2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Utah 4 5 31 36 9.00
2 Oregon 4 5 24 29 7.25
3 Missouri 5 6 28 34 6.80
4 Baylor 4 5 22 27 6.75
4 Wisconsin 4 3 24 27 6.75
6 Kentucky 5 7 26 33 6.60
7 Houston 5 4 28 32 6.40
8 Texas Tech 4 8 17 25 6.25
9 Clemson 5 4 27 31 6.20
9 Mississippi State 5 2 29 31 6.20
11 UNLV 6 8 29 37 6.17
12 Ohio State 6 4 32 36 6.00
12 UCLA 5 10 20 30 6.00
12 James Madison 5 6 24 30 6.00
15 Oregon State 5 4 25 29 5.80
16 Arizona State 4 3 20 23 5.75
17 Eastern Michigan 6 4 30 34 5.67
18 Northwestern 4 5 17 22 5.50
19 Virginia 5 4 23 27 5.40
20 Massachusetts 4 4 17 21 5.25
20 BYU 4 3 18 21 5.25
22 Vanderbilt 5 5 21 26 5.20
22 Connecticut 5 4 22 26 5.20
24 Alabama 6 9 21 30 5.00
24 Louisville 5 5 20 25 5.00
24 Tennessee 5 5 20 25 5.00
24 Georgia 5 4 21 25 5.00
24 Minnesota 5 4 21 25 5.00
24 Appalachian State 4 6 14 20 5.00
24 Sam Houston State 4 3 17 20 5.00
24 Georgia State 4 2 18 20 5.00
32 UCF 5 5 19 24 4.80
33 Louisiana Tech 4 6 13 19 4.75
33 Florida Atlantic 4 5 14 19 4.75
33 Missouri State 4 1 18 19 4.75
36 Notre Dame 6 7 21 28 4.67
37 LSU 5 5 18 23 4.60
37 San Jose State 5 5 18 23 4.60
37 Oklahoma 5 3 20 23 4.60
37 Utah State 5 3 20 23 4.60
41 Penn State 6 5 22 27 4.50
41 FIU 4 3 15 18 4.50
41 Kansas 4 1 17 18 4.50
44 Washington 5 7 15 22 4.40
44 Florida 5 4 18 22 4.40
44 San Diego State 5 3 19 22 4.40
47 New Mexico 4 8 9 17 4.25
47 North Carolina 4 3 14 17 4.25
47 Texas State 4 2 15 17 4.25
47 Delaware 4 0 17 17 4.25
51 California 5 6 15 21 4.20
51 Nebraska 5 6 15 21 4.20
51 Central Michigan 5 4 17 21 4.20
51 Ole Miss 5 4 17 21 4.20
51 South Alabama 5 4 17 21 4.20
51 Akron 5 2 19 21 4.20
51 Iowa 5 2 19 21 4.20
58 Fresno State 6 7 17 24 4.00
58 Auburn 5 6 14 20 4.00
58 Tulsa 5 6 14 20 4.00
58 Florida State 5 3 17 20 4.00
58 Liberty 5 3 17 20 4.00
58 Old Dominion 5 3 17 20 4.00
58 Purdue 5 3 17 20 4.00
58 Texas 5 3 17 20 4.00
58 NC State 5 2 18 20 4.00
58 Western Michigan 5 2 18 20 4.00
58 Miami (OH) 5 1 19 20 4.00
58 Virginia Tech 5 0 20 20 4.00
58 Cincinnati 4 3 13 16 4.00
58 Oklahoma State 4 3 13 16 4.00
58 Duke 4 1 15 16 4.00
73 Pittsburgh 5 7 12 19 3.80
73 North Dakota State 5 6 13 19 3.80
73 South Carolina 5 4 15 19 3.80
73 Marshall 5 3 16 19 3.80
77 Buffalo 4 0 15 15 3.75
78 Texas A&M 6 5 17 22 3.67
79 Jacksonville State 5 4 14 18 3.60
79 Boise State 5 3 15 18 3.60
79 North Texas 5 3 15 18 3.60
79 Ohio 5 2 16 18 3.60
79 Wyoming 5 1 17 18 3.60
84 Hawaii 6 2 19 21 3.50
84 Colorado State 4 5 9 14 3.50
84 Air Force 4 2 12 14 3.50
84 Kennesaw State 4 2 12 14 3.50
84 Nevada 4 1 13 14 3.50
84 Louisiana-Monroe 4 1 13 14 3.50
84 Syracuse 4 1 13 14 3.50
84 Army 4 1 13 14 3.50
84 Georgia Tech 4 0 14 14 3.50
93 Louisiana 5 3 14 17 3.40
93 Washington State 5 3 14 17 3.40
93 Toledo 5 2 15 17 3.40
93 Illinois 5 1 16 17 3.40
97 Michigan State 6 2 18 20 3.33
98 Memphis 5 6 10 16 3.20
98 Coastal Carolina 5 3 13 16 3.20
98 West Virginia 5 3 13 16 3.20
101 Stanford 6 3 16 19 3.17
102 Iowa State 5 1 14 15 3.00
102 Rice 5 1 14 15 3.00
102 Tulane 5 0 15 15 3.00
102 Boston College 4 4 8 12 3.00
102 Miami (FL) 4 3 9 12 3.00
102 Navy 4 3 9 12 3.00
102 SMU 4 1 11 12 3.00
102 TCU 4 0 12 12 3.00
110 Maryland 5 2 12 14 2.80
110 UAB 5 1 13 14 2.80
110 Ball State 5 1 13 14 2.80
110 Georgia Southern 5 1 13 14 2.80
114 Troy 4 4 7 11 2.75
114 Kansas State 4 0 11 11 2.75
116 Wake Forest 6 2 14 16 2.67
117 Arkansas 5 3 10 13 2.60
117 Indiana 5 3 10 13 2.60
117 Arizona 5 1 12 13 2.60
120 USC 7 3 15 18 2.57
121 Middle Tennessee State 4 3 7 10 2.50
121 Colorado 4 1 9 10 2.50
123 Michigan 5 4 8 12 2.40
123 Western Kentucky 5 3 9 12 2.40
123 Charlotte 5 2 10 12 2.40
123 UTEP 5 2 10 12 2.40
127 East Carolina 4 2 7 9 2.25
128 New Mexico State 5 3 8 11 2.20
129 UTSA 5 3 7 10 2.00
129 USF 5 2 8 10 2.00
129 Temple 5 0 10 10 2.00
129 Northern Illinois 4 3 5 8 2.00
129 Rutgers 4 2 6 8 2.00
129 Southern Miss 4 1 7 8 2.00
135 Arkansas State 5 3 6 9 1.80
135 Bowling Green 5 2 7 9 1.80
135 Kent State 5 2 7 9 1.80
135 Sacramento State 5 1 8 9 1.80