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

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Oregon State 2 2 12 14 7.00
2 Northwestern 2 3 11 14 7.00
2 Louisville 2 2 11 13 6.50
2 San Diego State 2 2 11 13 6.50
2 Arizona State 2 1 11 12 6.00
2 BYU 2 1 11 12 6.00
2 Virginia Tech 2 0 11 11 5.50
8 Minnesota 2 2 10 12 6.00
8 LSU 2 1 10 11 5.50
8 Virginia 2 1 10 11 5.50
8 Western Michigan 2 1 10 11 5.50
12 South Alabama 2 3 9 12 6.00
12 Missouri 2 2 9 11 5.50
12 North Carolina 2 2 9 11 5.50
12 North Texas 2 2 9 11 5.50
12 Kansas 2 1 9 10 5.00
12 Ball State 2 0 9 9 4.50
12 UCF 2 0 9 9 4.50
12 Miami (OH) 2 0 9 9 4.50
20 Notre Dame 2 4 8 12 6.00
20 UAB 2 3 8 11 5.50
20 Louisiana Tech 2 3 8 11 5.50
20 Old Dominion 2 2 8 10 5.00
20 Tennessee 2 2 8 10 5.00
20 Fresno State 2 1 8 9 4.50
20 Eastern Michigan 2 1 8 9 4.50
20 Georgia 2 1 8 9 4.50
20 Liberty 2 1 8 9 4.50
20 Rice 2 1 8 9 4.50
20 Wyoming 2 1 8 9 4.50
20 Wisconsin 1 0 8 8 8.00
32 UNLV 2 4 7 11 5.50
32 Alabama 2 3 7 10 5.00
32 Coastal Carolina 2 3 7 10 5.00
32 James Madison 2 3 7 10 5.00
32 Ole Miss 1 2 7 9 9.00
32 Houston 2 2 7 9 4.50
32 Purdue 2 2 7 9 4.50
32 South Carolina 2 2 7 9 4.50
32 Indiana 2 1 7 8 4.00
32 Kentucky 2 1 7 8 4.00
32 Army 2 1 7 8 4.00
32 Vanderbilt 2 1 7 8 4.00
32 Georgia Southern 2 0 7 7 3.50
32 Massachusetts 2 0 7 7 3.50
32 NC State 2 0 7 7 3.50
32 Louisiana 2 0 7 7 3.50
32 Syracuse 2 0 7 7 3.50
49 San Jose State 2 3 6 9 4.50
49 UCLA 1 2 6 8 8.00
49 Central Michigan 2 2 6 8 4.00
49 Connecticut 2 2 6 8 4.00
49 Ohio 2 2 6 8 4.00
49 Kennesaw State 1 1 6 7 7.00
49 Akron 2 1 6 7 3.50
49 Marshall 2 1 6 7 3.50
49 Michigan State 2 1 6 7 3.50
49 Ohio State 2 1 6 7 3.50
49 Toledo 2 1 6 7 3.50
49 Air Force 2 1 6 7 3.50
49 Clemson 1 0 6 6 6.00
49 Georgia State 1 0 6 6 6.00
49 Missouri State 1 0 6 6 6.00
49 Buffalo 2 0 6 6 3.00
49 Florida State 2 0 6 6 3.00
49 Iowa 2 0 6 6 3.00
49 Penn State 2 0 6 6 3.00
49 USC 2 0 6 6 3.00
49 Utah State 2 0 6 6 3.00
49 Washington State 2 0 6 6 3.00
71 Oklahoma 1 2 5 7 7.00
71 Maryland 2 2 5 7 3.50
71 Texas A&M 2 2 5 7 3.50
71 Navy 2 2 5 7 3.50
71 West Virginia 2 2 5 7 3.50
71 Western Kentucky 2 2 5 7 3.50
71 Utah 1 1 5 6 6.00
71 California 2 1 5 6 3.00
71 UTEP 2 1 5 6 3.00
71 Wake Forest 2 1 5 6 3.00
71 Kansas State 1 0 5 5 5.00
71 Kent State 2 0 5 5 2.50
71 Stanford 2 0 5 5 2.50
84 Pittsburgh 2 4 4 8 4.00
84 FIU 1 2 4 6 6.00
84 Arkansas 2 2 4 6 3.00
84 Nebraska 2 2 4 6 3.00
84 New Mexico State 2 2 4 6 3.00
84 Cincinnati 1 1 4 5 5.00
84 Boise State 2 1 4 5 2.50
84 Washington 2 1 4 5 2.50
84 Colorado 1 0 4 4 4.00
84 Delaware 1 0 4 4 4.00
84 Georgia Tech 1 0 4 4 4.00
84 Arizona 2 0 4 4 2.00
84 Bowling Green 2 0 4 4 2.00
84 Hawaii 2 0 4 4 2.00
84 Illinois 2 0 4 4 2.00
84 Iowa State 2 0 4 4 2.00
100 Texas Tech 1 4 3 7 7.00
100 Appalachian State 1 2 3 5 5.00
100 Oregon 1 2 3 5 5.00
100 Memphis 2 2 3 5 2.50
100 North Dakota State 2 2 3 5 2.50
100 Baylor 1 1 3 4 4.00
100 East Carolina 1 1 3 4 4.00
100 Nevada 1 0 3 3 3.00
100 TCU 1 0 3 3 3.00
100 Texas 1 0 3 3 3.00
100 Tulane 1 0 3 3 3.00
100 Florida 2 0 3 3 1.50
100 Charlotte 2 0 3 3 1.50
113 Tulsa 2 3 2 5 2.50
113 Jacksonville State 1 2 2 4 4.00
113 Auburn 1 1 2 3 3.00
113 Florida Atlantic 1 1 2 3 3.00
113 Duke 1 0 2 2 2.00
113 Middle Tennessee State 1 0 2 2 2.00
113 USF 2 0 2 2 1.00
113 Temple 2 0 2 2 1.00
121 Oklahoma State 1 1 1 2 2.00
121 Boston College 1 0 1 1 1.00
121 Colorado State 1 0 1 1 1.00
121 Mississippi State 1 0 1 1 1.00
121 Rutgers 1 0 1 1 1.00
121 Sam Houston State 1 0 1 1 1.00
121 SMU 1 0 1 1 1.00
121 Texas State 1 0 1 1 1.00
121 Arkansas State 2 0 1 1 0.50
130 New Mexico 1 3 0 3 3.00
130 Michigan 1 2 0 2 2.00
130 Troy 1 2 0 2 2.00
130 Sacramento State 1 1 0 1 1.00
130 Miami (FL) 1 1 0 1 1.00