Defensive Line (updated 12/18/2024)
- Defensive Adjusted Line Yards (DALY): It gives credit to the defensive line for controlling the line of scrimmage up front. The lower the number, the better. It is the average yards per carry the defensive line is giving up and is adjusted based on opponent quality.
- Defensive Stuff Rate: Percentage of carries by running backs that are stopped at or before the line of scrimmage.
- Defensive Sack Rate: A defensive metric that measures the percentage of sacks they collect based on the amount of drop backs. The higher the number, the better.
- Power Success Rate: Percentage of runs on third or fourth down, two yards or less to go, that achieved a first down or touchdown.
- Opportunity Rate: The percentage of carries (when four yards are available) that gain at least four yards.
| Team | Def Line Yards | Rank | Def Stuff Rate % | Rank | Def Sack Rate % | Rank | Power Success Rate % | Rank | Opportunity Rate % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 2.84 | 79 | 17.22% | 66 | 5.52% | 75 | 74.07% | 72 | 42.49% | 88 |
| Akron | 2.87 | 85 | 20.10% | 33 | 5.09% | 90 | 59.46% | 24 | 39.04% | 54 |
| Alabama | 2.74 | 56 | 17.39% | 63 | 5.68% | 70 | 84.21% | 122 | 37.21% | 23 |
| App State | 3.20 | 129 | 13.02% | 123 | 6.50% | 48 | 73.08% | 66 | 47.28% | 127 |
| Arizona | 2.94 | 98 | 16.57% | 80 | 4.45% | 108 | 86.67% | 124 | 42.28% | 87 |
| Arizona State | 2.56 | 18 | 19.44% | 41 | 3.76% | 120 | 62.96% | 32 | 35.77% | 15 |
| Arkansas | 2.67 | 46 | 15.15% | 98 | 5.61% | 73 | 74.29% | 76 | 35.53% | 14 |
| Arkansas State | 3.22 | 131 | 14.53% | 104 | 5.73% | 69 | 73.53% | 68 | 51.63% | 133 |
| Army | 2.97 | 107 | 16.69% | 79 | 5.78% | 66 | 63.33% | 35 | 43.12% | 99 |
| Auburn | 2.54 | 16 | 20.33% | 30 | 6.82% | 40 | 94.12% | 132 | 35.48% | 12 |
| Ball State | 3.11 | 126 | 15.27% | 95 | 5.05% | 92 | 71.11% | 58 | 36.74% | 19 |
| Baylor | 2.86 | 83 | 15.71% | 91 | 4.53% | 104 | 82.86% | 119 | 45.25% | 118 |
| Boise State | 2.58 | 20 | 20.38% | 28 | 10.38% | 2 | 76.00% | 90 | 39.70% | 63 |
| Boston College | 2.67 | 47 | 16.94% | 73 | 5.90% | 63 | 63.16% | 33 | 35.80% | 16 |
| Bowling Green | 3.09 | 125 | 16.12% | 88 | 6.94% | 37 | 73.91% | 70 | 38.78% | 45 |
| Buffalo | 2.96 | 104 | 18.24% | 52 | 5.68% | 71 | 85.00% | 123 | 40.95% | 76 |
| BYU | 2.64 | 36 | 17.43% | 61 | 3.64% | 121 | 63.16% | 33 | 42.74% | 91 |
| California | 2.59 | 24 | 16.12% | 87 | 7.99% | 25 | 81.25% | 112 | 38.89% | 49 |
| Central Michigan | 2.95 | 103 | 17.15% | 68 | 8.29% | 18 | 82.61% | 115 | 38.90% | 50 |
| Charlotte | 2.66 | 42 | 15.21% | 96 | 3.32% | 127 | 61.54% | 31 | 41.59% | 82 |
| Cincinnati | 2.97 | 108 | 17.53% | 59 | 4.90% | 95 | 75.00% | 78 | 46.20% | 124 |
| Clemson | 2.89 | 89 | 17.36% | 64 | 6.91% | 38 | 68.42% | 47 | 43.62% | 105 |
| Coastal Carolina | 2.88 | 86 | 14.40% | 105 | 5.99% | 59 | 88.24% | 129 | 45.10% | 116 |
| Colorado | 2.65 | 38 | 19.85% | 38 | 7.99% | 24 | 81.25% | 112 | 37.98% | 36 |
| Colorado State | 2.82 | 75 | 17.05% | 72 | 3.90% | 119 | 70.27% | 53 | 39.40% | 60 |
| Duke | 2.63 | 34 | 20.22% | 32 | 8.34% | 15 | 58.82% | 21 | 42.58% | 90 |
| East Carolina | 2.58 | 22 | 23.21% | 11 | 3.99% | 116 | 61.11% | 29 | 37.82% | 32 |
| Eastern Michigan | 2.78 | 65 | 16.93% | 74 | 6.86% | 39 | 43.24% | 1 | 37.06% | 22 |
| Florida | 2.82 | 76 | 14.34% | 106 | 8.59% | 13 | 55.00% | 9 | 43.52% | 104 |
| Florida Atlantic | 3.00 | 112 | 18.31% | 51 | 3.35% | 125 | 80.00% | 105 | 40.94% | 75 |
| Florida International | 2.99 | 110 | 15.54% | 94 | 5.22% | 88 | 76.32% | 91 | 41.11% | 77 |
| Florida State | 2.89 | 90 | 15.58% | 92 | 7.72% | 27 | 80.00% | 105 | 41.40% | 81 |
| Fresno State | 2.66 | 43 | 16.37% | 84 | 4.06% | 115 | 64.29% | 38 | 38.71% | 44 |
| Georgia | 2.63 | 32 | 17.73% | 57 | 7.00% | 35 | 78.13% | 98 | 39.73% | 65 |
| Georgia Southern | 3.00 | 111 | 15.56% | 93 | 3.13% | 128 | 80.00% | 105 | 45.86% | 123 |
| Georgia State | 3.09 | 124 | 13.94% | 109 | 4.88% | 96 | 78.79% | 102 | 45.33% | 119 |
| Georgia Tech | 2.60 | 27 | 23.97% | 9 | 3.57% | 122 | 60.00% | 25 | 36.16% | 17 |
| Hawai'i | 3.01 | 114 | 15.99% | 89 | 5.89% | 64 | 78.13% | 98 | 42.27% | 86 |
| Houston | 2.63 | 33 | 19.20% | 45 | 5.92% | 62 | 72.73% | 65 | 39.03% | 53 |
| Illinois | 3.08 | 123 | 10.17% | 133 | 6.20% | 55 | 75.86% | 88 | 44.51% | 112 |
| Indiana | 2.27 | 3 | 26.85% | 3 | 7.09% | 33 | 54.17% | 8 | 34.04% | 7 |
| Iowa | 2.75 | 60 | 12.35% | 125 | 5.38% | 79 | 69.23% | 49 | 37.58% | 26 |
| Iowa State | 2.75 | 61 | 20.90% | 23 | 3.34% | 126 | 66.67% | 42 | 44.90% | 115 |
| Jacksonville State | 2.93 | 97 | 17.34% | 65 | 5.32% | 82 | 58.70% | 20 | 42.02% | 84 |
| James Madison | 2.65 | 39 | 20.30% | 31 | 8.94% | 10 | 66.67% | 42 | 35.06% | 8 |
| Kansas | 3.03 | 116 | 13.87% | 110 | 7.17% | 31 | 80.00% | 105 | 43.38% | 102 |
| Kansas State | 2.56 | 17 | 23.78% | 10 | 6.55% | 47 | 68.18% | 46 | 40.31% | 69 |
| Kennesaw State | 3.04 | 118 | 19.51% | 39 | 6.10% | 56 | 75.76% | 86 | 44.50% | 111 |
| Kent State | 3.06 | 120 | 11.67% | 127 | 4.49% | 105 | 71.79% | 60 | 40.64% | 72 |
| Kentucky | 2.76 | 64 | 19.10% | 46 | 7.12% | 32 | 87.50% | 126 | 45.12% | 117 |
| Liberty | 2.72 | 53 | 20.44% | 26 | 5.27% | 84 | 82.61% | 115 | 41.77% | 83 |
| Louisiana | 3.16 | 128 | 13.08% | 121 | 4.73% | 97 | 57.14% | 15 | 37.78% | 31 |
| Louisiana Tech | 2.71 | 51 | 21.65% | 18 | 3.98% | 117 | 94.12% | 132 | 47.86% | 129 |
| Louisville | 2.65 | 37 | 20.41% | 27 | 5.56% | 74 | 71.43% | 59 | 38.46% | 40 |
| LSU | 2.80 | 68 | 19.91% | 36 | 9.94% | 3 | 60.87% | 28 | 38.48% | 41 |
| Marshall | 2.70 | 50 | 18.81% | 48 | 8.19% | 21 | 74.19% | 75 | 40.85% | 74 |
| Maryland | 2.61 | 28 | 20.90% | 24 | 3.09% | 129 | 77.42% | 95 | 36.70% | 18 |
| Massachusetts | 3.22 | 130 | 11.40% | 129 | 5.46% | 76 | 88.00% | 128 | 48.03% | 130 |
| Memphis | 2.51 | 12 | 24.56% | 8 | 5.75% | 67 | 69.57% | 52 | 37.96% | 34 |
| Miami | 2.54 | 15 | 21.94% | 16 | 7.48% | 29 | 52.38% | 4 | 38.28% | 39 |
| Miami (OH) | 2.85 | 81 | 13.98% | 108 | 6.01% | 58 | 75.00% | 78 | 40.64% | 73 |
| Michigan | 2.59 | 23 | 17.51% | 60 | 6.47% | 51 | 90.00% | 130 | 32.82% | 5 |
| Michigan State | 2.61 | 30 | 22.12% | 14 | 5.26% | 85 | 65.63% | 41 | 37.96% | 35 |
| Middle Tennessee | 2.95 | 101 | 18.66% | 49 | 5.67% | 72 | 74.07% | 72 | 44.52% | 113 |
| Minnesota | 2.75 | 59 | 16.45% | 83 | 6.29% | 54 | 75.00% | 78 | 35.50% | 13 |
| Mississippi State | 2.93 | 96 | 14.92% | 102 | 2.59% | 133 | 73.91% | 70 | 43.01% | 97 |
| Missouri | 2.71 | 52 | 16.82% | 75 | 6.60% | 46 | 74.07% | 72 | 39.46% | 62 |
| Navy | 2.93 | 95 | 12.91% | 124 | 7.26% | 30 | 73.68% | 69 | 36.75% | 20 |
| NC State | 2.86 | 84 | 13.27% | 120 | 5.74% | 68 | 82.61% | 115 | 44.02% | 106 |
| Nebraska | 2.59 | 26 | 19.36% | 43 | 6.95% | 36 | 63.33% | 35 | 33.68% | 6 |
| Nevada | 3.00 | 113 | 18.03% | 54 | 3.42% | 124 | 87.50% | 126 | 44.09% | 109 |
| New Mexico | 2.90 | 91 | 16.80% | 77 | 3.04% | 130 | 66.67% | 42 | 44.27% | 110 |
| New Mexico State | 2.75 | 58 | 17.06% | 71 | 4.39% | 109 | 56.67% | 14 | 44.56% | 114 |
| North Carolina | 3.05 | 119 | 10.99% | 132 | 9.40% | 5 | 75.00% | 78 | 45.43% | 120 |
| North Texas | 2.91 | 92 | 13.37% | 117 | 5.82% | 65 | 75.68% | 84 | 45.60% | 122 |
| Northern Illinois | 2.85 | 82 | 13.81% | 111 | 8.40% | 14 | 72.22% | 63 | 36.86% | 21 |
| Northwestern | 2.79 | 66 | 19.40% | 42 | 4.24% | 110 | 71.88% | 61 | 39.37% | 59 |
| Notre Dame | 2.75 | 57 | 13.68% | 114 | 8.12% | 22 | 68.57% | 48 | 43.00% | 96 |
| Ohio | 2.69 | 49 | 22.39% | 13 | 7.04% | 34 | 78.57% | 101 | 35.35% | 9 |
| Ohio State | 2.37 | 7 | 16.26% | 85 | 9.70% | 4 | 51.61% | 2 | 31.11% | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 2.28 | 4 | 19.99% | 34 | 8.95% | 9 | 63.33% | 35 | 32.79% | 4 |
| Oklahoma State | 3.03 | 115 | 13.66% | 115 | 5.98% | 60 | 78.79% | 102 | 44.08% | 108 |
| Old Dominion | 2.66 | 44 | 16.50% | 81 | 5.31% | 83 | 70.97% | 57 | 38.80% | 47 |
| Ole Miss | 2.51 | 13 | 21.47% | 20 | 11.62% | 1 | 75.76% | 86 | 35.43% | 11 |
| Oregon | 2.95 | 102 | 13.65% | 116 | 8.32% | 16 | 78.26% | 100 | 42.82% | 92 |
| Oregon State | 3.12 | 127 | 17.21% | 67 | 2.80% | 132 | 71.88% | 61 | 46.70% | 125 |
| Penn State | 2.44 | 8 | 26.33% | 4 | 8.25% | 20 | 80.65% | 111 | 38.26% | 38 |
| Pittsburgh | 2.45 | 9 | 25.71% | 5 | 8.76% | 12 | 52.38% | 4 | 37.47% | 24 |
| Purdue | 2.82 | 73 | 15.06% | 100 | 5.25% | 86 | 76.47% | 92 | 43.42% | 103 |
| Rice | 2.89 | 88 | 14.30% | 107 | 7.75% | 26 | 83.87% | 121 | 40.46% | 71 |
| Rutgers | 2.65 | 41 | 14.59% | 103 | 4.21% | 111 | 59.26% | 22 | 38.87% | 48 |
| Sam Houston | 2.84 | 78 | 11.49% | 128 | 6.68% | 44 | 60.00% | 25 | 39.41% | 61 |
| San Diego State | 2.91 | 94 | 11.10% | 131 | 6.33% | 53 | 57.50% | 17 | 43.31% | 101 |
| San José State | 2.59 | 25 | 20.56% | 25 | 4.92% | 93 | 69.44% | 51 | 39.81% | 67 |
| SMU | 2.61 | 29 | 21.59% | 19 | 7.60% | 28 | 80.00% | 105 | 39.08% | 55 |
| South Alabama | 2.88 | 87 | 15.20% | 97 | 4.71% | 98 | 69.23% | 49 | 37.57% | 25 |
| South Carolina | 2.52 | 14 | 15.08% | 99 | 9.11% | 8 | 51.72% | 3 | 38.79% | 46 |
| South Florida | 2.66 | 45 | 21.89% | 17 | 6.69% | 43 | 64.52% | 40 | 40.45% | 70 |
| Southern Miss | 2.98 | 109 | 18.23% | 53 | 5.46% | 77 | 77.78% | 97 | 48.79% | 131 |
| Stanford | 2.82 | 74 | 20.36% | 29 | 6.01% | 57 | 81.48% | 114 | 43.03% | 98 |
| Syracuse | 2.96 | 105 | 17.10% | 70 | 6.44% | 52 | 76.92% | 93 | 37.92% | 33 |
| TCU | 2.58 | 21 | 16.76% | 78 | 4.71% | 99 | 75.00% | 78 | 38.65% | 43 |
| Temple | 2.97 | 106 | 14.99% | 101 | 2.84% | 131 | 75.00% | 78 | 46.85% | 126 |
| Tennessee | 2.32 | 6 | 24.58% | 7 | 8.26% | 19 | 57.14% | 15 | 35.41% | 10 |
| Texas | 2.68 | 48 | 19.97% | 35 | 9.13% | 7 | 52.50% | 6 | 42.89% | 95 |
| Texas A&M | 2.31 | 5 | 26.90% | 2 | 5.42% | 78 | 70.37% | 54 | 37.65% | 29 |
| Texas State | 2.23 | 2 | 22.76% | 12 | 6.48% | 50 | 55.56% | 10 | 30.77% | 1 |
| Texas Tech | 2.81 | 70 | 18.84% | 47 | 4.46% | 107 | 55.88% | 13 | 38.53% | 42 |
| Toledo | 2.73 | 55 | 17.12% | 69 | 5.92% | 61 | 72.41% | 64 | 38.11% | 37 |
| Troy | 2.82 | 71 | 17.87% | 55 | 4.46% | 106 | 64.29% | 38 | 38.92% | 51 |
| Tulane | 2.64 | 35 | 19.35% | 44 | 8.00% | 23 | 55.56% | 10 | 39.71% | 64 |
| Tulsa | 2.72 | 54 | 19.90% | 37 | 4.62% | 101 | 75.86% | 88 | 38.97% | 52 |
| UAB | 3.26 | 132 | 11.68% | 126 | 3.46% | 123 | 86.67% | 124 | 51.65% | 134 |
| UCF | 2.48 | 11 | 21.01% | 21 | 6.81% | 41 | 90.00% | 130 | 39.28% | 58 |
| UCLA | 2.65 | 40 | 17.42% | 62 | 5.37% | 80 | 83.33% | 120 | 39.87% | 68 |
| UConn | 2.76 | 63 | 21.00% | 22 | 4.11% | 113 | 58.06% | 19 | 37.60% | 27 |
| UL Monroe | 3.28 | 133 | 11.29% | 130 | 5.22% | 87 | 100.00% | 134 | 49.32% | 132 |
| UNLV | 2.57 | 19 | 21.96% | 15 | 6.78% | 42 | 67.74% | 45 | 39.77% | 66 |
| USC | 2.91 | 93 | 13.80% | 112 | 4.92% | 94 | 74.36% | 77 | 37.75% | 30 |
| Utah | 2.46 | 10 | 27.88% | 1 | 4.61% | 102 | 53.33% | 7 | 41.25% | 79 |
| Utah State | 3.03 | 117 | 16.82% | 76 | 6.49% | 49 | 55.56% | 10 | 32.08% | 3 |
| UTEP | 2.82 | 72 | 19.49% | 40 | 8.31% | 17 | 59.26% | 22 | 39.20% | 57 |
| UTSA | 2.18 | 1 | 25.31% | 6 | 8.94% | 11 | 70.37% | 54 | 47.59% | 128 |
| Vanderbilt | 2.80 | 67 | 17.87% | 56 | 5.36% | 81 | 77.50% | 96 | 42.56% | 89 |
| Virginia | 2.94 | 100 | 13.69% | 113 | 5.07% | 91 | 77.14% | 94 | 44.07% | 107 |
| Virginia Tech | 2.75 | 62 | 18.58% | 50 | 9.37% | 6 | 73.33% | 67 | 43.21% | 100 |
| Wake Forest | 2.84 | 77 | 16.14% | 86 | 3.98% | 118 | 80.00% | 105 | 41.28% | 80 |
| Washington | 2.94 | 99 | 13.29% | 119 | 5.18% | 89 | 70.45% | 56 | 42.86% | 93 |
| Washington State | 2.81 | 69 | 16.49% | 82 | 4.14% | 112 | 60.61% | 27 | 41.21% | 78 |
| West Virginia | 2.62 | 31 | 17.67% | 58 | 4.53% | 103 | 82.61% | 115 | 37.60% | 27 |
| Western Kentucky | 3.07 | 122 | 13.03% | 122 | 6.64% | 45 | 79.49% | 104 | 45.53% | 121 |
| Western Michigan | 2.84 | 80 | 13.33% | 118 | 4.67% | 100 | 61.29% | 30 | 42.09% | 85 |
| Wisconsin | 3.06 | 122 | 15.87% | 91 | 4.09% | 114 | 75.68% | 84 | 39.16% | 56 |
| Wyoming | 2.90 | 91 | 17.21% | 67 | 3.76% | 121 | 57.89% | 18 | 42.86% | 93 |