2026 Defensive Yards Per Play (Updated: 9/27/26)
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Total Def |
Total DEF |
Total DEF |
DEF |
| Rank |
TEAM NAME |
Rush ATT |
Pass Att |
Yards |
YPP |
| 1 |
Georgia |
124 |
139 |
930 |
3.5 |
| 2 |
Notre Dame |
123 |
97 |
797 |
3.6 |
| 3 |
LSU |
115 |
121 |
908 |
3.8 |
| 4 |
Utah |
117 |
147 |
1034 |
3.9 |
| 5 |
Miami, Fl |
85 |
140 |
898 |
4.0 |
| 6 |
Michigan |
131 |
104 |
945 |
4.0 |
| 7 |
Penn St |
125 |
113 |
958 |
4.0 |
| 8 |
Indiana |
121 |
111 |
935 |
4.0 |
| 9 |
FIU |
128 |
115 |
983 |
4.0 |
| 10 |
Nebraska |
133 |
95 |
934 |
4.1 |
| 11 |
Iowa |
130 |
104 |
959 |
4.1 |
| 12 |
Virginia |
136 |
105 |
988 |
4.1 |
| 13 |
Ohio St |
131 |
133 |
1097 |
4.2 |
| 14 |
Texas |
140 |
116 |
1084 |
4.2 |
| 15 |
James Madison |
150 |
127 |
1173 |
4.2 |
| 16 |
Oklahoma |
143 |
81 |
952 |
4.3 |
| 17 |
Baylor |
139 |
148 |
1224 |
4.3 |
| 18 |
UMass |
129 |
137 |
1136 |
4.3 |
| 19 |
Syracuse |
97 |
83 |
776 |
4.3 |
| 20 |
North Dakota St |
134 |
101 |
1019 |
4.3 |
| 21 |
New Mexico |
123 |
107 |
1008 |
4.4 |
| 22 |
Kansas |
117 |
73 |
843 |
4.4 |
| 23 |
Wisconsin |
136 |
112 |
1101 |
4.4 |
| 24 |
BYU |
80 |
103 |
813 |
4.4 |
| 25 |
Louisiana |
115 |
119 |
1043 |
4.5 |
| 26 |
Toledo |
154 |
127 |
1257 |
4.5 |
| 27 |
Old Dominion |
166 |
127 |
1317 |
4.5 |
| 28 |
Duke |
109 |
123 |
1047 |
4.5 |
| 29 |
Kansas St |
140 |
78 |
984 |
4.5 |
| 30 |
Tennessee |
133 |
115 |
1130 |
4.6 |
| 31 |
Iowa St |
137 |
101 |
1090 |
4.6 |
| 32 |
Pittsburgh |
85 |
128 |
978 |
4.6 |
| 33 |
North Carolina |
110 |
94 |
937 |
4.6 |
| 34 |
Washington |
139 |
112 |
1157 |
4.6 |
| 35 |
Virginia Tech |
133 |
100 |
1077 |
4.6 |
| 36 |
UCF |
145 |
138 |
1324 |
4.7 |
| 37 |
UCLA |
136 |
135 |
1268 |
4.7 |
| 38 |
Arizona St |
101 |
82 |
857 |
4.7 |
| 39 |
Missouri |
145 |
125 |
1275 |
4.7 |
| 40 |
Liberty |
130 |
112 |
1148 |
4.7 |
| 41 |
Auburn |
164 |
144 |
1463 |
4.8 |
| 42 |
East Carolina |
179 |
108 |
1365 |
4.8 |
| 43 |
Minnesota |
122 |
104 |
1089 |
4.8 |
| 44 |
Tulsa |
143 |
159 |
1468 |
4.9 |
| 45 |
TCU |
120 |
97 |
1059 |
4.9 |
| 46 |
Georgia Southern |
136 |
110 |
1207 |
4.9 |
| 47 |
Vanderbilt |
133 |
118 |
1241 |
4.9 |
| 48 |
SMU |
134 |
116 |
1238 |
5.0 |
| 49 |
Mississippi St |
129 |
156 |
1415 |
5.0 |
| 50 |
Kentucky |
134 |
152 |
1425 |
5.0 |
| 51 |
Boston College |
163 |
109 |
1363 |
5.0 |
| 52 |
Arizona |
105 |
141 |
1234 |
5.0 |
| 53 |
Florida |
120 |
160 |
1405 |
5.0 |
| 54 |
Louisiana Tech |
133 |
81 |
1075 |
5.0 |
| 55 |
Nevada |
190 |
105 |
1482 |
5.0 |
| 56 |
Jacksonville St |
197 |
123 |
1608 |
5.0 |
| 57 |
Colorado |
145 |
137 |
1420 |
5.0 |
| 58 |
USF |
139 |
116 |
1288 |
5.1 |
| 59 |
Utah St |
131 |
160 |
1472 |
5.1 |
| 60 |
Appalachian St |
134 |
137 |
1373 |
5.1 |
| 61 |
Oklahoma St |
152 |
98 |
1269 |
5.1 |
| 62 |
Sam Houston |
153 |
111 |
1342 |
5.1 |
| 63 |
Oregon St |
155 |
129 |
1445 |
5.1 |
| 64 |
Maryland |
137 |
103 |
1228 |
5.1 |
| 65 |
Texas Tech |
112 |
160 |
1393 |
5.1 |
| 66 |
UAB |
180 |
69 |
1277 |
5.1 |
| 67 |
Connecticut |
122 |
167 |
1499 |
5.2 |
| 68 |
Clemson |
142 |
144 |
1490 |
5.2 |
| 69 |
Alabama |
129 |
113 |
1261 |
5.2 |
| 70 |
Wake Forest |
148 |
145 |
1537 |
5.2 |
| 71 |
San Jose St |
133 |
148 |
1480 |
5.3 |
| 72 |
Air Force |
93 |
76 |
892 |
5.3 |
| 73 |
Troy |
117 |
117 |
1237 |
5.3 |
| 74 |
Oregon |
126 |
134 |
1377 |
5.3 |
| 75 |
Western Michigan |
155 |
110 |
1414 |
5.3 |
| 76 |
Delaware |
139 |
146 |
1524 |
5.3 |
| 77 |
California |
144 |
125 |
1458 |
5.4 |
| 78 |
Houston |
105 |
135 |
1303 |
5.4 |
| 79 |
Wyoming |
151 |
111 |
1440 |
5.5 |
| 80 |
Michigan St |
130 |
98 |
1256 |
5.5 |
| 81 |
South Carolina |
118 |
111 |
1264 |
5.5 |
| 82 |
Georgia Tech |
177 |
98 |
1526 |
5.5 |
| 83 |
NC State |
125 |
111 |
1311 |
5.6 |
| 84 |
UNLV |
137 |
124 |
1457 |
5.6 |
| 85 |
Cincinnati |
116 |
150 |
1486 |
5.6 |
| 86 |
Charlotte |
156 |
119 |
1547 |
5.6 |
| 87 |
San Diego St |
168 |
124 |
1651 |
5.7 |
| 88 |
Navy |
98 |
72 |
964 |
5.7 |
| 89 |
Georgia St |
122 |
117 |
1363 |
5.7 |
| 90 |
Northwestern |
113 |
106 |
1252 |
5.7 |
| 91 |
Washington St |
140 |
125 |
1516 |
5.7 |
| 92 |
Texas St |
134 |
187 |
1837 |
5.7 |
| 93 |
Eastern Michigan |
163 |
163 |
1866 |
5.7 |
| 94 |
Illinois |
142 |
131 |
1564 |
5.7 |
| 95 |
Louisville |
156 |
125 |
1622 |
5.8 |
| 96 |
New Mexico St |
139 |
121 |
1506 |
5.8 |
| 97 |
Central Michigan |
137 |
121 |
1497 |
5.8 |
| 98 |
Arkansas |
119 |
105 |
1300 |
5.8 |
| 99 |
Kennesaw |
144 |
106 |
1452 |
5.8 |
| 100 |
Sacramento St |
168 |
128 |
1732 |
5.9 |
| 101 |
Middle Tennessee |
138 |
97 |
1380 |
5.9 |
| 102 |
Mississippi |
168 |
107 |
1619 |
5.9 |
| 103 |
Northern Illinois |
136 |
126 |
1544 |
5.9 |
| 104 |
Southern Miss |
180 |
110 |
1714 |
5.9 |
| 105 |
Coastal Carolina |
170 |
85 |
1508 |
5.9 |
| 106 |
Rice |
143 |
111 |
1514 |
6.0 |
| 107 |
UTSA |
164 |
138 |
1803 |
6.0 |
| 108 |
Temple |
146 |
115 |
1559 |
6.0 |
| 109 |
North Texas |
154 |
97 |
1509 |
6.0 |
| 110 |
UTEP |
144 |
103 |
1494 |
6.0 |
| 111 |
Texas A&M |
126 |
97 |
1350 |
6.1 |
| 112 |
Fresno St |
149 |
117 |
1612 |
6.1 |
| 113 |
Tulane |
160 |
118 |
1688 |
6.1 |
| 114 |
Ohio |
157 |
97 |
1552 |
6.1 |
| 115 |
USC |
148 |
141 |
1774 |
6.1 |
| 116 |
Rutgers |
133 |
102 |
1444 |
6.1 |
| 117 |
Missouri St |
166 |
123 |
1784 |
6.2 |
| 118 |
Army West Point |
87 |
73 |
993 |
6.2 |
| 119 |
Arkansas St |
149 |
102 |
1563 |
6.2 |
| 120 |
Hawaii |
149 |
110 |
1614 |
6.2 |
| 121 |
Stanford |
133 |
150 |
1772 |
6.3 |
| 122 |
West Virginia |
142 |
130 |
1706 |
6.3 |
| 123 |
Florida St |
133 |
139 |
1719 |
6.3 |
| 124 |
Kent St |
130 |
115 |
1555 |
6.3 |
| 125 |
Buffalo |
133 |
135 |
1705 |
6.4 |
| 126 |
Miami, Oh |
113 |
144 |
1650 |
6.4 |
| 127 |
Memphis |
145 |
125 |
1763 |
6.5 |
| 128 |
FAU |
137 |
122 |
1706 |
6.6 |
| 129 |
Purdue |
145 |
107 |
1679 |
6.7 |
| 130 |
Akron |
119 |
125 |
1641 |
6.7 |
| 131 |
Ball St |
146 |
122 |
1815 |
6.8 |
| 132 |
Marshall |
130 |
136 |
1803 |
6.8 |
| 133 |
ULM |
166 |
126 |
1999 |
6.8 |
| 134 |
WKU |
141 |
110 |
1756 |
7.0 |
| 135 |
Boise St |
95 |
121 |
1518 |
7.0 |
| 136 |
Bowling Green |
155 |
85 |
1731 |
7.2 |
| 137 |
Colorado St |
156 |
91 |
1816 |
7.4 |
| 138 |
South Alabama |
116 |
99 |
1609 |
7.5 |
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