2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - In The 4th Quarter through 10/28/2026
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTEP | 7 | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 121.68 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | UAB | 7 | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 114 | 1 | 1 | 81.45 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Sacramento State | 7 | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 135 | 1 | 0 | 123.50 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 22 | 16 | 72.7 | 149 | 2 | 0 | 159.62 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 8 | 32 | 14 | 43.8 | 156 | 2 | 2 | 92.83 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | North Texas | 7 | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 160 | 3 | 2 | 110.77 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 33 | 22 | 66.7 | 178 | 1 | 3 | 103.80 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Akron | 7 | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 186 | 3 | 0 | 141.16 | 71 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Navy | 7 | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 188 | 1 | 1 | 114.11 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Rice | 8 | 35 | 20 | 57.1 | 193 | 1 | 1 | 107.18 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 47 | 21 | 44.7 | 194 | 0 | 1 | 75.10 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 198 | 3 | 1 | 154.13 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 31 | 19 | 61.3 | 200 | 2 | 1 | 130.33 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | Kansas State | 6 | 35 | 18 | 51.4 | 203 | 1 | 1 | 103.87 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | TCU | 7 | 37 | 21 | 56.8 | 203 | 1 | 1 | 106.35 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | Air Force | 7 | 46 | 21 | 45.7 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 84.18 | 50 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Southern Miss | 7 | 40 | 23 | 57.5 | 212 | 0 | 3 | 87.02 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Old Dominion | 8 | 56 | 29 | 51.8 | 213 | 0 | 3 | 73.03 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | Marshall | 6 | 41 | 21 | 51.2 | 223 | 2 | 1 | 108.13 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Maryland | 7 | 30 | 21 | 70.0 | 241 | 3 | 0 | 170.48 | 83 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Michigan | 6 | 58 | 31 | 53.4 | 249 | 4 | 1 | 108.82 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | Tulane | 6 | 46 | 27 | 58.7 | 254 | 2 | 1 | 115.08 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Georgia State | 6 | 39 | 22 | 56.4 | 261 | 2 | 1 | 124.41 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 24 | USF | 7 | 46 | 26 | 56.5 | 267 | 1 | 1 | 108.09 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| 25 | New Mexico State | 8 | 53 | 33 | 62.3 | 268 | 2 | 1 | 113.42 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| 26 | UNLV | 7 | 49 | 25 | 51.0 | 271 | 1 | 3 | 91.98 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| 27 | Iowa State | 6 | 33 | 23 | 69.7 | 280 | 3 | 0 | 170.97 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 28 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 60 | 30 | 50.0 | 281 | 1 | 1 | 91.51 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 3 |
| 29 | Kansas | 7 | 34 | 19 | 55.9 | 283 | 3 | 1 | 149.04 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 30 | Penn State | 6 | 42 | 23 | 54.8 | 286 | 3 | 2 | 126.01 | 72 | 14 | 5 | 3 |
| 31 | Oregon | 7 | 56 | 28 | 50.0 | 289 | 3 | 1 | 107.46 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 32 | Fresno State | 7 | 49 | 28 | 57.1 | 294 | 3 | 3 | 115.50 | 44 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| 33 | Liberty | 7 | 55 | 25 | 45.5 | 295 | 2 | 2 | 95.25 | 58 | 14 | 10 | 2 |
| 34 | Central Michigan | 7 | 55 | 29 | 52.7 | 297 | 1 | 5 | 85.91 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 35 | Syracuse | 7 | 40 | 20 | 50.0 | 299 | 1 | 0 | 121.04 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
| 36 | Alabama | 8 | 47 | 28 | 59.6 | 305 | 0 | 1 | 109.82 | 40 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 36 | Mississippi State | 7 | 50 | 28 | 56.0 | 305 | 2 | 0 | 120.44 | 48 | 14 | 5 | 3 |
| 38 | Utah State | 7 | 58 | 33 | 56.9 | 307 | 2 | 2 | 105.84 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| 39 | Baylor | 7 | 47 | 27 | 57.4 | 308 | 3 | 1 | 129.30 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| 40 | Wisconsin | 7 | 58 | 35 | 60.3 | 314 | 1 | 0 | 111.52 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 3 |
| 41 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 47 | 23 | 48.9 | 315 | 4 | 1 | 129.07 | 71 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| 42 | Nevada | 7 | 38 | 22 | 57.9 | 317 | 3 | 1 | 148.76 | 47 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 42 | New Mexico | 7 | 41 | 29 | 70.7 | 317 | 3 | 2 | 150.07 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| 44 | Duke | 7 | 57 | 31 | 54.4 | 319 | 0 | 2 | 94.38 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 1 |
| 44 | Charlotte | 7 | 42 | 26 | 61.9 | 319 | 4 | 2 | 147.62 | 46 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 46 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 47 | 28 | 59.6 | 321 | 3 | 1 | 133.74 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 47 | Arizona | 7 | 55 | 25 | 45.5 | 325 | 2 | 0 | 107.10 | 61 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 48 | Clemson | 7 | 65 | 35 | 53.8 | 326 | 2 | 2 | 99.98 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 3 |
| 49 | Memphis | 8 | 43 | 23 | 53.5 | 330 | 2 | 2 | 124.00 | 46 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 50 | Colorado | 7 | 42 | 27 | 64.3 | 336 | 4 | 0 | 162.92 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| 50 | Colorado State | 5 | 27 | 19 | 70.4 | 336 | 3 | 1 | 204.16 | 52 | 14 | 10 | 3 |
| 52 | Tennessee | 8 | 62 | 36 | 58.1 | 339 | 1 | 2 | 102.87 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| 52 | Wyoming | 7 | 61 | 33 | 54.1 | 339 | 4 | 1 | 119.14 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| 54 | Auburn | 7 | 65 | 33 | 50.8 | 340 | 2 | 0 | 104.86 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 3 |
| 55 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 62 | 38 | 61.3 | 342 | 0 | 2 | 101.17 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 56 | Arizona State | 7 | 60 | 33 | 55.0 | 344 | 3 | 1 | 116.33 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| 56 | Purdue | 7 | 44 | 26 | 59.1 | 344 | 6 | 2 | 160.67 | 55 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| 58 | Delaware | 8 | 72 | 31 | 43.1 | 347 | 2 | 2 | 87.15 | 74 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| 59 | Washington State | 8 | 39 | 28 | 71.8 | 357 | 4 | 0 | 182.53 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 5 |
| 60 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 33 | 23 | 69.7 | 359 | 7 | 1 | 225.02 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 5 |
| 61 | Connecticut | 7 | 71 | 44 | 62.0 | 360 | 3 | 1 | 115.68 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 2 |
| 61 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 53 | 31 | 58.5 | 360 | 3 | 0 | 134.22 | 71 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 61 | Ball State | 8 | 45 | 31 | 68.9 | 360 | 5 | 0 | 172.76 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| 64 | Iowa | 7 | 56 | 28 | 50.0 | 362 | 2 | 0 | 116.08 | 49 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| 65 | California | 8 | 47 | 30 | 63.8 | 363 | 2 | 2 | 134.23 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 3 |
| 65 | NC State | 6 | 46 | 29 | 63.0 | 363 | 4 | 1 | 153.67 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 3 |
| 67 | Arkansas State | 7 | 45 | 32 | 71.1 | 365 | 2 | 2 | 145.02 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| 68 | UTSA | 8 | 54 | 33 | 61.1 | 367 | 2 | 3 | 119.31 | 92 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
| 69 | North Dakota State | 8 | 58 | 31 | 53.4 | 368 | 2 | 3 | 107.79 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 1 |
| 70 | Hawaii | 8 | 48 | 35 | 72.9 | 369 | 1 | 2 | 136.04 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 2 |
| 71 | Wake Forest | 7 | 73 | 52 | 71.2 | 371 | 3 | 0 | 127.48 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| 72 | Missouri State | 8 | 53 | 29 | 54.7 | 372 | 5 | 0 | 144.81 | 51 | 17 | 9 | 4 |
| 72 | Rutgers | 7 | 51 | 33 | 64.7 | 372 | 4 | 1 | 147.94 | 78 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| 74 | FIU | 7 | 57 | 28 | 49.1 | 373 | 1 | 2 | 102.86 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 5 |
| 75 | Notre Dame | 7 | 54 | 35 | 64.8 | 374 | 3 | 3 | 130.22 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| 76 | Texas State | 7 | 66 | 42 | 63.6 | 376 | 2 | 2 | 115.43 | 44 | 20 | 7 | 1 |
| 77 | Indiana | 7 | 50 | 29 | 58.0 | 379 | 2 | 1 | 130.87 | 41 | 17 | 12 | 4 |
| 78 | Georgia | 7 | 54 | 36 | 66.7 | 381 | 3 | 1 | 140.57 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 2 |
| 79 | Tulsa | 8 | 66 | 36 | 54.5 | 384 | 1 | 4 | 96.30 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 4 |
| 79 | Texas | 7 | 64 | 34 | 53.1 | 384 | 2 | 2 | 107.59 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 2 |
| 81 | Oklahoma | 7 | 50 | 34 | 68.0 | 387 | 3 | 3 | 140.82 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| 82 | Nebraska | 7 | 65 | 35 | 53.8 | 388 | 4 | 2 | 118.15 | 75 | 18 | 7 | 2 |
| 82 | South Carolina | 7 | 55 | 40 | 72.7 | 388 | 1 | 2 | 130.72 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| 84 | UCLA | 7 | 74 | 37 | 50.0 | 391 | 2 | 6 | 87.09 | 44 | 17 | 10 | 4 |
| 85 | Toledo | 8 | 59 | 31 | 52.5 | 392 | 4 | 2 | 123.94 | 69 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| 85 | Bowling Green | 8 | 49 | 34 | 69.4 | 392 | 4 | 0 | 163.53 | 55 | 19 | 7 | 3 |
| 87 | Washington | 7 | 64 | 34 | 53.1 | 399 | 1 | 6 | 91.91 | 49 | 21 | 8 | 3 |
| 88 | East Carolina | 7 | 52 | 30 | 57.7 | 403 | 3 | 2 | 134.14 | 33 | 18 | 13 | 4 |
| 89 | Virginia | 8 | 57 | 29 | 50.9 | 404 | 3 | 2 | 120.77 | 46 | 14 | 8 | 7 |
| 90 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 61 | 29 | 47.5 | 405 | 4 | 3 | 115.11 | 53 | 16 | 9 | 5 |
| 91 | Minnesota | 7 | 46 | 26 | 56.5 | 406 | 2 | 2 | 136.31 | 57 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
| 92 | UCF | 7 | 63 | 33 | 52.4 | 409 | 2 | 3 | 107.87 | 43 | 21 | 11 | 4 |
| 93 | Massachusetts | 8 | 65 | 34 | 52.3 | 411 | 3 | 3 | 111.42 | 78 | 22 | 6 | 2 |
| 94 | Appalachian State | 7 | 59 | 36 | 61.0 | 412 | 1 | 4 | 111.71 | 47 | 20 | 12 | 2 |
| 95 | Kent State | 8 | 47 | 31 | 66.0 | 413 | 3 | 2 | 152.32 | 75 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| 96 | Temple | 6 | 60 | 39 | 65.0 | 416 | 5 | 1 | 147.41 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 3 |
| 97 | San Jose State | 8 | 85 | 48 | 56.5 | 417 | 2 | 4 | 96.03 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 1 |
| 97 | Ohio State | 7 | 57 | 36 | 63.2 | 417 | 3 | 0 | 141.98 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 3 |
| 99 | Michigan State | 8 | 44 | 28 | 63.6 | 424 | 2 | 0 | 159.58 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 5 |
| 100 | Louisiana | 8 | 60 | 38 | 63.3 | 425 | 2 | 1 | 130.50 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 101 | Florida State | 6 | 51 | 27 | 52.9 | 426 | 3 | 1 | 138.60 | 79 | 19 | 8 | 4 |
| 102 | Ohio | 8 | 55 | 36 | 65.5 | 429 | 4 | 0 | 154.98 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| 103 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 43 | 30 | 69.8 | 430 | 3 | 1 | 172.14 | 47 | 18 | 13 | 4 |
| 104 | Louisville | 7 | 62 | 37 | 59.7 | 436 | 2 | 4 | 116.50 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 4 |
| 105 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 55 | 41 | 74.5 | 437 | 3 | 1 | 155.65 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 4 |
| 106 | Northwestern | 7 | 74 | 41 | 55.4 | 444 | 2 | 4 | 103.92 | 53 | 24 | 11 | 2 |
| 106 | SMU | 7 | 66 | 36 | 54.5 | 444 | 5 | 1 | 133.03 | 47 | 17 | 12 | 4 |
| 108 | Ole Miss | 7 | 48 | 31 | 64.6 | 446 | 2 | 3 | 143.88 | 54 | 15 | 13 | 6 |
| 109 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 60 | 34 | 56.7 | 447 | 3 | 3 | 125.75 | 51 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| 109 | Oregon State | 7 | 69 | 46 | 66.7 | 447 | 4 | 4 | 128.63 | 40 | 23 | 7 | 5 |
| 111 | Arkansas | 7 | 42 | 26 | 61.9 | 448 | 2 | 2 | 157.70 | 68 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| 112 | LSU | 8 | 71 | 44 | 62.0 | 454 | 1 | 2 | 114.70 | 67 | 18 | 11 | 2 |
| 113 | Stanford | 8 | 69 | 40 | 58.0 | 456 | 4 | 2 | 126.82 | 51 | 23 | 13 | 4 |
| 113 | Florida | 7 | 49 | 33 | 67.3 | 456 | 4 | 1 | 168.38 | 62 | 17 | 10 | 4 |
| 115 | Western Michigan | 8 | 69 | 36 | 52.2 | 465 | 4 | 2 | 122.11 | 47 | 20 | 14 | 3 |
| 116 | Texas Tech | 7 | 88 | 53 | 60.2 | 469 | 2 | 1 | 110.23 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 1 |
| 116 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 70 | 43 | 61.4 | 469 | 5 | 0 | 141.28 | 43 | 20 | 8 | 4 |
| 118 | Army | 7 | 67 | 41 | 61.2 | 471 | 4 | 0 | 139.94 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 3 |
| 119 | USC | 8 | 58 | 36 | 62.1 | 472 | 5 | 0 | 158.88 | 43 | 21 | 13 | 6 |
| 120 | Kentucky | 8 | 88 | 45 | 51.1 | 475 | 4 | 5 | 100.12 | 41 | 22 | 13 | 2 |
| 121 | Troy | 7 | 60 | 40 | 66.7 | 476 | 3 | 0 | 149.81 | 43 | 21 | 11 | 5 |
| 122 | Buffalo | 8 | 61 | 37 | 60.7 | 478 | 1 | 1 | 128.61 | 32 | 24 | 15 | 3 |
| 122 | South Alabama | 7 | 51 | 33 | 64.7 | 478 | 6 | 0 | 182.26 | 52 | 20 | 12 | 6 |
| 124 | San Diego State | 8 | 58 | 35 | 60.3 | 481 | 3 | 1 | 143.63 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 5 |
| 125 | BYU | 7 | 73 | 43 | 58.9 | 482 | 2 | 1 | 120.67 | 38 | 22 | 10 | 4 |
| 126 | Utah | 7 | 74 | 32 | 43.2 | 490 | 3 | 2 | 106.83 | 48 | 22 | 11 | 5 |
| 126 | North Carolina | 7 | 63 | 47 | 74.6 | 490 | 3 | 1 | 152.48 | 76 | 21 | 7 | 3 |
| 128 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 68 | 38 | 55.9 | 502 | 3 | 3 | 123.63 | 75 | 19 | 12 | 5 |
| 129 | Boston College | 7 | 56 | 38 | 67.9 | 507 | 5 | 4 | 159.09 | 60 | 25 | 10 | 5 |
| 130 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 53 | 38 | 71.7 | 510 | 4 | 6 | 154.80 | 75 | 13 | 10 | 5 |
| 131 | Missouri | 7 | 72 | 41 | 56.9 | 512 | 3 | 0 | 130.42 | 48 | 22 | 12 | 3 |
| 132 | Illinois | 7 | 67 | 41 | 61.2 | 519 | 2 | 2 | 130.14 | 41 | 24 | 15 | 4 |
| 133 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 78 | 54 | 69.2 | 525 | 4 | 3 | 135.00 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 1 |
| 134 | Boise State | 7 | 77 | 42 | 54.5 | 571 | 3 | 3 | 121.91 | 62 | 19 | 13 | 7 |
| 135 | James Madison | 7 | 80 | 51 | 63.8 | 604 | 6 | 2 | 146.92 | 34 | 26 | 17 | 6 |
| 136 | Houston | 8 | 78 | 53 | 67.9 | 618 | 4 | 2 | 146.29 | 66 | 29 | 10 | 4 |
| 137 | Cincinnati | 7 | 79 | 44 | 55.7 | 696 | 4 | 2 | 141.35 | 41 | 31 | 18 | 8 |
| 138 | West Virginia | 8 | 76 | 51 | 67.1 | 778 | 6 | 0 | 179.15 | 59 | 32 | 17 | 12 |
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