2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - In The 2nd Quarter through 09/18/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards TD Int Rating Long 1st 15+ 25+
1 Georgia Tech 2 16 4 25.0 51 1 0 72.41 20 3 3 0
2 Coastal Carolina 2 13 4 30.8 38 1 1 65.32 19 3 1 0
3 Northwestern 1 6 2 33.3 30 0 0 75.33 17 2 1 0
3 Iowa 2 6 2 33.3 32 1 1 99.80 28 1 1 1
3 SMU 2 18 6 33.3 39 0 1 40.42 15 2 1 0
6 New Mexico 2 17 6 35.3 16 0 3 7.90 16 1 1 0
7 Kansas State 2 14 5 35.7 38 0 0 58.51 12 3 0 0
7 Appalachian State 2 14 5 35.7 51 0 1 52.02 27 3 1 1
9 Utah 2 22 8 36.4 68 0 1 53.23 17 4 1 0
10 Colorado State 2 19 7 36.8 171 0 3 80.86 75 3 4 3
11 Buffalo 2 27 10 37.0 90 1 0 77.26 17 7 1 0
12 Florida 2 26 10 38.5 83 0 1 57.58 25 4 1 1
13 Georgia State 2 15 6 40.0 105 1 0 120.80 61 4 2 1
14 Army 2 14 6 42.9 69 0 0 84.26 24 3 2 0
15 Missouri 2 16 7 43.8 61 1 0 96.41 20 4 2 0
16 NC State 2 11 5 45.5 69 1 1 109.97 45 2 1 1
16 Wisconsin 2 11 5 45.5 73 0 0 101.20 30 3 2 1
16 Ohio State 2 22 10 45.5 85 0 1 68.83 16 6 1 0
16 Delaware 2 22 10 45.5 100 0 1 74.55 32 4 1 1
20 Liberty 2 13 6 46.2 66 1 1 98.80 30 3 1 1
20 Northern Illinois 2 26 12 46.2 93 2 1 93.89 15 5 1 0
20 Florida Atlantic 2 13 6 46.2 140 0 2 105.84 63 5 4 2
20 Louisiana Tech 2 26 12 46.2 143 0 3 69.27 29 7 5 1
24 Marshall 2 15 7 46.7 85 1 0 116.27 42 4 1 1
24 Miami (FL) 3 30 14 46.7 152 0 0 89.23 20 8 5 0
26 Ole Miss 2 17 8 47.1 50 0 1 60.00 18 3 1 0
26 Texas Tech 3 34 16 47.1 231 2 1 117.66 75 8 4 2
28 Nebraska 2 19 9 47.4 38 0 0 64.17 14 2 0 0
29 Western Michigan 2 21 10 47.6 48 0 1 57.30 10 2 0 0
30 UTSA 2 35 17 48.6 228 0 1 97.58 53 9 5 2
31 LSU 2 10 5 50.0 20 0 0 66.80 7 0 0 0
31 Georgia 2 14 7 50.0 35 0 1 56.71 13 3 0 0
31 Oklahoma 2 16 8 50.0 82 0 0 93.05 22 5 3 0
31 Missouri State 2 14 7 50.0 99 1 1 118.68 36 4 2 1
31 Alabama 2 14 7 50.0 152 2 1 174.05 68 5 4 2
31 Arizona 2 24 12 50.0 156 1 0 118.35 33 5 4 3
31 Miami (OH) 2 24 12 50.0 156 1 0 118.35 45 4 2 2
31 Colorado 2 22 11 50.0 203 1 0 142.51 70 9 6 1
31 Eastern Michigan 3 40 20 50.0 227 1 1 100.92 51 8 4 2
40 TCU 2 21 11 52.4 127 1 0 118.89 62 4 1 1
40 Clemson 2 21 11 52.4 163 1 0 133.29 42 7 5 2
42 Georgia Southern 2 19 10 52.6 139 0 0 114.08 45 6 3 1
43 Tennessee 2 17 9 52.9 42 0 2 50.17 10 1 0 0
43 Louisville 2 17 9 52.9 107 1 1 113.46 65 4 1 1
43 New Mexico State 3 34 18 52.9 185 2 1 112.17 33 10 4 1
46 Central Michigan 2 15 8 53.3 56 0 0 84.69 11 4 0 0
46 Middle Tennessee State 2 15 8 53.3 82 0 0 99.25 23 3 2 0
46 Rice 2 15 8 53.3 117 1 0 140.85 39 5 4 1
49 San Diego State 2 24 13 54.2 147 0 3 80.62 45 6 3 2
50 North Carolina 2 22 12 54.5 102 0 0 93.49 44 3 1 1
50 Jacksonville State 3 22 12 54.5 124 2 2 113.71 44 7 2 1
50 Florida State 2 22 12 54.5 187 2 0 155.95 64 7 5 2
50 Ohio 2 22 12 54.5 254 2 0 181.53 82 9 8 2
54 James Madison 2 20 11 55.0 108 0 0 100.36 21 4 3 0
54 Oklahoma State 2 20 11 55.0 137 0 0 112.54 47 6 4 1
56 Arizona State 2 18 10 55.6 78 1 0 110.29 16 4 3 0
56 Michigan State 2 9 5 55.6 82 1 1 146.54 60 2 1 1
56 Pittsburgh 3 36 20 55.6 346 1 0 145.46 75 13 10 4
59 Houston 3 34 19 55.9 208 1 2 105.22 35 9 5 2
60 Virginia 2 16 9 56.3 105 0 0 111.38 32 6 1 1
60 Notre Dame 2 16 9 56.3 105 1 0 132.01 28 5 4 1
60 Illinois 2 16 9 56.3 126 2 0 163.65 36 5 3 1
63 Connecticut 2 23 13 56.5 139 0 0 107.28 24 6 4 0
63 UNLV 3 23 13 56.5 155 1 0 127.48 27 5 6 1
65 Maryland 2 7 4 57.1 28 0 1 62.17 15 1 1 0
65 Oregon 3 21 12 57.1 190 3 1 170.76 52 7 4 3
67 Cincinnati 2 19 11 57.9 91 0 0 98.13 20 3 3 0
67 Sam Houston State 2 19 11 57.9 112 1 0 124.79 28 5 2 1
67 Air Force 2 19 11 57.9 163 1 3 115.75 51 5 3 2
70 Michigan 2 17 10 58.8 58 0 0 87.48 16 2 1 0
70 Nevada 2 17 10 58.8 99 0 0 107.74 30 4 1 1
72 Hawaii 3 27 16 59.3 227 2 0 154.32 44 9 5 3
73 Rutgers 2 15 9 60.0 82 2 0 149.92 31 3 1 1
73 Utah State 2 20 12 60.0 121 0 0 110.82 19 7 4 0
75 Texas State 2 28 17 60.7 216 0 1 118.37 45 8 4 1
76 Louisiana-Monroe 2 23 14 60.9 171 1 1 128.97 24 12 3 0
77 Arkansas 2 18 11 61.1 130 1 1 128.99 30 6 4 2
78 Iowa State 2 13 8 61.5 147 0 1 141.15 56 6 2 2
78 Stanford 2 26 16 61.5 174 1 0 130.44 39 8 4 2
80 Syracuse 3 34 21 61.8 169 1 2 101.48 43 7 2 2
81 Louisiana 2 21 13 61.9 148 2 1 143.02 19 8 4 0
81 California 2 21 13 61.9 228 1 1 159.30 43 8 7 3
83 South Alabama 2 8 5 62.5 54 0 0 119.20 21 2 1 0
83 Baylor 2 24 15 62.5 105 0 2 82.58 21 8 2 0
83 Washington 2 8 5 62.5 107 1 2 166.10 78 3 1 1
86 UTEP 2 11 7 63.6 58 0 1 89.75 15 3 1 0
86 West Virginia 2 22 14 63.6 111 0 0 106.02 23 6 1 0
86 Washington State 2 22 14 63.6 148 2 2 131.97 29 8 4 1
86 Akron 2 22 14 63.6 292 3 0 220.13 78 8 7 3
90 FIU 2 12 8 66.7 47 0 0 99.57 14 2 0 0
90 BYU 2 12 8 66.7 66 1 1 123.70 16 3 1 0
90 UAB 2 9 6 66.7 92 1 0 189.20 54 2 1 1
90 Tulane 2 18 12 66.7 108 0 0 117.07 20 5 2 0
90 Auburn 2 21 14 66.7 123 2 0 147.30 41 6 2 1
90 Wyoming 2 21 14 66.7 143 2 1 145.78 45 5 2 1
90 East Carolina 2 18 12 66.7 192 0 0 156.27 58 8 5 1
97 Duke 2 19 13 68.4 161 2 0 174.34 44 4 4 3
98 Kansas 2 16 11 68.8 141 1 0 163.41 27 6 4 1
98 UCLA 2 16 11 68.8 145 1 0 165.51 49 3 3 2
100 UCF 2 13 9 69.2 99 0 0 133.20 30 4 2 1
100 Texas 2 13 9 69.2 176 1 0 208.33 43 7 5 2
102 Oregon State 2 23 16 69.6 109 0 0 109.38 16 8 2 0
103 Toledo 2 20 14 70.0 91 0 1 98.22 15 5 1 0
103 Western Kentucky 2 10 7 70.0 166 3 1 288.44 73 3 2 2
105 North Texas 2 17 12 70.6 124 1 0 151.27 22 8 3 0
105 Mississippi State 2 17 12 70.6 125 0 0 132.36 22 4 3 0
105 South Carolina 2 17 12 70.6 131 0 0 135.32 25 7 3 1
105 Vanderbilt 2 17 12 70.6 160 0 0 149.65 57 6 2 2
109 Arkansas State 2 24 17 70.8 247 3 0 198.53 40 11 7 3
110 North Dakota State 3 14 10 71.4 130 1 1 158.71 35 4 3 2
110 Purdue 2 14 10 71.4 137 0 0 153.63 41 7 2 2
110 Kennesaw State 2 14 10 71.4 146 0 0 159.03 45 7 3 2
110 Ball State 2 21 15 71.4 177 1 1 148.42 24 9 6 0
110 Boise State 2 21 15 71.4 217 1 1 164.42 68 7 4 3
115 Penn State 2 18 13 72.2 95 0 0 116.56 15 5 1 0
116 Kentucky 2 22 16 72.7 184 1 1 148.90 32 9 3 3
116 Kent State 2 22 16 72.7 190 2 1 166.18 33 9 6 3
118 USC 3 15 11 73.3 122 0 0 141.65 37 6 2 1
118 Tulsa 2 15 11 73.3 168 1 0 189.41 94 4 3 1
120 Temple 2 19 14 73.7 130 1 1 137.99 23 6 2 0
121 Fresno State 2 20 15 75.0 225 2 1 192.50 68 7 4 1
122 Texas A&M 2 9 7 77.8 79 0 0 151.52 35 3 2 1
122 Massachusetts 2 9 7 77.8 82 0 0 154.31 19 5 3 0
124 Bowling Green 2 23 18 78.3 215 3 0 199.82 38 10 5 3
125 Sacramento State 3 28 22 78.6 289 3 0 200.63 73 11 6 3
126 USF 2 19 15 78.9 152 2 0 180.89 24 8 4 0
126 Southern Miss 2 19 15 78.9 186 1 1 168.02 45 8 4 2
128 Memphis 3 29 23 79.3 340 3 0 211.93 75 12 9 5
129 Virginia Tech 2 5 4 80.0 46 0 0 157.28 19 1 1 0
129 Indiana 2 20 16 80.0 101 0 1 112.42 28 6 2 1
129 Minnesota 2 15 12 80.0 124 3 0 215.44 30 7 3 2
129 Troy 2 15 12 80.0 127 1 0 173.12 33 6 2 1
129 Old Dominion 2 20 16 80.0 160 2 0 180.20 20 8 5 0
134 Boston College 2 11 9 81.8 61 2 0 188.40 21 3 1 0
135 San Jose State 3 28 23 82.1 275 2 0 188.21 34 13 6 2
136 Wake Forest 3 30 25 83.3 210 1 0 153.13 27 10 2 1
137 Navy 2 17 15 88.2 262 4 0 295.35 48 10 7 5
138 Charlotte 2 11 10 90.9 95 1 0 193.45 17 7 2 0
1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards