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Here is the complete list for the Defensive yards per play with rank. You can find these charts each and every week during the football season when you subscribe to Phil Steele Plus from our store on the left in the menu. YPP is a great stat to help give you an idea on how your favorite team is doing on defense this year. As you can see Mississippi St is at the top of the defensive side with 4.13 yards per play followed by Clemson at 4.19 showing how dominate their defenses have been this year.
Total Def | Total DEF | Total DEF | DEF | ||
Rank | TEAM NAME | Rush ATT | Pass Att | Yards | YPP |
1 | Mississippi St | 431 | 398 | 3420 | 4.13 |
2 | Clemson | 576 | 447 | 4288 | 4.19 |
3 | Miami, Fl | 526 | 317 | 3626 | 4.30 |
4 | Appalachian St | 475 | 370 | 3744 | 4.43 |
5 | Michigan St | 392 | 477 | 3941 | 4.54 |
6 | Southern Miss | 337 | 335 | 3062 | 4.56 |
7 | Iowa | 435 | 402 | 3817 | 4.56 |
8 | Michigan | 450 | 331 | 3577 | 4.58 |
9 | California | 511 | 387 | 4123 | 4.59 |
10 | Utah | 487 | 469 | 4418 | 4.62 |
11 | Cincinnati | 436 | 404 | 3922 | 4.67 |
12 | Washington | 461 | 457 | 4287 | 4.67 |
13 | Temple | 598 | 438 | 4843 | 4.67 |
14 | Notre Dame | 472 | 485 | 4516 | 4.72 |
15 | Fresno St | 507 | 447 | 4503 | 4.72 |
16 | Penn St | 549 | 416 | 4556 | 4.72 |
17 | BYU | 461 | 430 | 4213 | 4.73 |
18 | Northern Illinois | 567 | 479 | 4998 | 4.78 |
19 | Wyoming | 424 | 394 | 3914 | 4.78 |
20 | UAB | 480 | 395 | 4189 | 4.79 |
21 | LSU | 466 | 449 | 4403 | 4.81 |
22 | Marshall | 459 | 454 | 4403 | 4.82 |
23 | TCU | 499 | 407 | 4397 | 4.85 |
24 | Alabama | 516 | 465 | 4793 | 4.89 |
25 | Georgia | 467 | 423 | 4400 | 4.94 |
26 | Central Michigan | 554 | 306 | 4264 | 4.96 |
27 | Eastern Michigan | 580 | 342 | 4599 | 4.99 |
28 | Utah St | 531 | 455 | 4933 | 5.00 |
29 | Louisiana Tech | 491 | 389 | 4437 | 5.04 |
30 | Troy | 508 | 388 | 4523 | 5.05 |
31 | Iowa St | 458 | 440 | 4539 | 5.05 |
32 | San Diego St | 453 | 401 | 4350 | 5.09 |
33 | Florida | 492 | 380 | 4463 | 5.12 |
34 | Auburn | 475 | 422 | 4620 | 5.15 |
35 | Boston College | 493 | 442 | 4823 | 5.16 |
36 | Akron | 531 | 367 | 4657 | 5.19 |
37 | Florida St | 503 | 451 | 4996 | 5.24 |
38 | Colorado | 467 | 404 | 4563 | 5.24 |
39 | Miami, Oh | 479 | 364 | 4418 | 5.24 |
40 | Kentucky | 462 | 376 | 4393 | 5.24 |
41 | Buffalo | 545 | 404 | 4975 | 5.24 |
42 | Oregon | 503 | 453 | 5017 | 5.25 |
43 | Nevada | 510 | 449 | 5038 | 5.25 |
44 | Virginia | 442 | 373 | 4297 | 5.27 |
45 | Texas St | 481 | 388 | 4607 | 5.30 |
46 | North Texas | 447 | 468 | 4870 | 5.32 |
47 | USC | 460 | 408 | 4656 | 5.36 |
48 | Georgia Southern | 465 | 386 | 4642 | 5.45 |
49 | UCF | 618 | 413 | 5638 | 5.47 |
50 | Middle Tennessee | 533 | 432 | 5290 | 5.48 |
51 | Wisconsin | 454 | 360 | 4478 | 5.50 |
52 | Duke | 546 | 418 | 5314 | 5.51 |
53 | SMU | 547 | 384 | 5158 | 5.54 |
54 | Maryland | 504 | 339 | 4685 | 5.56 |
55 | Washington St | 447 | 391 | 4659 | 5.56 |
56 | Tulane | 494 | 457 | 5288 | 5.56 |
57 | South Carolina | 569 | 422 | 5516 | 5.57 |
58 | Northwestern | 478 | 505 | 5472 | 5.57 |
59 | Arkansas St | 524 | 338 | 4804 | 5.57 |
60 | Army West Point | 360 | 328 | 3842 | 5.58 |
61 | Texas | 486 | 496 | 5499 | 5.60 |
62 | Memphis | 588 | 481 | 5994 | 5.61 |
63 | Tulsa | 559 | 310 | 4892 | 5.63 |
64 | Boise St | 438 | 382 | 4627 | 5.64 |
65 | Stanford | 476 | 466 | 5331 | 5.66 |
66 | FIU | 514 | 373 | 5022 | 5.66 |
67 | Tennessee | 448 | 351 | 4529 | 5.67 |
68 | Missouri | 444 | 445 | 5050 | 5.68 |
69 | Rutgers | 491 | 354 | 4818 | 5.70 |
70 | Arizona St | 513 | 408 | 5257 | 5.71 |
71 | Arizona | 464 | 440 | 5184 | 5.73 |
72 | Ohio St | 490 | 489 | 5648 | 5.77 |
73 | Texas A&M | 383 | 402 | 4529 | 5.77 |
74 | Charlotte | 368 | 332 | 4048 | 5.78 |
75 | West Virginia | 450 | 389 | 4876 | 5.81 |
76 | Nebraska | 470 | 425 | 5202 | 5.81 |
77 | Syracuse | 488 | 463 | 5545 | 5.83 |
78 | Toledo | 496 | 467 | 5620 | 5.84 |
79 | Pittsburgh | 519 | 410 | 5426 | 5.84 |
80 | USF | 629 | 365 | 5806 | 5.84 |
81 | WKU | 456 | 406 | 5059 | 5.87 |
82 | Wake Forest | 526 | 489 | 5962 | 5.87 |
83 | FAU | 484 | 379 | 5093 | 5.90 |
84 | Air Force | 406 | 326 | 4331 | 5.92 |
85 | Ball St | 560 | 353 | 5403 | 5.92 |
86 | Minnesota | 436 | 409 | 5015 | 5.93 |
87 | Houston | 617 | 470 | 6454 | 5.94 |
88 | NC State | 405 | 454 | 5104 | 5.94 |
89 | UTEP | 475 | 322 | 4736 | 5.94 |
90 | New Mexico St | 636 | 325 | 5711 | 5.94 |
91 | Kansas St | 390 | 424 | 4841 | 5.95 |
92 | Texas Tech | 471 | 434 | 5387 | 5.95 |
93 | Georgia Tech | 442 | 363 | 4805 | 5.97 |
94 | North Carolina | 477 | 346 | 4924 | 5.98 |
95 | Purdue | 499 | 483 | 5884 | 5.99 |
96 | UCLA | 520 | 371 | 5339 | 5.99 |
97 | Arkansas | 480 | 347 | 4958 | 6.00 |
98 | Indiana | 479 | 369 | 5085 | 6.00 |
99 | Oklahoma St | 522 | 452 | 5882 | 6.04 |
100 | Kansas | 468 | 361 | 5022 | 6.06 |
101 | Ohio | 412 | 422 | 5082 | 6.09 |
102 | Oklahoma | 548 | 488 | 6353 | 6.13 |
103 | Vanderbilt | 510 | 419 | 5706 | 6.14 |
104 | East Carolina | 475 | 384 | 5278 | 6.14 |
105 | Western Michigan | 485 | 328 | 5026 | 6.18 |
106 | San Jose St | 537 | 418 | 5941 | 6.22 |
107 | Old Dominion | 499 | 407 | 5657 | 6.24 |
108 | Kent St | 543 | 352 | 5607 | 6.26 |
109 | Hawaii | 582 | 395 | 6156 | 6.30 |
110 | Liberty | 509 | 413 | 5817 | 6.31 |
111 | ULM | 484 | 333 | 5157 | 6.31 |
112 | New Mexico | 536 | 363 | 5676 | 6.31 |
113 | Louisiana | 618 | 348 | 6102 | 6.32 |
114 | Mississippi | 523 | 395 | 5801 | 6.32 |
115 | Virginia Tech | 501 | 391 | 5703 | 6.39 |
116 | UTSA | 465 | 350 | 5226 | 6.41 |
117 | Bowling Green | 572 | 262 | 5377 | 6.45 |
118 | UNLV | 462 | 381 | 5450 | 6.47 |
119 | Baylor | 440 | 412 | 5532 | 6.49 |
120 | Navy | 490 | 360 | 5543 | 6.52 |
121 | South Alabama | 484 | 320 | 5384 | 6.70 |
122 | Colorado St | 494 | 304 | 5418 | 6.79 |
123 | UMass | 567 | 279 | 5817 | 6.88 |
124 | Louisville | 553 | 290 | 5802 | 6.88 |
125 | Rice | 450 | 392 | 5799 | 6.89 |
126 | Illinois | 494 | 372 | 6100 | 7.04 |
127 | Coastal Carolina | 451 | 290 | 5410 | 7.30 |
128 | Oregon St | 499 | 369 | 6441 | 7.42 |
129 | Georgia St | 459 | 301 | 5874 | 7.73 |
130 | Connecticut | 524 | 317 | 7409 | 8.81 |