Nothing But Bet · defensive alignment lookup

Slot vs
TE proxy

Find the defenses whose measured slot and linebacker coverage results diverged most, then inspect each funnel on its own scale.

Defense population: 136; All FBS teams · no exclusions
Slot source: Direct; Dedicated slot coverage report
TE responsibility: LB; Coverage proxy · explicitly labeled
New DC signal: 71; Verified 2026 changes in this population

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Split leans

01 · split dependence

Where the two coverage legs break apart

Defenses ranked by the absolute difference between standardized slot and TE-proxy yards allowed per game.

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Rank	Defense	Score	Relative lean	Slot yds/g	TE proxy yds/g	Slot z	TE proxy z	Z gap	Games
1	UCLANew DC · Colin Hitschler	100.0	TE proxy funnel	39.42	70.42	-1.66	1.23	2.88	12
2	South AlabamaNew DC · Todd Orlando	99.3	TE proxy funnel	45.67	73.75	-1.22	1.48	2.70	12
3	Duke	98.5	slot funnel	100.08	53.62	2.60	-0.06	2.66	13
4	UtahNew DC · Colton Swan	97.8	slot funnel	69.42	26.42	0.45	-2.13	2.58	12
5	Georgia StateNew DC · Cam Clark / John Haneline (co-DCs)	97.0	TE proxy funnel	52.08	73.17	-0.77	1.44	2.20	12
6	Indiana	96.3	TE proxy funnel	42.77	64.31	-1.42	0.76	2.18	13
7	Notre Dame	95.6	slot funnel	84.75	47.25	1.53	-0.54	2.07	12
8	Southern MissNew DC · Joe Bolden	94.8	TE proxy funnel	55.25	73.92	-0.54	1.49	2.04	12
9	San José StateNew DC · Bojay Filimoeatu	94.1	TE proxy funnel	50.42	69.25	-0.88	1.14	2.02	12
10	Old Dominion	93.3	slot funnel	51.42	17.58	-0.81	-2.81	2.00	12
11	Arizona	92.6	slot funnel	59.17	25.33	-0.27	-2.22	1.95	12
12	Oklahoma StateNew DC · Skyler Cassity	91.9	slot funnel	93.42	56.92	2.13	0.20	1.94	12
13	Boston CollegeNew DC · Ted Roof	91.1	slot funnel	80.25	44.83	1.21	-0.73	1.94	12
14	Louisiana	90.4	TE proxy funnel	50.83	67.83	-0.85	1.03	1.88	12
15	NC State	89.6	TE proxy funnel	70.17	85.42	0.50	2.37	1.87	12
16	Mississippi StateNew DC · Zach Arnett	88.9	slot funnel	84.42	49.92	1.50	-0.34	1.84	12
17	Arizona State	88.1	slot funnel	92.42	57.33	2.06	0.23	1.84	12
18	Kent State	87.4	TE proxy funnel	61.58	76.42	-0.10	1.69	1.78	12
19	UABNew DC · Todd Grantham	86.7	slot funnel	77.42	44.83	1.01	-0.73	1.74	12
20	RutgersNew DC · Travis Johansen	85.9	slot funnel	73.17	42.17	0.71	-0.93	1.65	12
21	BaylorNew DC · Joe Klanderman	85.2	TE proxy funnel	37.33	52.08	-1.80	-0.17	1.63	12
22	Eastern MichiganNew DC · Kasey Teegardin / Tate Omli (co-DCs)	84.4	TE proxy funnel	37.42	51.75	-1.80	-0.20	1.60	12
23	Wisconsin	83.7	TE proxy funnel	49.25	62.42	-0.97	0.61	1.58	12
24	MichiganNew DC · Jay Hill	83.0	TE proxy funnel	53.17	66.00	-0.69	0.89	1.58	12
25	ArmyNew DC · Daryl Dixon	82.2	TE proxy funnel	34.08	48.42	-2.03	-0.45	1.58	12
26	Ole MissNew DC · Bryan Brown	81.5	slot funnel	84.58	53.58	1.51	-0.06	1.57	12
27	Akron	80.7	slot funnel	69.75	41.17	0.47	-1.01	1.48	12
28	Ball State	80.0	slot funnel	74.58	45.67	0.81	-0.66	1.48	12
29	MarshallNew DC · Brad Lambert	79.3	TE proxy funnel	57.92	68.67	-0.36	1.09	1.45	12
30	SyracuseNew DC · Vince Kehres	78.5	slot funnel	85.50	56.58	1.58	0.17	1.41	12
31	ColoradoNew DC · Chris Marve	77.8	slot funnel	80.00	51.58	1.19	-0.21	1.41	12
32	Iowa StateNew DC · Jesse Bobbit	77.0	slot funnel	77.08	49.25	0.99	-0.39	1.38	12
33	MemphisNew DC · Lance Guidry	76.3	TE proxy funnel	56.33	66.25	-0.47	0.91	1.38	12
34	Air ForceNew DC · Steve Russ	75.6	TE proxy funnel	61.92	70.92	-0.08	1.26	1.34	12
35	BuffaloNew DC · Brian Dougherty	74.8	TE proxy funnel	37.58	48.08	-1.78	-0.48	1.30	12
36	StanfordNew DC · Kris Richard	74.1	slot funnel	81.08	54.25	1.27	-0.01	1.28	12
37	Vanderbilt	73.3	TE proxy funnel	65.75	73.58	0.19	1.47	1.28	12
38	Western KentuckyNew DC · Davis Merritt	72.6	slot funnel	87.33	60.42	1.71	0.46	1.25	12
39	New Mexico	71.9	slot funnel	82.58	56.08	1.38	0.13	1.24	12
40	KentuckyNew DC · Jay Bateman	71.1	TE proxy funnel	52.08	60.33	-0.77	0.46	1.22	12
41	Georgia	70.4	slot funnel	64.15	39.46	0.08	-1.14	1.22	13
42	LSUNew DC · Chris Kiffin (co-DC, joins continuing DC Blake Baker)	69.6	TE proxy funnel	65.83	72.67	0.20	1.40	1.20	12
43	Utah State	68.9	slot funnel	71.58	46.67	0.60	-0.59	1.19	12
44	Sam Houston	68.1	TE proxy funnel	56.67	63.92	-0.45	0.73	1.18	12
45	UL MonroeNew DC · Troy Reffett	67.4	slot funnel	66.00	41.75	0.21	-0.96	1.17	12
46	UTEPNew DC · Kyle Beyer	66.7	slot funnel	70.67	46.50	0.54	-0.60	1.14	12
47	Bowling GreenNew DC · Joe Bowden	65.9	TE proxy funnel	37.42	45.58	-1.80	-0.67	1.13	12
48	ArkansasNew DC · Ron Roberts	65.2	TE proxy funnel	61.58	67.75	-0.10	1.02	1.12	12
49	Coastal CarolinaNew DC · L.D. Scott	64.4	TE proxy funnel	59.42	65.75	-0.25	0.87	1.12	12
50	North TexasNew DC · Matt Powledge (co-DC Bradley Dale Peveto)	63.7	slot funnel	52.62	30.15	-0.73	-1.85	1.12	13
51	LibertyNew DC · Shawn Quinn	63.0	TE proxy funnel	42.83	50.25	-1.42	-0.31	1.10	12
52	Colorado State	62.2	slot funnel	62.92	40.00	-0.01	-1.10	1.09	12
53	Rice	61.5	slot funnel	69.00	45.75	0.42	-0.66	1.08	12
54	West Virginia	60.7	slot funnel	74.58	51.00	0.81	-0.26	1.07	12
55	North Carolina	60.0	slot funnel	67.08	45.42	0.29	-0.68	0.97	12
56	Boise State	59.3	slot funnel	45.69	25.77	-1.22	-2.19	0.97	13
57	Hawai'i	58.5	slot funnel	63.75	42.58	0.05	-0.90	0.95	12
58	BYUNew DC · Kelly Poppinga	57.8	TE proxy funnel	46.31	51.46	-1.17	-0.22	0.95	13
59	Georgia TechNew DC · Jason Semore	57.0	TE proxy funnel	55.42	59.58	-0.53	0.40	0.93	12
60	Texas StateNew DC · Will Windham	56.3	TE proxy funnel	66.83	69.67	0.27	1.17	0.90	12
61	CaliforniaNew DC · Michael Hutchings	55.6	slot funnel	77.92	56.42	1.05	0.16	0.89	12
62	PurdueNew DC · Kevin Kane	54.8	TE proxy funnel	48.67	52.67	-1.01	-0.13	0.88	12
63	Tulsa	54.1	slot funnel	54.58	35.17	-0.59	-1.47	0.88	12
64	USCNew DC · Gary Patterson	53.3	slot funnel	68.58	48.42	0.39	-0.45	0.85	12
65	Charlotte	52.6	TE proxy funnel	66.42	68.33	0.24	1.07	0.83	12
66	FloridaNew DC · Brad White	51.9	slot funnel	66.42	47.00	0.24	-0.56	0.80	12
67	Virginia	51.1	TE proxy funnel	42.92	46.31	-1.41	-0.61	0.79	13
68	IllinoisNew DC · Bobby Hauck	50.4	TE proxy funnel	55.33	57.58	-0.54	0.25	0.79	12
69	OhioNew DC · Kurt Mattix	49.6	slot funnel	54.92	36.67	-0.57	-1.35	0.78	12
70	Delaware	48.9	TE proxy funnel	73.92	74.58	0.77	1.54	0.78	12
71	Virginia TechNew DC · Brent Pry	48.1	TE proxy funnel	66.75	67.75	0.26	1.02	0.76	12
72	Jacksonville State	47.4	TE proxy funnel	61.85	63.08	-0.08	0.67	0.75	13
73	Miami (OH)	46.7	slot funnel	55.69	37.92	-0.51	-1.26	0.74	13
74	Fresno State	45.9	TE proxy funnel	39.50	42.42	-1.65	-0.91	0.74	12
75	East CarolinaNew DC · Jordon Hankins	45.2	TE proxy funnel	59.83	60.92	-0.22	0.50	0.72	12
76	Northwestern	44.4	TE proxy funnel	49.42	51.33	-0.95	-0.23	0.72	12
77	Florida International	43.7	slot funnel	78.00	58.75	1.05	0.34	0.72	12
78	UTSA	43.0	TE proxy funnel	59.17	59.58	-0.27	0.40	0.67	12
79	Kennesaw State	42.2	TE proxy funnel	63.38	63.38	0.03	0.69	0.66	13
80	San Diego StateNew DC · Demetrius Sumler	41.5	slot funnel	52.83	36.50	-0.71	-1.36	0.65	12
81	Florida State	40.7	TE proxy funnel	51.00	51.17	-0.84	-0.24	0.60	12
82	Iowa	40.0	slot funnel	50.00	34.58	-0.91	-1.51	0.60	12
83	TexasNew DC · Will Muschamp	39.3	TE proxy funnel	81.42	78.83	1.29	1.87	0.58	12
84	UCF	38.5	TE proxy funnel	53.08	52.67	-0.70	-0.13	0.57	12
85	South FloridaNew DC · Josh Aldridge	37.8	slot funnel	89.00	71.25	1.82	1.29	0.54	12
86	Georgia SouthernNew DC · Mike Mutz	37.0	slot funnel	56.75	41.75	-0.44	-0.96	0.53	12
87	App State	36.3	slot funnel	90.58	73.00	1.94	1.42	0.51	12
88	UConnNew DC · Ryan Manalac	35.6	TE proxy funnel	63.17	61.17	0.01	0.52	0.51	12
89	Central Michigan	34.8	slot funnel	74.67	58.67	0.82	0.33	0.49	12
90	Western MichiganNew DC · Greer Martini (co-DC Duane Vaughn)	34.1	slot funnel	45.85	32.31	-1.21	-1.69	0.48	13
91	Wyoming	33.3	slot funnel	55.67	41.33	-0.52	-1.00	0.48	12
92	Florida Atlantic	32.6	TE proxy funnel	78.25	74.42	1.07	1.53	0.46	12
93	Nevada	31.9	TE proxy funnel	81.08	76.83	1.27	1.72	0.45	12
94	UNLV	31.1	slot funnel	76.77	61.23	0.97	0.53	0.44	13
95	Texas Tech	30.4	TE proxy funnel	57.77	55.31	-0.37	0.07	0.44	13
96	Wake ForestNew DC · Scottie Hazelton (continuing) + Freddie Banks (new co-DC/safeties)	29.6	TE proxy funnel	55.08	52.83	-0.56	-0.12	0.44	12
97	Troy	28.9	TE proxy funnel	61.92	59.08	-0.08	0.36	0.44	13
98	TennesseeNew DC · Jim Knowles	28.1	slot funnel	84.92	68.83	1.54	1.10	0.43	12
99	ToledoNew DC · Jahmal Brown	27.4	TE proxy funnel	39.17	38.08	-1.67	-1.24	0.43	12
100	Ohio State	26.7	slot funnel	45.38	32.92	-1.24	-1.64	0.40	13
101	Massachusetts	25.9	slot funnel	61.00	47.42	-0.14	-0.53	0.39	12
102	Northern Illinois	25.2	slot funnel	47.17	34.83	-1.11	-1.49	0.38	12
103	Miami	24.4	TE proxy funnel	66.50	62.42	0.24	0.61	0.37	12
104	Minnesota	23.7	slot funnel	55.25	42.42	-0.54	-0.91	0.37	12
105	NebraskaNew DC · Rob Aurich	23.0	TE proxy funnel	35.17	33.33	-1.96	-1.61	0.35	12
106	Louisiana Tech	22.2	TE proxy funnel	67.50	62.92	0.32	0.65	0.34	12
107	SMUNew DC · Maurice Crum Jr. (co-DC/play caller) and Rickey Hunley Jr. (co-DC)	21.5	slot funnel	79.33	65.50	1.15	0.85	0.30	12
108	Middle Tennessee	20.7	slot funnel	72.33	59.08	0.66	0.36	0.29	12
109	South Carolina	20.0	slot funnel	67.00	54.33	0.28	-0.00	0.28	12
110	Washington StateNew DC · Trent Bray	19.3	slot funnel	76.25	62.92	0.93	0.65	0.28	12
111	Kansas	18.5	slot funnel	63.92	51.67	0.06	-0.21	0.27	12
112	NavyNew DC · Eric Lewis (co-DC Ricky Brown)	17.8	TE proxy funnel	52.08	47.75	-0.77	-0.51	0.26	12
113	Penn StateNew DC · D'Anton Lynn	17.0	TE proxy funnel	55.50	50.75	-0.53	-0.28	0.25	12
114	New Mexico State	16.3	slot funnel	70.33	58.08	0.52	0.28	0.23	12
115	James MadisonNew DC · Robert Bala	15.6	slot funnel	46.46	36.23	-1.16	-1.39	0.22	13
116	Michigan State	14.8	TE proxy funnel	65.58	59.50	0.18	0.39	0.21	12
117	LouisvilleNew DC · Mark Ivey and Steve Ellis (co-DC)	14.1	TE proxy funnel	68.17	61.67	0.36	0.56	0.20	12
118	Maryland	13.3	slot funnel	76.42	64.17	0.94	0.75	0.19	12
119	Alabama	12.6	TE proxy funnel	52.54	47.08	-0.73	-0.56	0.18	13
120	Temple	11.9	TE proxy funnel	51.17	45.67	-0.83	-0.66	0.17	12
121	PittsburghNew DC · Cory Sanders	11.1	TE proxy funnel	96.58	87.33	2.36	2.52	0.16	12
122	TCU	10.4	slot funnel	59.17	48.75	-0.27	-0.43	0.16	12
123	Texas A&MNew DC · Lyle Hemphill	9.6	slot funnel	48.42	39.17	-1.02	-1.16	0.14	12
124	Missouri StateNew DC · Jack Curtis	8.9	slot funnel	75.67	64.75	0.89	0.79	0.10	12
125	OregonNew DC · Chris Hampton	8.1	slot funnel	53.17	44.17	-0.69	-0.78	0.09	12
126	Arkansas State	7.4	slot funnel	82.25	71.00	1.35	1.27	0.08	12
127	CincinnatiNew DC · Nate Woody	6.7	TE proxy funnel	59.25	51.92	-0.26	-0.19	0.08	12
128	Oregon StateNew DC · Mike MacIntyre	5.9	TE proxy funnel	61.08	53.58	-0.14	-0.06	0.07	12
129	Kansas StateNew DC · Jordan Peterson	5.2	slot funnel	52.58	43.83	-0.73	-0.81	0.07	12
130	AuburnNew DC · Tim Banks (co-DC, joins continuing DC DJ Durkin)	4.4	slot funnel	76.67	66.25	0.96	0.91	0.05	12
131	Clemson	3.7	slot funnel	75.33	65.08	0.87	0.82	0.05	12
132	Washington	3.0	slot funnel	64.50	55.17	0.10	0.06	0.04	12
133	Oklahoma	2.2	TE proxy funnel	54.42	47.00	-0.60	-0.56	0.04	12
134	MissouriNew DC · Derek Nicholson (co-DC, joins continuing DC Corey Batoon)	1.5	TE proxy funnel	60.17	52.25	-0.20	-0.16	0.04	12
135	Houston	0.7	TE proxy funnel	65.58	57.00	0.18	0.20	0.02	12
136	TulaneNew DC · Tayler Polk (co-DC Nate Fuqua)	0.0	TE proxy funnel	66.77	58.08	0.26	0.28	0.02	13

02 · direct slot coverage

Defenses allowing the most from the slot

Direct dedicated slot-coverage totals, ranked by yards allowed per game within the sport.

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Rank	Defense	Score	Yds/game	Yds/coverage snap	Targets	Receptions	Yards	TD	Slot snaps
1	Duke	100.0	100.08	1.872	142	100	1,301	7	695
2	PittsburghNew DC · Cory Sanders	99.3	96.58	1.932	135	103	1,159	5	600
3	Oklahoma StateNew DC · Skyler Cassity	98.5	93.42	2.005	114	85	1,121	10	559
4	Arizona State	97.8	92.42	1.521	140	105	1,109	4	729
5	App State	97.0	90.58	1.665	137	94	1,087	7	653
6	South FloridaNew DC · Josh Aldridge	96.3	89.00	1.575	137	105	1,068	6	678
7	Western KentuckyNew DC · Davis Merritt	95.6	87.33	1.381	148	92	1,048	3	759
8	SyracuseNew DC · Vince Kehres	94.8	85.50	1.890	115	85	1,026	8	543
9	TennesseeNew DC · Jim Knowles	94.1	84.92	1.468	127	99	1,019	7	694
10	Notre Dame	93.3	84.75	1.480	132	86	1,017	5	687
11	Ole MissNew DC · Bryan Brown	92.6	84.58	1.495	127	86	1,015	10	679
12	Mississippi StateNew DC · Zach Arnett	91.9	84.42	1.768	124	86	1,013	6	573
13	New Mexico	91.1	82.58	1.522	130	97	991	6	651
14	Arkansas State	90.4	82.25	1.711	111	80	987	10	577
15	TexasNew DC · Will Muschamp	89.6	81.42	1.254	138	95	977	2	779
16	Nevada	88.5	81.08	1.701	102	80	973	7	572
17	StanfordNew DC · Kris Richard	88.5	81.08	1.390	127	91	973	7	700
18	Boston CollegeNew DC · Ted Roof	87.4	80.25	1.770	113	86	963	4	544
19	ColoradoNew DC · Chris Marve	86.7	80.00	2.017	110	65	960	8	476
20	SMUNew DC · Maurice Crum Jr. (co-DC/play caller) and Rickey Hunley Jr. (co-DC)	85.9	79.33	1.170	133	94	952	6	814
21	Florida Atlantic	85.2	78.25	1.755	98	62	939	6	535
22	Florida International	84.4	78.00	1.182	132	90	936	6	792
23	CaliforniaNew DC · Michael Hutchings	83.7	77.92	1.574	124	87	935	5	594
24	UABNew DC · Todd Grantham	83.0	77.42	2.186	86	65	929	5	425
25	Iowa StateNew DC · Jesse Bobbit	82.2	77.08	1.514	130	85	925	4	611
26	UNLV	81.5	76.77	1.481	131	82	998	5	674
27	AuburnNew DC · Tim Banks (co-DC, joins continuing DC DJ Durkin)	80.7	76.67	1.467	117	79	920	5	627
28	Maryland	80.0	76.42	1.652	117	85	917	9	555
29	Washington StateNew DC · Trent Bray	79.3	76.25	1.586	123	93	915	7	577
30	Missouri StateNew DC · Jack Curtis	78.5	75.67	1.367	121	96	908	5	664
31	Clemson	77.8	75.33	1.316	136	97	904	6	687
32	Central Michigan	77.0	74.67	1.486	132	86	896	6	603
33	Ball State	75.9	74.58	1.651	109	72	895	7	542
34	West Virginia	75.9	74.58	1.689	106	88	895	9	530
35	Delaware	74.8	73.92	1.320	106	74	887	10	672
36	RutgersNew DC · Travis Johansen	74.1	73.17	1.960	87	66	878	6	448
37	Middle Tennessee	73.3	72.33	1.502	100	69	868	5	578
38	Utah State	72.6	71.58	1.188	149	83	859	8	723
39	UTEPNew DC · Kyle Beyer	71.9	70.67	1.640	105	76	848	8	517
40	New Mexico State	71.1	70.33	1.325	126	92	844	9	637
41	NC State	70.4	70.17	1.152	130	85	842	7	731
42	Akron	69.6	69.75	1.988	92	59	837	4	421
43	UtahNew DC · Colton Swan	68.9	69.42	1.368	122	65	833	4	609
44	Rice	68.1	69.00	1.571	90	69	828	6	527
45	USCNew DC · Gary Patterson	67.4	68.58	1.556	110	77	823	9	529
46	LouisvilleNew DC · Mark Ivey and Steve Ellis (co-DC)	66.7	68.17	1.241	128	93	818	5	659
47	Louisiana Tech	65.9	67.50	1.087	133	82	810	6	745
48	North Carolina	65.2	67.08	1.386	123	89	805	5	581
49	South Carolina	64.4	67.00	1.309	115	71	804	3	614
50	Texas StateNew DC · Will Windham	63.7	66.83	1.456	100	80	802	5	551
51	TulaneNew DC · Tayler Polk (co-DC Nate Fuqua)	63.0	66.77	1.231	132	90	868	6	705
52	Virginia TechNew DC · Brent Pry	62.2	66.75	1.723	97	71	801	5	465
53	Miami	61.5	66.50	1.095	136	89	798	5	729
54	Charlotte	60.4	66.42	1.512	97	75	797	7	527
55	FloridaNew DC · Brad White	60.4	66.42	1.689	94	77	797	2	472
56	UL MonroeNew DC · Troy Reffett	59.3	66.00	1.535	96	67	792	5	516
57	LSUNew DC · Chris Kiffin (co-DC, joins continuing DC Blake Baker)	58.5	65.83	1.297	103	72	790	4	609
58	Vanderbilt	57.8	65.75	1.219	114	86	789	3	647
59	Houston	56.7	65.58	1.213	119	85	787	4	649
60	Michigan State	56.7	65.58	1.491	110	76	787	5	528
61	Washington	55.6	64.50	1.238	111	66	774	4	625
62	Georgia	54.8	64.15	1.267	138	93	834	1	658
63	Kansas	54.1	63.92	1.591	92	64	767	5	482
64	Hawai'i	53.3	63.75	1.197	116	73	765	2	639
65	Kennesaw State	52.6	63.38	1.181	120	82	824	4	698
66	UConnNew DC · Ryan Manalac	51.9	63.17	1.528	103	79	758	2	496
67	Colorado State	51.1	62.92	1.634	83	62	755	5	462
68	Troy	50.4	61.92	1.450	115	77	805	1	555
69	Air ForceNew DC · Steve Russ	49.6	61.92	1.601	94	70	743	1	464
70	Jacksonville State	48.9	61.85	1.280	115	84	804	4	628
71	ArkansasNew DC · Ron Roberts	47.8	61.58	1.569	94	61	739	4	471
72	Kent State	47.8	61.58	1.361	104	72	739	4	543
73	Oregon StateNew DC · Mike MacIntyre	46.7	61.08	1.333	92	55	733	6	550
74	Massachusetts	45.9	61.00	1.839	87	66	732	4	398
75	MissouriNew DC · Derek Nicholson (co-DC, joins continuing DC Corey Batoon)	45.2	60.17	1.232	109	69	722	2	586
76	East CarolinaNew DC · Jordon Hankins	44.4	59.83	1.213	92	72	718	2	592
77	Coastal CarolinaNew DC · L.D. Scott	43.7	59.42	1.221	111	73	713	5	584
78	CincinnatiNew DC · Nate Woody	43.0	59.25	1.162	103	73	711	4	612
79	Arizona	41.5	59.17	1.111	108	74	710	0	639
80	TCU	41.5	59.17	1.127	104	70	710	4	630
81	UTSA	41.5	59.17	1.261	101	68	710	5	563
82	MarshallNew DC · Brad Lambert	40.0	57.92	1.232	83	54	695	3	564
83	Texas Tech	39.3	57.77	1.192	117	85	751	6	630
84	Georgia SouthernNew DC · Mike Mutz	38.5	56.75	1.238	98	71	681	2	550
85	Sam Houston	37.8	56.67	1.248	100	70	680	7	545
86	MemphisNew DC · Lance Guidry	37.0	56.33	1.192	94	63	676	4	567
87	Miami (OH)	36.3	55.69	1.090	111	65	724	5	664
88	Wyoming	35.6	55.67	1.282	106	61	668	7	521
89	Penn StateNew DC · D'Anton Lynn	34.8	55.50	1.202	108	79	666	6	554
90	Georgia TechNew DC · Jason Semore	34.1	55.42	1.118	93	64	665	6	595
91	IllinoisNew DC · Bobby Hauck	33.3	55.33	1.161	109	72	664	4	572
92	Minnesota	32.2	55.25	1.361	92	63	663	4	487
93	Southern MissNew DC · Joe Bolden	32.2	55.25	1.118	100	71	663	4	593
94	Wake ForestNew DC · Scottie Hazelton (continuing) + Freddie Banks (new co-DC/safeties)	31.1	55.08	0.984	120	79	661	2	672
95	OhioNew DC · Kurt Mattix	30.4	54.92	1.164	101	77	659	4	566
96	Tulsa	29.6	54.58	1.264	93	64	655	6	518
97	Oklahoma	28.9	54.42	1.230	97	65	653	5	531
98	MichiganNew DC · Jay Hill	27.8	53.17	1.131	109	70	638	3	564
99	OregonNew DC · Chris Hampton	27.8	53.17	1.039	121	76	638	6	614
100	UCF	26.7	53.08	1.093	78	57	637	5	583
101	San Diego StateNew DC · Demetrius Sumler	25.9	52.83	0.878	115	74	634	1	722
102	North TexasNew DC · Matt Powledge (co-DC Bradley Dale Peveto)	25.2	52.62	1.352	103	60	684	2	506
103	Kansas StateNew DC · Jordan Peterson	24.4	52.58	1.034	124	74	631	2	610
104	Alabama	23.7	52.54	1.120	97	64	683	5	610
105	Georgia StateNew DC · Cam Clark / John Haneline (co-DCs)	22.2	52.08	1.228	93	64	625	6	509
106	KentuckyNew DC · Jay Bateman	22.2	52.08	1.211	72	50	625	3	516
107	NavyNew DC · Eric Lewis (co-DC Ricky Brown)	22.2	52.08	1.327	92	66	625	4	471
108	Old Dominion	20.7	51.42	1.022	111	71	617	2	604
109	Temple	20.0	51.17	1.367	73	58	614	5	449
110	Florida State	19.3	51.00	1.257	83	59	612	5	487
111	Louisiana	18.5	50.83	1.232	84	62	610	4	495
112	San José StateNew DC · Bojay Filimoeatu	17.8	50.42	1.400	64	48	605	2	432
113	Iowa	17.0	50.00	1.093	94	69	600	2	549
114	Northwestern	16.3	49.42	1.163	85	60	593	3	510
115	Wisconsin	15.6	49.25	1.192	77	60	591	4	496
116	PurdueNew DC · Kevin Kane	14.8	48.67	1.533	75	55	584	1	381
117	Texas A&MNew DC · Lyle Hemphill	14.1	48.42	0.943	90	65	581	5	616
118	Northern Illinois	13.3	47.17	1.199	83	56	566	1	472
119	James MadisonNew DC · Robert Bala	12.6	46.46	0.932	103	53	604	4	648
120	BYUNew DC · Kelly Poppinga	11.9	46.31	0.887	110	67	602	3	679
121	Western MichiganNew DC · Greer Martini (co-DC Duane Vaughn)	11.1	45.85	1.037	100	59	596	4	575
122	Boise State	10.4	45.69	1.119	105	61	594	4	531
123	South AlabamaNew DC · Todd Orlando	9.6	45.67	1.092	80	53	548	2	502
124	Ohio State	8.9	45.38	1.219	103	69	590	4	484
125	Virginia	8.1	42.92	0.853	98	61	558	2	654
126	LibertyNew DC · Shawn Quinn	7.4	42.83	0.966	89	50	514	3	532
127	Indiana	6.7	42.77	1.028	91	61	556	1	541
128	Fresno State	5.9	39.50	0.756	115	64	474	1	627
129	UCLANew DC · Colin Hitschler	5.2	39.42	1.063	75	49	473	3	445
130	ToledoNew DC · Jahmal Brown	4.4	39.17	0.916	75	43	470	1	513
131	BuffaloNew DC · Brian Dougherty	3.7	37.58	0.874	76	40	451	3	516
132	Bowling GreenNew DC · Joe Bowden	2.6	37.42	0.993	64	40	449	6	452
133	Eastern MichiganNew DC · Kasey Teegardin / Tate Omli (co-DCs)	2.6	37.42	0.987	82	47	449	3	455
134	BaylorNew DC · Joe Klanderman	1.5	37.33	0.937	80	59	448	4	478
135	NebraskaNew DC · Rob Aurich	0.7	35.17	0.832	89	48	422	1	507
136	ArmyNew DC · Daryl Dixon	0.0	34.08	1.139	68	53	409	5	359

03 · TE-coverage proxy

Defenses allowing the most through linebackers

Linebacker coverage totals are the responsibility proxy for tight ends; they are not receiver-position-attributed TE production.

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Rank	Defense	Score	Yds/game	Yds/coverage snap	Targets	Receptions	Yards	LB coverage snaps
1	PittsburghNew DC · Cory Sanders	100.0	87.33	1.037	137	108	1,048	1,011
2	NC State	99.3	85.42	1.204	115	89	1,025	851
3	TexasNew DC · Will Muschamp	98.5	78.83	1.068	112	87	946	886
4	Nevada	97.8	76.83	1.130	109	85	922	816
5	Kent State	97.0	76.42	0.987	111	93	917	929
6	Delaware	96.3	74.58	0.864	109	86	895	1,036
7	Florida Atlantic	95.6	74.42	1.177	113	93	893	759
8	Southern MissNew DC · Joe Bolden	94.8	73.92	1.123	92	68	887	790
9	South AlabamaNew DC · Todd Orlando	94.1	73.75	1.212	91	74	885	730
10	Vanderbilt	93.3	73.58	1.116	108	89	883	791
11	Georgia StateNew DC · Cam Clark / John Haneline (co-DCs)	92.6	73.17	1.240	70	59	878	708
12	App State	91.9	73.00	0.869	109	84	876	1,008
13	LSUNew DC · Chris Kiffin (co-DC, joins continuing DC Blake Baker)	91.1	72.67	0.838	114	91	872	1,041
14	South FloridaNew DC · Josh Aldridge	90.4	71.25	0.923	120	90	855	926
15	Arkansas State	89.6	71.00	1.090	103	81	852	782
16	Air ForceNew DC · Steve Russ	88.9	70.92	1.272	85	69	851	669
17	UCLANew DC · Colin Hitschler	88.1	70.42	1.195	77	68	845	707
18	Texas StateNew DC · Will Windham	87.4	69.67	1.036	95	77	836	807
19	San José StateNew DC · Bojay Filimoeatu	86.7	69.25	1.012	99	78	831	821
20	TennesseeNew DC · Jim Knowles	85.9	68.83	0.967	105	89	826	854
21	MarshallNew DC · Brad Lambert	85.2	68.67	1.011	93	71	824	815
22	Charlotte	84.4	68.33	1.102	98	81	820	744
23	Louisiana	83.7	67.83	1.061	92	83	814	767
24	ArkansasNew DC · Ron Roberts	82.6	67.75	1.131	85	67	813	719
25	Virginia TechNew DC · Brent Pry	82.6	67.75	1.147	95	76	813	709
26	AuburnNew DC · Tim Banks (co-DC, joins continuing DC DJ Durkin)	81.1	66.25	0.975	96	72	795	815
27	MemphisNew DC · Lance Guidry	81.1	66.25	0.869	104	80	795	915
28	MichiganNew DC · Jay Hill	80.0	66.00	1.115	107	90	792	710
29	Coastal CarolinaNew DC · L.D. Scott	79.3	65.75	0.794	105	81	789	994
30	SMUNew DC · Maurice Crum Jr. (co-DC/play caller) and Rickey Hunley Jr. (co-DC)	78.5	65.50	0.777	119	87	786	1,012
31	Clemson	77.8	65.08	0.926	109	83	781	843
32	Missouri StateNew DC · Jack Curtis	77.0	64.75	0.949	89	73	777	819
33	Indiana	76.3	64.31	1.023	116	87	836	817
34	Maryland	75.6	64.17	0.938	89	74	770	821
35	Sam Houston	74.8	63.92	0.938	79	66	767	818
36	Kennesaw State	74.1	63.38	1.059	101	71	824	778
37	Jacksonville State	73.3	63.08	1.099	86	65	820	746
38	Louisiana Tech	72.2	62.92	0.737	101	77	755	1,025
39	Washington StateNew DC · Trent Bray	72.2	62.92	1.077	103	80	755	701
40	Miami	70.7	62.42	0.848	127	91	749	883
41	Wisconsin	70.7	62.42	0.966	98	83	749	775
42	LouisvilleNew DC · Mark Ivey and Steve Ellis (co-DC)	69.6	61.67	0.995	113	76	740	744
43	UNLV	68.9	61.23	0.923	93	73	796	862
44	UConnNew DC · Ryan Manalac	68.1	61.17	0.959	108	84	734	765
45	East CarolinaNew DC · Jordon Hankins	67.4	60.92	0.887	106	79	731	824
46	Western KentuckyNew DC · Davis Merritt	66.7	60.42	0.956	83	69	725	758
47	KentuckyNew DC · Jay Bateman	65.9	60.33	0.943	85	59	724	768
48	Georgia TechNew DC · Jason Semore	64.8	59.58	0.821	91	65	715	871
49	UTSA	64.8	59.58	0.829	79	62	715	862
50	Michigan State	63.7	59.50	0.813	106	83	714	878
51	Middle Tennessee	63.0	59.08	0.877	100	71	709	808
52	Troy	62.2	59.08	1.059	92	80	768	725
53	Florida International	61.5	58.75	0.837	77	60	705	842
54	Central Michigan	60.7	58.67	0.816	98	69	704	863
55	New Mexico State	60.0	58.08	0.802	102	81	697	869
56	TulaneNew DC · Tayler Polk (co-DC Nate Fuqua)	59.3	58.08	0.836	91	77	755	903
57	IllinoisNew DC · Bobby Hauck	58.5	57.58	0.936	98	75	691	738
58	Arizona State	57.8	57.33	0.750	103	75	688	917
59	Houston	57.0	57.00	0.942	81	61	684	726
60	Oklahoma StateNew DC · Skyler Cassity	56.3	56.92	0.885	73	59	683	772
61	SyracuseNew DC · Vince Kehres	55.6	56.58	1.071	74	61	679	634
62	CaliforniaNew DC · Michael Hutchings	54.8	56.42	0.842	91	74	677	804
63	New Mexico	54.1	56.08	0.900	83	68	673	748
64	Texas Tech	53.3	55.31	0.781	101	76	719	921
65	Washington	52.6	55.17	0.850	101	75	662	779
66	South Carolina	51.9	54.33	0.838	88	69	652	778
67	StanfordNew DC · Kris Richard	51.1	54.25	0.763	88	75	651	853
68	Duke	50.4	53.62	0.897	86	64	697	777
69	Ole MissNew DC · Bryan Brown	49.3	53.58	0.790	79	58	643	814
70	Oregon StateNew DC · Mike MacIntyre	49.3	53.58	0.967	71	57	643	665
71	Wake ForestNew DC · Scottie Hazelton (continuing) + Freddie Banks (new co-DC/safeties)	48.1	52.83	0.746	98	76	634	850
72	PurdueNew DC · Kevin Kane	47.0	52.67	0.903	78	62	632	700
73	UCF	47.0	52.67	0.893	90	72	632	708
74	MissouriNew DC · Derek Nicholson (co-DC, joins continuing DC Corey Batoon)	45.9	52.25	0.872	89	65	627	719
75	BaylorNew DC · Joe Klanderman	45.2	52.08	0.923	81	64	625	677
76	CincinnatiNew DC · Nate Woody	44.4	51.92	0.572	94	77	623	1,089
77	Eastern MichiganNew DC · Kasey Teegardin / Tate Omli (co-DCs)	43.7	51.75	1.011	78	63	621	614
78	Kansas	43.0	51.67	0.954	72	55	620	650
79	ColoradoNew DC · Chris Marve	42.2	51.58	1.132	69	54	619	547
80	BYUNew DC · Kelly Poppinga	41.5	51.46	0.731	80	64	669	915
81	Northwestern	40.7	51.33	0.856	82	61	616	720
82	Florida State	40.0	51.17	0.804	76	60	614	764
83	West Virginia	39.3	51.00	0.844	83	63	612	725
84	Penn StateNew DC · D'Anton Lynn	38.5	50.75	0.825	92	75	609	738
85	LibertyNew DC · Shawn Quinn	37.8	50.25	0.925	68	53	603	652
86	Mississippi StateNew DC · Zach Arnett	37.0	49.92	0.775	86	71	599	773
87	Iowa StateNew DC · Jesse Bobbit	36.3	49.25	0.596	78	60	591	991
88	TCU	35.6	48.75	0.743	74	57	585	787
89	ArmyNew DC · Daryl Dixon	34.4	48.42	0.908	75	54	581	640
90	USCNew DC · Gary Patterson	34.4	48.42	0.741	79	62	581	784
91	BuffaloNew DC · Brian Dougherty	33.3	48.08	0.768	76	58	577	751
92	NavyNew DC · Eric Lewis (co-DC Ricky Brown)	32.6	47.75	0.883	68	57	573	649
93	Massachusetts	31.9	47.42	0.918	78	58	569	620
94	Notre Dame	31.1	47.25	0.685	83	62	567	828
95	Alabama	30.4	47.08	0.801	104	71	612	764
96	FloridaNew DC · Brad White	29.3	47.00	0.832	75	53	564	678
97	Oklahoma	29.3	47.00	0.776	95	68	564	727
98	Utah State	28.1	46.67	0.609	83	56	560	920
99	UTEPNew DC · Kyle Beyer	27.4	46.50	0.764	65	48	558	730
100	Virginia	26.7	46.31	0.814	89	70	602	740
101	Rice	25.9	45.75	0.674	52	41	549	815
102	Ball State	24.8	45.67	0.725	77	57	548	756
103	Temple	24.8	45.67	0.741	75	54	548	740
104	Bowling GreenNew DC · Joe Bowden	23.7	45.58	0.774	59	50	547	707
105	North Carolina	23.0	45.42	0.700	71	56	545	779
106	Boston CollegeNew DC · Ted Roof	21.9	44.83	1.011	49	39	538	532
107	UABNew DC · Todd Grantham	21.9	44.83	0.854	60	49	538	630
108	OregonNew DC · Chris Hampton	20.7	44.17	0.730	92	64	530	726
109	Kansas StateNew DC · Jordan Peterson	20.0	43.83	0.741	69	46	526	710
110	Hawai'i	19.3	42.58	0.643	80	57	511	795
111	Fresno State	18.1	42.42	0.668	82	58	509	762
112	Minnesota	18.1	42.42	0.664	80	60	509	767
113	RutgersNew DC · Travis Johansen	17.0	42.17	0.842	52	45	506	601
114	Georgia SouthernNew DC · Mike Mutz	15.9	41.75	0.634	80	63	501	790
115	UL MonroeNew DC · Troy Reffett	15.9	41.75	0.667	77	54	501	751
116	Wyoming	14.8	41.33	0.688	70	54	496	721
117	Akron	14.1	41.17	0.686	64	50	494	720
118	Colorado State	13.3	40.00	0.829	69	60	480	579
119	Georgia	12.6	39.46	0.754	87	67	513	680
120	Texas A&MNew DC · Lyle Hemphill	11.9	39.17	0.587	84	63	470	801
121	ToledoNew DC · Jahmal Brown	11.1	38.08	0.609	59	41	457	751
122	Miami (OH)	10.4	37.92	0.569	75	58	493	866
123	OhioNew DC · Kurt Mattix	9.6	36.67	0.640	77	54	440	687
124	San Diego StateNew DC · Demetrius Sumler	8.9	36.50	0.531	83	56	438	825
125	James MadisonNew DC · Robert Bala	8.1	36.23	0.630	74	54	471	748
126	Tulsa	7.4	35.17	0.641	68	50	422	658
127	Northern Illinois	6.7	34.83	0.617	70	48	418	678
128	Iowa	5.9	34.58	0.589	80	61	415	704
129	NebraskaNew DC · Rob Aurich	5.2	33.33	0.697	61	42	400	574
130	Ohio State	4.4	32.92	0.715	66	53	428	599
131	Western MichiganNew DC · Greer Martini (co-DC Duane Vaughn)	3.7	32.31	0.693	48	37	420	606
132	North TexasNew DC · Matt Powledge (co-DC Bradley Dale Peveto)	3.0	30.15	0.512	67	46	392	766
133	UtahNew DC · Colton Swan	2.2	26.42	0.495	51	34	317	640
134	Boise State	1.5	25.77	0.575	47	35	335	583
135	Arizona	0.7	25.33	0.553	53	40	304	550
136	Old Dominion	0.0	17.58	0.348	45	33	211	606

Methodology and data boundary

These are measured 2025 defensive splits, not 2026 projections. Slot production is taken directly from the dedicated slot-coverage report. The tight-end leg uses linebacker coverage responsibility as a TE-coverage proxy because the supplied defense report does not attribute every target to the receiver’s listed position. New DC flags carry the verified 2026 coordinator-change signal already used by Scheme Score; they do not alter these descriptive ranks. Higher scores mean more yards allowed relative to the sport, not a better defense or a forecast.

Source: PFF 2025 coverage funnel
Split score: Absolute slot-vs-TE-proxy z-gap percentile
Leg score: Yards-allowed-per-game percentile
Team grain: One row per FBS defense
Generated stand-ins: None