2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/10/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Northwestern 4 6 27 33 8.25
2 Utah 5 6 33 39 7.80
3 Texas Tech 4 9 21 30 7.50
3 Ohio State 4 2 28 30 7.50
5 Kentucky 4 4 23 27 6.75
6 Colorado 3 2 18 20 6.67
7 Louisville 3 2 17 19 6.33
8 Florida 4 3 22 25 6.25
8 Wisconsin 4 3 22 25 6.25
10 Houston 5 3 28 31 6.20
11 UNLV 6 8 29 37 6.17
12 UCLA 5 10 20 30 6.00
12 Baylor 5 5 25 30 6.00
12 Missouri 5 5 25 30 6.00
12 Clemson 3 3 15 18 6.00
12 Oregon 1 3 3 6 6.00
17 Virginia 6 7 28 35 5.83
18 Missouri State 4 1 22 23 5.75
19 Connecticut 6 4 29 33 5.50
19 Oregon State 4 4 18 22 5.50
19 Texas State 4 3 19 22 5.50
22 BYU 5 6 21 27 5.40
22 Minnesota 5 4 23 27 5.40
22 Arizona State 5 3 24 27 5.40
22 Delaware 5 1 26 27 5.40
26 Alabama 3 5 11 16 5.33
27 Eastern Michigan 7 4 33 37 5.29
28 Washington 4 6 15 21 5.25
28 LSU 4 5 16 21 5.25
28 Penn State 4 5 16 21 5.25
28 Sam Houston State 4 2 19 21 5.25
32 San Jose State 5 6 20 26 5.20
32 Iowa 5 4 22 26 5.20
32 NC State 5 3 23 26 5.20
32 Western Michigan 5 2 24 26 5.20
36 James Madison 6 6 25 31 5.17
37 Appalachian State 5 8 17 25 5.00
37 Central Michigan 5 6 19 25 5.00
37 South Alabama 5 6 19 25 5.00
37 Tennessee 5 4 21 25 5.00
37 Mississippi State 3 2 13 15 5.00
37 Kansas 3 0 15 15 5.00
43 Georgia State 5 2 22 24 4.80
44 Fresno State 4 7 12 19 4.75
44 Vanderbilt 4 4 15 19 4.75
46 Notre Dame 6 7 21 28 4.67
46 Liberty 6 5 23 28 4.67
48 Georgia 5 4 19 23 4.60
49 Massachusetts 6 6 21 27 4.50
49 Buffalo 6 1 26 27 4.50
49 UCF 4 6 12 18 4.50
49 Utah State 4 3 15 18 4.50
49 Western Kentucky 4 3 15 18 4.50
54 New Mexico 5 12 10 22 4.40
54 Florida Atlantic 5 6 16 22 4.40
54 North Texas 5 5 17 22 4.40
54 Louisiana 5 5 17 22 4.40
54 Oklahoma State 5 4 18 22 4.40
54 San Diego State 5 4 18 22 4.40
60 Toledo 6 3 23 26 4.33
60 Purdue 3 3 10 13 4.33
60 Texas A&M 3 3 10 13 4.33
60 Stanford 3 2 11 13 4.33
64 Auburn 4 5 12 17 4.25
64 Louisiana Tech 4 4 13 17 4.25
66 Tulsa 5 5 16 21 4.20
66 Cincinnati 5 4 17 21 4.20
66 FIU 5 4 17 21 4.20
66 Air Force 5 4 17 21 4.20
66 Duke 5 1 20 21 4.20
71 North Dakota State 6 9 15 24 4.00
71 Akron 5 2 18 20 4.00
71 Nevada 5 1 19 20 4.00
71 Colorado State 4 5 11 16 4.00
71 Ole Miss 4 3 13 16 4.00
71 Texas 3 2 10 12 4.00
77 Pittsburgh 6 7 16 23 3.83
77 Coastal Carolina 6 6 17 23 3.83
77 Boise State 6 5 18 23 3.83
77 Wyoming 6 3 20 23 3.83
81 California 5 6 13 19 3.80
81 Nebraska 5 6 13 19 3.80
81 Georgia Southern 5 2 17 19 3.80
84 Boston College 4 6 9 15 3.75
84 North Carolina 4 4 11 15 3.75
86 Jacksonville State 6 6 16 22 3.67
86 Old Dominion 6 4 18 22 3.67
86 Miami (OH) 6 1 21 22 3.67
86 Virginia Tech 6 1 21 22 3.67
86 Arkansas 3 0 11 11 3.67
86 Oklahoma 3 0 11 11 3.67
92 Memphis 5 6 12 18 3.60
92 West Virginia 5 3 15 18 3.60
92 Arizona 5 2 16 18 3.60
92 Michigan State 5 2 16 18 3.60
92 Syracuse 5 2 16 18 3.60
92 Army 5 1 17 18 3.60
98 Marshall 6 3 18 21 3.50
98 Hawaii 6 2 19 21 3.50
98 Ball State 4 2 12 14 3.50
98 Miami (FL) 4 2 12 14 3.50
98 TCU 4 2 12 14 3.50
98 Florida State 4 1 13 14 3.50
104 UTSA 5 5 12 17 3.40
104 Illinois 5 2 15 17 3.40
104 SMU 5 2 15 17 3.40
107 UAB 6 4 16 20 3.33
107 Washington State 6 3 17 20 3.33
107 Ohio 6 2 18 20 3.33
107 South Carolina 3 3 7 10 3.33
111 Troy 4 4 9 13 3.25
111 Kennesaw State 4 2 11 13 3.25
113 Indiana 5 4 12 16 3.20
113 Rice 5 2 14 16 3.20
115 New Mexico State 6 5 13 18 3.00
115 Wake Forest 5 2 13 15 3.00
115 Tulane 5 0 15 15 3.00
115 East Carolina 4 5 7 12 3.00
115 Iowa State 3 2 7 9 3.00
120 Temple 6 2 15 17 2.83
121 Southern Miss 5 5 9 14 2.80
121 Kent State 5 2 12 14 2.80
123 Kansas State 4 0 11 11 2.75
124 Rutgers 3 4 4 8 2.67
125 Middle Tennessee State 5 3 10 13 2.60
126 USC 7 3 15 18 2.57
127 Arkansas State 6 5 10 15 2.50
127 Georgia Tech 4 1 9 10 2.50
129 Navy 5 3 9 12 2.40
130 UTEP 6 3 11 14 2.33
131 Maryland 4 4 5 9 2.25
132 Charlotte 5 1 10 11 2.20
133 USF 6 2 11 13 2.17
134 Michigan 4 4 4 8 2.00
134 Louisiana-Monroe 4 1 7 8 2.00
136 Bowling Green 6 2 9 11 1.83
136 Sacramento State 6 1 10 11 1.83
138 Northern Illinois 4 4 2 6 1.50