2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 10/10/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Utah 5 6 33 39 7.80
2 UNLV 6 8 29 37 6.17
2 Kentucky 6 7 30 37 6.17
2 Houston 6 5 32 37 6.17
2 Eastern Michigan 7 4 33 37 5.29
6 Northwestern 5 6 30 36 7.20
6 Ohio State 6 4 32 36 6.00
8 Oregon 5 8 27 35 7.00
8 Virginia 6 7 28 35 5.83
8 Missouri 6 6 29 35 5.83
11 Oregon State 6 5 29 34 5.67
12 Texas Tech 5 9 24 33 6.60
12 Connecticut 6 4 29 33 5.50
14 Florida 6 4 28 32 5.33
15 Clemson 5 4 27 31 6.20
15 Mississippi State 5 2 29 31 6.20
15 James Madison 6 6 25 31 5.17
15 Louisville 6 5 26 31 5.17
19 UCLA 5 10 20 30 6.00
19 Baylor 5 5 25 30 6.00
19 Wisconsin 5 3 27 30 6.00
19 Alabama 6 9 21 30 5.00
19 LSU 6 6 24 30 5.00
24 Georgia 6 4 25 29 4.83
24 Iowa 6 4 25 29 4.83
26 Notre Dame 6 7 21 28 4.67
26 San Jose State 6 7 21 28 4.67
26 Central Michigan 6 6 22 28 4.67
26 Liberty 6 5 23 28 4.67
26 Tennessee 6 5 23 28 4.67
31 BYU 5 6 21 27 5.40
31 Sam Houston State 5 5 22 27 5.40
31 Arizona State 5 3 24 27 5.40
31 Delaware 5 1 26 27 5.40
31 UCF 6 6 21 27 4.50
31 Massachusetts 6 6 21 27 4.50
31 Penn State 6 5 22 27 4.50
31 San Diego State 6 5 22 27 4.50
31 Vanderbilt 6 5 22 27 4.50
31 Minnesota 6 4 23 27 4.50
31 NC State 6 3 24 27 4.50
31 Western Michigan 6 2 25 27 4.50
31 Buffalo 6 1 26 27 4.50
44 Texas State 5 4 22 26 5.20
44 Tulsa 6 7 19 26 4.33
44 Washington 6 7 19 26 4.33
44 South Alabama 6 6 20 26 4.33
44 Toledo 6 3 23 26 4.33
49 Appalachian State 5 8 17 25 5.00
49 Louisiana Tech 5 7 18 25 5.00
49 Missouri State 5 2 23 25 5.00
49 California 6 7 18 25 4.17
49 Utah State 6 3 22 25 4.17
49 Akron 6 2 23 25 4.17
55 Colorado 5 2 22 24 4.80
55 Georgia State 5 2 22 24 4.80
55 North Dakota State 6 9 15 24 4.00
55 Fresno State 6 7 17 24 4.00
55 Louisiana 6 6 18 24 4.00
55 Purdue 6 4 20 24 4.00
61 Oklahoma 5 3 20 23 4.60
61 Pittsburgh 6 7 16 23 3.83
61 Coastal Carolina 6 6 17 23 3.83
61 Boise State 6 5 18 23 3.83
61 Wyoming 6 3 20 23 3.83
66 New Mexico 5 12 10 22 4.40
66 Florida Atlantic 5 6 16 22 4.40
66 Oklahoma State 5 4 18 22 4.40
66 Jacksonville State 6 6 16 22 3.67
66 Nebraska 6 6 16 22 3.67
66 North Texas 6 5 17 22 3.67
66 Texas A&M 6 5 17 22 3.67
66 Old Dominion 6 4 18 22 3.67
66 Western Kentucky 6 3 19 22 3.67
66 Illinois 6 2 20 22 3.67
66 Miami (OH) 6 1 21 22 3.67
66 Virginia Tech 6 1 21 22 3.67
78 Cincinnati 5 4 17 21 4.20
78 FIU 5 4 17 21 4.20
78 Ole Miss 5 4 17 21 4.20
78 Air Force 5 4 17 21 4.20
78 Duke 5 1 20 21 4.20
78 Kansas 5 1 20 21 4.20
78 Memphis 6 6 15 21 3.50
78 South Carolina 6 4 17 21 3.50
78 Ball State 6 3 18 21 3.50
78 Florida State 6 3 18 21 3.50
78 Marshall 6 3 18 21 3.50
78 Georgia Southern 6 2 19 21 3.50
78 Hawaii 6 2 19 21 3.50
91 Colorado State 5 7 13 20 4.00
91 Auburn 5 6 14 20 4.00
91 North Carolina 5 4 16 20 4.00
91 Texas 5 3 17 20 4.00
91 Nevada 5 1 19 20 4.00
91 UTSA 6 5 15 20 3.33
91 UAB 6 4 16 20 3.33
91 Washington State 6 3 17 20 3.33
91 Michigan State 6 2 18 20 3.33
91 Ohio 6 2 18 20 3.33
101 West Virginia 6 4 15 19 3.17
101 Stanford 6 3 16 19 3.17
101 Arizona 6 2 17 19 3.17
101 Rice 6 2 17 19 3.17
105 Miami (FL) 5 3 15 18 3.60
105 Syracuse 5 2 16 18 3.60
105 Army 5 1 17 18 3.60
105 Maryland 6 5 13 18 3.00
105 New Mexico State 6 5 13 18 3.00
105 USC 7 3 15 18 2.57
111 SMU 5 2 15 17 3.40
111 TCU 5 2 15 17 3.40
111 Arkansas 6 3 14 17 2.83
111 Temple 6 2 15 17 2.83
115 Boston College 5 6 10 16 3.20
115 Troy 5 4 12 16 3.20
115 Kansas State 5 0 16 16 3.20
115 Indiana 6 4 12 16 2.67
115 Kent State 6 4 12 16 2.67
115 Iowa State 6 2 14 16 2.67
115 Wake Forest 6 2 14 16 2.67
122 Kennesaw State 5 2 13 15 3.00
122 Georgia Tech 5 1 14 15 3.00
122 Louisiana-Monroe 5 1 14 15 3.00
122 Tulane 5 0 15 15 3.00
122 Arkansas State 6 5 10 15 2.50
127 East Carolina 5 5 9 14 2.80
127 Southern Miss 5 5 9 14 2.80
127 UTEP 6 3 11 14 2.33
130 Middle Tennessee State 5 3 10 13 2.60
130 USF 6 2 11 13 2.17
132 Michigan 5 4 8 12 2.40
132 Navy 5 3 9 12 2.40
132 Charlotte 6 2 10 12 2.00
135 Northern Illinois 5 5 6 11 2.20
135 Rutgers 5 4 7 11 2.20
135 Bowling Green 6 2 9 11 1.83
135 Sacramento State 6 1 10 11 1.83