2026 Season

2026 NFL Defense Rankings by College

Name: 2026 NFL Defense Statistics by College
Creator: Collegiate NFL Impact
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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	947	0	319	316	635	18.5	27	48	49	6	5	0	9	40
2Georgia Bulldogs	876.1	0	305	280	585	21	45	34	35	4	1	0	8	36
3Alabama Crimson Tide	950.8	0	307	275	582	31	46	75	35	11	53	0	7	40
4Texas Longhorns	612.55	0	203	216	419	8	23	31	26	7	58	0	2	27
5Oregon Ducks	582.7	0	199	173	372	12.5	21	32	28	6	17	0	5	27
6Michigan Wolverines	608.1	0	206	156	362	18.5	33	51	23	3	71	0	5	27
7LSU Tigers	567.95	0	198	159	357	13.5	23	32	31	6	22	0	1	25
8Iowa Hawkeyes	503.05	0	192	142	334	6.5	15	18	20	5	123	0	1	24
9South Carolina Gamecocks	565.25	1	191	137	328	19	31	39	27	4	50	0	3	20
9Clemson Tigers	474.9	0	169	159	328	10.5	22	27	13	1	24	0	3	24
11Notre Dame Fighting Irish	488.1	0	176	125	301	2	20	7	29	7	36	0	7	28
12Penn State Nittany Lions	436	0	155	137	292	8.5	12	32	15	1	10	0	5	21
13Florida State Seminoles	479.05	0	169	118	287	11	23	30	28	4	33	0	1	17
14Missouri Tigers	412.25	1	147	133	280	6	15	13	17	4	65	1	0	17
15Florida Gators	409.85	0	154	107	261	4	14	18	16	2	41	0	7	23
16Minnesota Golden Gophers	382.25	0	142	108	250	11.5	16	22	13	0	0	0	4	14
17UCLA Bruins	376.25	2	130	115	245	6	11	23	15	3	50	1	0	16
18Miami Hurricanes	426.25	0	147	96	243	20	26	45	19	0	0	0	1	23
19Auburn Tigers	396.25	0	133	97	230	6	15	21	31	3	90	0	2	21
19Oklahoma Sooners	378.4	1	131	99	230	9.5	18	23	13	2	29	0	5	22
21Illinois Fighting Illini	317	0	116	110	226	3.5	12	13	8	2	30	0	2	13
22Texas Tech Red Raiders	315.8	0	104	117	221	9	13	23	4	1	18	0	4	14
23California Golden Bears	353.95	0	127	93	220	1.5	10	6	20	7	147	0	1	12
24Utah Utes	317.2	1	116	94	210	3	6	8	12	4	92	1	2	15
25Washington Huskies	337.25	0	111	79	190	9.5	17	15	21	5	50	0	3	19
26Wisconsin Badgers	346.5	1	101	84	185	11.5	30	28	14	3	35	1	4	17
27USC Trojans	332	1	110	73	183	7	18	22	17	4	70	1	2	16
28NC State Wolfpack	261.05	0	78	94	172	8.5	18	23	5	2	18	0	1	12
29Stanford Cardinal	225.55	0	93	64	157	1	8	6	5	1	3	0	3	16
30Virginia Tech Hokies	227.1	0	85	67	152	4.5	6	10	7	1	1	0	4	9
31Wake Forest Demon Deacons	218	1	74	75	149	1.5	4	4	11	1	0	0	4	10
32Texas A&M Aggies	227.3	0	77	69	146	6	11	15	10	1	18	0	1	14
33Tennessee Volunteers	209.5	0	77	66	143	6.5	14	14	2	0	0	0	1	14
34Kansas State Wildcats	221.8	0	89	51	140	2	9	5	16	1	8	0	0	9
35Ole Miss Rebels	236.25	0	75	62	137	12.5	21	25	6	0	0	0	1	18
36Washington State Cougars	189.3	0	58	72	130	1.5	6	6	12	1	3	0	3	6
37Arkansas Razorbacks	159.25	0	69	56	125	0	4	0	5	0	0	0	0	12
38Cincinnati Bearcats	177	0	66	57	123	5	6	11	5	0	0	0	1	8
39TCU Horned Frogs	166.5	0	74	46	120	0.5	5	3	3	1	0	0	1	14
40Syracuse Orange	157.75	0	64	55	119	1	4	4	6	0	0	0	0	11
41Mississippi State Bulldogs	206.4	0	62	56	118	7	10	17	12	2	19	0	2	13
42Maryland Terrapins	196.7	1	62	55	117	0	5	2	16	2	112	1	1	10
43BYU Cougars	158	0	59	54	113	2	12	5	4	0	0	0	0	8
44Louisville Cardinals	205.6	0	70	42	112	8	15	20	11	1	1	0	0	9
45Montana State Bobcats	149.5	0	52	59	111	2.5	6	9	3	1	0	0	0	3
46Kentucky Wildcats	202.5	0	63	38	101	9	17	24	11	0	0	0	2	9
47Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	153.75	0	64	36	100	1	2	2	11	0	0	0	2	4
48Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	137.5	0	54	45	99	0	1	1	10	1	0	0	0	3
49Colorado Buffaloes	136.25	0	53	42	95	0	2	1	9	2	0	0	0	5
50Baylor Bears	132.25	0	50	44	94	0	4	1	7	0	0	0	2	6
51Boston College Eagles	146.25	0	43	50	93	6	7	23	2	0	0	0	1	7
51Tulane Green Wave	130.75	0	41	52	93	2.5	5	9	2	1	0	0	2	6
53Toledo Rockets	129.5	0	47	39	86	0.5	4	2	11	1	0	0	0	7
53Appalachian State Mountaineers	111.5	0	41	45	86	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	4
55Florida Atlantic Owls	126.05	0	45	39	84	2	3	9	5	1	28	0	0	3
56Buffalo Bulls	123.75	0	50	31	81	6	6	12	0	0	0	0	0	6
56Idaho Vandals	113.25	0	44	37	81	1	4	10	2	0	0	0	0	2
58Duke Blue Devils	108.75	0	36	42	78	1	5	3	4	0	0	0	2	10
59Pittsburgh Panthers	119.25	1	41	35	76	0	6	5	4	0	0	0	2	9
60Rutgers Scarlet Knights	106	0	42	29	71	1	6	1	5	0	0	0	1	7
61Arizona Wildcats	108.85	0	35	35	70	1	3	1	7	3	1	0	1	6
62Purdue Boilermakers	128.3	0	36	30	66	4	9	18	7	2	3	0	0	5
63North Carolina Tar Heels	82	0	32	33	65	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	8
64Houston Cougars	103.7	0	31	33	64	2.5	4	9	5	1	12	0	1	7
65Wyoming Cowboys	97	0	30	33	63	5.5	8	7	1	1	0	0	0	4
65Western Michigan Broncos	72.5	0	28	35	63	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	4
67San Diego State Aztecs	92	0	30	32	62	2	3	12	3	0	0	0	0	4
68SMU Mustangs	107.25	0	44	17	61	0	4	0	10	1	0	0	1	6
69Yale Bulldogs	89.2	0	35	20	55	0	1	3	5	2	27	0	0	2
70Southern Illinois Salukis	81.75	0	39	15	54	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	2
71Iowa State Cyclones	92.25	0	31	20	51	3	4	8	5	0	0	0	2	5
72Murray State Racers	73.75	0	30	20	50	1	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	1
73UCF Knights	76.5	0	30	19	49	1	3	2	6	0	0	0	0	4
74Virginia Cavaliers	72.75	1	33	15	48	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	3
75Nebraska Cornhuskers	75.75	0	21	26	47	4.5	7	8	2	0	0	0	0	7
76Arkansas State Red Wolves	71.25	0	28	18	46	2	3	3	4	0	0	0	0	1
77West Virginia Mountaineers	81.05	0	28	16	44	1	5	3	6	1	3	0	1	5
77Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	63.5	0	28	16	44	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	4
79South Dakota Coyotes	78.3	0	20	23	43	0	2	0	7	2	73	0	1	3
79Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	67.5	0	20	23	43	3.5	4	7	1	0	0	0	1	8
79South Alabama Jaguars	55.5	0	24	19	43	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3
82East Carolina Pirates	82	0	28	14	42	2	2	2	8	1	0	0	2	4
82Northwestern Wildcats	80.5	0	24	18	42	4	3	8	7	1	0	0	0	2
84Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	61.25	0	27	14	41	0.5	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	4
85Vanderbilt Commodores	62	0	17	22	39	3.5	4	5	2	0	0	0	1	4
86Kansas Jayhawks	66.75	0	24	10	34	4	5	10	0	0	0	0	1	3
87Central Arkansas Bears	61.5	0	21	12	33	4	6	6	2	0	0	0	0	4
87Oklahoma State Cowboys	46	0	13	20	33	0.5	1	5	1	0	0	0	1	7
87Michigan State Spartans	41.5	0	16	17	33	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	7
90Temple Owls	62.25	0	23	9	32	3.5	4	9	2	0	0	0	0	4
90Weber State Wildcats	51	0	23	9	32	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	2
90Indiana Hoosiers	40.5	0	16	16	32	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	8
93Sam Houston Bearkats	65.05	0	25	6	31	0	1	0	8	1	18	0	1	2
93Fresno State Bulldogs	48.5	0	21	10	31	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	3
95UT San Antonio Roadrunners	51.25	0	22	8	30	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	3
95Villanova Wildcats	47	0	21	9	30	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	2
95UNLV Rebels	31.25	0	10	20	30	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
98Connecticut Huskies	45	0	13	15	28	0.5	5	4	2	0	0	0	0	2
98South Dakota State Jackrabbits	40	0	15	13	28	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	5
98Florida A&M Rattlers	37	0	19	9	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
101Tulsa Golden Hurricane	52.25	0	16	10	26	2	5	3	2	0	0	0	2	2
101Boise State Broncos	46.25	0	18	8	26	0	3	6	2	0	0	0	0	5
103Troy Trojans	32.75	0	17	8	25	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
104Western Illinois Leathernecks	28	0	10	13	23	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
105Cal Poly Mustangs	62.5	1	13	9	22	5.5	7	10	0	0	0	0	2	1
105Illinois State Redbirds	30.5	0	11	11	22	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2
105Albany State Golden Rams	28	0	5	17	22	0.5	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1
108Arizona State Sun Devils	39.25	0	14	7	21	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	3
109Ferris State Bulldogs	41.5	0	12	8	20	2	6	5	0	0	0	0	1	2
109Indiana-Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks	31	0	11	9	20	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
109Miami (OH) RedHawks	22.25	0	8	12	20	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
112Eastern Michigan Eagles	46.75	0	8	11	19	2	3	16	1	0	0	0	1	2
112Bowling Green Falcons	24.75	0	9	10	19	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
114Marshall Thundering Herd	38.75	0	12	6	18	3	5	7	0	0	0	0	0	2
114UMass Minutemen	32.5	0	8	10	18	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	1	1
114Navy Midshipmen	22.75	0	10	8	18	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
117Houston Baptist Huskies	31.25	0	13	4	17	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	1
117Saginaw Valley Cardinals	23.75	0	11	6	17	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
117UTEP Miners	20.75	0	9	8	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
120Northern Iowa Panthers	25.5	0	9	6	15	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	3
120Tusculum Pioneers	25.45	0	3	12	15	0	0	0	3	1	37	0	0	1
120Utah State Aggies	22	0	8	7	15	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	3
123Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks	25	0	6	8	14	1.5	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1
123Sioux Falls	25	0	10	4	14	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1
123North Dakota State Bison	13.5	0	4	10	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
126Charlotte 49ers	32	0	7	6	13	3	5	6	1	0	0	0	0	1
126Florida Intl Golden Panthers	20.5	0	6	7	13	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	1
126Texas A&M-Commerce Lions	20	0	5	8	13	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
126Lenoir-Rhyne Bears	17.5	0	8	5	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
130Fort Hays State Tigers	14.75	0	3	9	12	0.5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
131Rice Owls	16.75	0	7	4	11	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4
131Valdosta State Blazers	15	0	9	2	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
131Brown Bears	13.75	0	3	8	11	0.5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
134Eastern Washington Eagles	24.5	0	4	6	10	2.5	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	2
134South Carolina State Bulldogs	17.75	0	4	6	10	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	2
134Stony Brook Seawolves	17	0	5	5	10	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
134Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	15	0	6	4	10	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
138Central Michigan Chippewas	13.5	0	5	4	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
138Fayetteville State Broncos	13.25	0	4	5	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
138Morgan State Bears	11.75	0	5	4	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
138Oregon State Beavers	9.75	0	4	5	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
138Alcorn State Braves	9.75	0	4	5	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
138Southeast Missouri State Redhawks	9.25	0	2	7	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
144Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors	10.5	0	6	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
144Harvard Crimson	8.25	0	3	5	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
146Georgia Southern Eagles	12.75	0	6	1	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
146James Madison Dukes	10.5	0	4	3	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
146Southern Utah Thunderbirds	9	0	5	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
146Tarleton Texans	9	0	5	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
146Barton Bulldogs	9	0	5	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
146Nevada Wolf Pack	8.25	0	4	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
146Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles	8	0	2	5	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
153Ball State Cardinals	6.75	0	3	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
153Sacred Heart Pioneers	6.75	0	3	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
153Montana Grizzlies	6	0	2	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
156Jacksonville State Gamecocks	10.5	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
156Maine Black Bears	8.25	0	2	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
156Memphis Tigers	6.75	0	4	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
156Malone Pioneers	6.75	0	4	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
156Prairie View Panthers	6	0	3	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
156Wofford Terriers	5.25	0	2	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
162William & Mary Tribe	7.75	0	2	2	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
162Drake Bulldogs	6.75	0	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
162Missouri Western Griffons	6	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
162Army Black Knights	5.25	0	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
162Air Force Falcons	5.25	0	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
162Delaware Blue Hens	3.75	0	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
162New Hampshire Wildcats	3	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
162Jackson State Tigers	3	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
170Missouri S&T Miners	4.5	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
170New Mexico Lobos	3.75	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
170Youngstown State Penguins	3.75	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
170Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets	3	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
170East Tennessee State Buccaneers	3	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
175Colorado State Rams	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
175Wingate Bulldogs	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
175East Central Tigers	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
175Georgia State Panthers	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
175Furman Paladins	2.25	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
175Texas State Bobcats	2.25	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
175Southern Arkansas Muleriders	1.5	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
182South Florida Bulls	4.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
182Wagner Seahawks	1.75	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
182Holy Cross Crusaders	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
182Grand Valley State Lakers	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
182Fort Valley State Wildcats	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
182Liberty Flames	1.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
182Ohio Bobcats	0.75	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
182Friends University Friends	0.75	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
190Northwest Missouri State Bearcats	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
190Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
190Manitoba Bisons	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1