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