2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 1 | Baylor | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Clemson | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 5 | Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 9 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Louisville | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Appalachian State | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 16 | Missouri State | 4 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 17 | Penn State | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 17 | Nevada | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 19 | LSU | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 19 | UNLV | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 22 | Akron | 5 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 4.20 |
| 23 | Connecticut | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 23 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 23 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 23 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 23 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 23 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 23 | Boise State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 31 | California | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 31 | Purdue | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 31 | South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 31 | Buffalo | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 31 | UCF | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 31 | Delaware | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 31 | Illinois | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 31 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 39 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 39 | Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 39 | FIU | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 39 | Massachusetts | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 39 | Ohio | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 39 | Toledo | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 39 | Army | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 46 | Washington State | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3.40 |
| 47 | Colorado | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 47 | Kansas | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 47 | Marshall | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 47 | Texas State | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 47 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 52 | Maryland | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 52 | Old Dominion | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 54 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 54 | Rice | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 54 | Michigan State | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 54 | San Diego State | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 54 | Tulsa | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 54 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 54 | San Jose State | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 54 | Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 54 | Tulane | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 54 | Wyoming | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 54 | Michigan | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 54 | Arizona State | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 54 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 54 | Troy | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 54 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 54 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 54 | North Dakota State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 54 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 54 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 54 | Iowa | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 54 | Liberty | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 54 | Memphis | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 54 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 54 | Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 54 | Texas | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 54 | UTSA | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 80 | Ball State | 5 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 81 | Utah State | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 82 | West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 82 | Colorado State | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 82 | Florida State | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 82 | NC State | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 82 | Washington | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 82 | Syracuse | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 88 | Hawaii | 5 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 2.60 |
| 89 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 89 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 89 | Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 89 | Fresno State | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 89 | Kansas State | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 89 | South Alabama | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 95 | UTEP | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 96 | Navy | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 96 | Iowa State | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 98 | Stanford | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 99 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 100 | Charlotte | 6 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 100 | Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 100 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 100 | Southern Miss | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 100 | Temple | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 100 | Central Michigan | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 100 | TCU | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 100 | Auburn | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 100 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 100 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 100 | Duke | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 100 | Ole Miss | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 100 | USC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 100 | SMU | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 114 | Sacramento State | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 115 | Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 115 | Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 115 | Kent State | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 115 | New Mexico State | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 119 | UAB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 119 | Boston College | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 121 | Virginia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 121 | Florida | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 123 | Arkansas State | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 124 | East Carolina | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 124 | USF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 124 | Arizona | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 124 | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 124 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 129 | North Texas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |