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