2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Won Only through 10/30/2026
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | 7 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 6 | 3 | 37 | 40 | 6.67 |
| 3 | Houston | 6 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 6.67 |
| 4 | Kentucky | 7 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 6.43 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 6 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 7.17 |
| 6 | Texas Tech | 6 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 6.83 |
| 7 | LSU | 6 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 5.83 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 5 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 6.80 |
| 9 | James Madison | 7 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 5.00 |
| 9 | BYU | 6 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 9 | Toledo | 6 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 5.50 |
| 9 | Arizona State | 4 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 9 | Mississippi State | 4 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 7.50 |
| 14 | Florida | 5 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 14 | Baylor | 5 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Virginia | 4 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 8.00 |
| 16 | Missouri | 5 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 6 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 18 | Oregon State | 5 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 18 | Georgia | 6 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 4.83 |
| 18 | Connecticut | 4 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 18 | Western Michigan | 5 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 23 | UCLA | 7 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 5.14 |
| 23 | Minnesota | 5 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 6.20 |
| 25 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Liberty | 6 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Buffalo | 5 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 5.40 |
| 28 | Texas | 5 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 5.60 |
| 28 | Delaware | 4 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 28 | Iowa | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 28 | Ohio | 6 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 28 | Duke | 5 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 28 | Wake Forest | 6 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Notre Dame | 6 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 34 | North Texas | 6 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 34 | Oregon | 4 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 6.50 |
| 34 | Ole Miss | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 34 | Cincinnati | 5 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 5.00 |
| 34 | Texas State | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 6.00 |
| 34 | Arizona | 6 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 3.83 |
| 41 | UNLV | 4 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 7.00 |
| 41 | Washington | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 6.75 |
| 41 | Boise State | 6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 41 | Jacksonville State | 6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 41 | Air Force | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 41 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 41 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 41 | Georgia State | 4 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 49 | Memphis | 6 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 4.50 |
| 49 | Appalachian State | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 5.20 |
| 49 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 49 | Louisiana | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4.80 |
| 49 | SMU | 6 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 54 | Alabama | 6 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 54 | UTSA | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 3.57 |
| 54 | Louisville | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 5.75 |
| 54 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4.60 |
| 54 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 54 | NC State | 3 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 54 | Missouri State | 3 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 61 | Clemson | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 61 | Nevada | 3 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 63 | North Dakota State | 6 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 4.33 |
| 63 | Central Michigan | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 7.33 |
| 63 | Indiana | 7 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 63 | Tulane | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 63 | Wyoming | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 63 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 3.00 |
| 63 | Kansas State | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 70 | New Mexico | 6 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 4.67 |
| 70 | UCF | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 5.50 |
| 70 | Auburn | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 70 | South Alabama | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5.25 |
| 70 | San Jose State | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 70 | North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 70 | Tulsa | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4.50 |
| 70 | Kansas | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 70 | Stanford | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 79 | Massachusetts | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 79 | UAB | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 79 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 79 | Kent State | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 79 | Army | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 79 | West Virginia | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 79 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 86 | Arkansas State | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 86 | Troy | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 86 | Nebraska | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 3.80 |
| 86 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3.60 |
| 86 | San Diego State | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 86 | TCU | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 86 | Marshall | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 86 | Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 86 | USC | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 86 | Colorado | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 86 | Syracuse | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 97 | Colorado State | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 97 | Fresno State | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 97 | New Mexico State | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 97 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 97 | Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 97 | Illinois | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 97 | Florida State | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 104 | Utah State | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 104 | South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 104 | Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 104 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 104 | USF | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 109 | Southern Miss | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 109 | California | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 109 | FIU | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 109 | Purdue | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 109 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 114 | Boston College | 4 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 114 | Ball State | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 116 | Hawaii | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 117 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 117 | East Carolina | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 117 | Michigan | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 117 | Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 117 | Temple | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 117 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 117 | Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 117 | Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 125 | Old Dominion | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 125 | Sacramento State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 127 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 127 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 127 | Navy | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 130 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 130 | Akron | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 130 | Bowling Green | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 133 | Rice | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 133 | Washington State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 135 | Maryland | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 135 | Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 137 | UTEP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |