2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/30/2026

Name G Int. Passes Broken Up Passes Defended Passes Defended/G
1 Florida 1 2 9 11 11.00
2 UCF 1 3 7 10 10.00
2 Utah State 1 3 7 10 10.00
2 Arizona State 1 1 9 10 10.00
2 Missouri 1 1 9 10 10.00
6 Vanderbilt 1 2 7 9 9.00
6 Baylor 1 1 8 9 9.00
8 Kentucky 1 2 6 8 8.00
8 Virginia 1 2 6 8 8.00
8 Kansas 1 0 8 8 8.00
8 Minnesota 1 0 8 8 8.00
12 Ohio State 2 2 13 15 7.50
13 Texas Tech 1 3 4 7 7.00
13 Florida State 1 1 6 7 7.00
13 Purdue 1 1 6 7 7.00
13 BYU 1 0 7 7 7.00
13 Clemson 1 0 7 7 7.00
13 Houston 1 0 7 7 7.00
19 Louisiana Tech 4 6 18 24 6.00
19 Nebraska 2 2 10 12 6.00
19 Texas State 2 1 11 12 6.00
19 Georgia 1 2 4 6 6.00
19 Illinois 1 1 5 6 6.00
19 SMU 1 1 5 6 6.00
19 Arkansas 1 0 6 6 6.00
19 Duke 1 0 6 6 6.00
19 NC State 1 0 6 6 6.00
19 Syracuse 1 0 6 6 6.00
19 TCU 1 0 6 6 6.00
30 Connecticut 4 2 20 22 5.50
30 Wisconsin 2 2 9 11 5.50
32 Eastern Michigan 6 3 29 32 5.33
33 Appalachian State 5 7 19 26 5.20
34 UNLV 6 7 24 31 5.17
35 Sam Houston State 6 1 29 30 5.00
35 Delaware 5 5 20 25 5.00
35 Miami (OH) 5 5 20 25 5.00
35 South Alabama 5 4 21 25 5.00
35 Massachusetts 5 2 23 25 5.00
35 Missouri State 5 1 24 25 5.00
35 Fresno State 3 6 9 15 5.00
35 Auburn 1 2 3 5 5.00
35 Iowa State 1 1 4 5 5.00
35 Texas 1 1 4 5 5.00
35 North Carolina 1 0 5 5 5.00
35 West Virginia 1 0 5 5 5.00
47 James Madison 7 5 29 34 4.86
48 San Jose State 5 5 19 24 4.80
48 Western Michigan 5 3 21 24 4.80
48 Georgia State 5 1 23 24 4.80
51 Nevada 6 1 27 28 4.67
52 New Mexico 5 9 14 23 4.60
52 North Texas 5 4 19 23 4.60
52 Buffalo 5 3 20 23 4.60
52 Toledo 5 3 20 23 4.60
56 Kennesaw State 6 5 22 27 4.50
56 Colorado State 2 3 6 9 4.50
56 Boise State 2 2 7 9 4.50
59 Troy 5 6 16 22 4.40
60 Ohio 6 4 22 26 4.33
60 Penn State 3 2 11 13 4.33
62 Marshall 5 4 17 21 4.20
63 Liberty 6 5 20 25 4.17
63 Tulane 6 5 20 25 4.17
63 Louisiana 6 2 23 25 4.17
66 North Dakota State 7 9 20 29 4.14
67 Jacksonville State 7 5 23 28 4.00
67 Memphis 6 9 15 24 4.00
67 FIU 6 4 20 24 4.00
67 Stanford 2 0 8 8 4.00
67 Iowa 1 1 3 4 4.00
67 LSU 1 1 3 4 4.00
67 Mississippi State 1 0 4 4 4.00
74 Central Michigan 6 6 17 23 3.83
74 Hawaii 6 6 17 23 3.83
76 Southern Miss 5 2 17 19 3.80
77 Old Dominion 6 4 18 22 3.67
77 Air Force 6 3 19 22 3.67
79 UAB 5 2 16 18 3.60
80 Rice 6 2 19 21 3.50
80 Kent State 6 1 20 21 3.50
80 Oklahoma 2 0 7 7 3.50
83 Western Kentucky 5 4 13 17 3.40
83 Coastal Carolina 5 3 14 17 3.40
83 Louisiana-Monroe 5 3 14 17 3.40
83 Akron 5 2 15 17 3.40
87 Army 6 3 17 20 3.33
87 Wyoming 6 1 19 20 3.33
87 Michigan State 3 1 9 10 3.33
90 Sacramento State 7 5 18 23 3.29
91 Georgia Southern 4 0 13 13 3.25
92 Middle Tennessee State 6 6 13 19 3.17
93 New Mexico State 6 5 13 18 3.00
93 Florida Atlantic 6 4 14 18 3.00
93 Navy 6 4 14 18 3.00
93 East Carolina 5 2 13 15 3.00
93 Alabama 1 1 2 3 3.00
93 California 1 1 2 3 3.00
93 Cincinnati 1 1 2 3 3.00
93 Ole Miss 1 1 2 3 3.00
93 Northwestern 1 1 2 3 3.00
93 Oklahoma State 1 1 2 3 3.00
93 Oregon State 1 1 2 3 3.00
93 Pittsburgh 1 1 2 3 3.00
93 South Carolina 1 1 2 3 3.00
93 Kansas State 1 0 3 3 3.00
93 Tennessee 1 0 3 3 3.00
93 Texas A&M 1 0 3 3 3.00
109 Arkansas State 6 6 10 16 2.67
110 Tulsa 5 3 10 13 2.60
110 Bowling Green 5 0 13 13 2.60
112 Charlotte 6 2 13 15 2.50
112 Indiana 2 2 3 5 2.50
114 Ball State 5 1 11 12 2.40
115 UTEP 3 1 6 7 2.33
116 USF 6 2 10 12 2.00
116 Northern Illinois 4 2 6 8 2.00
116 UTSA 4 2 6 8 2.00
116 Michigan 2 1 3 4 2.00
116 San Diego State 2 0 4 4 2.00
116 Miami (FL) 1 1 1 2 2.00
116 Arizona 1 0 2 2 2.00
116 Wake Forest 1 0 2 2 2.00
124 Temple 5 0 8 8 1.60
125 USC 2 0 3 3 1.50
126 Maryland 1 0 1 1 1.00
126 Rutgers 1 0 1 1 1.00
126 Virginia Tech 1 0 1 1 1.00