College Football Defense vs. Position: Tight Ends
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 TE | Ru Yds | Ru TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPPG |
| Clemson | Oklahoma | Mark Andrews | 5.00 | 0.08 | 2.00 | 21.00 | 0.23 | 5.29 |
| Duke | Indiana | Michael Cooper | 1.67 | 0.00 | 2.92 | 50.25 | 0.58 | 10.37 |
| Florida State | Houston | Tyler McCloskey | 1.92 | 0.00 | 4.67 | 42.08 | 0.25 | 8.23 |
| Louisville | Texas A&M | Jordan Davis | 0.92 | 0.00 | 2.58 | 24.58 | 0.33 | 5.84 |
| Miami FL | Washington State | 0 | 1.67 | 0.08 | 3.00 | 31.67 | 0.42 | 7.83 |
| North Carolina State | Mississippi State | Gus Walley | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.17 | 11.58 | 0.08 | 2.24 |
| North Carolina | Baylor | LaQuan McGowan | 1.69 | 0.00 | 3.77 | 39.31 | 0.62 | 9.68 |
| Pittsburgh | Navy | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.42 | 27.42 | 0.08 | 4.45 |
| Virginia Tech | Tulsa | Tyler Wilson | 6.92 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 34.75 | 0.17 | 6.42 |
| Baylor | North Carolina | Kendrick Singleton | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.83 | 8.00 | 0.08 | 1.72 |
| Kansas State | Arkansas | Hunter Henry | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.17 | 10.25 | 0.08 | 2.11 |
| Oklahoma | Clemson | Jordan Leggett | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 5.92 | 0.08 | 1.34 |
| Oklahoma State | Ole Miss | Evan Engram | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.92 | 10.08 | 0.00 | 1.47 |
| TCU | Oregon | Evan Baylis | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.92 | 12.17 | 0.00 | 1.68 |
| Texas Tech | LSU | DeSean Smith | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 18.58 | 0.25 | 4.11 |
| West Virginia | Arizona State | Kody Kohl | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 12.50 | 0.25 | 3.25 |
| Indiana | Duke | Braxton Deaver | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.25 | 61.00 | 0.58 | 12.23 |
| Iowa | Stanford | Austin Hooper | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.23 | 38.62 | 0.31 | 7.32 |
| Michigan State | Alabama | OJ Howard | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.62 | 12.62 | 0.08 | 2.53 |
| Michigan | Florida | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.83 | 20.83 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Minnesota | Central Michigan | Ben McCord | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.92 | 21.17 | 0.25 | 4.58 |
| Nebraska | UCLA | Chris Clark | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.83 | 31.92 | 0.42 | 7.11 |
| Northwestern | Tennessee | Ethan Wolf | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.67 | 22.25 | 0.00 | 3.56 |
| Ohio State | Notre Dame | Tyler Luatua | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 24.00 | 0.17 | 4.40 |
| Penn State | Georgia | Jeb Blazevich | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.33 | 21.67 | 0.17 | 4.33 |
| Wisconsin | USC | Tyler Petite | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 11.08 | 0.08 | 2.11 |
| Arizona State | West Virginia | Cody Clay | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 30.67 | 0.25 | 5.82 |
| Oregon | TCU | Buck Jones | 14.50 | 0.08 | 3.33 | 34.50 | 0.75 | 11.57 |
| Stanford | Iowa | Henry Krieger-Coble | 2.23 | 0.08 | 0.31 | 4.23 | 0.00 | 1.26 |
| UCLA | Nebraska | Cethan Carter | 2.92 | 0.00 | 2.17 | 26.92 | 0.17 | 5.07 |
| USC | Wisconsin | Troy Fumagalli | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.15 | 42.08 | 0.38 | 8.09 |
| Washington | Southern Mississippi | Julian Allen | 2.42 | 0.00 | 2.08 | 28.58 | 0.08 | 4.64 |
| Washington State | Miami FL | Standish Dobard | 2.67 | 0.00 | 2.42 | 21.83 | 0.08 | 4.16 |
| Alabama | Michigan State | Josiah Price | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.62 | 20.08 | 0.00 | 2.82 |
| Auburn | Memphis | Alan Cross | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.08 | 40.75 | 0.17 | 7.12 |
| Florida | Michigan | Jake Butt | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.69 | 27.92 | 0.15 | 5.06 |
| Georgia | Penn State | Kyle Carter | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.75 | 26.17 | 0.00 | 3.33 |
| LSU | Texas Tech | | -0.17 | 0.00 | 3.58 | 37.92 | 0.33 | 7.57 |
| Ole Miss | Oklahoma State | Jeremy Seaton | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.67 | 34.92 | 0.17 | 6.33 |
| Mississippi State | North Carolina State | David J. Grinnage | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.67 | 35.50 | 0.50 | 7.88 |
| Tennessee | Northwestern | Dan Vitale | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 31.50 | 0.25 | 6.15 |
| Texas A&M | Louisville | Micky Crum | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 26.83 | 0.17 | 4.81 |
| Notre Dame | Ohio State | Nick Vannett | 3.25 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 21.00 | 0.33 | 5.43 |
| Middle Tennessee | Western Michigan | Eric Boyden | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.50 | 36.00 | 0.33 | 7.35 |
| Southern Mississippi | Washington | Joshua Perkins | -0.08 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 14.62 | 0.23 | 3.84 |
| Western Kentucky | South Florida | Sean Price | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.92 | 26.62 | 0.23 | 5.01 |
| Akron | Utah State | Wyatt Houston | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.17 | 34.92 | 0.33 | 7.24 |
| Bowling Green | Georgia Southern | Kevin Ackerman | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.08 | 33.15 | 0.31 | 6.70 |
| Central Michigan | Minnesota | Brandon Lingen | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.08 | 19.42 | 0.25 | 4.48 |
| Northern Illinois | Boise State | Jake Roh | 0.38 | 0.00 | 2.31 | 19.46 | 0.15 | 4.06 |
| Toledo | Temple | Colin Thompson | 1.83 | 0.00 | 2.58 | 28.17 | 0.17 | 5.29 |
| Western Michigan | Middle Tennessee | Terry Pettis | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.33 | 18.08 | 0.33 | 4.48 |
| Air Force | California | Stephen Anderson | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.38 | 20.85 | 0.15 | 3.70 |
| Boise State | Northern Illinois | Desroy Maxwell | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.25 | 40.25 | 0.25 | 7.15 |
| Colorado State | Nevada | Jarred Gipson | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.75 | 19.58 | 0.08 | 3.33 |
| Nevada | Colorado State | Kivon Cartwright | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.42 | 26.00 | 0.25 | 5.31 |
| San Diego State | Cincinnati | DeShawn Dowdy | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.62 | 34.31 | 0.08 | 5.20 |
| Utah State | Akron | Newman Williams | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.58 | 16.67 | 0.08 | 2.96 |
| Georgia Southern | Bowling Green | Derek Lee | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.67 | 21.50 | 0.25 | 4.48 |
| Cincinnati | San Diego State | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.92 | 24.58 | 0.58 | 6.92 |
| Houston | Florida State | Ryan Izzo | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.92 | 23.54 | 0.15 | 4.24 |
| Memphis | Auburn | Jalen Harris | 1.08 | 0.08 | 1.83 | 22.50 | 0.17 | 4.78 |
| Navy | Pittsburgh | J.P. Holtz | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 23.83 | 0.42 | 5.88 |
| South Florida | Western Kentucky | Tyler Higbee | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 27.25 | 0.17 | 4.85 |
| Temple | Toledo | Alex Zmolik | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 25.15 | 0.23 | 4.90 |
| Tulsa | Virginia Tech | Bucky Hodges | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.42 | 30.92 | 0.33 | 6.30 |
