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

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