2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 12/21/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina | 10 | 13 | -35 | -2.69 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 8 | 10 | -24 | -2.40 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 7 | 12 | -5 | -0.42 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 7 | 9 | -4 | -0.44 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 11 | 17 | -3 | -0.18 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 5 | 7 | -2 | -0.29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 5 | 9 | -2 | -0.22 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0.25 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0.70 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 8 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 8 | 13 | 12 | 0.92 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 9 | 12 | 13 | 1.08 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 13 | 16 | 1.23 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 7 | 10 | 16 | 1.60 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 11 | 18 | 17 | 0.94 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 11 | 17 | 1.55 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 7 | 11 | 19 | 1.73 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 7 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 9 | 15 | 22 | 1.47 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke | 10 | 14 | 24 | 1.71 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 8 | 12 | 24 | 2.00 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 15 | 26 | 1.73 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 6 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Rice | 9 | 17 | 28 | 1.65 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 14 | 28 | 2.00 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 7 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 6 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 7 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 7 | 12 | 36 | 3.00 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 8 | 12 | 38 | 3.17 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 9 | 19 | 39 | 2.05 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 14 | 39 | 2.79 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 10 | 14 | 39 | 2.79 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Georgia | 8 | 14 | 39 | 2.79 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Army | 9 | 17 | 40 | 2.35 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 8 | 14 | 40 | 2.86 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 7 | 12 | 40 | 3.33 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 10 | 15 | 41 | 2.73 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 8 | 17 | 42 | 2.47 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 9 | 13 | 43 | 3.31 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 8 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 9 | 14 | 44 | 3.14 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 13 | 45 | 3.46 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 10 | 16 | 51 | 3.19 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 7 | 13 | 51 | 3.92 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 10 | 16 | 52 | 3.25 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Texas State | 9 | 17 | 53 | 3.12 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 9 | 20 | 54 | 2.70 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 9 | 12 | 55 | 4.58 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 8 | 12 | 56 | 4.67 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 9 | 13 | 57 | 4.38 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 9 | 19 | 59 | 3.11 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 11 | 18 | 60 | 3.33 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 7 | 20 | 63 | 3.15 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 9 | 13 | 65 | 5.00 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 15 | 67 | 4.47 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 9 | 18 | 68 | 3.78 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | California | 10 | 23 | 69 | 3.00 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 8 | 18 | 69 | 3.83 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 9 | 15 | 71 | 4.73 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 7 | 14 | 72 | 5.14 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 19 | 76 | 4.00 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 8 | 18 | 78 | 4.33 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Florida International | 10 | 21 | 82 | 3.90 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 10 | 15 | 86 | 5.73 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 10 | 15 | 87 | 5.80 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Florida State | 6 | 12 | 87 | 7.25 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Akron | 7 | 14 | 88 | 6.29 | 0 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 9 | 14 | 93 | 6.64 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Kansas | 8 | 16 | 96 | 6.00 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 8 | 22 | 97 | 4.41 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 15 | 115 | 7.67 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 7 | 17 | 116 | 6.82 | 0 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | Toledo | 8 | 21 | 149 | 7.10 | 0 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | Purdue | 8 | 15 | 150 | 10.00 | 0 | 47 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 80 | Northwestern | 9 | 17 | -10 | -0.59 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0.18 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Buffalo | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0.27 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Texas | 7 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Liberty | 9 | 16 | 21 | 1.31 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Arizona | 8 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Michigan State | 10 | 17 | 29 | 1.71 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Indiana | 10 | 15 | 41 | 2.73 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 80 | Oregon | 9 | 11 | 42 | 3.82 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Wyoming | 9 | 16 | 44 | 2.75 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Syracuse | 5 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Hawai'i | 9 | 16 | 45 | 2.81 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Connecticut | 5 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 80 | San Jose State | 10 | 21 | 47 | 2.24 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Oregon State | 6 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 16 | 55 | 3.44 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Western Michigan | 9 | 14 | 57 | 4.07 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Kennesaw State | 10 | 24 | 58 | 2.42 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 80 | Maryland | 10 | 16 | 58 | 3.63 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 80 | Auburn | 9 | 16 | 60 | 3.75 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 14 | 60 | 4.29 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 80 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 14 | 65 | 4.64 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | East Carolina | 9 | 14 | 68 | 4.86 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 17 | 74 | 4.35 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | Old Dominion | 8 | 15 | 84 | 5.60 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Arkansas State | 8 | 10 | 86 | 8.60 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 80 | Boise State | 11 | 18 | 87 | 4.83 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 80 | Navy | 9 | 21 | 88 | 4.19 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | UNLV | 7 | 11 | 88 | 8.00 | 1 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Colorado State | 10 | 20 | 94 | 4.70 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 80 | New Mexico State | 9 | 16 | 95 | 5.94 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 80 | Washington | 7 | 12 | 101 | 8.42 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 80 | Marshall | 12 | 23 | 111 | 4.83 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 80 | Massachusetts | 7 | 13 | 113 | 8.69 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 80 | UAB | 9 | 16 | 118 | 7.38 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 80 | Cincinnati | 8 | 17 | 129 | 7.59 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| 80 | Clemson | 11 | 19 | 147 | 7.74 | 1 | 50 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 80 | TCU | 10 | 18 | 147 | 8.17 | 1 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 119 | Arizona State | 11 | 19 | 37 | 1.95 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 119 | Wake Forest | 6 | 10 | 50 | 5.00 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 119 | UTEP | 9 | 18 | 51 | 2.83 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 119 | Temple | 8 | 18 | 65 | 3.61 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 119 | Central Michigan | 11 | 15 | 67 | 4.47 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 119 | Charlotte | 9 | 15 | 76 | 5.07 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 119 | Troy | 6 | 8 | 80 | 10.00 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 119 | UTSA | 11 | 16 | 90 | 5.63 | 2 | 76 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 119 | Sam Houston State | 9 | 15 | 95 | 6.33 | 2 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 119 | New Mexico | 11 | 16 | 99 | 6.19 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 119 | Illinois | 8 | 17 | 117 | 6.88 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 119 | Virginia | 8 | 12 | 118 | 9.83 | 2 | 58 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 119 | South Florida | 8 | 15 | 131 | 8.73 | 2 | 91 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 119 | Rutgers | 7 | 16 | 153 | 9.56 | 2 | 73 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 133 | LSU | 9 | 14 | 66 | 4.71 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 134 | Tulane | 10 | 16 | 50 | 3.13 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||