2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down through 08/29/2026
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NC State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62.60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | San Jose State | 1 | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 90.10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | North Dakota State | 1 | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 68.56 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | UNLV | 1 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66.80 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 29.40 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Virginia | 1 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 92.00 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | TCU | 1 | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 50.17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Sacramento State | 1 | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 77.30 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | USC | 1 | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 101.35 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Hawaii | 1 | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 154.90 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | New Mexico State | 1 | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 209.70 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 1 | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 85.43 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Memphis | 1 | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 123.61 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 66.04 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Florida State | 1 | 14 | 11 | 78.6 | 169 | 2 | 0 | 227.11 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Stanford | 1 | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 109.28 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||