If defense wins championships, the players listed below could be the most important in the country. On Sunday, ESPN’s Billy Connelly revealed his top 10 defensive players in college football this season.

Who has the best defense in college football? Defenses win championships, as the Michigan Wolverines (2023) and the Ohio State Buckeyes (2024 have demonstrated in the last two seasons. With the 2025 college football season underway, many of the best ...

Denver's defense leads the NFL in several categories, including red zone defense (28.6%) and third-down defense (27.1%). Their 254.2 yards per game yield is just behind Atlanta's 253.4. Their league-best 30 sacks are 10 more than second-place Pittsburgh and Nik Bonitto leads the NFL with eight sacks, putting him on pace for 23.

LSU linebacker Whit Weeks has officially been ruled out for Saturday's Week 8 matchup against the Vanderbilt Commodores. Weeks, the Bayou Bengals' starting line

Through five games, Brent Venables' OU football defense ranks as the nation's best in a multitude of categories.

With jaw-dropping speed and elite efficiency, Demond Williams Jr. is putting up stats on par with Lamar Jackson and Kyler Murray — and making a serious Heisman case.