2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 11/22/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | 5 | 7 | -18 | -2.57 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 8 | -15 | -1.88 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 7 | -14 | -2.00 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 11 | -14 | -1.27 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 11 | -13 | -1.18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 4 | 7 | -6 | -0.86 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 6 | 12 | -5 | -0.42 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 6 | 6 | -2 | -0.33 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 7 | 11 | -2 | -0.18 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 3 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0.70 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 9 | 14 | 11 | 0.79 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 6 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 7 | 10 | 19 | 1.90 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 6 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 5 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 7 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 5 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 6 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 6 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 6 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 5 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 9 | 16 | 27 | 1.69 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 13 | 27 | 2.08 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | James Madison | 7 | 11 | 28 | 2.55 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 7 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 8 | 13 | 30 | 2.31 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UAB | 6 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 7 | 14 | 32 | 2.29 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 9 | 17 | 33 | 1.94 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 7 | 13 | 33 | 2.54 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 7 | 12 | 33 | 2.75 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 7 | 14 | 34 | 2.43 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 7 | 13 | 37 | 2.85 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 6 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 6 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Utah | 7 | 14 | 57 | 4.07 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 6 | 11 | 74 | 6.73 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 12 | 83 | 6.92 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | Navy | 8 | 14 | -31 | -2.21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Indiana | 8 | 15 | -30 | -2.00 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Nevada | 5 | 6 | -14 | -2.33 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | San Jose State | 9 | 18 | -10 | -0.56 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Army | 8 | 11 | -6 | -0.55 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Illinois | 5 | 7 | -2 | -0.29 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | TCU | 6 | 8 | -2 | -0.25 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Fresno State | 8 | 20 | 7 | 0.35 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Massachusetts | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Georgia | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 56 | Kansas | 8 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Toledo | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1.00 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Mississippi State | 5 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Florida | 6 | 11 | 11 | 1.00 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Northwestern | 6 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Wake Forest | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Texas | 6 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Oregon State | 6 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Utah State | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Washington State | 8 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Old Dominion | 5 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | South Carolina | 7 | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 56 | Arizona State | 6 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Stanford | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | LSU | 5 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 56 | Appalachian State | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Mississippi | 7 | 15 | 27 | 1.80 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | Duke | 5 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 56 | Ball State | 5 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 56 | Michigan | 3 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 56 | Connecticut | 6 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 1 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 56 | New Mexico State | 8 | 13 | 45 | 3.46 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 56 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | West Virginia | 5 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Cincinnati | 7 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 56 | South Florida | 6 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | Charlotte | 4 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | Troy | 5 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 1 | 60 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 56 | North Texas | 8 | 13 | 61 | 4.69 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 56 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 8 | 67 | 8.38 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 56 | New Mexico | 7 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 56 | California | 5 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 1 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 56 | Baylor | 6 | 11 | 89 | 8.09 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 56 | Bowling Green | 6 | 15 | 93 | 6.20 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 104 | Notre Dame | 7 | 15 | -20 | -1.33 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 104 | Tulsa | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | USC | 7 | 14 | 8 | 0.57 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 104 | Florida State | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 104 | Rutgers | 6 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Tennessee | 6 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Georgia State | 7 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 104 | Ohio | 8 | 11 | 29 | 2.64 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 104 | Akron | 5 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 2 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 104 | BYU | 8 | 14 | 38 | 2.71 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 104 | Miami (Ohio) | 6 | 11 | 43 | 3.91 | 2 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 104 | Kent State | 5 | 11 | 45 | 4.09 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 104 | Marshall | 9 | 17 | 53 | 3.12 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 104 | Arizona | 9 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 104 | Central Michigan | 6 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 104 | Rice | 5 | 9 | 56 | 6.22 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 104 | Texas Tech | 10 | 15 | 60 | 4.00 | 2 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 104 | SMU | 8 | 14 | 77 | 5.50 | 2 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 104 | Wisconsin | 7 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 104 | UTSA | 5 | 7 | 81 | 11.57 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 104 | East Carolina | 7 | 13 | 91 | 7.00 | 2 | 66 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 125 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 13 | -7 | -0.54 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 125 | Wyoming | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 125 | UNLV | 9 | 14 | 5 | 0.36 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 125 | Louisville | 7 | 16 | 33 | 2.06 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 125 | Colorado State | 7 | 13 | 95 | 7.31 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 125 | Air Force | 8 | 17 | 96 | 5.65 | 3 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 125 | Colorado | 8 | 16 | 120 | 7.50 | 3 | 62 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 125 | Florida International | 9 | 22 | 217 | 9.86 | 3 | 72 | 16 | 4 | 3 |
| 133 | San Diego State | 8 | 13 | 55 | 4.23 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 133 | Purdue | 8 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 4 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||