Defense vs position
College Football defense vs position
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Softest College Football defense at each position in 2026: West Virginia vs QB pass yds (307.8), Bowling Green vs RB rush yds (93.8), West Virginia vs WR rec yds (66.3), Boise State vs TE rec yds (51.3), Arizona State vs K points (8.3). Toughest: North Dakota State vs QB pass yds (112.4), Georgia vs RB rush yds (22.8), North Dakota State vs WR rec yds (22.7), Memphis vs TE rec yds (5), North Dakota State vs K points (1.2).
In these rankings 1st allows the least and 235th allows the most, so a high rank is a soft matchup. These are 2026 numbers through about 8 games per team. Only teams with at least 4 games are listed.
Green means opponents put up more of that stat, red means less. Ranks are never flipped, so a high rank on a stat like turnovers means opponents turn it over more against this team. Soft teams sit at the top of each table, ordered by their average rank across the columns. The small number beside each value is the league rank. Pick a position above for every stat with last 10 and last 5 splits.
Teams with fewer than 4 games are left out of the table: 97 of 235 this season. Ranks are still out of all ranked teams, the same as in the app.
Main stat allowed by position
 West Virginia | 8 | 307.8222nd | 66.4184th | 66.3219th | 39210th | 6.1180th |
 Colorado State | 8 | 259.4198th | 86.7220th | 55.3186th | 29.1170th | 7.2204th |
 Louisville | 8 | 264.5205th | 59.3151st | 55.5188th | 31.5182nd | 7.1203rd |
 San Diego State | 9 | 279.4214th | 54.6124th | 62.3210th | 33.9193rd | 5.9174th |
 Charlotte | 8 | 247.9186th | 56.8137th | 55.1185th | 36.1203rd | 6.3184th |
 Auburn | 8 | 236.3170th | 62.8171st | 57.1199th | 29168th | 5.6167th |
 Cincinnati | 8 | 281.1216th | 47.382nd | 49.7153rd | 48.1222nd | 6.3184th |
 Colorado | 8 | 245.6182nd | 52.8112th | 54.6179th | 33.5190th | 6.5191st |
 Florida State | 8 | 247.9186th | 63172nd | 56.3193rd | 24.5131st | 5.7169th |
 UTEP | 8 | 199.8103rd | 66.1183rd | 48139th | 40.7211th | 5.9174th |
 North Carolina | 8 | 225150th | 64.9179th | 44.3109th | 34194th | 5.8172nd |
 Purdue | 8 | 223.6147th | 59.6155th | 52.2168th | 22.6113th | 6.3184th |
 Eastern Michigan | 9 | 234.3168th | 49.294th | 52.3170th | 34.3196th | 4.9126th |
 Iowa State | 8 | 227.9155th | 61.1166th | 47.1131st | 24.7134th | 5.3154th |
 Ball State | 8 | 217.8143rd | 58.1145th | 57.6201st | 25137th | 4.6109th |
 Illinois | 8 | 232.6164th | 52.7111th | 51.3165th | 29.9173rd | 4.8121st |
 Akron | 8 | 217.1141st | 58.6147th | 55.8189th | 21.396th | 5.4158th |
 Oklahoma State | 8 | 228.3156th | 58.3146th | 61.2209th | 1659th | 5.4158th |
 UCF | 8 | 247.3184th | 49.193rd | 52.8172nd | 29.1170th | 4.6109th |
 Mississippi State | 8 | 250190th | 37.938th | 49.6152nd | 26.3153rd | 6.4190th |
 Boise State | 8 | 247.5185th | 34.927th | 55.9190th | 51.3225th | 4.390th |
 Northern Illinois | 8 | 19292nd | 65.1180th | 50.3159th | 26.1151st | 5129th |
 Rutgers | 8 | 220.4146th | 70197th | 53.8175th | 19.177th | 4.6109th |
 Fresno State | 8 | 210.8131st | 60.3159th | 42.895th | 28.9166th | 5.1143rd |
 North Texas | 8 | 228.8157th | 50.8101st | 53173rd | 23.4120th | 5.1143rd |
 Ole Miss | 8 | 219.6145th | 56.1132nd | 41.582nd | 38.1209th | 4.9126th |
 Temple | 8 | 225.1151st | 63.8175th | 46.8128th | 30175th | 3.965th |
 Florida Atlantic | 8 | 194.997th | 60.4161st | 49.1148th | 31.6183rd | 4.5101st |
 Navy | 8 | 249188th | 49.395th | 63.3213th | 18.371st | 4.7116th |
 Texas State | 8 | 260.8200th | 41.150th | 60.8208th | 16.964th | 5.4158th |
 Army | 8 | 232.9165th | 55.4128th | 50156th | 32.7184th | 3.439th |
 Stanford | 9 | 238.6172nd | 67.3187th | 43.7106th | 24.7134th | 470th |
 Missouri State | 8 | 242.3175th | 46.376th | 55183rd | 20.487th | 5.1143rd |
 UL Monroe | 8 | 202.1109th | 72.1201st | 51.7166th | 13.344th | 5.1143rd |
 Florida | 8 | 233.1166th | 50.6100th | 49.8155th | 14.652nd | 6.3184th |
 Georgia Tech | 8 | 192.593rd | 73.9206th | 38.360th | 20.185th | 7.3205th |
 Baylor | 8 | 200.5105th | 33.724th | 56.9197th | 25.4144th | 5.6167th |
 Marshall | 8 | 241.8173rd | 64.2178th | 59.4205th | 16.462nd | 2.818th |
 New Mexico State | 8 | 205.1118th | 43.164th | 46.9129th | 25.1143rd | 6.1180th |
 North Carolina State | 8 | 235.1169th | 4991st | 52.5171st | 21.498th | 4.5101st |
 Northwestern | 8 | 215.3135th | 61.8167th | 52.2168th | 18.673rd | 4.286th |
 South Carolina | 8 | 216.1137th | 36.234th | 48139th | 25.4144th | 5.7169th |
 Arizona State | 8 | 209129th | 42.359th | 49.2151st | 17.567th | 8.3212th |
 South Alabama | 8 | 227154th | 51.6107th | 44.9114th | 36.6205th | 3.335th |
 California | 9 | 202.8112th | 55.2126th | 41.685th | 33.4189th | 4.5101st |
 Arkansas | 8 | 195.999th | 48.187th | 37.754th | 41212th | 5.2150th |
 Toledo | 8 | 182.872nd | 48.990th | 43.5105th | 26.5154th | 6.1180th |
 Tulane | 8 | 204.3117th | 68.6193rd | 46124th | 15.657th | 4.6109th |
 Connecticut | 8 | 206.8121st | 41.351st | 47130th | 37.4207th | 4.390th |
 Alabama | 8 | 214133rd | 48.689th | 48.2142nd | 25.4144th | 4.390th |
 Georgia State | 8 | 203.5113th | 46.275th | 45.8121st | 29.6172nd | 4.7116th |
 Old Dominion | 9 | 183.676th | 53.6116th | 33.431st | 42.8215th | 5.4158th |
 UTSA | 8 | 187.484th | 55.2126th | 44.6113th | 23.5122nd | 5.2150th |
 USC | 9 | 207.7124th | 49.897th | 39.570th | 33.1187th | 4.7116th |
 Coastal Carolina | 8 | 194.396th | 59.1150th | 47.4134th | 31.3179th | 3.233rd |
 Kentucky | 8 | 243.9178th | 31.922nd | 55.4187th | 23.5122nd | 4.182nd |
 Washington State | 9 | 202.1109th | 60.1158th | 44.4112th | 19.782nd | 4.8121st |
 Southern Mississippi | 8 | 196.9100th | 65.3181st | 32.928th | 20.992nd | 6.1180th |
 Delaware | 8 | 231.8161st | 46.678th | 51161st | 28.1163rd | 2.716th |
 Syracuse | 8 | 218.1144th | 56.2133rd | 42.895th | 30.6178th | 3.129th |
 Bowling Green | 9 | 161.133rd | 93.8226th | 39.772nd | 15.356th | 6.5191st |
 Buffalo | 8 | 216.6139th | 46.678th | 46.7127th | 28.9166th | 3.965th |
 Western Michigan | 9 | 207123rd | 52.3109th | 46.2125th | 32.8185th | 3.129th |
 Hawaii | 8 | 193.995th | 69.4195th | 39.974th | 28.7165th | 3.439th |
 Boston College | 8 | 174.452nd | 66.4184th | 4288th | 20.890th | 5.2150th |
 Kennesaw State | 8 | 217.3142nd | 45.774th | 45.8121st | 24.1129th | 4.496th |
 Georgia Southern | 8 | 176.158th | 45.372nd | 47.4134th | 31.4181st | 4.7116th |
 Michigan State | 8 | 190.490th | 53.3113th | 49.1148th | 22100th | 4.6109th |
 Vanderbilt | 8 | 209.4130th | 41.856th | 40.578th | 24.6132nd | 5.5163rd |
 Oregon | 8 | 202107th | 51.4104th | 45.7120th | 23.1117th | 4.6109th |
 Oregon State | 8 | 196.9100th | 54.4122nd | 49.1148th | 27.1158th | 2.610th |
 Rice | 8 | 190.189th | 67.1186th | 42.390th | 10.128th | 5.1143rd |
 Maryland | 8 | 216.1137th | 50.9102nd | 39.570th | 26.1151st | 470th |
 Houston | 8 | 243.8177th | 31.419th | 47.2132nd | 34194th | 2.57th |
 Miami Florida | 8 | 231.1159th | 26.16th | 47.9138th | 33.7191st | 3.233rd |
 James Madison | 9 | 216.6139th | 43.665th | 43.199th | 24.6132nd | 4.390th |
 Clemson | 8 | 188.985th | 44.368th | 45.5118th | 23.9125th | 4.8121st |
 Wake Forest | 8 | 206.8121st | 31.419th | 48139th | 34.5197th | 3.439th |
 Utah State | 8 | 204.1115th | 39.945th | 45115th | 16.763rd | 5.9174th |
 Western Kentucky | 8 | 200.4104th | 54.3120th | 44.2108th | 19.480th | 4.496th |
 Appalachian State | 8 | 229.6158th | 45.372nd | 48.8144th | 20.890th | 3.543rd |
 Washington | 8 | 208.4127th | 46.980th | 45.1116th | 18.874th | 4.6109th |
 Central Michigan | 8 | 169.847th | 59.3151st | 35.340th | 22.4111th | 5.3154th |
 Virginia Tech | 8 | 204.1115th | 28.810th | 54.8181st | 17.969th | 4.9126th |
 Texas Tech | 8 | 268.1209th | 34.525th | 59203rd | 14.853rd | 2.610th |
 BYU | 8 | 177.559th | 42.561st | 36.246th | 34.6198th | 4.8121st |
| Miami Ohio | 8 | 256.1196th | 29.513th | 54.5178th | 20.487th | 2.610th |
 Middle Tennessee | 8 | 182.872nd | 54.1118th | 4397th | 12.538th | 5.3154th |
 Tulsa | 8 | 185.380th | 57.9142nd | 42.691st | 19.983rd | 4.182nd |
 UNLV | 8 | 177.660th | 68.3191st | 36.145th | 23.1117th | 3.965th |
 East Carolina | 8 | 180.868th | 42.460th | 4397th | 21.295th | 5.3154th |
 Sacramento State | 9 | 181.169th | 44.869th | 43.3101st | 25.4144th | 4.390th |
 San Jose State | 9 | 202.6111th | 55.7129th | 39.469th | 19.177th | 4.286th |
 Kansas | 8 | 175.455th | 53.5114th | 45.5118th | 19.379th | 4.5101st |
 Florida International | 8 | 167.942nd | 41.856th | 39.266th | 21.194th | 7.5207th |
 Memphis | 9 | 180.265th | 62.3169th | 40.779th | 517th | 5129th |
 Arkansas State | 8 | 178.562nd | 71.4199th | 35.542nd | 22.8115th | 3.439th |
 Utah | 8 | 214.9134th | 35.329th | 45.2117th | 22.3109th | 3.965th |
 Missouri | 8 | 207.8125th | 41.755th | 42.691st | 23.4120th | 3.753rd |
 Louisiana | 8 | 169.145th | 52108th | 37.855th | 36.3204th | 3.129th |
 Nebraska | 8 | 158.631st | 32.423rd | 43.4103rd | 22.6113th | 5.7169th |
| Texas A&M | 8 | 181.970th | 49.696th | 51.1164th | 14.450th | 3.753rd |
 Wyoming | 8 | 170.548th | 54.3120th | 38.259th | 11.932nd | 5.4158th |
 Pittsburgh | 9 | 231.4160th | 29.312th | 43.4103rd | 22.8115th | 323rd |
 Nevada | 8 | 144.818th | 46.577th | 30.622nd | 25.6149th | 5.1143rd |
 Tennessee | 8 | 164.839th | 37.938th | 31.824th | 26.8155th | 5.2150th |
 Texas | 8 | 162.537th | 38.642nd | 36.548th | 24.7134th | 5.1143rd |
 Troy | 8 | 187.383rd | 47.181st | 48.7143rd | 14.853rd | 3.543rd |
 Penn State | 8 | 129.410th | 55.9130th | 27.513th | 33.1187th | 3.862nd |
 South Florida | 8 | 172.349th | 39.844th | 3857th | 22.5112th | 5129th |
 Arizona | 8 | 180.667th | 47.382nd | 41.582nd | 22.3109th | 3.650th |
 Wisconsin | 8 | 184.979th | 36.133rd | 3329th | 26150th | 4.496th |
 Virginia | 9 | 167.942nd | 47.885th | 41.786th | 18.975th | 4.286th |
 Kent State | 9 | 183.977th | 54.1118th | 42.189th | 12.739th | 3.543rd |
 Duke | 8 | 169.145th | 43.866th | 35.340th | 24126th | 4.286th |
 Ohio | 8 | 180.566th | 40.346th | 30.319th | 31.3179th | 3.650th |
 Louisiana Tech | 8 | 186.982nd | 39.643rd | 3963rd | 28.1163rd | 2.57th |
 Sam Houston State | 8 | 142.415th | 60.8165th | 30.622nd | 15.657th | 4.390th |
 Kansas State | 8 | 145.419th | 67.4188th | 34.335th | 18.472nd | 3.129th |
 Jacksonville State | 8 | 166.140th | 56.4134th | 32.726th | 21.396th | 3.335th |
 Ohio State | 8 | 16235th | 38.340th | 36.548th | 26.8155th | 3.753rd |
 SMU | 8 | 162.136th | 47.986th | 35.239th | 19.480th | 4.182nd |
 Oklahoma | 8 | 161.334th | 34.626th | 39.266th | 22.1108th | 4.182nd |
 Massachusetts | 8 | 153.829th | 47.382nd | 36.548th | 19.983rd | 3.965th |
 Michigan | 8 | 149.823rd | 37.437th | 30.218th | 29.9173rd | 3.650th |
 Indiana | 9 | 166.741st | 30.916th | 3225th | 37.2206th | 2.610th |
 TCU | 8 | 174.654th | 29.513th | 36.347th | 21.599th | 3.862nd |
 Air Force | 8 | 174.553rd | 40.346th | 3536th | 17.466th | 470th |
 LSU | 8 | 153.428th | 3117th | 39.772nd | 20.185th | 3.862nd |
 UCLA | 8 | 135.411th | 37.135th | 40.477th | 23.1117th | 2.921st |
 Iowa | 8 | 172.850th | 31.318th | 49.7153rd | 10.329th | 2.36th |
 New Mexico | 8 | 144.317th | 27.17th | 32.827th | 33.8192nd | 2.57th |
 UAB | 8 | 115.17th | 48.488th | 248th | 13.344th | 4.496th |
 Minnesota | 8 | 145.419th | 41.654th | 43.2100th | 14.551st | 2.610th |
 Notre Dame | 8 | 139.513th | 28.911th | 29.415th | 26.9157th | 2.610th |
 Georgia | 8 | 160.832nd | 22.83rd | 35.944th | 22100th | 2.25th |
 North Dakota State | 9 | 112.46th | 35.228th | 22.75th | 24.2130th | 1.22nd |
 Liberty | 8 | 139.513th | 31.419th | 33.834th | 11.932nd | 2.921st |
Fantasy score allowed by position
| Colorado State | 8 | 24.8202nd | 17.6210th | 11.7162nd | 8.2188th |
| Charlotte | 8 | 25.5208th | 12.5161st | 11.9170th | 10.1210th |
| San Diego State | 9 | 24.6199th | 11.3132nd | 13.1198th | 8.9196th |
| West Virginia | 8 | 22.3179th | 13.4180th | 12.9196th | 7.4169th |
| Northern Illinois | 8 | 22.6182nd | 13.6183rd | 11.7162nd | 8.1187th |
| Rutgers | 8 | 24.7200th | 12.7166th | 11.9170th | 5.8117th |
| Cincinnati | 8 | 23.8194th | 11.8145th | 9.595th | 11218th |
| Louisville | 8 | 19.9145th | 12.9173rd | 11.9170th | 7158th |
| South Alabama | 8 | 20.1151st | 12.1153rd | 10.9139th | 9.3203rd |
| Ball State | 8 | 20.4156th | 11.5135th | 13.1198th | 6.5146th |
| Stanford | 9 | 23.6191st | 16.7206th | 10.4125th | 5.5108th |
| Florida Atlantic | 8 | 29.8216th | 10.8117th | 10.8137th | 6.9156th |
| Akron | 8 | 22.3179th | 11.8145th | 12.4184th | 5.8117th |
| Florida State | 8 | 21.1163rd | 10.8117th | 12.1176th | 7.3165th |
| Iowa State | 8 | 21.3166th | 14.4193rd | 10.9139th | 5.5108th |
| North Texas | 8 | 25.1205th | 10.9122nd | 12.4184th | 4.985th |
| Army | 8 | 22.4181st | 10.8117th | 12.7193rd | 5.3101st |
| UTEP | 8 | 1672nd | 12.6164th | 11.1146th | 9.8208th |
| Auburn | 8 | 17.7102nd | 12.5161st | 11.8165th | 7158th |
| Boise State | 8 | 20.3154th | 7.938th | 12174th | 11.1219th |
| California | 9 | 19.7137th | 12.8168th | 9.281st | 8.8194th |
| Missouri State | 8 | 23.7192nd | 11.5135th | 12.4184th | 4.568th |
| Mississippi State | 8 | 20.7157th | 10104th | 11.8165th | 6.7151st |
| Delaware | 8 | 21.3166th | 10.7116th | 11.2149th | 6.4141st |
| Oklahoma State | 8 | 23.4188th | 9.693rd | 13.1198th | 5.193rd |
| Texas State | 8 | 18.7122nd | 12.3158th | 14.1210th | 4.776th |
| Maryland | 8 | 19.3131st | 12.8168th | 9.281st | 7.9185th |
| Temple | 8 | 21.8175th | 11.7144th | 9.490th | 6.9156th |
| Purdue | 8 | 21.4169th | 13.1177th | 10.6131st | 4.985th |
| Marshall | 8 | 18.5117th | 12.4160th | 12.7193rd | 589th |
| Illinois | 8 | 18.4114th | 12.3158th | 11.2149th | 6.2136th |
| Texas Tech | 8 | 19.8143rd | 10.4110th | 12.7193rd | 5.5108th |
| Colorado | 8 | 20.9160th | 8.450th | 11.6161st | 7.7181st |
| Navy | 8 | 19.9145th | 10.5113th | 14208th | 4.776th |
| Houston | 8 | 19.8143rd | 9.379th | 10.2119th | 8.3191st |
| North Carolina | 8 | 14.952nd | 14.7196th | 10.3122nd | 7.2162nd |
| North Carolina State | 8 | 21.3166th | 10.6114th | 12174th | 4.568th |
| UL Monroe | 8 | 17.7102nd | 12.9173rd | 12.1176th | 4.568th |
| UCF | 8 | 19.7137th | 968th | 10.7135th | 7.5176th |
| Oregon State | 8 | 19.1125th | 10.1105th | 11.4155th | 6125th |
| Coastal Carolina | 8 | 17.187th | 11.6139th | 10.5127th | 6.8154th |
| Kentucky | 8 | 19.7137th | 8.660th | 12.2179th | 6.1130th |
| Michigan State | 8 | 19.1125th | 10.9122nd | 9.9108th | 6.7151st |
| Georgia Tech | 8 | 19.7137th | 15198th | 8.357th | 5.6112th |
| Miami Ohio | 8 | 20147th | 9.796th | 11.9170th | 4.985th |
| Boston College | 8 | 1554th | 13.3179th | 9.595th | 7.4169th |
| Syracuse | 8 | 17.391st | 14.6195th | 8.768th | 6.2136th |
| Tulane | 8 | 21.6172nd | 12.1153rd | 10.3122nd | 3.743rd |
| South Carolina | 8 | 18.6120th | 7.120th | 12.2179th | 7.4169th |
| Arkansas | 8 | 16.985th | 12.7166th | 7.948th | 8.2188th |
| Western Michigan | 9 | 19124th | 9.171st | 9.798th | 8.7192nd |
| Western Kentucky | 8 | 17.391st | 12.2155th | 9.9108th | 6.1130th |
| Washington State | 9 | 17.493rd | 12.2155th | 11144th | 4.776th |
| USC | 9 | 18.1107th | 10.2108th | 975th | 7.5176th |
| Buffalo | 8 | 20147th | 8.866th | 10.4125th | 6125th |
| Sacramento State | 9 | 19.3131st | 11125th | 9.176th | 6.1130th |
| Rice | 8 | 19.4134th | 11.1126th | 12.1176th | 2.323rd |
| Ole Miss | 8 | 17.698th | 9.693rd | 9.8101st | 7.3165th |
| Hawaii | 8 | 16.782nd | 13.6183rd | 8.563rd | 6125th |
| Vanderbilt | 8 | 19.3131st | 968th | 9.8101st | 6.6148th |
| Florida | 8 | 21162nd | 9.485th | 11.8165th | 3.235th |
| Arkansas State | 8 | 16.681st | 15.8202nd | 7.433rd | 5.9123rd |
| UTSA | 8 | 19.7137th | 9.796th | 9.8101st | 5.4104th |
| Eastern Michigan | 9 | 17.698th | 8.346th | 11.4155th | 6.2136th |
| Connecticut | 8 | 15.767th | 7.732nd | 10.9139th | 8.9196th |
| Wake Forest | 8 | 13.437th | 8.555th | 10.6131st | 10.2211th |
| Oregon | 8 | 18.1107th | 9.171st | 9.490th | 7.3165th |
| Middle Tennessee | 8 | 18.6120th | 13.7186th | 9.386th | 3.440th |
| Tulsa | 8 | 25.3207th | 9.590th | 8.971st | 4.463rd |
| Toledo | 8 | 15.767th | 9.379th | 9.697th | 7.8182nd |
| Clemson | 8 | 1672nd | 9.276th | 10111th | 7.2162nd |
| Southern Mississippi | 8 | 21.7174th | 11.4133rd | 7.640th | 4.673rd |
| Georgia State | 8 | 18.7122nd | 8.450th | 10.1115th | 6.1130th |
| Miami Florida | 8 | 15.156th | 7.628th | 10.1115th | 10.2211th |
| San Jose State | 9 | 1554th | 11.6139th | 9.386th | 5.9123rd |
| Northwestern | 8 | 14.247th | 11.2131st | 11.2149th | 4.673rd |
| Old Dominion | 9 | 15.462nd | 9.590th | 7.433rd | 10.5214th |
| Kennesaw State | 8 | 18.1107th | 11.4133rd | 9.176th | 4.882nd |
| Louisiana | 8 | 11.719th | 9.379th | 9.281st | 10.3213th |
| Bowling Green | 9 | 15.564th | 15.7201st | 9.176th | 3.846th |
| Ohio | 8 | 13.841st | 12150th | 6.416th | 7.6178th |
| Kansas | 8 | 18.4114th | 9.171st | 9.490th | 5.3101st |
| Appalachian State | 8 | 16.176th | 9.899th | 9.9108th | 589th |
| New Mexico State | 8 | 14.145th | 10.8117th | 8.461st | 6.6148th |
| Virginia Tech | 8 | 18104th | 7.424th | 10.9139th | 5.4104th |
| Kansas State | 8 | 12.526th | 12.5161st | 6.314th | 7.4169th |
| Baylor | 8 | 13.235th | 5.813th | 11.5158th | 7.2162nd |
| Troy | 8 | 15.462nd | 9.796th | 11.3152nd | 4.255th |
| UNLV | 8 | 17.493rd | 11.6139th | 7.640th | 5.193rd |
| BYU | 8 | 13.133rd | 10.1105th | 8.153rd | 7.4169th |
| Arizona State | 8 | 17.698th | 7.732nd | 11.7162nd | 4.463rd |
| Alabama | 8 | 15.870th | 8.762nd | 10111th | 5.4104th |
| Central Michigan | 8 | 15.767th | 10.6114th | 8.153rd | 5.6112th |
| SMU | 8 | 15.564th | 9.899th | 7.640th | 6.4141st |
| Arizona | 8 | 18.1107th | 9.276th | 8.563rd | 5.193rd |
| Fresno State | 8 | 12.930th | 9.693rd | 9.798th | 5.7115th |
| Georgia Southern | 8 | 1442nd | 6.216th | 10.2119th | 7158th |
| Nevada | 8 | 17.290th | 968th | 7.231st | 6.4141st |
| Oklahoma | 8 | 16.782nd | 7.527th | 8.665th | 6.6148th |
| Pittsburgh | 9 | 1442nd | 7.938th | 9.490th | 6.7151st |
| Missouri | 8 | 14.952nd | 8.555th | 9.490th | 5.5108th |
| East Carolina | 8 | 16.782nd | 8.866th | 8.357th | 5.299th |
| Massachusetts | 8 | 12.627th | 7.424th | 8.665th | 7.9185th |
| Washington | 8 | 17.493rd | 8.762nd | 9.8101st | 3.542nd |
| Memphis | 9 | 14.549th | 12.2155th | 8.665th | 1.518th |
| Utah State | 8 | 15.359th | 8.450th | 9.8101st | 4.776th |
| Penn State | 8 | 10.814th | 9.590th | 6.212th | 7.4169th |
| Kent State | 9 | 12.728th | 11.1126th | 8.357th | 4.673rd |
| James Madison | 9 | 13.739th | 9.171st | 8.971st | 5.3101st |
| Virginia | 9 | 18.4114th | 8.555th | 8.461st | 4.151st |
| Air Force | 8 | 17.187th | 10.1105th | 7.433rd | 4.255th |
| Jacksonville State | 8 | 12.325th | 9.899th | 7.537th | 5.8117th |
| Louisiana Tech | 8 | 16.985th | 8.244th | 7.743rd | 5.4104th |
| Wisconsin | 8 | 10.712th | 8.346th | 6.922nd | 8.9196th |
| Sam Houston State | 8 | 13.739th | 11.5135th | 7.127th | 4.463rd |
| Texas A&M | 8 | 13.336th | 8.762nd | 10.1115th | 449th |
| Utah | 8 | 15.359th | 9.485th | 8.971st | 3.947th |
| Texas | 8 | 9.47th | 8.346th | 8.153rd | 6.8154th |
| Minnesota | 8 | 13.638th | 8.450th | 9.281st | 4.882nd |
| UAB | 8 | 18.1107th | 9.276th | 6.620th | 3.947th |
| Georgia | 8 | 15.257th | 4.86th | 7.948th | 6.2136th |
| Wyoming | 8 | 18.1107th | 7.732nd | 9.176th | 2.528th |
| Indiana | 9 | 9.89th | 6.216th | 7.537th | 7.6178th |
| Notre Dame | 8 | 12.829th | 43rd | 69th | 9.1199th |
| New Mexico | 8 | 6.72nd | 3.61st | 7.743rd | 8.2188th |
| Florida International | 8 | 10.915th | 7.628th | 851st | 6125th |
| Nebraska | 8 | 10.511th | 5.28th | 9.386th | 5.6112th |
| Michigan | 8 | 11.117th | 840th | 724th | 6.1130th |
| UCLA | 8 | 83rd | 7.628th | 7.845th | 6.1130th |
| Tennessee | 8 | 1332nd | 7.835th | 6.721st | 5.7115th |
| South Florida | 8 | 12.930th | 7.424th | 7.845th | 5.193rd |
| Iowa | 8 | 1116th | 4.97th | 10.5127th | 3.440th |
| Duke | 8 | 10.712th | 8.346th | 851st | 4.463rd |
| Ohio State | 8 | 9.47th | 7.835th | 7.433rd | 5.193rd |
| LSU | 8 | 9.910th | 5.511th | 8.870th | 4.361st |
| TCU | 8 | 1442nd | 4.54th | 7.127th | 4.463rd |
| North Dakota State | 9 | 8.55th | 5.813th | 5.33rd | 4.776th |
| Liberty | 8 | 8.34th | 6.518th | 7.332nd | 2.425th |
Using defense vs position on a prop
Find the opponent and the position
Say the player is a QB pass yds facing West Virginia. The QB pass yds column shows 307.8 passing yards per game, 222nd of 235.
Compare it with the league
The league average at QB pass yds is 199.9, so this defense gives up 107.9 more per game. That is a soft matchup on the season.
Open the position for the recent trend
Use the position links above. Each one ranks every main stat over the season, the last 10 and the last 5, so you can see if the number still holds.
Then check the player
A matchup is one input. In the app, see how the player has done against today's exact line and compare every book's price.
How this is counted
Each number is what opposing players put up against this team, per game, averaged over the team's 2026 games. Quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight ends count only the players a line would be set on, by attempts and targets. Teams are ranked on that number league-wide: 1st allows the least, last allows the most, for every stat, with ties sharing a rank. Last 10 and last 5 are the same defense over its most recent games; a dash means too few games to rank (under 3 for L10, under 2 for L5). Computed each morning from every box score of the season, preseason excluded, and refreshed here by 8:40 AM ET. Teams with fewer than 4 games are left out of the tables (97 of 235), though ranks are still out of all ranked teams, so they match the app.
Defense vs position FAQ
What is College Football defense vs position?
It ranks every College Football team by what it allows to each position, not just in total. A team can be tough on one position and soft on another: that is what the table above shows for 2026.
Which College Football team gives up the most passing yards to quarterbacks?
West Virginia, at 307.8 per game in 2026, 222nd of 235. The league average is 199.9. These are 2026 numbers through about 8 games per team. Only teams with at least 4 games are listed.
Which College Football team gives up the most rushing yards to running backs?
Bowling Green, at 93.8 per game in 2026, 226th of 235. The league average is 49.6. These are 2026 numbers through about 8 games per team. Only teams with at least 4 games are listed.
Is a high rank good or bad?
It depends which side you are on. 1st allows the least and 235th allows the most, so a high rank is a soft matchup for the player and a poor number for the defense. The app's defense table uses the same order.
How often is this updated?
Every morning. The rankings are recomputed around 6 AM ET and this page refreshes by 8:40 AM ET.
What is the best tool for researching College Football picks?
PickFinder is a sports betting research tool built for this. For college football it shows hit rates against today's exact line, matchup data and line movement, and compares prices across 24 books and apps. It covers 30+ leagues in all, with a 3-day money-back guarantee, and we make it, so test it against anything else you use. The rankings on this page are free.
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