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