2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech | 13 | 387 | 890 | 2.30 | 6 | 46 | 68 | 32 | 5 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 12 | 395 | 977 | 2.47 | 6 | 75 | 54 | 25 | 12 |
| 3 | James Madison | 13 | 400 | 990 | 2.48 | 7 | 78 | 67 | 27 | 6 |
| 4 | Indiana | 13 | 349 | 1009 | 2.89 | 5 | 78 | 56 | 23 | 10 |
| 5 | Georgia | 13 | 361 | 1030 | 2.85 | 12 | 27 | 62 | 25 | 5 |
| 6 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 359 | 1042 | 2.90 | 8 | 38 | 72 | 39 | 11 |
| 7 | Toledo | 12 | 431 | 1072 | 2.49 | 9 | 79 | 70 | 24 | 2 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 13 | 388 | 1098 | 2.83 | 4 | 37 | 69 | 31 | 8 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 412 | 1164 | 2.83 | 12 | 65 | 83 | 38 | 8 |
| 10 | Texas | 12 | 392 | 1177 | 3.00 | 12 | 41 | 73 | 41 | 9 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 12 | 402 | 1191 | 2.96 | 8 | 54 | 77 | 37 | 6 |
| 12 | Auburn | 12 | 417 | 1192 | 2.86 | 12 | 38 | 64 | 37 | 9 |
| 13 | Michigan | 12 | 394 | 1220 | 3.10 | 11 | 49 | 77 | 33 | 10 |
| 14 | Clemson | 12 | 346 | 1234 | 3.57 | 10 | 35 | 78 | 46 | 11 |
| 15 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 345 | 1239 | 3.59 | 8 | 58 | 77 | 44 | 10 |
| 16 | Missouri | 12 | 377 | 1240 | 3.29 | 11 | 84 | 69 | 35 | 8 |
| 17 | Washington | 12 | 370 | 1243 | 3.36 | 9 | 51 | 66 | 33 | 6 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 12 | 372 | 1263 | 3.40 | 12 | 49 | 81 | 36 | 10 |
| 19 | SMU | 12 | 420 | 1271 | 3.03 | 5 | 32 | 78 | 36 | 6 |
| 20 | Oregon | 12 | 403 | 1287 | 3.19 | 9 | 79 | 80 | 25 | 4 |
| 21 | San Diego State | 12 | 409 | 1316 | 3.22 | 5 | 54 | 74 | 33 | 9 |
| 22 | Louisville | 12 | 387 | 1317 | 3.40 | 12 | 75 | 78 | 39 | 6 |
| 23 | Iowa | 12 | 384 | 1349 | 3.51 | 11 | 70 | 80 | 30 | 7 |
| 24 | New Mexico | 12 | 402 | 1361 | 3.39 | 13 | 64 | 95 | 40 | 6 |
| 25 | Arizona State | 12 | 411 | 1400 | 3.41 | 18 | 50 | 87 | 42 | 11 |
| 26 | LSU | 12 | 388 | 1406 | 3.62 | 14 | 72 | 83 | 51 | 10 |
| 27 | Stanford | 12 | 381 | 1431 | 3.76 | 17 | 87 | 76 | 39 | 7 |
| 28 | East Carolina | 12 | 395 | 1443 | 3.65 | 11 | 84 | 88 | 54 | 12 |
| 29 | Virginia | 13 | 433 | 1444 | 3.33 | 16 | 57 | 84 | 40 | 7 |
| 30 | Minnesota | 12 | 385 | 1458 | 3.79 | 16 | 85 | 87 | 50 | 12 |
| 31 | Wake Forest | 12 | 425 | 1467 | 3.45 | 17 | 54 | 85 | 43 | 10 |
| 32 | Illinois | 12 | 380 | 1488 | 3.92 | 14 | 84 | 81 | 35 | 10 |
| 33 | North Carolina | 12 | 433 | 1508 | 3.48 | 19 | 75 | 100 | 40 | 10 |
| 34 | Texas A&M | 12 | 378 | 1525 | 4.03 | 13 | 75 | 82 | 58 | 19 |
| 35 | Tulane | 13 | 446 | 1565 | 3.51 | 14 | 41 | 107 | 56 | 9 |
| 36 | Washington State | 12 | 403 | 1567 | 3.89 | 14 | 58 | 98 | 56 | 12 |
| 37 | Navy | 11 | 380 | 1575 | 4.14 | 18 | 61 | 83 | 46 | 12 |
| 38 | BYU | 13 | 432 | 1587 | 3.67 | 12 | 65 | 98 | 44 | 13 |
| 39 | Western Michigan | 13 | 435 | 1589 | 3.65 | 16 | 63 | 85 | 53 | 16 |
| 40 | Fresno State | 12 | 396 | 1595 | 4.03 | 9 | 73 | 88 | 46 | 11 |
| 41 | Hawaii | 12 | 391 | 1596 | 4.08 | 16 | 64 | 83 | 49 | 16 |
| 42 | Memphis | 12 | 427 | 1598 | 3.74 | 20 | 81 | 84 | 50 | 11 |
| 43 | Houston | 12 | 428 | 1600 | 3.74 | 16 | 38 | 105 | 47 | 9 |
| 44 | Kentucky | 12 | 440 | 1611 | 3.66 | 20 | 33 | 101 | 49 | 7 |
| 45 | TCU | 12 | 433 | 1612 | 3.72 | 9 | 54 | 92 | 44 | 13 |
| 46 | USF | 12 | 445 | 1613 | 3.62 | 18 | 76 | 101 | 50 | 14 |
| 47 | Army | 11 | 361 | 1618 | 4.48 | 15 | 41 | 90 | 46 | 12 |
| 48 | South Carolina | 12 | 433 | 1632 | 3.77 | 13 | 56 | 91 | 48 | 12 |
| 49 | Alabama | 13 | 426 | 1633 | 3.83 | 14 | 65 | 87 | 50 | 17 |
| 50 | NC State | 12 | 382 | 1655 | 4.33 | 17 | 85 | 83 | 54 | 11 |
| 51 | Iowa State | 12 | 373 | 1656 | 4.44 | 14 | 88 | 81 | 54 | 12 |
| 52 | Florida State | 12 | 461 | 1657 | 3.59 | 12 | 40 | 99 | 45 | 11 |
| 53 | Appalachian State | 12 | 431 | 1667 | 3.87 | 21 | 59 | 85 | 44 | 14 |
| 54 | Northwestern | 12 | 378 | 1680 | 4.44 | 18 | 69 | 87 | 48 | 10 |
| 55 | Bowling Green | 12 | 411 | 1697 | 4.13 | 17 | 45 | 91 | 63 | 11 |
| 56 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 453 | 1699 | 3.75 | 12 | 76 | 94 | 45 | 15 |
| 57 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 391 | 1704 | 4.36 | 13 | 80 | 93 | 65 | 14 |
| 58 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 440 | 1717 | 3.90 | 17 | 66 | 97 | 50 | 16 |
| 59 | West Virginia | 12 | 479 | 1725 | 3.60 | 15 | 83 | 98 | 54 | 15 |
| 60 | USC | 12 | 397 | 1745 | 4.40 | 12 | 63 | 104 | 60 | 11 |
| 61 | Arizona | 12 | 441 | 1748 | 3.96 | 16 | 75 | 93 | 46 | 12 |
| 62 | Tennessee | 12 | 449 | 1760 | 3.92 | 23 | 43 | 104 | 56 | 16 |
| 63 | Michigan State | 12 | 394 | 1768 | 4.49 | 21 | 66 | 99 | 50 | 17 |
| 64 | Old Dominion | 12 | 461 | 1769 | 3.84 | 13 | 58 | 88 | 52 | 13 |
| 65 | Ohio | 12 | 400 | 1775 | 4.44 | 14 | 64 | 102 | 58 | 14 |
| 66 | Marshall | 12 | 459 | 1787 | 3.89 | 21 | 92 | 86 | 51 | 12 |
| 67 | Nevada | 12 | 429 | 1795 | 4.18 | 24 | 68 | 101 | 59 | 11 |
| 68 | Ole Miss | 12 | 417 | 1806 | 4.33 | 16 | 65 | 104 | 47 | 16 |
| 69 | UCF | 12 | 460 | 1808 | 3.93 | 18 | 75 | 117 | 58 | 10 |
| 70 | Penn State | 12 | 432 | 1810 | 4.19 | 15 | 67 | 99 | 52 | 16 |
| 71 | Central Michigan | 12 | 419 | 1817 | 4.34 | 17 | 44 | 100 | 57 | 19 |
| 72 | Duke | 13 | 445 | 1820 | 4.09 | 27 | 78 | 102 | 61 | 16 |
| 73 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 427 | 1839 | 4.31 | 25 | 62 | 100 | 58 | 15 |
| 74 | Florida | 12 | 463 | 1847 | 3.99 | 21 | 65 | 96 | 47 | 14 |
| 75 | Akron | 12 | 435 | 1863 | 4.28 | 18 | 74 | 102 | 50 | 18 |
| 76 | UTSA | 12 | 429 | 1866 | 4.35 | 16 | 81 | 84 | 50 | 17 |
| 77 | Buffalo | 12 | 499 | 1886 | 3.78 | 16 | 90 | 106 | 50 | 13 |
| 78 | Rice | 12 | 417 | 1887 | 4.53 | 24 | 65 | 102 | 59 | 17 |
| 79 | Oregon State | 12 | 410 | 1889 | 4.61 | 17 | 66 | 95 | 59 | 21 |
| 80 | San Jose State | 12 | 469 | 1891 | 4.03 | 25 | 39 | 104 | 55 | 11 |
| 81 | Air Force | 12 | 367 | 1902 | 5.18 | 27 | 59 | 99 | 57 | 18 |
| 82 | FIU | 12 | 406 | 1915 | 4.72 | 16 | 67 | 108 | 73 | 18 |
| 83 | Missouri State | 12 | 404 | 1922 | 4.76 | 25 | 98 | 96 | 58 | 19 |
| 84 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 474 | 1932 | 4.08 | 22 | 52 | 117 | 61 | 21 |
| 85 | California | 12 | 408 | 1943 | 4.76 | 24 | 71 | 107 | 60 | 17 |
| 86 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 455 | 1951 | 4.29 | 23 | 76 | 93 | 49 | 18 |
| 87 | Kansas State | 12 | 484 | 1965 | 4.06 | 23 | 60 | 119 | 65 | 17 |
| 88 | Delaware | 12 | 415 | 1972 | 4.75 | 25 | 78 | 90 | 58 | 23 |
| 89 | New Mexico State | 12 | 451 | 1977 | 4.38 | 14 | 64 | 99 | 52 | 18 |
| 90 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 458 | 1991 | 4.35 | 18 | 59 | 103 | 57 | 14 |
| 91 | Wyoming | 12 | 443 | 2025 | 4.57 | 13 | 58 | 107 | 64 | 19 |
| 92 | UTEP | 12 | 496 | 2034 | 4.10 | 17 | 72 | 98 | 63 | 13 |
| 93 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 443 | 2036 | 4.60 | 19 | 69 | 103 | 57 | 21 |
| 94 | Texas State | 12 | 461 | 2041 | 4.43 | 25 | 75 | 115 | 77 | 19 |
| 95 | Nebraska | 12 | 428 | 2055 | 4.80 | 26 | 75 | 114 | 64 | 16 |
| 96 | Kansas | 12 | 438 | 2077 | 4.74 | 19 | 71 | 107 | 66 | 21 |
| 97 | Cincinnati | 12 | 486 | 2083 | 4.29 | 17 | 51 | 128 | 54 | 14 |
| 98 | Syracuse | 12 | 398 | 2099 | 5.27 | 24 | 68 | 109 | 69 | 23 |
| 99 | Utah State | 12 | 447 | 2101 | 4.70 | 18 | 69 | 108 | 59 | 17 |
| 100 | Maryland | 12 | 479 | 2107 | 4.40 | 13 | 74 | 118 | 56 | 17 |
| 101 | Southern Miss | 12 | 510 | 2118 | 4.15 | 28 | 73 | 127 | 65 | 13 |
| 102 | South Alabama | 12 | 444 | 2119 | 4.77 | 25 | 56 | 117 | 64 | 11 |
| 103 | Boston College | 12 | 423 | 2131 | 5.04 | 25 | 94 | 96 | 48 | 15 |
| 104 | Boise State | 13 | 439 | 2132 | 4.86 | 24 | 64 | 97 | 69 | 28 |
| 105 | Arkansas State | 12 | 458 | 2142 | 4.68 | 24 | 64 | 106 | 65 | 19 |
| 106 | Ball State | 12 | 453 | 2146 | 4.74 | 21 | 67 | 108 | 65 | 21 |
| 107 | Liberty | 12 | 455 | 2149 | 4.72 | 23 | 77 | 116 | 64 | 20 |
| 108 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 430 | 2176 | 5.06 | 14 | 84 | 91 | 60 | 26 |
| 109 | Purdue | 12 | 461 | 2182 | 4.73 | 29 | 82 | 117 | 70 | 14 |
| 110 | Tulsa | 12 | 510 | 2189 | 4.29 | 22 | 72 | 124 | 62 | 16 |
| 111 | Utah | 12 | 451 | 2194 | 4.86 | 16 | 80 | 111 | 75 | 22 |
| 112 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 479 | 2200 | 4.59 | 21 | 66 | 118 | 65 | 16 |
| 113 | Connecticut | 12 | 491 | 2226 | 4.53 | 23 | 73 | 133 | 75 | 13 |
| 114 | Arkansas | 12 | 475 | 2231 | 4.70 | 24 | 64 | 127 | 80 | 20 |
| 115 | Louisiana | 12 | 486 | 2269 | 4.67 | 24 | 71 | 135 | 66 | 12 |
| 116 | Mississippi State | 12 | 462 | 2274 | 4.92 | 17 | 72 | 115 | 68 | 18 |
| 117 | UNLV | 13 | 433 | 2277 | 5.26 | 22 | 65 | 113 | 73 | 26 |
| 118 | Kennesaw State | 13 | 513 | 2281 | 4.45 | 23 | 95 | 118 | 69 | 20 |
| 119 | UCLA | 12 | 440 | 2285 | 5.19 | 26 | 54 | 134 | 70 | 21 |
| 120 | Kent State | 12 | 494 | 2291 | 4.64 | 22 | 64 | 130 | 74 | 21 |
| 121 | UAB | 12 | 495 | 2293 | 4.63 | 31 | 60 | 121 | 63 | 13 |
| 122 | Baylor | 12 | 482 | 2366 | 4.91 | 30 | 74 | 127 | 61 | 16 |
| 123 | Temple | 12 | 473 | 2368 | 5.01 | 27 | 61 | 120 | 69 | 17 |
| 124 | Troy | 13 | 502 | 2375 | 4.73 | 21 | 73 | 115 | 64 | 25 |
| 125 | Charlotte | 12 | 484 | 2403 | 4.96 | 30 | 59 | 136 | 73 | 17 |
| 126 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 508 | 2404 | 4.73 | 35 | 90 | 128 | 72 | 25 |
| 127 | Colorado State | 12 | 491 | 2459 | 5.01 | 30 | 76 | 115 | 65 | 23 |
| 128 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 461 | 2491 | 5.40 | 33 | 73 | 120 | 82 | 22 |
| 129 | Georgia State | 12 | 498 | 2497 | 5.01 | 31 | 85 | 132 | 75 | 19 |
| 130 | Rutgers | 12 | 371 | 2519 | 6.79 | 25 | 73 | 108 | 78 | 33 |
| 131 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 483 | 2523 | 5.22 | 22 | 73 | 129 | 80 | 26 |
| 132 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 467 | 2648 | 5.67 | 34 | 47 | 137 | 97 | 30 |
| 133 | Massachusetts | 12 | 527 | 2656 | 5.04 | 30 | 58 | 136 | 73 | 22 |
| 134 | Colorado | 12 | 509 | 2670 | 5.25 | 25 | 88 | 127 | 83 | 21 |
| 135 | North Texas | 13 | 562 | 2694 | 4.79 | 23 | 75 | 149 | 69 | 22 |
| 136 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 505 | 2785 | 5.51 | 29 | 80 | 132 | 77 | 28 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||