2026 National Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/29/2026

Name G Att Comp Pct. Yards Yards/Att TD Int Rating Att/G Yards/G
1 Tulane 2 56 34 60.7 358 6.4 0 0 114.41 28.0 179.0
1 East Carolina 1 32 19 59.4 260 8.1 0 0 127.63 32.0 260.0
3 Georgia State 1 17 7 41.2 86 5.1 1 1 91.33 17.0 86.0
3 Coastal Carolina 1 14 11 78.6 132 9.4 1 0 181.34 14.0 132.0
3 South Alabama 1 26 19 73.1 177 6.8 1 0 142.96 26.0 177.0
3 Kennesaw State 1 26 18 69.2 178 6.8 1 0 139.43 26.0 178.0
3 Wisconsin 4 147 81 55.1 743 5.1 1 5 92.99 36.8 185.8
3 New Mexico State 1 27 17 63.0 202 7.5 1 1 130.61 27.0 202.0
3 James Madison 1 33 18 54.5 209 6.3 1 2 105.63 33.0 209.0
3 Memphis 1 28 17 60.7 221 7.9 1 0 138.79 28.0 221.0
3 Middle Tennessee State 1 25 16 64.0 226 9.0 1 0 153.14 25.0 226.0
12 TCU 5 140 75 53.6 789 5.6 2 2 102.77 28.0 157.8
12 LSU 6 189 116 61.4 1145 6.1 2 5 110.47 31.5 190.8
12 New Mexico 1 26 19 73.1 238 9.2 2 2 159.97 26.0 238.0
12 Sam Houston State 1 31 18 58.1 251 8.1 2 3 128.02 31.0 251.0
12 Appalachian State 1 33 24 72.7 253 7.7 2 1 151.07 33.0 253.0
12 Buffalo 1 26 15 57.7 269 10.3 2 0 169.98 26.0 269.0
12 Tulsa 2 85 53 62.4 550 6.5 2 3 117.41 42.5 275.0
12 Charlotte 1 34 27 79.4 293 8.6 2 1 165.33 34.0 293.0
12 Old Dominion 1 44 32 72.7 327 7.4 2 0 150.16 44.0 327.0
12 Sacramento State 1 30 26 86.7 349 11.6 2 0 206.39 30.0 349.0
22 Troy 2 48 29 60.4 350 7.3 3 1 138.13 24.0 175.0
22 UAB 1 17 13 76.5 182 10.7 3 0 224.64 17.0 182.0
22 Ohio State 5 172 93 54.1 1017 5.9 3 2 107.17 34.4 203.4
22 Rice 1 34 22 64.7 210 6.2 3 0 145.71 34.0 210.0
22 Toledo 2 72 51 70.8 498 6.9 3 1 139.90 36.0 249.0
22 Hawaii 2 65 43 66.2 499 7.7 3 0 145.87 32.5 249.5
22 San Jose State 2 65 45 69.2 527 8.1 3 1 149.49 32.5 263.5
22 Temple 1 27 21 77.8 268 9.9 3 0 197.83 27.0 268.0
22 Southern Miss 1 34 21 61.8 270 7.9 3 0 157.59 34.0 270.0
22 Ohio 1 32 18 56.3 275 8.6 3 0 159.38 32.0 275.0
22 Massachusetts 1 38 22 57.9 319 8.4 3 3 138.68 38.0 319.0
22 Arkansas State 1 29 21 72.4 337 11.6 3 1 197.27 29.0 337.0
22 Central Michigan 1 34 27 79.4 371 10.9 3 0 200.19 34.0 371.0
22 UNLV 1 59 38 64.4 395 6.7 3 1 134.04 59.0 395.0
36 Tennessee 6 180 114 63.3 1093 6.1 4 8 112.77 30.0 182.2
36 Western Michigan 2 46 28 60.9 374 8.1 4 1 153.51 23.0 187.0
36 Arizona 5 151 82 54.3 999 6.6 4 1 117.30 30.2 199.8
36 Nebraska 4 132 74 56.1 848 6.4 4 5 112.44 33.0 212.0
36 Utah State 5 172 118 68.6 1102 6.4 4 0 130.11 34.4 220.4
36 North Carolina 5 181 111 61.3 1114 6.2 4 4 115.90 36.2 222.8
36 UCF 5 162 96 59.3 1322 8.2 4 3 132.25 32.4 264.4
36 Louisiana Tech 2 65 48 73.8 634 9.8 4 3 166.86 32.5 317.0
36 Marshall 1 27 20 74.1 324 12.0 4 0 223.76 27.0 324.0
36 Florida Atlantic 1 26 20 76.9 343 13.2 4 1 230.81 26.0 343.0
36 Louisiana-Monroe 1 42 27 64.3 417 9.9 4 0 179.12 42.0 417.0
47 Penn State 4 103 59 57.3 719 7.0 5 5 122.23 25.8 179.8
47 Michigan 5 155 91 58.7 900 5.8 5 6 110.39 31.0 180.0
47 Northwestern 5 156 92 59.0 928 5.9 5 6 111.83 31.2 185.6
47 Georgia Southern 2 57 37 64.9 436 7.6 5 1 154.60 28.5 218.0
47 Indiana 5 157 93 59.2 1154 7.4 5 4 126.39 31.4 230.8
47 UTSA 3 110 63 57.3 705 6.4 5 3 120.66 36.7 235.0
47 Wyoming 1 34 24 70.6 242 7.1 5 0 178.91 34.0 242.0
47 Louisiana 1 31 20 64.5 269 8.7 5 1 184.19 31.0 269.0
47 Eastern Michigan 2 59 41 69.5 576 9.8 5 1 176.08 29.5 288.0
56 Kansas State 5 120 62 51.7 835 7.0 6 1 124.95 24.0 167.0
56 SMU 5 138 86 62.3 912 6.6 6 0 132.19 27.6 182.4
56 Texas 6 206 120 58.3 1177 5.7 6 5 111.01 34.3 196.2
56 Syracuse 5 147 83 56.5 999 6.8 6 3 122.94 29.4 199.8
56 Duke 5 151 97 64.2 1002 6.6 6 2 130.44 30.2 200.4
56 Clemson 5 156 91 58.3 1006 6.4 6 4 120.06 31.2 201.2
56 Bowling Green 2 50 38 76.0 424 8.5 6 2 178.83 25.0 212.0
56 Arkansas 5 128 87 68.0 1202 9.4 6 5 154.51 25.6 240.4
56 Utah 6 220 114 51.8 1450 6.6 6 7 109.82 36.7 241.7
56 Ole Miss 6 190 114 60.0 1452 7.6 6 6 128.29 31.7 242.0
56 Baylor 5 187 114 61.0 1355 7.2 6 7 124.93 37.4 271.0
56 Akron 2 66 39 59.1 560 8.5 6 1 157.33 33.0 280.0
56 Northern Illinois 2 77 53 68.8 575 7.5 6 2 152.08 38.5 287.5
56 Delaware 2 75 50 66.7 676 9.0 6 0 168.78 37.5 338.0
56 Missouri State 2 77 58 75.3 708 9.2 6 1 175.68 38.5 354.0
71 Minnesota 5 132 78 59.1 924 7.0 7 7 124.78 26.4 184.8
71 Virginia 6 165 95 57.6 1239 7.5 7 3 131.02 27.5 206.5
71 Oregon State 5 164 100 61.0 1062 6.5 7 4 124.58 32.8 212.4
71 Georgia 5 160 100 62.5 1081 6.8 7 2 131.19 32.0 216.2
71 Texas State 4 135 89 65.9 963 7.1 7 1 141.48 33.8 240.8
71 Fresno State 4 121 87 71.9 982 8.1 7 1 157.51 30.3 245.5
71 Western Kentucky 2 50 35 70.0 539 10.8 7 0 206.75 25.0 269.5
71 Cincinnati 5 192 122 63.5 1490 7.8 7 3 137.62 38.4 298.0
71 Connecticut 2 79 62 78.5 685 8.7 7 2 175.50 39.5 342.5
71 Kent State 2 61 49 80.3 749 12.3 7 2 214.78 30.5 374.5
81 Oklahoma 5 133 84 63.2 892 6.7 8 4 133.33 26.6 178.4
81 UCLA 7 211 107 50.7 1277 6.1 8 12 102.69 30.1 182.4
81 Notre Dame 6 173 106 61.3 1110 6.4 8 8 121.17 28.8 185.0
81 BYU 5 168 107 63.7 1028 6.1 8 3 127.23 33.6 205.6
81 Wake Forest 6 232 171 73.7 1455 6.3 8 2 136.05 38.7 242.5
81 Virginia Tech 6 204 137 67.2 1470 7.2 8 1 139.65 34.0 245.0
81 North Texas 2 38 29 76.3 499 13.1 8 0 256.10 19.0 249.5
81 Boise State 4 138 83 60.1 1022 7.4 8 2 138.59 34.5 255.5
81 Iowa State 5 147 102 69.4 1289 8.8 8 0 161.01 29.4 257.8
81 Auburn 6 212 133 62.7 1585 7.5 8 6 132.33 35.3 264.2
81 Houston 6 204 127 62.3 1643 8.1 8 7 135.99 34.0 273.8
81 Colorado State 4 103 80 77.7 1236 12.0 8 4 196.33 25.8 309.0
81 Ball State 2 61 48 78.7 706 11.6 8 1 215.91 30.5 353.0
94 Michigan State 5 144 86 59.7 1063 7.4 9 1 140.97 28.8 212.6
94 USC 6 160 102 63.8 1285 8.0 9 3 146.02 26.7 214.2
94 Kansas 5 139 88 63.3 1090 7.8 9 2 147.67 27.8 218.0
94 Alabama 7 208 130 62.5 1619 7.8 9 11 131.59 29.7 231.3
94 Iowa 5 152 95 62.5 1174 7.7 9 2 144.29 30.4 234.8
94 California 6 176 110 62.5 1422 8.1 9 5 141.57 29.3 237.0
94 UTEP 3 81 57 70.4 778 9.6 9 1 185.25 27.0 259.3
94 Miami (FL) 5 197 117 59.4 1467 7.4 9 3 133.97 39.4 293.4
94 Miami (OH) 2 87 65 74.7 789 9.1 9 0 185.03 43.5 394.5
103 Boston College 6 165 106 64.2 1074 6.5 10 8 129.22 27.5 179.0
103 Washington 6 177 110 62.1 1262 7.1 10 9 130.52 29.5 210.3
103 Arizona State 5 169 104 61.5 1154 6.8 10 2 136.06 33.8 230.8
103 Kentucky 6 221 139 62.9 1483 6.7 10 10 125.14 36.8 247.2
103 Missouri 5 183 106 57.9 1247 6.8 10 5 127.73 36.6 249.4
103 Purdue 5 162 99 61.1 1276 7.9 10 5 141.48 32.4 255.2
103 Illinois 5 153 110 71.9 1289 8.4 10 0 164.24 30.6 257.8
103 Florida State 5 147 97 66.0 1384 9.4 10 3 163.45 29.4 276.8
111 Georgia Tech 6 165 96 58.2 1278 7.7 11 0 145.24 27.5 213.0
111 Oregon 6 190 107 56.3 1282 6.7 11 6 125.77 31.7 213.7
111 Vanderbilt 6 184 129 70.1 1382 7.5 11 3 149.67 30.7 230.3
111 Texas A&M 6 163 98 60.1 1387 8.5 11 6 146.51 27.2 231.2
111 Florida 5 154 105 68.2 1361 8.8 11 2 163.39 30.8 272.2
111 Louisville 6 214 132 61.7 1704 8.0 11 7 138.99 35.7 284.0
117 Rutgers 5 153 97 63.4 1275 8.3 12 3 155.36 30.6 255.0
117 San Diego State 5 170 115 67.6 1459 8.6 12 4 158.32 34.0 291.8
117 Pittsburgh 6 196 137 69.9 1763 9.0 12 8 157.50 32.7 293.8
117 Stanford 5 159 109 68.6 1476 9.3 12 3 167.67 31.8 295.2
121 Washington State 7 226 140 61.9 1648 7.3 13 3 139.53 32.3 235.4
121 Colorado 6 190 117 61.6 1521 8.0 13 3 148.24 31.7 253.5
121 Oklahoma State 5 158 100 63.3 1274 8.1 13 5 151.84 31.6 254.8
121 South Carolina 5 154 111 72.1 1298 8.4 13 3 166.84 30.8 259.6
125 NC State 5 145 98 67.6 1292 8.9 14 2 171.53 29.0 258.4
125 Maryland 5 158 108 68.4 1294 8.2 14 3 162.59 31.6 258.8
125 Mississippi State 6 219 150 68.5 1732 7.9 14 2 154.20 36.5 288.7
125 Texas Tech 5 212 136 64.2 1549 7.3 14 9 138.83 42.4 309.8
129 West Virginia 6 190 134 70.5 2000 10.5 15 4 180.79 31.7 333.3