2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Eastern Michigan 4 3 22 25 6.25
2 Utah 2 2 17 19 9.50
3 Missouri 2 3 15 18 9.00
3 Clemson 3 2 16 18 6.00
5 Kentucky 2 4 13 17 8.50
5 Florida Atlantic 3 5 12 17 5.67
5 Ohio State 3 3 14 17 5.67
5 UNLV 3 1 16 17 5.67
9 Connecticut 2 2 14 16 8.00
9 Houston 2 2 14 16 8.00
9 Alabama 3 5 11 16 5.33
9 Auburn 3 4 12 16 5.33
9 Texas State 3 2 14 16 5.33
14 Baylor 2 4 11 15 7.50
14 Florida 2 3 12 15 7.50
14 Hawaii 3 2 13 15 5.00
17 Washington 2 5 9 14 7.00
17 Vanderbilt 2 3 11 14 7.00
17 Oregon 2 2 12 14 7.00
17 UCLA 3 4 10 14 4.67
17 North Dakota State 3 4 10 14 4.67
17 Florida State 3 3 11 14 4.67
17 Notre Dame 3 3 11 14 4.67
17 Mississippi State 3 2 12 14 4.67
17 San Jose State 3 2 12 14 4.67
17 Duke 3 1 13 14 4.67
27 California 2 4 9 13 6.50
27 Sam Houston State 2 0 13 13 6.50
27 LSU 3 3 10 13 4.33
27 Texas 3 3 10 13 4.33
27 Penn State 3 2 11 13 4.33
32 UCF 2 3 9 12 6.00
32 Georgia 2 2 10 12 6.00
32 James Madison 2 2 10 12 6.00
32 Nebraska 2 2 10 12 6.00
32 Tennessee 2 2 10 12 6.00
32 Oregon State 2 1 11 12 6.00
32 Marshall 3 2 10 12 4.00
32 FIU 3 1 11 12 4.00
40 Arizona State 2 2 9 11 5.50
40 Tulsa 2 2 9 11 5.50
40 Wisconsin 2 2 9 11 5.50
40 Akron 2 1 10 11 5.50
40 Texas Tech 2 1 10 11 5.50
40 Missouri State 2 0 11 11 5.50
40 Memphis 3 4 7 11 3.67
40 Pittsburgh 3 3 8 11 3.67
40 Oklahoma 3 0 11 11 3.67
49 Colorado State 2 5 5 10 5.00
49 Appalachian State 2 3 7 10 5.00
49 Louisville 2 3 7 10 5.00
49 Central Michigan 2 2 8 10 5.00
49 Georgia State 2 2 8 10 5.00
49 Louisiana-Monroe 2 1 9 10 5.00
49 Delaware 2 0 10 10 5.00
49 Fresno State 3 5 5 10 3.33
49 Jacksonville State 3 2 8 10 3.33
49 Ole Miss 3 2 8 10 3.33
49 Texas A&M 3 2 8 10 3.33
49 Michigan State 3 1 9 10 3.33
49 Ohio 3 0 10 10 3.33
49 USC 4 3 7 10 2.50
63 Massachusetts 1 3 6 9 9.00
63 New Mexico 2 3 6 9 4.50
63 BYU 2 2 7 9 4.50
63 Cincinnati 2 2 7 9 4.50
63 Boise State 2 1 8 9 4.50
63 Iowa State 2 1 8 9 4.50
63 Iowa 2 1 8 9 4.50
63 Miami (FL) 2 1 8 9 4.50
63 Buffalo 2 0 9 9 4.50
63 TCU 2 0 9 9 4.50
63 Stanford 3 2 7 9 3.00
63 Tulane 3 0 9 9 3.00
75 Louisiana Tech 2 3 5 8 4.00
75 San Diego State 2 1 7 8 4.00
75 South Alabama 2 1 7 8 4.00
75 Virginia 2 1 7 8 4.00
75 Western Michigan 2 1 7 8 4.00
75 Georgia Tech 2 0 8 8 4.00
75 Kansas 2 0 8 8 4.00
75 Minnesota 2 0 8 8 4.00
75 Temple 2 0 8 8 4.00
84 Boston College 2 4 3 7 3.50
84 NC State 2 2 5 7 3.50
84 Illinois 2 1 6 7 3.50
84 Oklahoma State 2 1 6 7 3.50
84 Syracuse 2 1 6 7 3.50
84 Liberty 2 0 7 7 3.50
84 Nevada 2 0 7 7 3.50
84 Utah State 2 0 7 7 3.50
84 West Virginia 2 0 7 7 3.50
84 Michigan 3 2 5 7 2.33
84 North Texas 3 1 6 7 2.33
84 Sacramento State 3 0 7 7 2.33
96 Charlotte 2 2 4 6 3.00
96 Northern Illinois 2 2 4 6 3.00
96 South Carolina 2 2 4 6 3.00
96 UTSA 2 2 4 6 3.00
96 North Carolina 2 1 5 6 3.00
96 Troy 2 1 5 6 3.00
96 Kansas State 2 0 6 6 3.00
96 Miami (OH) 2 0 6 6 3.00
96 Rutgers 3 2 4 6 2.00
96 Wake Forest 3 0 6 6 2.00
106 Northwestern 1 2 3 5 5.00
106 Indiana 2 2 3 5 2.50
106 USF 2 2 3 5 2.50
106 Louisiana 2 2 3 5 2.50
106 Washington State 2 2 3 5 2.50
106 Georgia Southern 2 1 4 5 2.50
106 Coastal Carolina 2 0 5 5 2.50
106 Old Dominion 2 0 5 5 2.50
106 SMU 2 0 5 5 2.50
106 Toledo 2 0 5 5 2.50
106 UAB 3 1 4 5 1.67
106 East Carolina 3 1 4 5 1.67
106 Western Kentucky 3 1 4 5 1.67
119 Air Force 1 1 3 4 4.00
119 Army 1 0 4 4 4.00
119 Arkansas State 2 3 1 4 2.00
119 Ball State 2 1 3 4 2.00
119 Middle Tennessee State 2 1 3 4 2.00
119 New Mexico State 2 1 3 4 2.00
119 Purdue 2 0 4 4 2.00
119 Rice 2 0 4 4 2.00
119 Southern Miss 2 0 4 4 2.00
119 Virginia Tech 2 0 4 4 2.00
119 Wyoming 2 0 4 4 2.00
130 Bowling Green 2 2 1 3 1.50
130 Kennesaw State 2 1 2 3 1.50
130 Arizona 2 0 3 3 1.50
133 Navy 1 0 2 2 2.00
133 Kent State 2 2 0 2 1.00
133 UTEP 2 0 2 2 1.00
136 Arkansas 2 1 0 1 0.50
136 Maryland 2 0 1 1 0.50