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