Stuffs STF
STF stands for stuffs in football. Tackles that stop a ball carrier at or behind the line of scrimmage on a run, credited in halves when two players share one.
How STF is calculated
Counted, in half-credits. STFYDS is the yards those stops cost the offense.
Interior linemen and linebackers lead it; it rewards run defense that tackles and sacks leave out.
What counts as a good STF?
Half of the 488 qualified NFL players in 2026 were at or below 2.0. Clearing 4.5 put a season in the top tenth of the league.
- Median
- 2.0
- Top 10%
- 4.5
- Leader
- 9.5
By position, the median was 2.5 for LB, 2.0 for DE, 2.0 for DT, 1.5 for S and 1.0 for CB.
Qualified: 4+ games, non-zero, 2026 regular season.