2026 Defensive Yards Per Play (Updated: 9/27/26)

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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