College Football Defense vs Position 2024

Fantasy points allowed to wide receivers 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 WR Matchups (Most Points Allowed)

#1 Ball State Cardinals 49.6 FPA
#2 Stanford Cardinal 48.7 FPA
#3 Buffalo Bulls 45.2 FPA

Toughest WR Matchups (Fewest Points Allowed)

#133 Texas Longhorns 19.4 FPA
#132 Washington Huskies 20.7 FPA
#131 Ohio State Buckeyes 21.0 FPA
Rank Team DK FPA FD FPA vs Avg L4 G
1
Ball State Cardinals
49.6
 40.9
+15.9
46.6 11
2
Stanford Cardinal
48.7
 39.8
+15.0
53.6 10
3
Buffalo Bulls
45.2
 36.4
+11.5
47.3 10
4
Texas Tech Red Raiders
44.6
 36.3
+10.9
40.6 11
5
New Mexico State Aggies
43.8
 36.4
+10.1
46.5 12
6
Memphis Tigers
43.6
 35.1
+9.9
62.9 10
7
Boise State Broncos
43.0
 34.5
+9.3
44.1 10
8
Georgia Southern Eagles
43.0
 34.0
+9.3
39.2 11
9
Maryland Terrapins
42.7
 34.4
+9.0
29.4 12
10
Florida Atlantic Owls
42.0
 34.6
+8.3
56.9 11
11
South Alabama Jaguars
42.0
 34.0
+8.3
26.9 10
12
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
42.0
 33.1
+8.3
36.6 12
13
UCLA Bruins
41.9
 32.9
+8.2
31.7 11
14
Mississippi State Bulldogs
41.8
 34.2
+8.1
34.8 10
15
South Florida Bulls
41.8
 34.4
+8.1
38.8 11
16
UTSA Roadrunners
41.2
 34.3
+7.5
47.5 11
17
West Virgina Mountaineers
41.1
 33.8
+7.4
38.1 12
18
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
40.9
 33.7
+7.2
48.7 11
19
UConn Huskies
40.8
 31.7
+7.1
47.9 11
20
Kent State Golden Flashes
39.7
 32.8
+6.0
32.8 11
21
NC State Wolfpack
39.6
 31.5
+5.9
36.3 11
22
Utah State Aggies
39.5
 32.3
+5.8
35.1 11
23
Boston College Eagles
39.3
 31.2
+5.6
56.2 12
24
North Texas Mean Green
39.3
 32.1
+5.6
34.9 12
25
Virginia Cavaliers
39.2
 31.6
+5.5
35.7 12
26
Pittsburgh Panthers
39.0
 31.2
+5.3
38.7 11
27
Louisville Cardinals
38.9
 31.3
+5.2
35.9 11
28
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
38.9
 31.7
+5.2
27.0 11
29
Washington State Cougars
38.9
 30.7
+5.2
38.3 12
30
Arizona State Sun Devils
38.8
 31.0
+5.1
40.2 12
31
Fresno State Bulldogs
38.8
 31.0
+5.1
36.4 11
32
UNLV Rebels
38.5
 30.7
+4.8
28.4 13
33
UTEP Miners
38.3
 32.2
+4.6
33.2 11
34
Syracuse Orange
38.1
 29.6
+4.4
37.7 11
35
Iowa Hawkeyes
37.8
 30.1
+4.1
32.5 10
36
Kansas State Wildcats
37.6
 29.8
+3.9
37.8 11
37
Oklahoma State Cowboys
37.6
 30.5
+3.9
42.5 10
38
East Carolina Pirates
37.3
 29.6
+3.6
42.3 11
39
Colorado State Rams
37.0
 29.8
+3.3
33.0 10
40
Akron Zips
36.6
 30.5
+2.9
38.4 10
41
Army Black Knights
36.6
 28.7
+2.9
36.8 11
42
San Jose State Spartans
36.5
 29.3
+2.8
40.8 11
43
UCF Knights
36.5
 29.7
+2.8
36.1 10
44
Navy Midshipmen
36.4
 29.4
+2.7
31.9 9
45
Temple Owls
36.1
 29.4
+2.4
32.0 12
46
TCU Horned Frogs
36.0
 28.0
+2.3
39.4 11
47
Toledo Rockets
35.7
 28.5
+2.0
28.9 10
48
New Mexico Lobos
35.6
 29.2
+1.9
33.3 9
49
California Golden Bears
35.4
 28.0
+1.7
51.6 12
50
Clemson Tigers
35.4
 28.5
+1.7
34.2 12
51
SMU Mustangs
35.4
 28.6
+1.7
29.8 11
52
Eastern Michigan Eagles
35.3
 28.8
+1.6
32.5 11
53
Kansas Jayhawks
35.2
 28.0
+1.5
43.7 12
54
Kennesaw State Owls
35.2
 27.1
+1.5
47.3 11
55
North Carolina Tar Heels
35.2
 28.7
+1.5
34.2 11
56
Old Dominion Monarchs
35.1
 28.0
+1.4
40.7 11
57
Georgia State Panthers
34.8
 28.6
+1.1
33.6 11
58
Texas A&M Aggies
34.8
 28.0
+1.1
33.8 11
59
Vanderbilt Commodores
34.7
 28.8
+1.0
38.9 11
60
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
34.5
 28.5
+0.8
37.5 11
61
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
34.5
 28.2
+0.8
26.5 13
62
Illinois Fighting Illini
34.3
 27.6
+0.6
43.5 11
63
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
34.1
 27.6
+0.4
30.0 6
64
Oregon State Beavers
34.1
 27.8
+0.4
29.0 11
65
Wyoming Cowboys
34.1
 26.8
+0.4
32.8 11
66
Miami Hurricanes
34.0
 27.7
+0.3
37.9 11
67
Rice Owls
34.0
 27.5
+0.3
39.5 11
68
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
34.0
 27.7
+0.3
44.6 12
69
Charlotte 49ers
33.9
 28.2
+0.2
32.1 11
70
Arizona Wildcats
33.8
 27.3
+0.1
32.2 11
71
Arkansas Razorbacks
33.8
 26.5
+0.1
30.8 11
72
Auburn Tigers
33.8
 27.3
+0.1
31.9 11
73
Ohio Bobcats
33.8
 26.9
+0.1
17.6 12
74
Nebraska Cornhuskers
33.7
 27.8
0.0
51.4 10
75
Nevada Wolf Pack
33.0
 26.6
-0.7
27.1 9
76
Duke Blue Devils
32.6
 25.9
-1.1
46.0 11
77
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
32.6
 26.6
-1.1
28.0 10
78
Arkansas State Red Wolves
32.5
 26.2
-1.2
25.6 12
79
Georgia Bulldogs
32.5
 25.8
-1.2
35.3 11
80
Alabama Crimson Tide
32.4
 25.8
-1.3
29.4 12
81
Michigan Wolverines
32.4
 26.6
-1.3
23.1 11
82
Purdue Boilermakers
32.2
 27.4
-1.5
32.4 11
83
San Diego State Aztecs
32.2
 25.9
-1.5
31.1 11
84
Ole Miss Rebels
32.0
 25.2
-1.7
29.7 10
85
South Carolina Gamecocks
31.9
 25.1
-1.8
35.3 11
86
Virginia Tech Hokies
31.8
 25.9
-1.9
43.3 11
87
Troy Trojans
31.7
 25.4
-2.0
28.4 11
88
LSU Tigers
31.5
 25.1
-2.2
24.8 12
89
Florida Gators
31.4
 25.5
-2.3
37.1 11
90
Florida State Seminoles
31.2
 25.2
-2.5
27.6 10
91
UL Monroe Warhawks
31.2
 25.4
-2.5
40.5 11
92
Miami (OH) Redhawks
31.2
 23.8
-2.5
31.8 12
93
USC Trojans
31.0
 23.7
-2.7
32.8 11
94
Baylor Bears
30.9
 24.7
-2.8
33.0 11
95
Cincinnati Bearcats
30.9
 24.7
-2.8
22.1 12
96
Appalachian State Mountaineers
30.8
 24.8
-2.9
23.7 10
97
Oklahoma Sooners
30.8
 25.4
-2.9
31.4 11
98
Air Force Falcons
30.7
 24.9
-3.0
33.5 11
99
Utah Utes
29.7
 24.5
-4.0
38.1 11
100
Northwestern Wildcats
29.6
 23.0
-4.1
19.2 11
101
Colorado Buffaloes
29.4
 23.6
-4.3
22.3 11
102
Michigan State Spartans
29.2
 23.3
-4.5
24.6 11
103
UAB Blazers
29.2
 23.4
-4.5
35.0 11
104
BYU Cougars
29.1
 22.9
-4.6
22.3 12
105
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
28.7
 22.9
-5.0
22.2 12
106
Western Michigan Broncos
28.2
 23.5
-5.5
9.4 12
107
Marshall Thundering Herd
28.0
 22.3
-5.7
24.5 12
108
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
27.8
 22.8
-5.9
13.8 12
109
Minnesota Golden Gophers
27.7
 22.1
-6.0
43.7 10
110
UMass Minutemen
27.1
 22.8
-6.6
22.3 11
111
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
26.7
 20.4
-7.0
33.8 13
112
Northern Illinois Huskies
26.7
 21.9
-7.0
28.6 12
113
Central Michigan Chippewas
26.6
 21.6
-7.1
22.6 12
114
Texas State Bobcats
26.6
 21.1
-7.1
15.3 11
115
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
26.1
 19.9
-7.6
19.5 12
116
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
26.1
 21.1
-7.6
29.3 12
117
Tulane Green Wave
26.1
 20.5
-7.6
24.2 11
118
Tennessee Volunteers
25.9
 20.0
-7.8
23.9 11
119
Wisconsin Badgers
25.8
 20.0
-7.9
23.6 10
120
Missouri Tigers
25.7
 20.8
-8.0
32.7 12
121
Kentucky Wildcats
25.7
 20.2
-8.0
24.6 11
122
James Madison Dukes
25.5
 20.6
-8.2
25.7 12
123
Houston Cougars
24.8
 20.5
-8.9
22.4 11
124
Liberty Flames
24.6
 19.7
-9.1
28.0 10
125
Indiana Hoosiers
24.5
 19.4
-9.2
19.7 11
126
Penn State Nittany Lions
24.1
 19.2
-9.6
25.9 12
127
Oregon Ducks
23.9
 19.1
-9.8
30.9 12
128
Florida International Panthers
23.7
 18.7
-10.0
21.5 11
129
Bowling Green Falcons
23.5
 18.2
-10.2
31.4 11
130
Iowa State Cyclones
22.7
 18.5
-11.0
22.7 12
131
Ohio State Buckeyes
21.0
 16.4
-12.7
14.6 11
132
Washington Huskies
20.7
 16.9
-13.0
23.8 11
133
Texas Longhorns
19.4
 14.7
-14.3
17.4 13

FBS average for WR: 33.7 DK points allowed per game. See also team rankings, the schedule and odds, and 2024 results.