2023 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford | 7 | 13 | -24 | -1.85 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 7 | -23 | -3.29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 9 | -23 | -2.56 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 2 | 4 | -15 | -3.75 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 6 | 7 | -14 | -2.00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 4 | 4 | -6 | -1.50 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 12 | 14 | -4 | -0.29 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Troy | 11 | 18 | -3 | -0.17 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 6 | 9 | -2 | -0.22 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 8 | 14 | -1 | -0.07 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0.33 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 9 | 14 | 7 | 0.50 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0.64 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 8 | 11 | 8 | 0.73 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 19 | 13 | 0.68 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 7 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 9 | 13 | 14 | 1.08 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Army | 9 | 16 | 15 | 0.94 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 8 | 13 | 15 | 1.15 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 8 | 14 | 16 | 1.14 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 12 | 17 | 19 | 1.12 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 11 | 14 | 20 | 1.43 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Rice | 6 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 6 | 10 | 23 | 2.30 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 9 | 15 | 24 | 1.60 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 11 | 15 | 24 | 1.60 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 9 | 14 | 25 | 1.79 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 7 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 8 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 6 | 11 | 27 | 2.45 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 7 | 11 | 27 | 2.45 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 7 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 9 | 13 | 28 | 2.15 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 5 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Washington | 7 | 13 | 32 | 2.46 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 10 | 15 | 33 | 2.20 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Arizona | 8 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | UTEP | 6 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 11 | 15 | 34 | 2.27 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Boston College | 6 | 9 | 37 | 4.11 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 10 | 15 | 40 | 2.67 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 6 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Georgia | 11 | 15 | 47 | 3.13 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Ohio | 10 | 18 | 49 | 2.72 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 7 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 8 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 10 | 12 | 56 | 4.67 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Duke | 10 | 15 | 60 | 4.00 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 8 | 12 | 66 | 5.50 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 11 | 18 | 68 | 3.78 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | South Florida | 11 | 20 | 78 | 3.90 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 13 | 84 | 6.46 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Akron | 9 | 16 | 88 | 5.50 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 63 | Jacksonville State | 10 | 13 | -16 | -1.23 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | New Mexico | 8 | 12 | -15 | -1.25 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Florida | 5 | 6 | -5 | -0.83 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 21 | -5 | -0.24 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Louisville | 12 | 14 | -4 | -0.29 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Appalachian State | 7 | 9 | -2 | -0.22 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Charlotte | 6 | 7 | -1 | -0.14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Western Michigan | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Utah State | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Virginia | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Kentucky | 5 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Colorado State | 9 | 12 | 11 | 0.92 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Old Dominion | 5 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | North Carolina | 9 | 15 | 17 | 1.13 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | South Carolina | 8 | 12 | 17 | 1.42 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Utah | 7 | 12 | 17 | 1.42 | 1 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 63 | Alabama | 7 | 14 | 19 | 1.36 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Buffalo | 9 | 10 | 19 | 1.90 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Navy | 10 | 14 | 21 | 1.50 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | UCF | 6 | 8 | 21 | 2.63 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 63 | San Diego State | 8 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Maryland | 10 | 19 | 29 | 1.53 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 63 | Wake Forest | 8 | 12 | 36 | 3.00 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Iowa State | 9 | 14 | 37 | 2.64 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | TCU | 9 | 14 | 38 | 2.71 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 63 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 18 | 40 | 2.22 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | UTSA | 9 | 18 | 41 | 2.28 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Hawai'i | 8 | 11 | 46 | 4.18 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 63 | Colorado | 6 | 9 | 48 | 5.33 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Marshall | 7 | 13 | 49 | 3.77 | 1 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 63 | Temple | 8 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 63 | North Texas | 9 | 19 | 53 | 2.79 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 63 | Florida International | 8 | 11 | 59 | 5.36 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 63 | Fresno State | 8 | 15 | 68 | 4.53 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 63 | Texas A&M | 8 | 11 | 68 | 6.18 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 63 | Massachusetts | 8 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 1 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 63 | Arkansas State | 9 | 15 | 75 | 5.00 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Ohio State | 9 | 18 | 78 | 4.33 | 1 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 63 | Florida State | 10 | 18 | 98 | 5.44 | 1 | 64 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| 63 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 12 | 99 | 8.25 | 1 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 63 | Auburn | 8 | 14 | 108 | 7.71 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 107 | South Alabama | 8 | 12 | -1 | -0.08 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | Michigan | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | Arkansas | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0.20 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 107 | Baylor | 8 | 12 | 20 | 1.67 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 107 | James Madison | 10 | 15 | 21 | 1.40 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 107 | SMU | 12 | 20 | 23 | 1.15 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 107 | Central Michigan | 9 | 13 | 29 | 2.23 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 107 | California | 10 | 19 | 32 | 1.68 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | Houston | 9 | 12 | 32 | 2.67 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 107 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 13 | 40 | 3.08 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 107 | Arizona State | 6 | 12 | 41 | 3.42 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 107 | UAB | 6 | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 107 | Sam Houston State | 6 | 12 | 45 | 3.75 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 107 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 18 | 52 | 2.89 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 107 | Washington State | 7 | 13 | 54 | 4.15 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 107 | Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 2 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 107 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 2 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 107 | Cincinnati | 9 | 13 | 89 | 6.85 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 107 | Texas State | 9 | 15 | 90 | 6.00 | 2 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 107 | Tulsa | 9 | 11 | 113 | 10.27 | 2 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 127 | Boise State | 11 | 16 | -13 | -0.81 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 127 | Georgia State | 11 | 15 | 13 | 0.87 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 127 | Clemson | 5 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 127 | Northwestern | 9 | 17 | 41 | 2.41 | 3 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 127 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 18 | 74 | 4.11 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 127 | San Jose State | 11 | 18 | 155 | 8.61 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| 133 | Kansas State | 11 | 19 | 90 | 4.74 | 4 | 60 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||