So far this defense outplaying last two year's defenses in key areas

So they may not have the sacks or tackles for loss numbers of the last two years, but here are some stats that may be interesting for comparison.

Rush Defense (can't beat 2016)
2016- 63.93 yards/game, 2.01 yards/rush, 5 TDs
2017- 66.71 yards/game, 2.34 yards/rush, 2 TDs
2015- 75.73 yards/game, 2.43 yards/rush, 7 TDs

Pass Defense
2017- 187.6 yards/game (24th nationally), 5.6 yards/attempt (6th nationally)
2016- 197.9 yards/game (24th nationally), 5.9 yards/attempt (7th nationally)
2015- 200.6 yards/game (30th nationally), 6.1 yards/attempt (15th nationally)

Opponent 3rd down conversion %
2017- 27.08
2015- 28.63
2016- 30.67

Turnover Margin
2017- 1.57
2016- .67
2015- .67



Turnover margin is partially the product of the offense, but we are also intercepting more passes/game this year than we were last year. In total defense this year's team leads so far as well.

Halfway-ish through the year, thought this was interesting. With stiffer competition maybe this team drops off some, but also there are some pretty weak offensive teams coming up in Auburn, LSU, Mercer and MSU. We'll see.