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

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards TD Int Rating Long 1st 15+ 25+
1 Bowling Green 7 47 34 72.3 328 0 1 126.70 26 19 6 1
2 Virginia Tech 8 85 59 69.4 592 0 1 125.57 30 27 13 2
3 Michigan 7 63 42 66.7 382 0 3 108.08 32 23 8 3
3 Kentucky 8 101 63 62.4 686 0 4 111.51 32 36 19 3
5 Coastal Carolina 7 62 39 62.9 530 0 2 128.25 34 25 17 5
6 Liberty 7 76 42 55.3 483 0 1 106.01 36 23 14 3
6 Ohio State 7 94 54 57.4 505 0 2 98.31 36 29 14 5
6 Utah State 7 83 60 72.3 548 0 0 127.75 36 28 9 4
9 Southern Miss 7 63 41 65.1 375 0 1 111.91 37 17 8 2
9 Minnesota 7 64 39 60.9 393 0 3 103.14 37 19 10 6
9 Central Michigan 8 53 35 66.0 419 0 1 128.68 37 18 9 6
9 USF 7 70 44 62.9 451 0 1 114.12 37 19 13 4
9 North Dakota State 8 73 39 53.4 462 0 5 92.89 37 22 13 3
9 Georgia 7 100 64 64.0 549 0 3 104.12 37 24 10 1
15 Wyoming 8 70 41 58.6 456 0 3 104.72 38 19 10 5
16 UAB 7 58 31 53.4 267 0 2 85.22 39 16 4 1
17 Ohio 8 84 63 75.0 543 0 3 122.16 40 27 15 2
18 Purdue 7 64 38 59.4 480 0 3 113.00 41 22 18 3
18 Kennesaw State 8 87 50 57.5 558 0 2 106.75 41 25 14 4
18 Indiana 8 92 58 63.0 588 0 1 114.55 41 32 12 2
18 Cincinnati 7 72 49 68.1 658 0 4 133.72 41 25 17 8
22 Oklahoma 7 64 38 59.4 446 0 1 114.79 42 22 10 3
22 East Carolina 7 65 43 66.2 523 0 2 127.59 42 19 16 8
24 Tennessee 8 86 51 59.3 488 0 1 104.63 43 19 11 3
24 Virginia 8 89 47 52.8 515 0 2 96.93 43 25 8 6
24 Texas 7 92 55 59.8 550 0 2 105.65 43 26 7 4
24 Louisiana Tech 7 75 44 58.7 567 0 5 108.84 43 26 17 6
24 UCF 7 80 50 62.5 604 0 2 120.92 43 28 13 4
29 Old Dominion 8 73 47 64.4 424 0 1 110.43 44 22 9 3
29 Washington State 8 91 56 61.5 608 0 1 115.46 44 29 13 7
31 Wisconsin 7 80 51 63.8 461 0 2 107.16 45 23 8 3
31 Kansas 7 66 39 59.1 542 0 1 125.04 45 23 11 7
31 Louisiana 8 84 57 67.9 566 0 3 117.32 45 31 11 3
31 Texas State 7 98 73 74.5 745 0 1 136.31 45 37 17 6
35 Missouri State 8 69 47 68.1 442 0 2 116.13 46 23 6 1
35 UNLV 6 66 37 56.1 484 0 1 114.63 46 21 15 6
35 Northwestern 7 92 67 72.8 676 0 2 130.20 46 32 13 5
38 Sam Houston State 8 64 35 54.7 355 0 3 91.90 47 12 5 3
38 Nevada 7 62 43 69.4 474 0 0 133.58 47 18 12 6
38 Arizona State 7 83 48 57.8 550 0 1 111.09 47 26 14 5
38 SMU 7 93 60 64.5 566 0 0 115.64 47 24 15 4
38 Western Michigan 8 77 50 64.9 633 0 1 131.40 47 29 13 5
43 Syracuse 7 79 39 49.4 377 0 1 86.92 48 17 5 4
44 Tulsa 8 84 52 61.9 601 0 2 117.25 50 26 11 6
44 Oregon State 7 115 72 62.6 694 0 0 113.30 50 30 13 6
44 James Madison 8 118 72 61.0 768 0 3 110.61 50 35 17 3
47 Kansas State 6 62 31 50.0 418 0 0 106.63 51 19 9 4
47 Oklahoma State 7 96 61 63.5 679 0 1 120.87 51 27 15 6
49 Arkansas State 8 64 44 68.8 516 0 1 133.35 52 19 14 5
50 Notre Dame 7 73 44 60.3 449 0 4 100.98 53 23 9 2
50 Texas A&M 8 73 43 58.9 613 0 2 123.95 53 22 17 10
52 Iowa 7 79 44 55.7 522 0 3 103.62 54 23 13 4
52 NC State 7 81 48 59.3 604 0 1 119.43 54 25 13 6
52 Mississippi State 7 71 49 69.0 662 0 2 141.70 54 28 13 7
55 Temple 7 67 50 74.6 639 0 1 151.75 56 30 17 5
55 BYU 7 99 61 61.6 672 0 3 112.58 56 24 14 8
57 FIU 7 68 38 55.9 531 0 2 115.60 57 23 11 7
57 Vanderbilt 8 87 55 63.2 631 0 1 121.85 57 28 11 5
57 Hawaii 8 81 51 63.0 636 0 3 121.51 57 27 17 5
60 Georgia State 7 69 43 62.3 516 1 1 127.02 61 24 12 4
60 Arizona 7 86 53 61.6 589 0 0 119.16 61 24 11 5
60 Clemson 7 88 51 58.0 610 1 3 113.12 61 27 13 5
60 South Alabama 7 67 46 68.7 634 0 3 139.19 61 24 13 6
60 Wake Forest 7 98 79 80.6 657 1 0 140.29 61 32 12 2
65 TCU 7 62 32 51.6 450 0 4 99.68 62 17 12 3
65 Northern Illinois 6 53 42 79.2 539 0 0 164.68 62 23 11 4
65 Oregon 7 79 43 54.4 555 0 1 110.91 62 24 14 5
65 Ole Miss 7 69 49 71.0 615 1 1 147.76 62 28 16 6
65 Boise State 7 67 47 70.1 657 1 3 148.49 62 23 13 9
65 USC 8 64 43 67.2 683 0 1 153.70 62 27 15 8
65 Florida 7 99 63 63.6 735 0 2 121.96 62 32 18 5
72 UTEP 7 39 29 74.4 420 0 2 154.56 63 18 8 5
72 Duke 7 75 50 66.7 493 0 0 121.88 63 22 9 2
72 Michigan State 8 67 42 62.7 642 1 2 142.14 63 28 19 6
75 San Jose State 8 102 61 59.8 641 0 4 104.75 64 27 15 3
75 Miami (OH) 8 115 76 66.1 952 1 2 135.02 64 36 19 9
77 Georgia Tech 7 69 39 56.5 589 0 0 128.22 66 26 14 7
78 LSU 8 88 57 64.8 612 1 3 120.12 67 23 13 4
78 Baylor 7 92 63 68.5 713 0 3 127.06 67 31 16 9
80 New Mexico State 8 62 41 66.1 470 0 1 126.58 68 18 9 3
80 Fresno State 7 70 45 64.3 493 1 3 119.60 68 19 10 4
80 Maryland 7 70 44 62.9 501 1 5 113.41 68 19 12 3
80 Air Force 7 68 42 61.8 520 1 2 124.97 68 23 10 5
80 Rice 8 63 47 74.6 541 1 0 151.97 68 24 9 2
80 Arkansas 7 69 46 66.7 737 1 1 158.27 68 24 17 7
80 Utah 7 106 62 58.5 862 1 5 120.48 68 38 19 10
80 Alabama 8 101 67 66.3 889 0 8 124.44 68 35 19 8
88 Middle Tennessee State 8 66 47 71.2 555 1 1 143.82 69 22 13 4
88 Toledo 8 101 54 53.5 676 1 3 107.02 69 28 17 9
90 Jacksonville State 8 69 48 69.6 478 0 2 121.97 70 26 11 2
90 Colorado 7 61 42 68.9 599 0 1 148.06 70 21 15 6
90 Stanford 8 88 53 60.2 640 1 0 125.07 70 28 11 5
90 California 8 74 41 55.4 644 1 2 127.57 70 24 14 8
90 Buffalo 8 94 58 61.7 700 2 2 127.01 70 35 17 6
90 Auburn 7 99 70 70.7 872 1 1 146.01 70 34 16 9
96 Georgia Southern 7 79 46 58.2 493 1 1 112.30 71 19 10 6
96 Appalachian State 7 88 57 64.8 786 3 1 148.78 71 29 19 7
98 Penn State 7 73 43 58.9 412 1 2 105.35 72 19 6 2
98 Louisiana-Monroe 7 48 33 68.8 495 3 1 171.84 72 17 10 4
98 Illinois 7 63 47 74.6 567 1 0 155.44 72 23 11 4
98 West Virginia 8 86 67 77.9 1023 1 0 181.67 72 39 25 12
102 Sacramento State 8 56 39 69.6 556 3 0 170.72 73 21 11 6
103 UTSA 8 96 51 53.1 692 1 3 110.87 74 29 11 7
103 Delaware 8 93 63 67.7 835 2 2 145.96 74 32 14 8
105 North Texas 7 66 37 56.1 411 1 3 104.28 75 18 8 4
105 South Carolina 7 74 52 70.3 442 1 1 122.20 75 18 9 1
105 UCLA 7 95 46 48.4 496 1 5 85.22 75 20 10 5
105 Troy 7 74 50 67.6 504 1 1 126.54 75 24 11 3
105 Boston College 7 66 47 71.2 520 1 2 136.33 75 20 9 4
105 New Mexico 7 87 46 52.9 542 1 8 90.60 75 24 14 4
105 Marshall 7 78 47 60.3 636 1 1 130.42 75 30 11 6
105 Nebraska 7 74 42 56.8 641 2 2 133.03 75 21 13 7
105 Kent State 8 68 51 75.0 644 1 2 153.53 75 28 16 7
105 Charlotte 7 63 46 73.0 696 1 1 167.89 75 27 18 6
105 Memphis 8 71 47 66.2 701 1 1 150.96 75 29 21 7
105 Florida Atlantic 6 62 46 74.2 701 3 2 178.68 75 22 13 7
105 Colorado State 7 55 38 69.1 721 0 2 171.94 75 25 17 9
105 Iowa State 7 75 55 73.3 757 2 2 161.58 75 28 15 8
105 Miami (FL) 7 112 76 67.9 778 1 1 127.37 75 35 14 3
105 Texas Tech 7 100 67 67.0 863 2 5 136.09 75 38 19 6
105 Pittsburgh 8 84 60 71.4 884 3 3 164.47 75 26 19 8
122 Tulane 7 70 43 61.4 527 1 1 126.53 76 22 10 4
122 Navy 7 55 40 72.7 587 1 2 161.11 76 22 12 7
122 Missouri 7 98 56 57.1 594 1 3 105.30 76 24 13 3
122 North Carolina 7 91 63 69.2 690 1 1 134.35 76 32 12 5
126 Ball State 8 75 53 70.7 756 2 1 161.47 77 31 17 5
126 Louisville 7 99 66 66.7 993 4 1 162.23 77 36 19 12
128 Massachusetts 8 79 52 65.8 552 1 4 118.56 78 23 9 4
128 Rutgers 7 70 45 64.3 576 1 2 132.42 78 24 13 6
128 Washington 7 67 50 74.6 594 1 2 148.06 78 30 11 2
128 Army 7 68 49 72.1 683 3 1 168.05 78 30 16 3
128 Eastern Michigan 9 88 56 63.6 728 2 2 136.08 78 29 16 3
128 Akron 8 84 52 61.9 841 3 1 155.41 78 30 15 9
128 San Diego State 8 90 62 68.9 864 2 1 154.64 78 34 21 8
135 Western Kentucky 8 85 57 67.1 635 2 1 135.23 79 26 10 4
135 Connecticut 7 100 69 69.0 782 1 2 133.99 79 34 15 7
135 Florida State 7 82 59 72.0 839 1 0 161.93 79 34 21 7
135 Houston 8 112 75 67.0 1030 2 3 144.74 79 41 20 11
1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards