2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 10/30/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Utah 4 5 28 33 8.25
2 Oregon 4 6 24 30 7.50
2 Mississippi State 4 2 28 30 7.50
4 Kentucky 4 6 23 29 7.25
4 Florida 4 4 25 29 7.25
4 Ohio State 4 3 26 29 7.25
7 Houston 4 3 25 28 7.00
7 Eastern Michigan 5 3 25 28 5.60
9 Sam Houston State 4 5 21 26 6.50
9 Texas Tech 4 5 21 26 6.50
9 Baylor 4 4 22 26 6.50
9 UNLV 4 4 22 26 6.50
13 Clemson 4 4 21 25 6.25
13 Texas State 4 4 21 25 6.25
13 Connecticut 4 2 23 25 6.25
16 Virginia 4 6 18 24 6.00
16 Missouri 4 4 20 24 6.00
18 Iowa 4 4 19 23 5.75
18 Delaware 4 1 22 23 5.75
20 Northwestern 3 3 19 22 7.33
20 UCLA 4 8 14 22 5.50
20 Wisconsin 4 3 19 22 5.50
23 Washington 4 6 15 21 5.25
23 Penn State 4 5 16 21 5.25
23 Tulsa 4 4 17 21 5.25
23 James Madison 4 3 18 21 5.25
23 Buffalo 4 1 20 21 5.25
28 Alabama 4 6 14 20 5.00
28 Appalachian State 4 6 14 20 5.00
28 Massachusetts 4 6 14 20 5.00
28 UTSA 4 5 15 20 5.00
28 Central Michigan 4 4 16 20 5.00
28 Georgia 4 3 17 20 5.00
28 NC State 4 3 17 20 5.00
28 Oklahoma State 4 3 17 20 5.00
28 Oregon State 4 3 17 20 5.00
28 Colorado 4 2 18 20 5.00
38 New Mexico 4 9 10 19 4.75
38 Colorado State 4 7 12 19 4.75
38 North Dakota State 4 7 12 19 4.75
38 California 4 6 13 19 4.75
38 Florida Atlantic 4 5 14 19 4.75
38 LSU 4 5 14 19 4.75
38 Liberty 4 4 15 19 4.75
38 San Jose State 4 4 15 19 4.75
38 Vanderbilt 4 4 15 19 4.75
38 Utah State 4 3 16 19 4.75
38 Missouri State 4 2 17 19 4.75
38 Toledo 4 2 17 19 4.75
38 Duke 4 1 18 19 4.75
51 UCF 4 6 12 18 4.50
51 Boise State 4 4 14 18 4.50
51 Louisville 4 3 15 18 4.50
51 Tennessee 4 3 15 18 4.50
51 Georgia State 4 2 16 18 4.50
51 Illinois 4 2 16 18 4.50
51 Akron 4 1 17 18 4.50
51 Jacksonville State 5 4 14 18 3.60
59 Louisiana 4 6 11 17 4.25
59 Auburn 4 5 12 17 4.25
59 Texas 4 3 14 17 4.25
59 Hawaii 4 2 15 17 4.25
59 Miami (FL) 4 2 15 17 4.25
59 Nevada 4 1 16 17 4.25
65 Memphis 4 4 12 16 4.00
65 Nebraska 4 4 12 16 4.00
65 Cincinnati 4 3 13 16 4.00
65 Notre Dame 4 3 13 16 4.00
65 SMU 4 2 14 16 4.00
65 Oklahoma 4 1 15 16 4.00
65 Western Michigan 4 1 15 16 4.00
72 BYU 3 5 10 15 5.00
72 Arizona State 3 2 13 15 5.00
72 Boston College 4 6 9 15 3.75
72 Fresno State 4 6 9 15 3.75
72 Florida State 4 3 12 15 3.75
72 Pittsburgh 4 3 12 15 3.75
72 Texas A&M 4 3 12 15 3.75
72 Arizona 4 2 13 15 3.75
72 FIU 4 2 13 15 3.75
72 Minnesota 4 2 13 15 3.75
72 Purdue 4 2 13 15 3.75
72 Temple 4 2 13 15 3.75
72 Troy 4 2 13 15 3.75
72 Louisiana-Monroe 4 1 14 15 3.75
72 Western Kentucky 4 1 14 15 3.75
87 Louisiana Tech 3 4 10 14 4.67
87 Air Force 3 3 11 14 4.67
87 Arkansas State 4 5 9 14 3.50
87 Southern Miss 4 5 9 14 3.50
87 San Diego State 4 3 11 14 3.50
87 South Alabama 4 3 11 14 3.50
87 Stanford 4 3 11 14 3.50
87 Washington State 4 3 11 14 3.50
87 Georgia Southern 4 2 12 14 3.50
87 Marshall 4 2 12 14 3.50
87 TCU 4 2 12 14 3.50
87 Wyoming 4 2 12 14 3.50
99 Coastal Carolina 4 3 10 13 3.25
99 Miami (OH) 4 1 12 13 3.25
99 Michigan State 4 1 12 13 3.25
102 Ball State 4 3 9 12 3.00
102 New Mexico State 4 3 9 12 3.00
102 Iowa State 4 2 10 12 3.00
102 Ole Miss 4 2 10 12 3.00
102 Old Dominion 4 2 10 12 3.00
102 South Carolina 4 2 10 12 3.00
102 West Virginia 4 2 10 12 3.00
102 Ohio 4 0 12 12 3.00
102 Tulane 4 0 12 12 3.00
102 USC 5 3 9 12 2.40
112 Syracuse 3 2 9 11 3.67
112 Kansas 3 0 11 11 3.67
112 Northern Illinois 4 5 6 11 2.75
112 Kent State 4 4 7 11 2.75
112 Maryland 4 3 8 11 2.75
112 Middle Tennessee State 4 3 8 11 2.75
112 North Texas 4 3 8 11 2.75
112 USF 4 2 9 11 2.75
112 Arkansas 4 1 10 11 2.75
112 Georgia Tech 4 1 10 11 2.75
112 Virginia Tech 4 1 10 11 2.75
112 Kansas State 4 0 11 11 2.75
124 Army 3 0 10 10 3.33
124 East Carolina 4 4 6 10 2.50
124 Rutgers 4 4 6 10 2.50
124 Michigan 4 2 8 10 2.50
124 Rice 4 1 9 10 2.50
124 Wake Forest 4 1 9 10 2.50
124 Sacramento State 5 0 10 10 2.00
131 North Carolina 3 2 7 9 3.00
131 Charlotte 4 2 7 9 2.25
131 UAB 4 1 8 9 2.25
134 Indiana 4 3 5 8 2.00
134 UTEP 4 2 6 8 2.00
134 Kennesaw State 4 1 7 8 2.00
137 Bowling Green 4 2 5 7 1.75
138 Navy 3 1 4 5 1.67