2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 10 | -13 | -1.30 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke | 5 | 8 | -2 | -0.25 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 13 | -14 | -1.08 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Boston College | 6 | 7 | -1 | -0.14 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Syracuse | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0.55 | 1 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Wake Forest | 8 | 13 | 18 | 1.38 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | North Carolina State | 8 | 16 | 39 | 2.44 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Clemson | 9 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 1 | 66 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Florida State | 7 | 11 | 20 | 1.82 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Virginia | 6 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 10 | 13 | 45 | 3.46 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||