2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - In The 2nd Quarter through 10/29/2026
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 7 | 43 | 18 | 41.9 | 124 | 0 | 3 | 52.14 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 8 | 63 | 33 | 52.4 | 220 | 0 | 4 | 69.01 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | FIU | 7 | 46 | 26 | 56.5 | 229 | 0 | 1 | 93.99 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | SMU | 7 | 51 | 30 | 58.8 | 236 | 0 | 1 | 93.77 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 7 | 59 | 26 | 44.1 | 294 | 0 | 2 | 79.15 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 4 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 7 | 55 | 29 | 52.7 | 390 | 0 | 2 | 105.02 | 58 | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| 7 | North Dakota State | 8 | 38 | 20 | 52.6 | 232 | 1 | 3 | 96.81 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Michigan | 7 | 53 | 33 | 62.3 | 253 | 1 | 1 | 104.82 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 7 | 55 | 28 | 50.9 | 280 | 1 | 3 | 88.76 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Ole Miss | 7 | 60 | 33 | 55.0 | 310 | 1 | 2 | 97.23 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Penn State | 7 | 60 | 34 | 56.7 | 323 | 1 | 4 | 94.06 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Army | 7 | 50 | 29 | 58.0 | 329 | 1 | 1 | 115.87 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 59 | 33 | 55.9 | 343 | 1 | 5 | 93.41 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| 7 | Temple | 7 | 46 | 29 | 63.0 | 344 | 1 | 1 | 128.68 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | Utah State | 7 | 67 | 40 | 59.7 | 378 | 1 | 1 | 109.03 | 37 | 18 | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | Utah | 7 | 69 | 38 | 55.1 | 379 | 1 | 3 | 97.29 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| 7 | Baylor | 7 | 72 | 41 | 56.9 | 387 | 1 | 4 | 95.56 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 5 |
| 7 | Indiana | 8 | 74 | 48 | 64.9 | 427 | 1 | 4 | 106.99 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | Arizona | 7 | 62 | 40 | 64.5 | 443 | 1 | 0 | 129.86 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 5 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 8 | 69 | 36 | 52.2 | 446 | 1 | 1 | 108.35 | 42 | 23 | 11 | 4 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 7 | 74 | 45 | 60.8 | 454 | 1 | 0 | 116.80 | 44 | 23 | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 7 | 53 | 37 | 69.8 | 455 | 1 | 2 | 140.60 | 63 | 19 | 10 | 4 |
| 7 | James Madison | 9 | 87 | 44 | 50.6 | 466 | 1 | 2 | 94.76 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 2 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 71 | 42 | 59.2 | 484 | 1 | 0 | 121.07 | 53 | 22 | 13 | 3 |
| 25 | Kansas State | 7 | 54 | 25 | 46.3 | 242 | 2 | 0 | 96.16 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | Nevada | 7 | 49 | 26 | 53.1 | 251 | 2 | 0 | 109.55 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | New Mexico | 7 | 62 | 32 | 51.6 | 260 | 2 | 6 | 78.14 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 25 | UAB | 7 | 39 | 20 | 51.3 | 279 | 2 | 2 | 118.03 | 54 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| 25 | Texas | 7 | 56 | 33 | 58.9 | 314 | 2 | 1 | 114.24 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| 25 | Clemson | 7 | 56 | 29 | 51.8 | 327 | 2 | 0 | 112.62 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 25 | Sam Houston State | 8 | 66 | 29 | 43.9 | 337 | 2 | 4 | 84.71 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 4 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 7 | 46 | 28 | 60.9 | 338 | 2 | 0 | 136.94 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 25 | New Mexico State | 8 | 70 | 40 | 57.1 | 341 | 2 | 3 | 98.92 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| 25 | Oregon State | 7 | 68 | 38 | 55.9 | 344 | 2 | 0 | 108.09 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| 25 | UCLA | 7 | 49 | 28 | 57.1 | 344 | 2 | 2 | 121.42 | 49 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 25 | UNLV | 7 | 54 | 35 | 64.8 | 345 | 2 | 0 | 130.71 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| 25 | LSU | 8 | 62 | 39 | 62.9 | 357 | 2 | 0 | 121.92 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 25 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 56 | 31 | 55.4 | 362 | 2 | 2 | 114.30 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 2 |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 52 | 29 | 55.8 | 365 | 2 | 1 | 123.57 | 47 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| 25 | Iowa | 7 | 56 | 29 | 51.8 | 367 | 2 | 3 | 107.91 | 54 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| 25 | TCU | 7 | 69 | 36 | 52.2 | 402 | 2 | 1 | 107.78 | 62 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 25 | Michigan State | 8 | 66 | 37 | 56.1 | 415 | 2 | 1 | 115.85 | 60 | 26 | 9 | 2 |
| 25 | Wyoming | 8 | 73 | 47 | 64.4 | 432 | 2 | 2 | 117.65 | 45 | 18 | 6 | 2 |
| 25 | Syracuse | 7 | 68 | 39 | 57.4 | 439 | 2 | 2 | 115.41 | 48 | 19 | 7 | 5 |
| 25 | USC | 8 | 57 | 37 | 64.9 | 444 | 2 | 0 | 141.92 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 4 |
| 25 | San Jose State | 8 | 67 | 43 | 64.2 | 482 | 2 | 3 | 125.50 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 3 |
| 25 | UCF | 7 | 67 | 39 | 58.2 | 491 | 2 | 2 | 123.65 | 37 | 21 | 12 | 5 |
| 25 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 55 | 35 | 63.6 | 491 | 2 | 0 | 150.63 | 47 | 19 | 11 | 6 |
| 25 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 60 | 38 | 63.3 | 495 | 2 | 1 | 140.30 | 44 | 20 | 15 | 3 |
| 25 | Houston | 8 | 75 | 41 | 54.7 | 504 | 2 | 4 | 109.25 | 40 | 22 | 13 | 5 |
| 25 | Georgia | 7 | 75 | 46 | 61.3 | 516 | 2 | 2 | 122.59 | 37 | 25 | 15 | 4 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | 7 | 69 | 43 | 62.3 | 524 | 2 | 1 | 132.78 | 43 | 24 | 14 | 5 |
| 25 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 79 | 54 | 68.4 | 529 | 2 | 0 | 132.96 | 45 | 24 | 9 | 5 |
| 25 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 85 | 44 | 51.8 | 541 | 2 | 0 | 113.00 | 64 | 20 | 9 | 6 |
| 55 | Boston College | 7 | 58 | 36 | 62.1 | 268 | 3 | 1 | 114.51 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 55 | Troy | 8 | 63 | 36 | 57.1 | 321 | 3 | 3 | 106.13 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 55 | UTEP | 7 | 60 | 33 | 55.0 | 344 | 3 | 3 | 109.66 | 52 | 17 | 6 | 3 |
| 55 | Arkansas | 7 | 58 | 37 | 63.8 | 356 | 3 | 2 | 125.52 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 2 |
| 55 | South Alabama | 7 | 52 | 32 | 61.5 | 361 | 3 | 3 | 127.35 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 3 |
| 55 | Duke | 7 | 51 | 34 | 66.7 | 367 | 3 | 0 | 146.53 | 44 | 12 | 9 | 4 |
| 55 | Western Michigan | 8 | 62 | 36 | 58.1 | 381 | 3 | 1 | 122.43 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| 55 | Notre Dame | 7 | 55 | 35 | 63.6 | 388 | 3 | 1 | 137.26 | 53 | 19 | 9 | 2 |
| 55 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 56 | 26 | 46.4 | 398 | 3 | 0 | 123.81 | 66 | 16 | 9 | 5 |
| 55 | BYU | 7 | 72 | 45 | 62.5 | 401 | 3 | 3 | 114.70 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 3 |
| 55 | Buffalo | 8 | 68 | 34 | 50.0 | 413 | 3 | 0 | 115.58 | 70 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
| 55 | Liberty | 7 | 57 | 34 | 59.6 | 413 | 3 | 1 | 134.38 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| 55 | Tulane | 7 | 49 | 29 | 59.2 | 414 | 3 | 2 | 142.19 | 76 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| 55 | Kansas | 7 | 68 | 39 | 57.4 | 421 | 3 | 1 | 120.97 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 4 |
| 55 | Ohio | 8 | 63 | 33 | 52.4 | 428 | 3 | 3 | 115.64 | 82 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 55 | Northwestern | 7 | 69 | 41 | 59.4 | 429 | 3 | 2 | 120.19 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 3 |
| 55 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 73 | 43 | 58.9 | 442 | 3 | 1 | 120.58 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 2 |
| 55 | Toledo | 8 | 67 | 40 | 59.7 | 450 | 3 | 1 | 127.90 | 49 | 22 | 9 | 5 |
| 55 | Arizona State | 7 | 72 | 41 | 56.9 | 451 | 3 | 0 | 123.31 | 45 | 23 | 12 | 3 |
| 55 | Southern Miss | 7 | 63 | 43 | 68.3 | 467 | 3 | 1 | 143.06 | 45 | 22 | 12 | 4 |
| 55 | Georgia State | 7 | 61 | 33 | 54.1 | 476 | 3 | 0 | 135.88 | 61 | 21 | 14 | 4 |
| 55 | Mississippi State | 7 | 62 | 42 | 67.7 | 482 | 3 | 0 | 149.01 | 50 | 20 | 11 | 3 |
| 55 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 73 | 43 | 58.9 | 484 | 3 | 2 | 122.67 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 3 |
| 55 | Tulsa | 7 | 61 | 38 | 62.3 | 487 | 3 | 1 | 142.32 | 94 | 19 | 7 | 3 |
| 55 | Wake Forest | 7 | 72 | 52 | 72.2 | 490 | 3 | 1 | 140.36 | 61 | 25 | 5 | 2 |
| 55 | Connecticut | 7 | 72 | 43 | 59.7 | 501 | 3 | 0 | 131.92 | 57 | 19 | 12 | 4 |
| 55 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 49 | 34 | 69.4 | 536 | 3 | 2 | 173.32 | 75 | 19 | 11 | 7 |
| 55 | Purdue | 7 | 64 | 42 | 65.6 | 558 | 3 | 1 | 151.21 | 41 | 25 | 17 | 8 |
| 55 | Virginia | 8 | 58 | 38 | 65.5 | 574 | 3 | 1 | 162.27 | 59 | 26 | 10 | 8 |
| 55 | Fresno State | 7 | 72 | 48 | 66.7 | 595 | 3 | 2 | 144.28 | 68 | 21 | 15 | 3 |
| 55 | UTSA | 8 | 97 | 50 | 51.5 | 634 | 3 | 1 | 114.60 | 56 | 27 | 14 | 6 |
| 55 | Texas State | 7 | 95 | 62 | 65.3 | 758 | 3 | 2 | 138.49 | 57 | 34 | 15 | 7 |
| 87 | Minnesota | 7 | 57 | 36 | 63.2 | 290 | 4 | 1 | 125.55 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 3 |
| 87 | Marshall | 7 | 58 | 32 | 55.2 | 338 | 4 | 1 | 123.44 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| 87 | Boise State | 7 | 57 | 33 | 57.9 | 381 | 4 | 3 | 126.68 | 68 | 15 | 6 | 5 |
| 87 | USF | 7 | 53 | 36 | 67.9 | 407 | 4 | 0 | 157.34 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 2 |
| 87 | Bowling Green | 8 | 67 | 39 | 58.2 | 426 | 4 | 0 | 131.32 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 5 |
| 87 | Air Force | 7 | 51 | 29 | 56.9 | 431 | 4 | 5 | 134.12 | 60 | 16 | 9 | 5 |
| 87 | Texas A&M | 8 | 49 | 28 | 57.1 | 432 | 4 | 1 | 154.05 | 53 | 15 | 11 | 7 |
| 87 | South Carolina | 7 | 52 | 38 | 73.1 | 483 | 4 | 1 | 172.63 | 43 | 19 | 13 | 5 |
| 87 | NC State | 7 | 67 | 41 | 61.2 | 490 | 4 | 1 | 139.33 | 45 | 22 | 10 | 6 |
| 87 | Washington State | 8 | 80 | 41 | 51.3 | 491 | 4 | 2 | 114.31 | 88 | 20 | 9 | 4 |
| 87 | Florida | 7 | 67 | 40 | 59.7 | 513 | 4 | 1 | 140.73 | 48 | 25 | 14 | 6 |
| 87 | Kent State | 8 | 75 | 54 | 72.0 | 552 | 4 | 1 | 148.75 | 49 | 26 | 12 | 6 |
| 87 | Auburn | 7 | 71 | 46 | 64.8 | 557 | 4 | 3 | 140.83 | 70 | 21 | 10 | 5 |
| 87 | Stanford | 8 | 76 | 48 | 63.2 | 606 | 4 | 0 | 147.51 | 70 | 27 | 14 | 5 |
| 87 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 77 | 56 | 72.7 | 620 | 4 | 0 | 157.51 | 57 | 29 | 12 | 6 |
| 87 | West Virginia | 8 | 69 | 45 | 65.2 | 627 | 4 | 2 | 154.88 | 51 | 28 | 15 | 5 |
| 87 | Colorado State | 7 | 67 | 43 | 64.2 | 632 | 4 | 4 | 151.18 | 75 | 24 | 15 | 6 |
| 87 | Colorado | 7 | 77 | 45 | 58.4 | 641 | 4 | 2 | 140.32 | 70 | 29 | 19 | 4 |
| 105 | Rutgers | 7 | 47 | 30 | 63.8 | 374 | 5 | 1 | 161.52 | 52 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| 105 | Missouri | 7 | 67 | 35 | 52.2 | 384 | 5 | 3 | 116.05 | 55 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| 105 | Washington | 7 | 48 | 35 | 72.9 | 398 | 5 | 3 | 164.45 | 78 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 105 | Oregon | 7 | 50 | 30 | 60.0 | 408 | 5 | 4 | 145.54 | 52 | 18 | 10 | 6 |
| 105 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 64 | 43 | 67.2 | 461 | 5 | 2 | 147.23 | 70 | 24 | 6 | 3 |
| 105 | Louisiana | 8 | 82 | 53 | 64.6 | 515 | 5 | 2 | 132.62 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 1 |
| 105 | Hawaii | 8 | 63 | 39 | 61.9 | 535 | 5 | 1 | 156.26 | 49 | 22 | 13 | 7 |
| 105 | Louisville | 7 | 62 | 39 | 62.9 | 539 | 5 | 2 | 156.09 | 77 | 20 | 9 | 5 |
| 105 | Appalachian State | 7 | 60 | 38 | 63.3 | 540 | 5 | 2 | 159.76 | 71 | 21 | 12 | 6 |
| 105 | Illinois | 7 | 70 | 45 | 64.3 | 548 | 5 | 0 | 153.62 | 61 | 25 | 13 | 3 |
| 105 | California | 8 | 71 | 39 | 54.9 | 615 | 5 | 2 | 145.30 | 43 | 24 | 17 | 10 |
| 105 | Memphis | 8 | 67 | 43 | 64.2 | 635 | 5 | 4 | 156.49 | 75 | 23 | 17 | 9 |
| 105 | Alabama | 8 | 80 | 47 | 58.8 | 666 | 5 | 5 | 136.81 | 68 | 27 | 15 | 8 |
| 105 | Ball State | 8 | 77 | 49 | 63.6 | 719 | 5 | 1 | 160.91 | 77 | 30 | 19 | 6 |
| 105 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 92 | 61 | 66.3 | 801 | 5 | 1 | 155.21 | 75 | 31 | 17 | 8 |
| 120 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 61 | 38 | 62.3 | 454 | 6 | 2 | 150.72 | 62 | 21 | 8 | 2 |
| 120 | Maryland | 7 | 63 | 40 | 63.5 | 477 | 6 | 2 | 152.17 | 49 | 21 | 10 | 5 |
| 120 | Old Dominion | 8 | 72 | 47 | 65.3 | 484 | 6 | 2 | 143.68 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 4 |
| 120 | Florida State | 7 | 64 | 37 | 57.8 | 535 | 6 | 0 | 158.97 | 64 | 22 | 15 | 5 |
| 120 | Delaware | 8 | 83 | 54 | 65.1 | 581 | 6 | 2 | 142.90 | 52 | 27 | 10 | 4 |
| 120 | Charlotte | 7 | 68 | 47 | 69.1 | 585 | 6 | 0 | 170.51 | 75 | 26 | 14 | 4 |
| 120 | San Diego State | 8 | 74 | 49 | 66.2 | 610 | 6 | 4 | 151.41 | 78 | 25 | 11 | 6 |
| 120 | Kentucky | 8 | 82 | 55 | 67.1 | 623 | 6 | 3 | 147.72 | 36 | 32 | 15 | 5 |
| 120 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 75 | 50 | 66.7 | 643 | 6 | 2 | 159.75 | 73 | 25 | 13 | 6 |
| 120 | North Texas | 8 | 80 | 51 | 63.8 | 650 | 6 | 2 | 151.75 | 75 | 30 | 16 | 6 |
| 120 | Missouri State | 8 | 81 | 57 | 70.4 | 692 | 6 | 1 | 164.10 | 42 | 29 | 17 | 9 |
| 120 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 84 | 52 | 61.9 | 821 | 6 | 2 | 162.82 | 75 | 32 | 21 | 7 |
| 132 | Texas Tech | 7 | 74 | 41 | 55.4 | 503 | 7 | 4 | 132.90 | 75 | 20 | 9 | 5 |
| 132 | Central Michigan | 8 | 62 | 39 | 62.9 | 562 | 7 | 1 | 173.08 | 44 | 27 | 13 | 6 |
| 132 | Rice | 8 | 76 | 48 | 63.2 | 568 | 7 | 2 | 151.08 | 39 | 22 | 16 | 4 |
| 132 | Sacramento State | 8 | 63 | 46 | 73.0 | 590 | 7 | 0 | 188.36 | 73 | 25 | 11 | 6 |
| 132 | Arkansas State | 8 | 69 | 47 | 68.1 | 682 | 7 | 0 | 184.63 | 47 | 26 | 21 | 9 |
| 132 | Navy | 7 | 54 | 40 | 74.1 | 756 | 7 | 0 | 234.45 | 56 | 29 | 21 | 10 |
| 138 | Akron | 8 | 85 | 46 | 54.1 | 693 | 8 | 2 | 148.96 | 78 | 22 | 15 | 9 |
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