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