Track which conferences 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 conference teams and their NFL alumni.
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| Conference | FP | TD | SOLO | AST | TOT | SACK | TFL | QB HTS | PD | INT | YDS | TD | Players |
1  Big Ten | 890.45 | 1 | 320 | 231 | 551 | 22.5 | 41 | 64 | 31 | 6 | 62 | 1 | 154 |
2  SEC | 860.85 | 2 | 277 | 254 | 531 | 24 | 36 | 51 | 33 | 9 | 111 | 1 | 171 |
3  ACC | 502.35 | 0 | 185 | 146 | 331 | 12.5 | 26 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 104 |
4  Big 12 | 350.75 | 0 | 136 | 105 | 241 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
5  FBS Indep. | 97.25 | 0 | 38 | 21 | 59 | 0.5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
6  American | 94.3 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 53 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 17 |
6  Mountain West | 80.25 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
8  CUSA | 68.75 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
9  MAC | 56.5 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 1.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
9  Sun Belt | 49 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
11  Big Sky | 46.25 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
12  Pac-12 | 37 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
13  MVFC | 18.75 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
14  Ivy | 23.7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3 |
15  Southland | 14 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
16  CAA | 8.25 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
17  UAC | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
18  SWAC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
19 Big South-OVC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
20  MEAC | 5.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
21  Southern | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |