Defense vs position
College Football defense vs kickers
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Opposing kickers put up the most kicking points against Arizona State: 8.3 per kicker per game, 212th of 223, against a league average of 4.5. They put up the fewest against North Dakota State, at 1.2.
1st allows the least (toughest) and 223rd allows the most (softest). These are 2026 numbers through about 8 games per team. Only teams with at least 4 games are listed. It counts every kicker who played.
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.
Defense vs kickers, 2026
Teams with fewer than 4 games are left out: 97 of 235 this season. Ranks are still out of all ranked teams, the same as in the app.
 Arizona State | 8 | 8.3212th | 2138th | 3.3170th |
 Florida International | 8 | 7.5207th | 2.7186th | 112th |
 Georgia Tech | 8 | 7.3205th | 1.8117th | 2.5124th |
 Colorado State | 8 | 7.2204th | 1.353rd | 4.4199th |
 Louisville | 8 | 7.1203rd | 2138th | 2.6134th |
 Bowling Green | 9 | 6.5191st | 2.2170th | 2.5124th |
 Colorado | 8 | 6.5191st | 2.7186th | 2.2102nd |
 Mississippi State | 8 | 6.4190th | 1.7103rd | 2.2102nd |
 Charlotte | 8 | 6.3184th | 1.695th | 3.4176th |
 Cincinnati | 8 | 6.3184th | 1.8117th | 2.9146th |
 Florida | 8 | 6.3184th | 1.7103rd | 2.4116th |
 Purdue | 8 | 6.3184th | 1.695th | 3.1163rd |
 New Mexico State | 8 | 6.1180th | 2.2170th | 2.196th |
 Southern Mississippi | 8 | 6.1180th | 1.8117th | 3.1163rd |
 Toledo | 8 | 6.1180th | 2.2170th | 1.657th |
 West Virginia | 8 | 6.1180th | 2138th | 3.3170th |
 San Diego State | 9 | 5.9174th | 1.7103rd | 3.2168th |
 Utah State | 8 | 5.9174th | 2.4181st | 1.329th |
 UTEP | 8 | 5.9174th | 1.580th | 3.1163rd |
 North Carolina | 8 | 5.8172nd | 1.467th | 1.979th |
 Florida State | 8 | 5.7169th | 2.3178th | 2.3107th |
 Nebraska | 8 | 5.7169th | 2.2170th | 0.99th |
 South Carolina | 8 | 5.7169th | 2138th | 1.544th |
 Auburn | 8 | 5.6167th | 1.7103rd | 2.4116th |
 Baylor | 8 | 5.6167th | 2.2170th | 0.86th |
 Vanderbilt | 8 | 5.5163rd | 1.353rd | 2.9146th |
 Akron | 8 | 5.4158th | 2.4181st | 1.979th |
 Oklahoma State | 8 | 5.4158th | 1.467th | 3150th |
 Old Dominion | 9 | 5.4158th | 2.6184th | 1.437th |
 Texas State | 8 | 5.4158th | 1.467th | 3150th |
 Wyoming | 8 | 5.4158th | 2.3178th | 1.544th |
 Central Michigan | 8 | 5.3154th | 1.467th | 2.5124th |
 East Carolina | 8 | 5.3154th | 2138th | 1.329th |
 Iowa State | 8 | 5.3154th | 1.580th | 3150th |
 Middle Tennessee | 8 | 5.3154th | 1.8117th | 2.3107th |
 Arkansas | 8 | 5.2150th | 1.7103rd | 3.1163rd |
 Boston College | 8 | 5.2150th | 2.2170th | 1.657th |
 Tennessee | 8 | 5.2150th | 1.8117th | 112th |
 UTSA | 8 | 5.2150th | 2138th | 285th |
 Fresno State | 8 | 5.1143rd | 2.1169th | 1.544th |
 Missouri State | 8 | 5.1143rd | 1.8117th | 2.4116th |
 Nevada | 8 | 5.1143rd | 2138th | 1.765th |
 North Texas | 8 | 5.1143rd | 1.353rd | 3.1163rd |
 Rice | 8 | 5.1143rd | 1.580th | 2.8142nd |
 Texas | 8 | 5.1143rd | 2138th | 1.224th |
 UL Monroe | 8 | 5.1143rd | 1.353rd | 3150th |
 Memphis | 9 | 5129th | 1.7103rd | 285th |
 Northern Illinois | 8 | 5129th | 1.7103rd | 3.3170th |
 South Florida | 8 | 5129th | 1.467th | 1.544th |
 Eastern Michigan | 9 | 4.9126th | 1.467th | 2.3107th |
 Ole Miss | 8 | 4.9126th | 1.467th | 1.979th |
 Virginia Tech | 8 | 4.9126th | 2.3178th | 1.437th |
 BYU | 8 | 4.8121st | 1.695th | 1.657th |
 Clemson | 8 | 4.8121st | 1.580th | 285th |
 Illinois | 8 | 4.8121st | 1.467th | 2.3107th |
 Washington State | 9 | 4.8121st | 1.9133rd | 1.870th |
 Georgia Southern | 8 | 4.7116th | 2138th | 1.544th |
 Georgia State | 8 | 4.7116th | 1.467th | 2.196th |
 Navy | 8 | 4.7116th | 1.353rd | 3.2168th |
 USC | 9 | 4.7116th | 2138th | 1.765th |
 Ball State | 8 | 4.6109th | 1.467th | 2.196th |
 Michigan State | 8 | 4.6109th | 2138th | 2.2102nd |
 Oregon | 8 | 4.6109th | 2.6184th | 1.657th |
 Rutgers | 8 | 4.6109th | 2138th | 2.3107th |
 Tulane | 8 | 4.6109th | 1.248th | 2.5124th |
 UCF | 8 | 4.6109th | 1.9133rd | 1.657th |
 Washington | 8 | 4.6109th | 1.9133rd | 1.329th |
 California | 9 | 4.5101st | 11st | 3150th |
 Florida Atlantic | 8 | 4.5101st | 1.353rd | 3150th |
 Kansas | 8 | 4.5101st | 1.8117th | 2.6134th |
 North Carolina State | 8 | 4.5101st | 1.248th | 2.4116th |
 Kennesaw State | 8 | 4.496th | 2.2170th | 112th |
 UAB | 8 | 4.496th | 2138th | 2.2102nd |
 Western Kentucky | 8 | 4.496th | 1.580th | 2.9146th |
 Wisconsin | 8 | 4.496th | 1.9133rd | 112th |
 Alabama | 8 | 4.390th | 1.580th | 1.544th |
 Boise State | 8 | 4.390th | 1.353rd | 1.765th |
 Connecticut | 8 | 4.390th | 1.580th | 2.4116th |
 James Madison | 9 | 4.390th | 1.695th | 1.120th |
 Sacramento State | 9 | 4.390th | 1.580th | 2.3107th |
 Sam Houston State | 8 | 4.390th | 1.467th | 1.870th |
 Duke | 8 | 4.286th | 1.8117th | 1.224th |
 Northwestern | 8 | 4.286th | 2.5183rd | 1.544th |
 San Jose State | 9 | 4.286th | 2.7186th | 1.979th |
 Virginia | 9 | 4.286th | 1.695th | 1.657th |
 Kentucky | 8 | 4.182nd | 1.7103rd | 1.870th |
 Oklahoma | 8 | 4.182nd | 1.580th | 1.870th |
 SMU | 8 | 4.182nd | 1.695th | 1.329th |
 Tulsa | 8 | 4.182nd | 1.8117th | 1.437th |
 Air Force | 8 | 470th | 2138th | 1.979th |
 Maryland | 8 | 470th | 1.580th | 2.2102nd |
 Stanford | 9 | 470th | 11st | 3.3170th |
 Buffalo | 8 | 3.965th | 2138th | 1.765th |
 Massachusetts | 8 | 3.965th | 2138th | 1.544th |
 Temple | 8 | 3.965th | 1.8117th | 2.4116th |
 UNLV | 8 | 3.965th | 1.7103rd | 1.657th |
 Utah | 8 | 3.965th | 1.353rd | 1.329th |
 LSU | 8 | 3.862nd | 1.467th | 1.437th |
 Penn State | 8 | 3.862nd | 1.353rd | 1.544th |
 TCU | 8 | 3.862nd | 1.8117th | 1.329th |
 Missouri | 8 | 3.753rd | 1.248th | 1.437th |
 Ohio State | 8 | 3.753rd | 1.580th | 112th |
| Texas A&M | 8 | 3.753rd | 1.7103rd | 285th |
 Arizona | 8 | 3.650th | 1.248th | 1.870th |
 Michigan | 8 | 3.650th | 1.9133rd | 0.86th |
 Ohio | 8 | 3.650th | 1.8117th | 1.657th |
 Appalachian State | 8 | 3.543rd | 1.8117th | 1.224th |
 Kent State | 9 | 3.543rd | 1.8117th | 1.224th |
 Troy | 8 | 3.543rd | 1.7103rd | 1.870th |
 Arkansas State | 8 | 3.439th | 1.7103rd | 2.196th |
 Army | 8 | 3.439th | 11st | 285th |
 Hawaii | 8 | 3.439th | 1.580th | 2.4116th |
 Wake Forest | 8 | 3.439th | 1.695th | 1.437th |
 Jacksonville State | 8 | 3.335th | 2.2170th | 1.120th |
 South Alabama | 8 | 3.335th | 1.580th | 2.8142nd |
 Coastal Carolina | 8 | 3.233rd | 1.353rd | 1.979th |
 Miami Florida | 8 | 3.233rd | 2138th | 1.544th |
 Kansas State | 8 | 3.129th | 1.353rd | 2.196th |
 Louisiana | 8 | 3.129th | 2138th | 2.5124th |
 Syracuse | 8 | 3.129th | 1.8117th | 1.870th |
 Western Michigan | 9 | 3.129th | 11st | 2.196th |
 Pittsburgh | 9 | 323rd | 11st | 2.4116th |
 Liberty | 8 | 2.921st | 1.7103rd | 0.52nd |
 UCLA | 8 | 2.921st | 11st | 1.120th |
 Marshall | 8 | 2.818th | 1.467th | 1.437th |
 Delaware | 8 | 2.716th | 11st | 2.3107th |
 Indiana | 9 | 2.610th | 2138th | 0.41st |
| Miami Ohio | 8 | 2.610th | 11st | 2.3107th |
 Minnesota | 8 | 2.610th | 1.353rd | 1.329th |
 Notre Dame | 8 | 2.610th | 1.580th | 0.99th |
 Oregon State | 8 | 2.610th | 1.353rd | 1.870th |
 Texas Tech | 8 | 2.610th | 1.248th | 1.120th |
 Houston | 8 | 2.57th | 11st | 1.870th |
 Louisiana Tech | 8 | 2.57th | 1.8117th | 1.224th |
 New Mexico | 8 | 2.57th | 1.7103rd | 112th |
 Iowa | 8 | 2.36th | 1.695th | 0.52nd |
 Georgia | 8 | 2.25th | 1.353rd | 0.99th |
 North Dakota State | 9 | 1.22nd | 11st | 0.75th |
Season, last 10 and last 5
Every current number at kickers
Open a stat for its full ranking. L10 and L5 are the same defense over its last 10 and last 5 games, each with its own league rank.
Kicking Points allowed to kickersLeague average 4.5 per game
The softest and toughest 15 teams. The table above lists every team on the main stats.
| Arizona State | 8 | 8.3212th | 8.3139th | 8.8155th | Weak |
| Florida International | 8 | 7.5207th | 7.5138th | 6.3126th | Weak |
| Georgia Tech | 8 | 7.3205th | 7.3137th | 6.9140th | Weak |
| Colorado State | 8 | 7.2204th | 7.2136th | 7.8150th | Weak |
| Louisville | 8 | 7.1203rd | 7.1135th | 6.4133rd | Weak |
| Bowling Green | 9 | 6.5191st | 6.5132nd | 6.2122nd | Weak |
| Colorado | 8 | 6.5191st | 6.5132nd | 7.8150th | Weak |
| Mississippi State | 8 | 6.4190th | 6.4131st | 7141st | Weak |
| Charlotte | 8 | 6.3184th | 6.3127th | 6.3126th | Weak |
| Cincinnati | 8 | 6.3184th | 6.3127th | 8152nd | Weak |
| Florida | 8 | 6.3184th | 6.3127th | 9156th | Weak |
| Purdue | 8 | 6.3184th | 6.3127th | 5.498th | Weak |
| New Mexico State | 8 | 6.1180th | 6.1123rd | 7.2144th | Weak |
| Southern Mississippi | 8 | 6.1180th | 6.1123rd | 6.2122nd | Weak |
| Toledo | 8 | 6.1180th | 6.1123rd | 3.643rd | Weak |
| UCLA | 8 | 2.921st | 2.915th | 1.96th | Tough |
| Marshall | 8 | 2.818th | 2.814th | 2.717th | Tough |
| Delaware | 8 | 2.716th | 2.713th | 3.436th | Tough |
| Indiana | 9 | 2.610th | 2.67th | 2.922nd | Tough |
| Miami Ohio | 8 | 2.610th | 2.67th | 0.81st | Tough |
| Minnesota | 8 | 2.610th | 2.67th | 327th | Tough |
| Notre Dame | 8 | 2.610th | 2.67th | 1.96th | Tough |
| Oregon State | 8 | 2.610th | 2.67th | 2.211th | Tough |
| Texas Tech | 8 | 2.610th | 2.67th | 2.616th | Tough |
| Houston | 8 | 2.57th | 2.54th | 327th | Tough |
| Louisiana Tech | 8 | 2.57th | 2.54th | 1.53rd | Tough |
| New Mexico | 8 | 2.57th | 2.54th | 327th | Tough |
| Iowa | 8 | 2.36th | 2.33rd | 2.312th | Tough |
| Georgia | 8 | 2.25th | 2.22nd | 1.64th | Tough |
| North Dakota State | 9 | 1.22nd | 1.21st | 1.32nd | Tough |
FG Made allowed to kickersLeague average 1.7 per game
The softest and toughest 15 teams. The table above lists every team on the main stats.
| Colorado | 8 | 2.7186th | 2.7128th | 2.8134th | Weak |
| Florida International | 8 | 2.7186th | 2.7128th | 2.3116th | Weak |
| San Jose State | 9 | 2.7186th | 2.7128th | 294th | Weak |
| Old Dominion | 9 | 2.6184th | 2.6126th | 2.5127th | Weak |
| Oregon | 8 | 2.6184th | 2.6126th | 2.3116th | Weak |
| Northwestern | 8 | 2.5183rd | 2.5125th | 294th | Weak |
| Akron | 8 | 2.4181st | 2.4123rd | 3135th | Weak |
| Utah State | 8 | 2.4181st | 2.4123rd | 1.883rd | Weak |
| Florida State | 8 | 2.3178th | 2.3120th | 3135th | Weak |
| Virginia Tech | 8 | 2.3178th | 2.3120th | 2.5127th | Weak |
| Wyoming | 8 | 2.3178th | 2.3120th | 2.3116th | Weak |
| Baylor | 8 | 2.2170th | 2.2112th | 2.5127th | Weak |
| Boston College | 8 | 2.2170th | 2.2112th | 2.7133rd | Weak |
| Bowling Green | 9 | 2.2170th | 2.2112th | 2.3116th | Weak |
| Jacksonville State | 8 | 2.2170th | 2.2112th | 1.769th | Weak |
| Arizona | 8 | 1.248th | 1.27th | 1.326th | Tough |
| Missouri | 8 | 1.248th | 1.27th | 1.223rd | Tough |
| North Carolina State | 8 | 1.248th | 1.27th | 11st | Tough |
| Texas Tech | 8 | 1.248th | 1.27th | 11st | Tough |
| Tulane | 8 | 1.248th | 1.27th | 1.326th | Tough |
| Army | 8 | 11st | 11st | 11st | Tough |
| California | 9 | 11st | 11st | 11st | Tough |
| Delaware | 8 | 11st | - | - | Tough |
| Houston | 8 | 11st | 11st | 11st | Tough |
| Miami Ohio | 8 | 11st | - | - | Tough |
| North Dakota State | 9 | 11st | - | - | Tough |
| Pittsburgh | 9 | 11st | - | 11st | Tough |
| Stanford | 9 | 11st | 11st | 11st | Tough |
| UCLA | 8 | 11st | 11st | 11st | Tough |
| Western Michigan | 9 | 11st | 11st | 11st | Tough |
Extra Points allowed to kickersLeague average 1.9 per game
The softest and toughest 15 teams. The table above lists every team on the main stats.
| Colorado State | 8 | 4.4199th | 4.4138th | 5.1155th | Weak |
| Charlotte | 8 | 3.4176th | 3.4137th | 3.6145th | Weak |
| Arizona State | 8 | 3.3170th | 3.3133rd | 3.1131st | Weak |
| Northern Illinois | 8 | 3.3170th | 3.3133rd | 3.4140th | Weak |
| Stanford | 9 | 3.3170th | 3.3133rd | 2.499th | Weak |
| West Virginia | 8 | 3.3170th | 3.3133rd | 3.9148th | Weak |
| Navy | 8 | 3.2168th | 3.2131st | 2.8112th | Weak |
| San Diego State | 9 | 3.2168th | 3.2131st | 3.2133rd | Weak |
| Arkansas | 8 | 3.1163rd | 3.1126th | 2.499th | Soft |
| North Texas | 8 | 3.1163rd | 3.1126th | 3.2133rd | Soft |
| Purdue | 8 | 3.1163rd | 3.1126th | 3123rd | Soft |
| Southern Mississippi | 8 | 3.1163rd | 3.1126th | 3.2133rd | Soft |
| UTEP | 8 | 3.1163rd | 3.1126th | 3.3136th | Soft |
| California | 9 | 3150th | 3120th | 2.9118th | Soft |
| Florida Atlantic | 8 | 3150th | 3120th | 4.1150th | Soft |
| Florida International | 8 | 112th | 110th | 1.332nd | Tough |
| Kennesaw State | 8 | 112th | 110th | 1.227th | Tough |
| New Mexico | 8 | 112th | 110th | 0.89th | Tough |
| Ohio State | 8 | 112th | 110th | 0.89th | Tough |
| Tennessee | 8 | 112th | 110th | 1.756th | Tough |
| Wisconsin | 8 | 112th | 110th | 1.122nd | Tough |
| Georgia | 8 | 0.99th | 0.97th | 0.915th | Tough |
| Nebraska | 8 | 0.99th | 0.97th | 0.915th | Tough |
| Notre Dame | 8 | 0.99th | 0.97th | 119th | Tough |
| Baylor | 8 | 0.86th | 0.85th | 0.915th | Tough |
| Michigan | 8 | 0.86th | 0.85th | 0.78th | Tough |
| North Dakota State | 9 | 0.75th | 0.74th | 0.89th | Tough |
| Iowa | 8 | 0.52nd | 0.52nd | 0.65th | Tough |
| Liberty | 8 | 0.52nd | 0.52nd | 0.21st | Tough |
| Indiana | 9 | 0.41st | 0.41st | 0.53rd | Tough |
Using defense vs position on a prop
Find the opponent
Say a kicker's line is against Arizona State. The row shows 8.3 kicking points per kicker per game, 212th of 223.
Compare with the league
The league average against kickers is 4.5, so this defense gives up 3.8 more per kicker. That puts it in the "Weak" bucket.
Check the recent games
Over the last 5 it is 8.8, higher than the season, so the matchup is not getting tougher. A big gap between the season and the last 5 is worth a look before you trust either one.
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. It counts every kicker who played. 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
Which College Football team is worst against kickers?
On kicking points, Arizona State: 8.3 per kicker per game in 2026, 212th of 223, against a league average of 4.5. These are 2026 numbers through about 8 games per team. Only teams with at least 4 games are listed.
Which College Football team is best against kickers?
On kicking points, North Dakota State: 1.2 per kicker per game, 2nd of 223.
Does a higher rank mean a softer matchup?
Yes. 1st allows the least and 223rd allows the most. Ranks are never flipped, so a high rank on a stat like turnovers means opponents turn it over more against this team.
Who counts toward the kickers number?
It counts every kicker who played. That keeps the number close to the players a line would be set on. The league average here is 4.5.
Which defense has been getting softer against kickers?
On kicking points, Florida has the biggest jump in the last 5 games: 9 per game, up from 6.3 on the season.
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