2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - On 1st Down through 10/28/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards TD Int Rating Long 1st 15+ 25+
1 Kansas State 7 64 29 45.3 345 2 0 100.90 51 12 8 3
2 UAB 7 50 31 62.0 366 4 0 149.89 45 20 8 2
3 Air Force 7 54 34 63.0 461 1 0 140.78 68 17 10 5
4 New Mexico 7 64 35 54.7 380 3 4 107.54 75 12 8 3
5 Oklahoma 7 59 36 61.0 354 1 0 117.01 41 13 6 3
5 TCU 7 66 36 54.5 370 0 0 101.64 31 16 11 1
5 North Dakota State 8 66 36 54.5 442 2 5 105.65 28 17 16 2
5 UTEP 7 63 36 57.1 464 3 0 134.72 43 18 10 6
9 Georgia Tech 7 65 39 60.0 354 2 0 115.90 42 12 8 2
9 Arizona 7 67 39 58.2 383 2 2 110.10 52 13 6 3
9 UNLV 6 77 39 50.6 594 3 1 125.71 91 19 16 7
9 Florida Atlantic 7 53 39 73.6 604 5 1 196.68 75 19 14 6
13 East Carolina 7 75 40 53.3 463 1 1 106.91 42 21 13 3
13 Clemson 7 82 40 48.8 476 2 2 100.71 61 16 11 6
13 Oregon 7 74 40 54.1 517 3 6 109.89 62 20 12 4
16 Nevada 7 72 41 56.9 469 1 0 116.24 47 17 12 4
16 Kansas 7 62 41 66.1 564 3 1 155.28 45 23 13 7
18 UTSA 8 89 42 47.2 554 5 2 113.53 74 18 10 5
19 Iowa 7 72 43 59.7 421 3 0 122.58 54 14 10 3
19 UCLA 7 78 43 55.1 535 6 3 130.44 75 19 13 6
21 FIU 7 67 44 65.7 378 3 2 121.87 38 13 4 2
21 Michigan 7 68 44 64.7 378 4 2 124.94 43 16 9 1
21 Minnesota 7 70 44 62.9 389 2 3 110.40 32 16 9 3
21 Duke 7 66 44 66.7 434 3 0 136.91 27 16 9 2
21 Sam Houston State 8 84 44 52.4 478 3 3 104.82 35 16 9 4
21 Fresno State 7 68 44 64.7 484 2 4 122.45 52 17 12 2
27 Ohio State 7 89 45 50.6 396 1 2 87.15 27 19 11 3
27 Notre Dame 7 72 45 62.5 474 4 4 125.02 52 21 9 3
27 Nebraska 7 80 45 56.3 618 2 1 126.89 75 24 14 4
27 Coastal Carolina 7 68 45 66.2 692 8 4 178.72 40 24 19 12
31 Georgia 7 75 46 61.3 354 4 1 115.91 23 12 7 0
31 Syracuse 7 71 46 64.8 569 5 1 152.53 38 21 13 7
31 Western Michigan 8 82 46 56.1 573 3 1 124.43 59 21 13 3
31 UCF 7 77 46 59.7 646 1 2 129.32 43 22 19 8
31 Utah 7 100 46 46.0 689 1 3 101.18 48 26 19 8
36 Northern Illinois 6 70 47 67.1 486 4 3 135.75 50 18 8 2
36 Liberty 7 82 47 57.3 493 2 2 110.99 58 18 11 4
36 Georgia Southern 7 71 47 66.2 550 5 1 151.69 71 21 10 4
36 Temple 7 75 47 62.7 556 3 1 135.47 56 18 15 4
36 Colorado 7 89 47 52.8 612 6 1 130.57 47 27 18 6
41 Penn State 7 74 48 64.9 454 1 3 112.75 39 22 9 2
41 Indiana 8 76 48 63.2 494 0 0 117.76 33 23 14 2
41 USF 7 73 48 65.8 560 6 0 157.31 90 19 13 2
41 Bowling Green 8 68 48 70.6 567 5 2 159.01 42 23 11 6
41 Ole Miss 7 78 48 61.5 630 1 2 128.49 62 22 17 5
41 Tulane 7 70 48 68.6 634 2 2 148.37 48 25 18 8
47 Massachusetts 8 87 49 56.3 491 3 3 108.21 42 17 11 3
47 Virginia 8 79 49 62.0 580 0 0 123.70 51 21 10 7
47 USC 8 79 49 62.0 588 4 1 138.73 42 21 14 6
47 Rutgers 7 73 49 67.1 631 3 2 147.81 53 24 16 6
47 North Texas 7 66 49 74.2 706 7 1 196.06 75 23 17 7
52 Iowa State 7 73 50 68.5 555 2 1 138.66 56 21 12 4
52 Purdue 7 80 50 62.5 616 4 3 136.18 32 28 19 5
52 Boston College 7 80 50 62.5 621 5 3 140.84 75 22 11 5
52 Navy 7 70 50 71.4 630 4 2 160.18 53 23 14 8
52 Southern Miss 7 74 50 67.6 641 4 1 155.47 47 25 16 6
57 Maryland 7 75 51 68.0 483 6 2 143.17 40 18 10 3
57 SMU 7 71 51 71.8 494 2 0 139.58 47 17 9 5
57 Missouri 7 94 51 54.3 603 4 2 117.93 48 22 14 3
57 Louisiana Tech 7 77 51 66.2 642 3 4 138.74 53 24 16 5
57 Memphis 8 73 51 69.9 689 2 1 155.44 75 28 18 5
57 Buffalo 8 87 51 58.6 747 3 0 142.12 70 32 21 6
63 Boise State 7 87 52 59.8 598 5 1 134.18 51 17 12 7
63 Texas A&M 8 78 52 66.7 620 5 3 146.90 48 23 16 6
63 Marshall 7 83 52 62.7 652 4 2 139.71 75 25 13 8
63 Louisiana-Monroe 7 72 52 72.2 737 7 2 184.72 69 30 18 9
63 Georgia State 7 79 52 65.8 754 6 0 171.05 61 26 17 9
63 Oklahoma State 7 84 52 61.9 807 6 1 163.80 56 24 18 12
63 Arkansas 7 74 52 70.3 818 4 2 175.55 68 26 19 10
70 Wyoming 8 85 53 62.4 509 4 2 123.47 45 15 9 4
70 Arizona State 7 90 53 58.9 615 2 1 121.40 47 21 15 5
72 Army 7 87 54 62.1 651 5 3 137.00 74 21 16 4
72 Sacramento State 8 75 54 72.0 663 3 2 154.13 73 25 19 8
72 Michigan State 8 90 54 60.0 696 5 0 143.29 63 24 15 6
72 Ohio 8 88 54 61.4 711 4 3 137.41 82 24 16 6
72 Akron 8 89 54 60.7 765 5 0 151.42 78 22 16 9
72 Hawaii 8 85 54 63.5 765 5 3 151.48 49 27 20 8
78 Auburn 7 82 55 67.1 599 2 5 124.28 39 25 14 2
78 Tulsa 8 98 55 56.1 725 4 3 125.61 94 27 15 6
78 Central Michigan 8 96 55 57.3 751 4 4 128.42 44 28 17 10
81 Jacksonville State 8 86 56 65.1 477 2 3 112.41 35 19 10 3
81 Louisiana 8 85 56 65.9 478 0 3 106.06 45 19 8 2
81 Alabama 8 89 56 62.9 701 5 6 134.14 56 26 17 7
81 NC State 7 91 56 61.5 768 5 1 148.37 54 30 20 10
85 Toledo 8 109 57 52.3 580 1 0 100.02 49 23 12 5
85 Appalachian State 7 80 57 71.3 708 4 2 157.09 71 20 16 5
85 Washington 7 86 57 66.3 713 6 2 154.29 78 30 16 5
88 Old Dominion 8 86 58 67.4 493 3 1 124.78 80 17 9 2
88 BYU 7 100 58 58.0 529 1 2 101.74 50 16 9 4
88 Texas 7 84 58 69.0 549 3 2 130.97 36 22 9 3
88 Rice 8 91 58 63.7 601 5 0 137.34 56 25 16 4
88 North Carolina 7 82 58 70.7 651 3 1 147.05 76 20 10 5
88 Colorado State 7 78 58 74.4 751 3 3 160.24 50 25 17 7
94 Vanderbilt 8 91 59 64.8 609 6 3 136.22 55 25 12 4
94 California 8 93 59 63.4 827 7 3 156.52 43 33 24 12
96 Mississippi State 7 90 60 66.7 601 3 1 131.55 44 21 11 5
96 Miami (FL) 7 89 60 67.4 688 5 1 148.64 75 24 15 5
96 Florida State 7 93 60 64.5 792 4 1 148.09 64 31 17 7
96 Middle Tennessee State 8 94 60 63.8 881 8 2 166.38 49 30 28 12
100 Baylor 7 99 61 61.6 651 2 4 115.45 49 26 16 6
100 Oregon State 7 92 61 66.3 652 3 3 130.07 50 20 13 6
100 Arkansas State 8 85 61 71.8 752 3 2 153.02 47 24 21 10
100 Louisville 7 99 61 61.6 795 6 3 143.01 77 21 15 8
104 LSU 8 87 62 71.3 518 1 0 125.06 43 17 11 1
104 Tennessee 8 91 62 68.1 537 2 1 122.75 43 24 10 3
104 Wisconsin 7 90 62 68.9 574 1 1 123.92 45 22 11 5
104 New Mexico State 8 94 62 66.0 683 1 5 119.86 81 22 11 5
104 James Madison 8 110 62 56.4 721 5 2 122.78 36 30 20 7
104 Western Kentucky 8 100 62 62.0 776 7 2 146.28 79 30 17 6
104 Kent State 8 81 62 76.5 912 5 1 189.02 75 29 20 11
111 Troy 7 99 63 63.6 716 7 4 139.64 57 26 17 6
111 Washington State 8 97 63 64.9 854 6 1 157.25 90 23 17 12
113 Missouri State 8 103 64 62.1 732 8 0 147.47 51 25 18 7
113 Houston 8 103 64 62.1 986 4 3 149.53 79 33 18 11
115 Virginia Tech 8 95 65 68.4 823 4 1 152.98 44 31 22 10
116 Miami (OH) 8 114 66 57.9 840 7 0 140.05 64 26 18 8
117 Cincinnati 7 105 67 63.8 819 2 1 133.72 41 29 18 9
117 Ball State 8 94 67 71.3 822 10 0 179.85 77 33 23 4
117 Stanford 8 112 67 59.8 865 8 1 146.47 58 31 20 10
117 Pittsburgh 8 89 67 75.3 871 7 2 178.95 75 24 15 9
121 Kentucky 8 121 68 56.2 738 1 4 103.55 41 29 21 5
121 San Jose State 8 106 68 64.2 780 3 3 129.64 64 24 20 9
121 San Diego State 8 103 68 66.0 811 6 3 145.55 78 28 16 6
121 West Virginia 8 104 68 65.4 1077 7 2 170.74 69 36 25 14
125 South Carolina 7 93 69 74.2 614 4 1 141.69 75 16 10 3
125 Florida 7 100 69 69.0 730 4 2 139.52 47 34 17 4
125 Connecticut 7 103 69 67.0 810 6 3 146.44 79 28 15 9
125 South Alabama 7 97 69 71.1 830 5 3 153.83 52 32 21 6
125 Illinois 7 96 69 71.9 889 8 0 177.16 72 32 22 7
130 Northwestern 7 102 70 68.6 696 1 5 119.38 46 29 14 3
131 Kennesaw State 8 112 71 63.4 754 4 3 126.36 56 31 15 6
131 Texas Tech 7 109 71 65.1 754 5 5 129.21 75 27 14 6
131 Texas State 7 103 71 68.9 771 5 1 145.88 44 31 15 4
134 Utah State 7 107 73 68.2 620 2 1 121.19 33 24 11 2
134 Delaware 8 109 73 67.0 938 4 1 149.54 80 37 22 5
136 Eastern Michigan 9 107 74 69.2 859 2 1 140.90 75 31 21 5
136 Charlotte 7 103 74 71.8 977 6 0 170.74 93 32 20 9
138 Wake Forest 7 100 77 77.0 636 3 1 138.32 61 19 11 1
1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards