You have likely seen the series highlighting both NFL and NCAA team’s identities from the lens a coach would (base) scout an opponent. This week we finish up with the NCAA Defense, which I greatly simplified per popular feedback. Again, I have every data point listed as a rank (as wordpress is very goofy with charts, and needed a quick depiction of relative magnitude).
Similar to the NCAA Identities 2021 – Offense, the that is only concerning gameplay within 16 points between teams, and in the first 3 downs and quarters of games.
DB Count/Personnel | – | – | – | Box Size | – | – | Pass Rusher # | – | – | – | – | Blitz Rate | Coverage | |
Base | Nickel | Dime | Dollar | Light | 7 Man | Heavy | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Blitz Rate | Man % | |
Air Force | 48 | 64 | 109 | 29 | 96 | 13 | 83 | 110 | 44 | 43 | 36 | 53 | 39 | 51 |
Akron | 36 | 87 | 53 | 29 | 38 | 82 | 92 | 39 | 96 | 26 | 111 | 82 | 52 | 124 |
Alabama | 96 | 57 | 13 | 29 | 48 | 66 | 98 | 36 | 45 | 123 | 98 | 82 | 124 | 110 |
Appalachian State | 10 | 119 | 109 | 29 | 123 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 56 | 122 | 43 | 14 | 99 | 65 |
Arizona | 109 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 62 | 38 | 123 | 129 | 99 | 3 | 18 | 33 | 1 | 8 |
Arizona State | 20 | 109 | 74 | 29 | 121 | 5 | 33 | 117 | 32 | 38 | 81 | 48 | 47 | 3 |
Arkansas | 119 | 114 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 128 | 124 | 7 | 124 | 116 | 71 | 66 | 115 | 80 |
Arkansas State | 55 | 69 | 51 | 29 | 102 | 7 | 109 | 119 | 58 | 73 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 37 |
Army | 24 | 100 | 76 | 29 | 84 | 31 | 77 | 95 | 9 | 128 | 85 | 8 | 116 | 108 |
Auburn | 79 | 52 | 24 | 29 | 68 | 68 | 47 | 57 | 40 | 97 | 77 | 82 | 97 | 14 |
Ball State | 53 | 58 | 109 | 29 | 79 | 94 | 15 | 29 | 97 | 81 | 46 | 20 | 67 | 113 |
Baylor | 111 | 20 | 45 | 29 | 32 | 90 | 106 | 59 | 21 | 108 | 126 | 69 | 123 | 128 |
Boise State | 97 | 70 | 10 | 29 | 24 | 108 | 100 | 44 | 51 | 110 | 70 | 82 | 110 | 52 |
Boston College | 66 | 48 | 67 | 23 | 92 | 36 | 36 | 64 | 89 | 19 | 52 | 22 | 27 | 20 |
Bowling Green | 35 | 85 | 109 | 29 | 97 | 32 | 35 | 73 | 65 | 21 | 110 | 82 | 48 | 85 |
Buffalo | 47 | 66 | 91 | 29 | 57 | 97 | 31 | 93 | 13 | 103 | 82 | 82 | 105 | 68 |
BYU | 58 | 93 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 81 | 97 | 10 | 125 | 46 | 38 | 82 | 45 | 71 |
California | 72 | 37 | 98 | 29 | 15 | 107 | 119 | 87 | 8 | 109 | 113 | 82 | 120 | 73 |
Central Michigan | 64 | 46 | 105 | 29 | 71 | 60 | 56 | 128 | 19 | 20 | 115 | 82 | 50 | 1 |
Charlotte | 19 | 108 | 109 | 29 | 52 | 52 | 121 | 58 | 77 | 33 | 83 | 82 | 44 | 59 |
Cincinnati | 51 | 59 | 101 | 29 | 3 | 129 | 110 | 13 | 120 | 64 | 51 | 82 | 66 | 19 |
Clemson | 28 | 99 | 35 | 29 | 78 | 42 | 68 | 43 | 100 | 41 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 104 |
Coastal Carolina | 101 | 54 | 14 | 29 | 115 | 21 | 13 | 42 | 71 | 83 | 67 | 82 | 82 | 123 |
Colorado | 22 | 105 | 47 | 29 | 127 | 12 | 6 | 70 | 66 | 35 | 88 | 72 | 51 | 56 |
Colorado State | 33 | 88 | 77 | 29 | 95 | 26 | 52 | 103 | 73 | 28 | 17 | 82 | 19 | 31 |
Duke | 121 | 24 | 32 | 29 | 106 | 34 | 22 | 83 | 93 | 7 | 50 | 82 | 12 | 6 |
East Carolina | 25 | 101 | 70 | 24 | 25 | 95 | 128 | 21 | 117 | 32 | 55 | 9 | 32 | 88 |
Eastern Michigan | 94 | 23 | 57 | 29 | 5 | 123 | 116 | 111 | 24 | 126 | 6 | 13 | 71 | 57 |
FIU | 112 | 50 | 16 | 6 | 50 | 78 | 75 | 62 | 27 | 107 | 93 | 36 | 108 | 72 |
Florida | 46 | 67 | 109 | 29 | 35 | 80 | 103 | 65 | 26 | 84 | 131 | 82 | 109 | 62 |
Florida Atlantic | 41 | 89 | 19 | 29 | 101 | 25 | 45 | 50 | 72 | 52 | 90 | 79 | 69 | 76 |
Florida State | 80 | 65 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 118 | 80 | 106 | 4 | 105 | 116 | 82 | 118 | 81 |
Fresno State | 8 | 122 | 81 | 29 | 39 | 101 | 60 | 54 | 54 | 90 | 58 | 39 | 84 | 10 |
Georgia | 77 | 40 | 49 | 29 | 26 | 96 | 125 | 90 | 42 | 40 | 112 | 82 | 68 | 49 |
Georgia Southern | 9 | 121 | 72 | 29 | 108 | 20 | 37 | 22 | 118 | 25 | 33 | 72 | 28 | 119 |
Georgia State | 4 | 126 | 99 | 29 | 80 | 54 | 43 | 78 | 23 | 97 | 77 | 82 | 97 | 105 |
Georgia Tech | 89 | 27 | 54 | 29 | 7 | 126 | 94 | 14 | 121 | 60 | 43 | 82 | 63 | 94 |
Hawaii | 120 | 104 | 4 | 29 | 9 | 115 | 117 | 11 | 122 | 91 | 13 | 76 | 61 | 84 |
Houston | 52 | 74 | 46 | 21 | 55 | 43 | 113 | 121 | 10 | 71 | 105 | 56 | 83 | 28 |
Illinois | 44 | 84 | 39 | 29 | 129 | 24 | 3 | 37 | 67 | 117 | 60 | 21 | 100 | 13 |
Indiana | 92 | 43 | 22 | 29 | 40 | 114 | 23 | 55 | 59 | 42 | 129 | 82 | 77 | 82 |
Iowa | 30 | 94 | 84 | 29 | 46 | 84 | 73 | 131 | 36 | 14 | 97 | 47 | 31 | 125 |
Iowa State | 118 | 6 | 100 | 29 | 1 | 130 | 108 | 4 | 128 | 96 | 106 | 57 | 106 | 121 |
Kansas | 17 | 111 | 109 | 29 | 77 | 40 | 85 | 123 | 2 | 120 | 84 | 82 | 121 | 102 |
Kansas State | 115 | 107 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 116 | 69 | 3 | 130 | 82 | 86 | 62 | 85 | 107 |
Kent State | 63 | 47 | 109 | 29 | 119 | 11 | 18 | 96 | 86 | 6 | 79 | 50 | 13 | 91 |
Kentucky | 90 | 26 | 56 | 29 | 42 | 73 | 93 | 23 | 75 | 119 | 56 | 82 | 114 | 106 |
Liberty | 69 | 41 | 79 | 29 | 43 | 62 | 105 | 108 | 11 | 80 | 123 | 82 | 95 | 48 |
Louisiana | 85 | 32 | 55 | 28 | 22 | 104 | 115 | 94 | 18 | 85 | 95 | 82 | 92 | 95 |
Louisiana Tech | 13 | 117 | 71 | 29 | 107 | 16 | 40 | 60 | 30 | 104 | 100 | 45 | 107 | 87 |
Louisiana-Monroe | 60 | 53 | 85 | 29 | 54 | 72 | 70 | 40 | 107 | 37 | 12 | 70 | 20 | 90 |
Louisville | 5 | 127 | 44 | 29 | 114 | 14 | 24 | 19 | 114 | 50 | 30 | 26 | 35 | 58 |
LSU | 32 | 98 | 27 | 14 | 125 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 76 | 61 | 89 | 77 | 74 | 5 |
Marshall | 88 | 19 | 88 | 26 | 34 | 102 | 61 | 68 | 29 | 106 | 66 | 40 | 96 | 29 |
Maryland | 34 | 92 | 33 | 29 | 117 | 37 | 7 | 91 | 94 | 13 | 15 | 64 | 10 | 9 |
Memphis | 83 | 22 | 109 | 27 | 73 | 46 | 78 | 15 | 116 | 99 | 40 | 24 | 80 | 79 |
Miami FL | 122 | 86 | 7 | 2 | 109 | 6 | 88 | 98 | 91 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 32 |
Miami OH | 87 | 18 | 104 | 29 | 94 | 65 | 12 | 122 | 16 | 59 | 61 | 67 | 65 | 101 |
Michigan | 37 | 81 | 96 | 13 | 91 | 47 | 26 | 116 | 39 | 31 | 72 | 75 | 38 | 42 |
Michigan State | 123 | 4 | 109 | 16 | 45 | 70 | 95 | 112 | 35 | 72 | 20 | 51 | 43 | 98 |
Middle Tennessee | 23 | 102 | 66 | 29 | 126 | 1 | 129 | 99 | 84 | 51 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 53 |
Minnesota | 43 | 71 | 86 | 29 | 29 | 113 | 55 | 53 | 3 | 131 | 109 | 82 | 130 | 120 |
Mississippi State | 105 | 8 | 93 | 29 | 13 | 122 | 74 | 26 | 105 | 49 | 37 | 82 | 46 | 45 |
Missouri | 107 | 14 | 63 | 29 | 130 | 18 | 2 | 130 | 85 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
Navy | 62 | 96 | 8 | 29 | 74 | 50 | 72 | 8 | 127 | 93 | 47 | 3 | 59 | 127 |
NC State | 123 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 103 | 104 | 9 | 123 | 121 | 64 | 6 | 93 | 61 |
Nebraska | 11 | 118 | 103 | 29 | 99 | 55 | 19 | 92 | 47 | 45 | 59 | 71 | 56 | 92 |
Nevada | 71 | 38 | 87 | 29 | 6 | 124 | 107 | 125 | 7 | 79 | 75 | 60 | 81 | 114 |
New Mexico | 123 | 1 | 109 | 29 | 70 | 87 | 28 | 120 | 69 | 12 | 35 | 54 | 14 | 47 |
New Mexico State | 1 | 128 | 109 | 29 | 64 | 57 | 84 | 72 | 115 | 2 | 48 | 82 | 2 | 89 |
North Carolina | 61 | 60 | 62 | 29 | 98 | 15 | 82 | 82 | 53 | 22 | 130 | 82 | 57 | 64 |
North Texas | 1 | 128 | 109 | 29 | 44 | 74 | 89 | 35 | 109 | 65 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 122 |
Northern Illinois | 31 | 91 | 41 | 29 | 93 | 29 | 54 | 69 | 112 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
Northwestern | 18 | 112 | 68 | 29 | 118 | 48 | 4 | 100 | 12 | 86 | 119 | 82 | 101 | 96 |
Notre Dame | 26 | 103 | 59 | 29 | 65 | 93 | 29 | 76 | 83 | 29 | 19 | 82 | 23 | 36 |
Ohio | 65 | 44 | 109 | 29 | 75 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 48 | 100 | 24 | 82 | 78 | 117 |
Ohio State | 70 | 42 | 92 | 9 | 113 | 44 | 9 | 104 | 41 | 63 | 29 | 82 | 55 | 66 |
Oklahoma | 123 | 1 | 109 | 29 | 61 | 75 | 50 | 46 | 63 | 68 | 124 | 82 | 90 | 41 |
Oklahoma State | 110 | 25 | 37 | 29 | 72 | 79 | 30 | 32 | 87 | 95 | 45 | 11 | 73 | 22 |
Old Dominion | 86 | 31 | 48 | 15 | 36 | 91 | 81 | 81 | 22 | 94 | 72 | 82 | 94 | 77 |
Ole Miss | 108 | 120 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 120 | 63 | 6 | 126 | 87 | 117 | 82 | 102 | 116 |
Oregon | 76 | 95 | 5 | 29 | 86 | 33 | 53 | 51 | 70 | 61 | 68 | 77 | 70 | 63 |
Oregon State | 50 | 72 | 57 | 29 | 81 | 85 | 17 | 63 | 57 | 54 | 94 | 82 | 72 | 23 |
Penn State | 21 | 106 | 50 | 29 | 120 | 30 | 8 | 88 | 60 | 18 | 99 | 82 | 37 | 86 |
Pittsburgh | 1 | 128 | 109 | 29 | 8 | 125 | 91 | 124 | 55 | 92 | 3 | 81 | 18 | 100 |
Purdue | 6 | 125 | 109 | 29 | 104 | 28 | 34 | 101 | 38 | 77 | 34 | 36 | 62 | 67 |
Rice | 45 | 77 | 60 | 19 | 30 | 67 | 130 | 48 | 110 | 11 | 39 | 82 | 15 | 15 |
Rutgers | 57 | 56 | 94 | 29 | 47 | 98 | 49 | 126 | 82 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
San Diego State | 99 | 11 | 108 | 29 | 28 | 99 | 113 | 80 | 92 | 9 | 92 | 23 | 17 | 46 |
San Jose State | 16 | 116 | 38 | 29 | 56 | 61 | 79 | 16 | 106 | 78 | 95 | 72 | 86 | 118 |
SMU | 15 | 113 | 90 | 29 | 116 | 3 | 67 | 26 | 79 | 89 | 107 | 17 | 91 | 74 |
South Alabama | 114 | 9 | 65 | 29 | 59 | 58 | 86 | 74 | 5 | 130 | 122 | 52 | 128 | 111 |
South Carolina | 82 | 30 | 61 | 29 | 31 | 76 | 127 | 102 | 17 | 66 | 128 | 55 | 89 | 40 |
South Florida | 91 | 33 | 42 | 29 | 69 | 77 | 38 | 25 | 95 | 76 | 76 | 38 | 76 | 26 |
Southern Mississippi | 93 | 16 | 80 | 22 | 16 | 106 | 120 | 115 | 25 | 67 | 53 | 35 | 64 | 55 |
Stanford | 40 | 73 | 109 | 29 | 110 | 69 | 5 | 24 | 68 | 118 | 118 | 25 | 122 | 39 |
Syracuse | 123 | 1 | 109 | 29 | 103 | 22 | 41 | 67 | 113 | 4 | 22 | 63 | 5 | 43 |
TCU | 123 | 21 | 34 | 29 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 52 | 20 | 114 | 127 | 82 | 125 | 75 |
Temple | 74 | 55 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 119 | 76 | 5 | 129 | 75 | 101 | 82 | 88 | 115 |
Tennessee | 123 | 7 | 73 | 29 | 83 | 45 | 42 | 86 | 61 | 39 | 41 | 82 | 40 | 69 |
Texas | 38 | 78 | 95 | 29 | 76 | 49 | 71 | 17 | 88 | 101 | 103 | 82 | 112 | 126 |
Texas A&M | 113 | 83 | 6 | 29 | 49 | 89 | 57 | 30 | 62 | 112 | 102 | 82 | 119 | 27 |
Texas State | 95 | 15 | 82 | 29 | 12 | 112 | 118 | 18 | 108 | 55 | 63 | 31 | 58 | 83 |
Texas Tech | 102 | 17 | 64 | 29 | 18 | 111 | 101 | 28 | 74 | 113 | 62 | 44 | 104 | 54 |
Toledo | 39 | 90 | 23 | 18 | 87 | 34 | 48 | 88 | 50 | 58 | 42 | 49 | 53 | 29 |
Troy | 73 | 45 | 43 | 29 | 23 | 105 | 111 | 85 | 14 | 124 | 32 | 82 | 111 | 103 |
Tulane | 75 | 34 | 78 | 29 | 51 | 86 | 58 | 127 | 45 | 36 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 16 |
Tulsa | 81 | 29 | 106 | 10 | 41 | 88 | 66 | 2 | 131 | 127 | 121 | 82 | 127 | 34 |
UAB | 104 | 62 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 117 | 64 | 31 | 103 | 23 | 104 | 33 | 41 | 38 |
UCF | 56 | 61 | 75 | 29 | 88 | 19 | 90 | 107 | 48 | 53 | 26 | 43 | 36 | 21 |
UCLA | 123 | 12 | 97 | 4 | 33 | 100 | 96 | 75 | 111 | 56 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 60 |
UCONN | 14 | 115 | 83 | 29 | 112 | 2 | 122 | 97 | 6 | 111 | 125 | 26 | 117 | 12 |
UMASS | 59 | 80 | 25 | 29 | 66 | 62 | 59 | 47 | 102 | 17 | 57 | 19 | 21 | 109 |
UNLV | 49 | 63 | 102 | 29 | 67 | 71 | 44 | 34 | 64 | 102 | 108 | 61 | 113 | 93 |
USC | 78 | 76 | 28 | 1 | 90 | 51 | 27 | 56 | 90 | 48 | 14 | 58 | 33 | 25 |
Utah | 42 | 75 | 69 | 29 | 111 | 17 | 32 | 114 | 28 | 57 | 65 | 15 | 54 | 70 |
Utah State | 12 | 124 | 29 | 29 | 124 | 4 | 25 | 79 | 80 | 47 | 8 | 45 | 25 | 34 |
UTEP | 98 | 51 | 15 | 29 | 89 | 83 | 10 | 61 | 31 | 115 | 54 | 64 | 103 | 33 |
UTSA | 27 | 110 | 20 | 29 | 100 | 27 | 39 | 20 | 101 | 70 | 69 | 82 | 75 | 129 |
Vanderbilt | 54 | 79 | 36 | 12 | 60 | 110 | 14 | 38 | 98 | 74 | 21 | 41 | 49 | 50 |
Virginia | 117 | 5 | 109 | 29 | 4 | 127 | 112 | 33 | 119 | 5 | 49 | 82 | 9 | 97 |
Virginia Tech | 106 | 36 | 26 | 25 | 52 | 92 | 46 | 77 | 81 | 24 | 25 | 68 | 22 | 44 |
Wake Forest | 84 | 49 | 40 | 5 | 82 | 41 | 51 | 84 | 33 | 68 | 87 | 82 | 79 | 18 |
Washington | 67 | 82 | 18 | 7 | 57 | 56 | 99 | 12 | 104 | 124 | 114 | 82 | 126 | 112 |
Washington State | 100 | 10 | 109 | 29 | 105 | 39 | 20 | 118 | 52 | 34 | 28 | 42 | 30 | 24 |
West Virginia | 103 | 68 | 9 | 29 | 10 | 121 | 102 | 49 | 15 | 129 | 120 | 82 | 129 | 130 |
Western Kentucky | 68 | 39 | 107 | 29 | 122 | 8 | 21 | 109 | 43 | 30 | 91 | 80 | 42 | 99 |
Western Michigan | 7 | 123 | 109 | 29 | 11 | 109 | 126 | 113 | 78 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 8 | 17 |
Wisconsin | 29 | 97 | 89 | 29 | 128 | 59 | 1 | 71 | 34 | 88 | 80 | 32 | 87 | 78 |
Wyoming | 116 | 13 | 52 | 29 | 85 | 23 | 87 | 105 | 37 | 44 | 74 | 59 | 60 | 4 |