2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 10/29/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 UNLV 3 68 31 45.6 318 4.7 1 4 77.96 22.7 106.0
2 Memphis 4 99 48 48.5 643 6.5 2 5 99.62 24.8 160.8
3 Toledo 4 138 68 49.3 858 6.2 6 3 111.50 34.5 214.5
4 Marshall 3 83 41 49.4 484 5.8 4 2 109.46 27.7 161.3
5 North Dakota State 5 95 47 49.5 590 6.2 3 6 99.43 19.0 118.0
6 UCLA 5 146 75 51.4 941 6.4 5 9 104.48 29.2 188.2
7 New Mexico 3 93 48 51.6 549 5.9 3 6 98.95 31.0 183.0
8 Massachusetts 4 129 67 51.9 669 5.2 4 2 102.63 32.3 167.3
8 Ohio State 4 135 70 51.9 822 6.1 2 1 106.41 33.8 205.5
10 UTSA 4 96 50 52.1 713 7.4 4 2 124.05 24.0 178.3
11 TCU 4 112 59 52.7 557 5.0 2 2 96.77 28.0 139.3
11 Arizona 4 110 58 52.7 758 6.9 3 0 119.61 27.5 189.5
13 Kansas State 4 100 53 53.0 770 7.7 6 1 135.48 25.0 192.5
14 Akron 4 112 60 53.6 785 7.0 8 2 132.45 28.0 196.3
15 Utah 4 143 77 53.8 1076 7.5 5 5 121.60 35.8 269.0
16 UAB 3 61 33 54.1 394 6.5 4 1 126.72 20.3 131.3
17 Central Michigan 4 90 49 54.4 607 6.7 6 4 124.20 22.5 151.8
17 FIU 3 79 43 54.4 537 6.8 3 3 116.46 26.3 179.0
19 Appalachian State 3 97 53 54.6 726 7.5 5 4 126.27 32.3 242.0
20 Boise State 3 100 55 55.0 644 6.4 5 2 121.60 33.3 214.7
21 Wisconsin 4 147 81 55.1 743 5.1 1 5 92.99 36.8 185.8
22 East Carolina 3 94 52 55.3 651 6.9 5 1 128.92 31.3 217.0
23 Oregon 4 118 66 55.9 784 6.6 6 4 121.74 29.5 196.0
24 Nebraska 4 132 74 56.1 848 6.4 4 5 112.44 33.0 212.0
25 Oregon State 3 105 59 56.2 560 5.3 4 3 107.85 35.0 186.7
26 Louisiana Tech 3 87 49 56.3 558 6.4 1 5 102.50 29.0 186.0
27 Minnesota 4 110 62 56.4 697 6.3 4 7 108.85 27.5 174.3
28 Syracuse 5 147 83 56.5 999 6.8 6 3 122.94 29.4 199.8
29 Texas 4 145 83 57.2 711 4.9 5 3 105.67 36.3 177.8
30 Penn State 4 103 59 57.3 719 7.0 5 5 122.23 25.8 179.8
31 Virginia 5 148 85 57.4 1049 7.1 5 3 124.07 29.6 209.8
31 James Madison 6 235 135 57.4 1562 6.6 9 5 121.66 39.2 260.3
33 Clemson 4 120 69 57.5 671 5.6 4 3 110.47 30.0 167.8
33 Northwestern 4 127 73 57.5 760 6.0 4 4 111.85 31.8 190.0
33 Liberty 3 106 61 57.5 630 5.9 2 3 108.04 35.3 210.0
36 Colorado 4 144 83 57.6 1043 7.2 10 3 137.23 36.0 260.8
37 Nevada 4 90 52 57.8 516 5.7 5 1 122.05 22.5 129.0
38 Baylor 4 152 88 57.9 1096 7.2 6 4 126.24 38.0 274.0
39 Georgia State 3 87 51 58.6 653 7.5 5 0 140.64 29.0 217.7
39 UCF 4 133 78 58.6 1110 8.3 4 3 134.18 33.3 277.5
41 Tulane 3 66 39 59.1 498 7.5 2 5 117.32 22.0 166.0
41 Kennesaw State 4 149 88 59.1 984 6.6 4 4 118.02 37.3 246.0
43 Indiana 5 157 93 59.2 1154 7.4 5 4 126.39 31.4 230.8
44 Miami (FL) 5 197 117 59.4 1467 7.4 9 3 133.97 39.4 293.4
45 Washington State 4 121 72 59.5 891 7.4 5 0 135.00 30.3 222.8
45 Western Michigan 4 126 75 59.5 963 7.6 6 3 134.67 31.5 240.8
47 Ole Miss 5 161 96 59.6 1145 7.1 4 6 120.12 32.2 229.0
48 Jacksonville State 4 124 74 59.7 812 6.5 5 3 123.15 31.0 203.0
48 Michigan State 5 144 86 59.7 1063 7.4 9 1 140.97 28.8 212.6
48 Texas A&M 5 129 77 59.7 1133 8.8 9 4 150.29 25.8 226.6
51 Wyoming 5 166 100 60.2 963 5.8 3 1 113.73 33.2 192.6
52 Florida Atlantic 4 78 47 60.3 662 8.5 7 1 158.60 19.5 165.5
53 Georgia Southern 3 86 52 60.5 664 7.7 7 0 152.19 28.7 221.3
53 Missouri 4 152 92 60.5 1073 7.1 8 3 133.25 38.0 268.3
55 Western Kentucky 4 132 80 60.6 876 6.6 6 3 126.80 33.0 219.0
56 Michigan 4 122 74 60.7 711 5.8 4 5 112.24 30.5 177.8
57 Bowling Green 4 97 59 60.8 665 6.9 4 0 132.03 24.3 166.3
58 Sam Houston State 4 92 56 60.9 590 6.4 6 1 134.09 23.0 147.5
59 Miami (OH) 4 141 86 61.0 1014 7.2 5 4 127.42 35.3 253.5
60 LSU 5 167 102 61.1 1040 6.2 2 4 112.56 33.4 208.0
60 Troy 4 126 77 61.1 895 7.1 8 5 133.79 31.5 223.8
60 North Carolina 4 149 91 61.1 939 6.3 4 4 117.50 37.3 234.8
63 Tulsa 4 67 41 61.2 598 8.9 5 3 151.83 16.8 149.5
63 Kent State 4 103 63 61.2 774 7.5 4 1 135.17 25.8 193.5
65 Georgia Tech 4 117 72 61.5 1006 8.6 8 0 156.33 29.3 251.5
65 Purdue 4 135 83 61.5 1051 7.8 9 5 141.46 33.8 262.8
67 Ball State 4 115 71 61.7 817 7.1 7 1 139.76 28.8 204.3
68 UTEP 3 68 42 61.8 557 8.2 5 1 151.89 22.7 185.7
68 Arizona State 4 144 89 61.8 991 6.9 7 1 134.27 36.0 247.8
70 Air Force 5 124 77 62.1 951 7.7 6 3 137.65 24.8 190.2
70 New Mexico State 4 116 72 62.1 774 6.7 2 5 115.18 29.0 193.5
72 Temple 3 69 43 62.3 522 7.6 2 0 135.44 23.0 174.0
72 SMU 5 138 86 62.3 912 6.6 6 0 132.19 27.6 182.4
72 California 5 154 96 62.3 1238 8.0 9 4 143.97 30.8 247.6
75 Texas State 3 101 63 62.4 603 6.0 3 0 122.33 33.7 201.0
76 Georgia 5 160 100 62.5 1081 6.8 7 2 131.19 32.0 216.2
77 Boston College 4 123 77 62.6 759 6.2 6 4 124.04 30.8 189.8
77 Washington 4 123 77 62.6 924 7.5 8 4 140.66 30.8 231.0
79 Louisville 5 177 111 62.7 1368 7.7 8 6 135.77 35.4 273.6
80 Houston 5 156 98 62.8 1267 8.1 7 7 136.88 31.2 253.4
81 Tennessee 5 140 88 62.9 872 6.2 3 6 113.68 28.0 174.4
81 Kentucky 6 221 139 62.9 1483 6.7 10 10 125.14 36.8 247.2
83 North Texas 4 135 85 63.0 1024 7.6 10 3 146.67 33.8 256.0
84 Alabama 6 179 113 63.1 1242 6.9 7 8 125.39 29.8 207.0
85 Hawaii 5 106 67 63.2 831 7.8 4 4 133.97 21.2 166.2
85 Florida State 4 117 74 63.2 1064 9.1 7 3 154.25 29.3 266.0
87 Kansas 4 109 69 63.3 798 7.3 6 2 139.30 27.3 199.5
87 Old Dominion 5 169 107 63.3 1167 6.9 12 4 140.01 33.8 233.4
87 Missouri State 4 139 88 63.3 999 7.2 7 1 138.86 34.8 249.8
90 Duke 4 115 73 63.5 731 6.4 3 1 123.75 28.8 182.8
90 Army 5 159 101 63.5 1225 7.7 10 3 145.21 31.8 245.0
92 Ohio 4 124 79 63.7 708 5.7 2 4 110.54 31.0 177.0
92 Rutgers 4 124 79 63.7 1023 8.3 11 1 160.67 31.0 255.8
94 Louisiana 4 138 88 63.8 849 6.2 4 0 125.02 34.5 212.3
95 Iowa 4 133 85 63.9 1057 7.9 8 2 147.50 33.3 264.3
96 Delaware 4 136 87 64.0 1030 7.6 6 5 134.80 34.0 257.5
97 Fresno State 3 90 58 64.4 570 6.3 4 1 130.09 30.0 190.0
98 BYU 4 127 82 64.6 808 6.4 6 2 130.45 31.8 202.0
99 Oklahoma 4 116 75 64.7 781 6.7 8 4 137.08 29.0 195.3
99 Maryland 4 119 77 64.7 980 8.2 11 3 159.35 29.8 245.0
101 Coastal Carolina 3 94 61 64.9 788 8.4 6 3 149.99 31.3 262.7
102 Louisiana-Monroe 3 60 39 65.0 548 9.1 6 2 168.05 20.0 182.7
102 Texas Tech 4 160 104 65.0 1132 7.1 11 8 137.12 40.0 283.0
104 Middle Tennessee State 4 112 73 65.2 947 8.5 10 5 156.74 28.0 236.8
105 San Jose State 4 127 83 65.4 947 7.5 5 4 134.68 31.8 236.8
106 Southern Miss 3 87 57 65.5 694 8.0 4 1 145.40 29.0 231.3
106 USC 5 145 95 65.5 1208 8.3 9 2 153.22 29.0 241.6
108 Arkansas State 4 94 62 66.0 696 7.4 5 4 137.19 23.5 174.0
109 Cincinnati 4 157 104 66.2 1267 8.1 6 2 144.09 39.3 316.8
110 Sacramento State 5 120 80 66.7 954 8.0 7 3 147.70 24.0 190.8
110 Buffalo 4 111 74 66.7 800 7.2 3 3 130.72 27.8 200.0
110 Oklahoma State 4 129 86 66.7 1083 8.4 11 5 157.58 32.3 270.8
113 Virginia Tech 5 160 107 66.9 1111 6.9 5 1 134.27 32.0 222.2
114 Arkansas 4 100 67 67.0 901 9.0 4 4 147.88 25.0 225.3
115 Auburn 5 158 106 67.1 1252 7.9 6 5 139.85 31.6 250.4
116 Eastern Michigan 5 157 106 67.5 1227 7.8 6 2 143.23 31.4 245.4
116 South Alabama 3 117 79 67.5 961 8.2 7 3 151.13 39.0 320.3
118 Florida 5 154 105 68.2 1361 8.8 11 2 163.39 30.8 272.2
119 Stanford 5 159 109 68.6 1476 9.3 12 3 167.67 31.8 295.2
120 San Diego State 4 147 101 68.7 1308 8.9 12 3 166.31 36.8 327.0
121 Iowa State 4 117 81 69.2 1098 9.4 8 0 170.63 29.3 274.5
122 Mississippi State 5 171 119 69.6 1453 8.5 14 2 165.64 34.2 290.6
123 Navy 5 153 107 69.9 1502 9.8 14 2 179.99 30.6 300.4
124 Rice 4 127 89 70.1 878 6.9 8 2 145.79 31.8 219.5
125 NC State 4 111 78 70.3 1015 9.1 11 0 179.78 27.8 253.8
126 Vanderbilt 5 146 103 70.5 1102 7.5 8 2 149.29 29.2 220.4
127 Pittsburgh 5 165 117 70.9 1577 9.6 11 8 163.50 33.0 315.4
128 Utah State 3 94 67 71.3 567 6.0 2 0 128.97 31.3 189.0
129 USF 3 57 41 71.9 429 7.5 3 0 152.52 19.0 143.0
130 West Virginia 5 157 113 72.0 1803 11.5 13 4 190.67 31.4 360.6
131 South Carolina 5 154 111 72.1 1298 8.4 13 3 166.84 30.8 259.6
132 Northern Illinois 3 54 39 72.2 525 9.7 3 1 168.51 18.0 175.0
132 Charlotte 3 97 70 72.2 1017 10.5 12 0 201.06 32.3 339.0
134 Illinois 4 131 95 72.5 1083 8.3 7 0 159.60 32.8 270.8
135 Wake Forest 5 190 139 73.2 1126 5.9 7 2 132.99 38.0 225.2
136 Colorado State 3 86 68 79.1 1009 11.7 8 2 203.68 28.7 336.3