Up front
Virginia Tech ranks first in FBS in front-seven havoc at 18.8%, ahead of New Mexico (17.8%) and East Carolina (15.3%). The middle of FBS is about 9.6%, and Northern Illinois is last of 138 (5.7%).
Front-seven havoc: plays where this team's linemen and linebackers make a tackle for loss, sack the quarterback, force a fumble or bat down a pass. Higher is better.
The lines. Big Uglies is our rating for each offensive line and each defensive front: adjusted line yards (30%), stuff rate (20%), power success (15%), sack rate (20%) and front-seven havoc (15%), against every FBS team. 50 is average, and every 10 points is a standard deviation. Line stats from CollegeFootballData.com, garbage time out.
Games through Oct 31, 2026. Ranks are among the 138 FBS teams with the number.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Front-seven havoc |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 18.8% |
| 2 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 17.8% |
| 3 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 15.3% |
| 4 | Tennessee | SEC | 15.0% |
| 5 | Louisiana Tech | Sun Belt | 14.8% |
| 6 | Indiana | Big Ten | 14.4% |
| 7 | SMU | ACC | 14.3% |
| 8 | LSU | SEC | 14.1% |
| 9 | Baylor | Big 12 | 13.7% |
| 10 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 13.6% |
| 10 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 13.6% |
| 12 | Florida | SEC | 12.9% |
| 12 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 12.9% |
| 14 | Colorado | Big 12 | 12.6% |
| 15 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 12.5% |
| 15 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 12.5% |
| 17 | South Florida | American Athletic | 12.4% |
| 18 | Notre Dame | Independents | 12.3% |
| 18 | Oklahoma | SEC | 12.3% |
| 18 | Syracuse | ACC | 12.3% |
| 21 | Boston College | ACC | 12.2% |
| 21 | UCLA | Big Ten | 12.2% |
| 23 | Rice | American Athletic | 12.1% |
| 23 | Texas | SEC | 12.1% |
| 25 | Memphis | American Athletic | 11.8% |
| 26 | Georgia | SEC | 11.7% |
| 27 | Ohio | Mid-American | 11.6% |
| 28 | Kansas | Big 12 | 11.5% |
| 29 | Alabama | SEC | 11.4% |
| 29 | Missouri | SEC | 11.4% |
| 31 | Arizona | Big 12 | 11.3% |
| 31 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 11.3% |
| 33 | Michigan | Big Ten | 11.2% |
| 33 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 11.2% |
| 35 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 11.1% |
| 35 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 11.1% |
| 37 | Washington | Big Ten | 11.0% |
| 38 | North Texas | American Athletic | 10.9% |
| 39 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 10.8% |
| 39 | TCU | Big 12 | 10.8% |
| 39 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 10.8% |
| 42 | Florida International | Conference USA | 10.7% |
| 43 | Clemson | ACC | 10.6% |
| 43 | North Dakota State | Mountain West | 10.6% |
| 43 | Wake Forest | ACC | 10.6% |
| 46 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 10.5% |
| 46 | Iowa | Big Ten | 10.5% |
| 46 | Kent State | Mid-American | 10.5% |
| 46 | Liberty | Conference USA | 10.5% |
| 50 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 10.4% |
| 50 | UAB | American Athletic | 10.4% |
| 52 | Duke | ACC | 10.3% |
| 52 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 10.3% |
| 52 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 10.3% |
| 55 | Maryland | Big Ten | 10.1% |
| 55 | Troy | Sun Belt | 10.1% |
| 57 | Auburn | SEC | 10.0% |
| 57 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 10.0% |
| 57 | Penn State | Big Ten | 10.0% |
| 60 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 9.9% |
| 60 | Ole Miss | SEC | 9.9% |
| 60 | Texas A&M | SEC | 9.9% |
| 63 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 9.8% |
| 63 | Delaware | Conference USA | 9.8% |
| 65 | App State | Sun Belt | 9.7% |
| 65 | Kentucky | SEC | 9.7% |
| 67 | Miami | ACC | 9.6% |
| 67 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 9.6% |
| 67 | San José State | Mountain West | 9.6% |
| 67 | Toledo | Mid-American | 9.6% |
| 71 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 9.5% |
| 72 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 9.4% |
| 72 | Houston | Big 12 | 9.4% |
| 72 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 9.4% |
| 75 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 9.3% |
| 75 | South Carolina | SEC | 9.3% |
| 77 | Ball State | Mid-American | 9.2% |
| 77 | Florida State | ACC | 9.2% |
| 77 | Navy | American Athletic | 9.2% |
| 77 | Tulane | American Athletic | 9.2% |
| 81 | BYU | Big 12 | 9.1% |
| 81 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9.1% |
| 81 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 9.1% |
| 81 | UTSA | American Athletic | 9.1% |
| 85 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 9.0% |
| 85 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 9.0% |
| 87 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 8.9% |
| 88 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 8.8% |
| 88 | USC | Big Ten | 8.8% |
| 88 | UTEP | Mountain West | 8.8% |
| 91 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 8.7% |
| 91 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 8.7% |
| 93 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 8.6% |
| 93 | Mississippi State | SEC | 8.6% |
| 95 | Nevada | Mountain West | 8.5% |
| 95 | UConn | Independents | 8.5% |
| 97 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 8.4% |
| 97 | Purdue | Big Ten | 8.4% |
| 97 | Virginia | ACC | 8.4% |
| 100 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 8.3% |
| 100 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 8.3% |
| 100 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 8.3% |
| 103 | Arkansas | SEC | 8.2% |
| 103 | Louisville | ACC | 8.2% |
| 103 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 8.2% |
| 103 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 8.2% |
| 107 | UCF | Big 12 | 8.1% |
| 108 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 8.0% |
| 108 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 8.0% |
| 108 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 8.0% |
| 108 | UNLV | Mountain West | 8.0% |
| 108 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 8.0% |
| 113 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 7.9% |
| 114 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 7.8% |
| 114 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 7.8% |
| 116 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 7.7% |
| 116 | Illinois | Big Ten | 7.7% |
| 116 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 7.7% |
| 116 | Oregon | Big Ten | 7.7% |
| 116 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7.7% |
| 121 | NC State | ACC | 7.5% |
| 121 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 7.5% |
| 121 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 7.5% |
| 124 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 7.3% |
| 124 | Sacramento State | Mid-American | 7.3% |
| 124 | Utah | Big 12 | 7.3% |
| 127 | California | ACC | 7.2% |
| 128 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 7.1% |
| 129 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 7.0% |
| 130 | Akron | Mid-American | 6.8% |
| 130 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 6.8% |
| 132 | Army | American Athletic | 6.6% |
| 132 | North Carolina | ACC | 6.6% |
| 132 | Stanford | ACC | 6.6% |
| 135 | Air Force | Mountain West | 6.4% |
| 136 | Temple | American Athletic | 6.2% |
| 137 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 6.0% |
| 138 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 5.7% |
ACC: Virginia Tech (18.8%, 1st); Mountain West: New Mexico (17.8%, 2nd); American Athletic: East Carolina (15.3%, 3rd); SEC: Tennessee (15.0%, 4th); Sun Belt: Louisiana Tech (14.8%, 5th); Big Ten: Indiana (14.4%, 6th); Big 12: Baylor (13.7%, 9th); Independents: Notre Dame (12.3%, 18th); Mid-American: Ohio (11.6%, 27th); Conference USA: Sam Houston (11.2%, 33rd); Pac-12: Boise State (11.1%, 35th).