2025 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Fresno State 12 350 188 53.7 1868 5.3 18 20 104.08 29.2 155.7
1 San Diego State 12 392 214 54.6 2088 5.3 14 15 103.47 32.7 174.0
3 Ohio State 13 320 197 61.6 1744 5.5 7 7 110.18 24.6 134.2
3 Oregon 14 393 203 51.7 2171 5.5 19 15 106.38 28.1 155.1
5 Texas Tech 13 450 269 59.8 2540 5.6 10 16 107.41 34.6 195.4
6 Arizona 12 361 198 54.8 2081 5.8 9 20 100.43 30.1 173.4
7 Toledo 12 337 168 49.9 2034 6.0 11 13 103.60 28.1 169.5
7 Louisville 12 395 237 60.0 2378 6.0 15 14 116.01 32.9 198.2
7 Wake Forest 12 414 244 58.9 2486 6.0 12 3 117.50 34.5 207.2
10 Iowa 12 346 202 58.4 2111 6.1 8 11 110.90 28.8 175.9
10 Utah 12 355 175 49.3 2154 6.1 12 13 104.10 29.6 179.5
10 Missouri 12 356 202 56.7 2182 6.1 14 6 117.83 29.7 181.8
13 North Texas 13 361 205 56.8 2239 6.2 16 14 115.76 27.8 172.2
13 Texas A&M 12 364 207 56.9 2250 6.2 17 3 122.55 30.3 187.5
13 James Madison 13 395 204 51.6 2458 6.2 17 11 112.55 30.4 189.1
13 Notre Dame 12 413 230 55.7 2561 6.2 14 21 108.80 34.4 213.4
13 Washington 12 420 255 60.7 2605 6.2 16 13 119.19 35.0 217.1
18 Western Michigan 13 362 197 54.4 2263 6.3 13 11 112.70 27.8 174.1
18 Boise State 13 362 198 54.7 2282 6.3 17 13 115.97 27.8 175.5
18 Wyoming 11 317 176 55.5 1995 6.3 15 8 118.95 28.8 181.4
18 Indiana 14 435 272 62.5 2751 6.3 9 18 114.20 31.1 196.5
18 Old Dominion 12 382 234 61.3 2388 6.3 16 13 120.78 31.8 199.0
18 Miami (FL) 14 476 282 59.2 2993 6.3 13 15 114.77 34.0 213.8
24 Nebraska 12 296 172 58.1 1936 6.5 9 6 119.04 24.7 161.3
24 Alabama 14 387 242 62.5 2529 6.5 16 10 125.89 27.6 180.6
24 Virginia 13 387 232 59.9 2534 6.5 14 14 119.65 29.8 194.9
24 Oklahoma 12 387 230 59.4 2504 6.5 11 9 118.51 32.3 208.7
24 Michigan 13 426 271 63.6 2748 6.5 17 13 124.88 32.8 211.4
24 LSU 12 393 236 60.1 2544 6.5 13 17 116.69 32.8 212.0
24 Western Kentucky 12 431 241 55.9 2810 6.5 12 9 115.70 35.9 234.2
31 Miami (OH) 13 412 238 57.8 2718 6.6 22 12 124.97 31.7 209.1
31 California 12 384 239 62.2 2527 6.6 14 7 125.90 32.0 210.6
31 Ole Miss 14 450 257 57.1 2961 6.6 17 9 120.85 32.1 211.5
31 Georgia 13 436 263 60.3 2880 6.6 14 8 122.74 33.5 221.5
31 North Carolina 11 370 236 63.8 2460 6.6 15 5 130.31 33.6 223.6
31 Texas 13 465 291 62.6 3054 6.6 18 16 123.64 35.8 234.9
31 Louisiana Tech 12 453 251 55.4 2979 6.6 19 20 115.66 37.8 248.3
38 Northern Illinois 11 288 171 59.4 1932 6.7 10 8 121.63 26.2 175.6
38 Washington State 12 332 212 63.9 2234 6.7 16 6 132.67 27.7 186.2
38 UCF 11 324 207 63.9 2181 6.7 13 8 128.73 29.5 198.3
38 BYU 13 432 250 57.9 2880 6.7 17 17 118.99 33.2 221.5
38 Arizona State 12 417 251 60.2 2793 6.7 19 7 128.12 34.8 232.8
38 USF 12 437 270 61.8 2921 6.7 15 13 123.32 36.4 243.4
44 Penn State 12 339 217 64.0 2299 6.8 15 4 133.22 28.3 191.6
44 Buffalo 11 314 173 55.1 2122 6.8 17 7 125.28 28.5 192.9
44 USC 13 394 259 65.7 2698 6.8 22 12 135.60 30.3 207.5
44 Illinois 12 400 259 64.8 2705 6.8 19 6 134.24 33.3 225.4
44 East Carolina 12 418 266 63.6 2853 6.8 16 10 128.82 34.8 237.8
49 UTEP 11 344 211 61.3 2367 6.9 18 5 133.50 31.3 215.2
49 South Carolina 11 345 207 60.0 2388 6.9 12 12 122.66 31.4 217.1
49 Kansas State 11 352 198 56.3 2417 6.9 13 13 118.72 32.0 219.7
49 Central Michigan 12 390 226 57.9 2681 6.9 18 12 124.77 32.5 223.4
49 Clemson 12 442 269 60.9 3061 6.9 17 8 128.10 36.8 255.1
54 Florida State 11 313 196 62.6 2197 7.0 20 10 136.28 28.5 199.7
54 Liberty 11 319 190 59.6 2229 7.0 17 6 132.08 29.0 202.6
54 Baylor 11 319 201 63.0 2239 7.0 16 6 134.76 29.0 203.5
54 Maryland 11 354 228 64.4 2488 7.0 23 18 134.72 32.2 226.2
54 Iowa State 11 358 222 62.0 2496 7.0 13 9 127.52 32.5 226.9
59 Army 12 329 212 64.4 2323 7.1 14 8 132.93 27.4 193.6
59 Troy 13 363 214 59.0 2563 7.1 15 9 126.94 27.9 197.2
59 Southern Miss 12 401 258 64.3 2849 7.1 13 21 124.25 33.4 237.4
59 Pittsburgh 12 404 254 62.9 2888 7.1 27 15 137.54 33.7 240.7
59 New Mexico State 11 375 240 64.0 2655 7.1 25 14 138.00 34.1 241.4
64 Eastern Michigan 11 271 163 60.1 1962 7.2 16 7 135.28 24.6 178.4
64 UCLA 12 326 215 66.0 2359 7.2 23 4 147.56 27.2 196.6
64 Nevada 11 337 217 64.4 2418 7.2 11 10 129.50 30.6 219.8
64 Kennesaw State 13 396 244 61.6 2866 7.2 19 9 133.69 30.5 220.5
64 Texas State 12 380 251 66.1 2738 7.2 23 8 142.33 31.7 228.2
64 FIU 12 419 255 60.9 3008 7.2 26 12 135.91 34.9 250.7
64 Vanderbilt 12 439 295 67.2 3155 7.2 24 7 142.42 36.6 262.9
64 Utah State 12 451 271 60.1 3235 7.2 25 13 132.87 37.6 269.6
64 SMU 12 479 298 62.2 3437 7.2 26 16 133.71 39.9 286.4
73 Ohio 12 330 212 64.2 2416 7.3 17 11 136.07 27.5 201.3
73 South Alabama 11 315 192 61.0 2301 7.3 19 5 139.05 28.6 209.2
73 Connecticut 12 370 248 67.0 2711 7.3 17 11 137.79 30.8 225.9
73 New Mexico 12 373 254 68.1 2714 7.3 18 8 140.86 31.1 226.2
73 Auburn 11 345 217 62.9 2535 7.3 14 9 132.79 31.4 230.5
78 UTSA 12 349 205 58.7 2571 7.4 23 9 137.21 29.1 214.3
78 Tulsa 11 328 207 63.1 2431 7.4 21 6 142.84 29.8 221.0
78 Kansas 11 335 214 63.9 2479 7.4 18 4 141.38 30.5 225.4
78 Houston 12 370 226 61.1 2740 7.4 16 10 132.14 30.8 228.3
78 Missouri State 12 381 242 63.5 2833 7.4 19 7 138.77 31.8 236.1
78 Kent State 11 358 217 60.6 2656 7.4 24 6 141.71 32.5 241.5
78 TCU 12 396 239 60.4 2917 7.4 23 14 134.32 33.0 243.1
78 Tennessee 12 410 272 66.3 3015 7.4 18 10 137.72 34.2 251.3
86 Northwestern 12 320 211 65.9 2406 7.5 12 8 136.48 26.7 200.5
86 Colorado 12 323 179 55.4 2438 7.5 18 6 133.49 26.9 203.2
86 Mississippi State 12 375 226 60.3 2806 7.5 24 12 137.85 31.3 233.8
86 Georgia Tech 12 377 233 61.8 2844 7.5 17 4 137.93 31.4 237.0
86 Appalachian State 12 433 276 63.7 3266 7.5 21 11 138.03 36.1 272.2
91 Wisconsin 12 344 240 69.8 2619 7.6 19 5 149.04 28.7 218.3
91 Minnesota 12 355 239 67.3 2714 7.6 16 7 142.47 29.6 226.2
91 UNLV 13 392 235 59.9 2989 7.6 21 10 136.58 30.2 229.9
91 Michigan State 11 332 218 65.7 2534 7.6 21 4 148.24 30.2 230.4
91 Cincinnati 12 373 250 67.0 2832 7.6 20 2 147.41 31.1 236.0
91 Memphis 12 373 226 60.6 2839 7.6 15 10 132.43 31.1 236.6
91 Jacksonville State 13 413 252 61.0 3142 7.6 19 12 134.30 31.8 241.7
91 Delaware 12 402 252 62.7 3044 7.6 20 12 136.74 33.5 253.7
99 Hawaii 12 359 211 58.8 2764 7.7 15 7 133.33 29.9 230.3
99 Florida Atlantic 11 335 219 65.4 2595 7.7 18 3 146.38 30.5 235.9
99 Coastal Carolina 12 392 248 63.3 3011 7.7 25 11 143.23 32.7 250.9
99 Tulane 14 478 323 67.6 3663 7.7 23 15 141.54 34.1 261.6
103 Louisiana 12 349 233 66.8 2722 7.8 18 8 144.71 29.1 226.8
103 Louisiana-Monroe 11 334 212 63.5 2617 7.8 21 4 147.63 30.4 237.9
103 Georgia Southern 12 381 245 64.3 2987 7.8 15 11 137.38 31.8 248.9
103 NC State 12 438 275 62.8 3430 7.8 21 9 140.28 36.5 285.8
103 Stanford 12 445 294 66.1 3467 7.8 22 3 146.48 37.1 288.9
108 Bowling Green 11 292 173 59.2 2302 7.9 14 6 137.19 26.5 209.3
109 Ball State 11 309 194 62.8 2463 8.0 22 9 147.41 28.1 223.9
109 Virginia Tech 11 321 218 67.9 2556 8.0 18 3 151.43 29.2 232.4
111 Temple 11 289 181 62.6 2355 8.1 17 6 146.34 26.3 214.1
111 Oregon State 11 307 179 58.3 2487 8.1 21 7 144.37 27.9 226.1
111 Navy 12 344 223 64.8 2793 8.1 20 7 148.15 28.7 232.8
111 Florida 11 324 210 64.8 2626 8.1 13 10 139.97 29.5 238.7
111 Syracuse 11 337 229 68.0 2732 8.1 21 3 154.83 30.6 248.4
111 Charlotte 11 353 238 67.4 2850 8.1 20 7 149.97 32.1 259.1
117 Arkansas State 12 356 242 68.0 2912 8.2 19 7 150.37 29.7 242.7
117 Akron 11 330 205 62.1 2698 8.2 20 9 145.35 30.0 245.3
117 Kentucky 11 335 207 61.8 2758 8.2 15 11 139.16 30.5 250.7
120 Middle Tennessee State 11 347 227 65.4 2881 8.3 29 10 156.99 31.5 261.9
121 Colorado State 11 297 188 63.3 2493 8.4 18 7 149.10 27.0 226.6
122 West Virginia 11 368 246 66.8 3115 8.5 28 11 157.09 33.5 283.2
122 Duke 13 445 300 67.4 3763 8.5 21 14 147.73 34.2 289.5
124 Rice 12 347 218 62.8 2971 8.6 24 3 155.83 28.9 247.6
125 Arkansas 11 310 198 63.9 2705 8.7 22 6 156.72 28.2 245.9
125 San Jose State 11 313 208 66.5 2711 8.7 16 7 151.60 28.5 246.5
125 Boston College 11 335 220 65.7 2916 8.7 23 5 158.45 30.5 265.1
128 Georgia State 11 310 200 64.5 2730 8.8 24 3 162.10 28.2 248.2
129 Massachusetts 11 252 178 70.6 2232 8.9 26 2 177.50 22.9 202.9
129 Rutgers 11 289 195 67.5 2583 8.9 23 4 166.04 26.3 234.8
129 Sam Houston State 12 371 261 70.4 3311 8.9 20 8 158.80 30.9 275.9
129 Marshall 11 344 207 60.2 3049 8.9 23 11 150.28 31.3 277.2
133 Oklahoma State 11 323 213 65.9 2920 9.0 27 5 166.36 29.4 265.5
134 UAB 11 262 171 65.3 2475 9.4 23 4 170.54 23.8 225.0
135 Air Force 11 312 218 69.9 3007 9.6 16 6 163.90 28.4 273.4
136 Purdue 11 278 182 65.5 2698 9.7 14 4 160.73 25.3 245.3