2026 Season

NFL Defense Rankings by College

Which colleges Produce the Most NFL Talent?

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Which colleges Produce the Most NFL Talent?

Track which colleges produce the most NFL talent by analyzing defensive tackles, sacks, interceptions, defensive touchdowns, and defensive player performance during the 2026 NFL season. See detailed NFL statistics, rankings, and performance data for college programs and their NFL alumni.

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NFL Regular Season: 2026 ( Incomplete )

Defense Rankings

			Tackles			Sacks			Interceptions
College	FP	TD	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TFL	QB HTS	PD	INT	YDS	TD	FR	Players
1Ohio State Buckeyes	681	0	230	228	458	14	22	37	32	5	5	0	5	37
2Alabama Crimson Tide	718.8	0	243	187	430	25	32	58	25	9	53	0	5	35
3Georgia Bulldogs	631.35	0	234	183	417	14.5	36	24	22	1	1	0	6	35
4Texas Longhorns	428.65	0	144	148	292	6.5	16	19	17	5	54	0	2	23
5Michigan Wolverines	493.35	0	164	126	290	16.5	28	40	19	3	71	0	4	27
6Oregon Ducks	428.25	0	139	132	271	10	16	27	21	5	0	0	4	25
7LSU Tigers	390.8	0	134	117	251	9.5	14	22	23	4	8	0	0	23
8Iowa Hawkeyes	373.55	0	141	103	244	4.5	11	13	15	4	123	0	1	22
9South Carolina Gamecocks	418.6	1	138	105	243	15.5	23	33	18	2	31	0	3	20
10Clemson Tigers	342.9	0	120	111	231	8.5	19	19	8	1	24	0	3	22
11Notre Dame Fighting Irish	371.85	0	134	91	225	1.5	14	6	26	5	21	0	5	25
12Florida Gators	326.85	0	124	84	208	3	12	12	13	2	41	0	5	21
13Florida State Seminoles	340.55	0	118	81	199	5	13	16	27	4	33	0	1	17
13Minnesota Golden Gophers	299.25	0	112	87	199	8	13	17	9	0	0	0	3	14
15Penn State Nittany Lions	296	0	99	98	197	6.5	9	25	7	1	10	0	5	20
16Missouri Tigers	283.5	1	100	90	190	4	12	8	10	3	65	1	0	17
17UCLA Bruins	275.75	1	94	84	178	3	8	19	13	2	50	1	0	15
18Texas Tech Red Raiders	253.8	0	85	92	177	8	10	16	4	1	18	0	3	13
19Miami Hurricanes	304.25	0	111	65	176	12.5	17	33	11	0	0	0	1	22
19Illinois Fighting Illini	247.5	0	90	86	176	2.5	11	11	5	2	30	0	1	13
21Oklahoma Sooners	282.75	1	97	73	170	7.5	14	19	10	1	0	0	4	19
22Auburn Tigers	277.25	0	96	71	167	4	9	14	21	2	50	0	1	19
23Utah Utes	246.85	1	96	69	165	1	4	3	8	3	71	1	2	13
24USC Trojans	265	1	88	58	146	7	14	19	12	3	70	1	1	15
25California Golden Bears	235.75	0	87	57	144	1.5	6	4	14	5	70	0	1	11
26Wisconsin Badgers	265.75	1	78	64	142	8.5	21	21	10	3	35	1	3	14
26Washington Huskies	249.75	0	85	57	142	3.5	7	8	19	5	50	0	2	16
28NC State Wolfpack	210.25	0	61	72	133	8.5	17	22	4	1	0	0	1	11
29Virginia Tech Hokies	184.6	0	67	53	120	3.5	5	9	6	1	1	0	4	9
30Kansas State Wildcats	183.8	0	75	43	118	2	8	4	11	1	8	0	0	8
31Stanford Cardinal	151.3	0	63	47	110	0	3	5	2	1	3	0	2	14
32Tennessee Volunteers	162.25	0	64	42	106	4.5	11	10	2	0	0	0	1	14
33Ole Miss Rebels	185.75	0	54	51	105	12	16	21	6	0	0	0	1	17
33Texas A&M Aggies	165.55	0	55	50	105	4.5	8	11	7	1	18	0	1	12
35Wake Forest Demon Deacons	155.5	1	54	50	104	1	4	2	8	0	0	0	3	10
36Washington State Cougars	144.55	0	44	59	103	1.5	5	5	7	1	3	0	2	6
37Cincinnati Bearcats	142	0	52	44	96	4	5	9	5	0	0	0	1	8
38TCU Horned Frogs	123.25	0	55	40	95	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	12
39Arkansas Razorbacks	122.25	0	54	40	94	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	11
40Maryland Terrapins	154.2	1	43	45	88	0	4	2	13	2	112	1	1	10
41Syracuse Orange	119	0	50	35	85	1	4	3	5	0	0	0	0	11
42Baylor Bears	119.25	0	45	39	84	0	4	1	6	0	0	0	2	6
43Tulane Green Wave	108.25	0	34	49	83	1.5	5	5	1	0	0	0	2	6
44Kentucky Wildcats	165.75	0	50	32	82	7	13	20	10	0	0	0	2	9
44Mississippi State Bulldogs	127.25	0	36	46	82	4.5	7	12	6	0	0	0	1	13
46Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	124.25	0	52	29	81	0	0	1	10	0	0	0	2	4
47BYU Cougars	111	0	40	36	76	2	8	5	4	0	0	0	0	8
47Colorado Buffaloes	108.75	0	44	32	76	0	2	1	7	1	0	0	0	5
47Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	108.5	0	43	33	76	0	1	1	8	1	0	0	0	3
50Louisville Cardinals	128.85	0	43	30	73	4	7	12	8	1	1	0	0	9
51Boston College Eagles	96.75	0	28	37	65	4.5	6	15	0	0	0	0	0	7
52Buffalo Bulls	98	0	36	26	62	6	6	11	0	0	0	0	0	5
52Florida Atlantic Owls	93.05	0	35	27	62	1	2	4	4	1	28	0	0	3
54Rutgers Scarlet Knights	94.75	0	37	24	61	1	6	1	5	0	0	0	1	7
54Montana State Bobcats	74	0	29	32	61	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	3
56Toledo Rockets	87.75	0	33	27	60	0	2	2	6	1	0	0	0	7
56Duke Blue Devils	86.75	0	31	29	60	1	5	3	3	0	0	0	1	9
58Appalachian State Mountaineers	70.25	0	26	32	58	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	3
59Idaho Vandals	78.25	0	29	27	56	1	3	8	1	0	0	0	0	2
60San Diego State Aztecs	81	0	25	30	55	2	3	10	3	0	0	0	0	4
61Wyoming Cowboys	80.5	0	28	26	54	2.5	7	3	1	1	0	0	0	4
61Pittsburgh Panthers	75	0	27	27	54	0	3	4	2	0	0	0	1	9
63Arizona Wildcats	87.35	0	28	25	53	1	3	1	5	3	1	0	1	6
64Western Michigan Broncos	56.75	0	25	23	48	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4
65Purdue Boilermakers	90.8	0	25	22	47	3	6	13	4	2	3	0	0	4
66Yale Bulldogs	79.45	0	31	15	46	0	1	3	5	2	27	0	0	2
67Houston Cougars	74.95	0	21	23	44	1.5	2	8	4	1	12	0	1	7
68SMU Mustangs	75.5	0	34	8	42	0	4	0	6	0	0	0	1	5
69West Virginia Mountaineers	69.05	0	25	14	39	1	4	3	5	1	3	0	0	4
69UCF Knights	59.75	0	24	15	39	1	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	4
71Southern Illinois Salukis	54.5	0	26	10	36	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2
71Arkansas State Red Wolves	52.5	0	20	16	36	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1
71North Carolina Tar Heels	46.5	0	18	18	36	0.5	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
74Iowa State Cyclones	65	0	20	15	35	3	3	4	4	0	0	0	2	5
74South Alabama Jaguars	45.5	0	21	14	35	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
76Virginia Cavaliers	53	1	23	11	34	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
76Murray State Racers	48	0	19	15	34	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1
78Vanderbilt Commodores	55	0	16	16	32	3.5	4	4	2	0	0	0	1	4
79Northwestern Wildcats	55.25	0	17	13	30	2	1	5	5	1	0	0	0	2
79Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	51.5	0	16	14	30	3	4	6	0	0	0	0	1	7
79Nebraska Cornhuskers	47.75	0	12	18	30	2.5	4	7	1	0	0	0	0	5
79Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	44.5	0	18	12	30	0.5	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	4
83South Dakota Coyotes	46.5	0	13	16	29	0	1	0	3	1	25	0	1	3
83Oklahoma State Cowboys	39.5	0	12	17	29	0.5	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	6
85Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	35.5	0	16	11	27	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4
85Michigan State Spartans	33	0	13	14	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
87Villanova Wildcats	37.5	0	17	9	26	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1
88UT San Antonio Roadrunners	39.25	0	18	7	25	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	3
89Kansas Jayhawks	53.25	0	16	8	24	4	5	10	0	0	0	0	1	3
89Temple Owls	45.75	0	20	4	24	2.5	2	6	1	0	0	0	0	4
89Weber State Wildcats	42	0	19	5	24	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	2
89Fresno State Bulldogs	35.5	0	17	7	24	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
93East Carolina Pirates	43.75	0	16	7	23	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	2	4
93Troy Trojans	28.5	0	15	8	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
95Connecticut Huskies	34.5	0	9	12	21	0.5	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	2
95South Dakota State Jackrabbits	30.75	0	12	9	21	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	4
95UNLV Rebels	23.75	0	9	12	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
98Tulsa Golden Hurricane	43.25	0	13	7	20	2	4	2	2	0	0	0	2	2
98Boise State Broncos	37	0	13	7	20	0	3	5	2	0	0	0	0	5
100Cal Poly Mustangs	55.5	1	11	8	19	4.5	6	9	0	0	0	0	2	1
101Sam Houston Bearkats	41	0	17	1	18	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	1	2
101Florida A&M Rattlers	25	0	13	5	18	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
103Albany State Golden Rams	24.25	0	5	12	17	0.5	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1
103Indiana Hoosiers	18.25	0	6	11	17	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7
105Central Arkansas Bears	28.25	0	10	6	16	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	4
105Navy Midshipmen	20.5	0	9	7	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
107Arizona State Sun Devils	30.75	0	11	4	15	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	3
107UMass Minutemen	30.25	0	8	7	15	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	1	1
107Houston Baptist Huskies	29	0	12	3	15	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	1
107Saginaw Valley Cardinals	20.75	0	9	6	15	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
107Western Illinois Leathernecks	15	0	5	10	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
112Marshall Thundering Herd	29.5	0	8	6	14	2	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	2
112Indiana-Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks	22.75	0	9	5	14	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
112Utah State Aggies	20.5	0	7	7	14	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	3
112Illinois State Redbirds	19.75	0	6	8	14	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
112Miami (OH) RedHawks	15.5	0	5	9	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
117Northern Iowa Panthers	22.5	0	7	6	13	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	3
117Tusculum Pioneers	21.45	0	2	11	13	0	0	0	2	1	37	0	0	1
117Bowling Green Falcons	14.75	0	5	8	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
120Ferris State Bulldogs	26.5	0	7	5	12	2	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
120Sioux Falls	22.75	0	9	3	12	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1
120Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks	20.5	0	5	7	12	1.5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1
120Lenoir-Rhyne Bears	16	0	7	5	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
120Fort Hays State Tigers	14.75	0	3	9	12	0.5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
125Eastern Michigan Eagles	31.5	0	4	6	10	2	1	13	1	0	0	0	1	2
125Florida Intl Golden Panthers	17.25	0	6	4	10	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
125Brown Bears	12.25	0	2	8	10	0.5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
128Charlotte 49ers	26.5	0	5	4	9	3	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	1
128South Carolina State Bulldogs	17	0	4	5	9	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	2
128Texas A&M-Commerce Lions	15.5	0	3	6	9	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
128North Dakota State Bison	8.25	0	2	7	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
132Central Michigan Chippewas	12.75	0	5	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
132Morgan State Bears	10.25	0	4	4	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
134Eastern Washington Eagles	21.5	0	3	4	7	2.5	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	2
134Tarleton Texans	9	0	5	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
134Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	8.75	0	3	4	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
134Oregon State Beavers	8.25	0	4	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
134Alcorn State Braves	8.25	0	4	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
134Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles	8	0	2	5	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
140Georgia Southern Eagles	11.25	0	5	1	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
140Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors	7.5	0	4	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
142Valdosta State Blazers	6.75	0	4	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
142Barton Bulldogs	6.75	0	4	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
142James Madison Dukes	6.25	0	2	3	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
142Southeast Missouri State Redhawks	6.25	0	2	3	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
142Southern Utah Thunderbirds	6	0	3	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
142Prairie View Panthers	6	0	3	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
142Rice Owls	5.25	0	2	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
149Jacksonville State Gamecocks	9	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
149Harvard Crimson	5.25	0	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
149Memphis Tigers	5.25	0	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
149Air Force Falcons	5.25	0	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
149Montana Grizzlies	4.5	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
149Delaware Blue Hens	3.75	0	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
155Stony Brook Seawolves	6.25	0	1	2	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
155Drake Bulldogs	6	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
155Missouri Western Griffons	4.5	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
155Army Black Knights	4.5	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
155Malone Pioneers	4.5	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
155Nevada Wolf Pack	3.75	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
155Sacred Heart Pioneers	3.75	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
155Youngstown State Penguins	3.75	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
155Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets	3	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
155Ball State Cardinals	3	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
155East Tennessee State Buccaneers	3	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
155Wofford Terriers	3	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
155New Hampshire Wildcats	2.25	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
168Wingate Bulldogs	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
168Georgia State Panthers	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
168Furman Paladins	2.25	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
168Texas State Bobcats	2.25	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
168Jackson State Tigers	1.5	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
168Southern Arkansas Muleriders	1.5	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
174South Florida Bulls	4.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
174Maine Black Bears	4.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
174Holy Cross Crusaders	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
174Grand Valley State Lakers	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
174East Central Tigers	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
174Fort Valley State Wildcats	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
174Liberty Flames	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
174New Mexico Lobos	0.75	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
174Ohio Bobcats	0.75	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
174Friends University Friends	0.75	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
174UTEP Miners	0.75	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
174William & Mary Tribe	0.75	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
186Northwest Missouri State Bearcats	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
186Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
186Manitoba Bisons	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1