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