3 | 113.71 | 68 | 27 | 8 | 6 |
| 18 | James Madison | 14 | 109 | 48 | 44.0 | 523 | 5 | 5 | 90.31 | 69 | 26 | 11 | 5 |
| 19 | Rutgers | 12 | 71 | 45 | 63.4 | 527 | 3 | 0 | 139.67 | 56 | 25 | 10 | 4 |
| 20 | Arizona | 13 | 108 | 58 | 53.7 | 529 | 2 | 6 | 89.84 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 4 |
| 21 | Bowling Green | 12 | 75 | 49 | 65.3 | 536 | 3 | 3 | 130.56 | 63 | 23 | 10 | 3 |
| 22 | Ohio | 13 | 92 | 50 | 54.3 | 542 | 5 | 2 | 117.42 | 68 | 26 | 8 | 6 |
| 23 | Akron | 12 | 93 | 41 | 44.1 | 548 | 4 | 1 | 105.62 | 43 | 23 | 12 | 6 |
| 23 | Buffalo | 12 | 89 | 49 | 55.1 | 548 | 4 | 2 | 117.12 | 77 | 31 | 13 | 5 |
| 25 | Kentucky | 12 | 82 | 46 | 56.1 | 549 | 3 | 3 | 117.09 | 56 | 32 | 10 | 2 |
| 26 | Kennesaw State | 14 | 98 | 51 | 52.0 | 555 | 5 | 4 | 108.29 | 62 | 30 | 11 | 5 |
| 27 | Boise State | 14 | 110 | 57 | 51.8 | 556 | 1 | 5 | 88.19 | 49 | 29 | 14 | 4 |
| 28 | UTEP | 12 | 105 | 60 | 57.1 | 557 | 2 | 2 | 104.18 | 30 | 31 | 8 | 3 |
| 29 | Fresno State | 13 | 107 | 51 | 47.7 | 558 | 4 | 5 | 94.46 | 41 | 33 | 12 | 4 |
| 30 | Old Dominion | 13 | 104 | 54 | 51.9 | 561 | 4 | 5 | 100.30 | 46 | 29 | 10 | 3 |
| 31 | Ohio State | 14 | 108 | 58 | 53.7 | 565 | 4 | 2 | 106.16 | 51 | 35 | 11 | 4 |
| 32 | Ole Miss | 15 | 109 | 54 | 49.5 | 570 | 6 | 3 | 106.13 | 76 | 30 | 11 | 4 |
| 33 | Maryland | 12 | 84 | 52 | 61.9 | 571 | 5 | 5 | 126.75 | 49 | 33 | 12 | 3 |
| 34 | UTSA | 13 | 85 | 55 | 64.7 | 574 | 3 | 1 | 130.74 | 41 | 33 | 14 | 4 |
| 35 | Nebraska | 13 | 92 | 47 | 51.1 | 585 | 2 | 3 | 105.16 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 7 |
| 36 | Wyoming | 12 | 104 | 52 | 50.0 | 587 | 7 | 3 | 113.85 | 68 | 27 | 9 | 3 |
| 37 | Colorado | 12 | 89 | 42 | 47.2 | 589 | 5 | 1 | 119.07 | 69 | 24 | 14 | 6 |
| 38 | Texas State | 13 | 105 | 68 | 64.8 | 591 | 5 | 5 | 118.23 | 28 | 36 | 9 | 2 |
| 39 | Illinois | 13 | 96 | 55 | 57.3 | 593 | 3 | 0 | 119.49 | 30 | 43 | 14 | 3 |
| 39 | Nevada | 12 | 91 | 59 | 64.8 | 593 | 4 | 2 | 129.68 | 32 | 31 | 14 | 2 |
| 41 | Charlotte | 12 | 76 | 45 | 59.2 | 594 | 5 | 3 | 138.68 | 70 | 24 | 13 | 5 |
| 41 | Arkansas | 12 | 79 | 51 | 64.6 | 594 | 5 | 0 | 148.61 | 64 | 32 | 13 | 3 |
| 43 | South Carolina | 12 | 98 | 49 | 50.0 | 596 | 2 | 4 | 99.67 | 53 | 37 | 13 | 6 |
| 44 | North Texas | 14 | 109 | 55 | 50.5 | 597 | 5 | 5 | 102.44 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 6 |
| 45 | Miami (FL) | 15 | 128 | 70 | 54.7 | 599 | 4 | 6 | 94.93 | 43 | 30 | 8 | 4 |
| 45 | Wisconsin | 12 | 84 | 52 | 61.9 | 599 | 4 | 1 | 135.14 | 48 | 28 | 14 | 3 |
| 45 | Minnesota | 13 | 90 | 58 | 64.4 | 599 | 7 | 2 | 141.58 | 71 | 30 | 11 | 3 |
| 48 | Jacksonville State | 14 | 108 | 54 | 50.0 | 606 | 4 | 5 | 100.09 | 39 | 32 | 15 | 6 |
| 48 | UCLA | 12 | 76 | 48 | 63.2 | 606 | 6 | 1 | 153.56 | 62 | 29 | 15 | 5 |
| 50 | Georgia | 14 | 119 | 59 | 49.6 | 610 | 3 | 6 | 90.88 | 44 | 34 | 12 | 6 |
| 51 | Penn State | 13 | 95 | 61 | 64.2 | 631 | 4 | 1 | 131.79 | 42 | 32 | 11 | 5 |
| 52 | Hawaii | 13 | 96 | 48 | 50.0 | 634 | 2 | 2 | 108.17 | 64 | 31 | 14 | 7 |
| 53 | Houston | 13 | 115 | 52 | 45.2 | 636 | 4 | 5 | 94.45 | 70 | 30 | 15 | 7 |
| 53 | Virginia | 14 | 114 | 59 | 51.8 | 636 | 4 | 6 | 99.66 | 68 | 29 | 11 | 5 |
| 55 | Boston College | 12 | 92 | 54 | 58.7 | 645 | 4 | 0 | 131.94 | 69 | 34 | 16 | 7 |
| 56 | UAB | 11 | 66 | 50 | 75.8 | 646 | 9 | 1 | 199.95 | 69 | 33 | 15 | 7 |
| 57 | Florida | 12 | 85 | 51 | 60.0 | 649 | 3 | 3 | 128.72 | 66 | 36 | 11 | 6 |
| 58 | Ball State | 12 | 81 | 51 | 63.0 | 650 | 5 | 2 | 145.80 | 63 | 29 | 15 | 4 |
| 59 | Oregon State | 12 | 105 | 56 | 53.3 | 653 | 4 | 6 | 106.71 | 36 | 33 | 19 | 5 |
| 60 | Tulane | 13 | 104 | 63 | 60.6 | 654 | 7 | 3 | 129.84 | 72 | 34 | 9 | 5 |
| 61 | Missouri State | 13 | 105 | 59 | 56.2 | 658 | 6 | 3 | 121.98 | 71 | 38 | 13 | 6 |
| 62 | Michigan | 13 | 99 | 58 | 58.6 | 659 | 5 | 2 | 127.14 | 36 | 35 | 19 | 7 |
| 63 | Liberty | 12 | 100 | 60 | 60.0 | 661 | 8 | 4 | 133.92 | 40 | 37 | 12 | 6 |
| 64 | Army | 13 | 91 | 57 | 62.6 | 663 | 3 | 5 | 123.73 | 50 | 37 | 17 | 4 |
| 65 | Texas | 13 | 120 | 71 | 59.2 | 664 | 5 | 7 | 107.73 | 26 | 40 | 12 | 1 |
| 66 | North Carolina | 12 | 105 | 64 | 61.0 | 667 | 0 | 2 | 110.50 | 28 | 36 | 15 | 1 |
| 66 | East Carolina | 13 | 109 | 69 | 63.3 | 667 | 4 | 5 | 117.64 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 6 |
| 68 | California | 13 | 112 | 55 | 49.1 | 668 | 3 | 1 | 106.26 | 40 | 37 | 17 | 6 |
| 69 | Utah | 13 | 102 | 52 | 51.0 | 669 | 2 | 4 | 104.71 | 73 | 35 | 14 | 5 |
| 70 | Texas Tech | 14 | 118 | 67 | 56.8 | 670 | 3 | 4 | 106.09 | 56 | 30 | 14 | 6 |
| 71 | Kansas State | 12 | 89 | 49 | 55.1 | 673 | 2 | 4 | 117.01 | 60 | 31 | 20 | 6 |
| 72 | Colorado State | 12 | 87 | 54 | 62.1 | 674 | 5 | 2 | 141.51 | 74 | 36 | 18 | 4 |
| 73 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 128 | 66 | 51.6 | 677 | 4 | 4 | 100.05 | 34 | 38 | 13 | 2 |
| 74 | Oklahoma | 13 | 113 | 67 | 59.3 | 684 | 3 | 0 | 118.90 | 54 | 31 | 13 | 6 |
| 75 | Rice | 13 | 82 | 52 | 63.4 | 685 | 3 | 0 | 145.66 | 44 | 33 | 20 | 6 |
| 76 | Michigan State | 12 | 87 | 56 | 64.4 | 688 | 8 | 0 | 161.14 | 47 | 35 | 17 | 4 |
| 77 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 91 | 59 | 64.8 | 690 | 6 | 3 | 143.70 | 37 | 42 | 18 | 11 |
| 78 | Notre Dame | 12 | 107 | 52 | 48.6 | 691 | 2 | 8 | 94.07 | 42 | 34 | 20 | 4 |
| 79 | Troy | 14 | 108 | 60 | 55.6 | 692 | 3 | 2 | 114.85 | 36 | 37 | 16 | 9 |
| 80 | BYU | 14 | 116 | 61 | 52.6 | 693 | 1 | 3 | 100.44 | 52 | 34 | 17 | 7 |
| 80 | New Mexico State | 12 | 100 | 62 | 62.0 | 693 | 8 | 3 | 140.61 | 56 | 39 | 17 | 4 |
| 82 | Georgia State | 12 | 85 | 52 | 61.2 | 696 | 7 | 0 | 157.14 | 74 | 37 | 15 | 8 |
| 83 | Kent State | 12 | 95 | 53 | 55.8 | 700 | 11 | 4 | 147.47 | 50 | 35 | 20 | 5 |
| 84 | LSU | 13 | 105 | 59 | 56.2 | 702 | 8 | 8 | 122.25 | 47 | 37 | 17 | 7 |
| 85 | Tennessee | 13 | 108 | 68 | 63.0 | 704 | 4 | 3 | 124.38 | 36 | 39 | 17 | 5 |
| 86 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 101 | 63 | 62.4 | 710 | 3 | 0 | 131.23 | 46 | 41 | 17 | 4 |
| 87 | Cincinnati | 13 | 107 | 65 | 60.7 | 712 | 3 | 1 | 124.02 | 69 | 36 | 14 | 8 |
| 88 | Tulsa | 12 | 101 | 60 | 59.4 | 714 | 6 | 4 | 130.48 | 57 | 41 | 16 | 7 |
| 89 | Utah State | 13 | 120 | 61 | 50.8 | 715 | 3 | 6 | 99.13 | 41 | 44 | 18 | 3 |
| 90 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 98 | 58 | 59.2 | 716 | 6 | 3 | 134.63 | 60 | 41 | 19 | 6 |
| 91 | FIU | 13 | 119 | 69 | 58.0 | 719 | 6 | 4 | 118.65 | 65 | 45 | 14 | 7 |
| 92 | Oregon | 15 | 131 | 63 | 48.1 | 720 | 8 | 5 | 106.78 | 50 | 41 | 13 | 5 |
| 93 | Northwestern | 13 | 86 | 53 | 61.6 | 722 | 1 | 2 | 131.34 | 67 | 35 | 18 | 5 |
| 94 | Syracuse | 12 | 94 | 54 | 57.4 | 723 | 6 | 2 | 138.85 | 41 | 33 | 21 | 5 |
| 95 | Southern Miss | 13 | 109 | 63 | 57.8 | 725 | 6 | 7 | 119.00 | 82 | 39 | 15 | 5 |
| 96 | UNLV | 14 | 101 | 55 | 54.5 | 731 | 9 | 5 | 134.77 | 70 | 34 | 20 | 7 |
| 97 | South Alabama | 12 | 90 | 57 | 63.3 | 737 | 4 | 0 | 146.79 | 70 | 32 | 15 | 6 |
| 98 | Mississippi State | 13 | 109 | 54 | 49.5 | 745 | 7 | 4 | 120.80 | 64 | 36 | 17 | 7 |
| 99 | Auburn | 12 | 115 | 68 | 59.1 | 749 | 4 | 7 | 113.15 | 36 | 43 | 20 | 4 |
| 99 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 116 | 68 | 58.6 | 749 | 4 | 2 | 120.79 | 39 | 45 | 23 | 2 |
| 99 | San Jose State | 12 | 93 | 54 | 58.1 | 749 | 7 | 2 | 146.26 | 83 | 33 | 18 | 5 |
| 102 | Navy | 13 | 93 | 56 | 60.2 | 752 | 5 | 2 | 141.58 | 51 | 36 | 19 | 10 |
| 103 | Central Michigan | 13 | 106 | 63 | 59.4 | 753 | 6 | 3 | 132.12 | 62 | 36 | 19 | 5 |
| 104 | Air Force | 12 | 80 | 51 | 63.8 | 755 | 7 | 3 | 164.41 | 74 | 35 | 17 | 8 |
| 105 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 105 | 59 | 56.2 | 756 | 2 | 4 | 115.34 | 56 | 40 | 16 | 7 |
| 105 | USC | 13 | 96 | 60 | 62.5 | 756 | 8 | 5 | 145.73 | 35 | 38 | 19 | 10 |
| 107 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 91 | 58 | 63.7 | 760 | 4 | 2 | 144.01 | 68 | 38 | 20 | 5 |
| 108 | Wake Forest | 13 | 123 | 71 | 57.7 | 764 | 6 | 1 | 124.36 | 65 | 38 | 19 | 5 |
| 109 | Louisiana | 13 | 90 | 53 | 58.9 | 768 | 8 | 4 | 151.01 | 98 | 32 | 16 | 11 |
| 110 | Clemson | 13 | 127 | 66 | 52.0 | 775 | 3 | 5 | 103.15 | 73 | 30 | 15 | 5 |
| 111 | Arkansas State | 13 | 101 | 60 | 59.4 | 778 | 7 | 3 | 141.05 | 60 | 38 | 19 | 7 |
| 111 | Stanford | 12 | 108 | 70 | 64.8 | 778 | 6 | 0 | 143.66 | 55 | 46 | 19 | 6 |
| 113 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 110 | 66 | 60.0 | 780 | 7 | 6 | 129.65 | 58 | 31 | 15 | 8 |
| 114 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 83 | 55 | 66.3 | 781 | 6 | 2 | 164.35 | 47 | 38 | 20 | 7 |
| 115 | Washington | 13 | 115 | 62 | 53.9 | 787 | 4 | 4 | 115.91 | 64 | 44 | 23 | 7 |
| 116 | Indiana | 15 | 119 | 65 | 54.6 | 799 | 3 | 2 | 115.98 | 46 | 38 | 22 | 9 |
| 116 | USF | 13 | 113 | 72 | 63.7 | 799 | 6 | 1 | 138.87 | 51 | 44 | 19 | 8 |
| 118 | Kansas | 12 | 99 | 59 | 59.6 | 803 | 5 | 3 | 138.34 | 58 | 40 | 21 | 7 |
| 119 | Memphis | 13 | 119 | 72 | 60.5 | 810 | 4 | 5 | 120.37 | 46 | 46 | 20 | 7 |
| 120 | New Mexico | 13 | 107 | 70 | 65.4 | 819 | 4 | 2 | 138.31 | 70 | 37 | 16 | 7 |
| 121 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 129 | 68 | 52.7 | 820 | 10 | 3 | 127.04 | 50 | 45 | 21 | 6 |
| 122 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 95 | 59 | 62.1 | 821 | 5 | 1 | 149.96 | 62 | 42 | 20 | 10 |
| 123 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 104 | 64 | 61.5 | 829 | 5 | 2 | 140.52 | 57 | 41 | 17 | 7 |
| 124 | Missouri | 13 | 102 | 54 | 52.9 | 837 | 7 | 3 | 138.64 | 87 | 33 | 18 | 10 |
| 125 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 110 | 60 | 54.5 | 862 | 7 | 3 | 135.92 | 51 | 45 | 23 | 7 |
| 126 | Iowa State | 12 | 105 | 66 | 62.9 | 863 | 6 | 3 | 145.05 | 82 | 40 | 19 | 11 |
| 127 | TCU | 13 | 111 | 67 | 60.4 | 868 | 7 | 3 | 141.45 | 57 | 44 | 20 | 9 |
| 128 | SMU | 13 | 125 | 70 | 56.0 | 871 | 8 | 4 | 129.25 | 70 | 42 | 18 | 9 |
| 129 | Delaware | 13 | 114 | 65 | 57.0 | 878 | 5 | 5 | 127.42 | 71 | 44 | 19 | 9 |
| 130 | Arizona State | 13 | 121 | 65 | 53.7 | 891 | 5 | 2 | 125.91 | 90 | 38 | 13 | 6 |
| 131 | Alabama | 15 | 116 | 69 | 59.5 | 904 | 7 | 3 | 139.68 | 66 | 43 | 21 | 7 |
| 132 | Duke | 14 | 103 | 75 | 72.8 | 927 | 5 | 4 | 156.67 | 75 | 48 | 22 | 9 |
| 133 | Appalachian State | 13 | 121 | 70 | 57.9 | 945 | 8 | 5 | 137.01 | 48 | 52 | 27 | 7 |
| 134 | West Virginia | 12 | 106 | 67 | 63.2 | 988 | 6 | 2 | 156.42 | 68 | 41 | 23 | 11 |
| 135 | Marshall | 12 | 106 | 59 | 55.7 | 996 | 9 | 7 | 149.40 | 73 | 44 | 18 | 10 |
| 136 | NC State | 13 | 126 | 84 | 66.7 | 1012 | 6 | 0 | 149.85 | 79 | 54 | 22 | 8 |
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