2025 National Leaders Passing Defense - From Opponent's 40 to Own 40 Yard Line through 01/09/2026
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 14 | 74 | 44 | 59.5 | 385 | 0 | 3 | 95.06 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 64 | 39 | 60.9 | 472 | 0 | 1 | 119.76 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 5 |
| 2 | Western Michigan | 14 | 100 | 50 | 50.0 | 564 | 0 | 4 | 89.38 | 36 | 25 | 14 | 4 |
| 2 | North Texas | 13 | 111 | 65 | 58.6 | 608 | 0 | 4 | 97.36 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 3 |
| 5 | Utah | 13 | 113 | 62 | 54.9 | 657 | 0 | 4 | 96.63 | 37 | 32 | 14 | 8 |
| 6 | Jacksonville State | 14 | 133 | 77 | 57.9 | 856 | 0 | 3 | 107.45 | 39 | 41 | 22 | 9 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 12 | 81 | 52 | 64.2 | 674 | 0 | 0 | 134.10 | 40 | 30 | 17 | 8 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 15 | 133 | 82 | 61.7 | 909 | 0 | 4 | 113.04 | 40 | 49 | 21 | 7 |
| 9 | Baylor | 12 | 91 | 55 | 60.4 | 656 | 0 | 2 | 116.60 | 41 | 32 | 14 | 8 |
| 9 | Army | 13 | 103 | 67 | 65.0 | 833 | 1 | 1 | 134.24 | 41 | 39 | 20 | 8 |
| 11 | Mississippi State | 13 | 95 | 57 | 60.0 | 555 | 0 | 6 | 96.44 | 42 | 25 | 13 | 4 |
| 11 | Houston | 13 | 107 | 68 | 63.6 | 728 | 0 | 5 | 111.35 | 42 | 34 | 18 | 7 |
| 11 | Kansas State | 12 | 120 | 64 | 53.3 | 740 | 0 | 4 | 98.46 | 42 | 33 | 20 | 9 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 12 | 94 | 65 | 69.1 | 793 | 2 | 0 | 147.03 | 43 | 31 | 20 | 8 |
| 14 | Wake Forest | 13 | 125 | 70 | 56.0 | 807 | 2 | 1 | 113.91 | 43 | 35 | 17 | 10 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 12 | 122 | 67 | 54.9 | 853 | 1 | 4 | 109.80 | 43 | 42 | 20 | 9 |
| 14 | Louisiana | 13 | 113 | 81 | 71.7 | 858 | 1 | 1 | 136.61 | 43 | 45 | 17 | 8 |
| 18 | Florida State | 12 | 90 | 50 | 55.6 | 665 | 2 | 4 | 116.07 | 44 | 29 | 18 | 10 |
| 18 | Syracuse | 12 | 105 | 63 | 60.0 | 688 | 0 | 1 | 113.14 | 44 | 29 | 13 | 6 |
| 18 | Cincinnati | 13 | 113 | 77 | 68.1 | 723 | 1 | 0 | 124.80 | 44 | 29 | 14 | 4 |
| 18 | California | 13 | 135 | 82 | 60.7 | 763 | 1 | 1 | 109.19 | 44 | 35 | 16 | 3 |
| 18 | Bowling Green | 12 | 96 | 61 | 63.5 | 821 | 2 | 2 | 138.08 | 44 | 33 | 21 | 9 |
| 18 | USC | 13 | 115 | 80 | 69.6 | 828 | 1 | 3 | 127.70 | 44 | 45 | 19 | 5 |
| 18 | Duke | 14 | 125 | 85 | 68.0 | 1003 | 1 | 6 | 128.44 | 44 | 42 | 30 | 9 |
| 18 | NC State | 13 | 142 | 83 | 58.5 | 1090 | 0 | 4 | 117.30 | 44 | 52 | 29 | 13 |
| 26 | Nebraska | 13 | 78 | 45 | 57.7 | 509 | 1 | 2 | 111.61 | 45 | 19 | 14 | 6 |
| 26 | Toledo | 12 | 81 | 39 | 48.1 | 636 | 1 | 3 | 110.78 | 45 | 22 | 17 | 8 |
| 26 | North Carolina | 12 | 103 | 65 | 63.1 | 654 | 1 | 2 | 115.77 | 45 | 34 | 15 | 2 |
| 26 | Texas Tech | 14 | 136 | 74 | 54.4 | 687 | 0 | 5 | 89.49 | 45 | 28 | 15 | 6 |
| 26 | Iowa State | 12 | 98 | 66 | 67.3 | 718 | 0 | 2 | 124.82 | 45 | 34 | 21 | 5 |
| 26 | Maryland | 12 | 102 | 64 | 62.7 | 778 | 1 | 5 | 120.25 | 45 | 38 | 21 | 8 |
| 32 | UCF | 12 | 106 | 60 | 56.6 | 737 | 2 | 2 | 117.47 | 46 | 29 | 19 | 8 |
| 32 | New Mexico | 13 | 104 | 65 | 62.5 | 748 | 2 | 2 | 125.41 | 46 | 30 | 19 | 5 |
| 32 | Penn State | 13 | 100 | 70 | 70.0 | 831 | 2 | 0 | 146.40 | 46 | 35 | 19 | 10 |
| 32 | Florida | 12 | 108 | 72 | 66.7 | 861 | 1 | 1 | 134.84 | 46 | 41 | 22 | 8 |
| 36 | Wyoming | 12 | 102 | 59 | 57.8 | 620 | 2 | 5 | 105.57 | 47 | 26 | 14 | 6 |
| 36 | BYU | 14 | 117 | 69 | 59.0 | 847 | 0 | 3 | 114.65 | 47 | 39 | 25 | 5 |
| 36 | Tulsa | 12 | 103 | 66 | 64.1 | 853 | 2 | 0 | 140.06 | 47 | 39 | 19 | 12 |
| 36 | Appalachian State | 13 | 132 | 80 | 60.6 | 1051 | 1 | 6 | 120.90 | 47 | 48 | 28 | 10 |
| 40 | James Madison | 13 | 102 | 50 | 49.0 | 679 | 4 | 5 | 108.08 | 48 | 29 | 16 | 8 |
| 40 | Washington | 13 | 116 | 72 | 62.1 | 717 | 1 | 6 | 106.49 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 6 |
| 40 | Minnesota | 13 | 89 | 65 | 73.0 | 795 | 2 | 0 | 155.49 | 48 | 37 | 22 | 8 |
| 40 | SMU | 13 | 143 | 81 | 56.6 | 1016 | 2 | 6 | 112.55 | 48 | 46 | 22 | 12 |
| 40 | East Carolina | 13 | 128 | 84 | 65.6 | 1042 | 4 | 3 | 139.63 | 48 | 45 | 27 | 12 |
| 45 | San Diego State | 13 | 91 | 46 | 50.5 | 495 | 1 | 2 | 95.48 | 49 | 23 | 10 | 4 |
| 45 | Purdue | 12 | 79 | 52 | 65.8 | 680 | 2 | 0 | 146.49 | 49 | 33 | 15 | 7 |
| 45 | Boise State | 14 | 102 | 55 | 53.9 | 693 | 1 | 6 | 102.46 | 49 | 29 | 17 | 6 |
| 45 | Iowa | 13 | 99 | 55 | 55.6 | 700 | 2 | 4 | 113.55 | 49 | 28 | 15 | 9 |
| 45 | Old Dominion | 13 | 120 | 75 | 62.5 | 724 | 1 | 4 | 109.26 | 49 | 34 | 12 | 5 |
| 45 | Delaware | 13 | 114 | 68 | 59.6 | 900 | 1 | 4 | 121.84 | 49 | 37 | 27 | 10 |
| 51 | Oregon | 15 | 107 | 58 | 54.2 | 667 | 1 | 5 | 100.32 | 50 | 35 | 10 | 6 |
| 51 | Missouri | 13 | 101 | 55 | 54.5 | 737 | 2 | 1 | 120.30 | 50 | 28 | 16 | 8 |
| 51 | UTSA | 13 | 105 | 62 | 59.0 | 812 | 4 | 4 | 128.96 | 50 | 33 | 18 | 9 |
| 51 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 130 | 68 | 52.3 | 855 | 2 | 6 | 103.41 | 50 | 38 | 23 | 8 |
| 51 | Hawaii | 13 | 118 | 69 | 58.5 | 867 | 2 | 2 | 122.39 | 50 | 41 | 15 | 9 |
| 56 | Massachusetts | 11 | 82 | 61 | 74.4 | 719 | 2 | 2 | 151.21 | 51 | 34 | 14 | 6 |
| 56 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 95 | 59 | 62.1 | 787 | 3 | 2 | 137.91 | 51 | 28 | 16 | 11 |
| 56 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 127 | 72 | 56.7 | 871 | 3 | 3 | 117.37 | 51 | 39 | 20 | 10 |
| 56 | Boston College | 11 | 114 | 74 | 64.9 | 1044 | 6 | 1 | 157.46 | 51 | 41 | 26 | 13 |
| 60 | Northwestern | 13 | 93 | 57 | 61.3 | 754 | 0 | 1 | 127.25 | 52 | 36 | 20 | 7 |
| 60 | South Alabama | 12 | 104 | 65 | 62.5 | 778 | 3 | 2 | 131.01 | 52 | 32 | 16 | 9 |
| 60 | UTEP | 12 | 99 | 63 | 63.6 | 833 | 2 | 1 | 138.97 | 52 | 37 | 20 | 10 |
| 60 | San Jose State | 12 | 112 | 70 | 62.5 | 859 | 1 | 4 | 122.74 | 52 | 38 | 23 | 9 |
| 60 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 105 | 75 | 71.4 | 867 | 2 | 2 | 143.27 | 52 | 42 | 24 | 6 |
| 60 | Missouri State | 13 | 104 | 69 | 66.3 | 872 | 2 | 2 | 139.28 | 52 | 35 | 21 | 11 |
| 60 | Michigan | 13 | 127 | 82 | 64.6 | 901 | 2 | 3 | 124.64 | 52 | 42 | 20 | 9 |
| 60 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 122 | 72 | 59.0 | 908 | 2 | 4 | 120.39 | 52 | 31 | 20 | 12 |
| 60 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 136 | 76 | 55.9 | 928 | 1 | 5 | 108.28 | 52 | 39 | 20 | 9 |
| 69 | Connecticut | 13 | 105 | 62 | 59.0 | 633 | 2 | 3 | 110.27 | 53 | 32 | 12 | 6 |
| 69 | Rutgers | 12 | 83 | 54 | 65.1 | 697 | 1 | 1 | 137.17 | 53 | 32 | 18 | 7 |
| 69 | Nevada | 12 | 90 | 64 | 71.1 | 838 | 1 | 4 | 144.10 | 53 | 34 | 19 | 9 |
| 69 | Navy | 13 | 111 | 64 | 57.7 | 878 | 4 | 1 | 134.19 | 53 | 39 | 22 | 8 |
| 69 | Clemson | 13 | 135 | 87 | 64.4 | 939 | 3 | 0 | 130.20 | 53 | 40 | 22 | 6 |
| 69 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 94 | 70 | 74.5 | 946 | 2 | 1 | 163.90 | 53 | 40 | 24 | 11 |
| 69 | Utah State | 13 | 139 | 86 | 61.9 | 1047 | 6 | 4 | 133.63 | 53 | 52 | 25 | 8 |
| 76 | Fresno State | 13 | 82 | 46 | 56.1 | 498 | 0 | 5 | 94.91 | 54 | 28 | 13 | 2 |
| 76 | Alabama | 15 | 97 | 65 | 67.0 | 713 | 2 | 4 | 127.31 | 54 | 31 | 16 | 5 |
| 76 | Texas A&M | 13 | 93 | 55 | 59.1 | 750 | 2 | 2 | 129.69 | 54 | 28 | 19 | 8 |
| 76 | Arkansas | 12 | 75 | 50 | 66.7 | 776 | 3 | 2 | 161.45 | 54 | 34 | 21 | 10 |
| 76 | Oklahoma | 13 | 107 | 68 | 63.6 | 780 | 1 | 3 | 122.27 | 54 | 34 | 19 | 7 |
| 76 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 86 | 64 | 74.4 | 795 | 2 | 1 | 157.42 | 54 | 34 | 20 | 11 |
| 76 | West Virginia | 12 | 113 | 69 | 61.1 | 852 | 3 | 3 | 127.85 | 54 | 36 | 23 | 7 |
| 76 | Ohio | 13 | 105 | 67 | 63.8 | 928 | 6 | 3 | 151.20 | 54 | 37 | 18 | 12 |
| 76 | Memphis | 13 | 126 | 76 | 60.3 | 972 | 3 | 3 | 128.22 | 54 | 49 | 26 | 8 |
| 76 | USF | 13 | 129 | 78 | 60.5 | 983 | 2 | 6 | 120.30 | 54 | 47 | 24 | 12 |
| 86 | Liberty | 12 | 96 | 58 | 60.4 | 631 | 1 | 3 | 112.82 | 55 | 28 | 12 | 5 |
| 86 | New Mexico State | 12 | 118 | 73 | 61.9 | 805 | 4 | 5 | 121.88 | 55 | 40 | 14 | 8 |
| 86 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 110 | 65 | 59.1 | 807 | 1 | 1 | 121.89 | 55 | 37 | 19 | 8 |
| 86 | Texas | 13 | 124 | 79 | 63.7 | 809 | 2 | 6 | 114.15 | 55 | 40 | 17 | 5 |
| 86 | Colorado State | 12 | 98 | 60 | 61.2 | 813 | 3 | 2 | 136.93 | 55 | 40 | 18 | 9 |
| 86 | Oregon State | 12 | 97 | 56 | 57.7 | 830 | 4 | 2 | 139.10 | 55 | 34 | 19 | 10 |
| 86 | Ball State | 12 | 109 | 66 | 60.6 | 904 | 4 | 6 | 131.32 | 55 | 43 | 14 | 10 |
| 86 | Stanford | 12 | 117 | 81 | 69.2 | 1148 | 3 | 0 | 160.11 | 55 | 47 | 30 | 14 |
| 94 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 93 | 55 | 59.1 | 646 | 1 | 4 | 112.44 | 56 | 33 | 14 | 7 |
| 94 | Louisville | 13 | 111 | 68 | 61.3 | 720 | 0 | 2 | 112.14 | 56 | 31 | 14 | 6 |
| 94 | Tennessee | 13 | 111 | 76 | 68.5 | 742 | 1 | 2 | 123.99 | 56 | 40 | 16 | 6 |
| 94 | Kentucky | 12 | 90 | 58 | 64.4 | 769 | 2 | 4 | 134.65 | 56 | 34 | 15 | 9 |
| 94 | UCLA | 12 | 94 | 64 | 68.1 | 800 | 4 | 0 | 153.62 | 56 | 36 | 17 | 6 |
| 94 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 141 | 91 | 64.5 | 1157 | 3 | 0 | 140.49 | 56 | 59 | 24 | 13 |
| 100 | Virginia | 14 | 90 | 52 | 57.8 | 713 | 2 | 4 | 122.76 | 57 | 32 | 17 | 7 |
| 100 | Texas State | 13 | 100 | 66 | 66.0 | 807 | 1 | 2 | 133.09 | 57 | 35 | 16 | 8 |
| 100 | Georgia | 14 | 110 | 68 | 61.8 | 828 | 2 | 2 | 127.41 | 57 | 35 | 17 | 9 |
| 100 | Ole Miss | 15 | 121 | 70 | 57.9 | 849 | 4 | 1 | 126.05 | 57 | 35 | 19 | 9 |
| 100 | Marshall | 12 | 82 | 51 | 62.2 | 886 | 6 | 4 | 167.35 | 57 | 35 | 20 | 11 |
| 100 | Southern Miss | 13 | 116 | 80 | 69.0 | 910 | 1 | 5 | 129.09 | 57 | 42 | 23 | 7 |
| 100 | TCU | 13 | 114 | 69 | 60.5 | 930 | 2 | 4 | 127.83 | 57 | 42 | 19 | 10 |
| 100 | Central Michigan | 13 | 115 | 71 | 61.7 | 1006 | 4 | 5 | 138.00 | 57 | 40 | 26 | 10 |
| 108 | Kent State | 12 | 139 | 73 | 52.5 | 821 | 2 | 1 | 105.44 | 58 | 34 | 18 | 6 |
| 108 | Troy | 14 | 120 | 69 | 57.5 | 846 | 1 | 2 | 116.14 | 58 | 41 | 21 | 8 |
| 108 | Auburn | 12 | 110 | 67 | 60.9 | 865 | 2 | 5 | 123.88 | 58 | 38 | 22 | 6 |
| 108 | Kansas | 12 | 95 | 63 | 66.3 | 880 | 3 | 1 | 152.44 | 58 | 38 | 20 | 10 |
| 108 | LSU | 13 | 126 | 76 | 60.3 | 918 | 2 | 8 | 114.06 | 58 | 39 | 24 | 7 |
| 108 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 100 | 64 | 64.0 | 1038 | 6 | 2 | 166.99 | 58 | 42 | 23 | 11 |
| 108 | Arizona State | 13 | 132 | 83 | 62.9 | 1047 | 3 | 3 | 132.46 | 58 | 49 | 23 | 9 |
| 115 | Arizona | 13 | 95 | 51 | 53.7 | 658 | 2 | 5 | 108.28 | 59 | 26 | 14 | 10 |
| 115 | Washington State | 13 | 102 | 66 | 64.7 | 695 | 1 | 1 | 123.22 | 59 | 33 | 13 | 5 |
| 115 | Temple | 12 | 69 | 48 | 69.6 | 746 | 2 | 3 | 161.26 | 59 | 31 | 23 | 10 |
| 115 | Michigan State | 12 | 97 | 68 | 70.1 | 815 | 3 | 1 | 148.83 | 59 | 33 | 18 | 10 |
| 115 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 118 | 77 | 65.3 | 931 | 3 | 5 | 131.45 | 59 | 36 | 21 | 7 |
| 115 | Notre Dame | 12 | 115 | 75 | 65.2 | 943 | 2 | 6 | 129.41 | 59 | 40 | 23 | 9 |
| 115 | UNLV | 14 | 136 | 80 | 58.8 | 951 | 1 | 2 | 117.05 | 59 | 44 | 24 | 8 |
| 115 | Kennesaw State | 14 | 110 | 68 | 61.8 | 952 | 2 | 2 | 136.88 | 59 | 45 | 26 | 12 |
| 115 | Indiana | 15 | 135 | 83 | 61.5 | 1043 | 4 | 3 | 131.72 | 59 | 44 | 26 | 12 |
| 115 | Tulane | 14 | 136 | 95 | 69.9 | 1233 | 2 | 2 | 147.91 | 59 | 54 | 26 | 13 |
| 115 | Charlotte | 12 | 130 | 93 | 71.5 | 1403 | 4 | 2 | 169.26 | 59 | 61 | 37 | 13 |
| 126 | Colorado | 12 | 90 | 50 | 55.6 | 617 | 3 | 4 | 115.26 | 60 | 24 | 14 | 5 |
| 126 | Buffalo | 12 | 98 | 50 | 51.0 | 702 | 4 | 1 | 122.62 | 60 | 37 | 16 | 8 |
| 126 | Akron | 12 | 105 | 60 | 57.1 | 826 | 2 | 5 | 119.99 | 60 | 31 | 17 | 11 |
| 126 | UAB | 11 | 79 | 62 | 78.5 | 893 | 4 | 1 | 187.61 | 60 | 38 | 19 | 11 |
| 126 | Rice | 13 | 109 | 69 | 63.3 | 905 | 4 | 1 | 143.33 | 60 | 42 | 20 | 10 |
| 126 | Illinois | 13 | 116 | 70 | 60.3 | 916 | 2 | 2 | 128.92 | 60 | 48 | 21 | 9 |
| 126 | Arkansas State | 13 | 101 | 65 | 64.4 | 918 | 3 | 2 | 146.55 | 60 | 36 | 20 | 11 |
| 126 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 108 | 70 | 64.8 | 940 | 3 | 2 | 143.40 | 60 | 41 | 21 | 8 |
| 126 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 103 | 64 | 62.1 | 943 | 3 | 2 | 144.77 | 60 | 43 | 25 | 10 |
| 126 | FIU | 13 | 128 | 76 | 59.4 | 1008 | 4 | 5 | 128.03 | 60 | 42 | 21 | 10 |
| 126 | Air Force | 12 | 97 | 71 | 73.2 | 1051 | 3 | 2 | 170.30 | 60 | 46 | 28 | 12 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||