2018 Defensive Yards Per Play (Updated Thru Reg Season)

    Total Def Total DEF Total DEF DEF 
Rank TEAM NAME Rush ATT Pass Att Yards YPP
1 Clemson 505 377 3598 4.08
2 Mississippi St 411 367 3221 4.14
3 Miami, Fl 468 306 3220 4.16
4 Appalachian St 440 333 3352 4.34
5 Michigan 410 307 3150 4.39
6 Temple 559 394 4280 4.49
7 Alabama 453 396 3840 4.52
8 Notre Dame 435 444 3978 4.53
9 Iowa 393 370 3475 4.55
10 Cincinnati 390 374 3487 4.56
11 Southern Miss 337 335 3082 4.59
12 Northern Illinois 531 450 4522 4.61
13 Michigan St 365 444 3738 4.62
14 Washington 429 420 3923 4.62
15 Utah 447 439 4096 4.62
16 California 452 366 3833 4.69
17 Penn St 507 401 4259 4.69
18 Marshall 425 423 4027 4.75
19 Fresno St 469 416 4210 4.76
20 Wyoming 424 394 3914 4.78
21 BYU 422 393 3900 4.79
22 LSU 436 418 4153 4.86
23 UAB 436 366 3902 4.87
24 TCU 469 374 4133 4.90
25 Eastern Michigan 522 335 4235 4.94
26 San Diego St 413 379 3929 4.96
27 Georgia 418 395 4045 4.98
28 Troy 475 353 4147 5.01
29 Iowa St 441 391 4212 5.06
30 Utah St 490 421 4620 5.07
31 Central Michigan 554 286 4264 5.08
32 Florida 462 343 4137 5.14
33 Boston College 493 442 4823 5.16
34 Louisiana Tech 459 355 4211 5.17
35 North Texas 407 425 4314 5.19
36 Buffalo 514 361 4542 5.19
37 Akron 531 367 4695 5.23
38 Kentucky 421 341 3986 5.23
39 Colorado 468 403 4560 5.24
40 Florida St 503 451 4996 5.24
41 Miami, Oh 479 364 4418 5.24
42 Nevada 463 403 4539 5.24
43 Auburn 448 384 4399 5.29
44 Texas St 481 387 4607 5.31
45 Middle Tennessee 499 406 4842 5.35
46 Virginia 422 334 4046 5.35
47 USC 460 408 4652 5.36
48 Washington St 408 364 4144 5.37
49 UCF 566 379 5083 5.38
50 Oregon 457 413 4686 5.39
51 Georgia Southern 441 360 4341 5.42
52 SMU 547 384 5158 5.54
53 Wisconsin 431 344 4305 5.55
54 Maryland 503 339 4685 5.56
55 Memphis 538 441 5465 5.58
56 South Carolina 521 391 5103 5.60
57 Northwestern 446 459 5079 5.61
58 Tulane 464 432 5030 5.61
59 Missouri 409 400 4548 5.62
60 Arizona St 478 379 4821 5.63
61 Tulsa 559 310 4892 5.63
62 FIU 487 335 4634 5.64
63 Boise St 438 382 4627 5.64
64 Duke 517 372 5033 5.66
65 Tennessee 448 351 4529 5.67
66 Texas 456 462 5215 5.68
67 Rutgers 490 356 4818 5.70
68 NC State 371 428 4563 5.71
69 Houston 559 466 5862 5.72
70 Stanford 434 437 4987 5.73
71 Army West Point 319 296 3522 5.73
72 Arkansas St 484 305 4519 5.73
73 Arizona 464 440 5184 5.73
74 USF 585 339 5303 5.74
75 Charlotte 368 332 4048 5.78
76 Toledo 453 438 5161 5.79
77 Nebraska 470 425 5202 5.81
78 FAU 484 379 5031 5.83
79 West Virginia 405 359 4460 5.84
80 Syracuse 452 425 5122 5.84
81 Purdue 447 460 5298 5.84
82 Ohio St 454 434 5204 5.86
83 Oklahoma St 480 414 5245 5.87
84 WKU 456 406 5059 5.87
85 Georgia Tech 399 350 4413 5.89
86 Ball St 561 353 5401 5.91
87 Air Force 406 326 4331 5.92
88 Texas Tech 471 434 5376 5.94
89 Vanderbilt 464 384 5038 5.94
90 UTEP 475 322 4736 5.94
91 Pittsburgh 485 393 5218 5.94
92 New Mexico St 635 325 5706 5.94
93 Texas A&M 346 370 4256 5.94
94 Kansas St 390 424 4841 5.95
95 Western Michigan 452 309 4536 5.96
96 North Carolina 477 346 4924 5.98
97 Wake Forest 473 460 5584 5.98
98 UCLA 520 371 5339 5.99
99 Arkansas 480 347 4958 6.00
100 Indiana 479 369 5085 6.00
101 Minnesota 392 397 4732 6.00
102 Oklahoma  506 460 5825 6.03
103 Kansas 468 361 5022 6.06
104 East Carolina 475 384 5278 6.14
105 Ohio 375 396 4792 6.22
106 San Jose St 537 418 5941 6.22
107 Old Dominion 499 407 5657 6.24
108 Kent St 543 352 5607 6.26
109 Baylor 416 374 4959 6.28
110 Hawaii 544 364 5703 6.28
111 New Mexico 536 363 5665 6.30
112 ULM 487 333 5168 6.30
113 Mississippi 524 395 5800 6.31
114 Virginia Tech 465 359 5240 6.36
115 Louisiana 550 330 5620 6.39
116 UTSA 465 350 5226 6.41
117 Bowling Green 572 262 5382 6.45
118 Navy 490 360 5543 6.52
119 UNLV 459 381 5479 6.52
120 South Alabama 484 321 5381 6.68
121 Colorado St 495 304 5412 6.77
122 UMass 567 279 5817 6.88
122 Liberty 567 279 5817 6.88
124 Louisville 553 290 5802 6.88
125 Rice 450 392 5799 6.89
126 Illinois 494 372 6100 7.04
127 Coastal Carolina 450 290 5420 7.32
128 Oregon St 499 369 6441 7.42
129 Georgia St 459 308 5744 7.49
130 Connecticut 524 317 7399 8.80