2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Northwestern 2 3 16 19 9.50
2 Florida 3 3 22 25 8.33
3 Texas Tech 2 2 14 16 8.00
4 Connecticut 3 2 21 23 7.67
5 Auburn 2 3 12 15 7.50
5 Ohio State 2 2 13 15 7.50
5 Houston 2 1 14 15 7.50
8 Utah 3 3 19 22 7.33
9 Florida Atlantic 2 4 10 14 7.00
9 Florida State 1 1 6 7 7.00
11 Oregon 3 5 15 20 6.67
11 Sam Houston State 3 2 18 20 6.67
11 Delaware 3 1 19 20 6.67
14 UTSA 2 4 9 13 6.50
14 Temple 2 2 11 13 6.50
16 Missouri 3 3 16 19 6.33
17 Eastern Michigan 4 3 22 25 6.25
18 Washington 3 5 13 18 6.00
18 Baylor 3 4 14 18 6.00
18 Colorado State 2 5 7 12 6.00
18 Buffalo 2 1 11 12 6.00
18 Texas State 2 1 11 12 6.00
18 Louisville 1 0 6 6 6.00
24 California 3 5 12 17 5.67
24 Central Michigan 3 4 13 17 5.67
24 Iowa 3 3 14 17 5.67
24 San Jose State 3 3 14 17 5.67
24 Tulsa 3 3 14 17 5.67
24 UNLV 3 1 16 17 5.67
30 Air Force 2 3 8 11 5.50
30 Arizona State 2 1 10 11 5.50
30 Clemson 2 1 10 11 5.50
30 Missouri State 2 1 10 11 5.50
34 Alabama 3 5 11 16 5.33
34 Virginia 3 4 12 16 5.33
34 Georgia 3 2 14 16 5.33
37 Appalachian State 3 5 10 15 5.00
37 BYU 3 5 10 15 5.00
37 Massachusetts 3 5 10 15 5.00
37 UCF 3 4 11 15 5.00
37 Vanderbilt 3 3 12 15 5.00
37 Hawaii 3 2 13 15 5.00
37 Liberty 3 2 13 15 5.00
37 Tennessee 3 2 13 15 5.00
37 Akron 3 1 14 15 5.00
37 Miami (FL) 3 1 14 15 5.00
37 Fresno State 2 5 5 10 5.00
37 Louisiana 2 4 6 10 5.00
37 Boise State 2 3 7 10 5.00
37 Minnesota 2 0 10 10 5.00
37 Oregon State 1 1 4 5 5.00
52 North Dakota State 4 7 12 19 4.75
53 New Mexico 3 7 7 14 4.67
53 UCLA 3 4 10 14 4.67
53 Cincinnati 3 3 11 14 4.67
53 NC State 3 3 11 14 4.67
53 Notre Dame 3 3 11 14 4.67
53 Mississippi State 3 2 12 14 4.67
53 TCU 3 2 12 14 4.67
53 Colorado 3 1 13 14 4.67
53 Duke 3 1 13 14 4.67
53 Toledo 3 1 13 14 4.67
63 Ball State 2 2 7 9 4.50
63 Marshall 2 2 7 9 4.50
63 Oklahoma State 2 2 7 9 4.50
63 Texas 2 2 7 9 4.50
63 Wisconsin 2 2 7 9 4.50
63 Western Michigan 2 0 9 9 4.50
69 San Diego State 3 3 10 13 4.33
69 South Alabama 3 3 10 13 4.33
69 James Madison 3 2 11 13 4.33
69 Nebraska 3 2 11 13 4.33
69 Penn State 3 2 11 13 4.33
69 Nevada 3 0 13 13 4.33
75 Memphis 4 4 12 16 4.00
75 Coastal Carolina 3 3 9 12 4.00
75 Georgia Southern 3 2 10 12 4.00
75 Georgia State 3 2 10 12 4.00
75 Illinois 3 2 10 12 4.00
75 FIU 3 1 11 12 4.00
75 LSU 2 2 6 8 4.00
75 Arizona 2 1 7 8 4.00
75 Michigan State 2 1 7 8 4.00
75 SMU 2 1 7 8 4.00
75 Stanford 2 1 7 8 4.00
75 Troy 2 1 7 8 4.00
75 Army 2 0 8 8 4.00
75 Arkansas 1 0 4 4 4.00
75 Kentucky 1 0 4 4 4.00
90 Boston College 3 6 5 11 3.67
90 New Mexico State 3 3 8 11 3.67
90 Pittsburgh 3 3 8 11 3.67
90 Syracuse 3 2 9 11 3.67
90 Kansas State 3 0 11 11 3.67
95 Jacksonville State 4 4 10 14 3.50
95 Kent State 2 2 5 7 3.50
95 North Texas 2 1 6 7 3.50
95 Kansas 2 0 7 7 3.50
95 Oklahoma 2 0 7 7 3.50
100 Arkansas State 3 5 5 10 3.33
100 Southern Miss 3 4 6 10 3.33
100 Texas A&M 3 2 8 10 3.33
100 West Virginia 3 1 9 10 3.33
100 Ohio 3 0 10 10 3.33
105 North Carolina 3 2 7 9 3.00
105 Wyoming 3 2 7 9 3.00
105 Tulane 3 0 9 9 3.00
105 Iowa State 2 2 4 6 3.00
105 Louisiana Tech 2 1 5 6 3.00
105 Ole Miss 1 1 2 3 3.00
111 Indiana 3 3 5 8 2.67
111 USF 3 2 6 8 2.67
111 Washington State 3 2 6 8 2.67
111 Purdue 3 1 7 8 2.67
111 Miami (OH) 3 0 8 8 2.67
116 USC 4 3 7 10 2.50
116 Rutgers 2 2 3 5 2.50
116 Charlotte 2 1 4 5 2.50
116 Rice 2 1 4 5 2.50
116 South Carolina 2 1 4 5 2.50
116 Wake Forest 2 0 5 5 2.50
122 Michigan 3 2 5 7 2.33
122 Middle Tennessee State 3 1 6 7 2.33
122 Old Dominion 3 1 6 7 2.33
125 Sacramento State 4 0 9 9 2.25
126 Virginia Tech 3 1 5 6 2.00
126 Northern Illinois 2 3 1 4 2.00
126 Georgia Tech 2 1 3 4 2.00
126 Louisiana-Monroe 2 1 3 4 2.00
126 Utah State 2 0 4 4 2.00
131 Maryland 3 3 2 5 1.67
131 Bowling Green 3 2 3 5 1.67
131 UAB 3 1 4 5 1.67
134 East Carolina 2 1 2 3 1.50
134 UTEP 2 1 2 3 1.50
136 Kennesaw State 2 1 1 2 1.00
136 Navy 2 0 2 2 1.00
136 Western Kentucky 1 1 0 1 1.00