2022 Season

2022 NFL Defense Rankings by College

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2022 defense rankings measure college impact through NFL alumni defenders across a full season.

Use this page for historical “NFL defense rankings 2022” style questions that care about where players went to college.

Figures are final for 2022 and will not change with the current season.

Compare against neighboring years to spot programs that rise or fade on defense.

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NFL Regular Season: 2022

Defense Rankings

			Tackles			Sacks			Interceptions
College	FP	TD	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TFL	QB HTS	PD	INT	YDS	TD	FR	Players
1Alabama Crimson Tide	2,544.5	2	944	600	1544	55	96	139	110	27	250	2	18	49
2LSU Tigers	2,079.5	1	829	426	1255	38	81	89	85	22	255	1	14	47
3Ohio State Buckeyes	1,950.35	6	715	374	1089	61.5	100	155	73	13	111	2	14	42
4Georgia Bulldogs	1,411	3	528	336	864	41	60	85	42	9	115	1	12	33
5Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1,301.5	0	551	299	850	18.5	48	36	39	9	140	0	9	32
6Washington Huskies	1,337.9	1	545	304	849	18	44	45	54	9	169	0	10	23
7Florida Gators	1,246.05	2	499	236	735	18.5	49	49	56	16	248	2	3	27
8Penn State Nittany Lions	1,197.2	1	461	238	699	35	64	88	28	4	32	0	18	31
9Clemson Tigers	1,199.05	1	444	252	696	33	67	92	48	3	63	1	10	28
10Iowa Hawkeyes	1,093.4	0	448	239	687	20.5	42	36	31	9	69	0	15	24
11Texas Longhorns	1,037.4	2	401	253	654	18	30	58	35	8	114	0	8	23
12Michigan Wolverines	1,097.75	1	395	238	633	57.5	68	101	17	5	25	0	10	34
13UCLA Bruins	922.75	1	393	232	625	12	31	32	30	0	0	0	6	17
14Mississippi State Bulldogs	1,199.65	1	400	208	608	60.5	78	133	63	4	64	1	6	15
15Florida State Seminoles	1,096.7	1	378	215	593	42	62	86	51	12	137	1	6	20
16Auburn Tigers	963.65	1	382	173	555	9.5	24	40	56	14	204	1	5	22
17Miami Hurricanes	950.15	2	352	202	554	23.5	45	66	38	7	134	1	4	17
18Pittsburgh Panthers	939.5	0	384	158	542	19.5	44	42	50	6	20	0	7	15
19Oregon Ducks	858.75	1	350	167	517	18	33	50	29	6	95	0	5	19
20Utah Utes	773.8	1	319	189	508	5	14	9	33	10	103	1	6	13
21Wisconsin Badgers	833.3	1	321	167	488	24.5	51	55	24	3	23	0	8	22
22Virginia Tech Hokies	743	2	312	175	487	6	17	9	38	5	80	2	2	17
23Wyoming Cowboys	758.25	0	317	166	483	12.5	25	26	24	7	195	0	2	9
24Stanford Cardinal	708.25	1	311	167	478	4.5	21	22	21	0	0	0	7	17
25South Carolina Gamecocks	777.85	2	304	150	454	15	29	34	32	8	81	0	8	23
26Boston College Eagles	752.75	1	286	144	430	7.5	30	30	35	11	135	1	9	13
27Kentucky Wildcats	764.55	2	274	152	426	27	54	70	15	2	68	1	8	16
28NC State Wolfpack	724.55	2	220	201	421	24.5	47	75	23	2	3	0	9	16
29Minnesota Golden Gophers	640.65	1	276	128	404	14	27	21	16	4	99	1	2	12
30Arkansas Razorbacks	599.3	1	251	145	396	10.5	25	16	18	2	38	0	3	16
31USC Trojans	732.6	1	257	135	392	22.5	39	62	30	5	61	1	11	18
32BYU Cougars	605.5	0	233	145	378	9.5	18	20	35	4	100	0	4	9
33West Virginia Mountaineers	599.1	1	246	131	377	6	21	16	28	7	46	1	1	10
34Texas A&M Aggies	668	0	250	116	366	38	52	63	16	1	0	0	3	18
35Cincinnati Bearcats	571.75	0	230	115	345	8	16	14	38	6	20	0	4	14
36Nebraska Cornhuskers	537.5	1	219	122	341	10.5	24	24	20	1	0	0	3	17
37Baylor Bears	494.75	1	194	128	322	2	10	5	23	7	60	0	5	15
38Oklahoma Sooners	516.6	0	199	121	320	11.5	26	29	13	1	16	0	9	24
39Ole Miss Rebels	559.25	1	222	97	319	12.5	26	36	24	1	5	0	7	22
40California Golden Bears	479	1	182	130	312	9	13	16	17	5	45	0	4	12
41Illinois Fighting Illini	514.75	0	207	103	310	10	19	29	19	4	70	0	4	14
42Rutgers Scarlet Knights	520.85	1	211	98	309	2	11	9	26	8	156	1	5	12
43Missouri Tigers	459.25	0	180	125	305	7.5	26	34	8	2	15	0	0	8
44Syracuse Orange	491.95	2	186	114	300	9	18	22	21	3	72	1	3	6
45Houston Cougars	528.2	2	204	94	298	13.5	38	33	16	2	87	1	1	10
46Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	494.15	1	185	111	296	9.5	18	13	28	5	64	0	4	7
47Purdue Boilermakers	439.95	0	169	123	292	10	19	18	17	1	7	0	3	11
48Washington State Cougars	499.45	2	207	83	290	9	25	13	19	3	132	2	2	7
49Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	411.75	0	172	101	273	1.5	6	3	20	6	70	0	2	5
50Texas Tech Red Raiders	369.75	0	159	99	258	4	7	12	15	0	0	0	2	9
51Tennessee Volunteers	468.7	2	171	81	252	12	12	17	37	4	67	1	4	22
52Temple Owls	423.5	0	162	85	247	19.5	21	41	12	0	0	0	3	14
53Montana State Bobcats	309.25	0	142	96	238	0	9	6	4	0	0	0	0	4
54Yale Bulldogs	366.85	0	162	74	236	2	12	9	11	4	51	0	2	2
55UCF Knights	349.95	0	151	80	231	1	14	8	13	2	22	0	2	11
56Maryland Terrapins	363.75	1	134	78	212	15.5	18	31	9	1	75	1	1	13
57Virginia Cavaliers	329.45	1	123	77	200	2	14	3	20	5	27	1	2	8
57Boise State Broncos	303.25	1	121	79	200	7	15	16	5	0	0	0	2	7
59South Carolina State Bulldogs	372.35	1	135	63	198	13	15	18	15	5	166	1	3	5
60Wake Forest Demon Deacons	294.9	0	109	88	197	2	7	6	13	5	49	0	2	9
61Oklahoma State Cowboys	315.85	0	144	50	194	2	9	11	8	3	1	0	5	13
62Kansas State Wildcats	314	0	139	54	193	2	5	5	21	2	0	0	3	11
63Fresno State Bulldogs	290.2	0	113	72	185	2	7	4	13	7	52	0	1	7
64North Carolina Tar Heels	250.5	0	111	66	177	2	8	7	2	0	0	0	4	15
65Utah State Aggies	259.05	0	98	78	176	6	11	10	6	2	13	0	2	7
66Memphis Tigers	274.95	0	119	52	171	6.5	8	18	9	1	12	0	1	11
67Missouri Western Griffons	219	0	111	51	162	1	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	3
68Northwestern Wildcats	239.25	0	96	63	159	5.5	11	13	9	0	0	0	0	9
69Vanderbilt Commodores	243.25	0	98	59	157	5.5	8	13	10	1	0	0	1	10
70Oregon State Beavers	262.15	0	108	45	153	1	6	1	20	6	39	0	0	6
71TCU Horned Frogs	235.4	0	86	55	141	10	16	12	9	1	14	0	1	15
72Southern Illinois Salukis	214.3	0	96	40	136	2	6	2	14	1	13	0	0	2
73Tulsa Golden Hurricane	229.25	1	81	51	132	5	15	15	9	1	30	1	1	3
74Michigan State Spartans	191.8	0	69	59	128	1	8	7	9	2	13	0	1	11
75Florida Atlantic Owls	223.75	0	79	48	127	9	8	26	7	1	0	0	3	8
76Duke Blue Devils	209	0	90	35	125	2	5	7	10	2	0	0	3	11
77Delaware Blue Hens	172.25	0	62	57	119	1.5	5	11	5	2	30	0	0	5
78UT San Antonio Roadrunners	223.95	1	77	40	117	0.5	3	8	18	6	47	1	2	5
79Greenville Panthers	170	0	83	33	116	0	11	0	2	1	5	0	0	1
80Connecticut Huskies	182.1	1	74	40	114	2.5	3	6	7	1	76	1	0	4
81Weber State Wildcats	177.2	0	78	35	113	0.5	6	4	9	1	2	0	1	2
82Colorado Buffaloes	191.7	0	79	33	112	3	5	6	14	2	27	0	0	5
82Ferris State Bulldogs	166.25	0	64	48	112	3.5	8	12	5	0	0	0	0	3
84Charlotte 49ers	203	0	63	48	111	16	19	31	1	0	0	0	0	2
84Arizona State Sun Devils	176.75	1	62	49	111	2	6	5	6	2	40	1	2	11
86Arkansas State Red Wolves	167.65	0	55	55	110	6.5	10	8	6	1	4	0	1	2
87Murray State Racers	160.75	0	74	32	106	3	12	6	1	0	0	0	0	1
88Arizona Wildcats	156.75	1	59	46	105	2	7	4	4	0	0	0	2	8
89Western Michigan Broncos	148.5	0	67	36	103	1	4	2	4	0	0	0	2	9
90Louisville Cardinals	193.65	0	70	31	101	3	8	7	14	5	59	0	0	4
91Eastern Michigan Eagles	205.25	0	61	34	95	12.5	23	37	4	0	0	0	1	2
92Tulane Green Wave	132.75	0	57	33	90	2	6	10	0	0	0	0	1	6
93Idaho Vandals	135	0	52	37	89	7	7	10	2	0	0	0	0	2
94Buffalo Bulls	156	0	57	31	88	8	12	13	3	0	0	0	2	6
94UAB Blazers	149	0	51	37	88	0	4	0	21	0	0	0	1	3
96San Diego State Aztecs	137.65	0	50	37	87	3	4	6	6	2	14	0	1	6
97Valdosta State Blazers	131	0	63	23	86	1	4	1	7	0	0	0	0	3
98Lenoir-Rhyne Bears	164.5	3	56	29	85	1	5	2	8	3	55	2	1	2
99Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles	127	0	55	28	83	2	5	3	7	0	0	0	0	7
100Indiana Hoosiers	117.75	0	50	29	79	4	8	4	0	0	0	0	1	7
101Rice Owls	134.2	1	45	33	78	0	4	3	7	3	37	1	1	6
102Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors	95.5	0	39	34	73	1.5	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	2
103Texas A&M-Commerce Lions	128	0	63	9	72	0	5	0	10	1	0	0	0	1
104Kansas Jayhawks	138.5	0	49	22	71	9.5	11	17	3	0	0	0	1	4
105Albany State Golden Rams	116	0	44	26	70	4	9	7	3	0	0	0	1	1
106SMU Mustangs	115.75	1	49	18	67	0.5	0	1	7	0	0	0	3	9
106Missouri State Bears	94.25	0	43	24	67	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	2
108UTEP Miners	119	0	43	23	66	3	7	12	6	0	0	0	1	3
108Appalachian State Mountaineers	87.5	0	41	25	66	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	6
110Samford Bulldogs	143.9	1	48	17	65	0	2	3	19	3	54	1	0	3
111Colorado State-Pueblo Thunderwolves	116.5	0	40	24	64	6.5	10	13	2	0	0	0	1	2
112Tarleton Texans	89.25	0	37	26	63	1	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	1
113Villanova Wildcats	104.25	0	37	24	61	2	6	6	5	1	35	0	0	4
113Georgia State Panthers	98.25	0	45	16	61	0	2	1	7	0	0	0	1	2
115Grand Valley State Lakers	141.25	0	36	24	60	15.5	14	28	3	0	0	0	1	1
116Central Michigan Chippewas	97.8	0	41	18	59	0	1	0	7	2	33	0	0	6
117South Florida Bulls	95.05	0	32	19	51	4	7	5	5	1	3	0	1	5
118Northern Illinois Huskies	87	0	38	12	50	0	1	2	5	3	0	0	0	1
119Central Arkansas Bears	92.3	0	37	12	49	0	1	0	5	3	58	0	1	3
119Colorado State Rams	78	0	33	16	49	3	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	6
121Western Illinois Leathernecks	69.5	0	22	26	48	3.5	3	8	1	0	0	0	0	1
121Eastern Illinois Panthers	67.5	0	38	10	48	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
121William & Mary Tribe	67.05	0	28	20	48	0	2	1	1	1	18	0	0	2
121Indiana State Sycamores	64.85	0	28	20	48	0	0	3	1	1	1	0	0	2
125Illinois State Redbirds	76.75	0	27	20	47	2	5	6	4	0	0	0	0	2
126Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	76	0	26	20	46	1.5	4	9	2	0	0	0	1	6
127Eastern Washington Eagles	82.5	0	25	18	43	5	7	13	1	0	0	0	1	3
127Manitoba Bisons	78	0	25	18	43	5	5	11	1	0	0	0	1	1
127Georgia Southern Eagles	72.3	0	28	15	43	0	2	0	5	1	18	0	1	5
127Iowa State Cyclones	72.25	1	29	14	43	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	7
131Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks	76	0	17	25	42	5	4	20	1	0	0	0	0	2
132North Dakota State Bison	55.25	0	29	12	41	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5
133Fayetteville State Broncos	68.95	0	29	11	40	0	1	0	7	1	7	0	0	1
133Bucknell Bison	47.5	0	15	25	40	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
135Marshall Thundering Herd	55	0	25	13	38	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	5
136Florida Intl Golden Panthers	76.25	0	23	14	37	1.5	5	7	6	1	0	0	1	2
137Brown Bears	62.75	0	23	13	36	4.5	4	9	0	0	0	0	0	1
137Old Dominion Monarchs	62.25	0	24	12	36	2	3	8	2	0	0	0	0	5
137Texas State Bobcats	43.5	0	15	21	36	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
140UMass Minutemen	60.5	0	25	10	35	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	3	2
140Miami (OH) RedHawks	53	0	23	12	35	1.5	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	3
142Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	56	0	22	12	34	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	5
142South Alabama Jaguars	43	0	21	13	34	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
144Fort Hays State Tigers	49.25	0	16	17	33	1.5	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	1
145Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	57.75	0	20	12	32	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	4	6
145Western Carolina Catamounts	46	0	20	12	32	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1
147Sioux Falls	55.4	0	22	9	31	1	2	5	1	1	24	0	0	1
148Charleston (WV) Golden Eagles	63.5	0	18	12	30	4	5	12	3	0	0	0	0	1
149Southern Jaguars	58.75	0	20	9	29	1	1	1	9	1	0	0	0	1
149Nevada Wolf Pack	38.25	0	9	20	29	1	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	4
151Toledo Rockets	48.25	0	19	8	27	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	2	4
151East Carolina Pirates	32.25	0	14	13	27	0.5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
153Presbyterian College Blue Hose	43.35	0	17	9	26	0	0	0	4	1	11	0	0	1
154Tusculum Pioneers	50.25	0	18	7	25	0.5	1	1	7	1	0	0	0	1
154Regina (Canada)	43.5	0	16	9	25	1	2	4	3	0	0	0	0	2
156Sam Houston Bearkats	33.25	0	18	6	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
157California (PA)	23.25	0	10	11	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
158Lindenwood Lions	28.25	0	13	7	20	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
159Jacksonville State Gamecocks	32	0	13	6	19	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	1
160Ohio Bobcats	23.25	0	7	10	17	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	3
161Houston Baptist Huskies	19.5	0	10	6	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
162Northern Iowa Panthers	26	0	8	7	15	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	3
162Troy Trojans	21.75	0	6	9	15	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1
162Southeast Missouri State Redhawks	18.75	0	7	8	15	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
162South Dakota State Jackrabbits	18	0	9	6	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
166West Florida Argonauts	19.5	0	12	2	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
166Pittsburg State Gorillas	18	0	10	4	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
166James Madison Dukes	18	0	10	4	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
166Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	18	0	10	4	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
170Jackson State Tigers	48	0	11	1	12	8	7	11	0	0	0	0	1	1
170Prairie View Panthers	17	0	9	3	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
170San Jose State Spartans	15	0	8	4	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
173Army Black Knights	12.75	0	6	5	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
174Chattanooga Mocs	15.5	0	5	5	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
174South Dakota Coyotes	12	0	6	4	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
176Pennsylvania Quakers	14	0	3	6	9	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3
176Youngstown State Penguins	12	0	7	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
178Missouri S&T Miners	15.25	0	4	4	8	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
178Augustana University (SD) Vikings	12	0	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
180Drake Bulldogs	12	0	5	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
181Ouachita Baptist Tigers	7.5	0	4	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
182Malone Pioneers	7.5	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
182Wayne State (MI) Warriors	7	0	3	2	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
182Washburn Ichabods	6.75	0	4	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
182Norfolk State Spartans	6	0	3	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
182Southern Utah Thunderbirds	5.25	0	2	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
182Western Washington	5.25	0	2	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
188West Alabama Tigers	9	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
188Bowling Green Falcons	8.25	0	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
188North Texas Mean Green	8.25	0	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
188Princeton Tigers	6	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
188Western Colorado Mountaineers	6	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
188North Carolina A&T Aggies	5.75	0	2	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
188Akron Zips	5.25	0	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
188Northern Colorado Bears	4.5	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
196San Diego Toreros	12.75	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
196Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks	7.5	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
196Azusa Pacific	4.5	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
196Eastern Kentucky Colonels	4.5	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
196Marist Red Foxes	3.75	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
196North Alabama Lions	3.75	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
196Framingham State Rams	3.75	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
196North Carolina Pembroke Braves	2.25	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
204Harvard Crimson	6	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
204Missouri Southern State Lions	6	0	1	1	2	0.5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
204Wagner Seahawks	3.25	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
204Bryant Bulldogs	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
204Bemidji State Beavers	2.25	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
204Northwest Missouri State Bearcats	2.25	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
204Virginia State Trojans	1.5	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
204The Citadel Bulldogs	1.5	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
212McGill	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
212Florida A&M Rattlers	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
212New Mexico Lobos	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
212Maine Black Bears	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
212Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
212Ball State Cardinals	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
212Duquesne Dukes	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
212Fordham Rams	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
212Liberty Flames	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
212Minnesota State Mavericks	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
212Navy Midshipmen	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
212Assumption Greyhounds	0.75	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
224Holy Cross Crusaders	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
224Alabama State Hornets	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
224Bloomsburg Huskies	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
224Dayton Flyers	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1