2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - In The 1st Half through 10/28/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards TD Int Rating Long 1st 15+ 25+
1 Boston College 7 97 62 63.9 513 5 3 119.17 75 22 7 3
2 North Dakota State 8 77 43 55.8 402 1 5 91.00 35 17 8 2
3 Michigan 7 94 57 60.6 519 2 2 109.78 45 27 9 3
3 FIU 7 91 57 62.6 544 3 2 119.34 41 26 9 5
5 Nevada 7 90 54 60.0 492 4 0 120.59 30 26 10 2
5 Troy 7 95 54 56.8 512 6 2 118.74 57 21 10 4
5 Kansas State 7 97 49 50.5 581 4 0 114.45 51 29 10 5
5 Texas 7 107 65 60.7 590 2 3 107.63 43 28 10 3
5 Oregon State 7 114 67 58.8 667 3 0 116.61 50 30 10 5
5 BYU 7 124 77 62.1 687 4 5 111.23 50 30 10 4
11 UAB 7 74 45 60.8 494 5 2 133.78 54 25 11 5
11 New Mexico 7 105 53 50.5 537 3 9 85.73 75 23 11 3
11 Penn State 7 106 61 57.5 552 2 5 98.10 40 27 11 1
11 Notre Dame 7 99 60 60.6 596 4 4 116.43 53 32 11 3
11 Wyoming 8 114 70 61.4 676 3 2 116.39 45 27 11 6
16 Oklahoma 7 83 50 60.2 541 4 0 130.89 41 23 12 6
16 Wisconsin 7 109 60 55.0 597 3 5 100.97 31 29 12 3
16 USC 8 95 62 65.3 683 5 2 138.81 47 32 12 5
16 North Carolina 7 125 78 62.4 713 3 1 116.63 44 39 12 5
16 Jacksonville State 8 114 71 62.3 736 7 3 131.51 70 36 12 4
21 Ohio State 7 117 56 47.9 538 0 3 81.35 33 30 13 4
21 Nebraska 7 90 45 50.0 588 2 4 103.32 68 20 13 6
21 Utah 7 119 66 55.5 627 1 5 94.09 56 27 13 4
21 Clemson 7 104 60 57.7 633 4 2 117.66 61 26 13 3
21 Tennessee 8 121 71 58.7 634 1 5 97.17 43 30 13 5
21 Air Force 7 94 58 61.7 691 4 5 126.85 60 31 13 6
21 Virginia 8 113 63 55.8 789 3 4 116.08 59 35 13 10
28 SMU 7 96 66 68.8 599 3 1 129.40 43 27 14 7
28 East Carolina 7 92 51 55.4 616 0 2 107.34 58 24 14 6
28 Arkansas 7 94 62 66.0 620 3 2 127.64 39 24 14 5
28 LSU 8 112 71 63.4 659 2 3 113.35 36 28 14 3
28 Indiana 8 132 80 60.6 726 1 4 103.25 41 37 14 4
28 Northwestern 7 124 76 61.3 739 3 3 114.49 46 36 14 4
28 Tulane 7 94 58 61.7 741 3 3 132.07 76 32 14 7
28 Tulsa 8 103 65 63.1 834 4 1 141.99 94 32 14 7
36 Minnesota 7 103 67 65.0 637 6 3 130.39 39 32 15 6
36 Massachusetts 8 112 66 58.9 697 5 1 124.14 42 34 15 6
36 Georgia Southern 7 97 59 60.8 725 5 1 138.56 47 33 15 6
36 Bowling Green 8 105 66 62.9 744 8 2 143.71 38 36 15 7
36 Sam Houston State 8 134 71 53.0 749 6 5 107.27 47 30 15 7
36 Louisiana 8 144 89 61.8 842 6 3 120.50 35 44 15 2
36 Wake Forest 7 130 100 76.9 906 5 1 146.61 61 46 15 3
43 Iowa 7 96 53 55.2 613 4 3 116.34 54 29 16 5
43 Florida Atlantic 7 73 44 60.3 670 4 6 139.01 75 23 16 7
43 Louisiana Tech 7 96 60 62.5 690 1 6 113.82 51 31 16 5
43 Washington 7 92 61 66.3 692 7 3 148.07 78 32 16 4
43 Oregon 7 106 64 60.4 742 6 5 128.43 62 30 16 8
43 Kansas 7 114 66 57.9 743 3 1 119.59 65 35 16 7
43 South Carolina 7 91 58 63.7 749 7 2 153.86 75 25 16 8
43 Duke 7 104 68 65.4 769 7 0 149.71 63 33 16 7
43 Georgia Tech 7 96 55 57.3 782 5 0 142.91 66 32 16 10
43 Toledo 8 144 79 54.9 798 5 2 110.09 49 39 16 7
43 Utah State 7 140 90 64.3 878 4 1 124.97 63 40 16 4
54 UCLA 7 92 53 57.6 656 5 3 128.92 75 24 17 6
54 Liberty 7 105 60 57.1 704 3 2 119.08 39 30 17 5
54 Ole Miss 7 116 72 62.1 736 1 3 113.04 50 35 17 5
54 Michigan State 8 116 70 60.3 786 6 1 132.62 61 40 17 6
54 Baylor 7 133 79 59.4 821 3 5 111.17 49 41 17 12
54 Ohio 8 114 73 64.0 827 4 3 131.29 82 34 17 6
54 Central Michigan 8 111 69 62.2 828 8 1 146.80 44 38 17 8
54 New Mexico State 8 128 80 62.5 854 2 5 115.89 55 37 17 6
54 Syracuse 7 121 74 61.2 858 4 3 126.67 48 37 17 10
54 Texas Tech 7 139 85 61.2 964 10 5 135.95 75 38 17 7
54 Washington State 8 152 80 52.6 979 6 3 115.81 90 39 17 9
65 TCU 7 114 62 54.4 741 2 1 113.03 62 30 18 5
65 Army 7 98 61 62.2 752 5 3 137.42 78 34 18 5
65 USF 7 100 70 70.0 752 5 0 149.67 90 32 18 4
65 NC State 7 117 71 60.7 785 7 2 133.36 45 37 18 7
65 Missouri 7 124 65 52.4 794 9 5 122.10 76 31 18 5
65 Western Michigan 8 117 72 61.5 812 5 2 130.52 59 38 18 6
65 Boise State 7 102 61 59.8 849 7 3 146.49 87 31 18 11
65 UTEP 7 108 71 65.7 864 7 3 148.77 52 47 18 7
65 Northern Illinois 6 109 78 71.6 911 10 2 168.37 62 38 18 5
65 Illinois 7 116 76 65.5 919 9 0 157.66 72 40 18 7
65 Iowa State 7 111 78 70.3 927 5 2 151.69 71 37 18 9
76 Georgia 7 130 74 56.9 751 4 2 112.52 60 38 19 5
76 Miami (FL) 7 118 72 61.0 757 2 0 120.50 53 35 19 3
76 Oklahoma State 7 102 69 67.6 772 7 2 149.96 56 32 19 9
76 Temple 7 85 56 65.9 784 2 1 148.77 56 33 19 9
76 Arizona 7 112 73 65.2 820 2 1 130.78 52 36 19 8
76 Appalachian State 7 116 67 57.8 863 6 2 133.88 71 34 19 10
76 Buffalo 8 127 76 59.8 884 8 0 139.10 70 39 19 8
76 Mississippi State 7 120 84 70.0 886 7 0 151.27 50 39 19 6
76 San Jose State 8 121 84 69.4 931 3 4 135.62 64 40 19 5
76 Maryland 7 120 80 66.7 954 11 4 157.03 68 41 19 10
76 Vanderbilt 8 137 95 69.3 1010 8 2 147.61 57 50 19 8
76 Kennesaw State 8 143 97 67.8 1025 4 1 135.87 56 46 19 9
88 Texas A&M 8 109 60 55.0 768 6 3 126.91 53 32 20 10
88 Arizona State 7 128 78 60.9 805 5 0 126.66 47 37 20 5
88 Georgia State 7 109 65 59.6 846 6 0 142.99 61 36 20 7
88 South Alabama 7 116 76 65.5 878 5 4 136.42 61 42 20 5
88 Cincinnati 7 125 82 65.6 890 2 2 127.49 43 41 20 9
88 Connecticut 7 128 82 64.1 984 7 1 145.13 79 38 20 10
88 UTSA 8 148 80 54.1 1041 6 2 123.82 74 47 20 9
95 Virginia Tech 8 105 67 63.8 773 2 1 130.04 44 32 21 6
95 Middle Tennessee State 8 112 70 62.5 839 5 3 134.79 69 35 21 8
95 North Texas 7 99 66 66.7 861 8 3 160.33 75 38 21 8
95 Hawaii 8 112 68 60.7 911 7 2 146.10 57 39 21 10
95 Kent State 8 116 81 69.8 921 6 1 151.88 49 43 21 10
95 Houston 8 123 71 57.7 945 3 5 122.18 71 39 21 9
95 Marshall 7 109 67 61.5 947 10 2 161.05 75 38 21 12
95 Auburn 7 138 94 68.1 1084 6 7 138.31 70 44 21 7
95 Miami (OH) 8 154 93 60.4 1108 6 1 132.39 64 44 21 13
104 UNLV 7 109 63 57.8 741 4 4 119.67 91 29 22 8
104 Coastal Carolina 7 100 63 63.0 804 5 4 139.04 58 38 22 6
104 James Madison 8 141 79 56.0 908 4 5 112.40 50 44 22 7
104 Fresno State 7 111 76 68.5 922 6 3 150.67 68 35 22 6
104 Louisiana-Monroe 7 126 81 64.3 973 8 3 145.34 72 48 22 7
104 UCF 7 127 78 61.4 978 4 3 131.79 43 44 22 9
104 Florida State 7 116 75 64.7 982 8 1 156.81 64 41 22 9
104 Western Kentucky 8 135 88 65.2 1064 9 3 148.95 73 44 22 10
112 Rice 8 136 87 64.0 884 11 2 142.32 39 38 23 7
112 Florida 7 139 83 59.7 890 5 3 121.05 48 46 23 7
112 Louisville 7 124 82 66.1 1024 7 2 150.90 77 43 23 10
112 Old Dominion 8 139 95 68.3 1040 11 2 154.44 80 47 23 10
112 West Virginia 8 126 85 67.5 1055 8 2 155.57 69 50 23 7
112 Charlotte 7 118 88 74.6 1088 9 0 177.20 93 47 23 8
118 Southern Miss 7 113 75 66.4 890 6 2 146.51 47 43 24 7
118 Rutgers 7 105 69 65.7 903 9 2 162.42 53 39 24 12
118 Texas State 7 156 105 67.3 1150 7 2 141.48 57 56 24 10
121 Memphis 8 132 76 57.6 965 5 5 123.91 75 41 25 9
121 Alabama 8 135 82 60.7 1091 8 10 133.37 68 50 25 12
123 Arkansas State 8 111 77 69.4 923 7 3 154.62 52 37 26 11
123 Stanford 8 137 89 65.0 1111 9 1 153.30 70 49 26 8
123 Delaware 8 147 104 70.7 1259 9 3 158.82 62 59 26 10
126 Colorado 7 135 76 56.3 976 7 3 129.70 70 44 27 6
126 California 8 138 77 55.8 1080 9 3 138.71 70 43 27 15
126 Sacramento State 8 131 87 66.4 1089 8 2 153.34 73 48 27 14
126 San Diego State 8 154 104 67.5 1274 10 4 153.26 78 60 27 10
130 Kentucky 8 149 100 67.1 1103 7 5 138.09 36 54 28 7
130 Akron 8 158 93 58.9 1216 11 3 142.68 78 46 28 14
130 Pittsburgh 8 149 98 65.8 1230 8 2 150.15 75 48 28 9
133 Missouri State 8 137 88 64.2 1106 8 3 146.93 46 47 29 13
134 Purdue 7 109 71 65.1 972 7 3 155.73 56 44 30 12
134 Navy 7 104 76 73.1 1238 12 1 209.23 76 48 30 15
136 Colorado State 7 113 78 69.0 1280 7 4 177.54 75 48 32 15
136 Eastern Michigan 9 153 98 64.1 1302 9 2 152.33 78 50 32 12
138 Ball State 8 129 85 65.9 1163 11 1 168.21 77 55 33 8
1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards