2025 National Leaders Passing Defense - All Games through 01/19/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Southern Miss 13 429 272 63.4 2980 6.9 13 23 121.03 33.0 229.2
2 Arizona 13 385 208 54.0 2149 5.6 9 22 97.21 29.6 165.3
2 Louisiana Tech 13 484 266 55.0 3124 6.5 19 22 113.05 37.2 240.3
4 Notre Dame 12 413 230 55.7 2561 6.2 14 21 108.80 34.4 213.4
5 Fresno State 13 368 198 53.8 1999 5.4 18 20 104.70 28.3 153.8
6 Indiana 16 487 302 62.0 3021 6.2 10 19 113.09 30.4 188.8
6 Maryland 12 383 242 63.2 2718 7.1 25 19 134.42 31.9 226.5
8 SMU 13 522 318 60.9 3681 7.1 26 18 129.70 40.2 283.2
9 Texas Tech 14 483 286 59.2 2662 5.5 11 17 105.97 34.5 190.1
9 LSU 13 414 247 59.7 2660 6.4 14 17 116.58 31.8 204.6
9 BYU 14 452 260 57.5 2936 6.5 17 17 116.98 32.3 209.7
12 Miami (FL) 16 521 312 59.9 3278 6.3 13 16 114.83 32.6 204.9
12 Texas 13 465 291 62.6 3054 6.6 18 16 123.64 35.8 234.9
14 Oregon 15 424 226 53.3 2369 5.6 19 15 107.94 28.3 157.9
14 San Diego State 13 417 223 53.5 2134 5.1 14 15 100.36 32.1 164.2
14 North Texas 14 388 218 56.2 2327 6.0 16 15 112.44 27.7 166.2
14 Utah 13 385 190 49.4 2312 6.0 12 15 102.29 29.6 177.8
14 Old Dominion 13 409 247 60.4 2489 6.1 16 15 117.09 31.5 191.5
14 Pittsburgh 13 431 271 62.9 3059 7.1 28 15 136.97 33.2 235.3
14 New Mexico State 12 408 260 63.7 2842 7.0 25 15 135.11 34.0 236.8
14 Tulane 14 478 323 67.6 3663 7.7 23 15 141.54 34.1 261.6
22 Boise State 14 399 217 54.4 2458 6.2 17 14 113.17 28.5 175.6
22 James Madison 14 421 214 50.8 2542 6.0 18 14 109.01 30.1 181.6
22 Louisville 13 409 242 59.2 2454 6.0 15 14 114.82 31.5 188.8
22 Virginia 14 412 245 59.5 2738 6.6 15 14 120.52 29.4 195.6
22 Miami (OH) 14 437 247 56.5 2805 6.4 22 14 120.64 31.2 200.4
22 Washington 13 448 269 60.0 2747 6.1 17 14 117.83 34.5 211.3
22 Jacksonville State 14 446 273 61.2 3283 7.4 19 14 130.82 31.9 234.5
22 UNLV 14 444 266 59.9 3384 7.6 23 14 134.71 31.7 241.7
22 USF 13 479 295 61.6 3156 6.6 15 14 121.43 36.8 242.8
22 Delaware 13 428 265 61.9 3193 7.5 21 14 134.23 32.9 245.6
22 TCU 13 425 261 61.4 3193 7.5 25 14 137.34 32.7 245.6
22 Duke 14 463 311 67.2 3875 8.4 21 14 146.39 33.1 276.8
34 Toledo 13 353 177 50.1 2054 5.8 11 13 101.93 27.2 158.0
34 Central Michigan 13 410 238 58.0 2722 6.6 18 13 121.97 31.5 209.4
34 Michigan 13 426 271 63.6 2748 6.5 17 13 124.88 32.8 211.4
34 Kansas State 12 391 222 56.8 2669 6.8 14 13 119.29 32.6 222.4
34 Mississippi State 13 396 239 60.4 2899 7.3 24 13 135.28 30.5 223.0
34 Utah State 13 479 282 58.9 3365 7.0 26 13 130.36 36.8 258.8
34 Marshall 12 368 215 58.4 3140 8.5 24 13 144.55 30.7 261.7
34 Appalachian State 13 469 296 63.1 3483 7.4 22 13 135.43 36.1 267.9
42 Western Michigan 14 390 216 55.4 2519 6.5 14 12 115.35 27.9 179.9
42 Florida State 12 326 203 62.3 2289 7.0 20 12 134.14 27.2 190.8
42 USC 13 394 259 65.7 2698 6.8 22 12 135.60 30.3 207.5
42 Ohio 13 360 231 64.2 2705 7.5 19 12 138.04 27.7 208.1
42 South Carolina 12 373 225 60.3 2596 7.0 13 12 123.85 31.1 216.3
42 Houston 13 403 243 60.3 2845 7.1 16 12 126.74 31.0 218.8
42 Memphis 13 392 238 60.7 2953 7.5 16 12 131.34 30.2 227.2
42 Coastal Carolina 13 414 258 62.3 3066 7.4 25 12 138.66 31.8 235.8
42 Kentucky 12 358 221 61.7 2879 8.0 16 12 137.33 29.8 239.9
42 Georgia Southern 13 415 264 63.6 3126 7.5 15 12 133.04 31.9 240.5
42 FIU 13 458 278 60.7 3249 7.1 26 12 133.78 35.2 249.9
53 Alabama 15 396 246 62.1 2549 6.4 16 11 123.96 26.4 169.9
53 Iowa 13 372 215 57.8 2245 6.0 9 11 110.56 28.6 172.7
53 Iowa State 12 387 237 61.2 2622 6.8 14 11 124.41 32.3 218.5
53 Connecticut 13 393 257 65.4 2840 7.2 17 11 134.77 30.2 218.5
53 Nevada 12 356 231 64.9 2643 7.4 12 11 132.19 29.7 220.3
53 UTSA 13 394 236 59.9 2895 7.3 26 11 137.82 30.3 222.7
53 Akron 12 355 214 60.3 2750 7.7 20 11 137.74 29.6 229.2
53 Auburn 12 381 238 62.5 2758 7.2 15 11 130.50 31.8 229.8
53 West Virginia 12 390 253 64.9 3185 8.2 28 11 151.52 32.5 265.4
62 Wyoming 12 346 192 55.5 2106 6.1 15 10 115.15 28.8 175.5
62 Troy 14 390 235 60.3 2747 7.0 16 10 127.84 27.9 196.2
62 Florida 12 335 214 63.9 2675 8.0 13 10 137.79 27.9 222.9
62 East Carolina 13 454 288 63.4 3000 6.6 16 10 126.17 34.9 230.8
62 Tennessee 13 441 291 66.0 3182 7.2 19 10 136.28 33.9 244.8
62 Middle Tennessee State 12 374 241 64.4 3074 8.2 31 10 155.48 31.2 256.2
68 Northern Illinois 12 317 188 59.3 2087 6.6 11 9 120.39 26.4 173.9
68 UCF 12 335 212 63.3 2221 6.6 13 9 126.41 27.9 185.1
68 Northwestern 13 347 223 64.3 2516 7.3 13 9 132.35 26.7 193.5
68 Baylor 12 344 214 62.2 2339 6.8 17 9 130.40 28.7 194.9
68 Oklahoma 13 407 240 59.0 2538 6.2 11 9 115.85 31.3 195.2
68 Ole Miss 15 458 260 56.8 2984 6.5 17 9 119.82 30.5 198.9
68 Minnesota 13 370 248 67.0 2737 7.4 16 9 138.57 28.5 210.5
68 Georgia 14 459 279 60.8 3031 6.6 14 9 122.40 32.8 216.5
68 Texas State 13 402 266 66.2 2835 7.1 23 9 139.81 30.9 218.1
68 Kennesaw State 14 421 257 61.0 3081 7.3 19 9 133.13 30.1 220.1
68 Louisiana 13 379 252 66.5 2913 7.7 18 9 141.97 29.2 224.1
68 Western Kentucky 13 466 257 55.2 2915 6.3 12 9 112.33 35.8 224.2
68 Ball State 12 354 219 61.9 2722 7.7 23 9 142.81 29.5 226.8
68 New Mexico 13 412 282 68.4 2979 7.2 19 9 140.04 31.7 229.2
68 Clemson 13 484 294 60.7 3266 6.7 18 9 125.97 37.2 251.2
68 NC State 13 470 295 62.8 3551 7.6 22 9 137.85 36.2 273.2
84 Ohio State 14 342 208 60.8 1816 5.3 7 8 107.50 24.4 129.7
84 Army 13 359 228 63.5 2475 6.9 15 8 130.75 27.6 190.4
84 California 13 420 259 61.7 2667 6.4 14 8 122.20 32.3 205.2
84 Colorado State 12 325 205 63.1 2653 8.2 18 8 145.01 27.1 221.1
84 Oregon State 12 348 198 56.9 2669 7.7 22 8 137.59 29.0 222.4
84 Hawaii 13 394 234 59.4 2953 7.5 15 8 130.85 30.3 227.2
84 Missouri State 13 413 265 64.2 2983 7.2 19 8 136.15 31.8 229.5
84 Arizona State 13 459 277 60.3 3035 6.6 20 8 126.78 35.3 233.5
84 Vanderbilt 13 458 305 66.6 3242 7.1 24 8 139.85 35.2 249.4
84 Sam Houston State 12 371 261 70.4 3311 8.9 20 8 158.80 30.9 275.9
94 Missouri 13 379 215 56.7 2255 5.9 15 7 116.08 29.2 173.5
94 Eastern Michigan 12 295 178 60.3 2210 7.5 16 7 136.42 24.6 184.2
94 Buffalo 12 345 191 55.4 2237 6.5 17 7 122.03 28.8 186.4
94 Liberty 12 350 203 58.0 2361 6.7 17 7 126.70 29.2 196.8
94 Temple 12 309 189 61.2 2394 7.7 18 7 140.94 25.8 199.5
94 Tulsa 12 347 220 63.4 2571 7.4 21 7 141.58 28.9 214.3
94 Navy 13 372 239 64.2 2990 8.0 21 7 146.64 28.6 230.0
94 Arkansas State 13 392 268 68.4 3184 8.1 21 7 150.70 30.2 244.9
94 San Jose State 12 345 226 65.5 2943 8.5 18 7 150.32 28.8 245.3
94 Air Force 12 336 234 69.6 3176 9.5 17 7 161.57 28.0 264.7
94 Charlotte 12 402 274 68.2 3260 8.1 24 7 152.50 33.5 271.7
105 Nebraska 13 314 183 58.3 2003 6.4 9 6 117.50 24.2 154.1
105 Washington State 13 352 224 63.6 2267 6.4 16 6 129.33 27.1 174.4
105 Penn State 13 366 230 62.8 2395 6.5 16 6 128.96 28.2 184.2
105 Bowling Green 12 321 189 58.9 2420 7.5 15 6 133.89 26.8 201.7
105 Colorado 12 323 179 55.4 2438 7.5 18 6 133.49 26.9 203.2
105 South Alabama 12 340 207 60.9 2460 7.2 19 6 136.56 28.3 205.0
105 North Carolina 12 385 245 63.6 2535 6.6 15 6 128.69 32.1 211.3
105 Illinois 13 429 273 63.6 2839 6.6 19 6 131.05 33.0 218.4
105 Kent State 12 389 232 59.6 2832 7.3 25 6 138.92 32.4 236.0
105 Arkansas 12 339 213 62.8 2871 8.5 22 6 151.85 28.3 239.3
105 Oklahoma State 12 340 223 65.6 3029 8.9 28 6 164.08 28.3 252.4
105 Boston College 12 374 240 64.2 3068 8.2 23 6 150.17 31.2 255.7
117 Wisconsin 12 344 240 69.8 2619 7.6 19 5 149.04 28.7 218.3
117 UTEP 12 380 235 61.8 2662 7.0 19 5 134.55 31.7 221.8
117 Louisiana-Monroe 12 354 224 63.3 2667 7.5 21 5 143.33 29.5 222.3
117 Rutgers 12 312 204 65.4 2675 8.6 23 5 158.53 26.0 222.9
117 Michigan State 12 367 242 65.9 2776 7.6 23 5 147.44 30.6 231.3
117 Syracuse 12 391 259 66.2 3033 7.8 23 5 148.25 32.6 252.8
123 UCLA 12 326 215 66.0 2359 7.2 23 4 147.56 27.2 196.6
123 Wake Forest 13 457 270 59.1 2690 5.9 12 4 115.44 35.2 206.9
123 Massachusetts 12 297 200 67.3 2550 8.6 29 4 168.99 24.8 212.5
123 Kansas 12 355 227 63.9 2569 7.2 19 4 140.14 29.6 214.1
123 Virginia Tech 12 348 234 67.2 2698 7.8 18 4 147.14 29.0 224.8
123 UAB 12 286 189 66.1 2787 9.7 27 4 176.30 23.8 232.3
123 Georgia Tech 13 408 254 62.3 3057 7.5 19 4 138.61 31.4 235.2
123 Purdue 12 312 202 64.7 2900 9.3 15 4 156.13 26.0 241.7
131 Texas A&M 13 381 214 56.2 2296 6.0 17 3 119.94 29.3 176.6
131 Florida Atlantic 12 370 238 64.3 2822 7.6 20 3 144.61 30.8 235.2
131 Rice 13 375 231 61.6 3122 8.3 25 3 151.93 28.8 240.2
131 Georgia State 12 340 219 64.4 2889 8.5 25 3 158.28 28.3 240.8
131 Stanford 12 445 294 66.1 3467 7.8 22 3 146.48 37.1 288.9
136 Cincinnati 13 389 260 66.8 2866 7.4 20 2 144.67 29.9 220.5