College Football Defense vs Position 2026

Fantasy points allowed to quarterbacks by every FBS defense • Blended rating

Early-season rating: the completed 2025 season (75% full season, 25% last-8-games form) blended with 2026 games as they are played. Current-season weight = games / (games + 4), so ratings are 50/50 after 4 games and the new season takes over quickly. Every input is a real windowed per-game mean — nothing is projected. Games against FCS opponents are included, because those points were really allowed. Defenses with fewer than 4 games across the two seasons are listed without a rank.
QB RB WR TE
●Elite Matchup (Target)
●Good Matchup
●Average
●Tough
●Avoid

Best QB Matchups (Most Points Allowed)

#1 Charlotte 49ers 32.2 FPA
#2 Georgia State Panthers 31.6 FPA
#3 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 29.7 FPA

Toughest QB Matchups (Fewest Points Allowed)

#133 Ohio State Buckeyes 5.8 FPA
#132 Toledo Rockets 9.3 FPA
#131 Iowa Hawkeyes 9.5 FPA
Rank Team DK FPA FD FPA vs Avg L4 G
1
Charlotte 49ers
32.2
 29.8
+12.2
25.5 0
2
Georgia State Panthers
31.6
 29.8
+11.6
32.8 0
3
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
29.7
 28.2
+9.7
24.9 0
4
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
29.5
 28.0
+9.5
25.4 0
5
Florida Atlantic Owls
28.3
 27.3
+8.3
27.0 0
6
Appalachian State Mountaineers
28.0
 26.2
+8.0
31.6 0
7
Marshall Thundering Herd
27.6
 26.2
+7.6
19.6 0
8
Navy Midshipmen
27.6
 25.0
+7.6
28.7 0
9
UAB Blazers
27.2
 26.0
+7.2
23.1 0
10
Rice Owls
26.8
 25.5
+6.8
33.5 0
11
Arkansas Razorbacks
26.6
 25.4
+6.6
29.4 0
12
UMass Minutemen
26.4
 25.7
+6.4
25.7 0
13
San Jose State Spartans
26.3
 24.5
+6.3
24.5 1
14
Air Force Falcons
26.1
 24.0
+6.1
17.1 0
15
Utah State Aggies
25.9
 24.4
+5.9
21.3 0
16
Baylor Bears
25.8
 24.6
+5.8
31.2 0
17
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
25.2
 24.6
+5.2
28.8 0
18
Georgia Southern Eagles
25.1
 23.9
+5.1
25.0 0
19
Kent State Golden Flashes
25.1
 24.2
+5.1
21.8 0
20
Texas State Bobcats
25.0
 24.6
+5.0
18.9 0
21
NC State Wolfpack
24.8
 23.0
+4.8
28.2 1
22
UNLV Rebels
24.7
 23.6
+4.7
21.4 1
23
Cincinnati Bearcats
24.6
 23.2
+4.6
24.1 0
24
Boston College Eagles
24.5
 23.3
+4.5
21.2 0
25
Liberty Flames
24.5
 23.7
+4.5
32.0 0
26
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
24.4
 23.6
+4.4
32.7 0
27
UL Monroe Warhawks
24.2
 23.7
+4.2
26.0 0
28
Duke Blue Devils
24.0
 22.1
+4.0
22.5 0
29
South Alabama Jaguars
24.0
 22.7
+4.0
27.2 0
30
Arkansas State Red Wolves
23.8
 22.7
+3.8
21.3 0
31
West Virginia Mountaineers
23.3
 22.3
+3.3
28.9 0
32
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
23.2
 22.1
+3.2
24.1 0
33
Colorado Buffaloes
23.1
 22.2
+3.1
16.4 0
34
Temple Owls
23.0
 21.7
+3.0
26.5 0
35
Eastern Michigan Eagles
22.9
 22.1
+2.9
17.6 0
36
Akron Zips
22.8
 21.8
+2.8
16.0 0
37
Oklahoma State Cowboys
22.8
 21.8
+2.8
10.7 0
38
Ball State Cardinals
22.7
 22.2
+2.7
19.4 0
39
UCLA Bruins
22.7
 22.6
+2.7
22.0 0
40
Kansas State Wildcats
22.4
 21.1
+2.4
24.7 0
41
Penn State Nittany Lions
22.0
 20.4
+2.0
17.6 0
42
Vanderbilt Commodores
22.0
 20.6
+2.0
26.2 0
43
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
22.0
 20.7
+2.0
25.1 0
44
Iowa State Cyclones
21.9
 20.9
+1.9
20.8 0
45
UTSA Roadrunners
21.9
 21.4
+1.9
17.9 0
46
UTEP Miners
21.8
 20.5
+1.8
28.6 0
47
Florida International Panthers
21.7
 20.5
+1.7
18.5 0
48
Tulane Green Wave
21.7
 19.6
+1.7
14.9 0
49
Syracuse Orange
21.6
 21.1
+1.6
17.8 0
50
Kentucky Wildcats
21.5
 20.8
+1.5
26.1 0
51
New Mexico State Aggies
21.4
 20.7
+1.4
20.1 1
52
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
21.4
 20.3
+1.4
25.1 0
53
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
21.1
 20.3
+1.1
15.3 1
54
Kennesaw State Owls
21.1
 20.1
+1.1
27.5 0
55
Kansas Jayhawks
20.8
 20.1
+0.8
20.8 0
56
Michigan State Spartans
20.8
 19.9
+0.8
20.2 0
57
Mississippi State Bulldogs
20.8
 19.9
+0.8
23.3 0
58
Oregon State Beavers
20.8
 20.4
+0.8
13.9 0
59
Tennessee Volunteers
20.7
 19.2
+0.7
19.5 0
60
Purdue Boilermakers
20.4
 19.4
+0.4
23.7 0
61
Virginia Tech Hokies
20.4
 20.1
+0.4
22.3 0
62
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
20.3
 19.4
+0.3
23.1 0
63
North Texas Mean Green
20.3
 19.1
+0.3
20.3 0
64
Stanford Cardinal
20.3
 18.9
+0.3
17.1 1
65
Old Dominion Monarchs
20.2
 19.7
+0.2
8.0 0
66
Troy Trojans
20.2
 19.2
+0.2
25.1 0
67
Colorado State Rams
20.0
 19.3
0.0
19.7 0
68
Texas Longhorns
20.0
 19.2
0.0
29.6 0
69
South Florida Bulls
19.9
 18.6
-0.1
19.8 0
70
Arizona State Sun Devils
19.8
 19.1
-0.2
17.3 0
71
Ole Miss Rebels
19.7
 19.0
-0.3
19.0 0
72
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
19.6
 18.2
-0.4
22.5 1
73
Nevada Wolf Pack
19.6
 19.3
-0.4
24.9 0
74
SMU Mustangs
19.6
 18.2
-0.4
17.5 0
75
Maryland Terrapins
19.5
 19.4
-0.5
22.8 0
76
East Carolina Pirates
19.2
 17.9
-0.8
20.6 0
77
Pittsburgh Panthers
19.2
 18.7
-0.8
21.2 0
78
TCU Horned Frogs
19.2
 18.4
-0.8
8.9 1
79
Boise State Broncos
18.9
 18.2
-1.1
21.3 0
80
Florida State Seminoles
18.9
 18.5
-1.1
20.3 0
81
Minnesota Golden Gophers
18.9
 17.7
-1.1
19.5 0
82
Buffalo Bulls
18.8
 18.4
-1.2
19.7 0
83
Ohio Bobcats
18.7
 18.3
-1.3
18.4 0
84
Army Black Knights
18.6
 17.8
-1.4
18.0 0
85
Bowling Green Falcons
18.5
 17.8
-1.5
13.8 0
86
Auburn Tigers
18.4
 17.4
-1.6
23.1 0
87
Northern Illinois Huskies
18.3
 17.5
-1.7
22.8 0
88
USC Trojans
18.2
 17.5
-1.8
16.0 0
89
Central Michigan Chippewas
17.9
 17.0
-2.1
17.6 0
90
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
17.9
 17.3
-2.1
20.1 0
91
Utah Utes
17.9
 17.4
-2.1
23.0 0
92
Wisconsin Badgers
17.9
 17.2
-2.1
16.2 0
93
Washington Huskies
17.6
 17.1
-2.4
15.1 0
94
LSU Tigers
17.5
 16.4
-2.5
14.3 0
95
UConn Huskies
17.5
 16.7
-2.5
19.7 0
96
Florida Gators
17.3
 16.3
-2.7
18.7 0
97
Arizona Wildcats
17.2
 16.8
-2.8
16.9 0
98
Clemson Tigers
17.1
 15.7
-2.9
15.1 0
99
Illinois Fighting Illini
17.1
 16.1
-2.9
8.6 0
100
Memphis Tigers
17.0
 15.7
-3.0
0.2 1
101
California Golden Bears
16.8
 16.4
-3.2
16.2 0
102
Miami (OH) Redhawks
16.6
 15.9
-3.4
16.2 0
103
Wyoming Cowboys
16.5
 15.6
-3.5
9.9 0
104
Nebraska Cornhuskers
16.2
 16.0
-3.8
20.3 0
105
Georgia Bulldogs
16.2
 15.8
-3.8
8.0 0
106
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
16.1
 15.3
-3.9
15.3 0
107
North Carolina Tar Heels
16.1
 15.8
-3.9
23.6 0
108
Missouri Tigers
15.8
 15.5
-4.2
20.3 0
109
Northwestern Wildcats
15.7
 15.1
-4.3
18.7 0
110
South Carolina Gamecocks
15.6
 14.9
-4.4
19.1 0
111
Louisville Cardinals
15.5
 14.8
-4.5
15.2 0
112
New Mexico Lobos
15.5
 14.7
-4.5
14.9 0
113
UCF Knights
15.5
 15.1
-4.5
17.7 0
114
Houston Cougars
15.2
 14.5
-4.8
16.6 0
115
Texas A&M Aggies
15.2
 14.8
-4.8
11.9 0
116
Virginia Cavaliers
14.9
 14.3
-5.1
13.1 1
117
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
14.9
 14.3
-5.1
14.5 0
118
Michigan Wolverines
14.8
 14.2
-5.2
15.8 0
119
Alabama Crimson Tide
14.7
 14.1
-5.3
15.1 0
120
Fresno State Bulldogs
14.0
 13.3
-6.0
11.2 0
121
Washington State Cougars
13.9
 13.5
-6.1
6.6 0
122
James Madison Dukes
13.6
 13.3
-6.4
10.2 0
123
Western Michigan Broncos
13.3
 12.2
-6.7
15.2 0
124
Miami Hurricanes
13.0
 12.4
-7.0
9.7 0
125
Oklahoma Sooners
12.3
 11.0
-7.7
15.6 0
126
San Diego State Aztecs
12.1
 12.0
-7.9
14.1 0
127
Indiana Hoosiers
11.7
 11.0
-8.3
9.0 0
128
BYU Cougars
11.6
 11.2
-8.4
7.5 0
129
Texas Tech Red Raiders
11.1
 10.5
-8.9
3.6 0
130
Oregon Ducks
10.5
 10.1
-9.5
16.3 0
131
Iowa Hawkeyes
9.5
 9.1
-10.5
10.4 0
132
Toledo Rockets
9.3
 9.2
-10.7
4.8 0
133
Ohio State Buckeyes
5.8
 5.6
-14.2
5.8 0

FBS average for QB: 20.0 DK points allowed per game. See also team rankings, the schedule and odds, and 2024 results.