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