2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Quarter through 09/14/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 3 | 20 | -11 | -0.55 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0.50 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 3 | 17 | 15 | 0.88 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 2 | 9 | 18 | 2.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 2 | 9 | 18 | 2.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 14 | 25 | 1.79 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 3 | 22 | 27 | 1.23 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 3 | 20 | 28 | 1.40 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 3 | 16 | 28 | 1.75 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 21 | 31 | 1.48 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 3 | 22 | 32 | 1.45 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 16 | 32 | 2.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 29 | 33 | 1.14 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 2 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Rice | 3 | 32 | 37 | 1.16 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 3 | 15 | 40 | 2.67 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 15 | 40 | 2.67 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | 26 | 43 | 1.65 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 22 | 43 | 1.95 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 3 | 24 | 47 | 1.96 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 3 | 21 | 48 | 2.29 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 3 | 15 | 49 | 3.27 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | 23 | 52 | 2.26 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 35 | 55 | 1.57 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 18 | 56 | 3.11 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Army | 2 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 3 | 24 | 59 | 2.46 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 3 | 24 | 60 | 2.50 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 22 | 61 | 2.77 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 21 | 65 | 3.10 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 3 | 19 | 69 | 3.63 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 18 | 69 | 3.83 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 3 | 20 | 72 | 3.60 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Toledo | 3 | 25 | 73 | 2.92 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 3 | 29 | 74 | 2.55 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 3 | 31 | 79 | 2.55 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 2 | 23 | 84 | 3.65 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 3 | 30 | 88 | 2.93 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 3 | 26 | 90 | 3.46 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Boston College | 3 | 30 | 91 | 3.03 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 28 | 92 | 3.29 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 3 | 41 | 93 | 2.27 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Georgia | 3 | 33 | 97 | 2.94 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 26 | 103 | 3.96 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 26 | 103 | 3.96 | 0 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 2 | 22 | 105 | 4.77 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 3 | 21 | 105 | 5.00 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 3 | 35 | 106 | 3.03 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 3 | 32 | 106 | 3.31 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 3 | 31 | 111 | 3.58 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Alabama | 3 | 28 | 114 | 4.07 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | SMU | 3 | 32 | 119 | 3.72 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 3 | 33 | 123 | 3.73 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 2 | 23 | 137 | 5.96 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 36 | 146 | 4.06 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 26 | 147 | 5.65 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Baylor | 3 | 40 | 148 | 3.70 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | TCU | 3 | 36 | 163 | 4.53 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Washington State | 3 | 34 | 166 | 4.88 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 3 | 33 | 210 | 6.36 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 61 | Texas State | 3 | 22 | 5 | 0.23 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Massachusetts | 3 | 18 | 45 | 2.50 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Boise State | 2 | 21 | 46 | 2.19 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | UCLA | 2 | 18 | 49 | 2.72 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Minnesota | 3 | 24 | 57 | 2.38 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | Memphis | 3 | 25 | 60 | 2.40 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | West Virginia | 3 | 27 | 62 | 2.30 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 61 | Duke | 3 | 30 | 65 | 2.17 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 61 | Michigan | 3 | 23 | 66 | 2.87 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Ohio | 3 | 25 | 70 | 2.80 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 17 | 72 | 4.24 | 1 | 71 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 61 | Maryland | 3 | 26 | 80 | 3.08 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 61 | Rutgers | 2 | 21 | 80 | 3.81 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 25 | 81 | 3.24 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 29 | 85 | 2.93 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 61 | Syracuse | 2 | 15 | 90 | 6.00 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 61 | Louisville | 2 | 22 | 95 | 4.32 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 61 | Indiana | 3 | 20 | 97 | 4.85 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 61 | North Carolina State | 3 | 18 | 98 | 5.44 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | South Alabama | 3 | 29 | 102 | 3.52 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | Washington | 3 | 29 | 112 | 3.86 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 61 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 26 | 116 | 4.46 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 61 | Texas | 3 | 26 | 117 | 4.50 | 1 | 53 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 61 | South Carolina | 3 | 37 | 118 | 3.19 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 61 | Wyoming | 3 | 29 | 121 | 4.17 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 61 | Penn State | 2 | 21 | 121 | 5.76 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 61 | San Diego State | 3 | 30 | 123 | 4.10 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 61 | Clemson | 2 | 17 | 124 | 7.29 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 61 | Oregon State | 3 | 19 | 127 | 6.68 | 1 | 54 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 61 | Georgia State | 3 | 21 | 130 | 6.19 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 61 | UNLV | 3 | 25 | 134 | 5.36 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 61 | California | 3 | 26 | 138 | 5.31 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 61 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 28 | 143 | 5.11 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 61 | Charlotte | 3 | 33 | 146 | 4.42 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 61 | New Mexico State | 3 | 27 | 158 | 5.85 | 1 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 61 | Akron | 3 | 32 | 164 | 5.13 | 1 | 62 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 61 | Arizona | 3 | 29 | 164 | 5.66 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 61 | Tulane | 3 | 28 | 198 | 7.07 | 1 | 51 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 99 | South Florida | 3 | 26 | 24 | 0.92 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | North Carolina | 3 | 31 | 46 | 1.48 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 25 | 54 | 2.16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | BYU | 3 | 28 | 65 | 2.32 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | Colorado | 3 | 25 | 72 | 2.88 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | Hawai'i | 3 | 26 | 77 | 2.96 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | Wisconsin | 3 | 26 | 85 | 3.27 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | Florida State | 3 | 28 | 91 | 3.25 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | UTEP | 3 | 32 | 95 | 2.97 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 99 | Virginia | 3 | 25 | 124 | 4.96 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 99 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 26 | 128 | 4.92 | 2 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 99 | Appalachian State | 3 | 19 | 137 | 7.21 | 2 | 80 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 99 | Oregon | 3 | 25 | 139 | 5.56 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 99 | Utah State | 3 | 26 | 157 | 6.04 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 99 | Florida | 3 | 37 | 160 | 4.32 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 99 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 27 | 184 | 6.81 | 2 | 63 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 99 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 19 | 229 | 12.05 | 2 | 85 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 99 | Temple | 3 | 27 | 242 | 8.96 | 2 | 65 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 117 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 24 | 58 | 2.42 | 3 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 117 | Nevada | 4 | 24 | 84 | 3.50 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 117 | Buffalo | 3 | 36 | 128 | 3.56 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 117 | LSU | 3 | 27 | 141 | 5.22 | 3 | 75 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 117 | North Texas | 3 | 34 | 146 | 4.29 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 117 | Texas Tech | 3 | 29 | 154 | 5.31 | 3 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 117 | UTSA | 3 | 31 | 167 | 5.39 | 3 | 67 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 117 | Troy | 3 | 27 | 172 | 6.37 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 117 | Mississippi State | 3 | 35 | 177 | 5.06 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 117 | Arkansas State | 3 | 37 | 182 | 4.92 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 117 | Florida International | 3 | 32 | 200 | 6.25 | 3 | 72 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 117 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 31 | 201 | 6.48 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| 117 | Purdue | 2 | 26 | 208 | 8.00 | 3 | 70 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 117 | UAB | 3 | 36 | 212 | 5.89 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| 117 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 33 | 239 | 7.24 | 3 | 65 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 117 | Kent State | 3 | 37 | 265 | 7.16 | 3 | 47 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| 133 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 38 | 180 | 4.74 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 133 | Western Michigan | 3 | 30 | 188 | 6.27 | 4 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||