2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games Lost Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 2 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 3 | Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Missouri State | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 5 | Akron | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 5 | Nevada | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 8 | Buffalo | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 8 | UNLV | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 8 | Utah State | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 11 | Texas State | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 11 | Kansas | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 11 | Temple | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 15 | Oregon | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 15 | San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 15 | FIU | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 15 | Hawaii | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 15 | Ohio | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 15 | Sacramento State | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 21 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 21 | Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 21 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 21 | Tulane | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 25 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 25 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 25 | Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 25 | Florida State | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 25 | NC State | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 25 | California | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 25 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 25 | Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 25 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 25 | Old Dominion | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 38 | Baylor | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 38 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 38 | Charlotte | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 38 | Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 38 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 38 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 38 | San Jose State | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 38 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 38 | Boise State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 38 | Delaware | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 38 | Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 38 | South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 38 | Army | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 38 | Purdue | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 38 | Rice | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 38 | Southern Miss | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 38 | Wyoming | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 56 | Washington State | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 56 | Bowling Green | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 56 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 56 | Ball State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 56 | New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 56 | Liberty | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Marshall | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Memphis | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | TCU | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | UTSA | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Toledo | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 56 | Troy | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 70 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 70 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 70 | Stanford | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 70 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 70 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 70 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 70 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 70 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 70 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 70 | UCF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 70 | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 70 | Illinois | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 70 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 70 | SMU | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 70 | Navy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 70 | East Carolina | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 70 | UTEP | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 87 | Arkansas State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 87 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 87 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 87 | Arizona | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 87 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 87 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 87 | North Texas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 94 | Kent State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 94 | Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 94 | Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |