2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 3 | UNLV | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 6 | Mississippi State | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 6 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 6 | Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 6 | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 10 | Duke | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 10 | Hawaii | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 10 | SMU | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 13 | California | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 13 | USC | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 13 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 13 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 13 | Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 13 | Kansas | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 13 | Purdue | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 13 | Army | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 22 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 22 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 22 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 22 | North Dakota State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 22 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 22 | Sacramento State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 30 | Florida State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Louisville | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Stanford | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 30 | BYU | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 30 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 30 | Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Navy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 37 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 37 | Arizona | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 37 | NC State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 37 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 37 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 42 | Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 42 | UCLA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |