2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 10/30/2026
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 5 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 2 | Memphis | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 3 | Utah | 5 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 5 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 3 | Washington | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 3 | Fresno State | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 3 | New Mexico | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 10 | Alabama | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 10 | Boston College | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Delaware | 6 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 12 | Missouri | 3 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 9.00 |
| 12 | UNLV | 3 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 12 | Liberty | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 12 | Sacramento State | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 18 | Connecticut | 5 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 18 | Virginia | 4 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 18 | Oregon State | 4 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 6.25 |
| 18 | James Madison | 4 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 18 | Baylor | 4 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 18 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 18 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 18 | Ohio | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 18 | Louisville | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 18 | San Jose State | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 18 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 18 | Massachusetts | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 18 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 18 | New Mexico State | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 18 | Hawaii | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 18 | Troy | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 18 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 18 | North Dakota State | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 38 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 38 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 38 | Arizona State | 3 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 38 | Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 38 | Marshall | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 38 | South Alabama | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 38 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 38 | Georgia | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Kentucky | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 38 | Utah State | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 38 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 38 | Ole Miss | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 38 | Arkansas State | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 38 | UTSA | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 38 | California | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 38 | Michigan | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 38 | Auburn | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 56 | BYU | 4 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 56 | Georgia State | 5 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 56 | Toledo | 5 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 4.40 |
| 56 | Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6.00 |
| 56 | Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 56 | Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 56 | Clemson | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 56 | West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 56 | UAB | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 56 | Boise State | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 56 | North Texas | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 56 | USC | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 56 | USF | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 56 | NC State | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 56 | FIU | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 56 | Army | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 56 | Central Michigan | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 56 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 56 | East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 56 | LSU | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 56 | UCF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 81 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 5.80 |
| 81 | Missouri State | 5 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 81 | Wake Forest | 5 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 4.00 |
| 81 | Louisiana | 4 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 81 | Duke | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 81 | Wyoming | 5 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 81 | SMU | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.75 |
| 81 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 81 | Houston | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 81 | Kent State | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 81 | Florida State | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 81 | Arizona | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 81 | Kansas State | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 81 | Stanford | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 81 | Akron | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 81 | Iowa | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 81 | Air Force | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 81 | Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 81 | Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 81 | Southern Miss | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 81 | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 81 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 81 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 81 | Ball State | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 81 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 81 | Indiana | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 81 | Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 81 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 81 | Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 81 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 81 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 112 | Nevada | 4 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 112 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 112 | Rice | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 112 | Texas State | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 112 | Kansas | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 112 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 112 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 112 | North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 112 | Rutgers | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 112 | Tulane | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 112 | TCU | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 112 | Navy | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 112 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 112 | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 112 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 112 | Washington State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 112 | Illinois | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 112 | Syracuse | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 112 | UTEP | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 112 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 112 | Temple | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |