2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Connecticut 3 2 21 23 7.67
2 Utah 3 3 19 22 7.33
3 Florida 2 2 19 21 10.50
4 Oregon 3 5 15 20 6.67
4 Sam Houston State 3 2 18 20 6.67
4 Delaware 3 1 19 20 6.67
7 Northwestern 2 3 16 19 9.50
7 Missouri 3 3 16 19 6.33
7 San Jose State 4 4 15 19 4.75
10 Washington 3 5 13 18 6.00
10 Baylor 3 4 14 18 6.00
12 Central Michigan 3 4 13 17 5.67
12 Iowa 3 3 14 17 5.67
12 Ohio State 3 3 14 17 5.67
12 Tulsa 3 3 14 17 5.67
12 Eastern Michigan 3 2 15 17 5.67
12 Oregon State 3 2 15 17 5.67
12 Missouri State 3 1 16 17 5.67
19 Texas Tech 2 2 14 16 8.00
19 Colorado State 3 7 9 16 5.33
19 UTSA 3 4 12 16 5.33
19 Texas State 3 2 14 16 5.33
19 Memphis 4 4 12 16 4.00
24 Auburn 2 3 12 15 7.50
24 Houston 2 1 14 15 7.50
24 North Dakota State 3 6 9 15 5.00
24 Appalachian State 3 5 10 15 5.00
24 Massachusetts 3 5 10 15 5.00
24 UCF 3 4 11 15 5.00
24 Vanderbilt 3 3 12 15 5.00
24 Liberty 3 2 13 15 5.00
24 Temple 3 2 13 15 5.00
24 Tennessee 3 2 13 15 5.00
24 Akron 3 1 14 15 5.00
24 Buffalo 3 1 14 15 5.00
24 Western Michigan 3 1 14 15 5.00
37 Clemson 2 1 13 14 7.00
37 New Mexico 3 7 7 14 4.67
37 Louisiana Tech 3 4 10 14 4.67
37 Boise State 3 3 11 14 4.67
37 Cincinnati 3 3 11 14 4.67
37 Notre Dame 3 3 11 14 4.67
37 TCU 3 2 12 14 4.67
37 Wisconsin 3 2 12 14 4.67
37 Colorado 3 1 13 14 4.67
37 Toledo 3 1 13 14 4.67
37 Jacksonville State 4 4 10 14 3.50
48 UCLA 2 3 10 13 6.50
48 NC State 2 3 10 13 6.50
48 San Diego State 3 3 10 13 4.33
48 South Alabama 3 3 10 13 4.33
48 Texas 3 3 10 13 4.33
48 James Madison 3 2 11 13 4.33
48 Nebraska 3 2 11 13 4.33
48 Oklahoma State 3 2 11 13 4.33
48 Penn State 3 2 11 13 4.33
48 Nevada 3 0 13 13 4.33
58 Alabama 2 4 8 12 6.00
58 BYU 2 4 8 12 6.00
58 Florida Atlantic 2 4 8 12 6.00
58 Louisville 2 1 11 12 6.00
58 Louisiana 3 5 7 12 4.00
58 Coastal Carolina 3 3 9 12 4.00
58 Georgia Southern 3 2 10 12 4.00
58 Georgia State 3 2 10 12 4.00
58 Illinois 3 2 10 12 4.00
58 Marshall 3 2 10 12 4.00
58 FIU 3 1 11 12 4.00
69 Boston College 3 6 5 11 3.67
69 Ball State 3 3 8 11 3.67
69 New Mexico State 3 3 8 11 3.67
69 Louisiana-Monroe 3 1 10 11 3.67
69 Troy 3 1 10 11 3.67
69 Kansas State 3 0 11 11 3.67
69 Oklahoma 3 0 11 11 3.67
76 California 2 2 8 10 5.00
76 Georgia 2 2 8 10 5.00
76 Hawaii 2 2 8 10 5.00
76 Florida State 2 1 9 10 5.00
76 Arkansas State 3 5 5 10 3.33
76 Fresno State 3 5 5 10 3.33
76 Southern Miss 3 4 6 10 3.33
76 Iowa State 3 2 8 10 3.33
76 Michigan State 3 1 9 10 3.33
76 West Virginia 3 1 9 10 3.33
76 Minnesota 3 0 10 10 3.33
76 Ohio 3 0 10 10 3.33
88 Texas A&M 2 2 7 9 4.50
88 Duke 2 1 8 9 4.50
88 UNLV 2 0 9 9 4.50
88 Kent State 3 4 5 9 3.00
88 Northern Illinois 3 4 5 9 3.00
88 Wyoming 3 2 7 9 3.00
88 Georgia Tech 3 1 8 9 3.00
88 Tulane 3 0 9 9 3.00
88 Utah State 3 0 9 9 3.00
97 Virginia 2 3 5 8 4.00
97 LSU 2 2 6 8 4.00
97 USF 2 2 6 8 4.00
97 Arizona State 2 1 7 8 4.00
97 Arizona 2 1 7 8 4.00
97 Pittsburgh 2 1 7 8 4.00
97 Indiana 3 3 5 8 2.67
97 Washington State 3 2 6 8 2.67
97 Rice 3 1 7 8 2.67
97 Miami (OH) 3 0 8 8 2.67
107 Air Force 1 2 5 7 7.00
107 Kansas 2 0 7 7 3.50
107 Mississippi State 2 0 7 7 3.50
107 Michigan 3 2 5 7 2.33
107 Middle Tennessee State 3 1 6 7 2.33
107 North Texas 3 1 6 7 2.33
107 Old Dominion 3 1 6 7 2.33
114 Miami (FL) 1 0 6 6 6.00
114 North Carolina 2 1 5 6 3.00
114 Charlotte 3 2 4 6 2.00
114 Virginia Tech 3 1 5 6 2.00
114 Sacramento State 3 0 6 6 2.00
119 SMU 1 1 4 5 5.00
119 Stanford 1 0 5 5 5.00
119 Rutgers 2 2 3 5 2.50
119 Arkansas 2 1 4 5 2.50
119 Ole Miss 2 1 4 5 2.50
119 South Carolina 2 1 4 5 2.50
119 Wake Forest 2 0 5 5 2.50
119 Maryland 3 3 2 5 1.67
119 Bowling Green 3 2 3 5 1.67
119 UAB 3 1 4 5 1.67
119 East Carolina 3 1 4 5 1.67
119 Western Kentucky 3 1 4 5 1.67
131 Syracuse 1 1 3 4 4.00
131 Kentucky 1 0 4 4 4.00
131 Army 1 0 4 4 4.00
131 Purdue 2 1 3 4 2.00
131 USC 3 1 3 4 1.33
131 UTEP 3 1 3 4 1.33
131 Kennesaw State 3 1 3 4 1.33