2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games at Home Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Colorado State 3 7 9 16 5.33
2 Boston College 2 6 5 11 5.50
3 Washington 3 5 13 18 6.00
3 New Mexico 2 5 5 10 5.00
5 Virginia 2 4 12 16 8.00
5 Central Michigan 2 4 11 15 7.50
5 Florida Atlantic 2 4 10 14 7.00
5 UCF 2 4 9 13 6.50
5 Alabama 2 4 8 12 6.00
5 Memphis 2 4 6 10 5.00
5 Louisiana 2 4 6 10 5.00
5 Appalachian State 2 4 5 9 4.50
5 BYU 2 4 5 9 4.50
5 Southern Miss 2 4 5 9 4.50
5 North Dakota State 2 4 3 7 3.50
16 Utah 3 3 19 22 7.33
16 Northwestern 2 3 16 19 9.50
16 Iowa 3 3 14 17 5.67
16 Vanderbilt 3 3 12 15 5.00
16 Texas 3 3 10 13 4.33
16 Florida State 2 3 8 11 5.50
16 Oregon 2 3 8 11 5.50
16 Tulsa 2 3 8 11 5.50
16 Air Force 2 3 8 11 5.50
16 Pittsburgh 3 3 8 11 3.67
16 Boise State 2 3 7 10 5.00
16 South Alabama 2 3 6 9 4.50
16 Jacksonville State 2 3 5 8 4.00
16 Indiana 3 3 5 8 2.67
16 Coastal Carolina 1 3 4 7 7.00
16 Auburn 2 3 3 6 3.00
16 Maryland 2 3 1 4 2.00
33 Florida 2 2 19 21 10.50
33 Eastern Michigan 2 2 15 17 8.50
33 Ohio State 2 2 13 15 7.50
33 Sam Houston State 2 2 12 14 7.00
33 Hawaii 2 2 11 13 6.50
33 Nebraska 3 2 11 13 4.33
33 Liberty 2 2 10 12 6.00
33 Illinois 3 2 10 12 4.00
33 Cincinnati 2 2 9 11 5.50
33 Kentucky 2 2 9 11 5.50
33 TCU 2 2 9 11 5.50
33 UTSA 1 2 8 10 10.00
33 California 2 2 8 10 5.00
33 Georgia 2 2 8 10 5.00
33 Louisville 2 2 8 10 5.00
33 Texas A&M 3 2 8 10 3.33
33 Temple 2 2 7 9 4.50
33 Wisconsin 2 2 7 9 4.50
33 LSU 2 2 6 8 4.00
33 Ole Miss 2 2 6 8 4.00
33 Notre Dame 2 2 6 8 4.00
33 San Diego State 2 2 6 8 4.00
33 San Jose State 2 2 6 8 4.00
33 USF 2 2 6 8 4.00
33 South Carolina 3 2 6 8 2.67
33 Ball State 1 2 5 7 7.00
33 Kent State 1 2 5 7 7.00
33 New Mexico State 1 2 5 7 7.00
33 Michigan 3 2 5 7 2.33
33 Arkansas State 1 2 4 6 6.00
33 Iowa State 2 2 4 6 3.00
33 Massachusetts 2 2 4 6 3.00
33 Wyoming 1 2 3 5 5.00
33 UCLA 2 2 3 5 2.50
33 Northern Illinois 1 2 1 3 3.00
68 Delaware 2 1 15 16 8.00
68 Houston 2 1 14 15 7.50
68 Colorado 1 1 13 14 14.00
68 Oregon State 2 1 11 12 6.00
68 Texas State 2 1 11 12 6.00
68 Baylor 2 1 10 11 5.50
68 Clemson 2 1 10 11 5.50
68 Missouri 2 1 10 11 5.50
68 Missouri State 2 1 10 11 5.50
68 Texas Tech 2 1 10 11 5.50
68 Toledo 2 1 10 11 5.50
68 Oklahoma State 2 1 9 10 5.00
68 Penn State 2 1 8 9 4.50
68 Georgia Tech 3 1 8 9 3.00
68 Arizona 2 1 7 8 4.00
68 Michigan State 2 1 7 8 4.00
68 Troy 2 1 7 8 4.00
68 West Virginia 2 1 7 8 4.00
68 Georgia Southern 1 1 6 7 7.00
68 NC State 1 1 6 7 7.00
68 Syracuse 2 1 6 7 3.50
68 Buffalo 1 1 5 6 6.00
68 Louisiana Tech 1 1 5 6 6.00
68 Marshall 1 1 5 6 6.00
68 North Texas 1 1 5 6 6.00
68 Stanford 2 1 5 6 3.00
68 UAB 1 1 4 5 5.00
68 FIU 1 1 4 5 5.00
68 SMU 1 1 4 5 5.00
68 Rice 2 1 4 5 2.50
68 Middle Tennessee State 2 1 3 4 2.00
68 Old Dominion 2 1 3 4 2.00
68 Purdue 2 1 3 4 2.00
68 USC 3 1 3 4 1.33
68 Fresno State 1 1 2 3 3.00
68 North Carolina 1 1 2 3 3.00
68 Virginia Tech 2 1 2 3 1.50
68 UTEP 1 1 1 2 2.00
68 Kennesaw State 2 1 1 2 1.00
107 Connecticut 2 0 12 12 6.00
107 Duke 2 0 11 11 5.50
107 Kansas State 3 0 11 11 3.67
107 Minnesota 3 0 10 10 3.33
107 Nevada 2 0 9 9 4.50
107 Army 2 0 8 8 4.00
107 Western Michigan 1 0 7 7 7.00
107 Kansas 2 0 7 7 3.50
107 Oklahoma 2 0 7 7 3.50
107 Miami (FL) 1 0 6 6 6.00
107 Sacramento State 2 0 6 6 3.00
107 Tennessee 2 0 6 6 3.00
107 UNLV 1 0 5 5 5.00
107 James Madison 2 0 5 5 2.50
107 Akron 1 0 4 4 4.00
107 Arizona State 1 0 4 4 4.00
107 Mississippi State 1 0 4 4 4.00
107 Arkansas 2 0 4 4 2.00
107 Ohio 1 0 3 3 3.00
107 Tulane 1 0 3 3 3.00
107 Washington State 1 0 3 3 3.00
107 Wake Forest 2 0 3 3 1.50
107 Bowling Green 1 0 2 2 2.00
107 Georgia State 1 0 2 2 2.00
107 Miami (OH) 1 0 2 2 2.00
107 Utah State 1 0 2 2 2.00
107 Rutgers 2 0 2 2 1.00
107 Louisiana-Monroe 1 0 1 1 1.00