2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Won Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Utah 5 6 33 39 7.80
2 Ohio State 5 3 31 34 6.80
3 Northwestern 4 6 27 33 8.25
3 Texas Tech 5 9 24 33 6.60
5 Virginia 4 6 26 32 8.00
6 Houston 5 3 28 31 6.20
6 James Madison 6 6 25 31 5.17
8 Mississippi State 4 2 28 30 7.50
8 UCLA 5 10 20 30 6.00
8 Kentucky 5 5 25 30 6.00
8 Missouri 5 5 25 30 6.00
12 Florida 4 4 25 29 7.25
12 Georgia 6 4 25 29 4.83
14 UNLV 4 8 20 28 7.00
14 Notre Dame 6 7 21 28 4.67
16 BYU 5 6 21 27 5.40
17 Alabama 5 8 18 26 5.20
17 Iowa 5 4 22 26 5.20
19 Wisconsin 4 3 22 25 6.25
19 Liberty 5 5 20 25 5.00
19 Tennessee 5 4 21 25 5.00
22 Minnesota 4 4 19 23 5.75
22 Baylor 4 2 21 23 5.75
24 Central Michigan 3 6 16 22 7.33
24 Oregon State 4 4 18 22 5.50
26 Oregon 3 4 17 21 7.00
26 Arizona State 3 2 19 21 7.00
26 Connecticut 3 2 19 21 7.00
26 South Alabama 4 6 15 21 5.25
26 LSU 4 5 16 21 5.25
26 North Texas 4 5 16 21 5.25
26 Georgia State 4 1 20 21 5.25
26 North Dakota State 5 8 13 21 4.20
34 Massachusetts 4 6 14 20 5.00
34 Eastern Michigan 4 2 18 20 5.00
34 Western Michigan 4 1 19 20 5.00
37 San Jose State 3 5 14 19 6.33
37 NC State 3 1 18 19 6.33
37 Fresno State 4 7 12 19 4.75
37 Florida Atlantic 4 5 14 19 4.75
37 Louisiana 4 5 14 19 4.75
37 Ole Miss 4 4 15 19 4.75
37 Oklahoma State 4 3 16 19 4.75
37 Toledo 4 3 16 19 4.75
37 Duke 4 1 18 19 4.75
37 Nebraska 5 6 13 19 3.80
37 Boise State 5 5 14 19 3.80
48 Washington 3 5 13 18 6.00
48 Clemson 3 3 15 18 6.00
48 New Mexico 4 10 8 18 4.50
48 Memphis 5 6 12 18 3.60
48 Pittsburgh 5 5 13 18 3.60
48 Miami (FL) 5 3 15 18 3.60
48 Arizona 5 2 16 18 3.60
55 Louisiana Tech 3 4 13 17 5.67
55 Tulsa 3 3 14 17 5.67
55 Texas 4 3 14 17 4.25
55 Air Force 4 3 14 17 4.25
55 UTSA 5 5 12 17 3.40
60 Texas State 2 3 13 16 8.00
60 Delaware 2 1 15 16 8.00
60 UCF 3 6 10 16 5.33
60 Auburn 3 4 12 16 5.33
60 Louisville 3 3 13 16 5.33
60 Buffalo 3 1 15 16 5.33
60 Jacksonville State 4 5 11 16 4.00
60 Cincinnati 4 3 13 16 4.00
60 Indiana 6 4 12 16 2.67
60 USC 6 3 13 16 2.67
70 San Diego State 2 4 11 15 7.50
70 Appalachian State 3 5 10 15 5.00
70 UAB 3 4 11 15 5.00
70 Vanderbilt 3 3 12 15 5.00
70 SMU 4 2 13 15 3.75
70 Wake Forest 5 2 13 15 3.00
76 Utah State 2 3 11 14 7.00
76 Colorado 2 1 13 14 7.00
76 Western Kentucky 2 1 13 14 7.00
76 California 3 4 10 14 4.67
76 FIU 3 4 10 14 4.67
76 Wyoming 3 3 11 14 4.67
76 Oklahoma 3 2 12 14 4.67
83 Coastal Carolina 2 6 7 13 6.50
83 Purdue 3 3 10 13 4.33
83 Texas A&M 3 3 10 13 4.33
83 Penn State 3 2 11 13 4.33
83 Florida State 3 1 12 13 4.33
83 Ohio 4 2 11 13 3.25
89 Colorado State 2 5 7 12 6.00
89 East Carolina 3 5 7 12 4.00
89 North Carolina 3 3 9 12 4.00
92 Boston College 2 6 5 11 5.50
92 New Mexico State 2 3 8 11 5.50
92 TCU 2 2 9 11 5.50
92 Georgia Southern 2 1 10 11 5.50
92 Kansas 2 0 11 11 5.50
92 Illinois 3 2 9 11 3.67
92 Marshall 3 2 9 11 3.67
92 Miami (OH) 3 1 10 11 3.67
92 Army 3 1 10 11 3.67
92 West Virginia 3 1 10 11 3.67
92 Kansas State 3 0 11 11 3.67
92 USF 4 2 9 11 2.75
92 Virginia Tech 4 1 10 11 2.75
105 Arkansas State 2 2 8 10 5.00
105 Stanford 2 1 9 10 5.00
105 Syracuse 2 1 9 10 5.00
105 Arkansas 2 0 10 10 5.00
105 South Carolina 3 3 7 10 3.33
105 Troy 3 3 7 10 3.33
111 Old Dominion 2 3 6 9 4.50
111 Kent State 2 2 7 9 4.50
111 Temple 2 2 7 9 4.50
111 Iowa State 3 2 7 9 3.00
115 Hawaii 1 2 6 8 8.00
115 Michigan State 2 1 7 8 4.00
117 Ball State 1 2 5 7 7.00
117 Sam Houston State 1 2 5 7 7.00
119 Southern Miss 1 4 2 6 6.00
119 Missouri State 1 1 5 6 6.00
119 Nevada 2 0 6 6 3.00
119 Tulane 2 0 6 6 3.00
119 Michigan 3 2 4 6 2.00
124 Maryland 2 3 2 5 2.50
124 Georgia Tech 2 1 4 5 2.50
124 Navy 2 0 5 5 2.50
127 Rice 1 1 3 4 4.00
127 Akron 1 0 4 4 4.00
127 Middle Tennessee State 2 1 3 4 2.00
127 Bowling Green 2 0 4 4 2.00
131 Rutgers 1 2 1 3 3.00
131 Washington State 1 0 3 3 3.00
133 UTEP 1 1 1 2 2.00
133 Sacramento State 1 0 2 2 2.00
135 Kennesaw State 1 0 1 1 1.00