2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - All Games through 10/28/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Kansas State 7 165 82 49.7 1030 6.2 7 1 114.92 23.6 147.1
2 Utah 7 250 125 50.0 1569 6.3 6 8 104.24 35.7 224.1
3 UCLA 7 211 107 50.7 1277 6.1 8 12 102.69 30.1 182.4
4 Ohio State 7 230 121 52.6 1200 5.2 3 4 97.25 32.9 171.4
5 TCU 7 189 100 52.9 1112 5.9 3 4 103.35 27.0 158.9
6 Virginia 8 226 120 53.1 1478 6.5 7 8 111.18 28.3 184.8
7 Liberty 7 218 116 53.2 1240 5.7 5 7 102.14 31.1 177.1
8 North Dakota State 8 180 96 53.3 1029 5.7 4 12 95.35 22.5 128.6
9 Sam Houston State 8 203 109 53.7 1171 5.8 11 6 114.12 25.4 146.4
10 Nebraska 7 199 107 53.8 1202 6.0 7 7 109.08 28.4 171.7
11 Toledo 8 266 144 54.1 1586 6.0 12 5 115.35 33.3 198.3
12 Oregon 7 210 115 54.8 1383 6.6 11 9 118.80 30.0 197.6
13 UTSA 8 253 139 54.9 1663 6.6 9 7 116.36 31.6 207.9
14 New Mexico 7 200 110 55.0 1222 6.1 8 15 104.52 28.6 174.6
15 UNLV 7 208 115 55.3 1391 6.7 8 8 116.47 29.7 198.7
16 Syracuse 7 213 118 55.4 1416 6.6 9 4 121.42 30.4 202.3
17 Massachusetts 8 242 136 56.2 1455 6.0 11 7 115.91 30.3 181.9
18 FIU 7 195 110 56.4 1196 6.1 5 5 111.26 27.9 170.9
19 Missouri 7 239 135 56.5 1586 6.6 13 6 125.16 34.1 226.6
20 Penn State 7 178 101 56.7 989 5.6 5 7 104.81 25.4 141.3
21 Memphis 8 224 128 57.1 1657 7.4 8 9 123.01 28.0 207.1
22 Air Force 7 164 94 57.3 1147 7.0 7 5 124.05 23.4 163.9
23 Texas A&M 8 190 109 57.4 1460 7.7 11 6 134.70 23.8 182.5
23 East Carolina 7 202 116 57.4 1445 7.2 6 5 122.37 28.9 206.4
23 Akron 8 237 136 57.4 1815 7.7 18 3 144.24 29.6 226.9
23 Colorado 7 242 139 57.4 1771 7.3 16 4 137.42 34.6 253.0
27 Boise State 7 221 127 57.5 1759 8.0 12 6 136.82 31.6 251.3
28 Clemson 7 217 125 57.6 1300 6.0 7 4 114.88 31.0 185.7
29 Kansas 7 185 107 57.8 1282 6.9 9 2 129.94 26.4 183.1
29 Wisconsin 7 230 133 57.8 1284 5.6 4 7 104.38 32.9 183.4
29 Arizona 7 225 130 57.8 1454 6.5 5 2 117.61 32.1 207.7
29 Arizona State 7 244 141 57.8 1492 6.1 11 3 121.58 34.9 213.1
33 Minnesota 7 186 108 58.1 1156 6.2 8 7 116.94 26.6 165.1
33 Buffalo 8 246 143 58.1 1822 7.4 12 4 133.20 30.8 227.8
33 James Madison 8 291 169 58.1 1940 6.7 11 7 121.74 36.4 242.5
36 Georgia State 7 204 119 58.3 1444 7.1 9 2 130.39 29.1 206.3
37 Iowa 7 209 122 58.4 1389 6.6 9 5 123.63 29.9 198.4
37 Marshall 7 219 128 58.4 1669 7.6 16 4 142.93 31.3 238.4
39 Texas 7 229 134 58.5 1247 5.4 6 6 107.67 32.7 178.1
40 Northwestern 7 251 147 58.6 1483 5.9 6 8 109.72 35.9 211.9
41 Georgia Southern 7 196 115 58.7 1403 7.2 14 2 140.33 28.0 200.4
42 Central Michigan 8 211 124 58.8 1441 6.8 10 8 124.19 26.4 180.1
43 California 8 231 136 58.9 1680 7.3 13 7 132.47 28.9 210.0
43 UCF 7 231 136 58.9 1678 7.3 7 7 123.83 33.0 239.7
45 Nevada 7 183 108 59.0 1077 5.9 8 1 121.79 26.1 153.9
45 Appalachian State 7 234 138 59.0 1618 6.9 9 10 121.20 33.4 231.1
47 Georgia Tech 7 179 106 59.2 1380 7.7 11 1 143.14 25.6 197.1
48 Baylor 7 258 153 59.3 1652 6.4 7 8 115.84 36.9 236.0
49 Louisiana Tech 7 192 114 59.4 1386 7.2 6 10 119.91 27.4 198.0
50 UAB 7 146 87 59.6 882 6.0 8 5 121.56 20.9 126.0
50 Georgia 7 223 133 59.6 1295 5.8 8 4 116.67 31.9 185.0
52 Miami (FL) 7 249 149 59.8 1674 6.7 9 4 125.03 35.6 239.1
53 Oklahoma 7 170 102 60.0 1094 6.4 8 4 124.87 24.3 156.3
53 LSU 8 230 138 60.0 1382 6.0 4 7 110.13 28.8 172.8
55 Indiana 8 238 143 60.1 1533 6.4 5 7 115.23 29.8 191.6
55 BYU 7 248 149 60.1 1424 5.7 8 6 114.12 35.4 203.4
57 Western Michigan 8 236 142 60.2 1731 7.3 12 4 135.17 29.5 216.4
58 Western Kentucky 8 242 146 60.3 1750 7.2 16 4 139.58 30.3 218.8
59 Florida Atlantic 7 159 96 60.4 1299 8.2 9 6 140.14 22.7 185.6
60 Purdue 7 210 127 60.5 1761 8.4 15 7 147.82 30.0 251.6
61 Tulsa 8 226 137 60.6 1627 7.2 9 7 128.04 28.3 203.4
62 Michigan 7 191 116 60.7 1082 5.7 7 7 113.08 27.3 154.6
62 Washington 7 206 125 60.7 1435 7.0 10 9 126.47 29.4 205.0
64 Troy 7 209 127 60.8 1438 6.9 13 4 135.26 29.9 205.4
65 Wyoming 8 233 142 60.9 1443 6.2 9 3 123.13 29.1 180.4
66 Washington State 8 246 150 61.0 1719 7.0 13 3 134.68 30.8 214.9
67 SMU 7 208 127 61.1 1254 6.0 9 2 124.06 29.7 179.1
68 Louisville 7 248 152 61.3 1882 7.6 12 7 135.36 35.4 268.9
69 Michigan State 8 215 132 61.4 1611 7.5 11 2 139.36 26.9 201.4
70 Louisiana 8 257 158 61.5 1522 5.9 9 6 118.11 32.1 190.3
70 Ole Miss 7 218 134 61.5 1631 7.5 6 7 126.98 31.1 233.0
72 Notre Dame 7 185 114 61.6 1174 6.3 8 8 120.55 26.4 167.7
72 Kentucky 8 302 186 61.6 1995 6.6 13 12 123.34 37.8 249.4
74 Delaware 8 282 174 61.7 2137 7.6 14 6 137.48 35.3 267.1
75 Tulane 7 184 114 62.0 1422 7.7 7 5 134.00 26.3 203.1
76 Alabama 8 227 141 62.1 1779 7.8 10 12 131.92 28.4 222.4
77 Tennessee 8 236 147 62.3 1325 5.6 4 8 108.26 29.5 165.6
78 Jacksonville State 8 218 136 62.4 1356 6.2 8 7 120.33 27.3 169.5
78 Duke 7 202 126 62.4 1359 6.7 7 2 128.35 28.9 194.1
78 Houston 8 263 164 62.4 2059 7.8 12 8 137.10 32.9 257.4
81 USF 7 195 122 62.6 1267 6.5 6 2 125.23 27.9 181.0
81 Hawaii 8 206 129 62.6 1586 7.7 8 6 134.27 25.8 198.3
81 Army 7 206 129 62.6 1582 7.7 11 3 141.84 29.4 226.0
81 NC State 7 211 132 62.6 1685 8.0 16 3 151.82 30.1 240.7
85 Florida State 7 220 138 62.7 1794 8.2 12 4 145.59 31.4 256.3
86 Texas Tech 7 282 177 62.8 1863 6.6 16 13 127.76 40.3 266.1
87 New Mexico State 8 237 149 62.9 1678 7.1 6 8 123.95 29.6 209.8
88 Southern Miss 7 198 125 63.1 1470 7.4 10 6 136.10 28.3 210.0
88 Kennesaw State 8 255 161 63.1 1770 6.9 6 5 125.28 31.9 221.3
90 Oregon State 7 234 148 63.2 1434 6.1 10 6 123.70 33.4 204.9
90 Stanford 8 266 168 63.2 2044 7.7 17 3 146.54 33.3 255.5
92 Fresno State 7 207 131 63.3 1495 7.2 9 7 131.54 29.6 213.6
92 Auburn 7 245 155 63.3 1756 7.2 9 8 129.06 35.0 250.9
94 North Texas 7 175 111 63.4 1422 8.1 14 5 152.38 25.0 203.1
94 Utah State 7 254 161 63.4 1480 5.8 6 3 117.77 36.3 211.4
94 Cincinnati 7 257 163 63.4 1991 7.7 8 5 134.87 36.7 284.4
97 Miami (OH) 8 285 181 63.5 2159 7.6 16 5 142.16 35.6 269.9
98 Middle Tennessee State 8 207 132 63.8 1684 8.1 12 6 145.43 25.9 210.5
99 Rutgers 7 194 124 63.9 1523 7.9 15 5 150.24 27.7 217.6
99 Oklahoma State 7 205 131 63.9 1585 7.7 14 7 144.56 29.3 226.4
101 North Carolina 7 242 155 64.0 1526 6.3 8 5 123.80 34.6 218.0
101 San Jose State 8 275 176 64.0 1897 6.9 10 8 128.12 34.4 237.1
103 Ohio 8 221 142 64.3 1586 7.2 8 4 132.86 27.6 198.3
104 Old Dominion 8 254 164 64.6 1691 6.7 15 5 136.04 31.8 211.4
104 Maryland 7 198 128 64.6 1525 7.7 16 6 149.96 28.3 217.9
106 Arkansas 7 184 119 64.7 1491 8.1 6 5 138.07 26.3 213.0
107 Boston College 7 197 128 65.0 1275 6.5 12 10 129.29 28.1 182.1
107 USC 8 214 139 65.0 1731 8.1 12 3 148.60 26.8 216.4
109 Virginia Tech 8 238 155 65.1 1744 7.3 9 2 137.49 29.8 218.0
109 Pittsburgh 8 261 170 65.1 2130 8.2 13 9 143.22 32.6 266.3
111 Missouri State 8 262 171 65.3 2009 7.7 16 3 147.54 32.8 251.1
111 Florida 7 245 160 65.3 1785 7.3 12 4 139.40 35.0 255.0
113 Coastal Carolina 7 179 117 65.4 1545 8.6 13 6 155.13 25.6 220.7
114 UTEP 7 171 112 65.5 1434 8.4 14 3 159.45 24.4 204.9
115 Eastern Michigan 9 273 179 65.6 2162 7.9 14 4 146.08 30.3 240.2
116 Connecticut 7 274 180 65.7 1993 7.3 13 4 139.53 39.1 284.7
117 Vanderbilt 8 237 156 65.8 1738 7.3 13 5 141.30 29.6 217.3
118 Bowling Green 8 182 120 65.9 1347 7.4 12 2 147.66 22.8 168.4
118 Texas State 7 287 189 65.9 1996 7.0 13 4 136.43 41.0 285.1
120 Rice 8 238 158 66.4 1662 7.0 16 3 144.72 29.8 207.8
120 Illinois 7 226 150 66.4 1736 7.7 12 2 146.64 32.3 248.0
122 Sacramento State 8 194 129 66.5 1556 8.0 10 3 147.80 24.3 194.5
122 Louisiana-Monroe 7 185 123 66.5 1568 8.5 15 3 161.21 26.4 224.0
122 Ball State 8 236 157 66.5 1918 8.1 19 4 157.98 29.5 239.8
125 Arkansas State 8 196 131 66.8 1524 7.8 11 9 141.50 24.5 190.5
125 Temple 7 202 135 66.8 1671 8.3 10 2 150.67 28.9 238.7
125 San Diego State 8 271 181 66.8 2269 8.4 18 6 154.61 33.9 283.6
128 Iowa State 7 191 128 67.0 1527 8.0 9 2 147.64 27.3 218.1
129 South Alabama 7 216 145 67.1 1770 8.2 15 6 153.32 30.9 252.9
130 Mississippi State 7 247 166 67.2 1872 7.6 15 2 149.29 35.3 267.4
131 Kent State 8 218 147 67.4 1831 8.4 12 5 151.56 27.3 228.9
132 South Carolina 7 211 143 67.8 1559 7.4 14 4 147.95 30.1 222.7
133 West Virginia 8 260 177 68.1 2543 9.8 18 5 169.24 32.5 317.9
134 Navy 7 184 127 69.0 1791 9.7 16 4 175.14 26.3 255.9
135 Colorado State 7 177 125 70.6 1905 10.8 12 9 173.23 25.3 272.1
136 Northern Illinois 7 180 128 71.1 1451 8.1 14 6 157.82 25.7 207.3
137 Charlotte 7 216 155 71.8 1946 9.0 17 2 171.56 30.9 278.0
138 Wake Forest 7 265 199 75.1 1611 6.1 10 2 137.09 37.9 230.1