2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 2 | Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Louisville | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 5 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Florida State | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 5 | Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 9 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 9 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 9 | Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 12 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Utah State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 17 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Texas | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Boise State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Kansas | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 27 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 27 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 27 | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 27 | Marshall | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 27 | Rice | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 27 | Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 27 | UTSA | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 27 | Troy | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 35 | Kent State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 35 | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 35 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 35 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 35 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 35 | East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 35 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 35 | SMU | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 35 | Temple | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 35 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 45 | Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Stanford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Arizona | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 45 | UTEP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |