2026 Defensive Yards Per Play (Updated: 10/18/26)

Total Def Total DEF Total DEF DEF 
Rank TEAM NAME Rush ATT Pass Att Yards YPP
1 BYU 197 206 1648 4.1
2 Michigan 201 173 1539 4.1
3 Texas 217 177 1635 4.1
4 Ohio St 209 230 1850 4.2
5 North Dakota St 238 167 1722 4.3
6 LSU 219 200 1796 4.3
7 Notre Dame 197 185 1644 4.3
8 Georgia 225 223 1935 4.3
9 Wisconsin 218 180 1720 4.3
10 Indiana 232 206 1893 4.3
11 TCU 192 174 1585 4.3
12 New Mexico 185 165 1577 4.5
13 FIU 188 167 1600 4.5
14 Nebraska 218 199 1899 4.6
15 Tennessee 225 204 1964 4.6
16 Toledo 256 236 2254 4.6
17 UMass 248 223 2158 4.6
18 Iowa 202 182 1760 4.6
19 Oklahoma  201 140 1564 4.6
20 Wake Forest 227 265 2258 4.6
21 Baylor 199 228 1960 4.6
22 UCLA 196 186 1754 4.6
23 Miami, Fl 150 214 1691 4.6
24 East Carolina 262 159 1959 4.7
25 Old Dominion 273 219 2344 4.8
26 Utah 162 215 1819 4.8
27 Liberty 184 177 1750 4.8
28 Arizona 209 198 1983 4.9
29 Nevada 260 156 2038 4.9
30 Missouri 231 239 2314 4.9
31 SMU 199 170 1818 4.9
32 Oregon 206 191 1964 4.9
33 Boston College 234 164 1973 5.0
34 UAB 301 146 2218 5.0
35 North Carolina 226 208 2154 5.0
36 Duke 175 178 1756 5.0
37 Louisiana 200 219 2088 5.0
38 Virginia 262 195 2286 5.0
39 Western Michigan 275 195 2354 5.0
40 Minnesota 197 149 1733 5.0
41 James Madison 242 247 2455 5.0
42 Colorado 221 204 2144 5.0
43 Clemson 209 184 1985 5.1
44 Auburn 241 199 2226 5.1
45 Kansas St 217 134 1778 5.1
46 UCF 221 199 2131 5.1
47 USF 253 195 2276 5.1
48 Georgia Southern 252 196 2287 5.1
49 Appalachian St 225 188 2114 5.1
50 Utah St 204 217 2158 5.1
51 Texas Tech 172 252 2183 5.1
52 Oregon St 235 234 2422 5.2
53 Penn St 245 178 2195 5.2
54 Sam Houston 235 156 2029 5.2
55 New Mexico St 214 186 2083 5.2
56 Virginia Tech 211 211 2203 5.2
57 Kentucky 238 265 2639 5.2
58 Washington 239 206 2353 5.3
59 Jacksonville St 259 199 2422 5.3
60 Oklahoma St 233 173 2149 5.3
61 Pittsburgh 182 223 2144 5.3
62 Northwestern 193 224 2208 5.3
63 Alabama 239 206 2365 5.3
64 Louisiana Tech 238 158 2123 5.4
65 South Carolina 193 188 2045 5.4
66 Syracuse 201 169 1988 5.4
67 Texas A&M 239 160 2146 5.4
68 San Jose St 261 244 2725 5.4
69 Kansas 231 154 2092 5.4
70 Wyoming 253 218 2565 5.4
71 Air Force 178 147 1774 5.5
72 Tulsa 309 213 2859 5.5
73 Georgia St 197 172 2024 5.5
74 Mississippi St 197 218 2277 5.5
75 Ohio 246 182 2360 5.5
76 North Texas 224 163 2135 5.5
77 Navy 217 158 2079 5.5
78 Michigan St 247 184 2398 5.6
79 Mississippi 231 188 2340 5.6
80 Arizona St 196 203 2229 5.6
81 Louisville 277 248 2939 5.6
82 Maryland 260 198 2566 5.6
83 Rice 263 201 2605 5.6
84 Florida 223 245 2630 5.6
85 Central Michigan 268 179 2512 5.6
86 Texas St 194 251 2506 5.6
87 Connecticut 204 230 2445 5.6
88 Vanderbilt 243 211 2559 5.6
89 Troy 193 179 2100 5.6
90 UNLV 262 208 2669 5.7
91 Georgia Tech 252 162 2353 5.7
92 Delaware 211 204 2359 5.7
93 Kennesaw 207 190 2258 5.7
94 San Diego St 311 240 3143 5.7
95 Fresno St 258 207 2690 5.8
96 Buffalo 243 219 2679 5.8
97 Illinois 202 185 2251 5.8
98 Washington St 238 222 2682 5.8
99 Houston 180 237 2433 5.8
100 Iowa St 208 154 2114 5.8
101 UTSA 289 190 2800 5.8
102 Miami, Oh 198 254 2651 5.9
103 Memphis 256 185 2607 5.9
104 USC 212 200 2450 5.9
105 Tulane 263 161 2524 6.0
106 California 250 205 2718 6.0
107 Eastern Michigan 262 244 3034 6.0
108 Kent St 240 184 2545 6.0
109 Southern Miss 290 156 2680 6.0
110 Arkansas 232 184 2505 6.0
111 WKU 231 204 2625 6.0
112 Missouri St 233 194 2585 6.1
113 NC State 186 174 2183 6.1
114 Hawaii 261 180 2695 6.1
115 Sacramento St 251 167 2555 6.1
116 Arkansas St 266 167 2659 6.1
117 Cincinnati 203 220 2606 6.2
118 Temple 257 202 2832 6.2
119 UTEP 272 171 2779 6.3
120 Coastal Carolina 289 179 2936 6.3
121 Bowling Green 267 161 2687 6.3
122 Florida St 260 220 3044 6.3
123 FAU 241 152 2499 6.4
124 Army West Point 174 172 2208 6.4
125 Northern Illinois 244 146 2493 6.4
126 Middle Tennessee 226 159 2477 6.4
127 Stanford 251 234 3161 6.5
128 Charlotte 279 216 3256 6.6
129 Rutgers 198 169 2415 6.6
130 Purdue 219 200 2787 6.7
131 Akron 232 204 2924 6.7
132 Marshall 210 186 2684 6.8
133 Boise St 144 181 2209 6.8
134 Ball St 228 181 2804 6.9
135 ULM 255 168 2909 6.9
136 West Virginia 256 213 3387 7.2
137 South Alabama 171 183 2567 7.3
138 Colorado St 247 145 3259 8.3

 

 

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