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