2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi State | 2 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 8.00 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Oregon | 4 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 7.25 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Clemson | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 6 | Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 6 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 6 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 6 | California | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 6 | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 12 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Akron | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Illinois | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Alabama | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 25 | LSU | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 25 | Maryland | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 25 | UCF | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 28 | Louisville | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 28 | Texas | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 28 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 28 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 28 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 28 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 28 | Michigan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 35 | Purdue | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 35 | South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 37 | Florida State | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 37 | Ball State | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 37 | Florida | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 37 | Utah State | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 41 | Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Kansas | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Penn State | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Auburn | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Iowa | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Memphis | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Rice | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 41 | TCU | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 41 | UTSA | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 41 | Troy | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 57 | Washington | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 57 | Fresno State | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 59 | Iowa State | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 60 | Arkansas | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 60 | Stanford | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 60 | Colorado | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 60 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 60 | Kent State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 60 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 60 | Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 60 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 60 | East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 60 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 60 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 60 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 72 | Rutgers | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 73 | Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 73 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Arizona | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Boston College | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 73 | NC State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 73 | South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 73 | Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |