Defense vs position
NFL defense vs position
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Softest NFL defense at each position in 2026: Detroit Lions vs QB pass yds (297.7), Las Vegas Raiders vs RB rush yds (61.9), Houston Texans vs WR rec yds (62.2), Cincinnati Bengals vs TE rec yds (66.3), Indianapolis Colts vs K points (9.8). Toughest: Seattle Seahawks vs QB pass yds (158), Jacksonville Jaguars vs RB rush yds (25.4), Seattle Seahawks vs WR rec yds (27.8), Green Bay Packers vs TE rec yds (23.3), Detroit Lions vs K points (4.6).
In these rankings 1st allows the least and 32nd allows the most, so a high rank is a soft matchup. These are 2026 numbers through about 8 games per team.
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.
Main stat allowed by position
 Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 24423rd | 54.929th | 58.730th | 35.111th | 8.326th |
 Tennessee Titans | 8 | 264.930th | 49.219th | 5627th | 35.312th | 8.929th |
 New Orleans Saints | 7 | 21512th | 60.131st | 44.114th | 58.929th | 8.628th |
 Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 26128th | 49.920th | 39.79th | 66.332nd | 821st |
 Houston Texans | 7 | 262.729th | 43.813th | 62.232nd | 37.415th | 821st |
 Las Vegas Raiders | 8 | 250.825th | 61.932nd | 49.626th | 32.19th | 7.817th |
 Detroit Lions | 7 | 297.732nd | 45.914th | 5729th | 6331st | 4.61st |
 Washington Commanders | 7 | 25827th | 36.47th | 47.118th | 60.430th | 821st |
 Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 237.518th | 53.827th | 47.922nd | 49.326th | 6.99th |
 Denver Broncos | 8 | 246.624th | 47.316th | 47.521st | 56.428th | 7.613th |
 Buffalo Bills | 7 | 26931st | 39.912th | 4925th | 48.725th | 6.78th |
 Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 241.822nd | 33.34th | 44.915th | 4422nd | 930th |
 Baltimore Ravens | 8 | 237.619th | 38.49th | 56.228th | 33.410th | 8.125th |
 Arizona Cardinals | 8 | 237.619th | 48.617th | 4716th | 45.823rd | 7.613th |
 Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 219.513th | 50.621st | 39.68th | 3714th | 9.832nd |
 Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 206.86th | 53.225th | 47.420th | 38.418th | 7.918th |
 Cleveland Browns | 8 | 214.611th | 55.930th | 40.511th | 3816th | 7.918th |
 Carolina Panthers | 7 | 211.19th | 53.928th | 4716th | 43.421st | 7.311th |
 Miami Dolphins | 7 | 230.917th | 51.423rd | 38.15th | 51.727th | 7.613th |
 Los Angeles Chargers | 7 | 207.77th | 53.426th | 39.27th | 41.419th | 821st |
 New England Patriots | 8 | 227.915th | 39.311th | 47.219th | 42.420th | 7.512th |
 Jacksonville Jaguars | 7 | 256.626th | 25.41st | 6131st | 26.73rd | 5.65th |
 New York Jets | 8 | 208.48th | 48.818th | 38.86th | 46.824th | 710th |
 Chicago Bears | 7 | 241.321st | 36.26th | 48.623rd | 36.913th | 52nd |
 Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 228.416th | 34.65th | 37.74th | 38.117th | 7.918th |
 San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 22214th | 36.47th | 35.82nd | 30.77th | 8.427th |
 Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 196.94th | 39.110th | 36.53rd | 30.35th | 930th |
 New York Giants | 7 | 192.13rd | 52.324th | 40.410th | 31.18th | 5.34th |
 Green Bay Packers | 8 | 205.15th | 46.115th | 48.623rd | 23.31st | 52nd |
 Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 172.42nd | 50.621st | 42.313th | 26.94th | 5.65th |
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 214.310th | 32.83rd | 42.112th | 30.46th | 7.613th |
 Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 1581st | 31.62nd | 27.81st | 26.62nd | 5.65th |
Fantasy score allowed by position
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 25.832nd | 10.417th | 12.230th | 16.931st |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 19.825th | 12.930th | 11.929th | 1018th |
| Carolina Panthers | 7 | 17.517th | 13.431st | 9.615th | 13.128th |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 8 | 20.829th | 12.125th | 10.824th | 8.711th |
| Arizona Cardinals | 8 | 22.431st | 9.59th | 10.421st | 12.626th |
| Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 1613th | 12.729th | 9.716th | 13.229th |
| Washington Commanders | 7 | 2130th | 8.42nd | 10.723rd | 17.532nd |
| Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 1715th | 12.628th | 10.522nd | 10.320th |
| Miami Dolphins | 7 | 20.628th | 12.226th | 8.14th | 1327th |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 19.123rd | 11.722nd | 9.514th | 12.524th |
| New Orleans Saints | 7 | 15.39th | 15.132nd | 9.413th | 13.229th |
| Tennessee Titans | 8 | 18.922nd | 10.720th | 11.628th | 8.913th |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 19.324th | 10.314th | 12.732nd | 8.410th |
| Denver Broncos | 8 | 17.416th | 11.321st | 9.918th | 12.524th |
| Houston Texans | 7 | 17.919th | 10.519th | 12.631st | 7.65th |
| Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 17.818th | 12.327th | 7.93rd | 1123rd |
| Baltimore Ravens | 8 | 18.521st | 9.59th | 10.925th | 9.215th |
| New York Giants | 7 | 20.427th | 10.314th | 10.219th | 7.76th |
| New York Jets | 8 | 18.220th | 1013th | 9.311th | 10.922nd |
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 19.926th | 9.48th | 9.716th | 8.913th |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 13.75th | 1224th | 1126th | 5.42nd |
| New England Patriots | 8 | 15.410th | 8.74th | 10.320th | 9.817th |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 7 | 15.410th | 7.71st | 11.327th | 7.87th |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 7 | 14.68th | 11.923rd | 8.45th | 8.39th |
| Cleveland Browns | 8 | 14.47th | 10.314th | 8.67th | 9.316th |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 15.512th | 10.417th | 8.45th | 7.98th |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 14.26th | 9.812th | 7.72nd | 10.521st |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 13.34th | 9.59th | 9.210th | 1018th |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 16.714th | 95th | 8.88th | 6.53rd |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 12.83rd | 8.63rd | 9.311th | 8.812th |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 8.91st | 9.16th | 9.19th | 4.91st |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 11.72nd | 9.27th | 5.91st | 7.54th |
Tackles and assists allowed by position
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 2.827th | 4.725th | 4.531st |
| New England Patriots | 8 | 2.827th | 5.232nd | 3.911th |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 2.518th | 4.622nd | 4.428th |
| New York Giants | 7 | 2.827th | 4.415th | 4.226th |
| Arizona Cardinals | 8 | 2.930th | 4.415th | 4.120th |
| New York Jets | 8 | 2.49th | 4.826th | 4.428th |
| Washington Commanders | 7 | 3.232nd | 4.928th | 3.43rd |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 2.49th | 4.826th | 4.327th |
| Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 3.131st | 4.210th | 4.120th |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 2.622nd | 4.928th | 3.911th |
| Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 2.518th | 46th | 4.531st |
| Baltimore Ravens | 8 | 2.622nd | 4.928th | 3.31st |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 8 | 2.49th | 4.928th | 414th |
| Cleveland Browns | 8 | 2.622nd | 3.94th | 4.120th |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 2.35th | 4.312th | 4.428th |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 2.49th | 4.415th | 4.120th |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 2.725th | 4.518th | 3.31st |
| Miami Dolphins | 7 | 2.725th | 4.18th | 3.89th |
| Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 2.49th | 4.518th | 414th |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 7 | 2.518th | 4.518th | 3.65th |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 2.518th | 4.210th | 3.911th |
| Carolina Panthers | 7 | 2.49th | 46th | 4.120th |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 2.49th | 4.312th | 414th |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 7 | 2.23rd | 4.622nd | 3.89th |
| Tennessee Titans | 8 | 2.35th | 4.622nd | 3.76th |
| New Orleans Saints | 7 | 2.49th | 3.83rd | 4.120th |
| Houston Texans | 7 | 2.35th | 4.312th | 414th |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 2.23rd | 4.518th | 3.76th |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 2.35th | 4.18th | 414th |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 2.11st | 3.62nd | 414th |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 2.49th | 3.31st | 3.76th |
| Denver Broncos | 8 | 2.11st | 3.94th | 3.43rd |
Using defense vs position on a prop
Find the opponent and the position
Say the player is a QB pass yds facing the Detroit Lions. The QB pass yds column shows 297.7 passing yards per game, 32nd of 32.
Compare it with the league
The league average at QB pass yds is 229.3, so this defense gives up 68.4 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.
Defense vs position FAQ
What is NFL defense vs position?
It ranks every NFL 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 NFL team gives up the most passing yards to quarterbacks?
The Detroit Lions, at 297.7 per game in 2026, 32nd of 32. The league average is 229.3. These are 2026 numbers through about 8 games per team.
Which NFL team gives up the most rushing yards to running backs?
The Las Vegas Raiders, at 61.9 per game in 2026, 32nd of 32. The league average is 45.5. These are 2026 numbers through about 8 games per team.
Is a high rank good or bad?
It depends which side you are on. 1st allows the least and 32nd 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.
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