2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - All Games through 10/08/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Utah 4 147 69 46.9 698 4.7 2 5 84.51 36.8 174.5
2 Virginia 5 124 62 50.0 704 5.7 2 7 91.72 24.8 140.8
3 Penn State 5 127 70 55.1 598 4.7 2 5 92.01 25.4 119.6
4 Ohio State 5 165 89 53.9 840 5.1 2 4 95.85 33.0 168.0
5 FIU 5 146 78 53.4 782 5.4 2 4 97.46 29.2 156.4
6 North Dakota State 5 114 63 55.3 670 5.9 3 8 99.28 22.8 134.0
7 Wisconsin 5 146 80 54.8 763 5.2 3 3 101.37 29.2 152.6
8 Kansas State 4 78 37 47.4 425 5.4 2 0 101.67 19.5 106.3
9 New Mexico 5 125 70 56.0 774 6.2 5 12 102.01 25.0 154.8
10 California 5 150 79 52.7 867 5.8 5 7 102.89 30.0 173.4
11 Liberty 6 177 92 52.0 1005 5.7 5 5 103.35 29.5 167.5
12 Oklahoma 4 81 42 51.9 490 6.0 1 1 104.27 20.3 122.5
13 Nebraska 5 139 75 54.0 826 5.9 4 6 104.74 27.8 165.2
14 Sam Houston State 5 125 63 50.4 695 5.6 6 5 104.94 25.0 139.0
15 LSU 5 138 79 57.2 811 5.9 4 6 107.49 27.6 162.2
16 Tennessee 5 148 95 64.2 813 5.5 2 5 108.03 29.6 162.6
17 Texas 4 116 69 59.5 687 5.9 2 3 109.74 29.0 171.8
18 Baylor 5 192 115 59.9 1146 6.0 3 5 109.99 38.4 229.2
19 James Madison 5 178 98 55.1 1127 6.3 4 5 110.04 35.6 225.4
20 Miami (FL) 5 184 112 60.9 1035 5.6 3 3 110.24 36.8 207.0
21 Northwestern 4 147 87 59.2 897 6.1 3 5 110.38 36.8 224.3
22 UCLA 4 135 71 52.6 903 6.7 6 8 111.60 33.8 225.8
23 Kansas 4 99 49 49.5 579 5.8 4 0 111.95 24.8 144.8
24 UTSA 6 201 111 55.2 1215 6.0 7 5 112.51 33.5 202.5
25 Georgia State 5 145 81 55.9 870 6.0 4 2 112.60 29.0 174.0
26 UCF 5 171 101 59.1 1117 6.5 3 6 112.70 34.2 223.4
27 Syracuse 4 123 66 53.7 722 5.9 5 2 113.13 30.8 180.5
28 Louisiana 5 150 90 60.0 879 5.9 6 6 114.42 30.0 175.8
29 Oklahoma State 4 98 55 56.1 634 6.5 3 3 114.44 24.5 158.5
30 Kentucky 5 190 109 57.4 1162 6.1 7 6 114.58 38.0 232.4
31 Georgia 5 164 101 61.6 936 5.7 5 4 114.71 32.8 187.2
32 TCU 5 121 71 58.7 777 6.4 2 2 114.76 24.2 155.4
33 BYU 4 128 81 63.3 772 6.0 4 6 114.87 32.0 193.0
34 Clemson 5 171 97 56.7 1086 6.4 5 4 115.05 34.2 217.2
35 Auburn 5 162 98 60.5 1041 6.4 4 6 115.21 32.4 208.2
36 UAB 5 98 58 59.2 592 6.0 4 4 115.23 19.6 118.4
37 Air Force 4 94 50 53.2 648 6.9 3 3 115.25 23.5 162.0
38 East Carolina 4 108 64 59.3 794 7.4 1 4 116.67 27.0 198.5
39 Appalachian State 4 137 85 62.0 892 6.5 4 6 117.61 34.3 223.0
40 Central Michigan 5 152 90 59.2 1014 6.7 5 6 118.21 30.4 202.8
41 Michigan 5 129 80 62.0 734 5.7 6 4 118.97 25.8 146.8
42 Massachusetts 5 167 100 59.9 1053 6.3 7 6 119.48 33.4 210.6
43 UNLV 5 183 101 55.2 1249 6.8 7 5 119.68 36.6 249.8
44 Nevada 4 106 61 57.5 653 6.2 4 1 119.85 26.5 163.3
45 Oregon 4 134 72 53.7 925 6.9 7 6 120.00 33.5 231.3
46 Texas Tech 5 208 128 61.5 1311 6.3 9 9 120.12 41.6 262.2
47 Notre Dame 5 125 78 62.4 791 6.3 5 5 120.76 25.0 158.2
48 Washington 5 146 90 61.6 960 6.6 6 7 120.84 29.2 192.0
49 Arizona 5 170 104 61.2 1066 6.3 5 2 121.22 34.0 213.2
50 Indiana 5 131 83 63.4 867 6.6 3 3 121.93 26.2 173.4
51 SMU 5 148 87 58.8 852 5.8 8 2 122.28 29.6 170.4
52 Minnesota 5 125 74 59.2 799 6.4 6 4 122.33 25.0 159.8
53 Toledo 5 163 98 60.1 966 5.9 8 3 122.42 32.6 193.2
54 Utah State 5 181 111 61.3 1157 6.4 6 3 122.65 36.2 231.4
55 Fresno State 5 151 94 62.3 1077 7.1 5 7 123.82 30.2 215.4
56 Cincinnati 5 187 114 61.0 1300 7.0 5 4 123.90 37.4 260.0
57 Pittsburgh 5 170 104 61.2 1199 7.1 5 5 124.26 34.0 239.8
58 San Jose State 5 186 116 62.4 1291 6.9 6 6 124.87 37.2 258.2
59 Duke 4 123 73 59.3 792 6.4 5 1 125.22 30.8 198.0
60 Iowa 5 131 74 56.5 932 7.1 6 4 125.26 26.2 186.4
61 Tulsa 5 198 120 60.6 1361 6.9 8 6 125.62 39.6 272.2
62 New Mexico State 6 187 120 64.2 1334 7.1 4 5 125.81 31.2 222.3
63 Jacksonville State 6 158 105 66.5 1047 6.6 6 6 127.07 26.3 174.5
64 Arizona State 4 125 70 56.0 804 6.4 8 2 127.95 31.3 201.0
65 Colorado 5 163 92 56.4 1083 6.6 9 2 128.02 32.6 216.6
66 Alabama 5 153 88 57.5 1170 7.6 8 8 128.55 30.6 234.0
67 Boston College 5 139 93 66.9 823 5.9 9 6 129.39 27.8 164.6
68 Iowa State 5 124 76 61.3 862 7.0 5 2 129.77 24.8 172.4
69 Wyoming 5 136 84 61.8 893 6.6 7 2 130.97 27.2 178.6
70 Kennesaw State 5 150 99 66.0 1097 7.3 3 2 131.36 30.0 219.4
71 Florida 5 190 123 64.7 1333 7.0 7 4 131.62 38.0 266.6
72 USF 6 162 105 64.8 1102 6.8 6 2 131.71 27.0 183.7
73 Georgia Southern 5 143 82 57.3 967 6.8 9 2 132.11 28.6 193.4
74 Virginia Tech 5 131 77 58.8 935 7.1 6 1 132.31 26.2 187.0
75 Missouri 5 164 96 58.5 1156 7.0 10 4 132.99 32.8 231.2
76 North Carolina 4 123 84 68.3 802 6.5 5 2 133.22 30.8 200.5
77 Oregon State 5 157 106 67.5 1052 6.7 7 4 133.42 31.4 210.4
78 Memphis 5 141 87 61.7 1091 7.7 6 5 133.65 28.2 218.2
79 Louisiana Tech 4 105 65 61.9 828 7.9 5 5 134.34 26.3 207.0
80 Middle Tennessee State 5 122 78 63.9 978 8.0 3 3 134.45 24.4 195.6
81 Washington State 5 158 102 64.6 1073 6.8 8 3 134.51 31.6 214.6
82 Houston 5 173 108 62.4 1308 7.6 7 4 134.67 34.6 261.6
83 Rice 5 140 88 62.9 932 6.7 8 2 134.78 28.0 186.4
84 Delaware 5 171 100 58.5 1264 7.4 8 1 134.84 34.2 252.8
85 Eastern Michigan 6 190 119 62.6 1379 7.3 9 4 135.02 31.7 229.8
86 Western Kentucky 6 174 101 58.0 1224 7.0 12 3 136.45 29.0 204.0
87 Florida Atlantic 5 150 91 60.7 1188 7.9 8 6 136.80 30.0 237.6
88 Hawaii 5 138 85 61.6 1132 8.2 4 2 137.17 27.6 226.4
89 Mississippi State 5 180 113 62.8 1300 7.2 9 2 137.72 36.0 260.0
90 Connecticut 5 204 134 65.7 1454 7.1 10 4 137.82 40.8 290.8
91 Buffalo 5 159 88 55.3 1234 7.8 9 1 137.96 31.8 246.8
92 Texas A&M 5 122 73 59.8 959 7.9 7 4 138.25 24.4 191.8
93 Vanderbilt 5 150 96 64.0 1071 7.1 9 4 138.45 30.0 214.2
94 Maryland 5 142 92 64.8 992 7.0 9 4 138.76 28.4 198.4
95 Western Michigan 5 128 78 60.9 938 7.3 7 1 138.99 25.6 187.6
96 Texas State 5 209 141 67.5 1502 7.2 10 4 139.79 41.8 300.4
97 Florida State 5 171 104 60.8 1328 7.8 9 3 139.91 34.2 265.6
98 Ole Miss 4 107 70 65.4 840 7.9 4 2 139.96 26.8 210.0
99 Louisville 5 166 102 61.4 1334 8.0 8 4 140.03 33.2 266.8
100 NC State 5 141 84 59.6 1079 7.7 9 3 140.65 28.2 215.8
101 Arkansas 5 124 82 66.1 970 7.8 4 1 140.88 24.8 194.0
102 Southern Miss 5 132 86 65.2 1001 7.6 8 5 141.27 26.4 200.2
103 Georgia Tech 4 98 56 57.1 770 7.9 6 1 141.30 24.5 192.5
104 Michigan State 5 118 70 59.3 905 7.7 7 1 141.63 23.6 181.0
105 Troy 5 156 97 62.2 1181 7.6 10 4 141.80 31.2 236.2
106 San Diego State 5 168 107 63.7 1333 7.9 9 5 142.07 33.6 266.6
107 Tulane 4 118 75 63.6 924 7.8 5 0 143.32 29.5 231.0
108 Wake Forest 5 178 138 77.5 1177 6.6 7 2 143.80 35.6 235.4
109 Ohio 5 132 83 62.9 1095 8.3 6 2 144.53 26.4 219.0
110 Temple 5 147 95 64.6 1133 7.7 8 2 144.61 29.4 226.6
111 Boise State 5 146 86 58.9 1291 8.8 9 5 146.66 29.2 258.2
112 Old Dominion 5 151 96 63.6 1050 7.0 13 2 147.75 30.2 210.0
113 Sacramento State 5 128 87 68.0 982 7.7 6 0 147.88 25.6 196.4
114 USC 6 168 106 63.1 1384 8.2 10 3 148.37 28.0 230.7
115 Arkansas State 6 133 93 69.9 1088 8.2 7 5 148.49 22.2 181.3
116 Army 4 97 58 59.8 838 8.6 5 0 149.37 24.3 209.5
117 Illinois 5 158 100 63.3 1275 8.1 10 2 149.44 31.6 255.0
118 Missouri State 5 158 103 65.2 1241 7.9 10 2 149.52 31.6 248.2
119 Purdue 5 144 84 58.3 1211 8.4 11 3 150.01 28.8 242.2
120 North Texas 5 140 88 62.9 1061 7.6 12 3 150.51 28.0 212.2
121 Rutgers 5 131 86 65.6 1041 7.9 10 4 151.48 26.2 208.2
122 Kent State 5 129 86 66.7 1101 8.5 8 4 152.63 25.8 220.2
123 Ball State 5 157 104 66.2 1219 7.8 12 3 152.86 31.4 243.8
124 Northern Illinois 4 126 89 70.6 926 7.3 11 5 153.24 31.5 231.5
125 South Carolina 5 152 100 65.8 1156 7.6 13 2 155.26 30.4 231.2
126 Akron 5 142 84 59.2 1179 8.3 12 1 155.39 28.4 235.8
127 Miami (OH) 5 181 120 66.3 1450 8.0 13 1 156.19 36.2 290.0
128 Stanford 5 181 124 68.5 1499 8.3 12 3 156.65 36.2 299.8
129 Coastal Carolina 5 116 75 64.7 998 8.6 10 3 160.21 23.2 199.6
130 South Alabama 6 183 124 67.8 1589 8.7 15 6 161.19 30.5 264.8
131 West Virginia 5 159 105 66.0 1441 9.1 11 3 161.23 31.8 288.2
132 Bowling Green 5 109 78 71.6 880 8.1 9 2 162.95 21.8 176.0
133 Marshall 5 168 108 64.3 1448 8.6 15 2 163.78 33.6 289.6
134 Charlotte 5 150 110 73.3 1315 8.8 11 2 168.50 30.0 263.0
135 UTEP 5 126 87 69.0 1139 9.0 12 3 171.66 25.2 227.8
136 Colorado State 5 125 88 70.4 1323 10.6 9 7 171.87 25.0 264.6
137 Louisiana-Monroe 5 144 98 68.1 1341 9.3 12 1 172.40 28.8 268.2
138 Navy 4 84 60 71.4 849 10.1 8 3 180.62 21.0 212.3