2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech | 13 | 207 | 380 | 1.84 | 2 | 46 | 30 | 11 | 1 |
| 2 | Toledo | 12 | 220 | 419 | 1.90 | 2 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | Missouri | 12 | 171 | 434 | 2.54 | 5 | 84 | 25 | 13 | 2 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 177 | 462 | 2.61 | 7 | 65 | 32 | 13 | 4 |
| 5 | Indiana | 13 | 202 | 508 | 2.51 | 3 | 75 | 31 | 11 | 5 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 12 | 207 | 515 | 2.49 | 3 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 7 |
| 7 | Georgia | 13 | 185 | 535 | 2.89 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 13 | 2 |
| 8 | Oregon | 12 | 194 | 546 | 2.81 | 2 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 1 |
| 9 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 182 | 560 | 3.08 | 1 | 33 | 38 | 19 | 5 |
| 10 | Clemson | 12 | 161 | 586 | 3.64 | 4 | 32 | 34 | 21 | 6 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 12 | 175 | 589 | 3.37 | 8 | 49 | 40 | 17 | 4 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 13 | 200 | 604 | 3.02 | 2 | 37 | 32 | 16 | 6 |
| 13 | Illinois | 12 | 181 | 616 | 3.40 | 4 | 25 | 38 | 15 | 2 |
| 14 | James Madison | 13 | 232 | 620 | 2.67 | 6 | 23 | 44 | 19 | 2 |
| 15 | Louisville | 12 | 200 | 631 | 3.16 | 5 | 25 | 41 | 22 | 3 |
| 16 | LSU | 12 | 190 | 635 | 3.34 | 8 | 72 | 37 | 19 | 4 |
| 17 | Notre Dame | 12 | 206 | 645 | 3.13 | 6 | 54 | 39 | 21 | 4 |
| 18 | Michigan | 12 | 209 | 647 | 3.10 | 5 | 49 | 42 | 15 | 4 |
| 19 | Wake Forest | 12 | 202 | 670 | 3.32 | 7 | 54 | 39 | 19 | 4 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 12 | 212 | 672 | 3.17 | 7 | 51 | 46 | 19 | 1 |
| 21 | SMU | 12 | 212 | 678 | 3.20 | 1 | 32 | 44 | 18 | 2 |
| 22 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 195 | 694 | 3.56 | 4 | 48 | 48 | 28 | 3 |
| 23 | Auburn | 12 | 210 | 697 | 3.32 | 4 | 38 | 39 | 24 | 5 |
| 24 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 174 | 719 | 4.13 | 6 | 35 | 44 | 26 | 6 |
| 25 | NC State | 12 | 193 | 721 | 3.74 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 4 |
| 26 | Bowling Green | 12 | 189 | 742 | 3.93 | 9 | 41 | 39 | 29 | 3 |
| 27 | Minnesota | 12 | 198 | 743 | 3.75 | 9 | 46 | 39 | 25 | 6 |
| 28 | Texas | 12 | 205 | 745 | 3.63 | 6 | 41 | 39 | 22 | 7 |
| 29 | Arizona State | 12 | 217 | 750 | 3.46 | 8 | 50 | 47 | 23 | 6 |
| 30 | Tulane | 13 | 225 | 752 | 3.34 | 4 | 41 | 56 | 28 | 5 |
| 31 | New Mexico | 12 | 209 | 760 | 3.64 | 8 | 64 | 55 | 21 | 4 |
| 32 | Iowa | 12 | 193 | 765 | 3.96 | 8 | 70 | 44 | 19 | 4 |
| 33 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 218 | 767 | 3.52 | 7 | 32 | 43 | 22 | 5 |
| 34 | Hawaii | 12 | 195 | 777 | 3.98 | 7 | 64 | 36 | 20 | 8 |
| 35 | West Virginia | 12 | 225 | 782 | 3.48 | 8 | 46 | 49 | 25 | 8 |
| 35 | USF | 12 | 225 | 782 | 3.48 | 11 | 76 | 47 | 24 | 8 |
| 37 | Virginia | 13 | 220 | 785 | 3.57 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 21 | 3 |
| 38 | Air Force | 12 | 174 | 786 | 4.52 | 8 | 38 | 42 | 22 | 5 |
| 39 | Memphis | 12 | 217 | 787 | 3.63 | 12 | 60 | 41 | 28 | 8 |
| 39 | California | 12 | 185 | 787 | 4.25 | 11 | 54 | 51 | 27 | 6 |
| 41 | Kentucky | 12 | 219 | 788 | 3.60 | 11 | 26 | 49 | 24 | 4 |
| 42 | Washington State | 12 | 189 | 791 | 4.19 | 6 | 27 | 43 | 26 | 6 |
| 43 | Tennessee | 12 | 213 | 796 | 3.74 | 9 | 38 | 46 | 26 | 9 |
| 44 | South Carolina | 12 | 222 | 800 | 3.60 | 6 | 29 | 50 | 22 | 6 |
| 45 | Army | 11 | 184 | 802 | 4.36 | 7 | 40 | 54 | 25 | 3 |
| 46 | TCU | 12 | 215 | 803 | 3.73 | 6 | 54 | 46 | 19 | 5 |
| 47 | San Diego State | 12 | 218 | 804 | 3.69 | 2 | 40 | 45 | 25 | 8 |
| 48 | Appalachian State | 12 | 216 | 805 | 3.73 | 11 | 41 | 43 | 15 | 8 |
| 49 | Fresno State | 12 | 197 | 807 | 4.10 | 4 | 73 | 43 | 21 | 5 |
| 50 | Navy | 11 | 201 | 808 | 4.02 | 11 | 61 | 42 | 24 | 6 |
| 51 | Duke | 13 | 233 | 809 | 3.47 | 13 | 44 | 52 | 29 | 6 |
| 52 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 202 | 813 | 4.02 | 11 | 52 | 46 | 26 | 8 |
| 53 | Stanford | 12 | 198 | 823 | 4.16 | 10 | 87 | 38 | 21 | 4 |
| 54 | Washington | 12 | 196 | 830 | 4.23 | 4 | 51 | 40 | 23 | 5 |
| 55 | Michigan State | 12 | 184 | 834 | 4.53 | 8 | 66 | 46 | 23 | 6 |
| 56 | Houston | 12 | 212 | 842 | 3.97 | 8 | 38 | 56 | 27 | 4 |
| 57 | East Carolina | 12 | 196 | 847 | 4.32 | 5 | 84 | 49 | 30 | 7 |
| 58 | Central Michigan | 12 | 207 | 849 | 4.10 | 6 | 43 | 40 | 27 | 13 |
| 59 | Maryland | 12 | 236 | 853 | 3.61 | 4 | 55 | 56 | 25 | 3 |
| 60 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 218 | 854 | 3.92 | 10 | 46 | 39 | 18 | 6 |
| 61 | Northwestern | 12 | 185 | 856 | 4.63 | 11 | 69 | 49 | 26 | 4 |
| 62 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 221 | 858 | 3.88 | 6 | 76 | 47 | 22 | 6 |
| 63 | Rice | 12 | 199 | 867 | 4.36 | 11 | 65 | 44 | 23 | 8 |
| 64 | Western Michigan | 13 | 221 | 868 | 3.93 | 8 | 54 | 39 | 26 | 9 |
| 65 | Florida State | 12 | 230 | 874 | 3.80 | 5 | 40 | 55 | 22 | 5 |
| 65 | Penn State | 12 | 206 | 874 | 4.24 | 7 | 57 | 47 | 22 | 8 |
| 67 | Iowa State | 12 | 198 | 876 | 4.42 | 10 | 33 | 46 | 30 | 6 |
| 68 | Akron | 12 | 214 | 877 | 4.10 | 8 | 47 | 50 | 25 | 9 |
| 69 | Texas State | 12 | 218 | 879 | 4.03 | 10 | 51 | 53 | 39 | 10 |
| 70 | Alabama | 13 | 211 | 883 | 4.18 | 5 | 65 | 49 | 27 | 11 |
| 71 | Texas A&M | 12 | 196 | 888 | 4.53 | 4 | 57 | 48 | 33 | 12 |
| 72 | Wyoming | 12 | 218 | 889 | 4.08 | 5 | 29 | 53 | 32 | 6 |
| 73 | Missouri State | 12 | 195 | 900 | 4.62 | 12 | 98 | 47 | 29 | 6 |
| 73 | Boston College | 12 | 190 | 900 | 4.74 | 12 | 73 | 43 | 22 | 6 |
| 75 | Ole Miss | 12 | 195 | 908 | 4.66 | 9 | 47 | 50 | 24 | 10 |
| 76 | San Jose State | 12 | 252 | 912 | 3.62 | 14 | 29 | 55 | 27 | 4 |
| 76 | Ohio | 12 | 205 | 912 | 4.45 | 5 | 48 | 55 | 30 | 9 |
| 78 | BYU | 13 | 232 | 915 | 3.94 | 6 | 43 | 59 | 28 | 9 |
| 79 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 254 | 917 | 3.61 | 15 | 39 | 64 | 31 | 11 |
| 80 | Buffalo | 12 | 240 | 924 | 3.85 | 6 | 90 | 49 | 24 | 7 |
| 81 | Arizona | 12 | 205 | 927 | 4.52 | 9 | 54 | 48 | 24 | 8 |
| 82 | Oregon State | 12 | 201 | 929 | 4.62 | 10 | 44 | 46 | 29 | 11 |
| 83 | Old Dominion | 12 | 240 | 942 | 3.93 | 4 | 58 | 50 | 28 | 8 |
| 84 | UCF | 12 | 244 | 951 | 3.90 | 11 | 30 | 67 | 33 | 4 |
| 85 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 215 | 952 | 4.43 | 9 | 33 | 50 | 27 | 6 |
| 86 | Nevada | 12 | 221 | 955 | 4.32 | 12 | 68 | 54 | 32 | 6 |
| 87 | FIU | 12 | 205 | 965 | 4.71 | 11 | 41 | 54 | 41 | 8 |
| 88 | Florida | 12 | 240 | 968 | 4.03 | 10 | 52 | 48 | 23 | 9 |
| 89 | Mississippi State | 12 | 221 | 971 | 4.39 | 5 | 34 | 57 | 28 | 7 |
| 89 | UTSA | 12 | 199 | 971 | 4.88 | 8 | 81 | 42 | 23 | 10 |
| 91 | USC | 12 | 196 | 972 | 4.96 | 8 | 63 | 58 | 32 | 5 |
| 92 | Liberty | 12 | 216 | 980 | 4.54 | 7 | 77 | 51 | 23 | 7 |
| 92 | Nebraska | 12 | 194 | 980 | 5.05 | 9 | 75 | 50 | 30 | 9 |
| 94 | Arkansas | 12 | 220 | 983 | 4.47 | 12 | 49 | 61 | 36 | 6 |
| 95 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 214 | 994 | 4.64 | 6 | 84 | 43 | 27 | 12 |
| 96 | Kennesaw State | 13 | 260 | 1002 | 3.85 | 12 | 48 | 51 | 28 | 9 |
| 97 | Kansas State | 12 | 246 | 1010 | 4.11 | 14 | 60 | 69 | 37 | 6 |
| 98 | Ball State | 12 | 215 | 1012 | 4.71 | 11 | 53 | 52 | 32 | 12 |
| 99 | Cincinnati | 12 | 238 | 1028 | 4.32 | 8 | 41 | 62 | 28 | 6 |
| 99 | South Alabama | 12 | 222 | 1028 | 4.63 | 12 | 34 | 56 | 30 | 3 |
| 101 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 224 | 1031 | 4.60 | 10 | 42 | 53 | 31 | 11 |
| 102 | Delaware | 12 | 197 | 1038 | 5.27 | 17 | 78 | 46 | 31 | 13 |
| 103 | Southern Miss | 12 | 260 | 1046 | 4.02 | 14 | 61 | 64 | 30 | 6 |
| 104 | Kansas | 12 | 214 | 1050 | 4.91 | 8 | 71 | 56 | 33 | 9 |
| 105 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 203 | 1051 | 5.18 | 8 | 59 | 54 | 33 | 8 |
| 106 | Marshall | 12 | 212 | 1071 | 5.05 | 12 | 92 | 47 | 30 | 7 |
| 107 | Syracuse | 12 | 178 | 1079 | 6.06 | 8 | 58 | 51 | 36 | 13 |
| 108 | Arkansas State | 12 | 242 | 1083 | 4.48 | 14 | 64 | 52 | 34 | 9 |
| 108 | Utah State | 12 | 225 | 1083 | 4.81 | 7 | 69 | 57 | 30 | 8 |
| 110 | Temple | 12 | 228 | 1091 | 4.79 | 14 | 45 | 59 | 35 | 6 |
| 110 | Utah | 12 | 222 | 1091 | 4.91 | 7 | 80 | 54 | 35 | 11 |
| 112 | UCLA | 12 | 209 | 1093 | 5.23 | 14 | 43 | 68 | 36 | 9 |
| 113 | New Mexico State | 12 | 219 | 1107 | 5.05 | 7 | 64 | 49 | 28 | 8 |
| 114 | Boise State | 13 | 222 | 1126 | 5.07 | 14 | 64 | 51 | 36 | 16 |
| 115 | Troy | 13 | 235 | 1133 | 4.82 | 11 | 73 | 49 | 28 | 11 |
| 116 | UTEP | 12 | 246 | 1136 | 4.62 | 10 | 72 | 57 | 34 | 6 |
| 117 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 244 | 1150 | 4.71 | 13 | 62 | 57 | 32 | 10 |
| 118 | Kent State | 12 | 243 | 1169 | 4.81 | 14 | 64 | 72 | 38 | 10 |
| 119 | Purdue | 12 | 236 | 1181 | 5.00 | 21 | 82 | 62 | 41 | 8 |
| 120 | Colorado | 12 | 240 | 1183 | 4.93 | 10 | 63 | 52 | 39 | 10 |
| 121 | Baylor | 12 | 239 | 1187 | 4.97 | 13 | 67 | 70 | 35 | 6 |
| 122 | Georgia State | 12 | 229 | 1200 | 5.24 | 15 | 85 | 66 | 39 | 7 |
| 123 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 234 | 1206 | 5.15 | 15 | 73 | 65 | 42 | 9 |
| 124 | UAB | 12 | 262 | 1216 | 4.64 | 19 | 60 | 71 | 34 | 4 |
| 125 | UNLV | 13 | 216 | 1225 | 5.67 | 10 | 65 | 64 | 39 | 15 |
| 126 | Charlotte | 12 | 244 | 1238 | 5.07 | 17 | 50 | 75 | 40 | 8 |
| 127 | Tulsa | 12 | 259 | 1239 | 4.78 | 11 | 72 | 68 | 31 | 9 |
| 127 | Colorado State | 12 | 250 | 1239 | 4.96 | 16 | 76 | 54 | 30 | 8 |
| 129 | Louisiana | 12 | 240 | 1241 | 5.17 | 16 | 71 | 75 | 41 | 6 |
| 130 | Connecticut | 12 | 254 | 1255 | 4.94 | 10 | 73 | 64 | 37 | 8 |
| 131 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 266 | 1279 | 4.81 | 17 | 68 | 72 | 44 | 14 |
| 132 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 232 | 1301 | 5.61 | 15 | 47 | 64 | 44 | 16 |
| 133 | North Texas | 13 | 285 | 1330 | 4.67 | 11 | 75 | 72 | 31 | 11 |
| 134 | Massachusetts | 12 | 242 | 1339 | 5.53 | 17 | 58 | 66 | 38 | 11 |
| 135 | Rutgers | 12 | 178 | 1387 | 7.79 | 11 | 73 | 55 | 43 | 17 |
| 136 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 249 | 1539 | 6.18 | 13 | 65 | 73 | 44 | 18 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||