College Football Defense vs Position 2024

Fantasy points allowed to running backs 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 RB Matchups (Most Points Allowed)

#1 Kent State Golden Flashes 40.9 FPA
#2 Southern Miss Golden Eagles 40.2 FPA
#3 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 37.4 FPA

Toughest RB Matchups (Fewest Points Allowed)

#133 Memphis Tigers 12.4 FPA
#132 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 13.8 FPA
#131 Fresno State Bulldogs 14.3 FPA
Rank Team DK FPA FD FPA vs Avg L4 G
1
Kent State Golden Flashes
40.9
 36.9
+16.6
39.0 11
2
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
40.2
 36.7
+15.9
42.3 12
3
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
37.4
 34.0
+13.1
45.0 11
4
Arkansas State Red Wolves
37.2
 33.6
+12.9
47.5 12
5
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
36.3
 32.3
+12.0
52.8 11
6
New Mexico Lobos
35.8
 33.1
+11.5
22.8 9
7
UTEP Miners
35.7
 32.1
+11.4
36.1 11
8
Charlotte 49ers
35.3
 32.5
+11.0
49.3 11
9
Oklahoma State Cowboys
35.1
 30.3
+10.8
42.8 10
10
Nevada Wolf Pack
34.6
 31.1
+10.3
38.5 10
11
Utah State Aggies
34.5
 30.9
+10.2
19.2 11
12
Georgia State Panthers
34.0
 31.1
+9.7
37.1 11
13
Purdue Boilermakers
33.6
 31.4
+9.3
31.1 11
14
UL Monroe Warhawks
33.4
 29.4
+9.1
33.9 11
15
Mississippi State Bulldogs
32.6
 29.3
+8.3
39.3 10
16
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
32.0
 28.6
+7.7
25.2 12
17
Appalachian State Mountaineers
31.9
 29.3
+7.6
34.6 10
18
West Virgina Mountaineers
31.5
 28.5
+7.2
48.2 12
19
UAB Blazers
30.9
 28.8
+6.6
32.0 11
20
Texas Tech Red Raiders
30.7
 26.6
+6.4
29.1 11
21
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
30.4
 26.6
+6.1
39.2 12
22
Marshall Thundering Herd
30.2
 26.8
+5.9
30.5 12
23
Temple Owls
30.2
 27.7
+5.9
41.6 12
24
Kennesaw State Owls
30.1
 27.4
+5.8
34.4 11
25
Western Michigan Broncos
29.9
 26.7
+5.6
36.3 12
26
Florida International Panthers
29.8
 26.7
+5.5
30.9 11
27
Georgia Southern Eagles
29.7
 26.8
+5.4
29.0 11
28
South Florida Bulls
29.4
 26.6
+5.1
29.2 10
29
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
29.1
 25.9
+4.8
23.0 13
30
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
28.8
 25.2
+4.5
32.6 6
31
Troy Trojans
28.6
 25.9
+4.3
28.0 11
32
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
28.4
 25.1
+4.1
23.6 11
33
Liberty Flames
28.4
 25.8
+4.1
31.2 10
34
Kentucky Wildcats
28.3
 25.5
+4.0
43.8 11
35
North Texas Mean Green
28.1
 25.4
+3.8
28.3 12
36
Old Dominion Monarchs
27.8
 25.6
+3.5
22.7 11
37
Arizona Wildcats
27.5
 24.2
+3.2
37.9 11
38
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
27.4
 23.8
+3.1
30.9 12
39
New Mexico State Aggies
27.1
 24.8
+2.8
23.7 12
40
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
27.0
 24.0
+2.7
27.0 13
41
UMass Minutemen
27.0
 25.2
+2.7
36.2 11
42
Washington Huskies
27.0
 24.0
+2.7
37.4 11
43
Florida State Seminoles
26.9
 24.8
+2.6
28.9 9
44
Florida Gators
26.7
 23.9
+2.4
22.5 11
45
Navy Midshipmen
26.5
 23.8
+2.2
25.2 9
46
Akron Zips
26.4
 23.4
+2.1
21.7 10
47
Ball State Cardinals
26.3
 23.6
+2.0
20.1 11
48
San Jose State Spartans
26.1
 22.9
+1.8
35.5 11
49
Virginia Cavaliers
26.0
 23.2
+1.7
26.6 12
50
Wyoming Cowboys
26.0
 24.1
+1.7
24.4 11
51
Buffalo Bulls
25.9
 22.9
+1.6
35.7 10
52
Kansas Jayhawks
25.6
 22.6
+1.3
30.3 12
53
Wisconsin Badgers
25.6
 23.0
+1.3
32.0 10
54
Texas State Bobcats
25.3
 22.5
+1.0
32.9 11
55
USC Trojans
25.1
 22.1
+0.8
29.4 11
56
Washington State Cougars
24.9
 22.7
+0.6
21.8 12
57
Clemson Tigers
24.7
 22.1
+0.4
26.5 11
58
Northwestern Wildcats
24.6
 22.5
+0.3
37.2 11
59
NC State Wolfpack
24.4
 21.4
+0.1
19.0 11
60
North Carolina Tar Heels
24.4
 21.9
+0.1
27.0 11
61
Eastern Michigan Eagles
24.1
 21.0
-0.2
30.3 11
62
East Carolina Pirates
24.0
 21.5
-0.3
17.8 11
63
Florida Atlantic Owls
23.9
 21.2
-0.4
17.2 11
64
Rice Owls
23.9
 21.8
-0.4
29.1 11
65
Central Michigan Chippewas
23.8
 21.4
-0.5
19.9 12
66
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
23.8
 21.0
-0.5
27.0 12
67
Bowling Green Falcons
23.5
 20.6
-0.8
23.6 11
68
Stanford Cardinal
23.5
 21.1
-0.8
26.6 10
69
Vanderbilt Commodores
23.5
 20.7
-0.8
27.9 11
70
San Diego State Aztecs
23.3
 21.8
-1.0
34.4 11
71
LSU Tigers
23.2
 20.4
-1.1
16.4 12
72
Maryland Terrapins
23.2
 20.9
-1.1
31.3 12
73
Cincinnati Bearcats
23.1
 19.9
-1.2
21.6 12
74
Oregon Ducks
23.1
 20.5
-1.2
23.9 12
75
UConn Huskies
22.6
 20.3
-1.7
23.8 11
76
Arkansas Razorbacks
22.1
 19.5
-2.2
24.5 11
77
Houston Cougars
22.1
 19.3
-2.2
24.4 11
78
UTSA Roadrunners
22.1
 19.2
-2.2
20.2 11
79
James Madison Dukes
22.0
 19.3
-2.3
21.4 12
80
Michigan State Spartans
21.8
 19.5
-2.5
25.7 11
81
Iowa State Cyclones
21.5
 19.3
-2.8
25.8 12
82
UCLA Bruins
21.4
 19.0
-2.9
21.9 11
83
Colorado Buffaloes
21.3
 18.6
-3.0
21.0 11
84
Missouri Tigers
21.3
 19.2
-3.0
21.7 12
85
South Alabama Jaguars
21.3
 18.5
-3.0
20.8 10
86
Oregon State Beavers
21.0
 19.5
-3.3
19.7 11
87
California Golden Bears
20.9
 18.6
-3.4
21.3 12
88
Pittsburgh Panthers
20.9
 18.2
-3.4
29.8 11
89
Arizona State Sun Devils
20.8
 17.6
-3.5
17.2 12
90
Baylor Bears
20.8
 18.7
-3.5
13.5 11
91
Illinois Fighting Illini
20.8
 18.1
-3.5
25.3 11
92
Boston College Eagles
20.4
 17.9
-3.9
15.8 12
93
Minnesota Golden Gophers
20.1
 17.3
-4.2
17.2 10
94
Utah Utes
20.1
 17.9
-4.2
20.9 11
95
Alabama Crimson Tide
20.0
 17.3
-4.3
15.5 12
96
Colorado State Rams
20.0
 17.9
-4.3
22.0 10
97
Tulane Green Wave
20.0
 17.1
-4.3
17.7 11
98
Virginia Tech Hokies
19.7
 18.2
-4.6
11.2 11
99
Ohio Bobcats
19.6
 17.2
-4.7
12.3 12
100
Syracuse Orange
19.6
 17.9
-4.7
29.1 11
101
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
19.5
 17.3
-4.8
22.1 10
102
Miami Hurricanes
19.5
 16.9
-4.8
17.2 11
103
Georgia Bulldogs
19.5
 16.9
-4.8
24.0 11
104
TCU Horned Frogs
19.4
 17.0
-4.9
22.1 11
105
Texas A&M Aggies
19.4
 17.5
-4.9
25.9 11
106
UNLV Rebels
19.1
 16.7
-5.2
15.0 13
107
Michigan Wolverines
19.0
 16.5
-5.3
15.7 11
108
Nebraska Cornhuskers
18.7
 16.6
-5.6
28.6 10
109
UCF Knights
18.7
 16.8
-5.6
22.4 10
110
BYU Cougars
18.5
 16.1
-5.8
19.8 12
111
Penn State Nittany Lions
18.4
 16.3
-5.9
20.8 12
112
Kansas State Wildcats
17.9
 15.8
-6.4
17.8 11
113
Northern Illinois Huskies
17.9
 16.4
-6.4
22.0 12
114
Army Black Knights
17.8
 16.1
-6.5
25.7 11
115
Indiana Hoosiers
17.7
 14.6
-6.6
12.9 11
116
SMU Mustangs
17.6
 15.4
-6.7
16.1 11
117
Auburn Tigers
17.5
 16.6
-6.8
17.1 11
118
Duke Blue Devils
17.5
 14.9
-6.8
12.6 11
119
Miami (OH) Redhawks
17.5
 16.0
-6.8
14.4 12
120
Boise State Broncos
17.3
 15.6
-7.0
14.8 10
121
Air Force Falcons
17.2
 14.9
-7.1
18.2 11
122
Iowa Hawkeyes
16.7
 14.2
-7.6
22.0 10
123
Oklahoma Sooners
16.7
 14.9
-7.6
11.7 11
124
South Carolina Gamecocks
16.5
 14.7
-7.8
15.4 11
125
Ole Miss Rebels
16.4
 13.5
-7.9
21.7 10
126
Louisville Cardinals
16.2
 14.3
-8.1
17.6 11
127
Texas Longhorns
16.1
 14.4
-8.2
18.3 13
128
Ohio State Buckeyes
15.5
 13.6
-8.8
14.5 11
129
Tennessee Volunteers
15.4
 14.0
-8.9
17.7 11
130
Toledo Rockets
15.2
 13.2
-9.1
16.6 10
131
Fresno State Bulldogs
14.3
 12.8
-10.0
19.0 11
132
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
13.8
 12.3
-10.5
12.8 12
133
Memphis Tigers
12.4
 10.7
-11.9
16.5 10

FBS average for RB: 24.3 DK points allowed per game. See also team rankings, the schedule and odds, and 2024 results.