2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 09/11/2025
Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
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1 | BYU | 2 | 48 | 14 | 0.29 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
2 | TCU | 1 | 28 | 50 | 1.79 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
3 | Auburn | 2 | 57 | 61 | 1.07 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
4 | Minnesota | 2 | 46 | 63 | 1.37 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
5 | Wisconsin | 2 | 50 | 67 | 1.34 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
6 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 72 | 69 | 0.96 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
7 | Appalachian State | 2 | 62 | 75 | 1.21 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
8 | LSU | 2 | 47 | 89 | 1.89 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
9 | Michigan State | 2 | 49 | 96 | 1.96 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
10 | Air Force | 1 | 38 | 97 | 2.55 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
11 | Navy | 2 | 49 | 107 | 2.18 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
12 | East Carolina | 2 | 63 | 109 | 1.73 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
12 | Illinois | 2 | 50 | 109 | 2.18 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
14 | Texas Tech | 2 | 60 | 116 | 1.93 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
15 | California | 2 | 49 | 117 | 2.39 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
16 | Georgia | 2 | 59 | 123 | 2.08 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
17 | Notre Dame | 1 | 38 | 134 | 3.53 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
18 | Iowa | 2 | 51 | 147 | 2.88 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
19 | Wyoming | 2 | 57 | 148 | 2.60 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
19 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 54 | 148 | 2.74 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
21 | Utah | 2 | 56 | 149 | 2.66 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
22 | Tennessee | 2 | 72 | 152 | 2.11 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
23 | Arizona State | 2 | 59 | 155 | 2.63 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
24 | Buffalo | 2 | 65 | 157 | 2.42 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
25 | Tulsa | 2 | 66 | 159 | 2.41 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
26 | Washington | 2 | 51 | 161 | 3.16 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
27 | Texas | 2 | 63 | 162 | 2.57 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
27 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 58 | 162 | 2.79 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
29 | Boston College | 2 | 62 | 165 | 2.66 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
29 | Florida | 2 | 61 | 165 | 2.70 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
29 | Bowling Green | 2 | 59 | 165 | 2.80 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
32 | Memphis | 2 | 64 | 167 | 2.61 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
33 | Connecticut | 2 | 68 | 173 | 2.54 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
34 | South Carolina | 2 | 71 | 177 | 2.49 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
34 | James Madison | 2 | 61 | 177 | 2.90 | 1 | 78 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
36 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 60 | 181 | 3.02 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
37 | Arizona | 2 | 60 | 183 | 3.05 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
38 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 61 | 185 | 3.03 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
38 | Missouri | 2 | 58 | 185 | 3.19 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
38 | Troy | 2 | 56 | 185 | 3.30 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
38 | Temple | 2 | 50 | 185 | 3.70 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
42 | Clemson | 2 | 63 | 186 | 2.95 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
43 | Michigan | 2 | 68 | 188 | 2.76 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
43 | San Diego State | 2 | 64 | 188 | 2.94 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
45 | Oregon | 2 | 69 | 190 | 2.75 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
46 | Florida State | 2 | 65 | 192 | 2.95 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
46 | Central Michigan | 2 | 49 | 192 | 3.92 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
48 | Purdue | 2 | 62 | 197 | 3.18 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
49 | Louisville | 2 | 86 | 200 | 2.33 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
50 | UTEP | 2 | 73 | 203 | 2.78 | 3 | 58 | 12 | 10 | 1 |
51 | USC | 2 | 62 | 207 | 3.34 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
52 | Cincinnati | 2 | 70 | 208 | 2.97 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
53 | New Mexico State | 2 | 72 | 209 | 2.90 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
54 | Houston | 2 | 78 | 216 | 2.77 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
55 | Penn State | 2 | 70 | 219 | 3.13 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
55 | Ohio | 2 | 65 | 219 | 3.37 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
57 | Arkansas | 2 | 68 | 222 | 3.26 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
58 | Boise State | 2 | 59 | 234 | 3.97 | 5 | 49 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
59 | West Virginia | 2 | 85 | 235 | 2.76 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
60 | North Texas | 2 | 84 | 247 | 2.94 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
61 | Louisiana | 2 | 81 | 253 | 3.12 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 0 |
61 | Stanford | 2 | 65 | 253 | 3.89 | 2 | 47 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
63 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 78 | 254 | 3.26 | 1 | 48 | 17 | 11 | 2 |
64 | USF | 2 | 69 | 255 | 3.70 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 0 |
65 | Maryland | 2 | 80 | 257 | 3.21 | 1 | 74 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
66 | Ohio State | 2 | 70 | 260 | 3.71 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 0 |
67 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 69 | 262 | 3.80 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 3 |
68 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 78 | 263 | 3.37 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
68 | Oklahoma | 2 | 58 | 263 | 4.53 | 1 | 75 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
70 | Tulane | 2 | 68 | 266 | 3.91 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 1 |
70 | Army | 2 | 60 | 266 | 4.43 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
72 | SMU | 2 | 79 | 268 | 3.39 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
73 | Washington State | 2 | 75 | 270 | 3.60 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
74 | Massachusetts | 2 | 62 | 272 | 4.39 | 0 | 55 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
75 | UTSA | 2 | 69 | 276 | 4.00 | 5 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
76 | Kentucky | 2 | 77 | 279 | 3.62 | 4 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
76 | Toledo | 2 | 71 | 279 | 3.93 | 4 | 79 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
76 | North Carolina | 2 | 64 | 279 | 4.36 | 2 | 75 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
79 | Nevada | 2 | 77 | 281 | 3.65 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 1 |
79 | Texas A&M | 2 | 68 | 281 | 4.13 | 2 | 75 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
81 | Duke | 2 | 86 | 286 | 3.33 | 5 | 44 | 16 | 9 | 5 |
82 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 63 | 293 | 4.65 | 3 | 56 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
83 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 78 | 303 | 3.88 | 5 | 61 | 15 | 9 | 1 |
84 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 74 | 307 | 4.15 | 1 | 52 | 19 | 10 | 6 |
84 | Virginia | 2 | 65 | 307 | 4.72 | 5 | 57 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
84 | Indiana | 2 | 55 | 307 | 5.58 | 2 | 78 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
87 | FIU | 2 | 61 | 314 | 5.15 | 2 | 67 | 17 | 11 | 3 |
88 | Nebraska | 2 | 66 | 315 | 4.77 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 2 |
89 | Ball State | 2 | 64 | 317 | 4.95 | 5 | 54 | 19 | 11 | 3 |
90 | Rutgers | 2 | 53 | 318 | 6.00 | 3 | 39 | 14 | 11 | 4 |
91 | Oregon State | 2 | 60 | 319 | 5.32 | 3 | 44 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
92 | New Mexico | 2 | 63 | 322 | 5.11 | 4 | 59 | 20 | 5 | 2 |
93 | Alabama | 2 | 81 | 323 | 3.99 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 2 |
94 | Iowa State | 3 | 88 | 324 | 3.68 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 1 |
95 | UCF | 2 | 90 | 325 | 3.61 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 10 | 3 |
95 | Marshall | 2 | 82 | 325 | 3.96 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 1 |
97 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 84 | 327 | 3.89 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
98 | Delaware | 2 | 80 | 330 | 4.13 | 3 | 45 | 17 | 12 | 7 |
98 | Charlotte | 2 | 71 | 330 | 4.65 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 0 |
100 | Utah State | 2 | 80 | 338 | 4.23 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 4 |
101 | Northwestern | 2 | 65 | 340 | 5.23 | 1 | 69 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
102 | Colorado State | 2 | 85 | 346 | 4.07 | 6 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
102 | NC State | 3 | 83 | 346 | 4.17 | 6 | 66 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
104 | Kansas | 3 | 104 | 351 | 3.38 | 3 | 63 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
105 | Mississippi State | 2 | 86 | 353 | 4.10 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 2 |
106 | Rice | 2 | 69 | 355 | 5.14 | 4 | 54 | 17 | 12 | 4 |
107 | Western Michigan | 2 | 74 | 363 | 4.91 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 4 |
107 | Ole Miss | 2 | 72 | 363 | 5.04 | 2 | 49 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
109 | Southern Miss | 2 | 83 | 377 | 4.54 | 5 | 47 | 24 | 14 | 2 |
110 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 74 | 381 | 5.15 | 4 | 62 | 19 | 12 | 5 |
111 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 102 | 383 | 3.75 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
112 | Syracuse | 2 | 74 | 388 | 5.24 | 3 | 47 | 19 | 9 | 5 |
112 | Texas State | 2 | 67 | 388 | 5.79 | 5 | 75 | 21 | 16 | 7 |
114 | San Jose State | 2 | 83 | 391 | 4.71 | 2 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 3 |
115 | Kent State | 2 | 77 | 394 | 5.12 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 14 | 6 |
116 | Wake Forest | 3 | 120 | 397 | 3.31 | 2 | 42 | 23 | 15 | 2 |
117 | Akron | 2 | 72 | 400 | 5.56 | 5 | 47 | 18 | 9 | 4 |
118 | Colorado | 2 | 77 | 404 | 5.25 | 3 | 45 | 23 | 12 | 3 |
119 | South Alabama | 2 | 85 | 408 | 4.80 | 6 | 56 | 19 | 15 | 3 |
120 | Arkansas State | 2 | 62 | 413 | 6.66 | 5 | 64 | 19 | 10 | 4 |
121 | Missouri State | 2 | 63 | 424 | 6.73 | 8 | 75 | 15 | 11 | 5 |
122 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 75 | 428 | 5.71 | 5 | 59 | 22 | 12 | 4 |
123 | Fresno State | 3 | 93 | 431 | 4.63 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 5 |
124 | UCLA | 2 | 86 | 434 | 5.05 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 11 | 2 |
125 | Hawaii | 3 | 108 | 439 | 4.06 | 5 | 54 | 29 | 12 | 2 |
126 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 86 | 443 | 5.15 | 4 | 75 | 22 | 13 | 4 |
127 | Old Dominion | 2 | 95 | 445 | 4.68 | 2 | 46 | 25 | 13 | 3 |
128 | Kansas State | 3 | 149 | 469 | 3.15 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 3 |
129 | Baylor | 2 | 96 | 470 | 4.90 | 7 | 40 | 33 | 11 | 4 |
130 | UNLV | 3 | 90 | 478 | 5.31 | 5 | 53 | 29 | 17 | 8 |
131 | UAB | 2 | 92 | 497 | 5.40 | 6 | 60 | 26 | 12 | 4 |
132 | Georgia State | 2 | 84 | 500 | 5.95 | 8 | 51 | 26 | 13 | 4 |
133 | Liberty | 2 | 82 | 522 | 6.37 | 5 | 77 | 21 | 15 | 8 |
134 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 84 | 623 | 7.42 | 7 | 65 | 30 | 20 | 6 |
135 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 110 | 633 | 5.75 | 4 | 75 | 22 | 18 | 7 |
136 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 78 | 660 | 8.46 | 9 | 41 | 29 | 22 | 11 |
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards |