2017 Defensive Yards Per Play (Final 1/11/18)

    Total Def Total DEF Total DEF DEF 
Rank TEAM NAME Rush ATT Pass Att Yards YPP
1 Alabama 487 426 3646 3.99
2 Clemson 512 396 3874 4.27
3 Wisconsin 436 395 3669 4.42
4 Washington 459 417 3874 4.42
5 Ohio St 501 447 4213 4.44
6 Michigan 451 328 3523 4.52
7 Northern Illinois 526 427 4401 4.62
8 Wyoming 599 334 4358 4.67
9 Auburn 529 428 4471 4.67
10 Georgia 506 437 4424 4.69
11 Florida St 466 440 4304 4.75
12 Miami, Fl 541 448 4717 4.77
13 Penn St 449 449 4283 4.77
14 Troy 479 437 4376 4.78
15 Boise St 495 470 4657 4.83
16 USF 457 435 4317 4.84
17 Fresno St 463 461 4488 4.86
18 Michigan St 368 426 3869 4.87
19 Indiana 497 332 4081 4.92
20 Middle Tennessee 504 435 4645 4.95
21 Marshall 465 432 4442 4.95
22 UTSA 375 261 3166 4.98
23 Northwestern 431 495 4644 5.02
24 Central Michigan 557 402 4820 5.03
25 Notre Dame 506 445 4799 5.05
26 Southern Miss 478 377 4315 5.05
27 Virginia Tech 462 358 4151 5.06
28 LSU 433 378 4108 5.07
29 TCU 480 436 4640 5.07
30 Utah 427 441 4399 5.07
31 Oregon 481 465 4799 5.07
32 Iowa 455 459 4647 5.08
33 San Diego St 471 333 4088 5.08
34 Washington St 469 351 4203 5.13
35 South Carolina 484 440 4772 5.16
36 Utah St 626 376 5195 5.18
37 Texas 462 454 4753 5.19
38 FAU 557 494 5454 5.19
39 Duke 498 330 4324 5.22
40 Mississippi St 448 313 3982 5.23
41 Purdue 489 437 4881 5.27
42 Arkansas St 460 397 4530 5.29
43 Ohio 416 496 4831 5.30
44 Appalachian St 459 380 4453 5.31
45 Eastern Michigan 481 336 4363 5.34
46 BYU 520 386 4847 5.35
47 New Mexico St 520 453 5211 5.36
48 Houston 471 473 5066 5.37
49 Boston College 516 410 4977 5.37
50 UAB 494 388 4753 5.39
51 Temple 532 387 4959 5.40
52 Iowa St 460 422 4760 5.40
53 Virginia 557 322 4746 5.40
54 Miami, Oh 449 365 4411 5.42
55 Buffalo 534 336 4783 5.50
56 Oklahoma St 506 460 5321 5.51
57 Minnesota 422 332 4160 5.52
58 Georgia Tech 373 333 3897 5.52
59 WKU 500 388 4903 5.52
60 Wake Forest 547 522 5945 5.56
61 NC State 435 463 4995 5.56
62 Louisiana Tech 491 406 5012 5.59
63 Missouri 521 441 5383 5.60
64 Louisville 514 385 5045 5.61
65 Idaho 463 372 4689 5.62
66 Maryland 490 406 5033 5.62
67 USC 510 475 5539 5.62
68 Toledo 518 440 5390 5.63
69 Texas A&M 530 413 5310 5.63
70 Western Michigan 442 363 4540 5.64
71 Illinois 548 339 5021 5.66
72 Rutgers 475 361 4783 5.72
73 Florida 400 270 3842 5.73
74 UCF 498 471 5563 5.74
75 Memphis 568 486 6061 5.75
76 UMass 480 364 4859 5.76
77 Texas Tech 488 510 5769 5.78
78 Old Dominion 529 356 5132 5.80
79 Georgia St 396 406 4654 5.80
80 California 475 413 5159 5.81
81 Kansas St 427 526 5548 5.82
82 Oklahoma  500 447 5529 5.84
83 Vanderbilt 479 328 4717 5.85
84 North Carolina 532 363 5233 5.85
85 Cincinnati 526 353 5142 5.85
86 South Alabama 431 421 5013 5.88
87 Tennessee 555 279 4955 5.94
88 North Texas 590 423 6040 5.96
89 Pittsburgh 407 391 4759 5.96
90 Stanford 516 433 5672 5.98
91 FIU 478 418 5394 6.02
92 Akron 572 457 6200 6.03
93 Arizona 522 493 6125 6.03
94 Coastal Carolina 469 346 4929 6.05
95 Colorado 477 407 5407 6.12
96 Nevada 565 359 5656 6.12
97 New Mexico 406 373 4776 6.13
98 West Virginia 539 405 5792 6.14
99 Charlotte 517 369 5455 6.16
100 Mississippi 550 345 5514 6.16
101 Navy 447 333 4814 6.17
102 Texas St 455 397 5274 6.19
103 Kent St 487 302 4900 6.21
104 San Jose St 686 359 6491 6.21
105 Kentucky 466 427 5550 6.22
106 UTEP 520 339 5359 6.24
107 Army West Point 423 304 4546 6.25
108 UCLA 649 355 6288 6.26
109 UNLV 530 348 5504 6.27
110 Colorado St 474 418 5611 6.29
111 Arizona St 465 459 5846 6.33
112 Nebraska 463 363 5234 6.34
113 Syracuse 451 381 5328 6.40
114 Rice 462 333 5110 6.43
115 Kansas 491 382 5620 6.44
116 Arkansas 469 346 5259 6.45
117 Baylor 463 386 5483 6.46
118 Louisiana 537 362 5912 6.58
119 SMU 546 394 6197 6.59
120 Georgia Southern 414 332 4925 6.60
121 Bowling Green 544 376 6079 6.61
122 Oregon St 515 344 5677 6.61
123 Ball St 448 316 5059 6.62
124 Tulane 464 319 5233 6.68
125 Hawaii 480 334 5505 6.76
126 Connecticut 447 473 6228 6.77
127 Air Force 451 243 4727 6.81
128 Tulsa 543 335 6347 7.23
129 ULM 499 381 6385 7.26
130 East Carolina 501 341 6505 7.73