2025 National Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/09/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards TD Int Rating Long 1st 15+ 25+
1 Western Michigan 10 23 5 21.7 53 0 3 15.00 20 3 1 0
2 Arkansas State 10 20 9 45.0 57 0 2 48.94 14 2 0 0
3 Hawaii 10 29 9 31.0 83 0 0 55.07 27 4 2 1
4 North Texas 12 25 10 40.0 94 0 2 55.58 22 6 2 0
5 East Carolina 13 29 11 37.9 115 0 2 57.45 33 6 1 1
6 BYU 12 29 10 34.5 100 0 0 63.44 24 5 2 0
7 Kent State 9 21 11 52.4 103 0 3 65.01 15 7 3 0
8 Arizona 13 33 15 45.5 151 0 3 65.72 37 8 3 1
9 Kansas State 12 21 6 28.6 126 1 3 66.11 60 5 3 1
10 San Diego State 12 28 13 46.4 125 0 2 69.64 19 9 2 0
11 Texas State 12 21 11 52.4 119 0 3 71.41 21 7 2 0
12 Georgia 13 33 17 51.5 103 0 1 71.68 12 8 0 0
13 Utah 11 23 11 47.8 97 0 1 74.55 16 7 2 0
14 Ohio 12 25 11 44.0 117 0 1 75.31 45 4 2 1
15 Iowa 12 27 12 44.4 85 1 1 75.69 14 5 0 0
16 Ohio State 14 32 13 40.6 96 2 1 80.21 18 6 3 0
17 Boise State 13 27 12 44.4 167 0 2 81.58 36 9 5 2
18 Old Dominion 11 24 11 45.8 128 0 1 82.30 43 7 2 1
19 Baylor 11 25 14 56.0 150 0 3 82.40 19 9 3 0
20 Oregon 14 39 16 41.0 202 1 2 82.73 50 10 3 1
21 Southern Miss 12 34 16 47.1 143 2 3 84.15 26 7 2 1
22 New Mexico State 11 26 9 34.6 75 2 0 84.23 17 5 1 0
23 Texas 10 22 11 50.0 116 0 1 85.20 26 8 2 1
24 North Carolina 12 29 14 48.3 131 0 0 86.22 24 6 3 0
25 Utah State 11 34 17 50.0 180 1 3 86.53 20 11 6 0
26 Akron 10 30 11 36.7 144 1 0 87.99 42 4 3 2
27 Jacksonville State 11 32 13 40.6 168 1 1 88.79 33 10 3 2
28 Temple 8 23 12 52.2 101 0 0 89.05 31 5 1 1
29 Coastal Carolina 11 24 10 41.7 136 0 0 89.27 36 8 4 1
30 Toledo 12 30 15 50.0 126 1 1 89.61 21 6 2 0
31 Stanford 11 23 11 47.8 117 0 0 90.56 30 7 3 1
32 Minnesota 11 23 10 43.5 154 0 1 91.03 67 6 4 1
33 Fresno State 11 27 12 44.4 162 1 2 92.25 38 8 4 2
34 Buffalo 8 20 9 45.0 114 0 0 92.88 41 5 4 1
35 Tulane 11 23 10 43.5 120 1 1 92.95 25 6 3 1
36 Appalachian State 13 33 15 45.5 261 0 3 93.72 43 13 9 3
37 Nebraska 10 26 13 50.0 146 1 2 94.48 29 7 4 1
38 James Madison 12 23 9 39.1 97 2 1 94.55 19 7 2 0
39 Eastern Michigan 11 29 15 51.7 116 1 0 96.70 23 4 1 0
40 Cincinnati 10 30 14 46.7 103 2 0 97.51 17 5 2 0
41 Massachusetts 8 17 9 52.9 75 1 1 97.65 16 5 1 0
42 Florida 11 26 14 53.8 160 0 1 97.85 28 11 4 1
43 Boston College 10 18 10 55.6 93 0 0 98.96 20 4 3 0
44 Virginia 12 30 13 43.3 145 2 1 99.26 48 8 2 1
45 Kennesaw State 11 26 12 46.2 150 1 1 99.61 62 7 3 1
46 Troy 11 25 14 56.0 155 0 1 100.08 31 10 4 2
47 Western Kentucky 13 45 24 53.3 259 1 2 100.12 34 14 6 1
48 Delaware 11 32 18 56.3 218 0 2 100.98 36 10 6 3
49 Vanderbilt 12 24 13 54.2 158 0 1 101.14 24 8 6 0
50 Illinois 10 18 9 50.0 113 0 0 102.74 18 8 4 0
51 Mississippi State 12 30 12 40.0 190 1 0 104.20 62 9 5 2
52 Georgia Tech 10 22 9 40.9 167 0 0 104.67 57 6 4 2
53 Washington State 10 20 10 50.0 78 2 1 105.76 35 3 1 1
54 Memphis 12 36 22 61.1 218 0 1 106.42 39 12 5 2
55 Louisiana 12 21 11 52.4 120 1 1 106.57 32 6 3 2
56 UTEP 12 25 14 56.0 153 0 0 107.41 30 8 3 1
57 UCF 11 21 12 57.1 87 1 0 107.65 21 3 2 0
58 Texas A&M 13 37 20 54.1 199 1 0 108.15 50 9 6 2
59 UNLV 13 27 14 51.9 139 3 3 109.54 30 7 4 2
60 Miami (FL) 15 39 22 56.4 178 3 2 109.87 43 8 1 1
61 South Carolina 10 23 12 52.2 183 0 1 110.31 41 10 4 2
62 Louisiana-Monroe 10 27 14 51.9 150 1 0 110.74 31 10 3 2
63 South Alabama 12 35 19 54.3 236 0 0 110.93 45 10 4 2
64 Sam Houston State 10 23 13 56.5 173 0 1 111.00 37 10 5 3
65 Colorado 12 30 13 43.3 227 1 1 111.22 69 8 7 3
66 Kansas 10 25 13 52.0 161 1 1 111.30 21 10 5 0
67 Purdue 11 20 12 60.0 146 0 1 111.32 42 9 2 1
68 Penn State 9 22 14 63.6 110 1 1 111.55 16 6 1 0
69 Indiana 13 33 15 45.5 245 1 1 111.76 46 9 9 4
70 Houston 13 22 10 45.5 98 2 0 112.88 27 5 4 1
71 Notre Dame 11 35 18 51.4 307 0 2 113.68 42 15 11 3
72 Florida State 10 25 13 52.0 114 2 0 116.70 28 5 2 1
73 Wyoming 11 31 13 41.9 143 4 1 116.82 68 4 2 1
74 Oregon State 12 27 15 55.6 185 1 1 117.93 33 8 5 2
75 Ole Miss 14 30 15 50.0 166 2 0 118.48 43 9 3 1
76 Rice 8 24 14 58.3 173 0 0 118.88 44 9 6 1
77 Louisville 10 25 15 60.0 178 0 0 119.81 30 8 6 1
78 Northern Illinois 11 27 15 55.6 198 1 1 121.97 57 10 4 1
79 Connecticut 10 24 14 58.3 108 2 0 123.63 13 6 0 0
80 USF 13 33 18 54.5 235 1 0 124.37 39 14 5 2
81 USC 11 19 11 57.9 113 1 0 125.22 32 6 2 1
82 Middle Tennessee State 12 29 18 62.1 223 0 0 126.67 22 15 7 0
83 NC State 12 34 18 52.9 220 2 0 126.71 30 12 4 2
84 Auburn 11 21 13 61.9 126 1 0 128.02 29 7 4 1
85 Florida Atlantic 11 24 11 45.8 157 2 0 128.28 46 9 4 1
86 Liberty 12 33 18 54.5 196 3 1 128.38 40 10 4 1
87 UTSA 10 23 16 69.6 122 1 0 128.47 20 7 3 0
88 California 13 26 13 50.0 169 2 0 129.98 34 11 4 1
89 Nevada 12 25 16 64.0 161 1 0 131.30 26 9 5 1
90 Oklahoma State 11 24 15 62.5 197 0 0 131.45 30 10 6 2
91 Arizona State 12 42 28 66.7 293 2 2 131.46 58 14 3 1
92 Army 12 25 18 72.0 228 0 2 132.61 47 11 4 2
93 SMU 10 25 13 52.0 202 1 0 133.07 62 10 6 1
94 Louisiana Tech 12 38 19 50.0 259 3 0 133.30 50 12 7 2
95 Texas Tech 14 37 23 62.2 276 1 0 133.74 56 10 6 3
96 Duke 13 32 20 62.5 217 2 1 133.84 30 11 6 1
97 Wake Forest 13 37 21 56.8 261 2 0 133.85 49 15 8 1
98 New Mexico 10 29 15 51.7 229 2 1 133.91 70 7 4 3
99 Tennessee 11 26 16 61.5 185 1 0 134.00 36 10 3 1
100 Northwestern 11 25 15 60.0 211 1 1 136.10 48 11 6 1
101 Tulsa 9 25 11 44.0 186 3 1 138.10 47 7 4 3
102 FIU 12 24 16 66.7 152 2 1 139.04 28 8 4 1
103 UAB 9 17 12 70.6 140 0 0 139.76 35 8 3 1
104 Georgia Southern 12 27 16 59.3 221 1 0 140.23 56 12 3 2
105 Virginia Tech 10 27 16 59.3 226 1 0 141.79 38 12 6 3
106 Central Michigan 12 28 17 60.7 255 1 1 141.85 62 7 6 2
107 Michigan 13 36 22 61.1 333 1 1 142.42 36 13 9 5
108 Kentucky 11 21 13 61.9 187 1 1 142.90 56 10 3 1
109 LSU 10 22 13 59.1 178 3 3 144.78 47 9 4 1
110 Charlotte 10 14 9 64.3 123 1 1 147.37 44 6 2 1
111 Colorado State 11 30 18 60.0 264 2 1 149.25 74 12 5 2
112 Oklahoma 10 28 15 53.6 243 2 0 150.04 54 11 6 3
113 Pittsburgh 11 29 15 51.7 311 2 2 150.77 58 11 8 5
114 Navy 12 24 16 66.7 187 2 1 151.29 27 10 6 1
115 Missouri State 11 22 13 59.1 163 2 0 151.33 31 9 4 1
116 Rutgers 10 19 13 68.4 188 0 0 151.54 56 7 3 3
117 Michigan State 11 20 11 55.0 155 2 0 153.10 47 7 4 2
118 Missouri 12 29 17 58.6 289 1 0 153.71 87 11 5 3
119 Alabama 12 30 17 56.7 310 1 0 154.47 66 13 8 4
120 Ball State 10 20 13 65.0 180 1 0 157.10 42 8 5 2
121 Arkansas 11 25 17 68.0 187 2 0 157.23 37 10 4 1
122 Clemson 12 40 22 55.0 371 3 0 157.66 73 12 7 4
123 Bowling Green 9 14 10 71.4 108 1 0 159.80 24 6 3 0
124 Miami (OH) 13 31 17 54.8 302 3 1 162.15 51 13 8 3
125 Iowa State 11 26 16 61.5 273 1 0 162.43 82 10 7 3
126 Wisconsin 10 19 12 63.2 189 1 0 164.08 48 8 5 1
127 Maryland 12 25 20 80.0 196 2 1 164.26 24 10 4 0
128 Marshall 9 19 11 57.9 219 2 2 168.41 73 8 4 2
129 TCU 13 34 24 70.6 290 4 1 175.17 42 14 6 3
130 San Jose State 11 25 17 68.0 215 3 0 179.84 74 9 5 1
131 West Virginia 11 27 18 66.7 256 3 0 182.98 54 12 7 2
132 UCLA 9 21 14 66.7 253 1 0 183.58 62 11 7 3
133 Washington 10 25 18 72.0 263 2 0 186.77 64 10 8 2
134 Syracuse 11 25 15 60.0 249 4 0 196.46 41 11 8 3
135 Georgia State 8 17 14 82.4 187 2 0 213.57 74 8 3 2
136 Air Force 10 22 15 68.2 268 3 0 215.51 74 10 6 3
1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards