2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 10/28/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards TD Int Rating Long 1st 15+ 25+
1 New Mexico 4 13 11 84.6 131 1 0 194.65 29 6 5 1
2 UAB 7 18 13 72.2 95 0 2 94.34 19 7 3 0
2 Air Force 5 18 14 77.8 133 0 0 139.85 26 6 2 1
4 Florida Atlantic 6 19 9 47.4 91 0 0 87.60 25 4 3 1
5 Notre Dame 6 21 15 71.4 144 1 0 144.74 28 8 2 1
6 Iowa 5 22 13 59.1 136 0 0 111.02 23 7 4 0
6 Duke 7 22 12 54.5 153 0 0 112.97 30 7 2 2
8 UCLA 6 25 14 56.0 172 1 1 118.99 30 8 6 3
8 Arkansas 6 25 18 72.0 223 1 1 152.13 30 11 6 1
10 Indiana 7 26 14 53.8 143 1 1 105.05 38 8 3 1
10 Troy 7 26 17 65.4 228 2 0 164.43 38 9 7 4
10 Houston 6 26 18 69.2 244 2 1 165.75 35 12 7 3
13 Oklahoma 7 27 14 51.9 148 2 1 114.92 35 6 3 2
13 Penn State 7 27 16 59.3 179 0 1 107.54 31 10 5 1
13 Missouri 7 27 18 66.7 209 2 1 148.72 24 11 5 0
13 Rutgers 7 27 18 66.7 241 2 0 166.09 31 13 7 3
17 Louisiana Tech 7 28 16 57.1 206 1 0 130.72 36 12 5 2
17 Oklahoma State 5 28 19 67.9 265 4 1 187.36 38 11 9 4
17 Bowling Green 8 28 21 75.0 287 4 0 208.24 35 12 7 4
17 South Carolina 6 28 22 78.6 326 5 0 235.30 38 11 7 5
21 TCU 7 29 14 48.3 123 0 0 83.90 18 6 3 0
21 Minnesota 7 29 17 58.6 220 3 1 149.58 37 11 6 2
21 Northern Illinois 5 29 19 65.5 232 1 1 137.20 38 11 7 2
21 Oregon 6 29 20 69.0 285 3 2 171.88 38 13 8 4
21 UTEP 7 29 21 72.4 292 4 0 202.51 34 14 7 3
26 Boise State 6 30 11 36.7 128 2 0 94.51 31 6 4 2
26 Kansas 7 30 16 53.3 161 2 0 120.41 27 9 4 2
26 Hawaii 8 30 20 66.7 217 2 1 142.76 33 12 4 3
26 SMU 7 30 17 56.7 218 2 0 139.71 39 9 6 3
26 Fresno State 7 30 20 66.7 227 1 1 134.56 31 14 8 2
26 North Texas 7 30 19 63.3 244 2 1 146.98 39 12 4 2
26 Maryland 7 30 23 76.7 378 4 0 226.51 39 17 10 7
33 Washington 7 31 16 51.6 155 1 0 104.26 33 7 2 1
33 Michigan 7 31 20 64.5 177 2 2 120.87 24 8 5 0
33 Alabama 8 31 17 54.8 188 0 1 99.34 31 9 5 2
33 Wisconsin 7 31 18 58.1 216 1 0 127.25 28 11 5 2
33 USF 7 31 20 64.5 221 3 0 156.33 24 11 6 0
33 Kansas State 7 31 20 64.5 298 2 0 166.56 39 15 8 4
39 Nevada 7 32 17 53.1 179 3 0 131.06 24 9 5 0
39 Georgia Southern 7 32 15 46.9 217 3 1 128.53 35 10 6 2
39 Iowa State 7 32 23 71.9 228 2 0 152.36 33 13 5 1
42 North Dakota State 7 33 16 48.5 143 2 3 86.71 29 6 3 1
42 Boston College 6 33 24 72.7 160 1 2 111.33 30 8 1 1
42 East Carolina 7 33 23 69.7 252 0 0 133.84 23 12 8 0
42 Coastal Carolina 7 33 21 63.6 269 3 1 156.06 36 12 7 3
42 Sacramento State 8 33 21 63.6 280 2 0 154.91 33 14 9 4
42 Ohio 8 33 23 69.7 297 5 0 195.30 38 13 6 3
48 Georgia 7 34 21 61.8 176 2 0 124.66 25 12 6 1
48 Liberty 7 34 15 44.1 191 3 2 108.67 39 7 6 2
48 Oregon State 6 34 23 67.6 226 2 0 142.89 32 12 5 2
48 Ole Miss 7 34 19 55.9 249 1 1 121.23 32 9 7 3
48 Vanderbilt 7 34 21 61.8 347 5 0 196.03 39 16 10 5
53 Purdue 7 35 22 62.9 305 4 1 168.07 27 18 8 3
53 Navy 7 35 25 71.4 361 3 0 186.35 36 17 11 4
55 Nebraska 6 36 19 52.8 169 0 1 86.65 22 11 4 0
55 Texas A&M 7 36 18 50.0 183 3 1 114.64 32 9 3 2
55 Clemson 7 36 19 52.8 197 2 0 117.07 32 7 4 2
55 UTSA 8 36 20 55.6 230 2 0 127.56 37 13 4 2
55 Akron 8 36 19 52.8 235 2 1 120.39 27 11 5 3
55 Colorado State 7 36 27 75.0 301 4 1 176.34 28 15 8 2
55 Arkansas State 7 36 25 69.4 323 5 3 173.96 37 11 8 7
55 NC State 7 36 25 69.4 328 3 0 173.47 38 15 10 4
55 Memphis 8 36 22 61.1 355 4 3 163.94 38 14 10 5
55 Sam Houston State 8 36 22 61.1 380 7 0 213.95 37 14 13 6
65 Georgia State 6 38 21 55.3 208 3 0 127.29 30 8 5 1
65 UNLV 7 38 20 52.6 209 2 2 105.67 32 10 6 1
65 Kennesaw State 7 38 23 60.5 265 0 0 119.11 35 14 6 2
65 Western Kentucky 8 38 18 47.4 273 5 1 145.88 36 12 9 3
65 Ball State 8 38 24 63.2 280 3 0 151.10 32 16 9 2
65 Southern Miss 6 38 24 63.2 290 3 0 153.32 38 15 9 3
71 Arizona 7 39 18 46.2 175 1 0 92.30 25 9 5 1
71 Texas 7 39 22 56.4 230 2 2 112.60 30 11 6 2
71 Michigan State 8 39 26 66.7 238 1 0 126.40 27 14 4 3
71 Virginia 8 39 24 61.5 276 4 3 139.45 37 11 6 4
71 Tulane 7 39 24 61.5 287 2 1 135.15 32 15 6 2
71 South Alabama 7 39 25 64.1 320 1 0 141.48 31 18 9 1
71 Temple 7 39 27 69.2 394 5 0 196.41 35 16 12 3
71 Stanford 8 39 27 69.2 438 5 1 200.75 34 21 16 6
79 Tennessee 8 40 25 62.5 206 0 2 95.76 29 13 2 1
79 LSU 6 40 24 60.0 218 1 0 114.03 30 9 4 1
79 USC 8 40 30 75.0 388 3 0 181.23 37 18 9 5
82 Utah 7 41 18 43.9 213 3 0 111.69 30 10 6 2
82 Syracuse 7 41 20 48.8 282 2 0 122.66 37 14 9 3
82 Marshall 7 41 18 43.9 288 5 0 143.14 39 13 8 7
82 Georgia Tech 7 41 25 61.0 315 4 0 157.71 33 15 8 5
86 Massachusetts 8 42 20 47.6 223 1 1 95.32 27 12 5 1
86 Auburn 6 42 26 61.9 229 1 1 110.81 27 12 4 1
86 Miami (OH) 8 42 21 50.0 232 3 0 119.97 35 9 5 3
86 Texas Tech 7 42 23 54.8 239 1 1 105.66 37 10 6 1
86 FIU 7 42 28 66.7 281 4 0 154.30 38 12 6 3
86 Middle Tennessee State 8 42 32 76.2 510 8 1 236.29 38 23 17 7
92 Miami (FL) 6 43 21 48.8 246 4 2 118.30 36 12 7 2
92 Florida 7 43 26 60.5 289 4 2 138.33 35 14 6 3
94 Ohio State 6 44 22 50.0 189 1 0 93.58 27 7 5 1
94 Florida State 7 44 25 56.8 289 3 2 125.40 34 16 7 2
94 Arizona State 6 44 23 52.3 297 3 1 126.92 38 11 7 3
94 Kent State 7 44 26 59.1 328 4 1 147.16 37 12 8 5
94 California 8 44 32 72.7 454 8 1 214.85 39 19 14 6
99 Northwestern 7 45 21 46.7 224 1 2 86.93 32 12 6 1
99 Army 7 45 24 53.3 316 4 1 137.20 39 14 8 3
101 Jacksonville State 8 46 26 56.5 264 2 2 110.38 32 11 7 2
101 Louisville 7 46 26 56.5 271 4 0 134.70 35 13 5 3
101 Western Michigan 8 46 27 58.7 320 3 0 138.66 34 15 8 3
101 North Carolina 7 46 27 58.7 324 3 2 130.68 39 16 8 4
101 Pittsburgh 8 46 31 67.4 365 3 1 151.21 38 18 8 3
106 Tulsa 8 47 31 66.0 274 1 1 117.69 39 15 5 1
106 West Virginia 8 47 28 59.6 288 3 2 123.60 37 12 6 3
106 Louisiana 8 47 28 59.6 302 2 1 123.33 28 15 7 1
106 Washington State 8 47 27 57.4 313 4 1 137.22 38 13 10 4
106 Wake Forest 7 47 37 78.7 352 3 0 162.69 28 19 8 1
106 Connecticut 7 47 34 72.3 357 2 0 150.19 34 17 11 4
106 Colorado 7 47 27 57.4 377 3 0 145.89 33 18 14 6
106 Louisiana-Monroe 7 47 29 61.7 398 5 1 163.68 36 19 10 5
106 Cincinnati 7 47 32 68.1 422 4 0 171.60 37 20 11 3
115 Wyoming 8 48 31 64.6 293 2 0 129.60 34 14 6 2
115 Kentucky 8 48 27 56.3 323 3 4 116.73 36 14 8 2
115 Illinois 7 48 28 58.3 332 3 2 128.73 31 18 8 2
118 Virginia Tech 8 49 30 61.2 385 3 0 147.42 34 16 12 4
119 Central Michigan 7 50 26 52.0 284 0 3 87.71 35 12 7 3
120 Toledo 8 51 26 51.0 241 2 2 95.77 33 11 4 2
120 BYU 7 51 30 58.8 260 1 2 100.27 25 14 3 1
120 Appalachian State 7 51 32 62.7 275 1 3 102.75 29 13 5 1
120 New Mexico State 8 51 32 62.7 323 1 1 118.50 29 14 6 2
124 Utah State 7 52 23 44.2 220 2 2 84.77 37 9 6 2
124 Buffalo 8 52 25 48.1 250 1 0 94.82 32 12 5 2
124 Baylor 7 52 25 48.1 302 4 2 114.56 34 16 5 4
127 Rice 8 53 35 66.0 455 6 2 167.96 39 20 13 5
127 Missouri State 8 53 34 64.2 483 5 0 171.83 39 17 17 7
129 Delaware 8 54 29 53.7 335 1 2 104.51 31 16 11 2
129 Old Dominion 8 54 39 72.2 407 4 2 152.56 35 19 11 5
129 Charlotte 7 54 40 74.1 461 4 0 170.22 34 20 10 5
132 James Madison 8 55 29 52.7 364 4 2 125.05 34 15 9 6
132 UCF 6 55 30 54.5 376 2 4 109.42 32 20 9 4
134 San Jose State 8 57 32 56.1 311 2 2 106.53 32 14 4 2
135 San Diego State 8 60 35 58.3 430 4 1 137.20 38 19 12 5
136 Mississippi State 7 61 38 62.3 411 6 0 151.36 36 20 10 5
137 Eastern Michigan 9 62 33 53.2 390 5 1 129.45 38 17 12 5
138 Texas State 7 64 37 57.8 369 3 0 121.71 37 19 7 2
1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards