2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - In The 1st Half through 10/08/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards TD Int Rating Long 1st 15+ 25+
1 Kansas State 4 45 19 42.2 212 1 0 89.12 41 10 3 2
2 North Dakota State 5 41 24 58.5 241 1 3 101.34 35 8 4 2
3 Oklahoma 4 47 26 55.3 317 1 0 119.00 40 13 7 4
4 Oklahoma State 4 53 28 52.8 309 0 1 98.03 56 11 7 3
4 Georgia Tech 4 55 28 50.9 366 2 0 118.81 61 14 9 4
6 Army 4 51 29 56.9 413 2 0 137.82 78 15 10 4
7 UAB 5 47 30 63.8 370 3 2 142.50 54 16 6 5
8 Nevada 4 53 32 60.4 350 2 0 128.30 30 18 7 2
9 Kansas 4 61 33 54.1 364 2 0 115.04 65 18 8 3
9 Temple 5 54 33 61.1 474 2 1 143.37 56 18 12 5
11 Air Force 4 58 34 58.6 360 1 3 106.11 51 15 7 3
11 Oregon 4 56 34 60.7 417 5 2 145.59 52 17 9 5
11 Virginia Tech 5 56 34 60.7 442 2 0 138.79 44 19 12 4
11 Nebraska 5 66 34 51.5 455 2 4 107.31 68 16 11 4
11 East Carolina 4 57 34 59.6 462 0 2 120.71 58 17 11 6
16 Michigan 5 59 35 59.3 336 2 2 111.57 45 18 7 2
16 Louisiana Tech 4 59 35 59.3 439 1 5 110.46 51 19 10 4
18 New Mexico 5 74 36 48.6 377 2 8 78.75 75 17 7 2
19 Ole Miss 4 58 37 63.8 283 0 1 101.32 22 16 5 0
19 Wisconsin 5 71 37 52.1 356 2 2 97.90 30 18 8 1
19 Michigan State 5 64 37 57.8 469 5 1 142.02 61 21 11 4
19 Iowa 5 66 37 56.1 472 4 2 130.08 54 20 13 5
19 Texas A&M 5 64 37 57.8 484 4 1 138.84 53 19 13 7
24 FIU 5 63 38 60.3 335 0 1 101.81 41 18 5 2
24 Arizona State 4 67 38 56.7 353 3 0 115.76 32 17 10 2
26 Texas 4 59 39 66.1 388 1 1 123.54 43 20 8 2
26 Middle Tennessee State 5 65 39 60.0 462 1 2 118.64 69 19 12 4
26 Virginia 5 76 39 51.3 469 1 4 96.97 48 21 9 6
26 Duke 4 62 39 62.9 477 5 0 154.14 63 20 10 5
26 UCLA 4 60 39 65.0 525 4 1 157.17 75 20 12 6
26 Navy 4 55 39 70.9 664 7 1 210.68 76 24 16 9
32 Utah 4 77 40 51.9 336 0 3 80.82 30 17 7 1
32 Appalachian State 4 68 40 58.8 406 2 1 115.75 38 18 9 4
32 Notre Dame 5 67 40 59.7 414 3 3 117.42 53 20 8 3
32 Tulane 4 64 40 62.5 480 2 0 135.81 33 22 10 5
36 SMU 5 66 41 62.1 314 2 1 109.06 43 14 8 3
36 Arkansas 5 62 41 66.1 381 1 1 119.84 36 14 7 4
36 Northwestern 4 66 41 62.1 400 1 2 111.97 26 20 8 1
36 Ohio State 5 85 41 48.2 412 0 3 81.89 33 22 10 4
36 Western Michigan 5 70 41 58.6 416 2 1 115.06 59 18 9 3
36 Troy 5 69 41 59.4 460 5 2 133.53 57 18 10 4
36 Coastal Carolina 5 68 41 60.3 550 5 1 149.55 58 27 14 5
43 BYU 4 68 42 61.8 413 3 5 112.64 50 19 6 3
43 LSU 5 71 42 59.2 421 2 2 112.64 36 17 9 3
43 Sam Houston State 5 82 42 51.2 437 3 5 95.85 36 19 9 3
43 Minnesota 5 62 42 67.7 437 5 1 150.32 39 20 12 5
43 NC State 5 72 42 58.3 466 3 2 120.88 45 19 9 6
43 Clemson 5 76 42 55.3 496 3 2 117.85 61 20 12 3
43 South Carolina 5 67 42 62.7 552 6 1 158.46 75 20 12 7
43 Boise State 5 66 42 63.6 630 5 3 159.73 87 19 15 9
51 Penn State 5 74 43 58.1 299 0 3 83.94 22 16 4 0
51 Tennessee 5 73 43 58.9 367 0 3 92.91 43 16 6 2
51 Wyoming 5 73 43 58.9 431 3 1 119.31 45 16 6 5
51 Ohio 5 68 43 63.2 635 4 1 158.15 82 25 16 6
55 Syracuse 4 74 44 59.5 451 2 2 114.17 43 20 8 5
55 Washington 5 62 44 71.0 503 4 3 150.73 78 22 11 3
55 Georgia State 5 81 44 54.3 512 3 0 119.64 61 23 11 4
55 Hawaii 5 77 44 57.1 604 4 0 140.17 57 26 13 7
55 Florida Atlantic 5 71 44 62.0 670 4 6 142.93 75 23 16 7
60 Central Michigan 5 75 46 61.3 495 3 0 129.97 39 25 10 4
60 USC 6 74 46 62.2 495 4 2 130.78 40 24 9 3
60 Iowa State 5 72 46 63.9 553 3 2 136.60 59 24 12 6
60 Georgia Southern 5 70 46 65.7 577 4 1 150.95 47 24 11 6
60 Missouri 5 87 46 52.9 586 6 3 125.31 76 22 12 4
65 Indiana 5 75 47 62.7 376 0 2 99.45 41 20 7 2
65 North Carolina 4 74 47 63.5 450 3 1 125.27 44 23 6 4
65 Bowling Green 5 70 47 67.1 542 7 2 159.47 38 27 10 6
65 Liberty 6 87 47 54.0 568 3 2 115.64 39 25 12 5
65 TCU 5 80 47 58.8 583 2 0 128.22 62 20 14 5
65 Buffalo 5 84 47 56.0 622 6 0 141.72 70 27 12 6
71 Boston College 5 73 48 65.8 310 3 2 109.50 44 16 3 1
71 Colorado 5 91 48 52.7 554 4 2 114.00 70 26 15 2
73 Oregon State 5 79 49 62.0 439 1 0 112.89 50 22 7 3
73 Rice 5 81 49 60.5 510 6 1 135.35 39 24 15 4
75 Massachusetts 5 75 50 66.7 456 3 0 130.94 27 24 9 2
75 West Virginia 5 76 50 65.8 535 4 0 142.29 46 26 12 4
75 Kent State 5 72 50 69.4 556 4 1 149.85 49 28 12 4
75 Rutgers 5 76 50 65.8 652 6 2 158.64 53 26 16 9
75 Purdue 5 75 50 66.7 680 5 0 164.83 56 31 19 8
80 Northern Illinois 4 75 51 68.0 592 8 2 164.17 43 27 14 2
80 James Madison 5 93 51 54.8 605 2 3 110.13 36 27 13 6
80 California 5 93 51 54.8 608 4 3 117.50 70 26 13 5
80 Fresno State 5 74 51 68.9 657 4 3 153.23 68 22 16 5
80 Houston 5 83 51 61.4 680 3 3 134.97 71 28 15 8
80 Alabama 5 88 51 58.0 720 6 6 135.55 68 32 18 8
86 Georgia 5 86 52 60.5 523 1 2 110.74 60 26 12 4
86 North Texas 5 78 52 66.7 651 7 1 163.83 49 31 15 6
88 Toledo 5 87 53 60.9 448 3 1 113.25 38 24 8 3
88 Washington State 5 95 53 55.8 532 4 3 110.41 44 26 9 4
88 Tulsa 5 87 53 60.9 614 3 1 129.28 94 23 10 4
88 Arkansas State 6 78 53 67.9 693 4 2 154.37 52 27 18 8
92 Kentucky 5 88 54 61.4 644 3 4 124.99 36 32 17 6
92 Memphis 5 84 54 64.3 648 4 2 140.04 75 27 16 6
94 Louisiana 5 89 55 61.8 527 4 3 119.63 35 29 9 1
94 UNLV 5 93 55 59.1 649 3 2 124.11 91 26 19 7
94 Southern Miss 5 81 55 67.9 662 5 2 151.98 47 31 17 6
97 Mississippi State 5 85 56 65.9 644 3 0 141.17 50 27 16 4
97 Louisville 5 85 56 65.9 689 4 2 144.79 77 29 15 7
97 UTEP 5 78 56 71.8 737 5 3 164.63 52 38 16 6
97 Marshall 5 82 56 68.3 818 9 1 185.87 75 32 19 10
101 Kennesaw State 5 84 57 67.9 597 3 0 139.34 45 29 11 5
101 USF 6 79 57 72.2 609 5 0 157.80 90 26 14 3
101 Vanderbilt 5 84 57 67.9 630 4 2 141.81 57 29 12 6
101 Illinois 5 88 57 64.8 758 8 0 167.13 72 33 14 6
101 Colorado State 5 83 57 68.7 933 6 3 179.73 75 35 23 11
106 Miami (FL) 5 93 58 62.4 524 1 0 113.25 24 27 14 0
106 Baylor 5 98 58 59.2 568 1 3 105.12 49 29 11 8
106 Jacksonville State 6 88 58 65.9 568 5 3 132.06 70 28 10 2
106 Arizona 5 90 58 64.4 596 2 1 125.17 52 26 12 5
106 UCF 5 96 58 60.4 672 2 2 121.92 43 28 13 5
106 Old Dominion 5 84 58 69.0 697 11 1 179.58 80 30 17 7
112 Western Kentucky 6 97 59 60.8 688 6 3 134.63 73 26 13 7
112 Missouri State 5 90 59 65.6 741 5 2 148.61 42 32 20 8
112 Pittsburgh 5 97 59 60.8 750 3 1 133.93 75 27 17 7
112 Akron 5 94 59 62.8 824 9 1 165.86 78 28 20 10
116 Maryland 5 89 60 67.4 620 5 3 137.73 49 29 11 6
116 Miami (OH) 5 97 60 61.9 675 5 0 137.33 64 31 13 7
116 San Jose State 5 85 60 70.6 692 2 2 142.02 34 32 15 4
116 Ball State 5 92 60 65.2 731 8 1 158.50 48 37 22 4
120 Florida 5 104 61 58.7 687 3 3 117.89 48 35 16 7
120 Charlotte 5 81 61 75.3 704 5 0 168.68 93 30 14 6
120 Florida State 5 93 61 65.6 757 7 1 156.66 64 32 17 6
120 South Alabama 6 92 61 66.3 769 5 4 145.76 61 35 18 5
120 Eastern Michigan 6 108 61 56.5 778 5 2 128.57 75 29 19 8
120 Delaware 5 89 61 68.5 810 6 1 164.99 62 38 14 7
126 Auburn 5 95 62 65.3 627 2 6 115.02 48 25 11 4
126 Cincinnati 5 92 62 67.4 654 2 1 132.11 39 29 14 7
126 Sacramento State 5 93 62 66.7 759 5 0 152.96 73 32 20 12
129 Connecticut 5 98 63 64.3 727 5 1 141.40 60 29 15 8
129 UTSA 6 121 63 52.1 817 5 2 119.12 74 37 15 7
131 San Diego State 5 95 64 67.4 788 5 3 148.10 78 37 17 5
132 Texas Tech 5 107 66 61.7 732 6 3 132.03 75 30 14 5
133 Stanford 5 95 67 70.5 796 6 1 159.64 48 36 21 5
134 New Mexico State 6 104 68 65.4 775 2 3 128.57 55 33 16 6
135 Wake Forest 5 86 69 80.2 665 3 1 154.37 61 32 10 3
135 Louisiana-Monroe 5 102 69 67.6 866 7 1 159.66 72 43 20 7
137 Utah State 5 108 70 64.8 738 4 1 132.59 63 34 15 4
138 Texas State 5 123 83 67.5 890 6 2 141.11 45 44 18 7
1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards