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 | UNLV | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Akron | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 3 | North Dakota State | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 3 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 3 | San Jose State | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 3 | Auburn | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 3 | Buffalo | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 10 | Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 10 | Mississippi State | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 10 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 14 | UCLA | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 14 | Oregon | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 14 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 14 | Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 14 | FIU | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 14 | Ohio | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 14 | Utah State | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 23 | Massachusetts | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 23 | James Madison | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 23 | Missouri | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 23 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 23 | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Temple | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 23 | Memphis | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 23 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 23 | Tulane | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 35 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 35 | NC State | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 35 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 35 | BYU | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 35 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 35 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 35 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 35 | Marshall | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 35 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 35 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 35 | SMU | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 47 | Baylor | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 47 | California | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 47 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 47 | USC | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 47 | Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 47 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 47 | UTSA | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 47 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 47 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 47 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 47 | East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 47 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 47 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 47 | Boise State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 47 | Delaware | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 47 | Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 47 | Kansas | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 47 | Nevada | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 47 | Purdue | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 47 | South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 47 | Wyoming | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 69 | Fresno State | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 69 | Washington State | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 69 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 69 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 69 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 69 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 69 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 69 | Ball State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 69 | New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 69 | Florida State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Liberty | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Rice | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | TCU | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Toledo | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Troy | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 69 | Sacramento State | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 89 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 89 | Rutgers | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 89 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 89 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 89 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 89 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 89 | Stanford | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 89 | UCF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 89 | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 89 | Hawaii | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 89 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 89 | Ole Miss | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 89 | Navy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 89 | West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 89 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 89 | UTEP | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 105 | Arkansas State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 105 | Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 105 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 105 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 105 | Arizona | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 105 | Maryland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 105 | Southern Miss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 105 | North Texas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 113 | Kent State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 113 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |