Defense vs position
College Football defense vs wide receivers
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Opposing wide receivers put up the most receiving yards against West Virginia: 66.3 per wide receiver per game, 219th of 235, against a league average of 44.5. They put up the fewest against North Dakota State, at 22.7.
1st allows the least (toughest) and 235th 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 the top 3 wide receivers by targets per game.
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 wide receivers, 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.
 West Virginia | 8 | 66.3219th | 3.9169th | 6165th | 0.4157th |
 Navy | 8 | 63.3213th | 4.1188th | 5.8152nd | 0.5179th |
 San Diego State | 9 | 62.3210th | 4.6217th | 6.6206th | 0.4157th |
 Oklahoma State | 8 | 61.2209th | 4.3198th | 6.5198th | 0.5179th |
 Texas State | 8 | 60.8208th | 5223rd | 7.1222nd | 0.4157th |
 Marshall | 8 | 59.4205th | 3.8164th | 7218th | 0.5179th |
 Texas Tech | 8 | 59203rd | 4.5211th | 7.6231st | 0.4157th |
 Ball State | 8 | 57.6201st | 3.9169th | 5.8152nd | 0.6195th |
 Auburn | 8 | 57.1199th | 4.4208th | 6.5198th | 0.386th |
 Baylor | 8 | 56.9197th | 4.4208th | 7.2224th | 0.242nd |
 Florida State | 8 | 56.3193rd | 4.2193rd | 6.5198th | 0.386th |
 Boise State | 8 | 55.9190th | 3.5132nd | 6.5198th | 0.4157th |
 Akron | 8 | 55.8189th | 3.394th | 6165th | 0.6195th |
 Louisville | 8 | 55.5188th | 4175th | 6.9214th | 0.4157th |
 Kentucky | 8 | 55.4187th | 4.5211th | 7.2224th | 0.386th |
 Colorado State | 8 | 55.3186th | 3.394th | 4.656th | 0.386th |
 Charlotte | 8 | 55.1185th | 4.2193rd | 5.7139th | 0.386th |
 Missouri State | 8 | 55183rd | 4.4208th | 6.9214th | 0.4157th |
 Virginia Tech | 8 | 54.8181st | 4175th | 5.7139th | 0.242nd |
 Colorado | 8 | 54.6179th | 3.5132nd | 5.9159th | 0.4157th |
| Miami Ohio | 8 | 54.5178th | 4.5211th | 6.9214th | 0.386th |
 Rutgers | 8 | 53.8175th | 3.8164th | 5.6131st | 0.4157th |
 North Texas | 8 | 53173rd | 4.1188th | 6165th | 0.5179th |
 UCF | 8 | 52.8172nd | 3.4121st | 5.5122nd | 0.386th |
 North Carolina State | 8 | 52.5171st | 4.2193rd | 6.2184th | 0.5179th |
 Eastern Michigan | 9 | 52.3170th | 4175th | 5.8152nd | 0.4157th |
 Northwestern | 8 | 52.2168th | 4.3198th | 7.3228th | 0.386th |
 Purdue | 8 | 52.2168th | 3.394th | 5.5122nd | 0.386th |
 UL Monroe | 8 | 51.7166th | 3.5132nd | 5.6131st | 0.4157th |
 Illinois | 8 | 51.3165th | 3.9169th | 5.9159th | 0.386th |
| Texas A&M | 8 | 51.1164th | 3.179th | 5.3101st | 0.386th |
 Delaware | 8 | 51161st | 3.9169th | 6.3187th | 0.4157th |
 Northern Illinois | 8 | 50.3159th | 3.6147th | 577th | 0.5179th |
 Army | 8 | 50156th | 4.5211th | 6.6206th | 0.5179th |
 Florida | 8 | 49.8155th | 4.5211th | 7.1222nd | 0.4157th |
 Cincinnati | 8 | 49.7153rd | 3.6147th | 5.9159th | 0.242nd |
 Iowa | 8 | 49.7153rd | 3.6147th | 6.1180th | 0.386th |
 Mississippi State | 8 | 49.6152nd | 3.9169th | 6165th | 0.5179th |
 Arizona State | 8 | 49.2151st | 4175th | 6.6206th | 0.4157th |
 Florida Atlantic | 8 | 49.1148th | 3.5132nd | 5.296th | 0.242nd |
 Michigan State | 8 | 49.1148th | 3.5132nd | 5.4113th | 0.242nd |
 Oregon State | 8 | 49.1148th | 4.1188th | 6.5198th | 0.386th |
 Appalachian State | 8 | 48.8144th | 3.9169th | 6165th | 0.242nd |
 Troy | 8 | 48.7143rd | 3.5132nd | 5.7139th | 0.5179th |
 Alabama | 8 | 48.2142nd | 3.394th | 5.4113th | 0.386th |
 South Carolina | 8 | 48139th | 4.1188th | 6.3187th | 0.5179th |
 UTEP | 8 | 48139th | 3.4121st | 577th | 0.4157th |
 Wake Forest | 8 | 48139th | 4.9222nd | 6.3187th | 0.127th |
 Miami Florida | 8 | 47.9138th | 3.6147th | 6.2184th | 0.386th |
 Coastal Carolina | 8 | 47.4134th | 3.4121st | 5.3101st | 0.4157th |
 Georgia Southern | 8 | 47.4134th | 3.5132nd | 5.6131st | 0.386th |
 Houston | 8 | 47.2132nd | 3.394th | 5.5122nd | 0.386th |
 Iowa State | 8 | 47.1131st | 3.7154th | 5.4113th | 0.4157th |
 Connecticut | 8 | 47130th | 4.1188th | 5.9159th | 0.386th |
 New Mexico State | 8 | 46.9129th | 3.394th | 5.4113th | 01st |
 Temple | 8 | 46.8128th | 3.8164th | 6.1180th | 0.127th |
 Buffalo | 8 | 46.7127th | 3.394th | 5.4113th | 0.242nd |
 Western Michigan | 9 | 46.2125th | 3.4121st | 5.5122nd | 0.386th |
 Tulane | 8 | 46124th | 3.179th | 5.5122nd | 0.4157th |
 Georgia State | 8 | 45.8121st | 3.5132nd | 5.6131st | 0.386th |
 Kennesaw State | 8 | 45.8121st | 3.5132nd | 5.6131st | 0.242nd |
 Oregon | 8 | 45.7120th | 360th | 5.4113th | 0.386th |
 Clemson | 8 | 45.5118th | 3.6147th | 5.5122nd | 0.386th |
 Kansas | 8 | 45.5118th | 3.394th | 6.1180th | 0.242nd |
 Utah | 8 | 45.2117th | 3.394th | 6.8213th | 0.242nd |
 Washington | 8 | 45.1116th | 3.6147th | 6165th | 0.242nd |
 Utah State | 8 | 45115th | 4.2193rd | 7.2224th | 0.242nd |
 South Alabama | 8 | 44.9114th | 3.394th | 5.188th | 0.5179th |
 UTSA | 8 | 44.6113th | 3.5132nd | 6.4197th | 0.242nd |
 Washington State | 9 | 44.4112th | 3.8164th | 6.5198th | 0.4157th |
 North Carolina | 8 | 44.3109th | 4175th | 5.9159th | 0.386th |
 Western Kentucky | 8 | 44.2108th | 3.4121st | 6165th | 0.386th |
 Stanford | 9 | 43.7106th | 3.394th | 5.3101st | 0.4157th |
 Toledo | 8 | 43.5105th | 3.5132nd | 6.9214th | 0.386th |
 Nebraska | 8 | 43.4103rd | 3.4121st | 6.3187th | 0.242nd |
 Pittsburgh | 9 | 43.4103rd | 3.4121st | 5.8152nd | 0.386th |
 Sacramento State | 9 | 43.3101st | 2.734th | 4.656th | 0.386th |
 Minnesota | 8 | 43.2100th | 3.179th | 5.7139th | 0.386th |
 James Madison | 9 | 43.199th | 3.289th | 5.8152nd | 0.242nd |
 East Carolina | 8 | 4397th | 360th | 5.5122nd | 0.127th |
 Middle Tennessee | 8 | 4397th | 3.394th | 5.188th | 0.242nd |
 Fresno State | 8 | 42.895th | 3.394th | 5.7139th | 0.242nd |
 Syracuse | 8 | 42.895th | 3.179th | 5.4113th | 0.242nd |
 Missouri | 8 | 42.691st | 2.953rd | 5.6131st | 0.4157th |
 Tulsa | 8 | 42.691st | 3.179th | 4.759th | 0.242nd |
 Rice | 8 | 42.390th | 3.7154th | 5.6131st | 0.5179th |
 Kent State | 9 | 42.189th | 360th | 4.973rd | 0.242nd |
 Boston College | 8 | 4288th | 3.4121st | 5.188th | 0.386th |
 Virginia | 9 | 41.786th | 2.953rd | 4.973rd | 0.242nd |
 California | 9 | 41.685th | 3.179th | 4.759th | 0.386th |
 Arizona | 8 | 41.582nd | 3.179th | 5.5122nd | 0.242nd |
 Ole Miss | 8 | 41.582nd | 3.6147th | 6165th | 0.242nd |
 Memphis | 9 | 40.779th | 2.527th | 4.451st | 0.242nd |
 Vanderbilt | 8 | 40.578th | 3.4121st | 5.188th | 0.386th |
 UCLA | 8 | 40.477th | 2.734th | 5.8152nd | 0.242nd |
 Hawaii | 8 | 39.974th | 360th | 4.554th | 0.386th |
 Bowling Green | 9 | 39.772nd | 3.179th | 577th | 0.386th |
 LSU | 8 | 39.772nd | 3.394th | 5.7139th | 0.242nd |
 Maryland | 8 | 39.570th | 360th | 5.188th | 0.4157th |
 USC | 9 | 39.570th | 3.289th | 577th | 0.386th |
 San Jose State | 9 | 39.469th | 3.5132nd | 5.5122nd | 0.242nd |
 Florida International | 8 | 39.266th | 3.394th | 5.4113th | 0.127th |
 Oklahoma | 8 | 39.266th | 2.734th | 4.973rd | 0.386th |
 Louisiana Tech | 8 | 3963rd | 2.845th | 5.3101st | 0.242nd |
 Georgia Tech | 8 | 38.360th | 2.527th | 4.142nd | 0.386th |
 Wyoming | 8 | 38.259th | 3.4121st | 5.3101st | 0.386th |
 South Florida | 8 | 3857th | 3.179th | 5.3101st | 0.127th |
 Louisiana | 8 | 37.855th | 3.8164th | 5.9159th | 0.242nd |
 Arkansas | 8 | 37.754th | 3.394th | 5.188th | 0.127th |
 Massachusetts | 8 | 36.548th | 2.953rd | 5.8152nd | 0.386th |
 Ohio State | 8 | 36.548th | 2.953rd | 5.4113th | 0.127th |
 Texas | 8 | 36.548th | 3.5132nd | 6.5198th | 0.242nd |
 TCU | 8 | 36.347th | 2.953rd | 5.296th | 01st |
 BYU | 8 | 36.246th | 3.4121st | 6.5198th | 0.127th |
 UNLV | 8 | 36.145th | 2.953rd | 5.3101st | 0.242nd |
 Georgia | 8 | 35.944th | 3.289th | 5.6131st | 0.127th |
 Arkansas State | 8 | 35.542nd | 2.425th | 3.724th | 0.242nd |
 Central Michigan | 8 | 35.340th | 2.845th | 4.868th | 0.386th |
 Duke | 8 | 35.340th | 360th | 4.759th | 0.242nd |
 SMU | 8 | 35.239th | 3.394th | 5.296th | 0.127th |
 Air Force | 8 | 3536th | 2.318th | 4.451st | 0.242nd |
 Kansas State | 8 | 34.335th | 2.215th | 4.868th | 0.127th |
 Liberty | 8 | 33.834th | 3.179th | 6.1180th | 0.127th |
 Old Dominion | 9 | 33.431st | 2.845th | 4.973rd | 0.242nd |
 Wisconsin | 8 | 3329th | 2.953rd | 5.188th | 0.127th |
 Southern Mississippi | 8 | 32.928th | 2.845th | 577th | 0.386th |
 New Mexico | 8 | 32.827th | 360th | 5.296th | 0.242nd |
 Jacksonville State | 8 | 32.726th | 2.734th | 4.656th | 0.386th |
 Indiana | 9 | 3225th | 360th | 5.296th | 0.127th |
 Tennessee | 8 | 31.824th | 3.394th | 5.3101st | 01st |
 Nevada | 8 | 30.622nd | 360th | 5.188th | 0.242nd |
 Sam Houston State | 8 | 30.622nd | 2.318th | 4.554th | 0.386th |
 Ohio | 8 | 30.319th | 360th | 577th | 01st |
 Michigan | 8 | 30.218th | 2.527th | 4.868th | 0.242nd |
 Notre Dame | 8 | 29.415th | 2.633rd | 434th | 01st |
 Penn State | 8 | 27.513th | 2.425th | 577th | 0.242nd |
 UAB | 8 | 248th | 2.318th | 4.451st | 0.386th |
 North Dakota State | 9 | 22.75th | 27th | 3.933rd | 0.127th |
Season, last 10 and last 5
Every current number at wide receivers
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.
Rec Yards allowed to wide receiversLeague average 44.5 per game
The softest and toughest 15 teams. The table above lists every team on the main stats.
| West Virginia | 8 | 66.3219th | 66.3139th | 86.6161st | Weak |
| Navy | 8 | 63.3213th | 63.3138th | 59.7147th | Weak |
| San Diego State | 9 | 62.3210th | 62.3137th | 64.8151st | Weak |
| Oklahoma State | 8 | 61.2209th | 61.2136th | 72.1158th | Weak |
| Texas State | 8 | 60.8208th | 60.8135th | 55.9129th | Weak |
| Marshall | 8 | 59.4205th | 59.4134th | 56.6137th | Weak |
| Texas Tech | 8 | 59203rd | 59133rd | 56.9139th | Weak |
| Ball State | 8 | 57.6201st | 57.6132nd | 56.2133rd | Weak |
| Auburn | 8 | 57.1199th | 57.1131st | 54.5120th | Weak |
| Baylor | 8 | 56.9197th | 56.9130th | 68.1156th | Weak |
| Florida State | 8 | 56.3193rd | 56.3129th | 4789th | Weak |
| Boise State | 8 | 55.9190th | 55.9128th | 46.987th | Weak |
| Akron | 8 | 55.8189th | 55.8127th | 45.984th | Weak |
| Louisville | 8 | 55.5188th | 55.5126th | 59.5146th | Weak |
| Kentucky | 8 | 55.4187th | 55.4125th | 54.8122nd | Weak |
| Old Dominion | 9 | 33.431st | 33.415th | 35.425th | Tough |
| Wisconsin | 8 | 3329th | 3314th | 34.922nd | Tough |
| Southern Mississippi | 8 | 32.928th | 32.913th | 34.720th | Tough |
| New Mexico | 8 | 32.827th | 32.812th | 34.922nd | Tough |
| Jacksonville State | 8 | 32.726th | 32.711th | 41.959th | Tough |
| Indiana | 9 | 3225th | 3210th | 40.350th | Tough |
| Tennessee | 8 | 31.824th | 31.89th | 37.536th | Tough |
| Nevada | 8 | 30.622nd | 30.67th | 277th | Tough |
| Sam Houston State | 8 | 30.622nd | 30.67th | 36.931st | Tough |
| Ohio | 8 | 30.319th | 30.36th | 26.76th | Tough |
| Michigan | 8 | 30.218th | 30.25th | 35.726th | Tough |
| Notre Dame | 8 | 29.415th | 29.44th | 30.915th | Tough |
| Penn State | 8 | 27.513th | 27.53rd | 35.827th | Tough |
| UAB | 8 | 248th | 242nd | 25.14th | Tough |
| North Dakota State | 9 | 22.75th | 22.71st | 16.32nd | Tough |
Receptions allowed to wide receiversLeague average 3.4 per game
The softest and toughest 15 teams. The table above lists every team on the main stats.
| Texas State | 8 | 5223rd | 5139th | 4.5142nd | Weak |
| Wake Forest | 8 | 4.9222nd | 4.9138th | 4.5142nd | Weak |
| San Diego State | 9 | 4.6217th | 4.6137th | 4.6149th | Weak |
| Army | 8 | 4.5211th | 4.5132nd | 5.4161st | Weak |
| Florida | 8 | 4.5211th | 4.5132nd | 4.1127th | Weak |
| Kentucky | 8 | 4.5211th | 4.5132nd | 4.4139th | Weak |
| Miami Ohio | 8 | 4.5211th | 4.5132nd | 4.5142nd | Weak |
| Texas Tech | 8 | 4.5211th | 4.5132nd | 4.7151st | Weak |
| Auburn | 8 | 4.4208th | 4.4129th | 4.3135th | Weak |
| Baylor | 8 | 4.4208th | 4.4129th | 4.9155th | Weak |
| Missouri State | 8 | 4.4208th | 4.4129th | 5.1158th | Weak |
| Northwestern | 8 | 4.3198th | 4.3127th | 3.8111th | Weak |
| Oklahoma State | 8 | 4.3198th | 4.3127th | 4.7151st | Weak |
| Charlotte | 8 | 4.2193rd | 4.2123rd | 4.1127th | Weak |
| Florida State | 8 | 4.2193rd | 4.2123rd | 3.695th | Weak |
| Jacksonville State | 8 | 2.734th | 2.713th | 3.148th | Tough |
| Oklahoma | 8 | 2.734th | 2.713th | 3.471st | Tough |
| Sacramento State | 9 | 2.734th | 2.713th | 2.411th | Tough |
| UCLA | 8 | 2.734th | 2.713th | 2.39th | Tough |
| Notre Dame | 8 | 2.633rd | 2.612th | 2.832nd | Tough |
| Georgia Tech | 8 | 2.527th | 2.59th | 2.513th | Tough |
| Memphis | 9 | 2.527th | 2.59th | 1.73rd | Tough |
| Michigan | 8 | 2.527th | 2.59th | 2.722nd | Tough |
| Arkansas State | 8 | 2.425th | 2.47th | 24th | Tough |
| Penn State | 8 | 2.425th | 2.47th | 2.941st | Tough |
| Air Force | 8 | 2.318th | 2.34th | 2.39th | Tough |
| Sam Houston State | 8 | 2.318th | 2.34th | 2.722nd | Tough |
| UAB | 8 | 2.318th | 2.34th | 2.26th | Tough |
| Kansas State | 8 | 2.215th | 2.23rd | 2.618th | Tough |
| North Dakota State | 9 | 27th | 21st | 1.62nd | Tough |
Rec Targets allowed to wide receiversLeague average 5.6 per game
The softest and toughest 15 teams. The table above lists every team on the main stats.
| Texas Tech | 8 | 7.6231st | 7.6139th | 7.8160th | Weak |
| Northwestern | 8 | 7.3228th | 7.3138th | 6.5124th | Weak |
| Baylor | 8 | 7.2224th | 7.2135th | 7.7158th | Weak |
| Kentucky | 8 | 7.2224th | 7.2135th | 7.2146th | Weak |
| Utah State | 8 | 7.2224th | 7.2135th | 6.6134th | Weak |
| Florida | 8 | 7.1222nd | 7.1133rd | 5.778th | Weak |
| Texas State | 8 | 7.1222nd | 7.1133rd | 6.5124th | Weak |
| Marshall | 8 | 7218th | 7132nd | 7.3149th | Weak |
| Louisville | 8 | 6.9214th | 6.9128th | 7.4153rd | Weak |
| Miami Ohio | 8 | 6.9214th | 6.9128th | 7.2146th | Weak |
| Missouri State | 8 | 6.9214th | 6.9128th | 7.7158th | Weak |
| Toledo | 8 | 6.9214th | 6.9128th | 7.4153rd | Weak |
| Utah | 8 | 6.8213th | 6.8127th | 7.3149th | Weak |
| Arizona State | 8 | 6.6206th | 6.6124th | 7.5155th | Weak |
| Army | 8 | 6.6206th | 6.6124th | 7.5155th | Weak |
| California | 9 | 4.759th | 4.714th | 4.322nd | Solid |
| Duke | 8 | 4.759th | 4.714th | 3.77th | Solid |
| Tulsa | 8 | 4.759th | 4.714th | 3.811th | Solid |
| Colorado State | 8 | 4.656th | 4.611th | 5.147th | Tough |
| Jacksonville State | 8 | 4.656th | 4.611th | 5.354th | Tough |
| Sacramento State | 9 | 4.656th | 4.611th | 4.424th | Tough |
| Hawaii | 8 | 4.554th | 4.59th | 4.938th | Tough |
| Sam Houston State | 8 | 4.554th | 4.59th | 4.630th | Tough |
| Air Force | 8 | 4.451st | 4.46th | 4.115th | Tough |
| Memphis | 9 | 4.451st | 4.46th | 3.77th | Tough |
| UAB | 8 | 4.451st | 4.46th | 4.527th | Tough |
| Georgia Tech | 8 | 4.142nd | 4.15th | 4.115th | Tough |
| Notre Dame | 8 | 434th | 43rd | 4.217th | Tough |
| North Dakota State | 9 | 3.933rd | 3.92nd | 3.34th | Tough |
| Arkansas State | 8 | 3.724th | 3.71st | 3.66th | Tough |
Receiving TDs allowed to wide receiversLeague average 0.3 per game
The softest and toughest 15 teams. The table above lists every team on the main stats.
| Akron | 8 | 0.6195th | 0.6137th | 0.5123rd | Weak |
| Ball State | 8 | 0.6195th | 0.6137th | 0.5123rd | Weak |
| Army | 8 | 0.5179th | 0.5125th | 0.5123rd | Weak |
| Marshall | 8 | 0.5179th | 0.5125th | 0.5123rd | Weak |
| Mississippi State | 8 | 0.5179th | 0.5125th | 0.7150th | Weak |
| Navy | 8 | 0.5179th | 0.5125th | 0.5123rd | Weak |
| North Carolina State | 8 | 0.5179th | 0.5125th | 0.6146th | Weak |
| North Texas | 8 | 0.5179th | 0.5125th | 0.5123rd | Weak |
| Northern Illinois | 8 | 0.5179th | 0.5125th | 0.4105th | Weak |
| Oklahoma State | 8 | 0.5179th | 0.5125th | 0.5123rd | Weak |
| Rice | 8 | 0.5179th | 0.5125th | 0.7150th | Weak |
| South Alabama | 8 | 0.5179th | 0.5125th | 0.5123rd | Weak |
| South Carolina | 8 | 0.5179th | 0.5125th | 0.5123rd | Weak |
| Troy | 8 | 0.5179th | 0.5125th | 0.5123rd | Weak |
| Arizona State | 8 | 0.4157th | 0.4103rd | 0.4105th | Soft |
| Indiana | 9 | 0.127th | 0.16th | 0.15th | Tough |
| Kansas State | 8 | 0.127th | 0.16th | 0.15th | Tough |
| Liberty | 8 | 0.127th | 0.16th | 0.15th | Tough |
| North Dakota State | 9 | 0.127th | 0.16th | 0.15th | Tough |
| Ohio State | 8 | 0.127th | 0.16th | 0.15th | Tough |
| SMU | 8 | 0.127th | 0.16th | 0.15th | Tough |
| South Florida | 8 | 0.127th | 0.16th | 0.15th | Tough |
| Temple | 8 | 0.127th | 0.16th | 0.15th | Tough |
| Wake Forest | 8 | 0.127th | 0.16th | 0.15th | Tough |
| Wisconsin | 8 | 0.127th | 0.16th | 0.15th | Tough |
| New Mexico State | 8 | 01st | 01st | 0.15th | Tough |
| Notre Dame | 8 | 01st | 01st | 01st | Tough |
| Ohio | 8 | 01st | 01st | 01st | Tough |
| TCU | 8 | 01st | 01st | 0.15th | Tough |
| Tennessee | 8 | 01st | 01st | 0.15th | Tough |
Longest Reception allowed to wide receiversLeague average 23.2 per game
The softest and toughest 15 teams. The table above lists every team on the main stats.
| Boise State | 8 | 33.9223rd | 33.9138th | 28.3133rd | Weak |
| Akron | 8 | 31.6212th | 31.6137th | 28.7135th | Weak |
| Navy | 8 | 30.5210th | 30.5136th | 28.7135th | Weak |
| Charlotte | 8 | 29.3202nd | 29.3133rd | 30.8150th | Weak |
| San Diego State | 9 | 29.3202nd | 29.3133rd | 28.1130th | Weak |
| West Virginia | 8 | 29.3202nd | 29.3133rd | 35.9159th | Weak |
| Oklahoma State | 8 | 29.1200th | 29.1131st | 30.9151st | Weak |
| UCF | 8 | 29.1200th | 29.1131st | 34.5157th | Weak |
| Colorado State | 8 | 28.9199th | 28.9130th | 27.1123rd | Weak |
| Texas A&M | 8 | 28.5195th | 28.5129th | 29.6142nd | Weak |
| Ball State | 8 | 28191st | 28127th | 31.3153rd | Weak |
| Florida Atlantic | 8 | 28191st | 28127th | 28.2132nd | Weak |
| Colorado | 8 | 27.9190th | 27.9126th | 27.3127th | Weak |
| Iowa State | 8 | 27.7187th | 27.7125th | 30.1146th | Weak |
| Air Force | 8 | 27.2185th | 27.2123rd | 26.9122nd | Weak |
| TCU | 8 | 19.440th | 19.415th | 18.518th | Tough |
| Notre Dame | 8 | 19.137th | 19.114th | 20.936th | Tough |
| Wisconsin | 8 | 18.835th | 18.813th | 1922nd | Tough |
| Liberty | 8 | 18.533rd | 18.512th | 20.936th | Tough |
| Duke | 8 | 18.331st | 18.311th | 20.128th | Tough |
| Penn State | 8 | 18.230th | 18.210th | 21.239th | Tough |
| Jacksonville State | 8 | 17.827th | 17.89th | 22.153rd | Tough |
| Texas | 8 | 17.626th | 17.68th | 17.17th | Tough |
| UAB | 8 | 17.323rd | 17.37th | 20.633rd | Tough |
| Louisiana | 8 | 1722nd | 176th | 18.112th | Tough |
| Wake Forest | 8 | 16.921st | 16.95th | 18.214th | Tough |
| BYU | 8 | 16.315th | 16.33rd | 18.214th | Tough |
| Ohio | 8 | 16.315th | 16.33rd | 15.45th | Tough |
| North Dakota State | 9 | 15.714th | 15.72nd | 14.24th | Tough |
| Tennessee | 8 | 15.613th | 15.61st | 18.112th | Tough |
Fantasy Score allowed to wide receiversLeague average 9.7 per game
The softest and toughest 15 teams. The table above lists every team on the main stats.
| Texas State | 8 | 14.1210th | 14.1139th | 12.9136th | Weak |
| Navy | 8 | 14208th | 14138th | 13.5141st | Weak |
| Ball State | 8 | 13.1198th | 13.1135th | 12.2124th | Weak |
| Oklahoma State | 8 | 13.1198th | 13.1135th | 15155th | Weak |
| San Diego State | 9 | 13.1198th | 13.1135th | 13.6144th | Weak |
| West Virginia | 8 | 12.9196th | 12.9134th | 16.7159th | Weak |
| Army | 8 | 12.7193rd | 12.7131st | 14.9153rd | Weak |
| Marshall | 8 | 12.7193rd | 12.7131st | 12121st | Weak |
| Texas Tech | 8 | 12.7193rd | 12.7131st | 12.3125th | Weak |
| Akron | 8 | 12.4184th | 12.4128th | 10.588th | Weak |
| Missouri State | 8 | 12.4184th | 12.4128th | 13.5141st | Weak |
| North Texas | 8 | 12.4184th | 12.4128th | 13.1138th | Weak |
| Kentucky | 8 | 12.2179th | 12.2126th | 12.3125th | Weak |
| South Carolina | 8 | 12.2179th | 12.2126th | 13.7147th | Weak |
| Florida State | 8 | 12.1176th | 12.1123rd | 1077th | Soft |
| Ohio State | 8 | 7.433rd | 7.414th | 8.541st | Tough |
| Old Dominion | 9 | 7.433rd | 7.414th | 7.116th | Tough |
| Liberty | 8 | 7.332nd | 7.313th | 7.929th | Tough |
| Nevada | 8 | 7.231st | 7.212th | 6.27th | Tough |
| Sam Houston State | 8 | 7.127th | 7.110th | 8.338th | Tough |
| TCU | 8 | 7.127th | 7.110th | 7.726th | Tough |
| Michigan | 8 | 724th | 79th | 8.234th | Tough |
| Wisconsin | 8 | 6.922nd | 6.98th | 7.521st | Tough |
| Tennessee | 8 | 6.721st | 6.77th | 7.521st | Tough |
| UAB | 8 | 6.620th | 6.66th | 6.813th | Tough |
| Ohio | 8 | 6.416th | 6.45th | 5.53rd | Tough |
| Kansas State | 8 | 6.314th | 6.34th | 8.234th | Tough |
| Penn State | 8 | 6.212th | 6.23rd | 8.234th | Tough |
| Notre Dame | 8 | 69th | 62nd | 6.27th | Tough |
| North Dakota State | 9 | 5.33rd | 5.31st | 3.82nd | Tough |
Using defense vs position on a prop
Find the opponent
Say a wide receiver's line is against West Virginia. The row shows 66.3 receiving yards per wide receiver per game, 219th of 235.
Compare with the league
The league average against wide receivers is 44.5, so this defense gives up 21.8 more per wide receiver. That puts it in the "Weak" bucket.
Check the recent games
Over the last 5 it is 86.6, 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 the top 3 wide receivers by targets per game. 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 wide receivers?
On receiving yards, West Virginia: 66.3 per wide receiver per game in 2026, 219th of 235, against a league average of 44.5. 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 wide receivers?
On receiving yards, North Dakota State: 22.7 per wide receiver per game, 5th of 235.
Does a higher rank mean a softer matchup?
Yes. 1st allows the least and 235th 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 wide receivers number?
It counts the top 3 wide receivers by targets per game. That keeps the number close to the players a line would be set on. The league average here is 44.5.
Which defense has been getting softer against wide receivers?
On receiving yards, West Virginia has the biggest jump in the last 5 games: 86.6 per game, up from 66.3 on the season.
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