2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 09/14/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | 2 | 3 | -28 | -9.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke | 3 | 6 | -17 | -2.83 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Rice | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 2 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 3 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 3 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 3 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 3 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 2 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 11 | 20 | 1.82 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 3 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 2 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 2 | 10 | 22 | 2.20 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 3 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Army | 2 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 3 | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 3 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 3 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 3 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 2 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 13 | 24 | 1.85 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 3 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 2 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 12 | 26 | 2.17 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 2 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 3 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 2 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 2 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 2 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 2 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 3 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 3 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 1 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | California | 2 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 3 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 3 | 13 | 33 | 2.54 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 3 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 3 | 15 | 36 | 2.40 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 2 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 13 | 39 | 3.00 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 3 | 12 | 40 | 3.33 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 2 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 3 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 3 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 3 | 9 | 50 | 5.56 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 3 | 15 | 53 | 3.53 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UAB | 3 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 109 | Memphis | 2 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 109 | Louisville | 2 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 109 | Fresno State | 3 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 109 | Air Force | 3 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 109 | North Carolina State | 3 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 109 | UTEP | 2 | 13 | 49 | 3.77 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 109 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 109 | Baylor | 3 | 10 | 50 | 5.00 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 109 | Troy | 3 | 10 | 50 | 5.00 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 109 | Western Michigan | 3 | 11 | 52 | 4.73 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 109 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 109 | Kentucky | 3 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 109 | San Jose State | 3 | 12 | 61 | 5.08 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 109 | Virginia | 3 | 12 | 62 | 5.17 | 1 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 109 | Houston | 2 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 109 | LSU | 3 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 1 | 66 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 109 | Utah State | 3 | 12 | 78 | 6.50 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 109 | Kent State | 3 | 14 | 81 | 5.79 | 4 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 109 | New Mexico | 3 | 8 | 83 | 10.38 | 1 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 109 | Akron | 3 | 12 | 103 | 8.58 | 1 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 109 | San Diego State | 3 | 13 | 105 | 8.08 | 0 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 109 | Appalachian State | 3 | 10 | 107 | 10.70 | 2 | 83 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 131 | Nevada | 4 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 131 | Connecticut | 3 | 9 | 67 | 7.44 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 131 | Washington State | 3 | 9 | 99 | 11.00 | 0 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||