2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | 10 | 19 | -37 | -1.95 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 11 | 21 | -19 | -0.90 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 10 | 21 | -18 | -0.86 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 7 | 9 | -9 | -1.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 7 | 10 | -9 | -0.90 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 5 | 10 | -1 | -0.10 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0.25 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0.55 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 9 | 18 | 12 | 0.67 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 7 | 12 | 13 | 1.08 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 8 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 7 | 18 | 17 | 0.94 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 7 | 14 | 17 | 1.21 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 6 | 10 | 17 | 1.70 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Ball State | 9 | 12 | 20 | 1.67 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Tulane | 7 | 16 | 24 | 1.50 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 8 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 6 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 9 | 15 | 28 | 1.87 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 8 | 17 | 29 | 1.71 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 15 | 29 | 1.93 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 6 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Rice | 6 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 8 | 18 | 31 | 1.72 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 12 | 20 | 32 | 1.60 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 7 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 11 | 16 | 33 | 2.06 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 5 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 10 | 17 | 37 | 2.18 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 9 | 12 | 39 | 3.25 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 8 | 19 | 40 | 2.11 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 17 | 40 | 2.35 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | California | 10 | 15 | 40 | 2.67 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 11 | 18 | 41 | 2.28 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 13 | 26 | 43 | 1.65 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 8 | 13 | 43 | 3.31 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 7 | 11 | 43 | 3.91 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 10 | 17 | 45 | 2.65 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Troy | 10 | 19 | 46 | 2.42 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 9 | 14 | 48 | 3.43 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 8 | 12 | 48 | 4.00 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Florida International | 7 | 13 | 49 | 3.77 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 7 | 12 | 50 | 4.17 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 13 | 19 | 51 | 2.68 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 7 | 14 | 54 | 3.86 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Utah State | 10 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Air Force | 12 | 20 | 55 | 2.75 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 10 | 12 | 55 | 4.58 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 5 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 10 | 21 | 58 | 2.76 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 11 | 23 | 61 | 2.65 | 0 | 54 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 14 | 61 | 4.36 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 10 | 15 | 62 | 4.13 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 8 | 14 | 67 | 4.79 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 14 | 68 | 4.86 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 7 | 16 | 69 | 4.31 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 12 | 20 | 71 | 3.55 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | UNLV | 11 | 19 | 71 | 3.74 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | UCF | 9 | 16 | 71 | 4.44 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | North Texas | 8 | 15 | 72 | 4.80 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Alabama | 10 | 21 | 73 | 3.48 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Utah | 8 | 14 | 75 | 5.36 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 9 | 15 | 76 | 5.07 | 0 | 53 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Houston | 11 | 24 | 77 | 3.21 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 9 | 17 | 78 | 4.59 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 10 | 16 | 86 | 5.38 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 11 | 21 | 90 | 4.29 | 0 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Liberty | 11 | 20 | 90 | 4.50 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Missouri | 9 | 13 | 90 | 6.92 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 16 | 93 | 5.81 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | South Florida | 9 | 16 | 93 | 5.81 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 21 | 97 | 4.62 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | UAB | 7 | 12 | 103 | 8.58 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 22 | 104 | 4.73 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 19 | 108 | 5.68 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 17 | 110 | 6.47 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | James Madison | 9 | 27 | 134 | 4.96 | 0 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 14 | 202 | 14.43 | 0 | 79 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| 85 | Florida | 7 | 10 | -13 | -1.30 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Bowling Green | 10 | 18 | -7 | -0.39 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Nebraska | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0.40 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Boise State | 9 | 16 | 13 | 0.81 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | Akron | 8 | 13 | 13 | 1.00 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Georgia | 8 | 11 | 19 | 1.73 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | UTSA | 8 | 19 | 20 | 1.05 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | Northwestern | 9 | 18 | 30 | 1.67 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Toledo | 8 | 12 | 34 | 2.83 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 12 | 34 | 2.83 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | Michigan State | 8 | 16 | 37 | 2.31 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | Arkansas State | 10 | 15 | 37 | 2.47 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Wyoming | 10 | 19 | 40 | 2.11 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Maryland | 11 | 23 | 45 | 1.96 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 85 | Fresno State | 7 | 11 | 46 | 4.18 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | San Diego State | 8 | 12 | 48 | 4.00 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Duke | 11 | 21 | 57 | 2.71 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | Western Michigan | 8 | 11 | 59 | 5.36 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 85 | South Alabama | 10 | 18 | 61 | 3.39 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Clemson | 8 | 12 | 66 | 5.50 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 85 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 22 | 69 | 3.14 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 85 | Texas State | 8 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 85 | Wisconsin | 10 | 19 | 70 | 3.68 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | Tennessee | 9 | 21 | 72 | 3.43 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 85 | San Jose State | 10 | 16 | 88 | 5.50 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 85 | Army | 9 | 24 | 89 | 3.71 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 85 | Marshall | 7 | 9 | 90 | 10.00 | 1 | 66 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 85 | New Mexico | 7 | 16 | 91 | 5.69 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Virginia | 8 | 16 | 93 | 5.81 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 85 | Mississippi | 10 | 25 | 94 | 3.76 | 1 | 53 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 85 | TCU | 10 | 24 | 96 | 4.00 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 85 | BYU | 9 | 19 | 113 | 5.95 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Buffalo | 8 | 11 | 118 | 10.73 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 85 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 17 | 132 | 7.76 | 1 | 57 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 121 | Kent State | 7 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 121 | Temple | 8 | 19 | 61 | 3.21 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 121 | Massachusetts | 7 | 12 | 62 | 5.17 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 121 | Boston College | 10 | 13 | 81 | 6.23 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 121 | UTEP | 10 | 17 | 82 | 4.82 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 121 | Baylor | 8 | 17 | 90 | 5.29 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 121 | Appalachian State | 10 | 19 | 97 | 5.11 | 2 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 121 | South Carolina | 9 | 14 | 97 | 6.93 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 121 | Nevada | 10 | 16 | 135 | 8.44 | 2 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 121 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 15 | 141 | 9.40 | 2 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 131 | Miami (Florida) | 7 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 131 | Charlotte | 9 | 22 | 112 | 5.09 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 131 | Purdue | 8 | 17 | 146 | 8.59 | 3 | 52 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||