2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 09/12/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Florida 2 2 19 21 10.50
2 Eastern Michigan 3 2 18 20 6.67
3 Utah 2 2 15 17 8.50
3 UNLV 3 1 16 17 5.67
5 Virginia 2 4 12 16 8.00
5 Texas Tech 2 2 14 16 8.00
5 San Jose State 3 4 12 16 5.33
8 Auburn 2 3 12 15 7.50
8 Houston 2 1 14 15 7.50
8 Hawaii 3 2 13 15 5.00
11 Northwestern 1 1 13 14 14.00
11 Washington 2 5 9 14 7.00
11 Louisiana Tech 2 4 10 14 7.00
11 Oregon 2 2 12 14 7.00
11 Clemson 2 1 13 14 7.00
11 Colorado 2 1 13 14 7.00
11 Delaware 2 1 13 14 7.00
18 California 2 4 9 13 6.50
18 UTSA 2 4 9 13 6.50
18 UCLA 2 3 10 13 6.50
18 Sam Houston State 2 0 13 13 6.50
22 Colorado State 2 5 7 12 6.00
22 Massachusetts 2 4 8 12 6.00
22 Nebraska 2 2 10 12 6.00
22 Tennessee 2 2 10 12 6.00
22 Buffalo 2 1 11 12 6.00
22 Louisville 2 1 11 12 6.00
22 Oregon State 2 1 11 12 6.00
22 Missouri State 2 1 11 12 6.00
22 Toledo 2 1 11 12 6.00
22 Western Michigan 2 1 11 12 6.00
22 Connecticut 2 0 12 12 6.00
33 Appalachian State 2 3 8 11 5.50
33 Florida State 2 3 8 11 5.50
33 Air Force 2 3 8 11 5.50
33 Cincinnati 2 2 9 11 5.50
33 Kentucky 2 2 9 11 5.50
33 Liberty 2 2 9 11 5.50
33 Tulsa 2 2 9 11 5.50
33 Miami (FL) 2 0 11 11 5.50
33 North Dakota State 3 5 6 11 3.67
33 Memphis 3 4 7 11 3.67
33 New Mexico State 3 3 8 11 3.67
44 New Mexico 2 5 5 10 5.00
44 Baylor 2 3 7 10 5.00
44 Georgia Southern 2 2 8 10 5.00
44 Georgia 2 2 8 10 5.00
44 Vanderbilt 2 2 8 10 5.00
44 Louisiana-Monroe 2 1 9 10 5.00
44 Jacksonville State 3 3 7 10 3.33
51 BYU 2 4 5 9 4.50
51 Louisiana 2 4 5 9 4.50
51 Ball State 2 3 6 9 4.50
51 San Diego State 2 3 6 9 4.50
51 Central Michigan 2 2 7 9 4.50
51 Missouri 2 2 7 9 4.50
51 Ohio State 2 2 7 9 4.50
51 South Alabama 2 2 7 9 4.50
51 Temple 2 2 7 9 4.50
51 Texas A&M 2 2 7 9 4.50
51 Boise State 2 1 8 9 4.50
51 Duke 2 1 8 9 4.50
51 Iowa 2 1 8 9 4.50
51 Marshall 2 1 8 9 4.50
51 Texas State 2 1 8 9 4.50
51 Akron 2 0 9 9 4.50
51 Nevada 2 0 9 9 4.50
68 Arkansas State 2 4 4 8 4.00
68 Coastal Carolina 2 3 5 8 4.00
68 Northern Illinois 2 3 5 8 4.00
68 Florida Atlantic 2 2 6 8 4.00
68 LSU 2 2 6 8 4.00
68 Penn State 2 2 6 8 4.00
68 TCU 2 2 6 8 4.00
68 Texas 2 2 6 8 4.00
68 Wyoming 2 2 6 8 4.00
68 Arizona State 2 1 7 8 4.00
68 Georgia State 2 1 7 8 4.00
68 Michigan State 2 1 7 8 4.00
68 NC State 2 1 7 8 4.00
68 Pittsburgh 2 1 7 8 4.00
68 SMU 2 1 7 8 4.00
68 Troy 2 1 7 8 4.00
68 West Virginia 2 1 7 8 4.00
68 Georgia Tech 2 0 8 8 4.00
68 Kansas State 2 0 8 8 4.00
68 Ohio 2 0 8 8 4.00
68 Oklahoma 2 0 8 8 4.00
68 Tulane 2 0 8 8 4.00
68 Army 2 0 8 8 4.00
68 Wisconsin 2 0 8 8 4.00
92 Boston College 2 4 3 7 3.50
92 Southern Miss 2 4 3 7 3.50
92 Alabama 2 2 5 7 3.50
92 Kent State 2 2 5 7 3.50
92 Arizona 2 1 6 7 3.50
92 FIU 2 1 6 7 3.50
92 Illinois 2 1 6 7 3.50
92 Oklahoma State 2 1 6 7 3.50
92 Rice 2 1 6 7 3.50
92 Syracuse 2 1 6 7 3.50
92 Kansas 2 0 7 7 3.50
92 Mississippi State 2 0 7 7 3.50
104 North Carolina 2 1 5 6 3.00
104 North Texas 2 1 5 6 3.00
104 Notre Dame 2 1 5 6 3.00
104 Stanford 2 1 5 6 3.00
104 Middle Tennessee State 2 0 6 6 3.00
109 Maryland 2 3 2 5 2.50
109 Indiana 2 2 3 5 2.50
109 Rutgers 2 2 3 5 2.50
109 USF 2 2 3 5 2.50
109 Washington State 2 2 3 5 2.50
109 UAB 2 1 4 5 2.50
109 Arkansas 2 1 4 5 2.50
109 UCF 2 1 4 5 2.50
109 Iowa State 2 1 4 5 2.50
109 Michigan 2 1 4 5 2.50
109 Ole Miss 2 1 4 5 2.50
109 Old Dominion 2 1 4 5 2.50
109 South Carolina 2 1 4 5 2.50
109 James Madison 2 0 5 5 2.50
109 Miami (OH) 2 0 5 5 2.50
109 Wake Forest 2 0 5 5 2.50
109 Sacramento State 3 0 5 5 1.67
126 Purdue 2 1 3 4 2.00
126 Utah State 2 0 4 4 2.00
126 USC 3 1 3 4 1.33
129 Bowling Green 2 1 2 3 1.50
129 Fresno State 2 1 2 3 1.50
129 UTEP 2 1 2 3 1.50
129 Virginia Tech 2 1 2 3 1.50
129 Western Kentucky 2 1 2 3 1.50
134 Kennesaw State 2 1 1 2 1.00
134 East Carolina 2 0 2 2 1.00
134 Minnesota 2 0 2 2 1.00
134 Navy 2 0 2 2 1.00
138 Charlotte 2 1 0 1 0.50