2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 10/30/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Kentucky 6 10 30 40 6.67
2 Wisconsin 4 5 26 31 7.75
3 James Madison 6 5 25 30 5.00
4 LSU 5 4 25 29 5.80
5 Houston 5 7 21 28 5.60
5 Mississippi State 5 2 26 28 5.60
7 Utah 4 5 22 27 6.75
7 Ole Miss 5 6 21 27 5.40
7 Baylor 5 5 22 27 5.40
7 Virginia 5 3 24 27 5.40
11 Colorado 4 3 23 26 6.50
11 Louisville 5 6 20 26 5.20
13 Minnesota 4 7 18 25 6.25
13 Ohio State 4 1 24 25 6.25
15 Northwestern 4 4 20 24 6.00
15 Texas 4 3 21 24 6.00
15 Tennessee 5 6 18 24 4.80
18 Oregon 4 4 19 23 5.75
18 UCLA 5 9 14 23 4.60
18 Eastern Michigan 5 2 21 23 4.60
18 Virginia Tech 5 1 22 23 4.60
18 Alabama 6 8 15 23 3.83
23 Oregon State 3 3 19 22 7.33
23 Texas Tech 4 8 14 22 5.50
23 Kennesaw State 4 4 18 22 5.50
23 Clemson 4 3 19 22 5.50
23 Missouri 4 3 19 22 5.50
23 Western Michigan 4 3 19 22 5.50
23 Arizona State 4 1 21 22 5.50
23 Georgia 5 2 20 22 4.40
31 Miami (OH) 4 4 17 21 5.25
31 North Carolina 4 4 17 21 5.25
31 Ohio 4 4 17 21 5.25
31 Toledo 4 3 18 21 5.25
31 Massachusetts 4 2 19 21 5.25
31 Nevada 4 1 20 21 5.25
31 UCF 5 3 18 21 4.20
31 Vanderbilt 5 2 19 21 4.20
39 BYU 4 2 18 20 5.00
39 Kansas State 4 1 19 20 5.00
39 Missouri State 4 1 19 20 5.00
39 Indiana 5 4 16 20 4.00
39 South Carolina 5 3 17 20 4.00
39 Wake Forest 5 2 18 20 4.00
45 Delaware 4 5 14 19 4.75
45 Penn State 4 5 14 19 4.75
45 Tulane 4 5 14 19 4.75
45 Maryland 4 3 16 19 4.75
45 North Dakota State 5 6 13 19 3.80
45 Old Dominion 5 4 15 19 3.80
45 Syracuse 5 3 16 19 3.80
45 Air Force 5 3 16 19 3.80
45 Wyoming 5 1 18 19 3.80
45 Sacramento State 6 5 14 19 3.17
55 Louisiana Tech 3 5 13 18 6.00
55 Troy 4 5 13 18 4.50
55 Jacksonville State 4 3 15 18 4.50
55 Kent State 5 1 17 18 3.60
55 Michigan State 5 1 17 18 3.60
60 South Alabama 3 3 14 17 5.67
60 Nebraska 4 5 12 17 4.25
60 Purdue 4 5 12 17 4.25
60 Washington 4 4 13 17 4.25
60 Buffalo 4 3 14 17 4.25
60 North Texas 4 3 14 17 4.25
60 San Diego State 4 3 14 17 4.25
60 Cincinnati 4 2 15 17 4.25
60 Rice 4 2 15 17 4.25
60 Sam Houston State 4 1 16 17 4.25
60 Louisiana 4 0 17 17 4.25
60 Pittsburgh 5 8 9 17 3.40
60 Army 5 3 14 17 3.40
73 Appalachian State 3 4 12 16 5.33
73 Memphis 4 5 11 16 4.00
73 Michigan 4 5 11 16 4.00
73 New Mexico State 4 5 11 16 4.00
73 Oklahoma State 4 5 11 16 4.00
73 Western Kentucky 4 3 13 16 4.00
73 Iowa 4 2 14 16 4.00
73 Kansas 4 2 14 16 4.00
73 Miami (FL) 5 3 13 16 3.20
73 Navy 5 2 14 16 3.20
83 Middle Tennessee State 4 5 10 15 3.75
83 Oklahoma 4 4 11 15 3.75
83 San Jose State 4 4 11 15 3.75
83 Florida State 4 3 12 15 3.75
83 Hawaii 5 4 11 15 3.00
83 Texas A&M 5 4 11 15 3.00
83 USC 5 2 13 15 3.00
90 Liberty 3 3 11 14 4.67
90 Akron 4 2 12 14 3.50
90 Auburn 5 5 9 14 2.80
90 California 5 4 10 14 2.80
94 New Mexico 3 6 7 13 4.33
94 UNLV 3 4 9 13 4.33
94 UAB 3 1 12 13 4.33
94 Georgia State 3 0 13 13 4.33
94 Boston College 4 4 9 13 3.25
94 Central Michigan 4 4 9 13 3.25
94 West Virginia 5 4 9 13 2.60
94 Stanford 5 3 10 13 2.60
94 Florida 5 2 11 13 2.60
103 Coastal Carolina 3 3 9 12 4.00
103 FIU 3 3 9 12 4.00
103 Boise State 3 2 10 12 4.00
103 Marshall 3 2 10 12 4.00
103 Fresno State 3 1 11 12 4.00
103 East Carolina 3 1 11 12 4.00
103 Southern Miss 3 1 11 12 4.00
103 Duke 4 1 11 12 3.00
103 Illinois 4 0 12 12 3.00
103 NC State 4 0 12 12 3.00
103 SMU 5 0 12 12 2.40
114 Georgia Southern 3 0 11 11 3.67
114 Rutgers 4 1 10 11 2.75
114 Bowling Green 4 0 11 11 2.75
114 Iowa State 4 0 11 11 2.75
114 Washington State 4 0 11 11 2.75
119 Louisiana-Monroe 3 2 8 10 3.33
119 Arkansas State 4 4 6 10 2.50
119 Arkansas 4 4 6 10 2.50
119 TCU 4 2 8 10 2.50
119 Ball State 4 1 9 10 2.50
119 Arizona 4 0 10 10 2.50
125 Texas State 3 0 9 9 3.00
126 Colorado State 3 2 6 8 2.67
126 Utah State 3 0 8 8 2.67
126 UTSA 4 2 6 8 2.00
126 Georgia Tech 4 0 8 8 2.00
130 UTEP 3 1 6 7 2.33
130 Tulsa 4 3 4 7 1.75
130 Florida Atlantic 4 1 6 7 1.75
130 Charlotte 4 1 6 7 1.75
134 Northern Illinois 3 1 5 6 2.00
135 USF 3 0 2 2 0.67
135 Temple 3 0 2 2 0.67