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