2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games in August/September Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Florida 3 3 22 25 8.33
1 Eastern Michigan 4 3 22 25 6.25
3 Connecticut 3 2 21 23 7.67
4 Utah 3 3 19 22 7.33
4 Delaware 3 1 19 20 6.67
6 Houston 3 3 18 21 7.00
6 Sam Houston State 3 2 18 20 6.67
8 Kentucky 3 4 17 21 7.00
8 Texas Tech 3 2 17 19 6.33
10 Northwestern 2 3 16 19 9.50
10 Missouri 3 3 16 19 6.33
10 Clemson 3 2 16 18 6.00
10 UNLV 3 1 16 17 5.67
10 Missouri State 3 1 16 17 5.67
15 Oregon 3 5 15 20 6.67
15 San Jose State 4 4 15 19 4.75
15 Oregon State 3 2 15 17 5.67
18 Baylor 3 4 14 18 6.00
18 Iowa 3 3 14 17 5.67
18 Ohio State 3 3 14 17 5.67
18 Tulsa 3 3 14 17 5.67
18 Georgia 3 2 14 16 5.33
18 Texas State 3 2 14 16 5.33
18 Akron 3 1 14 15 5.00
18 Buffalo 3 1 14 15 5.00
18 Miami (FL) 3 1 14 15 5.00
18 Western Michigan 3 1 14 15 5.00
28 Washington 3 5 13 18 6.00
28 Central Michigan 3 4 13 17 5.67
28 Louisville 3 3 13 16 5.33
28 Arizona State 3 2 13 15 5.00
28 Hawaii 3 2 13 15 5.00
28 Liberty 3 2 13 15 5.00
28 Temple 3 2 13 15 5.00
28 Tennessee 3 2 13 15 5.00
28 Colorado 3 1 13 14 4.67
28 Duke 3 1 13 14 4.67
28 Toledo 3 1 13 14 4.67
28 Nevada 3 0 13 13 4.33
40 North Dakota State 4 7 12 19 4.75
40 California 3 5 12 17 5.67
40 Florida Atlantic 3 5 12 17 5.67
40 Auburn 3 4 12 16 5.33
40 UTSA 3 4 12 16 5.33
40 Virginia 3 4 12 16 5.33
40 Memphis 4 4 12 16 4.00
40 Vanderbilt 3 3 12 15 5.00
40 Mississippi State 3 2 12 14 4.67
40 TCU 3 2 12 14 4.67
40 Wisconsin 3 2 12 14 4.67
51 Alabama 3 5 11 16 5.33
51 UCF 3 4 11 15 5.00
51 Boise State 3 3 11 14 4.67
51 Cincinnati 3 3 11 14 4.67
51 Florida State 3 3 11 14 4.67
51 NC State 3 3 11 14 4.67
51 Notre Dame 3 3 11 14 4.67
51 James Madison 3 2 11 13 4.33
51 Nebraska 3 2 11 13 4.33
51 Oklahoma State 3 2 11 13 4.33
51 Penn State 3 2 11 13 4.33
51 FIU 3 1 11 12 4.00
51 Kansas State 3 0 11 11 3.67
51 Kansas 3 0 11 11 3.67
51 Oklahoma 3 0 11 11 3.67
66 Appalachian State 3 5 10 15 5.00
66 BYU 3 5 10 15 5.00
66 Massachusetts 3 5 10 15 5.00
66 UCLA 3 4 10 14 4.67
66 Louisiana Tech 3 4 10 14 4.67
66 Jacksonville State 4 4 10 14 3.50
66 LSU 3 3 10 13 4.33
66 San Diego State 3 3 10 13 4.33
66 South Alabama 3 3 10 13 4.33
66 Texas 3 3 10 13 4.33
66 Georgia Southern 3 2 10 12 4.00
66 Georgia State 3 2 10 12 4.00
66 Illinois 3 2 10 12 4.00
66 Marshall 3 2 10 12 4.00
66 Louisiana-Monroe 3 1 10 11 3.67
66 Troy 3 1 10 11 3.67
66 Minnesota 3 0 10 10 3.33
66 Ohio 3 0 10 10 3.33
84 Colorado State 3 7 9 16 5.33
84 Coastal Carolina 3 3 9 12 4.00
84 Syracuse 3 2 9 11 3.67
84 Michigan State 3 1 9 10 3.33
84 SMU 3 1 9 10 3.33
84 West Virginia 3 1 9 10 3.33
84 Tulane 3 0 9 9 3.00
84 Utah State 3 0 9 9 3.00
84 Sacramento State 4 0 9 9 2.25
93 Air Force 2 3 8 11 5.50
93 Ball State 3 3 8 11 3.67
93 New Mexico State 3 3 8 11 3.67
93 Pittsburgh 3 3 8 11 3.67
93 Iowa State 3 2 8 10 3.33
93 Ole Miss 3 2 8 10 3.33
93 Texas A&M 3 2 8 10 3.33
93 Arizona 3 1 8 9 3.00
93 Georgia Tech 3 1 8 9 3.00
93 Army 2 0 8 8 4.00
93 Miami (OH) 3 0 8 8 2.67
104 New Mexico 3 7 7 14 4.67
104 Louisiana 3 5 7 12 4.00
104 USC 4 3 7 10 2.50
104 North Carolina 3 2 7 9 3.00
104 Stanford 3 2 7 9 3.00
104 Wyoming 3 2 7 9 3.00
104 Purdue 3 1 7 8 2.67
104 Rice 3 1 7 8 2.67
112 Southern Miss 3 4 6 10 3.33
112 South Carolina 3 2 6 8 2.67
112 USF 3 2 6 8 2.67
112 Washington State 3 2 6 8 2.67
112 Middle Tennessee State 3 1 6 7 2.33
112 North Texas 3 1 6 7 2.33
112 Old Dominion 3 1 6 7 2.33
112 Wake Forest 3 0 6 6 2.00
120 Boston College 3 6 5 11 3.67
120 Arkansas State 3 5 5 10 3.33
120 Fresno State 3 5 5 10 3.33
120 Kent State 3 4 5 9 3.00
120 Northern Illinois 3 4 5 9 3.00
120 Indiana 3 3 5 8 2.67
120 Michigan 3 2 5 7 2.33
120 Virginia Tech 3 1 5 6 2.00
128 Charlotte 3 2 4 6 2.00
128 Rutgers 3 2 4 6 2.00
128 UAB 3 1 4 5 1.67
128 Arkansas 3 1 4 5 1.67
128 East Carolina 3 1 4 5 1.67
128 Western Kentucky 3 1 4 5 1.67
134 Bowling Green 3 2 3 5 1.67
134 UTEP 3 1 3 4 1.33
134 Kennesaw State 3 1 3 4 1.33
137 Maryland 3 3 2 5 1.67
137 Navy 2 0 2 2 1.00