2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - All Games through 09/19/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 North Dakota State 4 7 12 19 4.75
1 Colorado State 3 7 9 16 5.33
1 New Mexico 3 7 7 14 4.67
4 Boston College 3 6 5 11 3.67
5 Oregon 3 5 15 20 6.67
5 Washington 3 5 13 18 6.00
5 California 3 5 12 17 5.67
5 Florida Atlantic 3 5 12 17 5.67
5 Alabama 3 5 11 16 5.33
5 Appalachian State 3 5 10 15 5.00
5 BYU 3 5 10 15 5.00
5 Massachusetts 3 5 10 15 5.00
5 Louisiana 3 5 7 12 4.00
5 Arkansas State 3 5 5 10 3.33
5 Fresno State 3 5 5 10 3.33
16 Kentucky 3 4 17 21 7.00
16 San Jose State 4 4 15 19 4.75
16 Baylor 3 4 14 18 6.00
16 Central Michigan 3 4 13 17 5.67
16 Auburn 3 4 12 16 5.33
16 UTSA 3 4 12 16 5.33
16 Virginia 3 4 12 16 5.33
16 Memphis 4 4 12 16 4.00
16 UCF 3 4 11 15 5.00
16 UCLA 3 4 10 14 4.67
16 Louisiana Tech 3 4 10 14 4.67
16 Jacksonville State 4 4 10 14 3.50
16 Southern Miss 3 4 6 10 3.33
16 Kent State 3 4 5 9 3.00
16 Northern Illinois 3 4 5 9 3.00
31 Florida 3 3 22 25 8.33
31 Eastern Michigan 4 3 22 25 6.25
31 Utah 3 3 19 22 7.33
31 Houston 3 3 18 21 7.00
31 Northwestern 2 3 16 19 9.50
31 Missouri 3 3 16 19 6.33
31 Iowa 3 3 14 17 5.67
31 Ohio State 3 3 14 17 5.67
31 Tulsa 3 3 14 17 5.67
31 Louisville 3 3 13 16 5.33
31 Vanderbilt 3 3 12 15 5.00
31 Boise State 3 3 11 14 4.67
31 Cincinnati 3 3 11 14 4.67
31 Florida State 3 3 11 14 4.67
31 NC State 3 3 11 14 4.67
31 Notre Dame 3 3 11 14 4.67
31 LSU 3 3 10 13 4.33
31 San Diego State 3 3 10 13 4.33
31 South Alabama 3 3 10 13 4.33
31 Texas 3 3 10 13 4.33
31 Coastal Carolina 3 3 9 12 4.00
31 Air Force 2 3 8 11 5.50
31 Ball State 3 3 8 11 3.67
31 New Mexico State 3 3 8 11 3.67
31 Pittsburgh 3 3 8 11 3.67
31 USC 4 3 7 10 2.50
31 Indiana 3 3 5 8 2.67
31 Maryland 3 3 2 5 1.67
59 Connecticut 3 2 21 23 7.67
59 Sam Houston State 3 2 18 20 6.67
59 Texas Tech 3 2 17 19 6.33
59 Clemson 3 2 16 18 6.00
59 Oregon State 3 2 15 17 5.67
59 Georgia 3 2 14 16 5.33
59 Texas State 3 2 14 16 5.33
59 Arizona State 3 2 13 15 5.00
59 Hawaii 3 2 13 15 5.00
59 Liberty 3 2 13 15 5.00
59 Mississippi State 3 2 13 15 5.00
59 Temple 3 2 13 15 5.00
59 Tennessee 3 2 13 15 5.00
59 TCU 3 2 12 14 4.67
59 Wisconsin 3 2 12 14 4.67
59 James Madison 3 2 11 13 4.33
59 Nebraska 3 2 11 13 4.33
59 Oklahoma State 3 2 11 13 4.33
59 Penn State 3 2 11 13 4.33
59 Georgia Southern 3 2 10 12 4.00
59 Georgia State 3 2 10 12 4.00
59 Illinois 3 2 10 12 4.00
59 Marshall 3 2 10 12 4.00
59 Syracuse 3 2 9 11 3.67
59 Iowa State 3 2 8 10 3.33
59 Ole Miss 3 2 8 10 3.33
59 Texas A&M 3 2 8 10 3.33
59 North Carolina 3 2 7 9 3.00
59 South Carolina 3 2 7 9 3.00
59 Stanford 3 2 7 9 3.00
59 Wyoming 3 2 7 9 3.00
59 USF 3 2 6 8 2.67
59 Washington State 3 2 6 8 2.67
59 Michigan 3 2 5 7 2.33
59 Rutgers 3 2 5 7 2.33
59 Charlotte 3 2 4 6 2.00
59 Bowling Green 3 2 3 5 1.67
96 Delaware 3 1 19 20 6.67
96 UNLV 3 1 16 17 5.67
96 Missouri State 3 1 16 17 5.67
96 Akron 3 1 14 15 5.00
96 Buffalo 3 1 14 15 5.00
96 Miami (FL) 3 1 14 15 5.00
96 Western Michigan 3 1 14 15 5.00
96 Colorado 3 1 13 14 4.67
96 Duke 3 1 13 14 4.67
96 Toledo 3 1 13 14 4.67
96 FIU 3 1 11 12 4.00
96 Louisiana-Monroe 3 1 10 11 3.67
96 Troy 3 1 10 11 3.67
96 Michigan State 3 1 9 10 3.33
96 SMU 3 1 9 10 3.33
96 West Virginia 3 1 9 10 3.33
96 Arizona 3 1 8 9 3.00
96 Georgia Tech 3 1 8 9 3.00
96 Purdue 3 1 7 8 2.67
96 Rice 3 1 7 8 2.67
96 Middle Tennessee State 3 1 6 7 2.33
96 North Texas 3 1 6 7 2.33
96 Old Dominion 3 1 6 7 2.33
96 Virginia Tech 3 1 5 6 2.00
96 UAB 3 1 4 5 1.67
96 Arkansas 3 1 4 5 1.67
96 East Carolina 3 1 4 5 1.67
96 Western Kentucky 3 1 4 5 1.67
96 UTEP 3 1 3 4 1.33
96 Kennesaw State 3 1 3 4 1.33
126 Nevada 3 0 13 13 4.33
126 Kansas State 3 0 11 11 3.67
126 Kansas 3 0 11 11 3.67
126 Oklahoma 3 0 11 11 3.67
126 Minnesota 3 0 10 10 3.33
126 Ohio 3 0 10 10 3.33
126 Tulane 3 0 9 9 3.00
126 Utah State 3 0 9 9 3.00
126 Sacramento State 4 0 9 9 2.25
126 Army 2 0 8 8 4.00
126 Miami (OH) 3 0 8 8 2.67
126 Wake Forest 3 0 6 6 2.00
126 Navy 2 0 2 2 1.00