2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 08/29/2026
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota State | 1 | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 50.82 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66.80 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 1 | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 99.02 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Virginia | 1 | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 106.06 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 25 | 17 | 68.0 | 167 | 0 | 1 | 116.11 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Memphis | 1 | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 116.83 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 1 | 15 | 11 | 73.3 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 126.53 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Florida State | 1 | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 148 | 1 | 0 | 130.60 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | TCU | 1 | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 137.20 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Stanford | 1 | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 198 | 2 | 0 | 147.26 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | UNLV | 1 | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 147.37 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | San Jose State | 1 | 16 | 13 | 81.3 | 140 | 1 | 1 | 162.88 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Hawaii | 1 | 15 | 12 | 80.0 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 173.52 | 48 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | USC | 1 | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 171 | 2 | 0 | 178.76 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Sacramento State | 1 | 10 | 8 | 80.0 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 181.04 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | NC State | 1 | 8 | 7 | 87.5 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 236.90 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||