College Football Defense vs Position 2024

Fantasy points allowed to quarterbacks by every FBS defense • Final season

Final 2024 season averages for 133 FBS defenses, from games played 2024-08-29 to 2024-12-07. Every column is that season's real per-game mean: no blending, no projection, and no prior season mixed in. Games against FCS opponents are included, because those points were really allowed. Defenses with fewer than 4 games are listed without a rank.
QB RB WR TE
●Elite Matchup (Target)
●Good Matchup
●Average
●Tough
●Avoid

Best QB Matchups (Most Points Allowed)

#1 Ball State Cardinals 33.1 FPA
#2 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 32.1 FPA
#3 Purdue Boilermakers 29.1 FPA

Toughest QB Matchups (Fewest Points Allowed)

#133 Texas Longhorns 8.4 FPA
#132 Ohio State Buckeyes 8.8 FPA
#131 Indiana Hoosiers 9.4 FPA
Rank Team DK FPA FD FPA vs Avg L4 G
1
Ball State Cardinals
33.1
 31.7
+13.3
24.6 10
2
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
32.1
 30.1
+12.3
33.4 11
3
Purdue Boilermakers
29.1
 27.8
+9.3
34.6 11
4
Kennesaw State Owls
28.6
 25.8
+8.8
24.0 11
5
New Mexico State Aggies
28.2
 27.5
+8.4
24.7 12
6
Appalachian State Mountaineers
27.8
 26.1
+8.0
21.8 10
7
UTSA Roadrunners
27.8
 26.0
+8.0
27.9 11
8
Kent State Golden Flashes
27.6
 26.6
+7.8
24.7 11
9
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
27.5
 26.1
+7.7
32.7 11
10
Texas Tech Red Raiders
27.5
 25.7
+7.7
24.6 11
11
Eastern Michigan Eagles
26.9
 25.5
+7.1
27.0 11
12
Oregon State Beavers
26.8
 24.8
+7.0
39.6 10
13
Georgia State Panthers
26.6
 24.6
+6.8
24.7 11
14
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
26.5
 24.7
+6.7
22.4 12
15
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
26.0
 24.5
+6.2
29.2 12
16
North Texas Mean Green
25.8
 24.2
+6.0
25.0 12
17
Oklahoma State Cowboys
25.8
 25.2
+6.0
27.7 10
18
Mississippi State Bulldogs
25.4
 24.5
+5.6
24.2 10
19
Temple Owls
25.4
 24.4
+5.6
21.1 12
20
Arkansas State Red Wolves
25.1
 23.9
+5.3
30.9 12
21
Colorado State Rams
25.1
 23.7
+5.3
22.5 9
22
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
25.0
 23.4
+5.2
20.1 11
23
Old Dominion Monarchs
25.0
 23.4
+5.2
33.8 11
24
Stanford Cardinal
24.8
 23.7
+5.0
22.9 10
25
Washington State Cougars
24.2
 22.2
+4.4
31.2 12
26
East Carolina Pirates
24.1
 23.2
+4.3
28.1 11
27
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
24.1
 23.6
+4.3
26.3 11
28
Boise State Broncos
24.0
 21.3
+4.2
20.4 9
29
Louisville Cardinals
24.0
 22.6
+4.2
19.3 11
30
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
23.9
 23.8
+4.1
25.5 5
31
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
23.6
 22.5
+3.8
26.7 10
32
North Carolina Tar Heels
23.3
 22.2
+3.5
19.4 11
33
Georgia Southern Eagles
23.1
 21.9
+3.3
24.9 11
34
Akron Zips
23.0
 21.9
+3.2
18.4 10
35
Utah State Aggies
23.0
 22.6
+3.2
16.3 10
36
Florida Atlantic Owls
22.7
 21.0
+2.9
24.9 11
37
South Alabama Jaguars
22.7
 21.2
+2.9
18.6 10
38
Virginia Cavaliers
22.7
 21.7
+2.9
25.4 12
39
UAB Blazers
22.5
 22.2
+2.7
19.4 11
40
New Mexico Lobos
22.3
 20.8
+2.5
25.9 9
41
UCF Knights
22.3
 21.7
+2.5
24.4 10
42
South Florida Bulls
22.3
 20.7
+2.5
17.3 11
43
West Virgina Mountaineers
22.1
 20.7
+2.3
22.7 12
44
Buffalo Bulls
21.8
 20.8
+2.0
28.8 10
45
NC State Wolfpack
21.4
 20.6
+1.6
21.5 11
46
San Diego State Aztecs
21.4
 20.5
+1.6
24.1 11
47
Cincinnati Bearcats
21.2
 20.3
+1.4
20.7 11
48
Kansas Jayhawks
21.2
 20.1
+1.4
24.6 12
49
Maryland Terrapins
20.9
 19.7
+1.1
19.3 12
50
Arizona Wildcats
20.8
 20.0
+1.0
18.6 11
51
Air Force Falcons
20.7
 20.0
+0.9
16.5 11
52
Troy Trojans
20.7
 19.2
+0.9
28.5 11
53
UNLV Rebels
20.6
 19.6
+0.8
16.1 13
54
Virginia Tech Hokies
20.6
 19.2
+0.8
20.3 11
55
Vanderbilt Commodores
20.5
 19.3
+0.7
22.4 11
56
UTEP Miners
20.4
 19.7
+0.6
24.0 11
57
Western Michigan Broncos
20.4
 19.1
+0.6
11.7 12
58
Florida State Seminoles
20.1
 19.4
+0.3
23.2 10
59
Wyoming Cowboys
20.1
 18.8
+0.3
15.8 11
60
LSU Tigers
20.0
 19.1
+0.2
25.6 12
61
San Jose State Spartans
20.0
 19.1
+0.2
16.3 10
62
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
19.8
 18.4
0.0
18.9 12
63
Clemson Tigers
19.7
 18.4
-0.1
25.9 12
64
Central Michigan Chippewas
19.6
 18.8
-0.2
14.5 12
65
Navy Midshipmen
19.5
 18.8
-0.3
22.1 9
66
Syracuse Orange
19.4
 17.9
-0.4
15.8 10
67
Fresno State Bulldogs
19.2
 18.4
-0.6
23.5 11
68
Texas State Bobcats
19.2
 18.2
-0.6
15.7 11
69
Tulane Green Wave
19.2
 17.9
-0.6
22.8 11
70
Memphis Tigers
19.1
 18.1
-0.7
19.8 10
71
Pittsburgh Panthers
18.8
 18.1
-1.0
20.8 11
72
Charlotte 49ers
18.7
 18.1
-1.1
15.9 11
73
Colorado Buffaloes
18.6
 18.0
-1.2
15.7 11
74
UMass Minutemen
18.5
 18.3
-1.3
17.9 11
75
Baylor Bears
18.4
 17.4
-1.4
20.4 11
76
Kansas State Wildcats
18.4
 17.4
-1.4
22.4 11
77
Marshall Thundering Herd
18.3
 17.6
-1.5
23.3 12
78
Miami (OH) Redhawks
18.3
 17.3
-1.5
14.6 12
79
Bowling Green Falcons
18.2
 17.8
-1.6
17.2 11
80
Illinois Fighting Illini
18.2
 17.6
-1.6
26.0 11
81
Liberty Flames
18.1
 17.4
-1.7
22.2 10
82
Rice Owls
18.1
 17.5
-1.7
13.3 10
83
Toledo Rockets
18.0
 17.0
-1.8
14.5 10
84
Florida Gators
17.9
 16.7
-1.9
20.5 11
85
BYU Cougars
17.8
 17.0
-2.0
13.6 12
86
UCLA Bruins
17.8
 17.2
-2.0
11.8 11
87
Auburn Tigers
17.7
 17.0
-2.1
20.2 11
88
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
17.7
 16.8
-2.1
25.6 12
89
Michigan State Spartans
17.7
 17.4
-2.1
18.3 11
90
USC Trojans
17.7
 16.6
-2.1
17.7 11
91
California Golden Bears
17.6
 16.7
-2.2
24.0 12
92
Iowa State Cyclones
17.5
 16.6
-2.3
22.5 12
93
TCU Horned Frogs
17.5
 17.3
-2.3
16.6 11
94
UL Monroe Warhawks
17.4
 17.0
-2.4
24.1 11
95
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
17.3
 16.1
-2.5
18.1 13
96
UConn Huskies
17.2
 16.4
-2.6
19.5 11
97
Boston College Eagles
16.9
 16.2
-2.9
18.0 12
98
Florida International Panthers
16.9
 16.6
-2.9
18.3 11
99
Nebraska Cornhuskers
16.9
 16.6
-2.9
24.1 10
100
SMU Mustangs
16.7
 15.7
-3.1
16.1 11
101
Missouri Tigers
16.4
 15.1
-3.4
21.9 12
102
Houston Cougars
16.3
 16.0
-3.5
15.4 11
103
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
16.1
 14.8
-3.7
22.3 12
104
Arkansas Razorbacks
15.8
 15.1
-4.0
18.3 11
105
Northwestern Wildcats
15.8
 15.1
-4.0
14.3 11
106
Texas A&M Aggies
15.8
 14.9
-4.0
20.2 11
107
Nevada Wolf Pack
15.6
 14.7
-4.2
9.1 10
108
Wisconsin Badgers
15.4
 14.8
-4.4
15.0 10
109
Army Black Knights
15.3
 15.1
-4.5
15.6 11
110
South Carolina Gamecocks
15.3
 14.5
-4.5
19.1 11
111
Alabama Crimson Tide
15.2
 13.5
-4.6
16.0 12
112
Oklahoma Sooners
15.2
 14.1
-4.6
16.8 10
113
Utah Utes
15.2
 14.7
-4.6
18.8 11
114
Iowa Hawkeyes
15.1
 14.7
-4.7
12.3 10
115
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
15.1
 14.9
-4.7
20.5 13
116
Miami Hurricanes
15.1
 14.5
-4.7
20.7 11
117
Arizona State Sun Devils
15.0
 14.9
-4.8
14.8 12
118
Georgia Bulldogs
14.8
 13.1
-5.0
13.8 11
119
James Madison Dukes
14.6
 13.7
-5.2
18.4 12
120
Washington Huskies
14.0
 13.7
-5.8
19.9 11
121
Michigan Wolverines
13.5
 13.2
-6.3
8.2 11
122
Ole Miss Rebels
13.3
 12.2
-6.5
20.6 10
123
Northern Illinois Huskies
13.0
 12.6
-6.8
12.8 12
124
Duke Blue Devils
12.8
 12.1
-7.0
14.6 11
125
Tennessee Volunteers
12.7
 11.6
-7.1
15.1 11
126
Minnesota Golden Gophers
12.2
 12.0
-7.6
20.1 10
127
Ohio Bobcats
11.8
 11.2
-8.0
5.5 12
128
Oregon Ducks
11.7
 11.2
-8.1
16.0 12
129
Kentucky Wildcats
11.0
 10.8
-8.8
9.7 11
130
Penn State Nittany Lions
10.3
 10.0
-9.5
13.4 12
131
Indiana Hoosiers
9.4
 8.9
-10.4
9.2 11
132
Ohio State Buckeyes
8.8
 7.9
-11.0
4.7 11
133
Texas Longhorns
8.4
 7.6
-11.4
5.5 13

FBS average for QB: 19.8 DK points allowed per game. See also team rankings, the schedule and odds, and 2024 results.