2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games at Home Only through 10/30/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 New Mexico 4 10 7 17 4.25
2 Colorado State 5 9 15 24 4.80
3 Northwestern 5 8 33 41 8.20
3 Central Michigan 5 8 19 27 5.40
3 Alabama 5 8 14 22 4.40
3 Boston College 4 8 12 20 5.00
7 Virginia 5 7 29 36 7.20
7 UCF 5 7 18 25 5.00
7 Memphis 4 7 15 22 5.50
7 Appalachian State 4 7 13 20 5.00
7 North Dakota State 4 7 7 14 3.50
12 LSU 5 6 24 30 6.00
12 Texas 5 6 24 30 6.00
12 Texas Tech 4 6 20 26 6.50
12 Kentucky 5 6 20 26 5.20
12 Washington 5 6 17 23 4.60
12 Oregon 4 6 15 21 5.25
12 Purdue 5 6 14 20 4.00
12 North Texas 4 6 12 18 4.50
20 Minnesota 5 5 21 26 5.20
20 Louisiana Tech 4 5 20 25 6.25
20 Southern Miss 4 5 16 21 5.25
20 Miami (OH) 4 5 15 20 5.00
20 Pittsburgh 5 5 15 20 4.00
20 Tennessee 5 5 15 20 4.00
20 Michigan 6 5 15 20 3.33
20 UAB 4 5 14 19 4.75
20 Tulane 4 5 13 18 4.50
20 Florida Atlantic 4 5 12 17 4.25
20 New Mexico State 4 5 11 16 4.00
20 Tulsa 4 5 11 16 4.00
20 Indiana 5 5 10 15 3.00
33 Utah 5 4 30 34 6.80
33 BYU 4 4 22 26 6.50
33 Wisconsin 4 4 22 26 6.50
33 Vanderbilt 5 4 22 26 5.20
33 Buffalo 5 4 21 25 5.00
33 Toledo 5 4 21 25 5.00
33 Penn State 4 4 17 21 5.25
33 Air Force 4 4 17 21 5.25
33 San Diego State 4 4 16 20 5.00
33 Georgia 5 4 16 20 4.00
33 Louisiana 4 4 15 19 4.75
33 Nebraska 5 4 15 19 3.80
33 South Alabama 3 4 13 17 5.67
33 FIU 4 4 13 17 4.25
33 Hawaii 4 4 13 17 4.25
33 Oklahoma State 4 4 13 17 4.25
33 UNLV 3 4 12 16 5.33
33 Maryland 4 4 12 16 4.00
33 Boise State 3 4 11 15 5.00
33 Notre Dame 3 4 9 13 4.33
33 Arkansas State 4 4 9 13 3.25
33 Auburn 4 4 7 11 2.75
33 UCLA 4 4 7 11 2.75
33 East Carolina 3 4 5 9 3.00
57 Houston 4 3 27 30 7.50
57 Colorado 3 3 26 29 9.67
57 Texas State 5 3 26 29 5.80
57 Oregon State 4 3 24 27 6.75
57 Sam Houston State 4 3 24 27 6.75
57 Florida 4 3 22 25 6.25
57 Delaware 4 3 21 24 6.00
57 Missouri 4 3 20 23 5.75
57 Cincinnati 4 3 19 22 5.50
57 Iowa 4 3 18 21 5.25
57 James Madison 5 3 16 19 3.80
57 Jacksonville State 4 3 15 18 4.50
57 Kent State 4 3 15 18 4.50
57 Louisville 4 3 15 18 4.50
57 Marshall 4 3 15 18 4.50
57 Florida State 4 3 14 17 4.25
57 Troy 4 3 14 17 4.25
57 Utah State 3 3 13 16 5.33
57 TCU 4 3 13 16 4.00
57 California 5 3 13 16 3.20
57 Ole Miss 3 3 12 15 5.00
57 UTSA 4 3 12 15 3.75
57 Texas A&M 5 3 12 15 3.00
57 West Virginia 5 3 12 15 3.00
57 Syracuse 3 3 11 14 4.67
57 Coastal Carolina 4 3 11 14 3.50
57 San Jose State 3 3 9 12 4.00
57 Old Dominion 4 3 8 11 2.75
57 Northern Illinois 3 3 6 9 3.00
57 Middle Tennessee State 4 3 6 9 2.25
87 Ohio State 4 2 28 30 7.50
87 Connecticut 4 2 21 23 5.75
87 Eastern Michigan 4 2 20 22 5.50
87 Baylor 4 2 19 21 5.25
87 Illinois 5 2 18 20 4.00
87 Michigan State 5 2 16 18 3.60
87 SMU 5 2 16 18 3.60
87 Army 4 2 15 17 4.25
87 South Carolina 5 2 15 17 3.40
87 Stanford 5 2 15 17 3.40
87 Arkansas 4 2 13 15 3.75
87 Wyoming 4 2 13 15 3.75
87 Sacramento State 5 2 13 15 3.00
87 Ball State 3 2 12 14 4.67
87 Liberty 3 2 12 14 4.67
87 Miami (FL) 4 2 12 14 3.50
87 Virginia Tech 4 2 12 14 3.50
87 Fresno State 3 2 11 13 4.33
87 Massachusetts 4 2 11 13 3.25
87 Rice 4 2 10 12 3.00
87 USF 4 2 10 12 3.00
87 Kennesaw State 4 2 10 12 3.00
87 Iowa State 4 2 9 11 2.75
87 UTEP 4 2 8 10 2.50
87 Temple 5 2 7 9 1.80
87 Rutgers 4 2 5 7 1.75
113 Arizona State 4 1 24 25 6.25
113 Missouri State 4 1 23 24 6.00
113 Clemson 5 1 23 24 4.80
113 Nevada 4 1 22 23 5.75
113 Kansas State 5 1 21 22 4.40
113 Kansas 4 1 19 20 5.00
113 NC State 4 1 19 20 5.00
113 Western Michigan 3 1 15 16 5.33
113 Western Kentucky 3 1 14 15 5.00
113 Georgia Tech 5 1 14 15 3.00
113 Washington State 4 1 13 14 3.50
113 North Carolina 3 1 12 13 4.33
113 Arizona 4 1 12 13 3.25
113 Akron 3 1 11 12 4.00
113 Georgia Southern 3 1 11 12 4.00
113 Ohio 4 1 10 11 2.75
113 Louisiana-Monroe 3 1 8 9 3.00
113 Navy 3 1 8 9 3.00
113 USC 5 1 7 8 1.60
113 Wake Forest 3 1 6 7 2.33
113 Charlotte 4 1 6 7 1.75
134 Mississippi State 4 0 23 23 5.75
134 Duke 4 0 16 16 4.00
134 Georgia State 3 0 14 14 4.67
134 Bowling Green 4 0 11 11 2.75
134 Oklahoma 3 0 8 8 2.67