Defensive Pass Interference Penalty Question.
 

Non-football official here.

How are the penalties different for NFHS, NCAA, and NFL? Thanks.

MTD, Sr.

At the NFHS level, the penalty for Defensive PI is repeat the down, 15 yards in advance of the previous spot (LOS) not a spot foul, and is no longer an automatic 1st down.

NCAA:
Spot foul if foul takes place less than 15 yards from previous spot.
15-yard penalty if foul takes place more than 15 yards from the previous spot.
If ball is snapped from inside the 17 yard line and foul occurs inside the 2 yard line, ball is placed that the 2 yard line.
If ball is snapped from at/inside the 2 yard line, half-the-distance.
Automatic first down in all of the above.

If foul occurs on a try from the 3 yard line, half-the-distance. If foul occurs on a try from anywhere but the three yard line, refer to the previous paragraph.


NFL is a spot foul, unless foul occurs in the end zone, in which case the ball is placed at the 1 yard line. Not sure what they do on trys.