2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down through 09/14/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 16 | -19 | -1.19 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 3 | 12 | -18 | -1.50 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 3 | 16 | -18 | -1.13 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 16 | -14 | -0.88 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 3 | 17 | -12 | -0.71 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 11 | -10 | -0.91 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 3 | 17 | -8 | -0.47 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke | 3 | 25 | -1 | -0.04 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | 23 | 2 | 0.09 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 3 | 18 | 5 | 0.28 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 3 | 24 | 10 | 0.42 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 3 | 14 | 11 | 0.79 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 3 | 19 | 12 | 0.63 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 2 | 16 | 12 | 0.75 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | 17 | 13 | 0.76 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 2 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 15 | 16 | 1.07 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 2 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | 3 | 14 | 18 | 1.29 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 3 | 14 | 18 | 1.29 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 3 | 11 | 18 | 1.64 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 3 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 18 | 20 | 1.11 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 3 | 15 | 21 | 1.40 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 3 | 20 | 23 | 1.15 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 2 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 20 | 27 | 1.35 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida | 3 | 17 | 28 | 1.65 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 2 | 11 | 28 | 2.55 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 21 | 29 | 1.38 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Rice | 3 | 20 | 29 | 1.45 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 3 | 15 | 30 | 2.00 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 3 | 12 | 30 | 2.50 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | 19 | 31 | 1.63 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 13 | 31 | 2.38 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 2 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Army | 2 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 3 | 18 | 36 | 2.00 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 3 | 14 | 36 | 2.57 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 3 | 15 | 37 | 2.47 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 3 | 17 | 38 | 2.24 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 3 | 12 | 38 | 3.17 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 8 | 39 | 4.88 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 16 | 40 | 2.50 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 3 | 15 | 40 | 2.67 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 14 | 41 | 2.93 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 3 | 13 | 41 | 3.15 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 3 | 21 | 42 | 2.00 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 21 | 45 | 2.14 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 3 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 3 | 18 | 47 | 2.61 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 24 | 50 | 2.08 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 2 | 15 | 50 | 3.33 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 3 | 16 | 54 | 3.38 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 15 | 55 | 3.67 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 3 | 19 | 56 | 2.95 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 19 | 56 | 2.95 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 10 | 56 | 5.60 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 2 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 17 | 58 | 3.41 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 21 | 59 | 2.81 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 3 | 15 | 61 | 4.07 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 3 | 15 | 61 | 4.07 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 3 | 22 | 62 | 2.82 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 3 | 21 | 63 | 3.00 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 20 | 63 | 3.15 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | California | 3 | 11 | 64 | 5.82 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 3 | 20 | 65 | 3.25 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 18 | 67 | 3.72 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 3 | 15 | 70 | 4.67 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 3 | 15 | 71 | 4.73 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 3 | 24 | 82 | 3.42 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 3 | 20 | 82 | 4.10 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 3 | 24 | 87 | 3.63 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 3 | 18 | 95 | 5.28 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 16 | 97 | 6.06 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | UAB | 3 | 24 | 110 | 4.58 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 88 | South Carolina | 3 | 18 | -2 | -0.11 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Indiana | 3 | 19 | 13 | 0.68 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Memphis | 3 | 16 | 19 | 1.19 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 88 | Fresno State | 3 | 13 | 34 | 2.62 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Louisville | 2 | 17 | 39 | 2.29 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 88 | Tulsa | 3 | 20 | 46 | 2.30 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Toledo | 3 | 15 | 47 | 3.13 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 88 | Charlotte | 3 | 14 | 47 | 3.36 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 88 | Washington | 3 | 21 | 48 | 2.29 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 88 | Air Force | 3 | 20 | 55 | 2.75 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 88 | Kentucky | 3 | 11 | 55 | 5.00 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 88 | Virginia | 3 | 18 | 56 | 3.11 | 1 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 88 | LSU | 3 | 16 | 57 | 3.56 | 1 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Tulane | 3 | 17 | 61 | 3.59 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 88 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 20 | 62 | 3.10 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 17 | 63 | 3.71 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 88 | Syracuse | 2 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 88 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 15 | 67 | 4.47 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 88 | Florida State | 3 | 18 | 83 | 4.61 | 2 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 88 | San Jose State | 3 | 26 | 84 | 3.23 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Utah State | 3 | 18 | 86 | 4.78 | 4 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 88 | Baylor | 3 | 35 | 87 | 2.49 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 88 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 14 | 88 | 6.29 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 88 | Western Michigan | 3 | 26 | 97 | 3.73 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 88 | Oregon | 3 | 16 | 97 | 6.06 | 2 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 88 | Arkansas State | 3 | 16 | 103 | 6.44 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 88 | San Diego State | 3 | 25 | 105 | 4.20 | 1 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 88 | Akron | 3 | 17 | 105 | 6.18 | 1 | 62 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Houston | 3 | 16 | 109 | 6.81 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 88 | Appalachian State | 3 | 21 | 112 | 5.33 | 2 | 83 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 18 | 132 | 7.33 | 1 | 49 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 88 | Rutgers | 2 | 14 | 153 | 10.93 | 2 | 73 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 120 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 16 | 64 | 4.00 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 120 | Central Michigan | 3 | 17 | 80 | 4.71 | 3 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 120 | Troy | 3 | 15 | 81 | 5.40 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 120 | Connecticut | 3 | 15 | 85 | 5.67 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 120 | James Madison | 2 | 11 | 88 | 8.00 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 120 | Texas Tech | 3 | 17 | 92 | 5.41 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 120 | Kansas | 3 | 16 | 95 | 5.94 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 120 | Nevada | 4 | 21 | 108 | 5.14 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 120 | Old Dominion | 3 | 30 | 127 | 4.23 | 3 | 63 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| 120 | TCU | 3 | 24 | 127 | 5.29 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 120 | North Carolina State | 3 | 19 | 128 | 6.74 | 1 | 50 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 120 | New Mexico | 3 | 16 | 134 | 8.38 | 3 | 51 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 120 | Kent State | 3 | 29 | 170 | 5.86 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 133 | UTEP | 3 | 27 | 140 | 5.19 | 1 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 3 |
| 133 | Washington State | 3 | 19 | 143 | 7.53 | 0 | 53 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||