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