2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down through 10/08/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards TD Int Rating Long 1st 15+ 25+
1 UAB 5 22 15 68.2 71 1 2 92.11 14 9 0 0
2 Oregon 4 28 10 35.7 79 1 1 64.05 23 3 2 0
3 Oklahoma State 4 29 13 44.8 84 0 2 55.37 20 4 2 0
4 Syracuse 4 30 15 50.0 103 0 0 78.84 18 7 1 0
5 Nebraska 5 38 16 42.1 108 0 3 50.19 24 7 1 0
6 TCU 5 30 14 46.7 113 1 2 75.98 19 7 1 0
7 Utah 4 39 18 46.2 119 0 2 61.52 15 9 1 0
7 North Carolina 4 26 14 53.8 119 1 1 97.30 39 9 1 1
9 Tennessee 5 30 20 66.7 124 0 0 101.39 22 9 2 0
10 Oklahoma 4 22 6 27.3 125 0 0 75.00 36 5 4 2
10 Boston College 5 31 14 45.2 125 4 3 102.26 17 9 2 0
12 Army 4 25 11 44.0 133 0 0 88.69 25 8 4 1
13 Bowling Green 5 22 15 68.2 137 1 0 135.49 17 6 3 0
14 Minnesota 5 31 17 54.8 147 1 0 105.32 30 8 3 2
15 Indiana 5 41 19 46.3 148 0 2 66.90 24 10 4 0
16 West Virginia 5 33 17 51.5 150 1 1 93.64 43 10 2 1
17 Nevada 4 25 15 60.0 154 0 0 111.74 30 11 3 2
18 NC State 5 31 15 48.4 159 2 2 99.86 38 7 3 1
19 North Dakota State 5 31 16 51.6 162 1 3 86.81 29 10 2 1
20 Wisconsin 5 40 20 50.0 163 1 0 92.48 28 9 2 1
21 Penn State 5 39 16 41.0 165 2 3 78.11 72 7 2 1
22 Arkansas 5 30 19 63.3 167 1 0 121.09 33 8 3 1
23 Northwestern 4 34 18 52.9 169 0 0 94.70 25 13 4 1
24 Sam Houston State 5 33 13 39.4 172 2 1 97.11 36 8 5 2
24 Washington 5 32 18 56.3 172 1 2 99.21 28 10 4 1
26 Coastal Carolina 5 30 15 50.0 177 1 1 103.89 49 10 3 2
27 Ohio State 5 41 18 43.9 178 1 2 78.65 26 12 4 1
27 Kent State 5 33 17 51.5 178 3 2 114.71 38 10 4 2
27 Navy 4 23 12 52.2 178 2 2 128.49 48 8 4 1
30 Boise State 5 30 12 40.0 184 1 1 95.85 39 7 5 2
31 Kentucky 5 39 20 51.3 188 2 1 103.57 27 15 4 1
32 San Diego State 5 45 21 46.7 191 0 2 73.43 30 13 2 1
33 Texas A&M 5 29 15 51.7 193 1 0 119.00 58 7 4 2
33 Oregon State 5 34 22 64.7 193 1 0 122.10 37 14 4 1
33 Notre Dame 5 28 14 50.0 193 3 1 136.12 44 10 5 1
36 Maryland 5 36 21 58.3 194 0 2 92.49 25 14 3 1
36 Troy 5 31 18 58.1 194 3 0 142.57 31 10 3 2
38 USF 6 41 24 58.5 195 0 1 93.61 29 14 4 1
38 Duke 4 30 13 43.3 195 1 1 102.26 63 7 4 3
38 Georgia Tech 4 24 11 45.8 195 0 0 114.08 52 7 5 3
41 Georgia State 5 38 20 52.6 196 0 1 90.70 25 10 5 1
41 Air Force 4 33 18 54.5 196 0 2 92.32 51 9 3 1
43 Illinois 5 35 20 57.1 197 0 0 104.42 42 11 3 1
44 Virginia 5 39 18 46.2 198 2 2 95.46 38 11 4 2
44 Texas 4 30 16 53.3 198 0 0 108.77 43 10 4 1
46 Middle Tennessee State 5 31 16 51.6 199 0 1 99.08 37 7 4 2
46 Ohio 5 31 18 58.1 199 2 1 126.83 25 13 6 1
48 Kansas State 4 25 13 52.0 204 1 0 133.74 64 8 5 3
49 Kansas 4 35 16 45.7 208 1 0 105.06 65 10 3 2
49 Sacramento State 5 37 21 56.8 208 2 0 121.82 33 13 5 1
51 Wake Forest 5 36 24 66.7 210 0 0 115.67 27 12 4 1
52 Louisiana Tech 4 29 15 51.7 211 1 3 103.53 31 10 6 3
53 Texas Tech 5 44 25 56.8 212 2 3 98.65 22 14 4 0
54 Michigan State 5 30 16 53.3 216 1 1 118.14 38 8 7 1
55 UTSA 6 46 22 47.8 217 1 2 85.92 37 14 2 2
55 Appalachian State 4 41 23 56.1 217 1 3 93.98 25 12 4 1
57 Central Michigan 5 34 19 55.9 220 1 2 108.19 39 11 5 3
58 Georgia Southern 5 36 17 47.2 222 1 0 108.19 35 11 6 4
58 Tulane 4 31 17 54.8 222 2 0 136.28 32 15 4 1
60 Virginia Tech 5 38 19 50.0 225 0 1 94.48 43 9 5 1
61 Miami (FL) 5 48 23 47.9 226 1 1 90.17 23 16 5 0
61 SMU 5 42 20 47.6 226 1 0 100.68 39 11 6 2
63 Alabama 5 41 17 41.5 228 2 4 84.76 65 10 5 2
63 South Carolina 5 37 21 56.8 228 3 0 135.28 38 12 5 1
65 North Texas 5 43 24 55.8 229 5 1 134.27 25 17 4 1
66 Charlotte 5 27 17 63.0 231 2 1 151.86 41 11 7 3
67 Louisville 5 42 21 50.0 233 1 3 90.17 48 16 6 1
68 East Carolina 4 27 13 48.1 234 0 3 98.73 58 6 5 4
69 Michigan 5 33 19 57.6 235 1 3 109.22 45 11 6 4
70 Southern Miss 5 40 21 52.5 236 2 3 103.56 38 12 6 3
71 Ole Miss 4 31 19 61.3 237 2 1 140.35 54 12 5 3
71 Arizona State 4 35 20 57.1 237 4 0 151.74 42 11 6 2
73 Memphis 5 42 22 52.4 238 2 2 106.17 40 11 4 2
74 Fresno State 5 41 21 51.2 240 2 1 111.61 46 12 4 2
74 Rice 5 37 25 67.6 240 0 1 116.64 23 16 6 0
76 California 5 40 20 50.0 244 2 2 107.74 70 12 6 2
77 Western Michigan 5 32 19 59.4 246 3 0 154.90 47 10 6 4
78 Kennesaw State 5 35 22 62.9 249 0 1 116.91 46 10 4 3
79 Wyoming 5 39 25 64.1 250 2 0 134.86 31 17 5 2
80 Temple 5 32 24 75.0 252 2 0 161.78 24 14 7 0
81 FIU 5 44 18 40.9 255 1 1 92.54 57 12 6 4
82 Rutgers 5 36 21 58.3 256 5 1 158.33 78 10 4 2
83 Massachusetts 5 47 26 55.3 260 3 2 114.34 35 16 4 2
83 Louisiana 5 44 25 56.8 260 4 1 131.91 44 18 4 1
85 UCLA 4 39 18 46.2 266 0 4 82.94 49 11 6 4
86 New Mexico 5 43 25 58.1 267 1 6 90.07 34 13 5 1
87 Stanford 5 42 27 64.3 268 2 0 133.60 28 16 6 1
88 San Jose State 5 45 27 60.0 269 1 3 104.22 22 14 7 0
89 Hawaii 5 37 24 64.9 270 0 1 120.75 57 12 4 3
90 Clemson 5 38 23 60.5 273 2 0 138.25 33 14 7 2
91 Florida Atlantic 5 45 24 53.3 275 2 3 106.00 48 13 6 3
92 Baylor 5 49 26 53.1 276 0 2 92.22 30 17 6 3
93 BYU 4 35 22 62.9 279 1 1 133.54 34 15 6 4
93 Iowa State 5 40 25 62.5 279 2 0 137.59 40 11 7 4
95 Pittsburgh 5 50 25 50.0 281 2 3 98.41 35 11 8 2
96 South Alabama 6 39 26 66.7 284 3 1 148.09 41 19 5 2
97 Liberty 6 45 20 44.4 289 1 1 101.27 39 13 8 3
98 Arkansas State 6 36 24 66.7 290 3 2 150.73 52 15 7 4
99 Iowa 5 44 22 50.0 294 2 3 107.49 28 17 10 2
99 USC 6 43 24 55.8 294 2 1 123.94 34 15 7 3
101 Louisiana-Monroe 5 35 23 65.7 295 3 0 164.79 31 18 9 2
102 Northern Illinois 4 35 25 71.4 297 5 1 184.14 43 17 6 2
103 Missouri 5 48 27 56.3 299 2 1 118.15 55 16 7 1
104 Washington State 5 46 28 60.9 301 1 1 118.65 44 16 6 2
105 Jacksonville State 6 44 26 59.1 302 2 2 122.66 70 17 5 1
106 James Madison 5 51 29 56.9 304 1 1 109.48 29 17 5 2
106 Western Kentucky 6 44 23 52.3 304 2 1 120.76 70 14 5 3
108 Florida 5 48 31 64.6 305 2 2 123.37 48 20 6 3
109 UNLV 5 52 31 59.6 311 1 2 108.52 53 19 7 2
109 Cincinnati 5 47 28 59.6 311 2 1 124.93 33 18 6 2
109 Missouri State 5 37 23 62.2 311 1 1 136.27 32 15 9 4
112 Houston 5 43 25 58.1 312 2 2 125.14 40 14 6 4
113 Vanderbilt 5 39 25 64.1 313 0 1 126.39 43 16 7 2
114 Auburn 5 43 23 53.5 316 1 2 113.60 48 14 7 5
115 Purdue 5 33 17 51.5 318 2 2 140.34 55 15 11 3
116 Colorado State 5 28 16 57.1 319 4 4 171.41 58 14 8 4
117 Connecticut 5 52 28 53.8 320 2 0 118.23 60 19 6 4
117 Eastern Michigan 6 48 30 62.5 320 2 0 132.25 46 19 9 3
119 Toledo 5 48 26 54.2 325 1 1 113.75 41 20 8 5
120 Buffalo 5 48 27 56.3 327 3 1 129.94 68 18 7 2
121 Utah State 5 42 24 57.1 331 3 0 146.91 63 13 8 5
122 Tulsa 5 48 32 66.7 333 2 3 126.20 44 17 6 3
123 LSU 5 43 24 55.8 340 3 4 126.65 67 12 8 4
124 UCF 5 49 31 63.3 342 2 1 131.29 43 20 6 2
125 Miami (OH) 5 41 28 68.3 346 2 1 150.40 48 17 6 4
126 Ball State 5 40 28 70.0 349 0 3 128.29 33 17 10 3
127 UTEP 5 32 24 75.0 356 4 1 203.45 52 16 10 3
128 Colorado 5 43 24 55.8 365 1 0 134.79 70 16 10 2
129 Delaware 5 46 25 54.3 368 2 1 131.55 74 16 6 3
130 Texas State 5 49 31 63.3 384 3 2 141.14 45 21 7 4
131 Georgia 5 54 30 55.6 387 2 2 120.57 60 20 11 4
132 Akron 5 42 28 66.7 396 5 0 185.16 71 16 8 4
133 Mississippi State 5 47 32 68.1 402 4 1 163.77 50 17 7 4
134 Old Dominion 5 47 26 55.3 405 6 1 165.57 44 20 11 5
135 Arizona 5 55 35 63.6 408 0 0 125.95 33 22 11 3
136 New Mexico State 6 53 31 58.5 416 2 1 133.10 44 25 10 5
137 Florida State 5 47 29 61.7 467 4 1 168.99 79 21 9 5
138 Marshall 5 45 31 68.9 468 7 1 203.14 53 21 11 7
1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards