2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Oregon | 2 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 9.50 |
| 3 | UCLA | 3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8.33 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 4 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 6 | UNLV | 3 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 7.00 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 6 | Clemson | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 10 | James Madison | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6.67 |
| 11 | Missouri | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 11 | Auburn | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 11 | Louisville | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 15 | Georgia | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 16 | Baylor | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 16 | Appalachian State | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 16 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 20 | San Jose State | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 20 | Houston | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 20 | Connecticut | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 24 | North Dakota State | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Oregon State | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Ohio | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 24 | California | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Alabama | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 24 | USC | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 33 | Liberty | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 33 | Missouri State | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 35 | New Mexico | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 35 | Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 35 | LSU | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 38 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 38 | Ole Miss | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 38 | Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 38 | Akron | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 38 | Buffalo | 3 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 38 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 44 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 45 | North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 45 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 45 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 45 | BYU | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 45 | Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 45 | South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 45 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 45 | Indiana | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 45 | Iowa | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 45 | Purdue | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 45 | Temple | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 45 | Rutgers | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 57 | Fresno State | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 57 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 57 | Tulsa | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 57 | Syracuse | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 57 | Western Michigan | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 57 | UCF | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 57 | Rice | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 64 | NC State | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 64 | Florida | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 64 | Air Force | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 64 | Delaware | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 64 | FIU | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 64 | Nevada | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 64 | Texas | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 71 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 71 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 71 | Louisiana | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 71 | Arizona | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 71 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 76 | Wyoming | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 77 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 77 | South Alabama | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Washington State | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 77 | San Diego State | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 77 | North Texas | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Tulane | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Utah State | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Kansas | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Penn State | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Toledo | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Troy | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Michigan State | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Nebraska | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 77 | Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 99 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 99 | Maryland | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 99 | Boise State | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 99 | Marshall | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 99 | Memphis | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 99 | Stanford | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 105 | Ball State | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 105 | Duke | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 105 | East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 105 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 105 | Texas State | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 105 | West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 105 | Illinois | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 105 | Iowa State | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 105 | SMU | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 105 | Army | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 115 | Navy | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 115 | Charlotte | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 115 | Hawaii | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 118 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 118 | Kent State | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 118 | New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 118 | UTSA | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 118 | Colorado | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 118 | Central Michigan | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 118 | Florida State | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 118 | Michigan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 118 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 127 | Arkansas State | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 127 | Southern Miss | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 127 | UTEP | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 127 | UAB | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 131 | Virginia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 131 | TCU | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 133 | Bowling Green | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 133 | Sacramento State | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 135 | USF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 135 | Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 137 | Boston College | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |