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

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 Northwestern 3 3 19 22 7.33
5 Kentucky 4 6 23 29 7.25
5 Florida 4 4 25 29 7.25
5 Ohio State 4 3 26 29 7.25
8 Houston 4 3 25 28 7.00
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 Eastern Michigan 5 3 25 28 5.60
21 UCLA 4 8 14 22 5.50
21 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
28 BYU 3 5 10 15 5.00
28 Arizona State 3 2 13 15 5.00
40 New Mexico 4 9 10 19 4.75
40 Colorado State 4 7 12 19 4.75
40 North Dakota State 4 7 12 19 4.75
40 California 4 6 13 19 4.75
40 Florida Atlantic 4 5 14 19 4.75
40 LSU 4 5 14 19 4.75
40 Liberty 4 4 15 19 4.75
40 San Jose State 4 4 15 19 4.75
40 Vanderbilt 4 4 15 19 4.75
40 Utah State 4 3 16 19 4.75
40 Missouri State 4 2 17 19 4.75
40 Toledo 4 2 17 19 4.75
40 Duke 4 1 18 19 4.75
53 Louisiana Tech 3 4 10 14 4.67
53 Air Force 3 3 11 14 4.67
55 UCF 4 6 12 18 4.50
55 Boise State 4 4 14 18 4.50
55 Louisville 4 3 15 18 4.50
55 Tennessee 4 3 15 18 4.50
55 Georgia State 4 2 16 18 4.50
55 Illinois 4 2 16 18 4.50
55 Akron 4 1 17 18 4.50
62 Louisiana 4 6 11 17 4.25
62 Auburn 4 5 12 17 4.25
62 Texas 4 3 14 17 4.25
62 Hawaii 4 2 15 17 4.25
62 Miami (FL) 4 2 15 17 4.25
62 Nevada 4 1 16 17 4.25
68 Memphis 4 4 12 16 4.00
68 Nebraska 4 4 12 16 4.00
68 Cincinnati 4 3 13 16 4.00
68 Notre Dame 4 3 13 16 4.00
68 SMU 4 2 14 16 4.00
68 Oklahoma 4 1 15 16 4.00
68 Western Michigan 4 1 15 16 4.00
75 Boston College 4 6 9 15 3.75
75 Fresno State 4 6 9 15 3.75
75 Florida State 4 3 12 15 3.75
75 Pittsburgh 4 3 12 15 3.75
75 Texas A&M 4 3 12 15 3.75
75 Arizona 4 2 13 15 3.75
75 FIU 4 2 13 15 3.75
75 Minnesota 4 2 13 15 3.75
75 Purdue 4 2 13 15 3.75
75 Temple 4 2 13 15 3.75
75 Louisiana-Monroe 4 1 14 15 3.75
75 Western Kentucky 4 1 14 15 3.75
87 Syracuse 3 2 9 11 3.67
87 Kansas 3 0 11 11 3.67
89 Jacksonville State 5 4 14 18 3.60
90 Arkansas State 4 5 9 14 3.50
90 Southern Miss 4 5 9 14 3.50
90 San Diego State 4 3 11 14 3.50
90 South Alabama 4 3 11 14 3.50
90 Stanford 4 3 11 14 3.50
90 Washington State 4 3 11 14 3.50
90 Georgia Southern 4 2 12 14 3.50
90 Marshall 4 2 12 14 3.50
90 TCU 4 2 12 14 3.50
90 Troy 4 2 12 14 3.50
90 Wyoming 4 2 12 14 3.50
101 Army 3 0 10 10 3.33
102 Coastal Carolina 4 3 10 13 3.25
102 Miami (OH) 4 1 12 13 3.25
102 Michigan State 4 1 12 13 3.25
105 Ball State 4 3 9 12 3.00
105 New Mexico State 4 3 9 12 3.00
105 Iowa State 4 2 10 12 3.00
105 Ole Miss 4 2 10 12 3.00
105 Old Dominion 4 2 10 12 3.00
105 South Carolina 4 2 10 12 3.00
105 West Virginia 4 2 10 12 3.00
105 Ohio 4 0 12 12 3.00
105 Tulane 4 0 12 12 3.00
105 North Carolina 3 2 7 9 3.00
115 Northern Illinois 4 5 6 11 2.75
115 Kent State 4 4 7 11 2.75
115 Maryland 4 3 8 11 2.75
115 Middle Tennessee State 4 3 8 11 2.75
115 North Texas 4 3 8 11 2.75
115 USF 4 2 9 11 2.75
115 Arkansas 4 1 10 11 2.75
115 Georgia Tech 4 1 10 11 2.75
115 Virginia Tech 4 1 10 11 2.75
115 Kansas State 4 0 11 11 2.75
125 East Carolina 4 4 6 10 2.50
125 Rutgers 4 4 6 10 2.50
125 Michigan 4 2 8 10 2.50
125 Rice 4 1 9 10 2.50
125 Wake Forest 4 1 9 10 2.50
130 USC 5 3 9 12 2.40
131 Charlotte 4 2 7 9 2.25
131 UAB 4 1 8 9 2.25
133 Sacramento State 5 0 10 10 2.00
133 Indiana 4 3 5 8 2.00
133 UTEP 4 2 6 8 2.00
133 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