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College Football Defense vs. Position: Running Backs

by RotoGrinders Last Updated 2015-12-31 00:33:39

Rankings below are from best to worst. So #1 is the toughest defense vs. each position.

Defense Versus Position
Defense vs. Quarterbacks Defense vs. Running Backs
Defense vs. Wide Receivers Defense vs. Tight Ends
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Week 17

Defense Opp Opp RB1 Ru Yds Ru TD Rec Rec Yds Rec TD FPPG
Clemson Oklahoma Samaje Perine 86.15 0.38 2.00 24.54 0.23 15.76
Duke Indiana Jordan Howard 105.75 0.83 3.00 29.08 0.08 20.48
Florida State Houston Kenneth Farrow 78.83 0.17 3.25 25.75 0.25 14.58
Louisville Texas A&M Tra Carson 101.58 0.50 2.83 29.75 0.00 17.55
Miami FL Washington State Gerard Wicks 142.08 1.08 3.75 26.00 0.17 26.18
North Carolina State Mississippi State Brandon Holloway 115.83 0.92 2.17 23.08 0.25 21.98
North Carolina Baylor Shock Linwood 147.62 0.69 3.08 35.77 0.08 24.34
Pittsburgh Navy Chris Swain 91.08 0.42 3.33 28.00 0.17 17.08
Virginia Tech Tulsa Zack Langer 91.92 0.75 2.25 22.75 0.08 17.59
Baylor North Carolina Elijah Hood 116.00 0.58 3.75 26.42 0.00 19.62
Kansas State Arkansas Alex Collins 127.25 0.83 2.92 28.17 0.25 23.50
Oklahoma Clemson Wayne Gallman 116.00 0.67 2.00 10.25 0.00 17.63
Oklahoma State Ole Miss Jaylen Walton 116.92 1.00 3.42 40.50 0.17 24.45
TCU Oregon Royce Freeman 147.08 1.25 2.42 22.17 0.25 27.13
Texas Tech LSU Leonard Fournette 222.00 2.67 2.83 19.08 0.17 42.55
West Virginia Arizona State Demario Richard 115.83 0.42 3.17 21.92 0.17 18.86
Indiana Duke Shaquille Powell 133.75 1.58 3.33 34.83 0.08 28.53
Iowa Stanford Christian McCaffrey 94.77 0.69 3.62 23.31 0.00 17.90
Michigan State Alabama Derrick Henry 101.00 0.69 2.31 12.62 0.08 17.13
Michigan Florida Kelvin Taylor 103.58 0.58 2.83 23.67 0.17 18.64
Minnesota Central Michigan Jahray Hayes 136.25 1.08 3.58 28.42 0.08 25.26
Nebraska UCLA Paul Perkins 91.17 0.83 2.58 26.33 0.00 18.04
Northwestern Tennessee Jalen Hurd 104.83 0.92 4.67 37.92 0.00 22.11
Ohio State Notre Dame C.J. Prosise 94.08 0.33 2.42 16.50 0.00 14.27
Penn State Georgia Sony Michel 123.58 0.67 3.17 23.25 0.00 20.27
Wisconsin USC Tre Madden 92.00 0.67 2.00 21.58 0.00 16.36
Arizona State West Virginia Rushel Shell 107.00 1.08 2.67 26.00 0.33 23.13
Oregon TCU Aaron Green 136.50 0.75 4.58 39.08 0.08 25.27
Stanford Iowa Jordan Canzeri 113.62 0.62 2.85 23.85 0.08 19.36
UCLA Nebraska Terrell Newby 149.92 0.75 4.50 36.00 0.25 26.84
USC Wisconsin Corey Clement 125.23 0.92 4.00 42.69 0.15 25.60
Washington Southern Mississippi Justice Hayes 113.08 0.75 3.67 34.83 0.08 21.63
Washington State Miami FL Joseph Yearby 141.25 1.25 4.25 30.67 0.08 27.32
Alabama Michigan State Gerald Holmes 64.62 0.31 3.08 17.15 0.00 11.56
Auburn Memphis Doroland Dorceus 146.42 1.33 2.25 17.25 0.00 25.49
Florida Michigan De’Veon Smith 109.15 0.69 3.31 24.00 0.00 19.20
Georgia Penn State Saquon Barkley 106.75 0.50 2.33 15.08 0.17 17.18
LSU Texas Tech DeAndre Washington 100.00 0.75 2.67 20.08 0.17 18.84
Ole Miss Oklahoma State Chris Carson 108.75 0.25 4.33 37.42 0.17 19.12
Mississippi State North Carolina State Shadrach Thornton 146.92 0.83 3.42 27.67 0.00 24.17
Tennessee Northwestern Justin Jackson 139.17 0.58 2.92 12.83 0.17 21.16
Texas A&M Louisville Brandon Radcliff 163.83 1.00 3.67 27.50 0.17 27.97
Notre Dame Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 90.50 0.58 3.42 25.08 0.08 17.27
Middle Tennessee Western Michigan Jarvion Franklin 122.17 0.92 2.83 25.50 0.33 23.68
Southern Mississippi Washington Myles Gaskin 96.15 0.38 2.46 21.54 0.15 16.23
Western Kentucky South Florida Marlon Mack 128.46 0.85 3.46 25.00 0.00 22.15
Akron Utah State Devante Mays 80.75 0.92 3.67 35.83 0.25 20.49
Bowling Green Georgia Southern Thomas Banks 122.69 1.15 2.92 21.15 0.00 22.77
Central Michigan Minnesota Rodney Smith 107.83 1.08 2.50 18.67 0.17 21.40
Northern Illinois Boise State Jeremy McNichols 139.31 0.92 2.69 14.38 0.00 22.25
Toledo Temple Jahad Thomas 87.08 0.58 3.08 22.75 0.00 16.03
Western Michigan Middle Tennessee Desmond Anderson 152.25 1.67 2.67 24.42 0.17 30.00
Air Force California Khalfani Muhammad 110.00 1.00 2.08 29.85 0.15 21.95
Boise State Northern Illinois Joel Bouagnon 89.25 0.67 3.58 37.42 0.08 18.96
Colorado State Nevada Don Jackson 152.67 1.58 2.33 26.83 0.08 29.12
Nevada Colorado State Jasen Oden Jr. 145.75 1.00 4.33 34.50 0.00 26.19
San Diego State Cincinnati Mike Boone 107.38 0.69 2.62 17.23 0.23 19.41
Utah State Akron Conor Hundley 134.50 1.50 1.58 17.33 0.33 26.81
Georgia Southern Bowling Green Travis Greene 108.00 0.75 2.67 28.08 0.00 19.44
Cincinnati San Diego State Donnel Pumphrey 147.33 1.25 2.75 18.17 0.00 25.43
Houston Florida State Dalvin Cook 93.23 0.62 2.23 23.00 0.08 16.74
Memphis Auburn Peyton Barber 104.83 1.08 2.08 23.50 0.08 20.88
Navy Pittsburgh Qadree Ollison 91.75 0.50 3.25 24.83 0.00 16.28
South Florida Western Kentucky D’Andre Ferby 88.17 0.67 3.00 33.92 0.25 19.21
Temple Toledo Kareem Hunt 79.62 0.62 3.54 31.08 0.15 17.45
Tulsa Virginia Tech J.C. Coleman 164.25 1.75 3.17 29.50 0.33 33.92
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