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

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Utah 2 3 14 17 8.50
2 Mississippi State 3 2 22 24 8.00
2 Wisconsin 2 1 15 16 8.00
4 Oregon 2 3 12 15 7.50
5 Northwestern 2 2 12 14 7.00
5 Oregon State 2 2 12 14 7.00
5 Kennesaw State 1 1 6 7 7.00
8 UNLV 2 4 9 13 6.50
8 San Diego State 2 2 11 13 6.50
10 Virginia 3 2 17 19 6.33
10 Ohio State 3 1 18 19 6.33
12 Kentucky 4 5 20 25 6.25
13 Oklahoma 2 3 9 12 6.00
13 South Alabama 2 3 9 12 6.00
13 FIU 1 2 4 6 6.00
13 Georgia State 1 0 6 6 6.00
13 Missouri State 1 0 6 6 6.00
18 UCLA 3 7 10 17 5.67
18 Minnesota 3 4 13 17 5.67
18 Clemson 3 3 14 17 5.67
18 Eastern Michigan 3 2 15 17 5.67
22 North Texas 2 2 9 11 5.50
22 Baylor 2 1 10 11 5.50
22 Western Michigan 2 1 10 11 5.50
25 James Madison 3 4 12 16 5.33
25 Ole Miss 3 3 13 16 5.33
25 Missouri 3 3 13 16 5.33
25 Virginia Tech 3 0 16 16 5.33
29 Houston 3 4 11 15 5.00
29 LSU 3 3 12 15 5.00
29 BYU 3 2 13 15 5.00
29 Texas Tech 2 4 6 10 5.00
29 Coastal Carolina 2 3 7 10 5.00
29 Colorado 2 1 9 10 5.00
29 Appalachian State 1 2 3 5 5.00
29 Louisiana Tech 1 2 3 5 5.00
29 Florida Atlantic 1 1 4 5 5.00
38 Louisville 4 4 15 19 4.75
38 Georgia 4 2 17 19 4.75
40 Old Dominion 3 3 11 14 4.67
40 Penn State 3 3 11 14 4.67
40 Wyoming 3 1 13 14 4.67
43 Alabama 4 5 13 18 4.50
43 North Carolina 2 3 6 9 4.50
43 San Jose State 2 3 6 9 4.50
43 Oklahoma State 2 2 7 9 4.50
43 Arizona State 2 1 8 9 4.50
43 Fresno State 2 1 8 9 4.50
43 Liberty 2 1 8 9 4.50
43 Rice 2 1 8 9 4.50
43 UAB 2 0 9 9 4.50
43 Miami (OH) 2 0 9 9 4.50
53 Tennessee 3 3 10 13 4.33
53 Maryland 3 2 11 13 4.33
53 Purdue 3 2 11 13 4.33
56 South Carolina 4 3 13 16 4.00
56 California 3 4 8 12 4.00
56 UCF 3 2 10 12 4.00
56 Vanderbilt 3 2 10 12 4.00
56 Massachusetts 3 1 11 12 4.00
56 Central Michigan 2 2 6 8 4.00
56 Jacksonville State 2 2 6 8 4.00
56 Ohio 2 2 6 8 4.00
56 Middle Tennessee State 1 2 2 4 4.00
56 East Carolina 1 1 3 4 4.00
56 Delaware 1 0 4 4 4.00
67 Pittsburgh 3 6 5 11 3.67
67 Air Force 3 2 9 11 3.67
67 Iowa 3 1 10 11 3.67
67 Army 3 1 10 11 3.67
71 USC 4 2 12 14 3.50
71 Western Kentucky 2 2 5 7 3.50
71 Akron 2 1 6 7 3.50
71 Cincinnati 2 1 6 7 3.50
71 Marshall 2 1 6 7 3.50
71 Nevada 2 1 6 7 3.50
71 Toledo 2 1 6 7 3.50
71 Duke 2 0 7 7 3.50
71 Georgia Southern 2 0 7 7 3.50
71 Louisiana 2 0 7 7 3.50
71 Texas 2 0 7 7 3.50
82 Florida State 3 2 8 10 3.33
82 Miami (FL) 3 2 8 10 3.33
82 Michigan State 3 1 9 10 3.33
82 Navy 3 1 9 10 3.33
86 Texas A&M 4 3 10 13 3.25
87 Nebraska 3 4 5 9 3.00
87 North Dakota State 3 3 6 9 3.00
87 Illinois 3 0 9 9 3.00
87 Michigan 2 2 4 6 3.00
87 New Mexico State 2 2 4 6 3.00
87 Kansas 2 1 5 6 3.00
87 UTEP 2 1 5 6 3.00
87 Buffalo 2 0 6 6 3.00
87 Georgia Tech 2 0 6 6 3.00
87 Utah State 2 0 6 6 3.00
87 Washington State 2 0 6 6 3.00
87 New Mexico 1 3 0 3 3.00
87 Tulane 1 0 3 3 3.00
100 Stanford 4 3 8 11 2.75
100 Florida 4 2 9 11 2.75
100 Wake Forest 4 2 9 11 2.75
103 West Virginia 3 3 5 8 2.67
103 Washington 3 2 6 8 2.67
103 Indiana 3 1 7 8 2.67
103 Syracuse 3 1 7 8 2.67
103 Hawaii 3 0 8 8 2.67
103 NC State 3 0 8 8 2.67
109 Tulsa 2 3 2 5 2.50
109 Memphis 2 2 3 5 2.50
109 Boise State 2 1 4 5 2.50
109 Ball State 2 0 5 5 2.50
109 Boston College 2 0 5 5 2.50
109 Kansas State 2 0 5 5 2.50
115 Kent State 3 0 7 7 2.33
116 Arkansas 3 2 4 6 2.00
116 Iowa State 3 0 6 6 2.00
116 SMU 3 0 6 6 2.00
116 Bowling Green 2 0 4 4 2.00
116 Troy 1 2 0 2 2.00
121 Auburn 3 3 2 5 1.67
121 Sacramento State 3 1 4 5 1.67
121 Arizona 3 0 5 5 1.67
124 Charlotte 2 0 3 3 1.50
124 Rutgers 2 0 3 3 1.50
124 TCU 2 0 3 3 1.50
127 Temple 2 0 2 2 1.00
127 Colorado State 1 0 1 1 1.00
127 Sam Houston State 1 0 1 1 1.00
127 Texas State 1 0 1 1 1.00
131 USF 3 0 2 2 0.67
132 Arkansas State 2 0 1 1 0.50