NFL defense vs position rankings

Defense vs position (DvP) measures how much each defense allows to a position, compared with the league average. A defense that gives up far more receiving yards to tight ends than average is a spot worth a look for a tight-end over, if the price is right. Our interactive DvP tool has every team and stat; below are the five softest defenses for each key stat right now.

Most passing yds allowed to quarterbacks

Rank	Defense	Per game	vs league avg	Games
1	DET	312.3	+32.4%	6
2	BUF	298.7	+26.6%	6
3	JAX	280.3	+18.9%	6
4	ATL	271.4	+15.1%	7
5	WAS	265.7	+12.6%	6

League average: 235.8 per game.

Most passing tds allowed to quarterbacks

Rank	Defense	Per game	vs league avg	Games
1	DET	2.7	+74.7%	6
2	WAS	2.5	+63.7%	6
3	BUF	2.5	+63.7%	6
4	ARI	2.4	+59.1%	7
5	MIA	2.3	+52.8%	6

League average: 1.5 per game.

Most rushing yds allowed to running backs

Rank	Defense	Per game	vs league avg	Games
1	CAR	126.8	+39.4%	6
2	LV	124.9	+37.2%	7
3	NO	120.4	+32.3%	7
4	NYJ	106.6	+17.1%	7
5	TEN	104.9	+15.2%	7

League average: 91 per game.

Most rushing yds allowed to quarterbacks

Rank	Defense	Per game	vs league avg	Games
1	DAL	37.2	+122.1%	6
2	LA	26.3	+57.1%	7
3	CIN	25.8	+54.4%	6
4	NYG	24.6	+46.8%	7
5	IND	24	+43.4%	7

League average: 16.7 per game.

Most receiving yds allowed to wide receivers

Rank	Defense	Per game	vs league avg	Games
1	JAX	210	+41.3%	6
2	HOU	187.4	+26.1%	7
3	DET	186.8	+25.7%	6
4	BAL	181.6	+22.1%	7
5	PHI	181.2	+21.9%	6

League average: 148.7 per game.

Most receiving yds allowed to tight ends

Rank	Defense	Per game	vs league avg	Games
1	DET	100.3	+84.0%	6
2	CIN	84.8	+55.6%	6
3	BUF	77.5	+42.1%	6
4	MIA	74.7	+37.0%	6
5	WAS	73.5	+34.8%	6

League average: 54.5 per game.

Most receiving yds allowed to running backs

Rank	Defense	Per game	vs league avg	Games
1	SF	50.6	+55.8%	7
2	BUF	47.3	+45.8%	6
3	MIA	46	+41.7%	6
4	LA	45	+38.6%	7
5	PIT	41.3	+27.2%	7

League average: 32.5 per game.

Most receptions allowed to wide receivers

Rank	Defense	Per game	vs league avg	Games
1	DET	14.8	+30.1%	6
2	GB	14.1	+24.0%	7
3	TEN	14	+22.8%	7
4	ATL	13.7	+20.3%	7
5	JAX	13.7	+19.8%	6

League average: 11.4 per game.

Most receptions allowed to tight ends

Rank	Defense	Per game	vs league avg	Games
1	DET	9.3	+69.1%	6
2	MIA	7.3	+32.9%	6
3	KC	7.3	+32.9%	6
4	LV	7.3	+32.0%	7
5	CIN	6.8	+23.8%	6

League average: 5.5 per game.

Most receptions allowed to running backs

Rank	Defense	Per game	vs league avg	Games
1	SF	7	+55.7%	7
2	ATL	6.1	+36.7%	7
3	BUF	6	+33.5%	6
4	MIA	5.7	+26.1%	6
5	JAX	5.5	+22.4%	6

League average: 4.5 per game.

Built Mon Oct 26, 1:06 AM ET from nflverse weekly player stats. Early-season samples are small, so treat big percentages with care.

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