2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games at Home Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Colorado 2 1 17 18 9.00
2 Northwestern 4 6 27 33 8.25
3 Virginia 4 6 26 32 8.00
4 Ohio State 4 2 28 30 7.50
5 Central Michigan 3 6 16 22 7.33
6 Utah 4 4 24 28 7.00
6 Texas State 3 3 18 21 7.00
6 Houston 3 2 19 21 7.00
6 Sam Houston State 2 2 12 14 7.00
6 Western Kentucky 2 1 13 14 7.00
11 Eastern Michigan 3 2 18 20 6.67
11 Delaware 3 1 19 20 6.67
11 Mississippi State 3 0 20 20 6.67
14 BYU 3 4 15 19 6.33
14 Oregon State 3 2 17 19 6.33
14 Baylor 3 1 18 19 6.33
17 Florida 4 3 22 25 6.25
18 San Diego State 3 4 14 18 6.00
18 Texas Tech 3 4 14 18 6.00
20 Florida Atlantic 3 5 12 17 5.67
20 Louisiana Tech 3 4 13 17 5.67
20 South Alabama 3 4 13 17 5.67
20 Connecticut 3 2 15 17 5.67
20 Wisconsin 3 2 15 17 5.67
20 Clemson 3 1 16 17 5.67
26 Kentucky 4 5 17 22 5.50
26 Missouri 4 3 19 22 5.50
26 Ball State 2 2 9 11 5.50
26 Missouri State 2 1 10 11 5.50
30 UCF 3 6 10 16 5.33
30 Oregon 3 5 11 16 5.33
30 UNLV 3 4 12 16 5.33
30 Utah State 3 3 13 16 5.33
30 Arizona State 3 1 15 16 5.33
30 Western Michigan 3 1 15 16 5.33
30 Duke 3 0 16 16 5.33
37 LSU 4 5 16 21 5.25
37 Penn State 4 4 17 21 5.25
37 Vanderbilt 4 4 17 21 5.25
37 Iowa 4 3 18 21 5.25
41 Alabama 4 6 14 20 5.00
41 Toledo 4 2 18 20 5.00
41 NC State 4 1 19 20 5.00
41 Boston College 3 6 9 15 5.00
41 Tulsa 3 5 10 15 5.00
41 UAB 3 4 11 15 5.00
41 Boise State 3 4 11 15 5.00
41 Kansas 3 0 15 15 5.00
41 Wyoming 2 2 8 10 5.00
50 Appalachian State 3 6 8 14 4.67
50 FIU 3 4 10 14 4.67
50 Louisiana 3 4 10 14 4.67
50 UTSA 3 3 11 14 4.67
50 Air Force 3 3 11 14 4.67
50 Hawaii 3 2 12 14 4.67
50 Liberty 3 2 12 14 4.67
50 TCU 3 2 12 14 4.67
50 Buffalo 3 1 13 14 4.67
50 Georgia State 3 0 14 14 4.67
60 Washington 5 6 17 23 4.60
61 Louisville 4 3 15 18 4.50
61 Minnesota 4 2 16 18 4.50
61 Southern Miss 2 4 5 9 4.50
64 New Mexico 3 8 5 13 4.33
64 Memphis 3 5 8 13 4.33
64 North Texas 3 5 8 13 4.33
64 Notre Dame 3 4 9 13 4.33
64 Texas 3 3 10 13 4.33
64 Fresno State 3 2 11 13 4.33
64 Cincinnati 3 2 11 13 4.33
64 Marshall 3 2 11 13 4.33
64 Nevada 3 1 12 13 4.33
64 Army 3 1 12 13 4.33
74 Colorado State 4 7 10 17 4.25
74 Georgia 4 4 13 17 4.25
74 Florida State 4 3 14 17 4.25
74 Illinois 4 2 15 17 4.25
78 Pittsburgh 5 5 15 20 4.00
78 Purdue 4 3 13 16 4.00
78 Kansas State 4 0 16 16 4.00
78 Coastal Carolina 3 3 9 12 4.00
78 Jacksonville State 3 3 9 12 4.00
78 New Mexico State 3 3 9 12 4.00
78 San Jose State 3 3 9 12 4.00
78 Oklahoma State 3 2 10 12 4.00
78 SMU 3 2 10 12 4.00
78 Akron 3 1 11 12 4.00
78 Georgia Southern 3 1 11 12 4.00
78 Ole Miss 2 2 6 8 4.00
78 Miami (FL) 2 1 7 8 4.00
78 North Carolina 2 1 7 8 4.00
92 Nebraska 5 4 15 19 3.80
93 California 4 3 12 15 3.75
93 Arkansas 4 2 13 15 3.75
95 James Madison 3 2 9 11 3.67
95 Stanford 3 2 9 11 3.67
95 Washington State 3 1 10 11 3.67
98 Tennessee 4 3 11 14 3.50
98 Texas A&M 4 3 11 14 3.50
98 West Virginia 4 3 11 14 3.50
98 Michigan State 4 2 12 14 3.50
98 Syracuse 2 1 6 7 3.50
98 Oklahoma 2 0 7 7 3.50
104 Maryland 3 3 7 10 3.33
104 Troy 3 3 7 10 3.33
104 Arkansas State 3 2 8 10 3.33
104 Kent State 3 2 8 10 3.33
104 USF 3 2 8 10 3.33
104 Miami (OH) 3 1 9 10 3.33
110 Massachusetts 4 2 11 13 3.25
110 South Carolina 4 2 11 13 3.25
110 Georgia Tech 4 1 12 13 3.25
113 North Dakota State 3 5 4 9 3.00
113 East Carolina 3 4 5 9 3.00
113 Old Dominion 3 2 7 9 3.00
113 UTEP 3 2 7 9 3.00
113 Kennesaw State 3 2 7 9 3.00
113 Arizona 3 1 8 9 3.00
113 Virginia Tech 3 1 8 9 3.00
113 Tulane 2 0 6 6 3.00
121 Iowa State 4 2 9 11 2.75
122 Rice 3 2 6 8 2.67
123 Michigan 4 2 8 10 2.50
123 UCLA 2 2 3 5 2.50
123 Louisiana-Monroe 2 0 5 5 2.50
123 Navy 2 0 5 5 2.50
127 Auburn 3 4 3 7 2.33
127 Wake Forest 3 1 6 7 2.33
127 Bowling Green 3 0 7 7 2.33
127 Sacramento State 3 0 7 7 2.33
131 Temple 4 2 7 9 2.25
132 Indiana 4 3 5 8 2.00
132 Middle Tennessee State 2 1 3 4 2.00
134 Rutgers 4 2 5 7 1.75
135 Charlotte 3 0 5 5 1.67
135 Ohio 3 0 5 5 1.67
137 USC 5 1 7 8 1.60
138 Northern Illinois 2 2 1 3 1.50