2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 10+ Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ball State | 5 | 9 | -51 | -5.67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 8 | 9 | -44 | -4.89 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 17 | -35 | -2.06 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 6 | 6 | -27 | -4.50 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | California | 10 | 14 | -22 | -1.57 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 9 | 17 | -21 | -1.24 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 5 | 8 | -19 | -2.38 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 9 | 19 | -15 | -0.79 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 6 | 14 | -14 | -1.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 10 | -11 | -1.10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 12 | 25 | -2 | -0.08 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 6 | 8 | -1 | -0.13 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 11 | -1 | -0.09 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 9 | 20 | 2 | 0.10 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 9 | 16 | 7 | 0.44 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 11 | 14 | 9 | 0.64 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 10 | 13 | 10 | 0.77 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 18 | 11 | 0.61 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 9 | 16 | 14 | 0.88 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 7 | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 13 | 23 | 16 | 0.70 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 10 | 17 | 18 | 1.06 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 8 | 14 | 18 | 1.29 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 5 | 13 | 19 | 1.46 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 8 | 14 | 21 | 1.50 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 7 | 10 | 22 | 2.20 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 8 | 12 | 26 | 2.17 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 9 | 16 | 27 | 1.69 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 13 | 28 | 2.15 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 6 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke | 10 | 17 | 31 | 1.82 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 9 | 13 | 32 | 2.46 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 9 | 14 | 35 | 2.50 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 9 | 13 | 35 | 2.69 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 9 | 22 | 36 | 1.64 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 9 | 13 | 38 | 2.92 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 15 | 39 | 2.60 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 21 | 41 | 1.95 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 5 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Idaho | 9 | 13 | 44 | 3.38 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 7 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 6 | 11 | 45 | 4.09 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 9 | 18 | 47 | 2.61 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 8 | 14 | 47 | 3.36 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 5 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 8 | 15 | 51 | 3.40 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 5 | 14 | 51 | 3.64 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 10 | 18 | 53 | 2.94 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 8 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 16 | 54 | 3.38 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 11 | 16 | 57 | 3.56 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 14 | 58 | 4.14 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 8 | 15 | 62 | 4.13 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 8 | 19 | 63 | 3.32 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 9 | 15 | 70 | 4.67 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 11 | 26 | 71 | 2.73 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 11 | 19 | 71 | 3.74 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 9 | 18 | 71 | 3.94 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 13 | 25 | 73 | 2.92 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 7 | 16 | 76 | 4.75 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 20 | 77 | 3.85 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 10 | 19 | 83 | 4.37 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 23 | 90 | 3.91 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 9 | 21 | 97 | 4.62 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 69 | TCU | 13 | 24 | -5 | -0.21 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | Auburn | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 | Oregon | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0.12 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | Fresno State | 10 | 20 | 16 | 0.80 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 69 | Kent State | 9 | 22 | 25 | 1.14 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 69 | Texas Tech | 9 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 18 | 36 | 2.00 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 69 | Wyoming | 9 | 18 | 37 | 2.06 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 69 | Western Michigan | 9 | 19 | 38 | 2.00 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 69 | Florida International | 7 | 12 | 39 | 3.25 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 19 | 40 | 2.11 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | Texas | 11 | 23 | 41 | 1.78 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 69 | Air Force | 3 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 | Utah State | 11 | 22 | 45 | 2.05 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 69 | Indiana | 10 | 17 | 46 | 2.71 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 69 | Miami (Florida) | 10 | 17 | 47 | 2.76 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 69 | Iowa | 7 | 13 | 47 | 3.62 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 69 | UTSA | 8 | 18 | 49 | 2.72 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | South Alabama | 7 | 11 | 49 | 4.45 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | North Carolina State | 9 | 17 | 59 | 3.47 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | Appalachian State | 10 | 21 | 60 | 2.86 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 69 | Mississippi State | 11 | 17 | 60 | 3.53 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 69 | Florida State | 9 | 19 | 61 | 3.21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 | Ohio State | 13 | 25 | 63 | 2.52 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 69 | Virginia | 8 | 9 | 63 | 7.00 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | New Mexico | 9 | 11 | 64 | 5.82 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 69 | Army | 10 | 14 | 65 | 4.64 | 1 | 81 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | LSU | 9 | 17 | 66 | 3.88 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 69 | Rice | 8 | 12 | 67 | 5.58 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 69 | Nevada | 10 | 19 | 68 | 3.58 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 69 | Louisville | 11 | 16 | 69 | 4.31 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 69 | Illinois | 6 | 11 | 70 | 6.36 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 69 | Florida | 9 | 19 | 71 | 3.74 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 69 | Purdue | 8 | 13 | 72 | 5.54 | 0 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | Memphis | 7 | 17 | 75 | 4.41 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 69 | Michigan State | 8 | 16 | 78 | 4.88 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 69 | North Carolina | 10 | 16 | 78 | 4.88 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 69 | Michigan | 11 | 27 | 88 | 3.26 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 69 | Texas A&M | 10 | 17 | 91 | 5.35 | 0 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 20 | 92 | 4.60 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 69 | Arizona State | 10 | 16 | 92 | 5.75 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 69 | Cincinnati | 8 | 13 | 94 | 7.23 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 69 | San Jose State | 11 | 16 | 100 | 6.25 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 69 | Tulane | 8 | 15 | 106 | 7.07 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 69 | Connecticut | 10 | 20 | 109 | 5.45 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 69 | Missouri | 9 | 22 | 113 | 5.14 | 1 | 75 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 69 | UNLV | 9 | 14 | 117 | 8.36 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 69 | UCLA | 10 | 21 | 122 | 5.81 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 69 | Syracuse | 9 | 15 | 123 | 8.20 | 2 | 76 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 69 | UAB | 12 | 24 | 125 | 5.21 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 69 | Akron | 11 | 19 | 132 | 6.95 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 69 | North Texas | 8 | 13 | 139 | 10.69 | 1 | 82 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 121 | UTEP | 7 | 13 | 69 | 5.31 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 121 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 13 | 86 | 6.62 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 121 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 17 | 87 | 5.12 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 121 | Massachusetts | 10 | 19 | 97 | 5.11 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 121 | Maryland | 9 | 13 | 97 | 7.46 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 121 | UCF | 8 | 20 | 119 | 5.95 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 121 | Troy | 10 | 20 | 124 | 6.20 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 121 | Boston College | 10 | 24 | 129 | 5.38 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 121 | Alabama | 10 | 25 | 139 | 5.56 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 130 | Old Dominion | 8 | 16 | 134 | 8.38 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||