2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 James Madison 1 2 8 10 10.00
2 Utah 4 5 31 36 9.00
2 Massachusetts 1 3 6 9 9.00
4 Wisconsin 2 1 15 16 8.00
5 Oregon 4 5 24 29 7.25
6 Louisiana-Monroe 1 0 7 7 7.00
7 Mississippi State 4 2 25 27 6.75
8 Oregon State 4 3 23 26 6.50
9 Northwestern 3 4 15 19 6.33
10 Kentucky 4 5 20 25 6.25
10 Houston 4 4 21 25 6.25
12 UCLA 5 10 20 30 6.00
12 Missouri 4 5 19 24 6.00
12 Clemson 4 4 20 24 6.00
12 Texas Tech 3 5 13 18 6.00
12 Baylor 3 4 14 18 6.00
12 San Diego State 3 3 15 18 6.00
12 Sam Houston State 1 3 3 6 6.00
12 UNLV 1 1 5 6 6.00
20 Notre Dame 5 7 21 28 5.60
21 Tennessee 4 5 17 22 5.50
21 Akron 2 1 10 11 5.50
23 Alabama 5 8 19 27 5.40
24 Oklahoma 3 3 13 16 5.33
25 BYU 4 3 18 21 5.25
25 Ohio State 4 2 19 21 5.25
27 Louisville 5 5 20 25 5.00
27 Connecticut 2 2 8 10 5.00
27 Appalachian State 1 1 4 5 5.00
27 Ohio 1 0 5 5 5.00
31 LSU 4 4 15 19 4.75
31 Georgia 4 2 17 19 4.75
31 Virginia 4 2 17 19 4.75
31 Virginia Tech 4 0 19 19 4.75
35 Penn State 3 3 11 14 4.67
36 California 4 5 13 18 4.50
36 Ole Miss 4 3 15 18 4.50
36 Tulsa 2 3 6 9 4.50
39 Washington 5 7 15 22 4.40
40 Arizona State 3 2 11 13 4.33
40 Cincinnati 3 2 11 13 4.33
40 Oklahoma State 3 2 11 13 4.33
43 Minnesota 4 4 13 17 4.25
43 Vanderbilt 4 3 14 17 4.25
43 Iowa 4 1 16 17 4.25
46 Pittsburgh 4 6 10 16 4.00
46 South Carolina 4 3 13 16 4.00
46 North Carolina 3 3 9 12 4.00
46 Louisiana Tech 2 3 5 8 4.00
46 Eastern Michigan 2 1 7 8 4.00
46 Missouri State 2 1 7 8 4.00
46 Toledo 2 1 7 8 4.00
46 New Mexico 1 2 2 4 4.00
54 Texas A&M 5 5 14 19 3.80
55 Auburn 4 4 11 15 3.75
55 Texas 4 2 13 15 3.75
57 UCF 4 2 12 14 3.50
57 NC State 4 2 12 14 3.50
57 Georgia Tech 4 0 14 14 3.50
57 Ball State 2 1 6 7 3.50
57 Western Michigan 2 1 6 7 3.50
57 Delaware 2 0 7 7 3.50
57 Miami (OH) 2 0 7 7 3.50
64 Washington State 5 3 14 17 3.40
65 UTSA 3 3 7 10 3.33
65 Miami (FL) 3 2 8 10 3.33
65 Duke 3 1 9 10 3.33
65 Kansas 3 1 9 10 3.33
65 Michigan State 3 1 9 10 3.33
70 Florida State 4 2 11 13 3.25
70 Maryland 4 2 11 13 3.25
70 Purdue 4 2 11 13 3.25
70 Utah State 4 0 13 13 3.25
74 USC 5 3 12 15 3.00
74 Boston College 4 4 8 12 3.00
74 Nebraska 3 4 5 9 3.00
74 Boise State 3 1 8 9 3.00
74 Fresno State 3 1 8 9 3.00
74 Northern Illinois 2 2 4 6 3.00
74 Troy 2 1 5 6 3.00
74 Tulane 2 0 6 6 3.00
74 Florida Atlantic 1 1 2 3 3.00
74 Georgia State 1 1 2 3 3.00
74 New Mexico State 1 1 2 3 3.00
74 Buffalo 1 0 3 3 3.00
74 Central Michigan 1 0 3 3 3.00
74 Marshall 1 0 3 3 3.00
74 Memphis 1 0 3 3 3.00
74 Old Dominion 1 0 3 3 3.00
74 Wyoming 1 0 3 3 3.00
91 Wake Forest 5 2 12 14 2.80
92 Stanford 4 3 8 11 2.75
92 West Virginia 4 3 8 11 2.75
92 Florida 4 2 9 11 2.75
92 Arizona 4 1 10 11 2.75
92 Illinois 4 0 11 11 2.75
97 Michigan 3 3 5 8 2.67
97 Indiana 3 1 7 8 2.67
97 Syracuse 3 1 7 8 2.67
97 Kansas State 3 0 8 8 2.67
101 Colorado 4 1 9 10 2.50
101 Iowa State 4 0 10 10 2.50
101 Colorado State 2 2 3 5 2.50
101 Georgia Southern 2 1 4 5 2.50
101 San Jose State 2 1 4 5 2.50
101 Texas State 2 1 4 5 2.50
101 Hawaii 2 0 5 5 2.50
108 Rutgers 3 2 5 7 2.33
109 UTEP 3 1 5 6 2.00
109 SMU 3 0 6 6 2.00
109 TCU 3 0 6 6 2.00
109 Western Kentucky 2 0 4 4 2.00
109 Arkansas State 1 1 1 2 2.00
109 Louisiana 1 1 1 2 2.00
109 East Carolina 1 0 2 2 2.00
109 Middle Tennessee State 1 0 2 2 2.00
109 Rice 1 0 2 2 2.00
109 Temple 1 0 2 2 2.00
109 Kennesaw State 1 0 2 2 2.00
120 Arkansas 4 3 4 7 1.75
121 Bowling Green 2 2 1 3 1.50
122 Kent State 2 2 0 2 1.00
122 Charlotte 1 1 0 1 1.00
122 Coastal Carolina 1 0 1 1 1.00
122 South Alabama 1 0 1 1 1.00
122 Southern Miss 1 0 1 1 1.00
127 North Texas 2 0 1 1 0.50