2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/30/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Kentucky 7 12 36 48 6.86
1 Texas Tech 6 12 25 37 6.17
1 UCLA 7 12 24 36 5.14
1 Alabama 8 12 23 35 4.38
5 New Mexico 6 11 16 27 4.50
6 Baylor 7 9 34 43 6.14
6 Louisiana Tech 6 9 23 32 5.33
6 Washington 6 9 22 31 5.17
6 North Dakota State 7 9 20 29 4.14
6 Memphis 7 9 18 27 3.86
6 Pittsburgh 7 9 16 25 3.57
12 UNLV 7 8 29 37 5.29
12 Tennessee 7 8 28 36 5.14
12 Notre Dame 7 8 24 32 4.57
12 Appalachian State 6 8 23 31 5.17
12 Auburn 7 8 21 29 4.14
12 Boston College 6 8 12 20 3.33
18 Utah 6 7 39 46 7.67
18 Houston 7 7 38 45 6.43
18 James Madison 8 7 37 44 5.50
18 Wisconsin 6 7 35 42 7.00
18 Minnesota 6 7 26 33 5.50
18 Louisville 6 7 25 32 5.33
18 Northwestern 6 7 25 32 5.33
18 Ole Miss 7 7 25 32 4.57
18 Penn State 7 7 25 32 4.57
18 Nebraska 6 7 22 29 4.83
18 Troy 7 7 21 28 4.00
18 Fresno State 7 7 20 27 3.86
18 Michigan 7 7 15 22 3.14
18 Colorado State 6 7 14 21 3.50
18 Arkansas State 7 7 11 18 2.57
33 Missouri 6 6 34 40 6.67
33 Oregon 6 6 31 37 6.17
33 LSU 7 6 31 37 5.29
33 Texas 7 6 31 37 5.29
33 UCF 7 6 27 33 4.71
33 San Jose State 7 6 23 29 4.14
33 Hawaii 8 6 22 28 3.50
33 Central Michigan 7 6 20 26 3.71
33 Indiana 7 6 19 25 3.57
33 Purdue 6 6 18 24 4.00
33 Texas A&M 7 6 18 24 3.43
33 Oklahoma State 6 6 17 23 3.83
33 California 7 6 17 23 3.29
33 Tulsa 7 6 16 22 3.14
33 Middle Tennessee State 7 6 15 21 3.00
33 New Mexico State 7 6 15 21 3.00
49 Oregon State 6 5 32 37 6.17
49 Vanderbilt 7 5 30 35 5.00
49 Virginia 7 5 30 35 5.00
49 Massachusetts 6 5 29 34 5.67
49 Delaware 7 5 27 32 4.57
49 Miami (OH) 7 5 27 32 4.57
49 Tulane 8 5 26 31 3.88
49 Kennesaw State 7 5 24 29 4.14
49 Jacksonville State 7 5 23 28 4.00
49 Liberty 6 5 20 25 4.17
49 Sacramento State 8 5 18 23 2.88
49 Florida Atlantic 7 5 16 21 3.00
49 UTSA 7 5 13 18 2.57
49 Arkansas 6 5 12 17 2.83
63 Ohio State 7 4 38 42 6.00
63 Eastern Michigan 8 4 36 40 5.00
63 Clemson 6 4 32 36 6.00
63 Sam Houston State 7 4 32 36 5.14
63 Connecticut 6 4 28 32 5.33
63 Ohio 7 4 27 31 4.43
63 Toledo 7 4 27 31 4.43
63 Western Michigan 7 4 27 31 4.43
63 North Carolina 6 4 25 29 4.83
63 Georgia 6 4 24 28 4.67
63 Cincinnati 6 4 22 26 4.33
63 South Alabama 6 4 22 26 4.33
63 Oklahoma 7 4 22 26 3.71
63 San Diego State 7 4 22 26 3.71
63 Boise State 6 4 21 25 4.17
63 Florida State 6 4 21 25 4.17
63 Old Dominion 7 4 21 25 3.57
63 FIU 6 4 20 24 4.00
63 Florida 6 4 20 24 4.00
63 Marshall 6 4 20 24 4.00
63 North Texas 7 4 20 24 3.43
63 South Carolina 6 4 19 23 3.83
63 West Virginia 7 4 17 21 3.00
63 Western Kentucky 7 4 17 21 3.00
63 Miami (FL) 6 4 14 18 3.00
63 Navy 6 4 14 18 3.00
63 Northern Illinois 6 4 10 14 2.33
90 Arizona State 6 3 33 36 6.00
90 BYU 6 3 30 33 5.50
90 Akron 7 3 25 28 4.00
90 Louisiana 7 3 24 27 3.86
90 Buffalo 6 3 23 26 4.33
90 Colorado 6 3 23 26 4.33
90 Iowa 6 3 23 26 4.33
90 Syracuse 6 3 22 25 4.17
90 Utah State 6 3 22 25 4.17
90 Louisiana-Monroe 6 3 21 24 4.00
90 Kent State 8 3 20 23 2.88
90 Air Force 6 3 19 22 3.67
90 Washington State 7 3 19 22 3.14
90 Stanford 7 3 18 21 3.00
90 Maryland 6 3 17 20 3.33
90 Army 6 3 17 20 3.33
90 USC 8 3 16 19 2.38
90 Coastal Carolina 6 3 15 18 3.00
90 Rutgers 6 3 13 16 2.67
90 Charlotte 7 3 13 16 2.29
110 Mississippi State 7 2 33 35 5.00
110 Missouri State 7 2 31 33 4.71
110 Kansas 6 2 26 28 4.67
110 Michigan State 8 2 26 28 3.50
110 Georgia State 6 2 25 27 4.50
110 Texas State 6 2 23 25 4.17
110 Wake Forest 7 2 23 25 3.57
110 NC State 6 2 22 24 4.00
110 Rice 7 2 21 23 3.29
110 Duke 6 2 19 21 3.50
110 Southern Miss 6 2 18 20 3.33
110 TCU 6 2 17 19 3.17
110 Ball State 7 2 17 19 2.71
110 UAB 6 2 16 18 3.00
110 East Carolina 6 2 15 17 2.83
110 Bowling Green 7 2 14 16 2.29
110 UTEP 6 2 11 13 2.17
110 USF 6 2 10 12 2.00
128 Nevada 6 1 27 28 4.67
128 Virginia Tech 7 1 26 27 3.86
128 Kansas State 6 1 25 26 4.33
128 Wyoming 7 1 22 23 3.29
128 Illinois 6 1 19 20 3.33
128 Iowa State 6 1 19 20 3.33
128 Arizona 6 1 17 18 3.00
128 Georgia Southern 6 1 17 18 3.00
128 SMU 6 1 17 18 3.00
137 Georgia Tech 6 0 16 16 2.67
137 Temple 6 0 10 10 1.67