2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - In All Plays through 10/28/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards TD Int Rating Long 1st 15+ 25+
1 Ohio State 7 230 121 52.6 1200 3 4 97.25 36 64 34 8
2 North Dakota State 8 180 96 53.3 1029 4 12 95.35 37 51 26 5
3 Kentucky 8 302 186 61.6 1995 13 12 123.34 41 97 50 12
4 Oklahoma 7 170 102 60.0 1094 8 4 124.87 42 47 24 9
5 Texas 7 229 134 58.5 1247 6 6 107.67 43 62 19 6
5 Tennessee 8 236 147 62.3 1325 4 8 108.26 43 67 25 8
5 Cincinnati 7 257 163 63.4 1991 8 5 134.87 43 89 46 21
8 Central Michigan 8 211 124 58.8 1441 10 8 124.19 44 67 31 15
8 Virginia Tech 8 238 155 65.1 1744 9 2 137.49 44 73 41 14
10 Michigan 7 191 116 60.7 1082 7 7 113.08 45 54 23 8
10 Wisconsin 7 230 133 57.8 1284 4 7 104.38 45 61 23 9
10 Louisiana 8 257 158 61.5 1522 9 6 118.11 45 76 30 7
13 Nevada 7 183 108 59.0 1077 8 1 121.79 47 52 23 8
13 Sam Houston State 8 203 109 53.7 1171 11 6 114.12 47 48 26 10
13 SMU 7 208 127 61.1 1254 9 2 124.06 47 55 31 12
13 Southern Miss 7 198 125 63.1 1470 10 6 136.10 47 69 37 15
13 Arizona State 7 244 141 57.8 1492 11 3 121.58 47 70 34 12
18 Syracuse 7 213 118 55.4 1416 9 4 121.42 48 61 32 18
18 UCF 7 231 136 58.9 1678 7 7 123.83 48 79 40 15
20 Oregon State 7 234 148 63.2 1434 10 6 123.70 50 69 26 12
20 James Madison 8 291 169 58.1 1940 11 7 121.74 50 89 47 17
22 Missouri State 8 262 171 65.3 2009 16 3 147.54 51 90 47 21
23 Arkansas State 8 196 131 66.8 1524 11 9 141.50 52 61 42 18
24 Notre Dame 7 185 114 61.6 1174 8 8 120.55 53 58 23 7
24 Louisiana Tech 7 192 114 59.4 1386 6 10 119.91 53 59 33 14
24 Northwestern 7 251 147 58.6 1483 6 8 109.72 53 72 32 8
24 Indiana 8 238 143 60.1 1533 5 7 115.23 53 73 37 11
28 UAB 7 146 87 59.6 882 8 5 121.56 54 51 18 6
28 NC State 7 211 132 62.6 1685 16 3 151.82 54 71 39 17
28 Mississippi State 7 247 166 67.2 1872 15 2 149.29 54 84 36 17
31 Bowling Green 8 182 120 65.9 1347 12 2 147.66 55 67 28 11
32 BYU 7 248 149 60.1 1424 8 6 114.12 56 62 24 11
32 Oklahoma State 7 205 131 63.9 1585 14 7 144.56 56 65 40 18
32 Temple 7 202 135 66.8 1671 10 2 150.67 56 75 45 13
32 Purdue 7 210 127 60.5 1761 15 7 147.82 56 79 54 20
32 Kennesaw State 8 255 161 63.1 1770 6 5 125.28 56 81 37 16
37 Minnesota 7 186 108 58.1 1156 8 7 116.94 57 52 30 13
37 FIU 7 195 110 56.4 1196 5 5 111.26 57 53 24 13
37 Iowa 7 209 122 58.4 1389 9 5 123.63 57 61 36 10
37 Wyoming 8 233 142 60.9 1443 9 3 123.13 57 64 28 11
37 Hawaii 8 206 129 62.6 1586 8 6 134.27 57 70 37 16
37 Vanderbilt 8 237 156 65.8 1738 13 5 141.30 57 78 34 15
37 Texas State 7 287 189 65.9 1996 13 4 136.43 57 96 42 15
44 Liberty 7 218 116 53.2 1240 5 7 102.14 58 55 31 8
44 Texas A&M 8 190 109 57.4 1460 11 6 134.70 58 58 35 20
44 Coastal Carolina 7 179 117 65.4 1545 13 6 155.13 58 67 42 17
47 East Carolina 7 202 116 57.4 1445 6 5 122.37 59 59 40 15
47 Virginia 8 226 120 53.1 1478 7 8 111.18 59 65 27 18
47 Western Michigan 8 236 142 60.2 1731 12 4 135.17 59 76 40 14
50 Georgia 7 223 133 59.6 1295 8 4 116.67 60 62 31 7
51 Clemson 7 217 125 57.6 1300 7 4 114.88 61 59 25 10
51 Georgia State 7 204 119 58.3 1444 9 2 130.39 61 61 32 13
51 Arizona 7 225 130 57.8 1454 5 2 117.61 61 60 31 14
51 Wake Forest 7 265 199 75.1 1611 10 2 137.09 61 76 27 5
51 South Alabama 7 216 145 67.1 1770 15 6 153.32 61 81 40 13
56 TCU 7 189 100 52.9 1112 3 4 103.35 62 49 25 6
56 Oregon 7 210 115 54.8 1383 11 9 118.80 62 60 33 13
56 Northern Illinois 7 180 128 71.1 1451 14 6 157.82 62 63 30 10
56 Ole Miss 7 218 134 61.5 1631 6 7 126.98 62 68 43 15
56 USC 8 214 139 65.0 1731 12 3 148.60 62 73 38 18
56 Florida 7 245 160 65.3 1785 12 4 139.40 62 86 40 15
62 Duke 7 202 126 62.4 1359 7 2 128.35 63 60 30 10
62 UTEP 7 171 112 65.5 1434 14 3 159.45 63 70 31 14
62 Utah State 7 254 161 63.4 1480 6 3 117.77 63 68 27 8
62 Michigan State 8 215 132 61.4 1611 11 2 139.36 63 70 38 14
66 Kansas State 7 165 82 49.7 1030 7 1 114.92 64 47 22 10
66 San Jose State 8 275 176 64.0 1897 10 8 128.12 64 78 43 13
66 Miami (OH) 8 285 181 63.5 2159 16 5 142.16 64 89 43 21
69 Kansas 7 185 107 57.8 1282 9 2 129.94 65 59 26 14
70 Georgia Tech 7 179 106 59.2 1380 11 1 143.14 66 60 30 17
71 LSU 8 230 138 60.0 1382 4 7 110.13 67 56 31 7
71 Baylor 7 258 153 59.3 1652 7 8 115.84 67 79 34 18
73 Air Force 7 164 94 57.3 1147 7 5 124.05 68 50 19 11
73 Arkansas 7 184 119 64.7 1491 6 5 138.07 68 57 32 13
73 Fresno State 7 207 131 63.3 1495 9 7 131.54 68 63 34 12
73 Utah 7 250 125 50.0 1569 6 8 104.24 68 70 35 15
73 Rice 8 238 158 66.4 1662 16 3 144.72 68 77 39 10
73 Alabama 8 227 141 62.1 1779 10 12 131.92 68 75 41 18
79 Toledo 8 266 144 54.1 1586 12 5 115.35 69 74 35 15
79 Middle Tennessee State 8 207 132 63.8 1684 12 6 145.43 69 69 46 17
81 Jacksonville State 8 218 136 62.4 1356 8 7 120.33 70 63 28 9
81 California 8 231 136 58.9 1680 13 7 132.47 70 73 44 18
81 Auburn 7 245 155 63.3 1756 9 8 129.06 70 77 36 12
81 Colorado 7 242 139 57.4 1771 16 4 137.42 70 76 51 16
81 Buffalo 8 246 143 58.1 1822 12 4 133.20 70 86 45 16
81 Stanford 8 266 168 63.2 2044 17 3 146.54 70 91 49 18
87 Georgia Southern 7 196 115 58.7 1403 14 2 140.33 71 59 30 14
87 Appalachian State 7 234 138 59.0 1618 9 10 121.20 71 70 37 13
89 Penn State 7 178 101 56.7 989 5 7 104.81 72 48 19 5
89 Louisiana-Monroe 7 185 123 66.5 1568 15 3 161.21 72 70 36 15
89 Illinois 7 226 150 66.4 1736 12 2 146.64 72 81 38 12
89 West Virginia 8 260 177 68.1 2543 18 5 169.24 72 106 59 29
93 Sacramento State 8 194 129 66.5 1556 10 3 147.80 73 71 37 16
94 Nebraska 7 199 107 53.8 1202 7 7 109.08 75 51 24 8
94 New Mexico 7 200 110 55.0 1222 8 15 104.52 75 54 29 8
94 Boston College 7 198 128 64.6 1275 12 10 128.64 75 62 20 8
94 UCLA 7 211 107 50.7 1277 8 12 102.69 75 51 32 13
94 Florida Atlantic 7 159 96 60.4 1299 9 6 140.14 75 48 29 13
94 North Texas 7 175 111 63.4 1422 14 5 152.38 75 64 34 14
94 Troy 7 209 127 60.8 1438 13 4 135.26 75 60 33 14
94 Iowa State 7 191 128 67.0 1527 9 2 147.64 75 60 28 15
94 South Carolina 7 211 143 67.8 1559 14 4 147.95 75 62 34 12
94 Memphis 8 224 128 57.1 1657 8 9 123.01 75 69 44 17
94 Marshall 7 219 128 58.4 1669 16 4 142.93 75 79 37 21
94 Miami (FL) 7 249 149 59.8 1674 9 4 125.03 75 75 40 11
94 Kent State 8 218 147 67.4 1831 12 5 151.56 75 82 42 22
94 Texas Tech 7 282 177 62.8 1863 16 13 127.76 75 82 40 11
94 Colorado State 7 177 125 70.6 1905 12 9 173.23 75 78 47 19
94 Pittsburgh 8 261 170 65.1 2130 13 9 143.22 75 75 45 17
110 Tulane 7 184 114 62.0 1422 7 5 134.00 76 64 31 13
110 North Carolina 7 242 155 64.0 1526 8 5 123.80 76 74 25 10
110 Missouri 7 239 135 56.5 1586 13 6 125.16 76 66 39 8
110 Navy 7 181 127 70.2 1791 16 4 178.04 76 71 39 20
114 Louisville 7 248 152 61.3 1882 12 7 135.36 77 77 40 18
114 Ball State 8 236 157 66.5 1918 19 4 157.98 77 89 48 13
116 Washington 7 206 125 60.7 1435 10 9 126.47 78 67 30 11
116 Massachusetts 8 242 136 56.2 1455 11 7 115.91 78 72 29 10
116 Rutgers 7 194 124 63.9 1523 15 5 150.24 78 64 33 17
116 Army 7 206 129 62.6 1582 11 3 141.84 78 70 37 10
116 Akron 8 237 136 57.4 1815 18 3 144.24 78 69 38 19
116 Eastern Michigan 9 273 179 65.6 2162 14 4 146.08 78 94 52 18
116 San Diego State 8 271 181 66.8 2269 18 6 154.61 78 101 53 23
123 Western Kentucky 8 242 146 60.3 1750 16 4 139.58 79 76 37 16
123 Florida State 7 220 138 62.7 1794 12 4 145.59 79 80 40 15
123 Connecticut 7 274 180 65.7 1993 13 4 139.53 79 86 42 19
123 Houston 8 263 164 62.4 2059 12 8 137.10 79 88 40 18
127 Old Dominion 8 254 164 64.6 1691 15 5 136.04 80 79 39 16
127 Delaware 8 282 174 61.7 2137 14 6 137.48 80 93 44 17
129 New Mexico State 8 237 149 62.9 1678 6 8 123.95 81 69 33 14
130 Ohio 8 221 142 64.3 1586 8 4 132.86 82 67 37 12
131 Maryland 7 198 128 64.6 1525 16 6 149.96 83 65 33 15
132 Boise State 7 221 127 57.5 1759 12 6 136.82 87 62 38 21
133 USF 7 195 122 62.6 1267 6 2 125.23 90 58 28 7
133 Washington State 8 246 150 61.0 1719 13 3 134.68 90 68 35 20
135 UNLV 7 208 115 55.3 1391 8 8 116.47 91 58 39 13
136 UTSA 8 253 139 54.9 1663 9 7 116.36 92 74 27 13
137 Charlotte 7 216 155 71.8 1946 17 2 171.56 93 80 43 18
138 Tulsa 8 225 137 60.9 1627 9 7 128.61 94 71 30 14
1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards