2024 Season

2024 NFL Defense Rankings by College

Which colleges Produce the Most NFL Talent?

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About this leaderboard

The 2024 defense leaderboard freezes a complete NFL season of college-to-NFL defensive production.

Compare it with later years to see which programs kept feeding the league with productive defenders.

Rankings use tackles as the headline sort, with sacks and coverage stats still in the table.

It is an archive page, so weekly updates no longer change the order.

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NFL Regular Season: 2024

Defense Rankings

			Tackles			Sacks			Interceptions
College	FP	TD	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TFL	QB HTS	PD	INT	YDS	TD	FR	Players
1Alabama Crimson Tide	2,529.3	2	945	528	1473	55	106	143	118	30	408	2	12	54
2Ohio State Buckeyes	1,887.95	0	668	491	1159	58	107	153	65	8	82	0	9	43
3Georgia Bulldogs	1,777.15	1	684	426	1110	50	100	101	49	7	9	0	14	35
4LSU Tigers	1,614.25	0	585	403	988	33	75	69	81	17	220	0	8	40
5Iowa Hawkeyes	1,352.65	1	501	341	842	26	46	56	58	13	174	1	14	23
6Michigan Wolverines	1,343.9	0	500	334	834	41.5	72	89	50	6	54	0	4	32
7Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1,287.75	0	519	304	823	14.5	41	35	60	10	65	0	13	33
7Texas Longhorns	1,267.5	1	495	328	823	23	47	60	35	6	100	1	14	31
9Washington Huskies	1,191.5	0	465	275	740	15	49	47	56	13	35	0	8	23
10Texas A&M Aggies	1,208.45	0	437	290	727	43.5	80	82	35	8	37	0	7	22
11Auburn Tigers	1,068.25	1	443	246	689	18.5	44	44	41	3	0	0	5	23
12Florida State Seminoles	1,213.15	0	405	264	669	46	80	103	65	5	29	0	9	25
13Minnesota Golden Gophers	989.35	1	404	256	660	14.5	31	33	40	4	21	0	5	15
14Wisconsin Badgers	1,086.65	2	374	244	618	39.5	73	79	30	5	84	2	15	19
15South Carolina Gamecocks	973.3	0	380	234	614	26	44	45	40	6	48	0	3	20
16Utah Utes	935.95	1	379	227	606	10	36	15	38	9	157	0	4	20
17Oregon Ducks	974.6	2	378	226	604	19	40	47	42	5	36	0	6	22
18Clemson Tigers	977.45	1	340	255	595	35.5	50	89	34	3	27	1	4	33
19Florida Gators	1,055.8	2	352	241	593	38	72	76	37	8	183	2	8	24
20UCLA Bruins	814.35	0	301	262	563	18	28	55	17	3	16	0	6	21
21Miami Hurricanes	982.1	4	362	179	541	21.5	47	52	52	8	186	2	5	22
22Illinois Fighting Illini	852.9	1	318	207	525	7.5	27	31	40	13	184	1	5	14
23Penn State Nittany Lions	930.25	1	322	182	504	48.5	62	98	31	6	25	0	2	24
24Washington State Cougars	753.65	0	294	206	500	10	28	22	31	6	69	0	4	9
25Mississippi State Bulldogs	829.4	0	295	197	492	26	47	56	38	2	49	0	7	18
26Virginia Tech Hokies	689.2	1	285	163	448	10	24	23	23	3	32	0	6	14
27Maryland Terrapins	735.85	1	289	154	443	10.5	25	23	42	8	126	1	2	15
28Boston College Eagles	730.05	0	263	177	440	18	39	60	27	5	18	0	4	11
29USC Trojans	731.05	1	254	154	408	22	37	56	30	7	188	1	4	23
30Pittsburgh Panthers	629.4	0	250	153	403	18.5	30	34	17	2	19	0	4	15
31Cincinnati Bearcats	606.3	2	237	153	390	6	18	16	23	8	93	1	2	13
32West Virginia Mountaineers	574.85	1	217	172	389	7.5	23	15	18	6	46	0	3	10
33Wake Forest Demon Deacons	614.1	1	227	160	387	12	24	20	32	5	56	1	3	9
34NC State Wolfpack	581.85	1	212	174	386	8.5	35	27	14	3	26	0	4	15
35Kentucky Wildcats	672.6	0	241	141	382	28	42	58	15	6	76	0	5	15
36Stanford Cardinal	601.1	0	216	157	373	9.5	23	19	30	5	76	0	9	22
37Tennessee Volunteers	638.65	3	221	151	372	19.5	26	37	32	5	9	1	5	22
38TCU Horned Frogs	543.55	1	202	125	327	5.5	17	13	33	5	73	0	7	15
39Oklahoma Sooners	575.15	2	193	131	324	22	39	41	13	3	79	1	8	22
40Syracuse Orange	466.35	0	190	126	316	4.5	13	7	22	5	26	0	1	8
41Nebraska Cornhuskers	532.1	1	201	108	309	13	21	22	25	5	86	1	5	11
42Arkansas Razorbacks	451.5	1	170	108	278	9	24	14	22	1	0	0	5	18
43Houston Cougars	432.25	0	161	105	266	11.5	23	30	15	1	35	0	3	11
43Ole Miss Rebels	418.95	0	160	106	266	5.5	24	25	17	2	2	0	1	21
45Missouri Tigers	431.45	0	168	97	265	10.5	28	27	10	2	17	0	3	14
46Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	401.15	0	170	93	263	2	6	2	20	5	29	0	4	5
47California Golden Bears	420.35	0	155	107	262	4	17	8	19	6	21	0	7	12
48Texas Tech Red Raiders	393.5	0	152	109	261	9.5	22	18	13	0	0	0	2	7
49BYU Cougars	409.3	1	143	114	257	13.5	20	23	12	3	88	1	1	11
50Wyoming Cowboys	338.75	0	133	105	238	5.5	13	17	9	0	0	0	2	7
51Idaho Vandals	340.3	0	129	107	236	6.5	9	21	8	2	18	0	2	3
52Louisville Cardinals	422.9	1	157	76	233	6.5	23	23	21	4	54	1	4	10
53Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	347.5	0	142	74	216	5	15	10	15	3	70	0	1	4
54Colorado Buffaloes	313.8	1	137	76	213	2	3	3	17	2	8	0	0	7
55Baylor Bears	314.85	0	118	92	210	3	16	10	13	3	11	0	1	6
56Rutgers Scarlet Knights	272.7	0	109	80	189	2.5	9	6	9	1	17	0	3	9
57Vanderbilt Commodores	280	0	96	88	184	8	19	27	3	0	0	0	2	10
58Western Michigan Broncos	250	0	100	72	172	2	12	6	8	2	0	0	1	2
59Buffalo Bulls	295.35	1	99	69	168	7	12	18	18	3	56	1	1	5
60Florida Atlantic Owls	338.8	0	111	55	166	20.5	28	45	13	1	18	0	1	6
61Utah State Aggies	218.5	0	87	70	157	2	10	8	4	0	0	0	2	3
62Virginia Cavaliers	244.75	2	92	63	155	1.5	6	8	14	0	0	0	2	8
63South Dakota State Jackrabbits	194.6	0	82	69	151	1	5	1	4	1	16	0	0	7
64UCF Knights	240	0	112	31	143	0	7	0	16	3	30	0	0	9
65Tarleton Texans	198.95	0	93	49	142	0	7	1	5	1	12	0	0	1
65Indiana Hoosiers	193.5	0	83	59	142	3	8	7	1	0	0	0	1	6
67Oklahoma State Cowboys	227.25	0	78	62	140	8	14	15	3	1	0	0	5	9
68Kansas State Wildcats	235.5	0	98	40	138	3.5	10	9	14	0	0	0	3	9
69Arkansas State Red Wolves	179.25	0	69	67	136	2	5	2	7	1	0	0	0	1
70Toledo Rockets	223.9	0	97	38	135	1	1	1	23	2	4	0	0	9
70Northwestern Wildcats	201.3	0	83	52	135	3	4	3	10	2	3	0	1	8
72Appalachian State Mountaineers	181.7	0	69	60	129	0	4	1	8	2	12	0	2	6
72Tulane Green Wave	170.5	0	74	55	129	0	5	3	0	0	0	0	3	4
74Southern Illinois Salukis	179.25	0	76	45	121	2	7	3	5	1	0	0	2	3
75Oregon State Beavers	158.25	0	63	55	118	0	2	3	8	0	0	0	1	7
76Murray State Racers	180	0	74	42	116	2	14	2	4	0	0	0	3	1
76Marshall Thundering Herd	159.75	0	64	52	116	1	3	2	6	1	45	0	0	3
78Sam Houston Bearkats	184.9	0	73	42	115	0	1	0	19	2	4	0	1	2
78Yale Bulldogs	159.75	0	65	50	115	1	6	1	7	1	0	0	0	2
78Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors	153.25	0	58	57	115	1	7	2	5	1	0	0	0	1
81UTEP Miners	152.5	0	53	58	111	3.5	7	9	3	0	0	0	1	4
82SMU Mustangs	183.5	0	85	25	110	2.5	5	5	10	0	0	0	2	11
83Arizona State Sun Devils	197.3	1	69	39	108	2	5	2	16	3	53	1	2	6
84East Carolina Pirates	180.65	1	72	31	103	3	6	5	10	2	44	1	0	4
84Michigan State Spartans	177	0	64	39	103	6.5	6	10	9	0	0	0	4	12
86UAB Blazers	156.75	0	67	33	100	1	3	1	13	1	0	0	0	3
86North Carolina Tar Heels	148.25	0	65	35	100	1	6	4	0	0	0	0	4	17
88Purdue Boilermakers	194.25	1	61	38	99	8.5	11	29	8	1	0	0	0	10
89Weber State Wildcats	170.05	3	61	33	94	1.5	3	4	7	2	23	1	2	4
90Montana State Bobcats	136.3	1	53	40	93	0	2	2	2	2	68	1	0	4
91Lenoir-Rhyne Bears	130.75	0	61	27	88	1	8	1	4	0	0	0	0	2
92Central Michigan Chippewas	133.95	0	54	33	87	0	5	1	5	3	2	0	1	8
92Fresno State Bulldogs	126.25	0	48	39	87	0.5	1	2	7	0	0	0	3	7
94Charlotte 49ers	146	0	44	42	86	7.5	14	20	2	0	0	0	0	2
95Duke Blue Devils	152.25	1	61	22	83	0	9	10	4	1	10	0	2	12
95Tusculum Pioneers	130.5	0	61	22	83	1	1	1	11	0	0	0	0	1
97Connecticut Huskies	113.5	0	46	34	80	2	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	4
98Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	148	1	46	33	79	5	7	18	6	0	0	0	2	5
99Iowa State Cyclones	159.5	1	43	35	78	11	11	25	4	0	0	0	2	12
99Valdosta State Blazers	137.3	1	51	27	78	0.5	4	2	7	3	28	0	1	1
101Albany State Golden Rams	107.5	0	29	45	74	3.5	10	6	3	0	0	0	1	1
102Ferris State Bulldogs	137.25	0	38	34	72	10	13	19	2	1	0	0	1	3
103Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles	90.25	0	28	42	70	2	2	7	3	0	0	0	0	5
104Memphis Tigers	107.25	1	41	25	66	2.5	3	4	1	0	0	0	3	10
105Villanova Wildcats	123.25	0	51	14	65	1	3	2	10	2	30	0	1	2
106Eastern Michigan Eagles	135	0	33	30	63	8.5	19	22	5	0	0	0	0	3
106San Diego State Aztecs	95	0	41	22	63	1	4	1	2	1	5	0	1	7
108Kansas Jayhawks	110	0	34	27	61	6.5	10	18	1	0	0	0	0	3
108Georgia Southern Eagles	99.5	0	45	16	61	0	2	0	10	0	0	0	0	5
108Boise State Broncos	93	0	27	34	61	4	5	6	1	0	0	0	3	9
111Temple Owls	105	0	41	19	60	4	5	9	4	0	0	0	1	10
112Tulsa Golden Hurricane	90	0	33	24	57	5	7	7	1	0	0	0	0	1
112Delaware Blue Hens	72	0	32	25	57	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3
114Brown Bears	77.5	0	24	32	56	3	4	6	2	0	0	0	0	1
114Miami (OH) RedHawks	67.25	0	30	26	56	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
116South Carolina State Bulldogs	96.5	0	37	17	54	2	5	3	8	1	0	0	0	3
117Colorado State-Pueblo Thunderwolves	85.75	0	29	23	52	6.5	7	8	1	0	0	0	0	2
118Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	69.75	0	26	25	51	3	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	4
118Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	68.25	0	33	18	51	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4
120Missouri Western Griffons	79.75	1	30	20	50	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	2	2
121Wagner Seahawks	77.75	0	27	22	49	3	4	11	1	0	0	0	0	3
122UT San Antonio Roadrunners	99.85	0	33	15	48	0.5	0	4	14	3	11	0	0	2
122Northern Illinois Huskies	91.95	1	32	16	48	0	5	0	4	2	67	1	0	1
122Troy Trojans	79.25	0	29	19	48	3	4	7	2	0	0	0	1	3
122North Dakota State Bison	68.5	0	27	21	48	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	7
126Arizona Wildcats	76.75	0	22	25	47	1	5	3	5	1	0	0	1	4
127Texas A&M-Commerce Lions	88.7	0	34	12	46	0	3	0	9	2	2	0	1	2
127Sacramento State Hornets	68.6	0	23	23	46	0.5	1	1	6	1	6	0	0	1
129Manitoba Bisons	70.75	0	23	22	45	3	8	5	1	0	0	0	0	1
130Western Illinois Leathernecks	68.45	0	18	25	43	2	3	5	3	1	37	0	0	1
131Grand Valley State Lakers	93.2	1	25	16	41	5.5	7	9	5	1	27	1	0	1
132Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks	78.5	0	18	22	40	7	8	18	0	0	0	0	0	1
133Illinois State Redbirds	57.5	0	18	19	37	1.5	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	1
133Fort Hays State Tigers	51	0	16	21	37	1.5	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	1
135Prairie View Panthers	57.25	1	20	14	34	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
136Fayetteville State Broncos	54	0	19	14	33	1	2	1	6	0	0	0	0	1
136Friends University Friends	48.75	0	16	17	33	2	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	1
138Florida Intl Golden Panthers	55.9	0	15	15	30	1	5	5	2	1	4	0	1	2
138Indiana-Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks	54.25	0	18	12	30	5	5	7	0	0	0	0	0	2
138Houston Baptist Huskies	43.5	0	18	12	30	1.5	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	2
141Missouri S&T Miners	65	0	18	11	29	6.5	7	11	2	0	0	0	0	1
141Bowling Green Falcons	60.75	0	16	13	29	3.5	4	6	2	0	0	0	3	3
143Alcorn State Braves	31.75	0	13	15	28	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
144UMass Minutemen	39.25	0	17	9	26	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1
145Air Force Falcons	32.75	0	9	16	25	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
146South Alabama Jaguars	32.25	0	11	13	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
147Saginaw Valley Cardinals	42.55	0	15	8	23	2	2	4	1	1	8	0	0	1
148Sioux Falls	51.25	0	17	5	22	3	6	4	2	1	10	0	0	1
148Central Arkansas Bears	40.75	0	19	3	22	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	3
148Rice Owls	37.75	0	10	12	22	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	4
151Pittsburg State Gorillas	29.25	0	15	5	20	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
152Samford Bulldogs	33.1	0	6	13	19	2	1	4	2	1	6	0	0	1
152West Florida Argonauts	24	0	10	9	19	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
154Eastern Illinois Panthers	33.5	0	11	7	18	0	0	0	3	2	5	0	0	1
154Jackson State Tigers	31	0	12	6	18	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
154New Mexico Lobos	30.5	0	14	4	18	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	4
157Missouri State Bears	14.25	0	2	15	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
158Southeast Missouri State Redhawks	22.5	0	14	2	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
158Northern Iowa Panthers	20	0	9	7	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
160Old Dominion Monarchs	26	0	11	4	15	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	4
160Stony Brook Seawolves	20	0	10	5	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
160Army Black Knights	18.75	0	8	7	15	0.5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
163Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	21.25	0	8	6	14	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
164Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	28	0	8	5	13	2	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	2
164South Florida Bulls	26	0	6	7	13	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	4
164Florida A&M Rattlers	19.5	0	10	3	13	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
164Southern Utah Thunderbirds	15.75	0	8	5	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
168Jacksonville State Gamecocks	18.5	0	9	2	11	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
168Youngstown State Penguins	12.75	0	6	5	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
170Lindenwood Lions	15.75	0	4	6	10	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
170Malone Pioneers	13.5	0	8	2	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
170South Dakota Coyotes	12	0	6	4	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
173California (PA)	15.75	0	8	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
173North Carolina Central Eagles	14.5	0	8	1	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
175North Texas Mean Green	12.75	0	6	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
175Furman Paladins	9	0	5	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
177Colorado State Rams	13.75	0	3	3	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	5
177Washburn Ichabods	9	0	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
179East Central Tigers	6.75	0	4	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
179Campbell Fighting Camels	4.5	0	1	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
181Southern Arkansas Muleriders	9	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
181Augustana University (SD) Vikings	7.5	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
181San Jose State Spartans	5.25	0	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
181Drake Bulldogs	5.25	0	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
181Navy Midshipmen	5.25	0	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
181Northern Colorado Bears	5.25	0	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
181Kutztown Golden Bears	4.5	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
188Harvard Crimson	4.5	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
188Idaho State Bengals	4.5	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
188Wayne State (MI) Warriors	3	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
188New Hampshire Wildcats	3	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
188James Madison Dukes	2.25	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
188Greenville Panthers	2.25	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
194Sacred Heart Pioneers	5.25	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
194Bryant Bulldogs	3.25	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
194Minnesota State Mavericks	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
194West Alabama Tigers	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
194William & Mary Tribe	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
194Duquesne Dukes	2.25	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
194Montana Grizzlies	1.5	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
201Holy Cross Crusaders	10.5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
201Nevada Wolf Pack	7.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
201Pennsylvania Quakers	3.75	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
201Maine Black Bears	3.75	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
201Princeton Tigers	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
201Chattanooga Mocs	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
201Azusa Pacific	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
201Charleston (WV) Golden Eagles	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
201Humboldt State Lumberjacks	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
201Liberty Flames	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
201Marist Red Foxes	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
201Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
201Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
201Northwest Missouri State Bearcats	0.75	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
201San Diego Toreros	0.75	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
201Norfolk State Spartans	0.75	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
217Eastern Washington Eagles	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
217Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
217UC Davis Aggies	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
217Texas State Bobcats	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
217Alabama State Hornets	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
217Dayton Flyers	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
217Fordham Rams	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
217Fort Valley State Wildcats	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
217Saint John's (MN) Johnnies	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1