2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | 2 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 2 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 3 | Hawaii | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 5 | UNLV | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Duke | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 7 | North Dakota State | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 7 | Georgia | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Houston | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 13 | Washington | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 13 | Connecticut | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 15 | Alabama | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 15 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 15 | Penn State | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 15 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 19 | Appalachian State | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 19 | Baylor | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 19 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 19 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 19 | South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 19 | Clemson | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 25 | Massachusetts | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 25 | Central Michigan | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 25 | James Madison | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 25 | Missouri | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 25 | USC | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 25 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 25 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 25 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 25 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 25 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 25 | North Texas | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 25 | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Delaware | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 25 | TCU | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Kansas State | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Fresno State | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Stanford | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 41 | Wake Forest | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 46 | Memphis | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 46 | California | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 46 | Wisconsin | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 46 | UAB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 46 | FIU | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 46 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 46 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 46 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 46 | Liberty | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 46 | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 57 | Boston College | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 57 | Colorado State | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 57 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 57 | UCLA | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 57 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 57 | USF | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 57 | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 57 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 57 | Texas | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 57 | New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 57 | Sacramento State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Nevada | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Ohio | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | SMU | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 74 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 74 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 74 | Marshall | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 74 | Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 74 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 74 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 74 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 74 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 74 | Arizona | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 74 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 74 | Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 74 | Toledo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 74 | Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 87 | UTSA | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 87 | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 87 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 90 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 90 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |