2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - On 1st Down through 09/18/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards TD Int Rating Long 1st 15+ 25+
1 UTEP 2 10 4 40.0 42 0 0 75.28 25 1 1 1
1 Air Force 2 10 8 80.0 55 0 0 126.20 23 2 1 0
1 Virginia Tech 2 10 3 30.0 97 0 0 111.48 34 3 3 3
4 Iowa 2 11 5 45.5 36 0 0 72.95 20 1 1 0
4 UCF 2 11 6 54.5 46 0 1 71.50 18 1 1 0
6 Coastal Carolina 2 12 5 41.7 35 0 2 32.84 9 0 0 0
6 Indiana 2 12 8 66.7 68 0 0 114.27 23 2 1 0
6 James Madison 2 12 7 58.3 104 1 0 158.63 34 4 3 2
9 UAB 2 13 7 53.8 78 2 0 155.02 18 5 1 0
9 Maryland 2 13 9 69.2 82 1 1 132.22 36 1 2 1
9 Purdue 2 13 9 69.2 95 0 0 130.62 19 5 2 0
9 Notre Dame 2 13 8 61.5 102 1 0 152.83 30 3 2 2
13 Kansas State 2 14 6 42.9 30 0 0 60.86 12 1 0 0
13 NC State 2 14 7 50.0 68 0 0 90.80 20 2 2 0
13 Minnesota 2 14 11 78.6 119 2 0 197.11 30 4 3 2
13 Iowa State 2 14 11 78.6 129 0 0 155.97 56 5 2 1
13 Rutgers 2 14 10 71.4 131 0 1 135.74 53 4 2 1
13 Colorado State 2 14 10 71.4 160 0 1 153.14 32 4 5 2
19 Georgia 2 15 9 60.0 36 1 0 102.16 8 1 0 0
19 Oklahoma 2 15 9 60.0 50 0 0 88.00 12 2 0 0
19 LSU 2 15 11 73.3 76 0 0 115.89 22 3 1 0
19 Western Kentucky 2 15 11 73.3 165 3 1 218.40 43 5 4 2
23 Alabama 2 16 11 68.8 57 1 0 119.31 13 1 0 0
23 Kansas 2 16 9 56.3 104 0 0 110.85 26 6 2 1
23 Wyoming 2 16 10 62.5 109 2 1 148.48 45 2 2 2
23 North Texas 2 16 10 62.5 152 2 1 171.05 42 5 3 2
23 Boston College 2 16 10 62.5 154 2 1 172.10 60 6 3 1
28 Michigan State 2 17 10 58.8 62 0 0 89.45 15 1 1 0
28 New Mexico 2 17 6 35.3 99 1 3 68.33 75 2 1 1
28 Arizona State 2 17 11 64.7 115 1 1 129.19 33 4 2 1
28 Temple 2 17 11 64.7 152 0 1 128.05 56 4 3 1
28 Kennesaw State 2 17 10 58.8 166 0 1 129.09 44 8 3 1
33 FIU 2 18 11 61.1 85 1 0 119.10 23 4 1 0
33 Penn State 2 18 13 72.2 93 0 0 115.62 39 3 1 1
33 Arizona 2 18 11 61.1 96 1 1 113.13 37 3 2 1
33 Missouri State 2 18 11 61.1 114 3 0 169.31 32 4 2 1
33 Toledo 2 18 12 66.7 118 0 0 121.74 26 4 2 1
33 Army 2 18 11 61.1 120 1 0 135.44 31 3 3 1
33 TCU 2 18 12 66.7 132 0 0 128.27 21 7 4 0
33 Fresno State 2 18 13 72.2 155 1 1 151.77 34 5 3 1
33 South Alabama 2 18 12 66.7 176 1 1 156.03 36 7 6 1
33 Tulane 2 18 12 66.7 199 1 0 177.87 43 8 6 3
33 Oklahoma State 2 18 11 61.1 211 2 0 196.24 56 5 4 4
44 Vanderbilt 2 19 7 36.8 75 1 2 66.31 24 3 1 0
44 Old Dominion 2 19 13 68.4 84 0 0 105.56 21 2 2 0
44 Baylor 2 19 13 68.4 93 0 1 99.01 21 4 2 0
44 Jacksonville State 3 19 14 73.7 97 0 1 106.03 18 5 1 0
44 Illinois 2 19 11 57.9 125 2 0 147.90 24 7 2 0
44 Appalachian State 2 19 16 84.2 128 1 0 158.17 47 3 1 1
44 Southern Miss 2 19 14 73.7 153 1 0 158.70 45 5 3 1
44 Nebraska 2 19 10 52.6 171 1 0 145.60 68 7 4 1
44 North Carolina 2 19 14 73.7 175 0 0 151.05 44 5 3 2
53 South Carolina 2 20 12 60.0 85 0 0 95.70 22 3 2 0
53 Missouri 2 20 8 40.0 86 2 1 99.12 20 5 2 0
53 Louisiana 2 20 11 55.0 93 0 2 74.06 14 5 0 0
53 SMU 2 20 13 65.0 106 1 0 126.02 47 3 1 1
53 Texas 2 20 12 60.0 108 1 0 121.86 23 5 2 0
53 East Carolina 2 20 11 55.0 109 0 0 100.78 26 5 2 1
53 Oregon State 2 20 13 65.0 120 0 0 115.40 30 4 4 1
53 Michigan 2 20 16 80.0 125 0 0 132.50 43 5 2 1
53 Middle Tennessee State 2 20 12 60.0 128 0 0 113.76 23 4 4 0
53 Duke 2 20 15 75.0 144 1 0 151.98 22 5 3 0
53 Arkansas State 2 20 14 70.0 181 1 0 162.52 40 5 4 3
53 Rice 2 20 13 65.0 238 1 0 181.46 56 10 9 2
53 Florida Atlantic 2 20 14 70.0 248 4 1 230.16 64 9 6 3
66 Sam Houston State 2 21 9 42.9 75 0 0 72.86 24 3 1 0
66 Liberty 2 21 11 52.4 83 0 1 76.06 19 5 2 0
66 Virginia 2 21 14 66.7 111 0 0 111.07 32 3 1 1
66 Akron 2 21 14 66.7 210 2 0 182.10 78 4 3 2
66 Louisiana Tech 2 21 14 66.7 246 0 1 155.55 53 9 7 2
66 Kent State 2 21 17 81.0 289 1 0 212.26 41 10 8 5
72 Georgia Tech 2 22 12 54.5 104 2 0 124.26 20 5 3 0
72 UCLA 2 22 13 59.1 115 3 0 148.00 30 3 3 1
72 Texas A&M 2 22 13 59.1 127 1 1 113.49 35 4 4 1
72 Central Michigan 2 22 13 59.1 137 0 0 111.40 21 7 3 0
72 Northwestern 1 22 13 59.1 145 0 1 105.36 34 7 2 1
72 Auburn 2 22 14 63.6 153 1 1 127.97 23 7 4 0
72 Kentucky 2 22 16 72.7 205 0 0 151.00 32 8 6 2
72 Navy 2 22 21 95.5 213 1 0 191.79 36 8 4 3
72 Boise State 2 22 17 77.3 251 2 1 194.02 51 6 4 4
81 BYU 2 23 12 52.2 87 0 2 66.56 15 2 1 0
81 Massachusetts 2 23 11 47.8 104 0 2 68.42 20 4 3 0
81 Buffalo 2 23 11 47.8 170 2 0 138.61 45 7 5 2
81 Ole Miss 2 23 17 73.9 277 1 0 189.42 62 9 8 3
85 Delaware 2 24 11 45.8 123 1 0 102.63 24 6 3 0
85 USF 2 24 16 66.7 174 3 0 168.82 24 6 4 0
85 Washington 2 24 17 70.8 210 1 0 158.08 78 8 3 2
85 Wisconsin 2 24 15 62.5 229 0 0 142.65 45 9 5 4
89 Georgia Southern 2 25 13 52.0 87 0 1 73.23 15 4 1 0
89 Northern Illinois 2 25 15 60.0 123 1 2 98.53 16 6 3 0
89 North Dakota State 3 25 15 60.0 161 1 2 111.30 26 6 5 1
89 Western Michigan 2 25 17 68.0 165 0 1 115.44 20 7 3 0
89 Syracuse 3 25 14 56.0 168 1 1 117.65 38 6 4 3
89 USC 3 25 18 72.0 255 2 0 184.08 42 9 6 3
95 Tennessee 2 26 17 65.4 123 0 0 105.13 19 5 2 0
95 Georgia State 2 26 15 57.7 200 2 0 147.68 61 6 2 2
95 Marshall 2 26 19 73.1 224 1 0 158.14 39 12 3 2
95 Ohio 2 26 13 50.0 237 2 0 151.95 82 6 5 3
95 Arkansas 2 26 17 65.4 256 1 1 153.10 57 9 6 4
95 West Virginia 2 26 19 73.1 279 1 0 175.91 58 10 6 4
101 Colorado 2 27 12 44.4 149 1 0 103.02 42 9 4 1
101 Cincinnati 2 27 16 59.3 162 1 0 121.88 32 6 3 2
101 Texas State 2 27 19 70.4 207 2 0 159.21 44 8 3 1
101 Charlotte 2 27 20 74.1 221 0 0 142.82 34 9 5 2
101 Bowling Green 2 27 20 74.1 263 4 1 197.37 42 8 5 4
101 Ball State 2 27 23 85.2 270 2 0 193.63 25 13 9 1
107 Miami (OH) 2 28 19 67.9 263 5 0 205.69 53 9 7 2
108 San Diego State 2 29 15 51.7 141 0 1 85.66 24 5 4 0
108 Utah State 2 29 17 58.6 146 0 0 100.91 19 5 3 0
108 Mississippi State 2 29 18 62.1 162 0 0 108.99 34 5 3 1
108 Connecticut 2 29 20 69.0 171 0 0 118.50 24 7 4 0
108 Florida State 2 29 23 79.3 262 1 0 166.58 64 8 3 2
113 Utah 2 30 10 33.3 95 0 1 53.26 23 4 3 0
113 Nevada 2 30 19 63.3 198 1 0 129.77 28 7 3 1
113 Washington State 2 30 21 70.0 270 1 1 149.93 44 8 6 4
116 UTSA 2 31 15 48.4 197 0 2 88.87 53 6 3 2
116 California 2 31 19 61.3 254 1 2 127.87 43 9 8 2
116 Louisiana-Monroe 2 31 20 64.5 308 3 1 173.45 43 17 9 2
119 Louisville 2 32 20 62.5 259 2 0 151.12 65 7 4 2
120 Stanford 2 33 22 66.7 310 3 0 175.58 48 10 7 5
121 Florida 2 34 20 58.8 160 1 1 102.18 24 7 3 0
121 Troy 2 34 20 58.8 187 2 1 118.55 33 7 3 1
121 Pittsburgh 3 34 22 64.7 322 1 1 148.10 75 9 7 4
121 Sacramento State 3 34 29 85.3 380 2 0 198.58 73 12 10 6
125 Oregon 3 35 19 54.3 262 2 3 118.89 52 10 6 3
126 Ohio State 2 36 18 50.0 131 0 1 75.01 22 8 3 0
126 Clemson 2 36 16 44.4 219 1 0 104.71 42 7 6 4
126 Tulsa 2 36 19 52.8 267 2 2 122.30 94 7 5 2
126 Memphis 3 36 25 69.4 341 1 0 158.17 75 15 8 2
130 UNLV 3 37 18 48.6 287 1 0 122.73 48 10 10 4
131 Houston 3 38 24 63.2 421 2 2 163.06 79 12 8 6
132 Miami (FL) 3 39 27 69.2 267 2 0 143.66 49 10 7 1
133 New Mexico State 3 41 29 70.7 242 0 1 115.43 37 9 4 1
133 Hawaii 3 41 28 68.3 410 1 1 155.46 48 14 12 5
135 Eastern Michigan 3 42 23 54.8 228 1 0 108.22 38 8 4 1
136 San Jose State 3 45 30 66.7 331 1 1 131.35 34 11 9 3
137 Wake Forest 3 46 41 89.1 282 2 0 154.97 22 7 5 0
138 Texas Tech 3 49 31 63.3 313 2 1 126.32 75 14 4 2
1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards