2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 09/18/2026
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas State | 2 | 16 | 5 | 31.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38.08 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | UCLA | 2 | 34 | 13 | 38.2 | 105 | 1 | 3 | 56.24 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 32 | 11 | 34.4 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 59.37 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | New Mexico | 2 | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 62.70 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | TCU | 2 | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 89 | 0 | 2 | 67.50 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 2 | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 98 | 0 | 3 | 71.96 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Colorado State | 2 | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 74.62 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Texas | 2 | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 136 | 0 | 2 | 74.71 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Penn State | 2 | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 75.71 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Virginia | 2 | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 77.15 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 72 | 0 | 2 | 77.29 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Southern Miss | 2 | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 81 | 1 | 2 | 77.75 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | North Dakota State | 3 | 39 | 18 | 46.2 | 218 | 1 | 4 | 81.06 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | Liberty | 2 | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 148 | 0 | 1 | 81.44 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | California | 2 | 36 | 19 | 52.8 | 195 | 0 | 3 | 81.61 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | Maryland | 2 | 17 | 6 | 35.3 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 82.97 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 2 | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 83.57 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 18 | 6 | 33.3 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 87.12 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Auburn | 2 | 36 | 15 | 41.7 | 165 | 1 | 0 | 89.34 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Oregon | 3 | 50 | 23 | 46.0 | 298 | 1 | 3 | 90.66 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 2 | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 104 | 1 | 1 | 91.08 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 2 | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 92.13 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Nevada | 2 | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 92.27 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 2 | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 130 | 1 | 2 | 92.27 | 58 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Georgia | 2 | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 127 | 1 | 1 | 93.45 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Alabama | 2 | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 93.88 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Akron | 2 | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 94.74 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 139 | 1 | 1 | 95.54 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | Washington | 2 | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 182 | 1 | 3 | 95.97 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | UTSA | 2 | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 103 | 1 | 2 | 95.98 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Cincinnati | 2 | 38 | 21 | 55.3 | 201 | 1 | 2 | 97.85 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 32 | San Jose State | 3 | 68 | 38 | 55.9 | 340 | 2 | 3 | 98.77 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 2 |
| 33 | Syracuse | 3 | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 99.06 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Northwestern | 1 | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 99.36 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 35 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 43 | 27 | 62.8 | 222 | 1 | 3 | 99.89 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 36 | Utah | 2 | 34 | 14 | 41.2 | 199 | 1 | 0 | 100.06 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 37 | Utah State | 2 | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 130 | 1 | 0 | 100.78 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | UAB | 2 | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 118 | 1 | 1 | 100.85 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 120 | 1 | 2 | 101.52 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Duke | 2 | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 223 | 0 | 1 | 102.10 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 41 | Air Force | 2 | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 103.25 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Mississippi State | 2 | 42 | 22 | 52.4 | 216 | 1 | 0 | 103.44 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 163 | 1 | 1 | 103.97 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 44 | New Mexico State | 3 | 44 | 27 | 61.4 | 211 | 1 | 1 | 104.59 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | 2 | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 104.88 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Delaware | 2 | 38 | 18 | 47.4 | 222 | 1 | 0 | 105.13 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 47 | Toledo | 2 | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 147 | 1 | 0 | 105.68 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 48 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 62 | 34 | 54.8 | 321 | 2 | 1 | 105.75 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| 49 | Old Dominion | 2 | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 166 | 0 | 1 | 106.70 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 50 | Indiana | 2 | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 108 | 0 | 1 | 107.15 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 51 | Central Michigan | 2 | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 148 | 1 | 2 | 107.21 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 52 | Tulsa | 2 | 52 | 32 | 61.5 | 298 | 1 | 2 | 108.34 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| 53 | Iowa | 2 | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 110.35 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| 54 | BYU | 2 | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 194 | 0 | 1 | 111.77 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 55 | Ohio State | 2 | 41 | 26 | 63.4 | 200 | 1 | 0 | 112.45 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 56 | Troy | 2 | 39 | 22 | 56.4 | 218 | 2 | 1 | 115.16 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 57 | USF | 2 | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 221 | 1 | 2 | 115.20 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 58 | UCF | 2 | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 116.11 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | FIU | 2 | 34 | 16 | 47.1 | 226 | 2 | 1 | 116.42 | 57 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 60 | Massachusetts | 2 | 40 | 21 | 52.5 | 322 | 2 | 4 | 116.62 | 78 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| 61 | Georgia State | 2 | 32 | 20 | 62.5 | 191 | 1 | 1 | 116.70 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 62 | UNLV | 3 | 51 | 26 | 51.0 | 348 | 2 | 1 | 117.32 | 48 | 18 | 10 | 2 |
| 63 | Baylor | 2 | 22 | 16 | 72.7 | 144 | 0 | 1 | 118.62 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 64 | San Diego State | 2 | 33 | 20 | 60.6 | 189 | 1 | 0 | 118.72 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 65 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 136 | 0 | 1 | 119.03 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 66 | Iowa State | 2 | 23 | 18 | 78.3 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 119.17 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | North Carolina | 2 | 28 | 21 | 75.0 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 119.40 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | Hawaii | 3 | 38 | 24 | 63.2 | 312 | 0 | 2 | 121.60 | 48 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 69 | Appalachian State | 2 | 44 | 27 | 61.4 | 291 | 2 | 2 | 122.83 | 61 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 70 | Missouri | 2 | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 124.23 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 71 | Louisiana | 2 | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 142 | 2 | 2 | 125.13 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | Michigan | 2 | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 167 | 1 | 1 | 125.31 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 72 | LSU | 2 | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 170 | 1 | 1 | 125.31 | 67 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 74 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 125.48 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 75 | Purdue | 2 | 25 | 10 | 40.0 | 200 | 2 | 1 | 125.60 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 76 | Fresno State | 2 | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 126.12 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| 77 | Memphis | 3 | 40 | 24 | 60.0 | 353 | 1 | 3 | 127.38 | 40 | 14 | 11 | 4 |
| 78 | Colorado | 2 | 31 | 19 | 61.3 | 205 | 1 | 0 | 127.49 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 79 | SMU | 2 | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 162 | 2 | 0 | 127.72 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 80 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 21 | 17 | 81.0 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 127.75 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | James Madison | 2 | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 165 | 1 | 0 | 128.00 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 82 | East Carolina | 2 | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 128.08 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 83 | Florida | 2 | 34 | 26 | 76.5 | 173 | 1 | 0 | 128.92 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Buffalo | 2 | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 265 | 2 | 1 | 129.00 | 68 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 85 | Army | 2 | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 193 | 1 | 0 | 129.35 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 86 | Kentucky | 2 | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 203 | 1 | 0 | 132.25 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 87 | Temple | 2 | 30 | 19 | 63.3 | 192 | 2 | 1 | 132.42 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 87 | Connecticut | 2 | 41 | 31 | 75.6 | 238 | 1 | 0 | 132.42 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| 89 | Clemson | 2 | 49 | 29 | 59.2 | 354 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 5 |
| 90 | Rice | 2 | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 239 | 1 | 1 | 133.48 | 56 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 91 | Michigan State | 2 | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 188 | 1 | 0 | 133.67 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 92 | Illinois | 2 | 30 | 20 | 66.7 | 226 | 1 | 1 | 134.28 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 93 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 14 | 6 | 42.9 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 135.00 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Tulane | 2 | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 215 | 2 | 0 | 135.53 | 43 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 95 | Arizona State | 2 | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 119 | 2 | 1 | 136.65 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 96 | Notre Dame | 2 | 19 | 14 | 73.7 | 168 | 0 | 1 | 137.42 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 97 | Boston College | 2 | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 228 | 2 | 3 | 137.50 | 60 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 98 | Rutgers | 2 | 22 | 16 | 72.7 | 178 | 1 | 2 | 137.51 | 78 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 99 | Tennessee | 2 | 26 | 20 | 76.9 | 151 | 1 | 0 | 138.40 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 100 | Marshall | 2 | 44 | 28 | 63.6 | 304 | 3 | 1 | 139.63 | 39 | 19 | 5 | 2 |
| 101 | Texas Tech | 3 | 59 | 39 | 66.1 | 424 | 3 | 1 | 139.85 | 41 | 20 | 11 | 3 |
| 102 | UTEP | 2 | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 115 | 2 | 0 | 140.34 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 103 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 125 | 1 | 0 | 141.05 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 104 | Wake Forest | 3 | 57 | 45 | 78.9 | 295 | 4 | 0 | 145.58 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 105 | Arizona | 2 | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 184 | 2 | 1 | 146.07 | 61 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 106 | Navy | 2 | 17 | 12 | 70.6 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 146.33 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 107 | Ball State | 2 | 32 | 25 | 78.1 | 231 | 2 | 2 | 146.90 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 108 | Florida State | 2 | 39 | 25 | 64.1 | 354 | 2 | 2 | 147.01 | 79 | 15 | 6 | 3 |
| 109 | Sacramento State | 3 | 25 | 19 | 76.0 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 149.68 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 110 | Houston | 3 | 47 | 29 | 61.7 | 414 | 2 | 0 | 149.74 | 79 | 17 | 8 | 4 |
| 111 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 147 | 1 | 0 | 150.86 | 53 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 112 | Charlotte | 2 | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 222 | 1 | 1 | 151.95 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 113 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 54 | 38 | 70.4 | 435 | 3 | 1 | 152.67 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 3 |
| 114 | Wisconsin | 2 | 29 | 21 | 72.4 | 238 | 1 | 0 | 152.73 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| 115 | Louisville | 2 | 35 | 18 | 51.4 | 305 | 3 | 0 | 152.91 | 62 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 116 | Missouri State | 2 | 32 | 21 | 65.6 | 218 | 3 | 0 | 153.80 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 117 | Kansas | 2 | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 153 | 2 | 0 | 155.02 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 118 | Wyoming | 2 | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 199 | 3 | 1 | 156.74 | 57 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 119 | North Texas | 2 | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 220 | 2 | 1 | 156.87 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 120 | USC | 3 | 42 | 27 | 64.3 | 348 | 3 | 0 | 157.46 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| 121 | Kent State | 2 | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 224 | 2 | 1 | 157.66 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 122 | NC State | 2 | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 157.93 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 123 | Western Michigan | 2 | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 269 | 2 | 0 | 162.75 | 47 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 124 | Ohio | 2 | 26 | 18 | 69.2 | 213 | 2 | 0 | 163.42 | 51 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 125 | Arkansas | 2 | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 206 | 1 | 0 | 164.78 | 59 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 126 | West Virginia | 2 | 34 | 20 | 58.8 | 337 | 3 | 1 | 165.32 | 58 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| 127 | Washington State | 2 | 26 | 19 | 73.1 | 218 | 2 | 0 | 168.89 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 128 | Bowling Green | 2 | 17 | 13 | 76.5 | 151 | 1 | 0 | 170.49 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 129 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 203 | 3 | 1 | 170.64 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 130 | Stanford | 2 | 43 | 31 | 72.1 | 376 | 4 | 1 | 171.59 | 47 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
| 131 | Texas State | 2 | 35 | 27 | 77.1 | 297 | 3 | 0 | 176.70 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 132 | Boise State | 2 | 31 | 21 | 67.7 | 353 | 2 | 0 | 184.68 | 62 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| 133 | South Alabama | 2 | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 147 | 2 | 1 | 185.34 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 134 | Oregon State | 2 | 21 | 15 | 71.4 | 251 | 2 | 1 | 193.74 | 37 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| 135 | Ole Miss | 2 | 29 | 21 | 72.4 | 354 | 2 | 0 | 197.71 | 62 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| 136 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 221 | 2 | 0 | 200.92 | 70 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 137 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 25 | 17 | 68.0 | 258 | 4 | 0 | 207.49 | 64 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 138 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 26 | 22 | 84.6 | 344 | 5 | 0 | 259.22 | 53 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
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