2017 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 277 | 536 | 231 | 813 | 3.52 | 203.3 | 
| 2 | UTSA | 3 | 258 | 363 | 176 | 621 | 3.53 | 207.0 | 
| 3 | Georgia | 5 | 452 | 768 | 321 | 1220 | 3.80 | 244.0 | 
| 4 | Wisconsin | 4 | 297 | 691 | 247 | 988 | 4.00 | 247.0 | 
| 5 | Michigan State | 4 | 384 | 609 | 235 | 993 | 4.23 | 248.3 | 
| 6 | Alabama | 5 | 369 | 876 | 294 | 1245 | 4.23 | 249.0 | 
| 7 | Clemson | 5 | 460 | 790 | 323 | 1250 | 3.87 | 250.0 | 
| 8 | Washington | 5 | 511 | 769 | 331 | 1280 | 3.87 | 256.0 | 
| 9 | Auburn | 5 | 584 | 712 | 344 | 1296 | 3.77 | 259.2 | 
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 407 | 633 | 224 | 1040 | 4.64 | 260.0 | 
| 11 | Washington State | 5 | 643 | 733 | 298 | 1376 | 4.62 | 275.2 | 
| 12 | Minnesota | 4 | 439 | 694 | 251 | 1133 | 4.51 | 283.3 | 
| 13 | Penn State | 5 | 637 | 809 | 354 | 1446 | 4.08 | 289.2 | 
| 14 | Duke | 5 | 400 | 1055 | 290 | 1455 | 5.02 | 291.0 | 
| 15 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 420 | 753 | 308 | 1173 | 3.81 | 293.3 | 
| 16 | USF | 5 | 372 | 1097 | 353 | 1469 | 4.16 | 293.8 | 
| 17 | Utah | 4 | 348 | 838 | 278 | 1186 | 4.27 | 296.5 | 
| 18 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 518 | 684 | 273 | 1202 | 4.40 | 300.5 | 
| 19 | Appalachian State | 4 | 591 | 620 | 254 | 1211 | 4.77 | 302.8 | 
| 20 | Mississippi State | 5 | 750 | 783 | 295 | 1533 | 5.20 | 306.6 | 
| 21 | Kansas State | 4 | 482 | 752 | 269 | 1234 | 4.59 | 308.5 | 
| 22 | UCF | 3 | 251 | 677 | 195 | 928 | 4.76 | 309.3 | 
| 23 | LSU | 5 | 630 | 921 | 320 | 1551 | 4.85 | 310.2 | 
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 578 | 999 | 327 | 1577 | 4.82 | 315.4 | 
| 25 | Southern Miss | 4 | 532 | 732 | 258 | 1264 | 4.90 | 316.0 | 
| 26 | Wake Forest | 5 | 662 | 922 | 355 | 1584 | 4.46 | 316.8 | 
| 27 | San Diego State | 5 | 655 | 931 | 307 | 1586 | 5.17 | 317.2 | 
| 28 | Louisville | 5 | 523 | 1065 | 322 | 1588 | 4.93 | 317.6 | 
| 29 | TCU | 4 | 378 | 916 | 251 | 1294 | 5.16 | 323.5 | 
| 30 | Oregon | 5 | 475 | 1186 | 377 | 1661 | 4.41 | 332.2 | 
| 31 | Air Force | 4 | 795 | 535 | 219 | 1330 | 6.07 | 332.5 | 
| 32 | Oklahoma | 4 | 537 | 794 | 276 | 1331 | 4.82 | 332.8 | 
| 33 | Florida State | 3 | 379 | 622 | 199 | 1001 | 5.03 | 333.7 | 
| 34 | Nebraska | 5 | 529 | 1140 | 326 | 1669 | 5.12 | 333.8 | 
| 35 | Ohio State | 5 | 673 | 1005 | 362 | 1678 | 4.64 | 335.6 | 
| 36 | Fresno State | 4 | 428 | 928 | 254 | 1356 | 5.34 | 339.0 | 
| 37 | Troy | 5 | 544 | 1155 | 334 | 1699 | 5.09 | 339.8 | 
| 38 | Virginia | 4 | 516 | 849 | 269 | 1365 | 5.07 | 341.3 | 
| 39 | Navy | 4 | 518 | 853 | 242 | 1371 | 5.67 | 342.8 | 
| 40 | Texas | 4 | 386 | 991 | 262 | 1377 | 5.26 | 344.3 | 
| 41 | Wyoming | 5 | 923 | 805 | 363 | 1728 | 4.76 | 345.6 | 
| 41 | New Mexico | 5 | 627 | 1101 | 349 | 1728 | 4.95 | 345.6 | 
| 41 | Western Michigan | 5 | 817 | 911 | 321 | 1728 | 5.38 | 345.6 | 
| 44 | Boise State | 4 | 463 | 924 | 293 | 1387 | 4.73 | 346.8 | 
| 45 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 1023 | 716 | 343 | 1739 | 5.07 | 347.8 | 
| 46 | Arkansas | 4 | 571 | 821 | 254 | 1392 | 5.48 | 348.0 | 
| 47 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 671 | 1070 | 364 | 1741 | 4.78 | 348.2 | 
| 48 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 808 | 938 | 327 | 1746 | 5.34 | 349.2 | 
| 49 | Kentucky | 5 | 370 | 1377 | 335 | 1747 | 5.21 | 349.4 | 
| 50 | Syracuse | 5 | 660 | 1128 | 348 | 1788 | 5.14 | 357.6 | 
| 51 | UAB | 4 | 719 | 716 | 286 | 1435 | 5.02 | 358.8 | 
| 52 | Idaho | 4 | 831 | 606 | 273 | 1437 | 5.26 | 359.3 | 
| 53 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 447 | 1000 | 281 | 1447 | 5.15 | 361.8 | 
| 54 | Rutgers | 5 | 750 | 1071 | 327 | 1821 | 5.57 | 364.2 | 
| 55 | Army | 5 | 860 | 962 | 290 | 1822 | 6.28 | 364.4 | 
| 56 | Houston | 4 | 623 | 835 | 293 | 1458 | 4.98 | 364.5 | 
| 57 | Buffalo | 5 | 1044 | 782 | 355 | 1826 | 5.14 | 365.2 | 
| 58 | Colorado | 5 | 664 | 1170 | 353 | 1834 | 5.20 | 366.8 | 
| 59 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 680 | 1168 | 375 | 1848 | 4.93 | 369.6 | 
| 60 | NC State | 5 | 428 | 1424 | 327 | 1852 | 5.66 | 370.4 | 
| 61 | Ball State | 5 | 744 | 1116 | 328 | 1860 | 5.67 | 372.0 | 
| 62 | Texas State | 5 | 707 | 1166 | 339 | 1873 | 5.53 | 374.6 | 
| 63 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 389 | 739 | 242 | 1128 | 4.66 | 376.0 | 
| 63 | Arizona | 4 | 472 | 1032 | 280 | 1504 | 5.37 | 376.0 | 
| 65 | Iowa | 5 | 674 | 1210 | 355 | 1884 | 5.31 | 376.8 | 
| 66 | Iowa State | 4 | 462 | 1056 | 288 | 1518 | 5.27 | 379.5 | 
| 67 | Maryland | 4 | 527 | 992 | 282 | 1519 | 5.39 | 379.8 | 
| 68 | Marshall | 4 | 555 | 967 | 287 | 1522 | 5.30 | 380.5 | 
| 69 | Florida | 4 | 564 | 961 | 266 | 1525 | 5.73 | 381.3 | 
| 70 | BYU | 5 | 845 | 1063 | 362 | 1908 | 5.27 | 381.6 | 
| 71 | Tennessee | 5 | 1263 | 646 | 341 | 1909 | 5.60 | 381.8 | 
| 72 | Northwestern | 4 | 580 | 957 | 298 | 1537 | 5.16 | 384.3 | 
| 73 | Utah State | 5 | 956 | 971 | 357 | 1927 | 5.40 | 385.4 | 
| 74 | Notre Dame | 5 | 721 | 1208 | 384 | 1929 | 5.02 | 385.8 | 
| 75 | Purdue | 4 | 528 | 1018 | 273 | 1546 | 5.66 | 386.5 | 
| 76 | Texas A&M | 5 | 479 | 1458 | 341 | 1937 | 5.68 | 387.4 | 
| 77 | Tulane | 4 | 839 | 714 | 249 | 1553 | 6.24 | 388.3 | 
| 78 | USC | 5 | 736 | 1207 | 366 | 1943 | 5.31 | 388.6 | 
| 79 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 716 | 853 | 250 | 1569 | 6.28 | 392.3 | 
| 80 | Georgia State | 3 | 498 | 684 | 183 | 1182 | 6.46 | 394.0 | 
| 81 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 842 | 1144 | 343 | 1986 | 5.79 | 397.2 | 
| 82 | North Texas | 5 | 642 | 1362 | 378 | 2004 | 5.30 | 400.8 | 
| 83 | Cincinnati | 5 | 1189 | 817 | 361 | 2006 | 5.56 | 401.2 | 
| 84 | FIU | 4 | 675 | 933 | 282 | 1608 | 5.70 | 402.0 | 
| 85 | Ohio | 5 | 610 | 1407 | 374 | 2017 | 5.39 | 403.4 | 
| 86 | New Mexico State | 5 | 810 | 1217 | 370 | 2027 | 5.48 | 405.4 | 
| 87 | South Carolina | 5 | 768 | 1269 | 378 | 2037 | 5.39 | 407.4 | 
| 88 | Massachusetts | 6 | 1182 | 1273 | 423 | 2455 | 5.80 | 409.2 | 
| 89 | Boston College | 5 | 1295 | 770 | 383 | 2065 | 5.39 | 413.0 | 
| 90 | Indiana | 4 | 628 | 1027 | 321 | 1655 | 5.16 | 413.8 | 
| 91 | South Alabama | 5 | 645 | 1461 | 344 | 2106 | 6.12 | 421.2 | 
| 92 | Akron | 5 | 839 | 1275 | 345 | 2114 | 6.13 | 422.8 | 
| 93 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 1107 | 1012 | 377 | 2119 | 5.62 | 423.8 | 
| 93 | Rice | 5 | 611 | 1508 | 333 | 2119 | 6.36 | 423.8 | 
| 95 | Toledo | 4 | 914 | 782 | 265 | 1696 | 6.40 | 424.0 | 
| 96 | Old Dominion | 4 | 717 | 983 | 310 | 1700 | 5.48 | 425.0 | 
| 97 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 778 | 498 | 202 | 1276 | 6.32 | 425.3 | 
| 98 | Colorado State | 5 | 746 | 1387 | 342 | 2133 | 6.24 | 426.6 | 
| 99 | Illinois | 4 | 718 | 992 | 304 | 1710 | 5.63 | 427.5 | 
| 100 | Central Michigan | 5 | 956 | 1188 | 379 | 2144 | 5.66 | 428.8 | 
| 101 | Ole Miss | 4 | 917 | 803 | 292 | 1720 | 5.89 | 430.0 | 
| 101 | Charlotte | 5 | 944 | 1206 | 357 | 2150 | 6.02 | 430.0 | 
| 103 | SMU | 5 | 533 | 1625 | 355 | 2158 | 6.08 | 431.6 | 
| 104 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 850 | 1317 | 311 | 2167 | 6.97 | 433.4 | 
| 105 | Arkansas State | 3 | 592 | 728 | 221 | 1320 | 5.97 | 440.0 | 
| 106 | Stanford | 5 | 948 | 1273 | 360 | 2221 | 6.17 | 444.2 | 
| 107 | California | 5 | 873 | 1369 | 399 | 2242 | 5.62 | 448.4 | 
| 108 | West Virginia | 4 | 904 | 900 | 295 | 1804 | 6.12 | 451.0 | 
| 109 | Temple | 5 | 997 | 1265 | 367 | 2262 | 6.16 | 452.4 | 
| 110 | Missouri | 4 | 779 | 1031 | 300 | 1810 | 6.03 | 452.5 | 
| 111 | Texas Tech | 4 | 580 | 1239 | 322 | 1819 | 5.65 | 454.8 | 
| 112 | Hawaii | 5 | 895 | 1384 | 326 | 2279 | 6.99 | 455.8 | 
| 113 | North Carolina | 5 | 1109 | 1225 | 376 | 2334 | 6.21 | 466.8 | 
| 114 | Baylor | 5 | 1171 | 1188 | 373 | 2359 | 6.32 | 471.8 | 
| 115 | Nevada | 5 | 711 | 1670 | 403 | 2381 | 5.91 | 476.2 | 
| 116 | Kent State | 5 | 1117 | 1277 | 344 | 2394 | 6.96 | 478.8 | 
| 117 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 946 | 971 | 304 | 1917 | 6.31 | 479.3 | 
| 118 | Kansas | 4 | 690 | 1238 | 295 | 1928 | 6.54 | 482.0 | 
| 119 | Arizona State | 5 | 953 | 1468 | 350 | 2421 | 6.92 | 484.2 | 
| 120 | UNLV | 4 | 769 | 1190 | 323 | 1959 | 6.07 | 489.8 | 
| 121 | Oregon State | 5 | 1011 | 1440 | 379 | 2451 | 6.47 | 490.2 | 
| 122 | UTEP | 5 | 1344 | 1165 | 358 | 2509 | 7.01 | 501.8 | 
| 123 | UCLA | 5 | 1421 | 1112 | 395 | 2533 | 6.41 | 506.6 | 
| 124 | San Jose State | 6 | 1740 | 1302 | 509 | 3042 | 5.98 | 507.0 | 
| 125 | Bowling Green | 5 | 1153 | 1404 | 382 | 2557 | 6.69 | 511.4 | 
| 126 | Memphis | 4 | 769 | 1285 | 343 | 2054 | 5.99 | 513.5 | 
| 127 | Connecticut | 4 | 648 | 1519 | 319 | 2167 | 6.79 | 541.8 | 
| 128 | Louisiana | 4 | 1196 | 1058 | 324 | 2254 | 6.96 | 563.5 | 
| 129 | Tulsa | 5 | 1599 | 1273 | 349 | 2872 | 8.23 | 574.4 | 
| 130 | East Carolina | 5 | 1488 | 1586 | 390 | 3074 | 7.88 | 614.8 |