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