2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force | 10 | 15 | -40 | -2.67 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 10 | -17 | -1.70 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 8 | 13 | -15 | -1.15 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 9 | 14 | -13 | -0.93 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 6 | 9 | -11 | -1.22 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 7 | 14 | -11 | -0.79 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 8 | 10 | -10 | -1.00 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 7 | 13 | -10 | -0.77 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 4 | 5 | -9 | -1.80 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 8 | 11 | -9 | -0.82 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 9 | 12 | -9 | -0.75 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 8 | -7 | -0.88 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 10 | 13 | -7 | -0.54 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 9 | 12 | -4 | -0.33 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 5 | 5 | -3 | -0.60 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 6 | 13 | -2 | -0.15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 11 | 19 | -2 | -0.11 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 5 | 7 | -1 | -0.14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 12 | -1 | -0.08 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 9 | 18 | 6 | 0.33 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 8 | 14 | 7 | 0.50 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0.90 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 8 | 12 | 10 | 0.83 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 7 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 13 | 12 | 0.92 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 10 | 22 | 13 | 0.59 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 9 | 10 | 13 | 1.30 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 8 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 8 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 7 | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 4 | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 8 | 13 | 17 | 1.31 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 6 | 10 | 17 | 1.70 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 10 | 16 | 18 | 1.13 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 5 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | California | 6 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 7 | 13 | 19 | 1.46 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 7 | 12 | 19 | 1.58 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 8 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 6 | 10 | 21 | 2.10 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 11 | 17 | 22 | 1.29 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 7 | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 8 | 10 | 22 | 2.20 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Rice | 5 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 9 | 15 | 26 | 1.73 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 10 | 15 | 27 | 1.80 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida | 7 | 11 | 27 | 2.45 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 6 | 11 | 28 | 2.55 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 5 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 9 | 16 | 29 | 1.81 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 13 | 29 | 2.23 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 8 | 13 | 30 | 2.31 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 12 | 30 | 2.50 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 6 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Akron | 5 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 9 | 19 | 34 | 1.79 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 5 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 8 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 6 | 11 | 40 | 3.64 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 10 | 16 | 41 | 2.56 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 9 | 15 | 42 | 2.80 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 7 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 9 | 19 | 43 | 2.26 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 12 | 20 | 47 | 2.35 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 11 | 17 | 50 | 2.94 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 8 | 13 | 53 | 4.08 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 9 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 8 | 12 | 55 | 4.58 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 8 | 12 | 56 | 4.67 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 9 | 18 | 57 | 3.17 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 8 | 15 | 59 | 3.93 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 10 | 15 | 63 | 4.20 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 9 | 16 | 73 | 4.56 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 84 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 22 | 4 | 0.18 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Utah State | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 17 | 17 | 1.00 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Tennessee | 7 | 20 | 21 | 1.05 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 14 | 21 | 1.50 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Army | 9 | 16 | 28 | 1.75 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | UAB | 7 | 11 | 31 | 2.82 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Hawai'i | 9 | 11 | 32 | 2.91 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Ohio | 9 | 15 | 34 | 2.27 | 3 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | LSU | 4 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Arizona State | 7 | 14 | 39 | 2.79 | 1 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Oregon State | 6 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 13 | 41 | 3.15 | 2 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Alabama | 10 | 15 | 44 | 2.93 | 1 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Oklahoma | 10 | 15 | 45 | 3.00 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 14 | 47 | 3.36 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Fresno State | 8 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Maryland | 8 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Massachusetts | 9 | 16 | 50 | 3.13 | 3 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | North Carolina State | 5 | 10 | 50 | 5.00 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 84 | Duke | 4 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | TCU | 7 | 11 | 53 | 4.82 | 3 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 14 | 55 | 3.93 | 1 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 15 | 56 | 3.73 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | South Florida | 6 | 12 | 59 | 4.92 | 3 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Texas Tech | 9 | 17 | 63 | 3.71 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Bowling Green | 9 | 15 | 64 | 4.27 | 3 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 1 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | East Carolina | 5 | 8 | 67 | 8.38 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Kansas | 8 | 14 | 70 | 5.00 | 3 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | SMU | 8 | 12 | 70 | 5.83 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 84 | USC | 6 | 8 | 83 | 10.38 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 84 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 15 | 90 | 6.00 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 84 | Texas | 9 | 12 | 93 | 7.75 | 1 | 66 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Baylor | 8 | 19 | 96 | 5.05 | 3 | 56 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Nevada | 9 | 13 | 99 | 7.62 | 2 | 69 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 120 | Old Dominion | 11 | 18 | 35 | 1.94 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 120 | Miami (Florida) | 7 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 120 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 10 | 15 | 41 | 2.73 | 1 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 120 | Central Michigan | 8 | 13 | 68 | 5.23 | 1 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 120 | Marshall | 7 | 14 | 83 | 5.93 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 120 | Virginia | 8 | 12 | 89 | 7.42 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 120 | Tulane | 10 | 20 | 106 | 5.30 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
| 120 | Troy | 10 | 21 | 132 | 6.29 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
| 128 | Ohio State | 9 | 15 | 120 | 8.00 | 1 | 62 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 128 | Utah | 5 | 10 | 124 | 12.40 | 2 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 128 | Temple | 8 | 17 | 132 | 7.76 | 1 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||