College Football Defense vs. Position: Wide Receivers

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

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Week 17

Defense Opp Opp WR1 Opp WR2 Ru Yds Ru TD Rec Rec Yds Rec TD FPPG
Clemson Oklahoma Sterling Shepard Dede Westbrook 3.62 0.00 8.77 118.08 0.69 20.53
Duke Indiana Simmie Cobbs Ricky Jones 10.33 0.08 9.75 142.83 1.00 26.69
Florida State Houston Demarcus Ayers Chance Allen 4.42 0.00 9.92 112.75 0.50 19.68
Louisville Texas A&M Josh Reynolds Speedy Noil 5.25 0.08 11.25 144.75 1.25 28.63
Miami FL Washington State Gabriel Marks River Cracraft 7.75 0.08 11.08 136.00 0.58 23.42
North Carolina State Mississippi State De’Runnya Wilson Fred Ross -0.17 0.00 12.00 151.17 1.33 28.93
North Carolina Baylor Corey Coleman Jay Lee 12.38 0.00 9.85 112.92 0.46 20.20
Pittsburgh Navy Jamir Tillman Thomas Wilson 2.42 0.00 10.67 158.08 1.17 28.38
Virginia Tech Tulsa Keyarris Garrett Joshua Atkinson 9.92 0.08 7.50 116.17 1.00 22.86
Baylor North Carolina Ryan Switzer Quinshad Davis 0.75 0.00 14.00 180.17 1.92 36.50
Kansas State Arkansas Drew Morgan Jared Cornelius 4.83 0.00 18.17 241.08 1.67 43.51
Oklahoma Clemson Artavis Scott Deon Cain 2.08 0.00 14.92 180.42 1.33 33.56
Oklahoma State Ole Miss Laquon Treadwell Cody Core 17.33 0.08 14.42 189.83 1.08 36.13
TCU Oregon Bralon Addison Darren Carrington 3.92 0.00 12.83 174.42 1.08 30.75
Texas Tech LSU Travin Dural Malachi Dupre 2.67 0.00 16.58 229.33 1.58 41.28
West Virginia Arizona State D.J. Foster Tim White 4.33 0.08 12.17 182.75 1.25 33.54
Indiana Duke Max McCaffrey T.J. Rahming 7.17 0.00 16.67 227.50 1.83 42.86
Iowa Stanford Devon Cajuste Michael Rector 7.31 0.00 11.92 152.77 0.69 26.30
Michigan State Alabama Robert Foster Chris Black 6.62 0.00 13.92 195.38 1.23 34.55
Michigan Florida Demarcus Robinson Antonio Callaway 6.00 0.00 9.00 104.50 0.42 18.05
Minnesota Central Michigan Jesse Kroll Anthony Rice 5.50 0.00 11.83 131.00 0.75 24.14
Nebraska UCLA Jordan Payton Thomas Duarte 3.83 0.17 15.67 220.92 1.25 39.16
Northwestern Tennessee Josh Malone Josh Smith 0.00 0.00 11.17 125.92 0.42 20.95
Ohio State Notre Dame William Fuller Chris Brown 6.17 0.08 10.33 125.17 0.67 22.85
Penn State Georgia Malcolm Mitchell Isaiah McKenzie 5.42 0.00 10.58 120.67 0.83 22.98
Wisconsin USC JuJu Smith-Schuster Steven Mitchell -1.00 0.00 10.92 130.50 0.42 21.08
Arizona State West Virginia Shelton Gibson Daikiel Shorts 4.17 0.00 16.33 251.83 1.83 44.81
Oregon TCU Josh Doctson Kolby Listenbee 4.33 0.00 18.50 227.17 1.92 43.73
Stanford Iowa Matt VandeBerg Tevaun Smith 10.85 0.15 15.62 198.31 1.15 36.57
UCLA Nebraska Jordan Westerkamp Brandon Reilly 6.00 0.08 13.75 140.58 1.00 28.03
USC Wisconsin Alex Erickson Tanner McEvoy 12.77 0.23 13.08 164.77 1.15 33.10
Washington Southern Mississippi Markese Triplett Marquise Ricard 7.33 0.08 12.92 151.08 0.58 26.38
Washington State Miami FL Rashawn Scott Stacy Coley 9.08 0.08 14.25 169.67 0.83 30.58
Alabama Michigan State Aaron Burbridge Macgarrett Kings Jr. 5.54 0.00 10.23 145.54 1.00 26.22
Auburn Memphis Mose Frazier Anthony Miller 8.50 0.17 15.17 171.25 0.92 32.13
Florida Michigan Amara Darboh Jehu Chesson 3.46 0.00 9.77 115.23 0.77 22.06
Georgia Penn State Chris Godwin DaeSean Hamilton 4.92 0.00 8.67 100.50 0.58 18.38
LSU Texas Tech Jakeem Grant Devin Lauderdale 10.75 0.08 11.17 136.17 1.00 26.78
Ole Miss Oklahoma State David Glidden James Washington 2.75 0.00 16.08 180.58 1.58 35.56
Mississippi State North Carolina State Bryan Underwood Nyheim Hines 2.25 0.00 13.92 148.50 0.75 26.53
Tennessee Northwestern Christian Jones Miles Shuler 4.67 0.17 10.92 168.00 0.92 29.06
Texas A&M Louisville James Quick Ja’Quay Savage 15.08 0.08 10.25 106.42 0.33 19.78
Notre Dame Ohio State Michael Thomas Braxton Miller 4.00 0.00 10.00 140.50 0.75 24.53
Middle Tennessee Western Michigan Corey Davis Daniel Braverman 11.33 0.00 15.33 183.08 1.08 34.27
Southern Mississippi Washington Jaydon Mickens Dante Pettis 4.08 0.00 14.38 181.38 1.23 33.12
Western Kentucky South Florida Rodney Adams Ryeshene Bronson 4.54 0.08 12.62 180.38 1.77 35.88
Akron Utah State Hunter Sharp Devonte Robinson -0.50 0.00 13.67 164.00 1.08 29.74
Bowling Green Georgia Southern BJ Johnson Myles Campbell 5.69 0.08 15.23 182.62 1.00 32.94
Central Michigan Minnesota KJ Maye Drew Wolitarsky 8.92 0.00 11.92 143.92 0.83 26.24
Northern Illinois Boise State Thomas Sperback Shane Williams-Rhodes 6.38 0.00 15.69 197.85 1.54 37.42
Toledo Temple Robby Anderson Ventell Bryant 7.33 0.08 15.92 189.08 1.17 34.93
Western Michigan Middle Tennessee Ed’Marques Batties Richie James 8.50 0.00 12.67 182.17 1.25 32.90
Air Force California Kenny Lawler Bryce Treggs 2.15 0.00 10.31 139.23 1.00 25.29
Boise State Northern Illinois Kenny Golladay Tommylee Lewis 11.00 0.00 10.92 146.75 0.83 26.45
Colorado State Nevada Jerico Richardson Hasaan Henderson 4.83 0.00 9.67 137.17 0.83 24.65
Nevada Colorado State Rashard Higgins Joe Hansley 8.08 0.08 12.58 143.83 1.17 28.98
San Diego State Cincinnati Shaquille Washington Chris Moore 1.85 0.08 8.77 123.38 0.69 21.52
Utah State Akron Jerome Lane Imani Davis 9.42 0.00 10.00 139.00 0.75 24.18
Georgia Southern Bowling Green Roger Lewis Gehrig Dieter 12.00 0.08 10.92 151.42 1.33 31.81
Cincinnati San Diego State DeSean Holmes Eric Judge 5.67 0.08 13.83 179.25 1.17 33.00
Houston Florida State Levonte Whitfield Travis Rudolph 3.85 0.08 15.08 215.08 1.15 36.66
Memphis Auburn Ricardo Louis Melvin Ray 3.83 0.00 15.42 223.33 1.50 39.99
Navy Pittsburgh Tyler Boyd Dontez Ford 18.25 0.33 14.50 180.67 0.83 34.41
South Florida Western Kentucky Taywan Taylor Jared Dangerfield 4.17 0.00 12.50 153.92 0.58 25.56
Temple Toledo Corey Jones Cody Thompson 7.69 0.00 13.08 143.69 0.46 24.64
Tulsa Virginia Tech Isaiah Ford Cam Phillips 8.58 0.08 16.25 228.17 1.50 41.25
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