2025 National Leaders Passing Defense - All Games through 01/09/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Ohio State 14 342 208 60.8 1816 5.3 7 8 107.50 24.4 129.7
2 Fresno State 13 368 198 53.8 1999 5.4 18 20 104.70 28.3 153.8
3 Nebraska 13 314 183 58.3 2003 6.4 9 6 117.50 24.2 154.1
4 Toledo 13 353 177 50.1 2054 5.8 11 13 101.93 27.2 158.0
5 Northern Illinois 12 317 188 59.3 2087 6.6 11 9 120.39 26.4 173.9
6 Wyoming 12 346 192 55.5 2106 6.1 15 10 115.15 28.8 175.5
7 San Diego State 13 417 223 53.5 2134 5.1 14 15 100.36 32.1 164.2
8 Arizona 13 385 208 54.0 2149 5.6 9 22 97.21 29.6 165.3
9 Eastern Michigan 12 295 178 60.3 2210 7.5 16 7 136.42 24.6 184.2
10 UCF 12 335 212 63.3 2221 6.6 13 9 126.41 27.9 185.1
11 Buffalo 12 345 191 55.4 2237 6.5 17 7 122.03 28.8 186.4
12 Iowa 13 372 215 57.8 2245 6.0 9 11 110.56 28.6 172.7
13 Missouri 13 379 215 56.7 2255 5.9 15 7 116.08 29.2 173.5
14 Washington State 13 352 224 63.6 2267 6.4 16 6 129.33 27.1 174.4
15 Florida State 12 326 203 62.3 2289 7.0 20 12 134.14 27.2 190.8
16 Texas A&M 13 381 214 56.2 2296 6.0 17 3 119.94 29.3 176.6
17 Utah 13 385 190 49.4 2312 6.0 12 15 102.29 29.6 177.8
18 North Texas 14 388 218 56.2 2327 6.0 16 15 112.44 27.7 166.2
19 Baylor 12 344 214 62.2 2339 6.8 17 9 130.40 28.7 194.9
20 UCLA 12 326 215 66.0 2359 7.2 23 4 147.56 27.2 196.6
21 Liberty 12 350 203 58.0 2361 6.7 17 7 126.70 29.2 196.8
22 Oregon 15 424 226 53.3 2369 5.6 19 15 107.94 28.3 157.9
23 Temple 12 309 189 61.2 2394 7.7 18 7 140.94 25.8 199.5
24 Penn State 13 366 230 62.8 2395 6.5 16 6 128.96 28.2 184.2
25 Bowling Green 12 321 189 58.9 2420 7.5 15 6 133.89 26.8 201.7
26 Colorado 12 323 179 55.4 2438 7.5 18 6 133.49 26.9 203.2
27 Louisville 13 409 242 59.2 2454 6.0 15 14 114.82 31.5 188.8
28 Boise State 14 399 217 54.4 2458 6.2 17 14 113.17 28.5 175.6
29 South Alabama 12 340 207 60.9 2460 7.2 19 6 136.56 28.3 205.0
30 Army 13 359 228 63.5 2475 6.9 15 8 130.75 27.6 190.4
31 Old Dominion 13 409 247 60.4 2489 6.1 16 15 117.09 31.5 191.5
32 Northwestern 13 347 223 64.3 2516 7.3 13 9 132.35 26.7 193.5
33 Western Michigan 14 390 216 55.4 2519 6.5 14 12 115.35 27.9 179.9
34 North Carolina 12 385 245 63.6 2535 6.6 15 6 128.69 32.1 211.3
35 Oklahoma 13 407 240 59.0 2538 6.2 11 9 115.85 31.3 195.2
36 James Madison 14 421 214 50.8 2542 6.0 18 14 109.01 30.1 181.6
37 Alabama 15 396 246 62.1 2549 6.4 16 11 123.96 26.4 169.9
38 Massachusetts 12 297 200 67.3 2550 8.6 29 4 168.99 24.8 212.5
39 Notre Dame 12 413 230 55.7 2561 6.2 14 21 108.80 34.4 213.4
40 Kansas 12 355 227 63.9 2569 7.2 19 4 140.14 29.6 214.1
41 Tulsa 12 347 220 63.4 2571 7.4 21 7 141.58 28.9 214.3
42 South Carolina 12 373 225 60.3 2596 7.0 13 12 123.85 31.1 216.3
43 Wisconsin 12 344 240 69.8 2619 7.6 19 5 149.04 28.7 218.3
44 Iowa State 12 387 237 61.2 2622 6.8 14 11 124.41 32.3 218.5
45 Nevada 12 356 231 64.9 2643 7.4 12 11 132.19 29.7 220.3
46 Colorado State 12 325 205 63.1 2653 8.2 18 8 145.01 27.1 221.1
47 LSU 13 414 247 59.7 2660 6.4 14 17 116.58 31.8 204.6
48 Texas Tech 14 483 286 59.2 2662 5.5 11 17 105.97 34.5 190.1
48 UTEP 12 380 235 61.8 2662 7.0 19 5 134.55 31.7 221.8
50 California 13 420 259 61.7 2667 6.4 14 8 122.20 32.3 205.2
50 Louisiana-Monroe 12 354 224 63.3 2667 7.5 21 5 143.33 29.5 222.3
52 Kansas State 12 391 222 56.8 2669 6.8 14 13 119.29 32.6 222.4
52 Oregon State 12 348 198 56.9 2669 7.7 22 8 137.59 29.0 222.4
54 Florida 12 335 214 63.9 2675 8.0 13 10 137.79 27.9 222.9
54 Rutgers 12 312 204 65.4 2675 8.6 23 5 158.53 26.0 222.9
56 Wake Forest 13 457 270 59.1 2690 5.9 12 4 115.44 35.2 206.9
57 USC 13 394 259 65.7 2698 6.8 22 12 135.60 30.3 207.5
57 Virginia Tech 12 348 234 67.2 2698 7.8 18 4 147.14 29.0 224.8
59 Ohio 13 360 231 64.2 2705 7.5 19 12 138.04 27.7 208.1
60 Maryland 12 383 242 63.2 2718 7.1 25 19 134.42 31.9 226.5
61 Central Michigan 13 410 238 58.0 2722 6.6 18 13 121.97 31.5 209.4
61 Ball State 12 354 219 61.9 2722 7.7 23 9 142.81 29.5 226.8
63 Minnesota 13 370 248 67.0 2737 7.4 16 9 138.57 28.5 210.5
64 Virginia 14 412 245 59.5 2738 6.6 15 14 120.52 29.4 195.6
65 Troy 14 390 235 60.3 2747 7.0 16 10 127.84 27.9 196.2
65 Washington 13 448 269 60.0 2747 6.1 17 14 117.83 34.5 211.3
67 Michigan 13 426 271 63.6 2748 6.5 17 13 124.88 32.8 211.4
68 Akron 12 355 214 60.3 2750 7.7 20 11 137.74 29.6 229.2
69 Auburn 12 381 238 62.5 2758 7.2 15 11 130.50 31.8 229.8
70 Michigan State 12 367 242 65.9 2776 7.6 23 5 147.44 30.6 231.3
71 UAB 12 286 189 66.1 2787 9.7 27 4 176.30 23.8 232.3
72 Indiana 15 455 283 62.2 2789 6.1 9 18 112.31 30.3 185.9
73 Miami (OH) 14 437 247 56.5 2805 6.4 22 14 120.64 31.2 200.4
74 Florida Atlantic 12 370 238 64.3 2822 7.6 20 3 144.61 30.8 235.2
75 Kent State 12 389 232 59.6 2832 7.3 25 6 138.92 32.4 236.0
76 Texas State 13 402 266 66.2 2835 7.1 23 9 139.81 30.9 218.1
77 Illinois 13 429 273 63.6 2839 6.6 19 6 131.05 33.0 218.4
78 Connecticut 13 393 257 65.4 2840 7.2 17 11 134.77 30.2 218.5
79 New Mexico State 12 408 260 63.7 2842 7.0 25 15 135.11 34.0 236.8
80 Houston 13 403 243 60.3 2845 7.1 16 12 126.74 31.0 218.8
81 Cincinnati 13 389 260 66.8 2866 7.4 20 2 144.67 29.9 220.5
82 Arkansas 12 339 213 62.8 2871 8.5 22 6 151.85 28.3 239.3
83 Kentucky 12 358 221 61.7 2879 8.0 16 12 137.33 29.8 239.9
84 Georgia State 12 340 219 64.4 2889 8.5 25 3 158.28 28.3 240.8
85 UTSA 13 394 236 59.9 2895 7.3 26 11 137.82 30.3 222.7
86 Mississippi State 13 396 239 60.4 2899 7.3 24 13 135.28 30.5 223.0
87 Purdue 12 312 202 64.7 2900 9.3 15 4 156.13 26.0 241.7
88 Louisiana 13 379 252 66.5 2913 7.7 18 9 141.97 29.2 224.1
89 Western Kentucky 13 466 257 55.2 2915 6.3 12 9 112.33 35.8 224.2
90 BYU 14 452 260 57.5 2936 6.5 17 17 116.98 32.3 209.7
91 San Jose State 12 345 226 65.5 2943 8.5 18 7 150.32 28.8 245.3
92 Hawaii 13 394 234 59.4 2953 7.5 15 8 130.85 30.3 227.2
92 Memphis 13 392 238 60.7 2953 7.5 16 12 131.34 30.2 227.2
94 New Mexico 13 412 282 68.4 2979 7.2 19 9 140.04 31.7 229.2
95 Southern Miss 13 429 272 63.4 2980 6.9 13 23 121.03 33.0 229.2
96 Missouri State 13 413 265 64.2 2983 7.2 19 8 136.15 31.8 229.5
97 Ole Miss 15 458 260 56.8 2984 6.5 17 9 119.82 30.5 198.9
98 Navy 13 372 239 64.2 2990 8.0 21 7 146.64 28.6 230.0
99 East Carolina 13 454 288 63.4 3000 6.6 16 10 126.17 34.9 230.8
100 Oklahoma State 12 340 223 65.6 3029 8.9 28 6 164.08 28.3 252.4
101 Georgia 14 459 279 60.8 3031 6.6 14 9 122.40 32.8 216.5
102 Syracuse 12 391 259 66.2 3033 7.8 23 5 148.25 32.6 252.8
103 Arizona State 13 459 277 60.3 3035 6.6 20 8 126.78 35.3 233.5
104 Georgia Tech 13 407 253 62.2 3053 7.5 19 4 138.60 31.3 234.8
105 Texas 13 465 291 62.6 3054 6.6 18 16 123.64 35.8 234.9
106 Pittsburgh 13 431 271 62.9 3059 7.1 28 15 136.97 33.2 235.3
107 Coastal Carolina 13 414 258 62.3 3066 7.4 25 12 138.66 31.8 235.8
108 Boston College 12 374 240 64.2 3068 8.2 23 6 150.17 31.2 255.7
109 Middle Tennessee State 12 374 241 64.4 3074 8.2 31 10 155.48 31.2 256.2
110 Kennesaw State 14 421 257 61.0 3081 7.3 19 9 133.13 30.1 220.1
111 Miami (FL) 15 494 296 59.9 3092 6.3 13 16 114.71 32.9 206.1
112 Rice 13 375 231 61.6 3122 8.3 25 3 151.93 28.8 240.2
113 Louisiana Tech 13 484 266 55.0 3124 6.5 19 22 113.05 37.2 240.3
114 Georgia Southern 13 415 264 63.6 3126 7.5 15 12 133.04 31.9 240.5
115 Marshall 12 368 215 58.4 3140 8.5 24 13 144.55 30.7 261.7
116 USF 13 479 295 61.6 3156 6.6 15 14 121.43 36.8 242.8
117 Air Force 12 336 234 69.6 3176 9.5 17 7 161.57 28.0 264.7
118 Tennessee 13 441 291 66.0 3182 7.2 19 10 136.28 33.9 244.8
119 Arkansas State 13 392 268 68.4 3184 8.1 21 7 150.70 30.2 244.9
120 West Virginia 12 390 253 64.9 3185 8.2 28 11 151.52 32.5 265.4
121 Delaware 13 428 265 61.9 3193 7.5 21 14 134.23 32.9 245.6
121 TCU 13 425 261 61.4 3193 7.5 25 14 137.34 32.7 245.6
123 Vanderbilt 13 458 305 66.6 3242 7.1 24 8 139.85 35.2 249.4
124 FIU 13 458 278 60.7 3249 7.1 26 12 133.78 35.2 249.9
125 Charlotte 12 402 274 68.2 3260 8.1 24 7 152.50 33.5 271.7
126 Clemson 13 484 294 60.7 3266 6.7 18 9 125.97 37.2 251.2
127 Jacksonville State 14 446 273 61.2 3283 7.4 19 14 130.82 31.9 234.5
128 Sam Houston State 12 371 261 70.4 3311 8.9 20 8 158.80 30.9 275.9
129 Utah State 13 479 282 58.9 3365 7.0 26 13 130.36 36.8 258.8
130 UNLV 14 444 266 59.9 3384 7.6 23 14 134.71 31.7 241.7
131 Stanford 12 445 294 66.1 3467 7.8 22 3 146.48 37.1 288.9
132 Appalachian State 13 469 296 63.1 3483 7.4 22 13 135.43 36.1 267.9
133 NC State 13 470 295 62.8 3551 7.6 22 9 137.85 36.2 273.2
134 Tulane 14 478 323 67.6 3663 7.7 23 15 141.54 34.1 261.6
135 SMU 13 522 318 60.9 3681 7.1 26 18 129.70 40.2 283.2
136 Duke 14 463 311 67.2 3875 8.4 21 14 146.39 33.1 276.8