2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 2 | North Dakota State | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 2 | Baylor | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 2 | California | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Arkansas State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 8 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 8 | San Jose State | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 8 | Mississippi State | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 8 | UCLA | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 8 | Oregon | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 8 | James Madison | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 8 | Missouri | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 8 | NC State | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 8 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 8 | USC | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 8 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 8 | UTSA | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 8 | Washington State | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 8 | Rutgers | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 8 | Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Kent State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 30 | UNLV | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 30 | Akron | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 30 | Auburn | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 30 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 30 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 30 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 30 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 30 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 30 | BYU | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 30 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 30 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 30 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 30 | Marshall | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 30 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 30 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 30 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 30 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 30 | East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 30 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 30 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 30 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 30 | Ball State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 30 | New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 30 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 30 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 30 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 30 | Stanford | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 30 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Buffalo | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 67 | FIU | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 67 | Ohio | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 67 | Utah State | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 67 | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 67 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 67 | Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 67 | Temple | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 67 | Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 67 | Memphis | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 67 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 67 | Tulane | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 67 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 67 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 67 | SMU | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 67 | Boise State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Delaware | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Kansas | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Nevada | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Purdue | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 67 | South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 67 | Wyoming | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 67 | Florida State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 67 | Liberty | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 67 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 67 | Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 67 | Rice | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 67 | TCU | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 67 | Toledo | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 67 | Troy | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 67 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 67 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 67 | Sacramento State | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 67 | UCF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 67 | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 67 | Hawaii | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 67 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 67 | Ole Miss | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 67 | Navy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 67 | West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 67 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 67 | UTEP | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Arizona | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Maryland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 67 | Southern Miss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 67 | North Texas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |