2025 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 UTEP 1 25 11 44.0 114 4.6 1 1 87.50 25.0 114.0
2 North Texas 1 35 23 65.7 211 6.0 0 3 99.21 35.0 211.0
3 Western Kentucky 1 42 25 59.5 202 4.8 1 1 103.02 42.0 202.0
4 Arizona 11 314 172 54.8 1858 5.9 9 17 103.11 28.5 168.9
5 Oregon 13 344 179 52.0 1848 5.4 17 15 104.75 26.5 142.2
6 Utah 11 332 163 49.1 2046 6.2 12 12 105.57 30.2 186.0
7 Navy 1 20 12 60.0 97 4.9 1 1 107.24 20.0 97.0
8 Texas Tech 12 425 258 60.7 2375 5.6 9 15 107.58 35.4 197.9
9 Ohio State 12 299 187 62.5 1631 5.5 6 7 110.30 24.9 135.9
10 Toledo 3 69 36 52.2 397 5.8 4 3 110.93 23.0 132.3
11 San Diego State 2 83 46 55.4 481 5.8 3 2 111.21 41.5 240.5
12 Iowa 11 324 189 58.3 2018 6.2 8 11 112.01 29.5 183.5
13 Miami (FL) 13 432 255 59.0 2666 6.2 10 13 112.49 33.2 205.1
14 Notre Dame 10 366 205 56.0 2324 6.3 14 17 112.68 36.6 232.4
15 Tulsa 2 78 45 57.7 459 5.9 2 0 115.58 39.0 229.5
16 Kansas State 10 340 190 55.9 2322 6.8 12 13 117.24 34.0 232.2
17 Indiana 13 424 267 63.0 2705 6.4 10 15 117.26 32.6 208.1
18 South Alabama 1 24 13 54.2 142 5.9 1 0 117.62 24.0 142.0
19 Louisville 9 315 191 60.6 1943 6.2 12 11 118.04 35.0 215.9
20 California 10 317 190 59.9 2039 6.4 9 7 118.92 31.7 203.9
21 BYU 12 390 225 57.7 2595 6.7 17 15 120.27 32.5 216.3
22 Texas A&M 9 267 150 56.2 1615 6.0 12 2 120.32 29.7 179.4
23 Louisiana Tech 2 66 43 65.2 383 5.8 2 1 120.87 33.0 191.5
23 Wake Forest 10 334 200 59.9 2104 6.3 10 3 120.87 33.4 210.4
25 Hawaii 3 92 56 60.9 607 6.6 2 1 121.29 30.7 202.3
26 Army 1 25 15 60.0 172 6.9 1 1 122.99 25.0 172.0
27 UNLV 1 42 29 69.0 255 6.1 1 1 123.15 42.0 255.0
28 Oklahoma 10 341 206 60.4 2308 6.8 11 8 123.22 34.1 230.8
29 Virginia 12 350 212 60.6 2371 6.8 14 13 123.24 29.2 197.6
30 South Carolina 10 309 180 58.3 2214 7.2 12 12 123.48 30.9 221.4
31 Nebraska 11 273 163 59.7 1874 6.9 9 6 123.85 24.8 170.4
32 LSU 10 326 200 61.3 2318 7.1 12 15 124.02 32.6 231.8
33 Washington 10 344 216 62.8 2172 6.3 14 7 125.19 34.4 217.2
34 Georgia 11 388 238 61.3 2621 6.8 14 6 126.90 35.3 238.3
35 Old Dominion 2 71 44 62.0 459 6.5 3 1 127.40 35.5 229.5
36 Ole Miss 11 359 215 59.9 2482 6.9 14 6 127.50 32.6 225.6
37 FIU 1 33 19 57.6 200 6.1 2 0 128.49 33.0 200.0
38 Florida Atlantic 1 47 28 59.6 268 5.7 3 0 128.53 47.0 268.0
39 Alabama 13 369 232 62.9 2474 6.7 16 9 128.62 28.4 190.3
40 Arizona State 11 381 226 59.3 2609 6.8 18 7 128.76 34.6 237.2
41 Clemson 11 411 250 60.8 2838 6.9 16 5 129.25 37.4 258.0
42 Iowa State 10 325 203 62.5 2274 7.0 13 8 129.51 32.5 227.4
43 Missouri 10 303 186 61.4 2073 6.8 13 5 129.72 30.3 207.3
44 Michigan 11 358 228 63.7 2471 6.9 15 9 130.47 32.5 224.6
45 UCF 10 294 191 65.0 2024 6.9 13 7 132.63 29.4 202.4
46 New Mexico 3 93 61 65.6 615 6.6 4 1 133.18 31.0 205.0
47 Houston 11 357 215 60.2 2689 7.5 16 9 133.24 32.5 244.5
48 Tulane 4 148 93 62.8 1127 7.6 6 5 133.43 37.0 281.8
49 Auburn 9 303 189 62.4 2294 7.6 12 8 133.77 33.7 254.9
50 Texas 10 361 233 64.5 2571 7.1 18 12 134.16 36.1 257.1
51 North Carolina 10 328 211 64.3 2210 6.7 15 3 134.19 32.8 221.0
52 Charlotte 2 58 42 72.4 412 7.1 1 1 134.32 29.0 206.0
52 TCU 12 396 239 60.4 2917 7.4 23 14 134.32 33.0 243.1
54 Baylor 11 319 201 63.0 2239 7.0 16 6 134.76 29.0 203.5
55 Colorado 10 261 149 57.1 1944 7.4 15 5 134.79 26.1 194.4
56 Northern Illinois 2 56 31 55.4 414 7.4 3 0 135.14 28.0 207.0
57 SMU 11 441 275 62.4 3162 7.2 25 13 135.40 40.1 287.5
58 New Mexico State 1 27 19 70.4 219 8.1 1 2 135.91 27.0 219.0
59 Pittsburgh 9 328 205 62.5 2322 7.1 22 13 136.16 36.4 258.0
60 Buffalo 1 35 19 54.3 290 8.3 2 1 137.04 35.0 290.0
61 Illinois 11 376 246 65.4 2614 7.0 19 6 137.31 34.2 237.6
62 Appalachian State 1 45 30 66.7 358 8.0 2 2 139.28 45.0 358.0
63 Florida State 10 286 183 64.0 2034 7.1 19 9 139.36 28.6 203.4
64 Memphis 2 60 32 53.3 546 9.1 3 2 139.60 30.0 273.0
65 Northwestern 9 239 160 66.9 1890 7.9 9 7 139.95 26.6 210.0
66 Vanderbilt 10 353 236 66.9 2623 7.4 16 7 140.27 35.3 262.3
67 Penn State 10 285 188 66.0 2025 7.1 14 2 140.46 28.5 202.5
68 Florida 10 288 187 64.9 2363 8.2 12 10 140.66 28.8 236.3
69 NC State 9 327 205 62.7 2551 7.8 17 7 141.10 36.3 283.4
70 Miami (OH) 2 68 44 64.7 447 6.6 5 1 141.25 34.0 223.5
71 Connecticut 3 113 72 63.7 842 7.5 7 3 141.44 37.7 280.7
72 UCLA 10 288 188 65.3 2004 7.0 18 4 141.58 28.8 200.4
73 East Carolina 3 100 67 67.0 820 8.2 3 2 141.78 33.3 273.3
74 Tennessee 10 305 198 64.9 2331 7.6 16 7 141.84 30.5 233.1
75 Mississippi State 10 311 185 59.5 2465 7.9 21 10 141.92 31.1 246.5
76 Georgia Tech 11 341 217 63.6 2704 7.9 15 4 142.42 31.0 245.8
77 Western Michigan 2 50 34 68.0 351 7.0 3 1 142.77 25.0 175.5
78 USC 10 295 199 67.5 2168 7.3 17 8 142.79 29.5 216.8
79 Southern Miss 1 36 27 75.0 279 7.8 1 1 143.71 36.0 279.0
80 Temple 2 55 34 61.8 448 8.1 3 1 144.60 27.5 224.0
81 Kentucky 9 252 159 63.1 2158 8.6 13 9 144.91 28.0 239.8
82 Kansas 10 306 196 64.1 2300 7.5 18 2 145.28 30.6 230.0
83 James Madison 3 81 51 63.0 635 7.8 6 3 145.85 27.0 211.7
84 Stanford 9 311 208 66.9 2447 7.9 14 3 145.90 34.6 271.9
85 Duke 11 379 255 67.3 3177 8.4 18 14 145.98 34.5 288.8
86 Cincinnati 10 321 212 66.0 2450 7.6 17 2 146.38 32.1 245.0
87 Virginia Tech 10 299 202 67.6 2280 7.6 16 3 147.26 29.9 228.0
88 Washington State 5 132 91 68.9 1030 7.8 7 2 148.96 26.4 206.0
89 Boston College 9 278 179 64.4 2255 8.1 17 5 149.11 30.9 250.6
90 Texas State 1 25 15 60.0 188 7.5 2 0 149.57 25.0 188.0
91 Maryland 9 270 178 65.9 2120 7.9 22 12 149.89 30.0 235.6
92 Minnesota 10 307 212 69.1 2519 8.2 15 6 150.19 30.7 251.9
93 Colorado State 2 52 34 65.4 415 8.0 3 0 151.47 26.0 207.5
94 Louisiana 1 24 17 70.8 179 7.5 2 1 152.65 24.0 179.0
95 Wyoming 2 69 45 65.2 534 7.7 5 0 154.14 34.5 267.0
96 Michigan State 10 299 202 67.6 2346 7.8 21 3 154.64 29.9 234.6
97 Rice 1 22 15 68.2 188 8.5 1 0 154.96 22.0 188.0
98 Marshall 1 32 19 59.4 249 7.8 3 0 155.68 32.0 249.0
99 Oregon State 7 218 132 60.6 1900 8.7 18 5 156.42 31.1 271.4
100 Wisconsin 10 294 210 71.4 2328 7.9 18 2 156.78 29.4 232.8
101 Purdue 9 242 155 64.0 2330 9.6 12 4 157.98 26.9 258.9
102 Sam Houston State 2 70 52 74.3 629 9.0 3 2 158.20 35.0 314.5
103 Massachusetts 2 63 48 76.2 487 7.7 4 1 158.90 31.5 243.5
104 West Virginia 10 337 224 66.5 2868 8.5 27 8 159.64 33.7 286.8
105 Ohio 3 83 58 69.9 777 9.4 5 3 161.16 27.7 259.0
106 Central Michigan 3 92 60 65.2 811 8.8 8 3 161.45 30.7 270.3
107 Syracuse 9 278 195 70.1 2389 8.6 19 3 162.73 30.9 265.4
108 Troy 1 24 18 75.0 196 8.2 2 1 162.77 24.0 196.0
109 UAB 1 30 18 60.0 275 9.2 3 1 163.33 30.0 275.0
110 Utah State 3 116 76 65.5 1013 8.7 12 5 164.40 38.7 337.7
111 Nevada 1 35 29 82.9 303 8.7 1 0 165.01 35.0 303.0
112 Coastal Carolina 2 66 45 68.2 605 9.2 4 0 165.18 33.0 302.5
113 Arkansas 8 211 137 64.9 1943 9.2 16 2 165.41 26.4 242.9
114 Jacksonville State 1 33 22 66.7 314 9.5 2 0 166.60 33.0 314.0
115 USF 2 63 48 76.2 593 9.4 4 3 166.69 31.5 296.5
116 Rutgers 9 235 160 68.1 2093 8.9 20 3 168.44 26.1 232.6
117 UTSA 1 36 23 63.9 291 8.1 4 0 168.46 36.0 291.0
118 Fresno State 2 69 50 72.5 564 8.2 7 2 168.80 34.5 282.0
119 Kent State 3 89 58 65.2 818 9.2 8 1 169.78 29.7 272.7
120 Oklahoma State 10 287 190 66.2 2701 9.4 26 5 171.66 28.7 270.1
121 Arkansas State 2 54 34 63.0 574 10.6 5 3 171.69 27.0 287.0
122 Georgia State 2 71 47 66.2 749 10.5 5 2 172.42 35.5 374.5
123 San Jose State 2 76 50 65.8 761 10.0 6 1 173.32 38.0 380.5
124 Delaware 2 57 38 66.7 582 10.2 5 2 174.37 28.5 291.0
125 Boise State 1 28 17 60.7 228 8.1 4 0 176.25 28.0 228.0
126 Kennesaw State 2 56 41 73.2 498 8.9 5 0 177.38 28.0 249.0
127 Missouri State 2 63 48 76.2 645 10.2 4 1 179.97 31.5 322.5
128 Ball State 2 62 46 74.2 611 9.9 5 0 183.58 31.0 305.5
129 Bowling Green 2 57 41 71.9 646 11.3 3 0 184.50 28.5 323.0
130 Eastern Michigan 1 21 12 57.1 240 11.4 2 0 184.57 21.0 240.0
131 Middle Tennessee State 1 27 23 85.2 283 10.5 3 1 202.49 27.0 283.0
132 Louisiana-Monroe 2 66 50 75.8 640 9.7 10 0 207.21 33.0 320.0
133 Akron 1 40 32 80.0 494 12.4 4 0 216.74 40.0 494.0
134 Georgia Southern 1 30 20 66.7 446 14.9 4 0 235.55 30.0 446.0