2026 National Leaders Passes Defended - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Int. | Passes Broken Up | Passes Defended | Passes Defended/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNLV | 3 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 2 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 8.50 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 7.50 |
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 5 | Hawaii | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6.50 |
| 5 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 |
| 5 | Texas State | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 5 | FIU | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4.00 |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7.00 |
| 9 | North Dakota State | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4.67 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6.00 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 12 | Florida | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11.00 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 12 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 17 | Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 17 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 17 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 21 | UCF | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 21 | Appalachian State | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 21 | Marshall | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 21 | Baylor | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 21 | South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 21 | Clemson | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 21 | Sacramento State | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 21 | Liberty | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 21 | Nevada | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 32 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 32 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7.00 |
| 32 | Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 32 | Delaware | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 32 | Duke | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 32 | Temple | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 32 | TCU | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 32 | Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 40 | Fresno State | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 40 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 40 | Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Stanford | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 40 | West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 40 | Ohio | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 46 | Memphis | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 46 | Georgia | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 46 | Boise State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 46 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 46 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 46 | Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 46 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 46 | Texas | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 46 | UAB | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 46 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 46 | James Madison | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 46 | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 46 | Army | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 46 | Rice | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 60 | Colorado State | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.00 |
| 60 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 60 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 60 | USF | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 60 | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 60 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 60 | Michigan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 60 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 60 | Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 60 | San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 60 | Southern Miss | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 60 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 60 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 60 | Tulane | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 60 | USC | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 76 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 76 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 76 | Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 76 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 76 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 76 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 76 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 76 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 76 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 76 | East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 76 | Arizona | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 76 | Ball State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 76 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 76 | Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 76 | Toledo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 76 | Navy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 76 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 76 | Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 94 | Maryland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 94 | New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 94 | Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 94 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 94 | Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 99 | Arkansas State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 99 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 99 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |