2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 2 | Florida | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Oregon | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 6 | UCF | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 6 | Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Auburn | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 8 | Clemson | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 8 | Akron | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 8 | Missouri State | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 12 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 12 | Louisville | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 15 | UCLA | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 15 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 15 | New Mexico | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 15 | BYU | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 15 | LSU | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 15 | Texas | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 15 | Boise State | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 15 | Marshall | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 15 | Texas State | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 15 | Tulane | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 25 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 25 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 25 | San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 25 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 25 | Kansas | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 25 | Temple | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 31 | Baylor | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 31 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 31 | Florida State | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 31 | NC State | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 31 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 31 | Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 31 | Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 31 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 31 | Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 31 | FIU | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 31 | Ohio | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 31 | Utah State | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 44 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 44 | California | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 44 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 44 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 44 | Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 44 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 44 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 44 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 44 | Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 53 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 53 | Tulsa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 53 | Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 53 | Iowa | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 53 | UNLV | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 53 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 53 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 53 | Washington State | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 53 | Michigan | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 53 | San Jose State | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 53 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 64 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Delaware | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 64 | James Madison | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Nevada | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Army | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 64 | Arkansas State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 64 | Stanford | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 64 | Ball State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 64 | Sacramento State | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 64 | Purdue | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 64 | Rice | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 64 | Southern Miss | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 64 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 64 | Wyoming | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 84 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 84 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Liberty | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Memphis | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 84 | TCU | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 84 | UTSA | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Toledo | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Troy | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 84 | Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 84 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 103 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 103 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 103 | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 103 | Illinois | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 103 | SMU | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 103 | Navy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 103 | West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 103 | Kent State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 103 | USC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 103 | East Carolina | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 103 | UTEP | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 114 | Arizona | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 114 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 114 | Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 114 | Maryland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |