2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 10/29/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 8 | 281 | 748 | 2.66 | 9 | 79 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 
| 2 | Georgia | 7 | 213 | 638 | 3.00 | 8 | 27 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 
| 3 | San Diego State | 7 | 227 | 619 | 2.73 | 2 | 31 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 
| 3 | James Madison | 8 | 248 | 642 | 2.59 | 3 | 78 | 40 | 15 | 1 | 
| 3 | Iowa | 8 | 254 | 671 | 2.64 | 7 | 30 | 46 | 15 | 1 | 
| 6 | Ohio State | 7 | 217 | 599 | 2.76 | 1 | 34 | 42 | 18 | 3 | 
| 6 | Oregon | 8 | 275 | 918 | 3.34 | 8 | 79 | 54 | 18 | 2 | 
| 8 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 213 | 611 | 2.87 | 3 | 30 | 41 | 19 | 6 | 
| 8 | Indiana | 8 | 216 | 683 | 3.16 | 3 | 78 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 
| 8 | Missouri | 8 | 229 | 723 | 3.16 | 6 | 84 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 
| 8 | North Carolina | 7 | 242 | 774 | 3.20 | 8 | 75 | 52 | 19 | 4 | 
| 12 | Texas Tech | 8 | 249 | 545 | 2.19 | 3 | 22 | 40 | 20 | 2 | 
| 13 | Auburn | 8 | 270 | 673 | 2.49 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 5 | 
| 13 | Oklahoma | 8 | 263 | 679 | 2.58 | 4 | 75 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 
| 13 | Louisville | 7 | 230 | 737 | 3.20 | 6 | 75 | 47 | 21 | 1 | 
| 13 | Michigan | 8 | 257 | 764 | 2.97 | 8 | 49 | 48 | 21 | 6 | 
| 13 | Florida | 7 | 244 | 824 | 3.38 | 10 | 51 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 
| 13 | Florida State | 7 | 257 | 830 | 3.23 | 7 | 30 | 46 | 21 | 5 | 
| 19 | Texas | 8 | 268 | 646 | 2.41 | 5 | 30 | 40 | 22 | 2 | 
| 19 | Appalachian State | 8 | 265 | 884 | 3.34 | 9 | 35 | 52 | 22 | 7 | 
| 21 | SMU | 8 | 274 | 764 | 2.79 | 4 | 32 | 47 | 23 | 5 | 
| 21 | Navy | 7 | 232 | 820 | 3.53 | 8 | 61 | 49 | 23 | 5 | 
| 21 | Washington | 8 | 229 | 822 | 3.59 | 7 | 51 | 45 | 23 | 3 | 
| 21 | New Mexico | 8 | 258 | 957 | 3.71 | 11 | 64 | 61 | 23 | 5 | 
| 25 | Notre Dame | 7 | 219 | 705 | 3.22 | 6 | 54 | 41 | 24 | 4 | 
| 25 | Clemson | 7 | 221 | 768 | 3.48 | 8 | 35 | 51 | 24 | 5 | 
| 25 | Maryland | 7 | 249 | 870 | 3.49 | 3 | 74 | 49 | 24 | 7 | 
| 25 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 265 | 988 | 3.73 | 7 | 76 | 59 | 24 | 8 | 
| 25 | Stanford | 8 | 255 | 1020 | 4.00 | 11 | 87 | 57 | 24 | 4 | 
| 30 | Army | 7 | 228 | 987 | 4.33 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 25 | 8 | 
| 31 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 277 | 738 | 2.66 | 7 | 65 | 53 | 27 | 5 | 
| 31 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 232 | 815 | 3.51 | 3 | 58 | 49 | 27 | 8 | 
| 31 | Wisconsin | 8 | 238 | 886 | 3.72 | 10 | 43 | 50 | 27 | 8 | 
| 31 | San Jose State | 7 | 242 | 891 | 3.68 | 12 | 29 | 52 | 27 | 5 | 
| 31 | Duke | 7 | 251 | 910 | 3.63 | 16 | 51 | 49 | 27 | 13 | 
| 31 | Kentucky | 7 | 260 | 923 | 3.55 | 17 | 33 | 56 | 27 | 3 | 
| 31 | Buffalo | 8 | 326 | 1138 | 3.49 | 10 | 90 | 66 | 27 | 7 | 
| 38 | Houston | 8 | 283 | 963 | 3.40 | 9 | 38 | 66 | 28 | 5 | 
| 38 | Arizona | 7 | 258 | 978 | 3.79 | 11 | 75 | 54 | 28 | 5 | 
| 38 | Virginia | 8 | 269 | 999 | 3.71 | 13 | 57 | 53 | 28 | 6 | 
| 38 | New Mexico State | 7 | 263 | 1003 | 3.81 | 6 | 45 | 54 | 28 | 6 | 
| 38 | Hawaii | 8 | 260 | 1018 | 3.92 | 10 | 64 | 55 | 28 | 8 | 
| 38 | BYU | 8 | 272 | 1035 | 3.81 | 9 | 65 | 63 | 28 | 9 | 
| 38 | Fresno State | 8 | 262 | 1058 | 4.04 | 6 | 73 | 52 | 28 | 8 | 
| 38 | Illinois | 8 | 262 | 1074 | 4.10 | 11 | 41 | 61 | 28 | 8 | 
| 46 | Cincinnati | 8 | 290 | 1132 | 3.90 | 7 | 41 | 73 | 29 | 8 | 
| 46 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 277 | 1158 | 4.18 | 11 | 56 | 56 | 29 | 11 | 
| 48 | Wake Forest | 7 | 263 | 921 | 3.50 | 7 | 43 | 56 | 30 | 5 | 
| 48 | TCU | 8 | 294 | 955 | 3.25 | 5 | 35 | 61 | 30 | 6 | 
| 48 | Marshall | 7 | 253 | 961 | 3.80 | 13 | 72 | 43 | 30 | 7 | 
| 48 | NC State | 8 | 254 | 1040 | 4.09 | 14 | 85 | 45 | 30 | 9 | 
| 48 | UTSA | 7 | 260 | 1051 | 4.04 | 10 | 57 | 50 | 30 | 12 | 
| 48 | Penn State | 7 | 273 | 1111 | 4.07 | 8 | 67 | 56 | 30 | 12 | 
| 54 | Arizona State | 8 | 266 | 959 | 3.61 | 14 | 50 | 63 | 31 | 8 | 
| 54 | Delaware | 7 | 244 | 1131 | 4.64 | 12 | 66 | 50 | 31 | 15 | 
| 56 | Minnesota | 8 | 247 | 817 | 3.31 | 9 | 40 | 54 | 32 | 5 | 
| 56 | Western Michigan | 8 | 264 | 936 | 3.55 | 10 | 63 | 51 | 32 | 10 | 
| 56 | Northwestern | 8 | 250 | 1112 | 4.45 | 9 | 69 | 59 | 32 | 5 | 
| 56 | Tulane | 7 | 278 | 1131 | 4.07 | 9 | 41 | 69 | 32 | 5 | 
| 56 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 313 | 1142 | 3.65 | 9 | 64 | 69 | 32 | 8 | 
| 61 | Ole Miss | 8 | 275 | 1303 | 4.74 | 11 | 65 | 74 | 33 | 10 | 
| 62 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 224 | 751 | 3.35 | 4 | 48 | 42 | 34 | 3 | 
| 62 | USF | 8 | 271 | 919 | 3.39 | 12 | 38 | 65 | 34 | 6 | 
| 62 | Tennessee | 8 | 317 | 1082 | 3.41 | 15 | 38 | 67 | 34 | 7 | 
| 62 | Missouri State | 8 | 236 | 1104 | 4.68 | 15 | 75 | 54 | 34 | 10 | 
| 62 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 278 | 1111 | 4.00 | 12 | 52 | 68 | 34 | 12 | 
| 62 | Michigan State | 8 | 266 | 1195 | 4.49 | 15 | 66 | 68 | 34 | 13 | 
| 62 | Boston College | 8 | 280 | 1304 | 4.66 | 16 | 75 | 62 | 34 | 7 | 
| 69 | East Carolina | 7 | 243 | 832 | 3.42 | 6 | 60 | 50 | 35 | 6 | 
| 69 | Texas A&M | 8 | 245 | 948 | 3.87 | 9 | 75 | 52 | 35 | 13 | 
| 69 | South Carolina | 8 | 290 | 1125 | 3.88 | 8 | 56 | 62 | 35 | 9 | 
| 69 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 297 | 1242 | 4.18 | 9 | 42 | 64 | 35 | 12 | 
| 69 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 309 | 1262 | 4.08 | 11 | 75 | 65 | 35 | 9 | 
| 69 | UAB | 7 | 297 | 1398 | 4.71 | 19 | 60 | 74 | 35 | 7 | 
| 69 | North Texas | 8 | 341 | 1526 | 4.48 | 13 | 75 | 81 | 35 | 14 | 
| 76 | USC | 7 | 232 | 957 | 4.13 | 6 | 63 | 59 | 36 | 6 | 
| 76 | Memphis | 8 | 251 | 1039 | 4.14 | 11 | 81 | 53 | 36 | 7 | 
| 76 | Oregon State | 8 | 268 | 1223 | 4.56 | 10 | 66 | 62 | 36 | 13 | 
| 76 | West Virginia | 8 | 317 | 1281 | 4.04 | 12 | 83 | 68 | 36 | 8 | 
| 76 | Massachusetts | 8 | 321 | 1460 | 4.55 | 14 | 58 | 77 | 36 | 10 | 
| 76 | Baylor | 8 | 333 | 1524 | 4.58 | 18 | 65 | 95 | 36 | 9 | 
| 82 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 270 | 1087 | 4.03 | 17 | 62 | 60 | 37 | 10 | 
| 82 | Rice | 8 | 274 | 1212 | 4.42 | 12 | 65 | 62 | 37 | 10 | 
| 82 | California | 8 | 266 | 1215 | 4.57 | 15 | 71 | 68 | 37 | 10 | 
| 82 | Mississippi State | 8 | 292 | 1220 | 4.18 | 8 | 37 | 64 | 37 | 7 | 
| 82 | Nevada | 8 | 307 | 1231 | 4.01 | 16 | 68 | 70 | 37 | 8 | 
| 82 | Troy | 8 | 315 | 1400 | 4.44 | 14 | 62 | 70 | 37 | 13 | 
| 88 | UCF | 7 | 267 | 1021 | 3.82 | 9 | 75 | 63 | 38 | 5 | 
| 88 | LSU | 8 | 275 | 1078 | 3.92 | 11 | 72 | 67 | 38 | 7 | 
| 88 | Kansas State | 8 | 314 | 1188 | 3.78 | 14 | 60 | 77 | 38 | 8 | 
| 88 | Alabama | 8 | 265 | 1193 | 4.50 | 11 | 65 | 63 | 38 | 13 | 
| 88 | Central Michigan | 8 | 268 | 1210 | 4.51 | 12 | 43 | 58 | 38 | 12 | 
| 88 | Boise State | 8 | 261 | 1222 | 4.68 | 13 | 64 | 56 | 38 | 15 | 
| 88 | Nebraska | 8 | 268 | 1252 | 4.67 | 15 | 75 | 68 | 38 | 10 | 
| 88 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 305 | 1294 | 4.24 | 13 | 59 | 70 | 38 | 8 | 
| 96 | Iowa State | 8 | 253 | 1094 | 4.32 | 9 | 33 | 59 | 39 | 7 | 
| 96 | Washington State | 8 | 271 | 1121 | 4.14 | 12 | 27 | 69 | 39 | 9 | 
| 96 | Wyoming | 8 | 283 | 1272 | 4.49 | 8 | 44 | 70 | 39 | 13 | 
| 96 | Liberty | 7 | 268 | 1327 | 4.95 | 11 | 77 | 68 | 39 | 14 | 
| 100 | UTEP | 8 | 342 | 1243 | 3.63 | 11 | 72 | 67 | 40 | 4 | 
| 100 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 330 | 1409 | 4.27 | 11 | 66 | 75 | 40 | 9 | 
| 100 | Utah State | 8 | 309 | 1486 | 4.81 | 14 | 66 | 78 | 40 | 13 | 
| 103 | Bowling Green | 8 | 283 | 1164 | 4.11 | 13 | 45 | 60 | 41 | 6 | 
| 103 | Purdue | 8 | 302 | 1192 | 3.95 | 13 | 46 | 68 | 41 | 7 | 
| 103 | Air Force | 7 | 226 | 1239 | 5.48 | 19 | 59 | 54 | 41 | 14 | 
| 103 | Old Dominion | 8 | 331 | 1433 | 4.33 | 13 | 58 | 73 | 41 | 11 | 
| 107 | Ohio | 8 | 256 | 1231 | 4.81 | 10 | 64 | 69 | 42 | 10 | 
| 107 | Temple | 8 | 280 | 1372 | 4.90 | 16 | 61 | 63 | 42 | 9 | 
| 107 | Colorado State | 8 | 292 | 1422 | 4.87 | 14 | 76 | 62 | 42 | 14 | 
| 107 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 293 | 1533 | 5.23 | 11 | 84 | 63 | 42 | 17 | 
| 111 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 273 | 1262 | 4.62 | 10 | 54 | 75 | 43 | 10 | 
| 111 | Syracuse | 8 | 270 | 1300 | 4.81 | 11 | 49 | 72 | 43 | 15 | 
| 111 | Kansas | 8 | 297 | 1458 | 4.91 | 15 | 71 | 72 | 43 | 16 | 
| 114 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 271 | 1287 | 4.75 | 16 | 73 | 64 | 44 | 8 | 
| 114 | Southern Miss | 8 | 335 | 1347 | 4.02 | 18 | 73 | 79 | 44 | 9 | 
| 114 | UNLV | 7 | 237 | 1433 | 6.05 | 15 | 65 | 71 | 44 | 20 | 
| 114 | Ball State | 8 | 308 | 1488 | 4.83 | 15 | 67 | 76 | 44 | 15 | 
| 118 | Arkansas State | 8 | 300 | 1565 | 5.22 | 18 | 64 | 77 | 45 | 14 | 
| 119 | Utah | 8 | 295 | 1093 | 3.71 | 8 | 68 | 63 | 46 | 9 | 
| 119 | Connecticut | 8 | 333 | 1421 | 4.27 | 14 | 73 | 78 | 46 | 10 | 
| 119 | Rutgers | 8 | 233 | 1450 | 6.22 | 16 | 68 | 63 | 46 | 19 | 
| 119 | Tulsa | 8 | 340 | 1535 | 4.51 | 17 | 72 | 87 | 46 | 10 | 
| 119 | Louisiana | 8 | 348 | 1593 | 4.58 | 18 | 71 | 93 | 46 | 8 | 
| 119 | Akron | 9 | 341 | 1595 | 4.68 | 17 | 74 | 84 | 46 | 17 | 
| 125 | UCLA | 8 | 303 | 1564 | 5.16 | 16 | 54 | 92 | 47 | 15 | 
| 126 | South Alabama | 8 | 308 | 1554 | 5.05 | 17 | 56 | 82 | 49 | 9 | 
| 126 | Georgia State | 8 | 331 | 1640 | 4.95 | 26 | 60 | 90 | 49 | 11 | 
| 128 | FIU | 8 | 257 | 1275 | 4.96 | 12 | 67 | 68 | 51 | 12 | 
| 128 | Texas State | 8 | 306 | 1386 | 4.53 | 16 | 75 | 77 | 51 | 14 | 
| 128 | Charlotte | 8 | 325 | 1662 | 5.11 | 17 | 50 | 84 | 51 | 11 | 
| 131 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 329 | 1638 | 4.98 | 23 | 90 | 82 | 52 | 20 | 
| 132 | Kent State | 8 | 324 | 1639 | 5.06 | 15 | 64 | 90 | 53 | 17 | 
| 133 | Arkansas | 8 | 314 | 1551 | 4.94 | 17 | 64 | 88 | 56 | 14 | 
| 133 | Colorado | 8 | 330 | 1738 | 5.27 | 14 | 63 | 86 | 56 | 15 | 
| 135 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 383 | 2214 | 5.78 | 23 | 80 | 107 | 60 | 23 | 
| 136 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 333 | 1927 | 5.79 | 25 | 41 | 97 | 69 | 21 | 
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||