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

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Connecticut 7 4 35 39 5.57
2 Notre Dame 7 8 24 32 4.57
3 Sam Houston State 4 5 21 26 6.50
4 Texas State 4 4 21 25 6.25
5 UNLV 4 4 20 24 6.00
6 Texas Tech 3 5 18 23 7.67
6 Delaware 4 1 22 23 5.75
8 Northwestern 3 4 18 22 7.33
8 Utah 3 3 19 22 7.33
8 Houston 3 1 21 22 7.33
11 Florida 2 2 19 21 10.50
11 Tulsa 4 4 17 21 5.25
11 Buffalo 4 1 20 21 5.25
14 Oregon 3 5 15 20 6.67
14 Appalachian State 4 6 14 20 5.00
14 Louisiana Tech 4 5 15 20 5.00
14 UTSA 4 5 15 20 5.00
14 Central Michigan 4 4 16 20 5.00
14 Oregon State 4 3 17 20 5.00
14 Eastern Michigan 4 2 18 20 5.00
21 Baylor 3 4 15 19 6.33
21 BYU 3 4 15 19 6.33
21 Missouri 3 3 16 19 6.33
21 NC State 3 3 16 19 6.33
21 New Mexico 4 9 10 19 4.75
21 Colorado State 4 7 12 19 4.75
21 Massachusetts 4 5 14 19 4.75
21 Liberty 4 4 15 19 4.75
21 San Jose State 4 4 15 19 4.75
21 Utah State 4 3 16 19 4.75
21 Missouri State 4 2 17 19 4.75
21 Toledo 4 2 17 19 4.75
33 Washington 3 5 13 18 6.00
33 Iowa 3 3 15 18 6.00
33 Arizona State 3 2 16 18 6.00
33 Boise State 4 4 14 18 4.50
33 Georgia State 4 2 16 18 4.50
33 Akron 4 1 17 18 4.50
39 Ohio State 3 3 14 17 5.67
39 Louisiana 4 6 11 17 4.25
39 Florida Atlantic 4 5 12 17 4.25
42 Virginia 3 5 11 16 5.33
42 Clemson 3 1 15 16 5.33
42 Memphis 4 4 12 16 4.00
42 Ball State 4 3 13 16 4.00
42 Western Michigan 4 1 15 16 4.00
47 Auburn 2 3 12 15 7.50
47 North Dakota State 3 6 9 15 5.00
47 UCF 3 4 11 15 5.00
47 LSU 3 3 12 15 5.00
47 Vanderbilt 3 3 12 15 5.00
47 James Madison 3 2 13 15 5.00
47 Tennessee 3 2 13 15 5.00
47 Kansas 3 0 15 15 5.00
47 Fresno State 4 6 9 15 3.75
47 FIU 4 2 13 15 3.75
47 Temple 4 2 13 15 3.75
47 Troy 4 2 13 15 3.75
47 Louisiana-Monroe 4 1 14 15 3.75
47 Western Kentucky 4 1 14 15 3.75
61 Cincinnati 3 3 11 14 4.67
61 Arizona 3 2 12 14 4.67
61 TCU 3 2 12 14 4.67
61 Wisconsin 3 2 12 14 4.67
61 Colorado 3 1 13 14 4.67
61 Duke 3 1 13 14 4.67
61 Arkansas State 4 5 9 14 3.50
61 Southern Miss 4 5 9 14 3.50
61 Jacksonville State 4 4 10 14 3.50
61 San Diego State 4 3 11 14 3.50
61 South Alabama 4 3 11 14 3.50
61 Washington State 4 3 11 14 3.50
61 Georgia Southern 4 2 12 14 3.50
61 Marshall 4 2 12 14 3.50
75 UCLA 2 3 10 13 6.50
75 California 3 3 10 13 4.33
75 Texas 3 3 10 13 4.33
75 Hawaii 3 2 11 13 4.33
75 Illinois 3 2 11 13 4.33
75 Nebraska 3 2 11 13 4.33
75 Oklahoma State 3 2 11 13 4.33
75 Penn State 3 2 11 13 4.33
75 Nevada 3 0 13 13 4.33
75 Coastal Carolina 4 3 10 13 3.25
75 USF 4 2 11 13 3.25
75 Miami (OH) 4 1 12 13 3.25
87 Alabama 2 4 8 12 6.00
87 Kentucky 2 2 10 12 6.00
87 Louisville 2 1 11 12 6.00
87 Pittsburgh 3 1 11 12 4.00
87 Stanford 3 0 12 12 4.00
87 Kent State 4 4 8 12 3.00
87 New Mexico State 4 3 9 12 3.00
87 Ohio 4 0 12 12 3.00
87 Tulane 4 0 12 12 3.00
96 SMU 2 2 9 11 5.50
96 Boston College 3 6 5 11 3.67
96 Purdue 3 2 9 11 3.67
96 Arkansas 3 1 10 11 3.67
96 Florida State 3 1 10 11 3.67
96 North Carolina 3 1 10 11 3.67
96 West Virginia 3 1 10 11 3.67
96 Kansas State 3 0 11 11 3.67
96 Oklahoma 3 0 11 11 3.67
96 Northern Illinois 4 5 6 11 2.75
96 UAB 4 4 7 11 2.75
96 North Texas 4 3 8 11 2.75
108 Georgia 2 2 8 10 5.00
108 Air Force 2 2 8 10 5.00
108 Syracuse 2 1 9 10 5.00
108 Iowa State 3 2 8 10 3.33
108 Texas A&M 3 2 8 10 3.33
108 Michigan State 3 1 9 10 3.33
108 Minnesota 3 0 10 10 3.33
108 East Carolina 4 4 6 10 2.50
108 Rice 4 1 9 10 2.50
117 Wyoming 3 2 7 9 3.00
117 Georgia Tech 3 1 8 9 3.00
117 Charlotte 4 2 7 9 2.25
117 Middle Tennessee State 4 1 8 9 2.25
121 Miami (FL) 2 1 7 8 4.00
121 Rutgers 3 4 4 8 2.67
121 Indiana 3 3 5 8 2.67
121 Old Dominion 3 1 7 8 2.67
121 UTEP 4 2 6 8 2.00
121 Kennesaw State 4 1 7 8 2.00
127 Mississippi State 2 0 7 7 3.50
127 Army 2 0 7 7 3.50
127 Bowling Green 4 2 5 7 1.75
130 Michigan 3 2 4 6 2.00
130 Virginia Tech 3 1 5 6 2.00
130 Sacramento State 3 0 6 6 2.00
133 Ole Miss 2 1 4 5 2.50
133 South Carolina 2 1 4 5 2.50
133 Wake Forest 2 0 5 5 2.50
133 Maryland 3 3 2 5 1.67
137 USC 3 1 3 4 1.33
138 Navy 2 2 0 2 1.00