2026 College Interceptions Thrown Leaders

Interceptions thrown.

The 2026 leaders: Byrum Brown (7), Cole Gonzales (7), Sam Leavitt (7).

Interceptions Thrown

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 176 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Att	Dropbacks	INT
1	Byrum Brown	QB	AUB	158	176	7
2	Cole Gonzales	QB	CLT	127	128	7
3	Sam Leavitt	QB	LSU	139	144	7
4	Ashton Daniels	QB	FSU	116	127	6
5	Grady Brosterhous	QB	USU	116	130	6
6	JJ Kohl	QB	FIU	140	142	6
7	Malik Washington	QB	MD	197	200	6
8	Tyler Hughes	QB	WYO	112	117	6
9	Brad Jackson	QB	TXST	138	136	5
10	Brayden Roggow	QB	AKR	95	102	5
11	Caden Pinnick	QB	WSU	142	155	5
12	Colton Joseph	QB	WIS	143	145	5
13	Drew Mestemaker	QB	OKST	141	142	5
14	Dru DeShields	QB	KENT	120	125	5
15	Dylan Lonergan	QB	RUTG	92	94	5
16	Jackson Sharman	QB	SAC	143	146	5
17	Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele	QB	CAL	164	167	5
18	Jayden Denegal	QB	SDSU	121	128	5
19	Kevin Jennings	QB	SMU	156	159	5
20	Luke Weaver	QB	SJSU	171	179	5
21	Mason McKenzie	QB	BC	139	148	5
22	Steve Angeli	QB	SYR	103	110	5
23	Trey Hedden	QB	NMSU	116	120	5
24	Will Hammond	QB	TTU	142	147	5
25	AJ Surace	QB	RUTG	53	60	4
26	Bryce Underwood	QB	MICH	113	119	4
27	CJ Bailey	QB	NCSU	150	156	4
28	Caden Creel	QB	JXST	126	127	4
29	Cameran Brown	QB	GAST	131	131	4
30	Drake Lindsey	QB	MINN	157	157	4
31	Ethan Hampton	QB	USM	75	76	4
32	Goose Crowder	QB	TROY	132	137	4
33	Jaden Craig	QB	TCU	157	166	4
34	Jaylen Raynor	QB	ISU	119	123	4
35	John Mateer	QB	OU	109	111	4
36	KJ Jackson	QB	ARK	157	165	4
37	Kamario Taylor	QB	MSST	154	163	4
38	LaNorris Sellers	QB	SC	152	157	4
39	Liam Szarka	QB	AF	38	41	4
40	Marcel Reed	QB	TA&M	149	154	4
41	McCae Hillstead	QB	USU	37	38	4
42	Ryder Burton	QB	UAB	110	121	4
43	Tayven Jackson	QB	UNT	168	167	4
44	Trey Owens	QB	ARST	133	138	4
45	Alberto Mendoza	QB	GT	123	127	3
46	Alessio Milivojevic	QB	MSU	129	137	3
47	Arch Manning	QB	TEX	116	124	3
48	Austin Carlisle	QB	ULM	53	57	3
49	Billy Edwards Jr.	QB	UNC	106	112	3
50	Braden Streeter	QB	DEL	35	38	3
51	Cutter Boley	QB	ASU	127	129	3
52	Demond Williams Jr.	QB	WASH	163	174	3
53	EJ Colson Jr.	QB	UTEP	77	90	3
54	Isaac Wilson	QB	COLO	71	73	3
55	Isaiah Marshall	QB	KU	104	108	3
56	Jared Curtis	QB	VAN	98	101	3
57	Jason Wright	QB	BUF	98	103	3
58	Jayden Maiava	QB	USC	191	193	3
59	Katin Houser	QB	ILL	155	160	3
60	Keldric Luster	QB	BALL	119	124	3
61	Landyn Locke	QB	SHSU	145	151	3
62	Marcus Stokes	QB	MEM	123	126	3
63	Matt Vezza	QB	OHIO	58	62	3
64	Micah Alejado	QB	HAW	216	225	3
65	Nick Minicucci	QB	DEL	103	108	3
66	Noah Fifita	QB	ARIZ	167	176	3
67	Noah Kim	QB	EMU	203	205	3
68	Rocco Becht	QB	PSU	134	136	3
69	Tait Reynolds	QB	CLEM	127	140	3
70	Trinidad Chambliss	QB	MISS	144	144	3
71	Aaron Philo	QB	FLA	121	126	2
72	Amari Odom	QB	SYR	47	46	2
73	Angel Flores	QB	CMU	47	50	2
74	Anthony Colandrea	QB	NEB	143	145	2
75	Avery Johnson	QB	KSU	133	130	2
76	Braden Atkinson	QB	ORST	196	200	2
77	Brock Glenn	QB	WKU	63	61	2
78	Caden Veltkamp	QB	FAU	174	177	2
79	Carlos Del Rio-Wilson	QB	MRSH	133	138	2
80	Carter Jones	QB	NEV	70	73	2
81	Christopher Vizzina	QB	CLEM	23	24	2
82	DJ Lagway	QB	BAY	133	137	2
83	Deuce Bailey	QB	CCU	155	161	2
84	Ethan Grunkemeyer	QB	VT	177	182	2
85	Jadyn Glasser	QB	CMU	32	35	2
86	Jared Hollins	QB	USA	82	85	2
87	Jay Kastantin	QB	BGSU	128	132	2
88	Julian Lewis	QB	COLO	95	101	2
89	K'saan Farrar	QB	CSU	102	107	2
90	Kalieb Osborne	QB	CONN	140	145	2
91	Keelon Russell	QB	ALA	132	141	2
92	Keyone Jenkins	QB	UCF	76	79	2
93	Luke Duncan	QB	NEV	16	16	2
94	Luke Fahey	QB	OSU	11	9	2
95	Lunch Winfield	QB	UL	110	115	2
96	Mitch Griffis	QB	ECU	67	72	2
97	Nate Bennett	QB	BAY	61	63	2
98	Nathan Hayes	QB	NDSU	116	122	2
99	Nico Iamaleava	QB	UCLA	99	104	2
100	Owen McCown	QB	UTSA	151	153	2

More 2026 College Quarterback Leaderboards

EPA per Dropback ACE (Accuracy Compared to Expectation) ACE per 100 Attempts Expected Completion % Success Rate Total Passing EPA Total QB EPA (Passing + Rushing) First-Down Rate per Dropback Explosive Pass Rate Negative-Play Rate EPA per Dropback, Excluding Garbage Time NFL Passer Rating Completion % Yards per Attempt Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt Adjusted Yards per Attempt Net Yards per Attempt Yards per Completion Touchdown % Interception % TD:INT Ratio Sack % Passing Yards per Game Pass Attempts per Game Passing Yards Passing Touchdowns Completions Pass Attempts Sacks Taken Passing First Downs 20+ Yard Completions 40+ Yard Completions Longest Completion 300-Yard Passing Games 4-Touchdown Games Wins as Starter Average Depth of Target Deep Attempt Rate Deep Completion % YAC per Completion Share of Yards Through the Air 3rd-Down Conversion Rate Red Zone Touchdown Rate Clutch EPA per Dropback Clutch Passer Rating Two-Minute Drill EPA per Dropback Game-Winning Drives 4th-Quarter Comebacks Quarterback Rushing Yards Quarterback Rushing EPA Quarterback Rushing Yards Excluding Sacks NCAA Passing Efficiency QB Sneak Conversion Rate Touchdowns Responsible For Total Yards (Passing + Rushing)

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