2026 Pass-Defense Schedule — Every Passing Game Ranked

Ovr	Team	QB	Pass EPA/attempt allowed	Pass TD/g allowed	Yards/attempt allowed	Composite
1	TulsaSweepAmerican Athletic	Baylor Hayes	+0.318#1	1.72#2	7.85#1	1.33
2	North TexasSweepAmerican Athletic	Tayven Jackson	+0.289#5	1.72#1	7.75#2	2.67
3	LouisianaSun Belt	Daniel Beale	+0.278#14	1.68#4	7.63#5	7.67
4	Kennesaw StateConference USA	Rickie Collins	+0.287#6	1.65#5	7.56#12	7.67
5	South FloridaAmerican Athletic	TBD	+0.287#8	1.64#9	7.55#13	10.00
6	Notre DameFBS Independents	CJ Carr	+0.291#3	1.60#21	7.59#7	10.33
7	NavyAmerican Athletic	Braxton Woodson	+0.302#2	1.57#28	7.64#4	11.33
8	UTSAAmerican Athletic	Owen McCown	+0.286#9	1.62#15	7.56#11	11.67
9	Texas TechBig 12	Will Hammond	+0.285#10	1.63#12	7.47#19	13.67
10	UL MonroeSun Belt	Aidan Armenta	+0.273#22	1.60#19	7.65#3	14.67
11	Jacksonville StateConference USA	Caden Creel	+0.276#17	1.63#11	7.45#21	16.33
12	Coastal CarolinaSun Belt	Luke McBride	+0.273#19	1.62#14	7.49#18	17.00
13	UCFBig 12	Alonza Barnett III	+0.282#12	1.64#6	7.33#34	17.33
14	NevadaMountain West	Carter Jones	+0.290#4	1.51#45	7.57#10	19.67
15	East CarolinaAmerican Athletic	Cole Hodge	+0.282#11	1.53#34	7.50#15	20.00
16	ArmyAmerican Athletic	Harrison Orr	+0.287#7	1.51#46	7.58#8	20.33
17	MemphisAmerican Athletic	Marcus Stokes	+0.270#24	1.55#29	7.57#9	20.67
18	Florida InternationalConference USA	JJ Kohl	+0.273#20	1.62#16	7.35#32	22.67
19	App StateSun Belt	Tommy Ulatowski	+0.265#33	1.63#13	7.38#25	23.67
20	LibertyConference USA	Ethan Vasko	+0.263#34	1.71#3	7.33#35	24.00
21	MarshallSun Belt	Carlos Del Rio-Wilson	+0.276#16	1.63#10	7.25#47	24.33
22	Boston CollegeACC	Femi Babalola	+0.269#26	1.60#20	7.36#29	25.00
23	CharlotteAmerican Athletic	Cole Gonzales	+0.281#13	1.51#47	7.49#16	25.33
24	Penn StateBig Ten	Rocco Becht	+0.272#23	1.52#40	7.46#20	27.67
25	New Mexico StateConference USA	Adam Damante	+0.266#30	1.57#26	7.37#28	28.00
26	Arkansas StateSun Belt	Mason Schubert	+0.269#25	1.53#37	7.37#27	29.67
27	Middle TennesseeConference USA	Roman Gagliano	+0.261#35	1.55#31	7.39#23	29.67
28	VirginiaACC	Beau Pribula	+0.268#28	1.59#23	7.28#42	31.00
29	CaliforniaACC	Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele	+0.257#41	1.64#7	7.20#57	35.00
30	WyomingMountain West	Tyler Hughes	+0.278#15	1.39#89	7.61#6	36.67
31	UtahBig 12	Devon Dampier	+0.268#27	1.55#32	7.21#54	37.67
32	South AlabamaSun Belt	Bishop Davenport	+0.246#51	1.50#48	7.54#14	37.67
33	UABAmerican Athletic	Ryder Burton	+0.273#21	1.50#50	7.25#48	39.67
34	Florida AtlanticAmerican Athletic	Caden Veltkamp	+0.259#36	1.53#38	7.26#46	40.00
35	Old DominionSun Belt	Quinn Henicle	+0.256#43	1.51#44	7.31#39	42.00
36	DelawareConference USA	Nick Minicucci	+0.256#44	1.64#8	7.12#74	42.00
37	Western KentuckyConference USA	Cam O'Hara	+0.265#31	1.47#60	7.31#38	43.00
38	TulaneAmerican Athletic	Holt Teichman	+0.267#29	1.47#62	7.30#41	44.00
39	Miami (OH)Mid-American	Thomas Gotkowski	+0.232#71	1.61#18	7.28#43	44.00
40	Missouri StateConference USA	Brett Ottensmeyer	+0.235#67	1.61#17	7.25#49	44.33
41	TempleAmerican Athletic	Camren Boykin	+0.257#42	1.44#70	7.40#22	44.67
42	Eastern MichiganMid-American	Noah Kim	+0.224#84	1.58#24	7.38#26	44.67
43	ToledoMid-American	John Alan Richter	+0.246#52	1.53#36	7.22#53	47.00
44	WisconsinBig Ten	Colton Joseph	+0.251#49	1.49#53	7.30#40	47.33
45	LouisvilleACC	Mason Fields	+0.237#61	1.58#25	7.17#61	49.00
46	UConnFBS Independents	Tucker McDonald	+0.241#56	1.54#33	7.17#59	49.33
47	Georgia TechACC	Graham Knowles	+0.257#40	1.48#56	7.21#56	50.67
48	Kansas StateBig 12	Avery Johnson	+0.258#38	1.48#57	7.16#62	52.33
49	VanderbiltSEC	TBD	+0.252#46	1.39#85	7.36#30	53.67
50	North Dakota StateMountain West	—	+0.259#37	1.33#108	7.49#17	54.00
51	MarylandBig Ten	Malik Washington	+0.275#18	1.37#97	7.22#51	55.33
52	RutgersBig Ten	Dylan Lonergan	+0.240#57	1.50#49	7.16#63	56.33
53	MassachusettsMid-American	Logan Inagawa	+0.239#60	1.46#63	7.22#52	58.33
54	MiamiACC	Darian Mensah	+0.237#62	1.52#42	7.12#72	58.67
55	Wake ForestACC	Gio Lopez	+0.235#65	1.41#79	7.33#33	59.00
56	Hawai'iMountain West	Micah Alejado	+0.236#64	1.48#58	7.20#58	60.00
57	IllinoisBig Ten	Katin Houser	+0.254#45	1.37#95	7.26#45	61.67
58	Sacramento StateMid-American	—	+0.230#75	1.51#43	7.14#67	61.67
59	New MexicoMountain West	Jack Layne	+0.237#63	1.39#91	7.36#31	61.67
60	Northern IllinoisMountain West	Taron Dickens	+0.258#39	1.30#122	7.38#24	61.67
61	KansasBig 12	Chase Jenkins	+0.216#91	1.60#22	7.10#75	62.67
62	Fresno StatePac-12	Jayden Mandal	+0.214#95	1.57#27	7.13#69	63.67
63	Georgia SouthernSun Belt	Weston Bryan	+0.217#89	1.53#39	7.15#65	64.33
64	Air ForceMountain West	Liam Szarka	+0.251#48	1.34#101	7.28#44	64.33
65	TroySun Belt	Tucker Kilcrease	+0.227#79	1.46#65	7.22#50	64.67
66	HoustonBig 12	Conner Weigman	+0.232#70	1.45#67	7.17#60	65.67
67	Sam HoustonConference USA	Landyn Locke	+0.228#78	1.53#35	7.01#84	65.67
68	Georgia StateSun Belt	Ayden Pereira	+0.232#72	1.42#75	7.21#55	67.33
69	ClemsonACC	Christopher Vizzina	+0.265#32	1.32#111	7.15#66	69.67
70	James MadisonSun Belt	Tanner Vibabul	+0.228#77	1.46#66	7.14#68	70.33
71	AkronMid-American	Reese Poffenbarger	+0.225#83	1.50#52	7.08#78	71.00
72	NC StateACC	CJ Bailey	+0.239#59	1.45#68	7.00#88	71.67
73	UTEPMountain West	EJ Colson	+0.248#50	1.27#130	7.32#36	72.00
74	UNLVMountain West	Jackson Arnold	+0.252#47	1.26#133	7.32#37	72.33
75	San José StateMountain West	Robert McDaniel	+0.242#55	1.35#100	7.15#64	73.00
76	TennesseeSEC	George MacIntyre	+0.242#54	1.36#98	7.09#77	76.33
77	SMUACC	Kevin Jennings	+0.234#68	1.43#73	6.99#90	77.00
78	Southern MissSun Belt	Ethan Hampton	+0.219#87	1.42#74	7.13#71	77.33
79	Virginia TechACC	Ethan Grunkemeyer	+0.199#113	1.55#30	6.99#89	77.33
80	DukeACC	Walker Eget	+0.230#74	1.40#81	7.05#82	79.00
81	North CarolinaACC	Billy Edwards Jr.	+0.217#90	1.46#64	7.05#83	79.00
82	Louisiana TechSun Belt	Blake Baker	+0.243#53	1.32#112	7.12#73	79.33
83	South CarolinaSEC	LaNorris Sellers	+0.225#82	1.39#90	7.13#70	80.67
84	BuffaloMid-American	Mason Cumbie	+0.194#120	1.52#41	7.06#81	80.67
85	PittsburghACC	Mason Heintschel	+0.231#73	1.40#82	6.96#94	83.00
86	OhioMid-American	Matt Vezza	+0.216#92	1.44#71	7.00#87	83.33
87	AuburnSEC	Byrum Brown	+0.233#69	1.34#102	7.07#80	83.67
88	MinnesotaBig Ten	Drake Lindsey	+0.240#58	1.31#116	7.08#79	84.33
89	Florida StateACC	Dean DeNobile	+0.197#119	1.49#54	7.00#86	86.33
90	AlabamaSEC	Austin Mack	+0.226#81	1.37#93	6.96#93	89.00
91	MissouriSEC	Matt Zollers	+0.228#76	1.32#115	7.10#76	89.00
92	LSUSEC	Sam Leavitt	+0.205#105	1.40#80	7.01#85	90.00
93	UCLABig Ten	Nico Iamaleava	+0.211#99	1.41#78	6.94#98	91.67
94	Western MichiganMid-American	Jaxson Dosh	+0.198#117	1.45#69	6.94#99	95.00
95	Central MichiganMid-American	Jadyn Glasser	+0.207#102	1.39#87	6.95#96	95.00
96	USCBig Ten	Jayden Maiava	+0.218#88	1.39#86	6.83#114	96.00
97	West VirginiaBig 12	Scotty Fox Jr.	+0.215#93	1.37#94	6.91#103	96.67
98	Oklahoma StateBig 12	Drew Mestemaker	+0.214#96	1.40#83	6.85#112	97.00
99	OregonBig Ten	Dante Moore	+0.222#85	1.39#88	6.81#120	97.67
100	RiceAmerican Athletic	Patrick Crayton Jr.	+0.205#108	1.42#76	6.85#110	98.00
101	SyracuseACC	Amari Odom	+0.183#129	1.47#61	6.89#108	99.33
102	Bowling GreenMid-American	Hunter Najm	+0.199#114	1.42#77	6.84#113	101.33
103	IowaBig Ten	Hank Brown	+0.235#66	1.13#138	6.89#106	103.33
104	Ball StateMid-American	Bodie Derrer	+0.199#115	1.37#96	6.92#102	104.33
105	San Diego StatePac-12	Jayden Denegal	+0.177#132	1.49#55	6.70#127	104.67
106	Kent StateMid-American	Dru DeShields	+0.211#98	1.29#126	6.97#92	105.33
107	NorthwesternBig Ten	Aidan Chiles	+0.227#80	1.30#123	6.82#116	106.33
108	StanfordACC	Davis Warren	+0.205#107	1.31#117	6.95#95	106.33
109	Iowa StateBig 12	TBD	+0.201#112	1.32#109	6.94#100	107.00
110	GeorgiaSEC	Gunner Stockton	+0.213#97	1.24#134	6.97#91	107.33
111	BaylorBig 12	DJ Lagway	+0.208#101	1.34#104	6.82#117	107.33
112	Ole MissSEC	Trinidad Chambliss	+0.205#110	1.33#107	6.87#109	108.67
113	Colorado StatePac-12	Darius Curry	+0.152#137	1.50#51	6.48#138	108.67
114	IndianaBig Ten	Josh Hoover	+0.220#86	1.18#137	6.90#104	109.00
115	Texas StatePac-12	Brad Jackson	+0.174#134	1.48#59	6.58#134	109.00
116	FloridaSEC	Tramell Jones Jr.	+0.206#103	1.31#120	6.90#105	109.33
117	Boise StatePac-12	Maddux Madsen	+0.190#124	1.43#72	6.64#132	109.33
118	Texas A&MSEC	Marcel Reed	+0.205#104	1.29#125	6.93#101	110.00
119	Michigan StateBig Ten	Alessio Milivojevic	+0.215#94	1.31#118	6.78#122	111.33
120	OklahomaSEC	John Mateer	+0.205#109	1.30#121	6.89#107	112.33
121	ColoradoBig 12	Isaac Wilson	+0.193#122	1.31#119	6.95#97	112.67
122	BYUBig 12	Bear Bachmeier	+0.204#111	1.32#110	6.81#119	113.33
123	NebraskaBig Ten	Anthony Colandrea	+0.205#106	1.32#114	6.74#125	115.00
124	Ohio StateBig Ten	Julian Sayin	+0.198#116	1.35#99	6.67#131	115.33
125	Arizona StateBig 12	Cutter Boley	+0.208#100	1.29#128	6.82#118	115.33
126	TexasSEC	Arch Manning	+0.188#127	1.33#106	6.82#115	116.00
127	Washington StatePac-12	Caden Pinnick	+0.171#135	1.39#84	6.51#136	118.33
128	WashingtonBig Ten	Demond Williams Jr.	+0.197#118	1.26#131	6.85#111	120.00
129	ArizonaBig 12	Noah Fifita	+0.175#133	1.34#103	6.75#124	120.00
130	CincinnatiBig 12	Liam O'Brien	+0.189#126	1.32#113	6.78#121	120.00
131	Oregon StatePac-12	Braden Atkinson	+0.156#136	1.38#92	6.49#137	121.67
132	Mississippi StateSEC	Kamario Taylor	+0.194#121	1.26#132	6.76#123	125.33
133	Utah StatePac-12	Anthony Garcia	+0.151#138	1.34#105	6.52#135	126.00
134	ArkansasSEC	KJ Jackson	+0.184#128	1.29#124	6.69#129	127.00
135	PurdueBig Ten	Ryan Browne	+0.192#123	1.29#127	6.63#133	127.67
136	TCUBig 12	Jaden Craig	+0.181#131	1.28#129	6.72#126	128.67
137	MichiganBig Ten	Bryce Underwood	+0.189#125	1.23#136	6.68#130	130.33
138	KentuckySEC	Brennen Ward	+0.182#130	1.24#135	6.69#128	131.00