league leaders in passes defended 2023 to 2024 by player

From 2023 through 2024, Derek Stingley Jr. defended the most passes, with 31 passes defended.

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	NAME	PDEF	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Derek Stingley Jr. D. Stingley Jr.	31	28	65	28	93	0.0	0	10	65	0	0	0	0
2	Denzel Ward D. Ward	30	29	71	12	83	0.0	0	4	20	0	2	1	0
3	Charvarius Ward C. Ward	30	29	94	32	126	0.0	0	5	91	1	1	0	0
4	Alontae Taylor A. Taylor	30	34	117	47	164	5.0	46.5	2	16	0	3	0	0
5	Brian Branch B. Branch	29	31	129	54	183	2.0	13	7	111	1	2	0	0
6	Darius Slay D. Slay	28	26	87	19	106	0.0	0	2	86	1	1	1	0
7	Paulson Adebo P. Adebo	28	22	103	25	128	0.0	0	7	100	0	2	2	0
8	Tyrique Stevenson Sr. T. Stevenson Sr.	28	32	116	48	164	0.0	0	6	89	1	3	0	0
9	Byron Murphy Jr. B. Murphy Jr.	27	31	105	33	138	0.0	0	9	61	0	2	1	0
10	Cam Taylor-Britt C. Taylor-Britt	27	29	98	29	127	0.5	2.5	7	144	2	1	0	0
11	Darious Williams D. Williams	26	29	75	23	98	0.0	0	5	72	1	2	0	0
12	Zyon McCollum Z. McCollum	26	34	104	46	150	0.0	0	2	4	0	2	1	0
13	Riq Woolen R. Woolen	25	31	74	25	99	0.0	0	5	11	0	1	2	0
14	Devon Witherspoon D. Witherspoon	25	31	122	55	177	4.0	19	1	97	1	2	0	0
15	Benjamin St-Juste B. St-Juste	24	33	108	30	138	1.0	3	1	0	0	3	1	0
16	Ahkello Witherspoon A. Witherspoon	23	30	68	15	83	0.0	0	4	17	0	0	2	0
17	Pat Surtain II P. Surtain II	23	33	93	21	114	0.0	0	5	132	1	1	1	0
18	Kerby Joseph K. Joseph	23	32	127	38	165	0.0	0	13	136	1	0	0	0
19	Deonte Banks D. Banks	23	29	92	24	116	0.0	0	2	6	0	1	0	0
20	Stephon Gilmore S. Gilmore	22	32	94	30	124	0.0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0
21	Julian Love J. Love	22	34	164	68	232	0.0	0	7	40	0	4	2	0
22	Xavier McKinney X. McKinney	22	34	138	66	204	1.5	11	11	150	0	1	3	0
23	Kyle Hamilton K. Hamilton	22	32	140	48	188	5.0	55	5	25	1	3	1	0
24	Mike Jackson M. Jackson	22	34	86	24	110	0.0	0	2	20	0	0	0	0
25	Jessie Bates III J. Bates III	21	34	151	83	234	1.0	1	10	150	2	7	1	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

794

Stroud

RUSH

103

Montgomery

REC

205

Schultz

Team Rankings

PPG

18.0

24th

OPP PPG

25.0

19th

RUSH YDS/G

84.7

30th

PASS YDS/G

264.7

8th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	.667
Colts	1	2	.333
Titans	0	3	.000
Texans	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	HOU	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	HOU	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/25	NYG	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	HOU	@	LAC	4:05 PM

Last Game

Texans

0 - 3

Final

Colts

1 - 2

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

424.5

417.7

416.3

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

0-2

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000