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