Quency Wiggins, Colorado DE: the 2026 season story
Quency Wiggins is a senior defensive lineman for Colorado (Big 12). He ranks 1149th of 1,709 defensive linemen in Division I by the Player Index, which judges every defensive lineman on the measures that matter at the position, adjusted for the opponents he faced.
Scouting report
Why it matters. Knowing the one or two things a player does best, and where he is ordinary, says more than any single total. Quency Wiggins's strongest measure is QB hurries per game at 0.38, 233rd of 892 (the average is 0.26). His weakest is passes defended per game at 0.00, 372nd of 892 (the average is 0.08).
Season production
Why it matters. Totals reward staying healthy and getting the ball; per-game numbers show how much he really carries each week. His tackles per game, 2.1, ranks 569th among 892 ranked defensive linemen.
Against every defensive lineman
Why it matters. Splitting the measures into how much, how well and how many big plays shows what kind of defensive lineman he is. Among ranked defensive linemen he sits, on average, in the 36th percentile for volume and 25th for impact.
The season, game by game
Why it matters. A season average can hide a player who is great one week and absent the next; game by game shows how dependable he is. Over 5 games, Quency Wiggins's best came in week 3 at Northwestern and his quietest in week 5 against Texas Tech.
Where he does his damage
Why it matters. Where and how a player makes his plays shows how his team uses him and what a defense has to take away.
National and conference
Why it matters. A national rank shows how a player stacks up beyond his own league, where the competition can be very different. Quency Wiggins is 669th of 892 FBS defensive linemen and 86th of 105 in the Big 12. Next up nationally is Eli Jackson of Kansas State, 0.01 ahead on the index.
Defensive linemen like him
Why it matters. Comparing a player with his closest statistical matches puts his season in context beyond the rankings. His closest match this season is Vertonio Weatherton of Tennessee State.
