2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 10/30/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Kentucky 8 12 40 52 6.50
2 Houston 8 8 42 50 6.25
3 Utah 7 8 41 49 7.00
4 Northwestern 7 8 38 46 6.57
4 Baylor 8 9 37 46 5.75
6 Texas Tech 7 13 32 45 6.43
6 Wisconsin 7 7 38 45 6.43
6 James Madison 9 7 38 45 5.00
9 LSU 8 7 37 44 5.50
10 Oregon 7 9 34 43 6.14
10 Virginia 8 8 35 43 5.38
10 Sam Houston State 8 6 37 43 5.38
10 Eastern Michigan 9 4 39 43 4.78
14 Oregon State 7 6 36 42 6.00
14 Ohio State 7 4 38 42 6.00
14 Delaware 8 6 36 42 5.25
17 Missouri 7 6 35 41 5.86
18 Colorado 7 4 36 40 5.71
18 Arizona State 7 3 37 40 5.71
18 Massachusetts 8 7 33 40 5.00
18 Toledo 8 5 35 40 5.00
22 BYU 7 6 33 39 5.57
22 Connecticut 7 4 35 39 5.57
22 Tennessee 8 8 31 39 4.88
22 Missouri State 8 3 36 39 4.88
26 Louisiana Tech 7 10 28 38 5.43
26 Louisville 7 7 31 38 5.43
26 Clemson 7 4 34 38 5.43
26 Buffalo 8 4 34 38 4.75
26 Western Michigan 8 4 34 38 4.75
31 UNLV 7 8 29 37 5.29
31 Texas 7 6 31 37 5.29
33 UCLA 7 12 24 36 5.14
33 Appalachian State 7 10 26 36 5.14
33 UCF 8 7 29 36 4.50
33 Vanderbilt 8 5 31 36 4.50
37 Washington 7 9 26 35 5.00
37 Minnesota 7 7 28 35 5.00
37 Mississippi State 7 2 33 35 5.00
37 Alabama 8 12 23 35 4.38
41 Iowa 7 5 29 34 4.86
41 Florida 7 4 30 34 4.86
41 Texas State 7 4 30 34 4.86
41 Nevada 7 1 33 34 4.86
41 North Dakota State 8 12 22 34 4.25
41 San Jose State 8 8 26 34 4.25
41 Louisiana 8 6 28 34 4.25
41 Miami (OH) 8 5 29 34 4.25
49 Liberty 7 7 26 33 4.71
49 Central Michigan 8 8 25 33 4.13
49 Troy 8 7 26 33 4.13
49 Ohio 8 4 29 33 4.13
53 New Mexico 7 15 17 32 4.57
53 Notre Dame 7 8 24 32 4.57
53 Ole Miss 7 7 25 32 4.57
53 Penn State 7 7 25 32 4.57
53 North Carolina 7 5 27 32 4.57
53 Georgia 7 4 28 32 4.57
53 Memphis 8 9 23 32 4.00
53 Jacksonville State 8 7 25 32 4.00
53 Akron 8 3 29 32 4.00
62 South Alabama 7 6 25 31 4.43
62 Cincinnati 7 5 26 31 4.43
62 NC State 7 3 28 31 4.43
62 Georgia State 7 2 29 31 4.43
62 Kansas 7 2 29 31 4.43
62 Kansas State 7 1 30 31 4.43
62 San Diego State 8 6 25 31 3.88
62 Tulane 8 5 26 31 3.88
62 Western Kentucky 8 4 27 31 3.88
71 Nebraska 7 7 23 30 4.29
71 Boise State 7 6 24 30 4.29
71 Kennesaw State 8 5 25 30 3.75
71 Kent State 9 5 25 30 3.33
75 Auburn 7 8 21 29 4.14
75 Oklahoma State 7 7 22 29 4.14
75 Air Force 7 5 24 29 4.14
75 Syracuse 7 4 25 29 4.14
75 Pittsburgh 8 9 20 29 3.63
75 Virginia Tech 8 2 27 29 3.63
81 Purdue 7 7 21 28 4.00
81 New Mexico State 8 8 20 28 3.50
81 Indiana 8 7 21 28 3.50
81 UTSA 8 7 21 28 3.50
81 Tulsa 8 7 21 28 3.50
81 Hawaii 8 6 22 28 3.50
81 North Texas 8 6 22 28 3.50
81 Wyoming 8 3 25 28 3.50
81 Michigan State 8 2 26 28 3.50
90 Colorado State 7 9 18 27 3.86
90 Fresno State 7 7 20 27 3.86
90 FIU 7 5 22 27 3.86
90 Utah State 7 3 24 27 3.86
90 California 8 7 20 27 3.38
90 Old Dominion 8 5 22 27 3.38
90 Rice 8 3 24 27 3.38
97 Southern Miss 7 6 20 26 3.71
97 Florida State 7 4 22 26 3.71
97 Marshall 7 4 22 26 3.71
97 Oklahoma 7 4 22 26 3.71
97 Duke 7 2 24 26 3.71
97 Ball State 8 4 22 26 3.25
103 Coastal Carolina 7 6 19 25 3.57
103 South Carolina 7 4 21 25 3.57
103 Louisiana-Monroe 7 3 22 25 3.57
103 Georgia Southern 7 2 23 25 3.57
103 Illinois 7 2 23 25 3.57
103 Wake Forest 7 2 23 25 3.57
103 Texas A&M 8 6 19 25 3.13
103 Stanford 8 3 22 25 3.13
103 Washington State 8 3 22 25 3.13
103 Sacramento State 9 5 20 25 2.78
113 Boston College 7 10 14 24 3.43
113 Maryland 7 6 18 24 3.43
113 UAB 7 5 19 24 3.43
113 Miami (FL) 7 4 20 24 3.43
113 TCU 7 4 20 24 3.43
113 Army 7 3 21 24 3.43
113 Arizona 7 2 22 24 3.43
113 Arkansas State 8 9 15 24 3.00
113 Florida Atlantic 8 6 18 24 3.00
113 Middle Tennessee State 8 6 18 24 3.00
113 West Virginia 8 5 19 24 3.00
124 SMU 7 2 21 23 3.29
125 Michigan 7 7 15 22 3.14
125 East Carolina 7 5 17 22 3.14
127 Arkansas 7 5 16 21 3.00
127 Iowa State 7 2 19 21 3.00
129 Rutgers 7 5 14 19 2.71
129 USC 8 3 16 19 2.38
131 Navy 7 4 14 18 2.57
131 Bowling Green 8 2 16 18 2.25
133 Northern Illinois 7 6 11 17 2.43
133 Temple 7 2 15 17 2.43
133 Georgia Tech 7 1 16 17 2.43
136 Charlotte 8 3 13 16 2.00
137 UTEP 7 3 12 15 2.14
137 USF 7 2 13 15 2.14