2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/30/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 James Madison 9 7 38 45 5.00
2 Baylor 8 9 37 46 5.75
3 Delaware 8 6 36 42 5.25
4 Northwestern 6 8 35 43 7.17
4 Utah 6 8 35 43 7.17
4 Toledo 8 5 35 40 5.00
4 Connecticut 7 4 35 39 5.57
4 Eastern Michigan 8 3 35 38 4.75
4 Missouri State 7 2 35 37 5.29
10 Buffalo 8 4 34 38 4.75
10 Sam Houston State 7 3 34 37 5.29
12 Kentucky 6 9 33 42 7.00
12 Massachusetts 8 7 33 40 5.00
12 Western Michigan 7 4 33 37 5.29
12 Arizona State 6 3 33 36 6.00
12 Nevada 7 1 33 34 4.86
17 Virginia 7 8 31 39 5.57
17 Ohio State 5 3 31 34 6.80
19 Texas Tech 6 13 29 42 7.00
19 UNLV 7 8 29 37 5.29
19 LSU 6 6 29 35 5.83
19 Wisconsin 5 5 29 34 6.80
19 Miami (OH) 8 5 29 34 4.25
19 Ohio 8 4 29 33 4.13
19 Georgia State 7 2 29 31 4.43
26 Minnesota 7 7 28 35 5.00
26 Louisiana 8 6 28 34 4.25
26 Houston 5 3 28 31 6.20
29 Missouri 5 6 27 33 6.60
29 NC State 6 3 27 30 5.00
29 Texas State 6 3 27 30 5.00
29 Virginia Tech 8 2 27 29 3.63
33 Appalachian State 7 10 26 36 5.14
33 Washington 7 9 26 35 5.00
33 San Jose State 8 8 26 34 4.25
33 Liberty 7 7 26 33 4.71
33 Iowa 6 5 26 31 5.17
33 Tulane 8 5 26 31 3.88
39 Jacksonville State 8 7 25 32 4.00
39 Oregon State 5 5 25 30 6.00
39 Tennessee 6 5 25 30 5.00
39 Syracuse 7 4 25 29 4.14
39 Kent State 8 3 25 28 3.50
39 Wyoming 8 3 25 28 3.50
39 Kansas State 6 1 25 26 4.33
46 South Alabama 6 6 24 30 5.00
46 Boise State 7 6 24 30 4.29
46 BYU 5 5 24 29 5.80
46 Air Force 7 5 24 29 4.14
46 Akron 7 3 24 27 3.86
46 Duke 7 2 24 26 3.71
46 Kansas 5 1 24 25 5.00
53 Louisiana Tech 6 7 23 30 5.00
53 Troy 7 7 23 30 4.29
53 Kennesaw State 7 5 23 28 4.00
53 Western Kentucky 6 4 23 27 4.50
57 UCLA 6 12 22 34 5.67
57 North Dakota State 8 12 22 34 4.25
57 Central Michigan 7 8 22 30 4.29
57 North Texas 7 6 22 28 4.00
57 Hawaii 8 6 22 28 3.50
57 North Carolina 6 5 22 27 4.50
57 FIU 7 5 22 27 3.86
57 Old Dominion 8 5 22 27 3.38
57 Louisville 4 4 22 26 6.50
57 Georgia 6 4 22 26 4.33
57 Marshall 7 4 22 26 3.71
57 Florida 4 3 22 25 6.25
57 Clemson 5 3 22 25 5.00
57 Louisiana-Monroe 7 3 22 25 3.57
57 Wake Forest 6 2 22 24 4.00
72 Oklahoma State 6 6 21 27 4.50
72 San Diego State 7 5 21 26 3.71
72 Rice 7 3 21 24 3.43
72 Army 7 3 21 24 3.43
72 Arizona 6 2 21 23 3.83
72 Georgia Southern 6 2 21 23 3.83
72 SMU 7 2 21 23 3.29
79 Memphis 7 9 20 29 4.14
79 New Mexico State 8 8 20 28 3.50
79 Nebraska 6 7 20 27 4.50
79 Southern Miss 7 6 20 26 3.71
79 Sacramento State 9 5 20 25 2.78
79 Vanderbilt 5 4 20 24 4.80
85 Coastal Carolina 7 6 19 25 3.57
85 Oregon 4 5 19 24 6.00
85 UAB 7 5 19 24 3.43
88 UTSA 7 7 18 25 3.57
88 Middle Tennessee State 8 6 18 24 3.00
88 Tulsa 7 5 18 23 3.29
88 Penn State 5 4 18 22 4.40
88 Colorado 3 2 18 20 6.67
88 Illinois 6 2 18 20 3.33
94 New Mexico 7 15 17 32 4.57
94 Pittsburgh 7 9 17 26 3.71
94 TCU 6 4 17 21 3.50
94 Utah State 5 3 17 20 4.00
94 Miami (FL) 6 3 17 20 3.33
94 Stanford 5 2 17 19 3.80
100 Colorado State 6 7 16 23 3.83
100 Notre Dame 5 6 16 22 4.40
100 Indiana 6 5 16 21 3.50
100 Florida Atlantic 7 5 16 21 3.00
100 Ball State 6 3 16 19 3.17
100 Mississippi State 4 2 16 18 4.50
100 Bowling Green 8 2 16 18 2.25
107 Alabama 5 9 15 24 4.80
107 Arkansas State 8 9 15 24 3.00
107 Fresno State 6 7 15 22 3.67
107 UCF 5 6 15 21 4.20
107 East Carolina 6 5 15 20 3.33
107 West Virginia 6 3 15 18 3.00
107 USC 7 3 15 18 2.57
107 Temple 7 2 15 17 2.43
115 Navy 7 4 14 18 2.57
115 Cincinnati 5 3 14 17 3.40
115 Washington State 6 2 14 16 2.67
118 Boston College 6 10 13 23 3.83
118 California 5 6 13 19 3.80
118 Arkansas 4 2 13 15 3.75
118 Charlotte 7 2 13 15 2.14
118 USF 7 2 13 15 2.14
118 Florida State 4 1 13 14 3.50
124 Auburn 3 4 12 16 5.33
124 Rutgers 5 4 12 16 3.20
124 UTEP 7 3 12 15 2.14
124 Michigan State 4 2 12 14 3.50
124 Oklahoma 4 1 12 13 3.25
129 Purdue 4 6 11 17 4.25
129 Michigan 6 6 11 17 2.83
129 Northern Illinois 6 5 11 16 2.67
129 Ole Miss 3 3 11 14 4.67
129 Texas A&M 4 3 11 14 3.50
129 Iowa State 4 2 11 13 3.25
129 Georgia Tech 6 1 11 12 2.00
136 Maryland 5 5 10 15 3.00
136 Texas 3 2 10 12 4.00
138 South Carolina 3 2 7 9 3.00