Defense vs WR/TEs
2026 · per game · 138 FBS teams · rank #1 = stingiest
| Rank | Team | GP | TGT | REC | REC YDS | REC TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |  Air Force |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 11.1 #5 | 153.2 #14 | 1.0 #30 | 21.0 #123 |
| #1 |  Akron |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.2 #65 | 207.0 #96 | 2.0 #127 | 20.1 #109 |
| #1 |  Alabama |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.5 #70 | 204.1 #91 | 1.2 #65 | 19.5 #98 |
| #1 |  App State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 19.1 #125 | 229.5 #119 | 1.1 #48 | 19.7 #100 |
| #1 |  Arizona |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 14.6 #46 | 175.4 #44 | 0.9 #20 | 18.1 #62 |
| #1 |  Arizona State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 17.9 #112 | 205.2 #94 | 1.5 #90 | 16.9 #34 |
| #1 |  Arkansas |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 14.2 #37 | 183.9 #55 | 0.8 #14 | 20.3 #114 |
| #1 |  Arkansas State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 12.5 #13 | 162.1 #20 | 1.2 #65 | 18.0 #60 |
| #1 |  Army |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 17.9 #112 | 215.0 #106 | 1.6 #105 | 19.9 #106 |
| #1 |  Auburn |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 19.9 #130 | 242.6 #131 | 1.4 #75 | 17.7 #52 |
| #1 |  BYU |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 17.2 #102 | 173.5 #42 | 1.1 #48 | 13.4 #2 |
| #1 |  Ball State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 16.6 #96 | 218.2 #111 | 2.0 #127 | 18.7 #76 |
| #1 |  Baylor |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 18.2 #115 | 209.8 #99 | 0.9 #20 | 18.3 #66 |
| #1 |  Boise State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.8 #78 | 241.5 #130 | 1.9 #119 | 26.7 #138 |
| #1 |  Boston College |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.6 #74 | 173.1 #41 | 1.2 #65 | 17.0 #37 |
| #1 |  Bowling Green |
9 | 0.0 #1 | 12.6 #15 | 151.1 #12 | 1.3 #74 | 17.7 #50 |
| #1 |  Buffalo |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.0 #57 | 209.4 #98 | 1.2 #65 | 21.7 #128 |
| #1 |  California |
9 | 0.0 #1 | 14.4 #43 | 194.6 #75 | 1.6 #102 | 18.9 #81 |
| #1 |  Central Michigan |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 13.6 #24 | 167.0 #30 | 1.2 #65 | 17.3 #45 |
| #1 |  Charlotte |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 19.4 #128 | 243.1 #133 | 2.1 #136 | 19.2 #89 |
| #1 |  Cincinnati |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 20.1 #133 | 259.5 #135 | 1.2 #65 | 17.4 #47 |
| #1 |  Clemson |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.5 #70 | 182.0 #53 | 1.0 #30 | 18.4 #68 |
| #1 |  Coastal Carolina |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 14.8 #51 | 203.4 #90 | 1.6 #105 | 19.8 #103 |
| #1 |  Colorado |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 16.5 #95 | 219.9 #113 | 1.9 #119 | 20.4 #115 |
| #1 |  Colorado State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 14.1 #35 | 216.2 #108 | 1.6 #105 | 20.6 #116 |
| #1 |  Delaware |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 17.6 #109 | 239.2 #129 | 1.8 #115 | 21.6 #127 |
| #1 |  Duke |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.9 #83 | 175.5 #45 | 0.9 #20 | 14.2 #6 |
| #1 |  East Carolina |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 13.6 #24 | 179.2 #52 | 0.5 #4 | 18.8 #77 |
| #1 |  Eastern Michigan |
9 | 0.0 #1 | 18.4 #119 | 234.6 #126 | 1.6 #102 | 19.3 #91 |
| #1 |  Florida |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 19.0 #122 | 218.0 #110 | 1.5 #90 | 19.1 #88 |
| #1 |  Florida Atlantic |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 14.6 #46 | 196.0 #79 | 1.5 #90 | 24.6 #137 |
| #1 |  Florida International |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 13.8 #28 | 168.8 #34 | 0.8 #14 | 17.6 #49 |
| #1 |  Florida State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 19.2 #126 | 242.6 #131 | 1.9 #119 | 21.9 #132 |
| #1 |  Fresno State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 18.6 #120 | 218.6 #112 | 1.1 #48 | 16.9 #35 |
| #1 |  Georgia |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 16.9 #98 | 175.8 #47 | 1.0 #30 | 15.0 #11 |
| #1 |  Georgia Southern |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.0 #57 | 193.9 #72 | 1.6 #105 | 19.8 #102 |
| #1 |  Georgia State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 16.0 #87 | 208.9 #97 | 1.5 #90 | 19.5 #97 |
| #1 |  Georgia Tech |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 11.2 #6 | 165.2 #27 | 1.4 #75 | 21.2 #125 |
| #1 |  Hawai'i |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 13.8 #28 | 179.1 #51 | 1.0 #30 | 18.9 #82 |
| #1 |  Houston |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 17.8 #111 | 226.6 #118 | 1.4 #75 | 19.4 #94 |
| #1 |  Illinois |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 19.0 #122 | 231.6 #122 | 1.0 #30 | 19.1 #85 |
| #1 |  Indiana |
9 | 0.0 #1 | 14.3 #39 | 167.7 #33 | 0.6 #9 | 17.9 #57 |
| #1 |  Iowa |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.8 #78 | 189.6 #64 | 1.1 #48 | 16.4 #26 |
| #1 |  Iowa State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.6 #74 | 202.2 #89 | 1.5 #90 | 22.9 #136 |
| #1 |  Jacksonville State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 13.2 #21 | 144.1 #8 | 1.0 #30 | 14.1 #5 |
| #1 |  James Madison |
9 | 0.0 #1 | 15.8 #81 | 192.3 #69 | 1.2 #62 | 17.2 #41 |
| #1 |  Kansas |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 12.8 #17 | 166.0 #28 | 1.1 #48 | 18.8 #78 |
| #1 |  Kansas State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 10.6 #2 | 142.1 #7 | 0.9 #20 | 18.6 #71 |
| #1 |  Kennesaw State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 16.1 #90 | 190.9 #66 | 0.6 #10 | 16.5 #27 |
| #1 |  Kent State |
9 | 0.0 #1 | 15.8 #81 | 201.1 #88 | 1.4 #85 | 18.2 #64 |
| #1 |  Kentucky |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 18.8 #121 | 220.0 #114 | 1.6 #105 | 15.8 #20 |
| #1 |  LSU |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.5 #70 | 164.2 #22 | 0.5 #4 | 14.8 #10 |
| #1 |  Liberty |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 14.9 #54 | 159.1 #17 | 0.8 #14 | 15.6 #16 |
| #1 |  Louisiana |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 17.1 #101 | 172.0 #39 | 1.1 #48 | 14.6 #8 |
| #1 |  Louisiana Tech |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 12.4 #12 | 176.0 #48 | 1.0 #30 | 19.4 #95 |
| #1 |  Louisville |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 18.2 #115 | 234.2 #125 | 1.6 #105 | 20.0 #107 |
| #1 |  Marshall |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 16.0 #87 | 231.4 #121 | 2.0 #127 | 20.9 #122 |
| #1 |  Maryland |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 14.4 #40 | 185.5 #58 | 1.9 #119 | 19.1 #87 |
| #1 |  Massachusetts |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 14.0 #31 | 164.2 #22 | 1.4 #75 | 16.3 #25 |
| #1 |  Memphis |
9 | 0.0 #1 | 12.1 #10 | 164.4 #25 | 0.8 #19 | 16.9 #33 |
| #1 |  Miami |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 19.2 #126 | 224.2 #117 | 1.5 #90 | 16.0 #22 |
| #1 |  Miami (OH) |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 19.6 #129 | 236.8 #128 | 1.5 #90 | 20.9 #119 |
| #1 |  Michigan |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 12.2 #11 | 136.2 #5 | 0.9 #20 | 17.1 #40 |
| #1 |  Michigan State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 13.6 #24 | 178.1 #50 | 1.1 #48 | 19.5 #96 |
| #1 |  Middle Tennessee |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 13.4 #23 | 177.2 #49 | 1.1 #48 | 21.1 #124 |
| #1 |  Minnesota |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 13.1 #18 | 164.4 #24 | 1.1 #48 | 18.1 #61 |
| #1 |  Mississippi State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 18.1 #114 | 200.1 #86 | 1.8 #115 | 15.3 #12 |
| #1 |  Missouri |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.1 #62 | 196.8 #80 | 1.5 #90 | 17.4 #46 |
| #1 |  Missouri State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 17.2 #102 | 212.6 #104 | 1.6 #105 | 17.3 #43 |
| #1 |  NC State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 17.6 #109 | 215.4 #107 | 2.0 #127 | 18.5 #70 |
| #1 |  Navy |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 16.0 #87 | 232.5 #124 | 2.1 #136 | 22.4 #135 |
| #1 |  Nebraska |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 14.8 #51 | 169.9 #35 | 1.0 #30 | 17.8 #54 |
| #1 |  Nevada |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 13.6 #24 | 147.0 #9 | 1.0 #30 | 17.8 #55 |
| #1 |  New Mexico |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 14.0 #31 | 162.4 #21 | 1.0 #30 | 18.1 #63 |
| #1 |  New Mexico State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.6 #74 | 186.2 #59 | 0.6 #10 | 17.6 #48 |
| #1 |  North Carolina |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 16.6 #96 | 185.0 #57 | 1.0 #30 | 19.3 #92 |
| #1 |  North Dakota State |
9 | 0.0 #1 | 10.7 #3 | 117.2 #2 | 0.4 #3 | 14.1 #4 |
| #1 |  North Texas |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.4 #67 | 204.9 #92 | 2.0 #127 | 21.9 #131 |
| #1 |  Northern Illinois |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.9 #83 | 193.4 #71 | 2.0 #127 | 18.9 #80 |
| #1 |  Northwestern |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 17.5 #108 | 205.9 #95 | 1.1 #48 | 19.7 #101 |
| #1 |  Notre Dame |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 13.1 #18 | 140.6 #6 | 0.9 #20 | 16.0 #23 |
| #1 |  Ohio |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 14.1 #35 | 159.4 #18 | 0.6 #10 | 17.1 #38 |
| #1 |  Ohio State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 14.4 #40 | 164.6 #26 | 0.5 #4 | 15.5 #13 |
| #1 |  Oklahoma |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 12.5 #13 | 151.6 #13 | 1.4 #75 | 17.1 #39 |
| #1 |  Oklahoma State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 17.4 #106 | 230.6 #120 | 2.0 #127 | 22.0 #133 |
| #1 |  Old Dominion |
9 | 0.0 #1 | 15.2 #64 | 186.6 #60 | 1.4 #85 | 18.3 #67 |
| #1 |  Ole Miss |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 18.2 #115 | 222.4 #116 | 0.9 #20 | 18.9 #79 |
| #1 |  Oregon |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 14.6 #46 | 194.1 #73 | 1.4 #75 | 18.6 #72 |
| #1 |  Oregon State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 17.2 #102 | 189.5 #63 | 1.5 #90 | 16.6 #28 |
| #1 |  Penn State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 12.0 #9 | 128.4 #3 | 0.8 #14 | 15.7 #19 |
| #1 |  Pittsburgh |
9 | 0.0 #1 | 18.3 #118 | 232.2 #123 | 1.4 #85 | 18.7 #75 |
| #1 |  Purdue |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 13.9 #30 | 210.1 #100 | 1.6 #105 | 21.9 #130 |
| #1 |  Rice |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.0 #57 | 171.1 #38 | 1.8 #115 | 15.7 #18 |
| #1 |  Rutgers |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 16.4 #94 | 212.1 #103 | 1.5 #90 | 20.9 #121 |
| #1 |  SMU |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.5 #70 | 160.8 #19 | 1.0 #30 | 16.7 #30 |
| #1 |  Sacramento State |
9 | 0.0 #1 | 14.1 #34 | 192.7 #70 | 1.2 #62 | 19.4 #93 |
| #1 |  Sam Houston |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 11.0 #4 | 130.0 #4 | 1.4 #75 | 15.5 #14 |
| #1 |  San Diego State |
9 | 0.0 #1 | 20.2 #135 | 260.3 #136 | 1.7 #114 | 20.2 #113 |
| #1 |  San José State |
9 | 0.0 #1 | 17.4 #107 | 198.8 #84 | 1.0 #30 | 17.3 #44 |
| #1 |  South Alabama |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 17.2 #102 | 217.4 #109 | 2.2 #138 | 20.2 #112 |
| #1 |  South Carolina |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 19.0 #122 | 210.2 #101 | 2.0 #127 | 16.8 #32 |
| #1 |  South Florida |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.1 #62 | 167.5 #32 | 0.5 #4 | 17.0 #36 |
| #1 |  Southern Miss |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 14.2 #37 | 174.2 #43 | 1.0 #30 | 17.2 #42 |
| #1 |  Stanford |
9 | 0.0 #1 | 16.3 #93 | 205.0 #93 | 1.6 #102 | 16.1 #24 |
| #1 |  Syracuse |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 14.5 #44 | 191.6 #68 | 1.0 #30 | 19.2 #90 |
| #1 |  TCU |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 13.2 #21 | 166.4 #29 | 0.4 #1 | 16.7 #31 |
| #1 |  Temple |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 16.9 #98 | 213.2 #105 | 1.0 #30 | 19.6 #99 |
| #1 |  Tennessee |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.4 #67 | 150.8 #11 | 0.4 #1 | 14.5 #7 |
| #1 |  Texas |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 14.6 #46 | 148.4 #10 | 0.8 #14 | 14.7 #9 |
| #1 |  Texas A&M |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 11.6 #8 | 169.9 #35 | 1.2 #65 | 22.3 #134 |
| #1 |  Texas State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 23.4 #137 | 267.4 #137 | 1.9 #119 | 20.1 #110 |
| #1 |  Texas Tech |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 20.5 #136 | 245.8 #134 | 1.8 #115 | 17.8 #56 |
| #1 |  Toledo |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.9 #83 | 184.4 #56 | 1.4 #75 | 19.0 #83 |
| #1 |  Troy |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.8 #78 | 191.2 #67 | 1.9 #119 | 18.0 #58 |
| #1 |  Tulane |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 14.0 #31 | 182.1 #54 | 1.1 #48 | 18.7 #74 |
| #1 |  Tulsa |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 12.6 #16 | 170.9 #37 | 1.1 #48 | 20.0 #108 |
| #1 |  UAB |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 9.9 #1 | 96.8 #1 | 1.0 #30 | 13.8 #3 |
| #1 |  UCF |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.9 #83 | 220.9 #115 | 1.4 #75 | 20.8 #118 |
| #1 |  UCLA |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 11.5 #7 | 156.9 #15 | 0.9 #20 | 18.2 #65 |
| #1 |  UConn |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 19.9 #130 | 236.5 #127 | 1.5 #90 | 20.7 #117 |
| #1 |  UL Monroe |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 14.9 #54 | 200.2 #87 | 1.9 #119 | 18.0 #59 |
| #1 |  UNLV |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 14.4 #40 | 197.4 #81 | 1.2 #65 | 20.9 #120 |
| #1 |  USC |
9 | 0.0 #1 | 15.3 #66 | 195.0 #76 | 1.4 #85 | 19.9 #105 |
| #1 |  UTEP |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 14.6 #46 | 198.4 #82 | 1.9 #119 | 20.1 #111 |
| #1 |  UTSA |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.0 #57 | 188.2 #62 | 1.0 #30 | 19.1 #86 |
| #1 |  Utah |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 14.8 #51 | 195.9 #78 | 0.5 #4 | 18.5 #69 |
| #1 |  Utah State |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 20.1 #133 | 198.6 #83 | 0.9 #20 | 15.9 #21 |
| #1 |  Vanderbilt |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 16.2 #92 | 190.1 #65 | 1.5 #90 | 16.6 #29 |
| #1 |  Virginia |
9 | 0.0 #1 | 13.2 #20 | 175.7 #46 | 0.9 #29 | 19.0 #84 |
| #1 |  Virginia Tech |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 16.9 #98 | 199.0 #85 | 1.1 #48 | 17.7 #51 |
| #1 |  Wake Forest |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 23.8 #138 | 211.8 #102 | 1.4 #75 | 13.2 #1 |
| #1 |  Washington |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 16.1 #90 | 195.1 #77 | 1.2 #65 | 17.8 #53 |
| #1 |  Washington State |
9 | 0.0 #1 | 14.9 #56 | 173.0 #40 | 1.2 #62 | 21.5 #126 |
| #1 |  West Virginia |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 19.9 #130 | 300.9 #138 | 2.0 #127 | 21.8 #129 |
| #1 |  Western Kentucky |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 14.5 #44 | 186.9 #61 | 1.6 #105 | 18.7 #73 |
| #1 |  Western Michigan |
9 | 0.0 #1 | 15.4 #69 | 194.3 #74 | 1.4 #85 | 19.9 #104 |
| #1 |  Wisconsin |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.0 #57 | 157.2 #16 | 0.6 #10 | 15.5 #15 |
| #1 |  Wyoming |
8 | 0.0 #1 | 15.6 #74 | 167.0 #30 | 1.1 #48 | 15.7 #17 |
Ranks among 138 FBS teams:▲top 10%▲top thirdmiddle▼bottom third▼bottom 10%For defense, a good rank means it allows less.
Positions come from the box score or roster; unlisted players are placed by their stat line that game (main passer = QB, 3+ carries = RB, other pass-catchers = WR/TE). College tight ends are grouped with receivers.