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