best nfl defense yards per points

Zachariah Branch has the most yards per point in his rookie season, with 257.5.

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  • Assumption:2026 season
  • Data note: Points: player season data complete from 1921
NAMEYDS/PTSYDSPTSSEASONTMGPYDS/GTDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Zachariah Branch
Z. Branch
257.5
515
2
2026
8
64.4
0
8
1.0
0
64
8.0
0
360
45.0
0
83
10.4
0
2Chimere Dike
C. Dike
181.67
1,090
6
2026
8
136.3
1
0
0.0
0
124
15.5
1
829
103.6
0
137
17.1
0
3Myles Price
M. Price
150.33
902
6
2026
7
128.9
1
2
0.3
0
26
3.7
0
624
89.1
0
250
35.7
1
4Seth McGowan
S. McGowan
147.67
886
6
2026
9
98.4
1
208
23.1
1
9
1.0
0
669
74.3
0
0
0.0
0
5Greg Dulcich
G. Dulcich
135
270
2
2026
8
33.8
0
0
0.0
0
270
33.8
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
6Kenny Gainwell
K. Gainwell
127.83
767
6
2026
9
85.2
1
305
33.9
0
121
13.4
1
341
37.9
0
0
0.0
0
7Corey Kiner
C. Kiner
120.67
724
6
2026
9
80.4
1
244
27.1
1
16
1.8
0
464
51.6
0
0
0.0
0
8KaVontae Turpin
K. Turpin
120.5
723
6
2026
6
120.5
1
10
1.7
1
39
6.5
0
574
95.7
0
100
16.7
0
9Malik Washington
M. Washington
115.33
692
6
2026
8
86.5
1
38
4.8
0
350
43.8
1
225
28.1
0
79
9.9
0
10Keaton Mitchell
K. Mitchell
108.33
650
6
2026
8
81.3
1
178
22.3
0
103
12.9
1
369
46.1
0
0
0.0
0
11Chase Brown
C. Brown
100.67
604
6
2026
8
75.5
1
397
49.6
1
207
25.9
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
12Rashid Shaheed
R. Shaheed
98.5
788
8
2026
7
112.6
1
39
5.6
1
163
23.3
0
436
62.3
0
150
21.4
0
13Tyler Badie
T. Badie
97
194
2
2026
5
38.8
0
22
4.4
0
67
13.4
0
105
21.0
0
0
0.0
0
14Travis Etienne Jr.
T. Etienne Jr.
90
180
2
2026
3
60.0
0
128
42.7
0
51
17.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
15Kalif Raymond
K. Raymond
89.33
536
6
2026
9
59.6
1
37
4.1
0
290
32.2
1
0
0.0
0
209
23.2
0
16KC Concepcion Jr.
KC Concepcion Jr.
88.17
529
6
2026
9
58.8
1
37
4.1
0
437
48.6
1
0
0.0
0
55
6.1
0
17Rome Odunze
R. Odunze
88
528
6
2026
9
58.7
1
0
0.0
0
528
58.7
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
18Drake London
D. London
87
696
8
2026
9
77.3
1
4
0.4
0
692
76.9
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
19Anthony Tyus III
A. Tyus III
79
474
6
2026
6
79.0
1
23
3.8
1
0
0.0
0
451
75.2
0
0
0.0
0
20Tez Johnson
T. Johnson
72.33
434
6
2026
9
48.2
1
20
2.2
0
254
28.2
1
25
2.8
0
135
15.0
0
21Carnell Tate
C. Tate
68.83
413
6
2026
7
59.0
1
0
0.0
0
413
59.0
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
22Jaylin Noel
J. Noel
67.58
811
12
2026
7
115.9
2
26
3.7
0
331
47.3
2
369
52.7
0
85
12.1
0
23Dylan Laube
D. Laube
66.67
800
12
2026
9
88.9
2
9
1.0
1
15
1.7
0
776
86.2
1
0
0.0
0
24Justice Hill
J. Hill
66
396
6
2026
9
44.0
1
240
26.7
1
111
12.3
0
45
5.0
0
0
0.0
0
25Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
65.5
131
2
2026
5
26.2
0
83
16.6
0
48
9.6
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0

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5
2
1
.688
4
5
0
.444
2
5
1
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NFC NorthWLTPCT
6
1
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2
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.778
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2
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.750
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3
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3
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.375
3
5
0
.375
3
6
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.333
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6
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7
1
0
.875
5
4
0
.556
5
4
0
.556
3
6
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6
1
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4
0
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2
7
0
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7
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6
2
0
.750
6
2
0
.750
5
4
0
.556
4
5
0
.444
AFC SouthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
3
5
0
.375
2
7
0
.222
1
7
0
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7
2
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.778
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2
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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/9
@
10-13
Thu
9/10
@
27-7
Sun
9/13
@
59-37
Sun
9/13
@
41-23
Sun
9/13
@
13-20

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@
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Thu
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Sun
11/15
@
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Sun
11/15
@
1:00 PM
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11/15
@
1:00 PM