2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 01/01/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech | 14 | 228 | 375 | 1.64 | 2 | 46 | 31 | 11 | 1 |
| 2 | Toledo | 13 | 236 | 454 | 1.92 | 2 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 1 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 13 | 213 | 512 | 2.40 | 3 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 203 | 508 | 2.50 | 7 | 65 | 36 | 14 | 4 |
| 5 | Indiana | 14 | 213 | 537 | 2.52 | 3 | 75 | 32 | 11 | 5 |
| 6 | Missouri | 13 | 186 | 491 | 2.64 | 5 | 84 | 29 | 15 | 2 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 14 | 207 | 619 | 2.99 | 1 | 33 | 44 | 22 | 5 |
| 8 | Oregon | 14 | 223 | 668 | 3.00 | 2 | 50 | 44 | 16 | 3 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 14 | 220 | 671 | 3.05 | 2 | 37 | 35 | 17 | 6 |
| 10 | Georgia | 14 | 199 | 609 | 3.06 | 7 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 2 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 12 | 206 | 645 | 3.13 | 6 | 54 | 39 | 21 | 4 |
| 12 | James Madison | 14 | 243 | 769 | 3.16 | 8 | 56 | 48 | 23 | 5 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 12 | 212 | 672 | 3.17 | 7 | 51 | 46 | 19 | 1 |
| 14 | SMU | 12 | 212 | 678 | 3.20 | 1 | 32 | 44 | 18 | 2 |
| 15 | Louisville | 13 | 219 | 703 | 3.21 | 5 | 25 | 45 | 25 | 3 |
| 16 | Michigan | 13 | 227 | 733 | 3.23 | 6 | 49 | 49 | 20 | 5 |
| 17 | Wake Forest | 12 | 202 | 670 | 3.32 | 7 | 54 | 39 | 19 | 4 |
| 17 | Auburn | 12 | 210 | 697 | 3.32 | 4 | 38 | 39 | 24 | 5 |
| 19 | LSU | 13 | 212 | 709 | 3.34 | 8 | 72 | 41 | 21 | 4 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 12 | 175 | 589 | 3.37 | 8 | 49 | 40 | 17 | 4 |
| 21 | USF | 13 | 252 | 856 | 3.40 | 12 | 76 | 52 | 28 | 8 |
| 22 | Tulane | 14 | 240 | 824 | 3.43 | 6 | 41 | 60 | 31 | 7 |
| 23 | Illinois | 13 | 199 | 690 | 3.47 | 5 | 25 | 43 | 16 | 2 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 13 | 232 | 805 | 3.47 | 9 | 50 | 50 | 24 | 6 |
| 25 | West Virginia | 12 | 225 | 782 | 3.48 | 8 | 46 | 49 | 25 | 8 |
| 26 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 218 | 767 | 3.52 | 7 | 32 | 43 | 22 | 5 |
| 27 | Jacksonville State | 14 | 272 | 972 | 3.57 | 15 | 39 | 67 | 32 | 11 |
| 28 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 208 | 749 | 3.60 | 4 | 48 | 51 | 30 | 3 |
| 28 | Kentucky | 12 | 219 | 788 | 3.60 | 11 | 26 | 49 | 24 | 4 |
| 28 | South Carolina | 12 | 222 | 800 | 3.60 | 6 | 29 | 50 | 22 | 6 |
| 31 | Maryland | 12 | 236 | 853 | 3.61 | 4 | 55 | 56 | 25 | 3 |
| 32 | Clemson | 13 | 178 | 644 | 3.62 | 4 | 32 | 38 | 23 | 7 |
| 32 | San Jose State | 12 | 252 | 912 | 3.62 | 14 | 29 | 55 | 27 | 4 |
| 34 | Minnesota | 13 | 219 | 802 | 3.66 | 9 | 46 | 46 | 30 | 6 |
| 35 | New Mexico | 13 | 219 | 816 | 3.73 | 8 | 64 | 58 | 22 | 5 |
| 35 | Virginia | 14 | 241 | 899 | 3.73 | 11 | 43 | 44 | 25 | 4 |
| 35 | Duke | 14 | 259 | 966 | 3.73 | 15 | 44 | 59 | 34 | 9 |
| 38 | Texas | 13 | 222 | 831 | 3.74 | 6 | 41 | 43 | 26 | 8 |
| 38 | Old Dominion | 13 | 257 | 960 | 3.74 | 4 | 58 | 54 | 29 | 8 |
| 40 | Iowa | 13 | 206 | 773 | 3.75 | 8 | 70 | 46 | 21 | 4 |
| 41 | Memphis | 13 | 230 | 867 | 3.77 | 14 | 60 | 44 | 30 | 9 |
| 42 | TCU | 13 | 233 | 880 | 3.78 | 7 | 54 | 49 | 22 | 6 |
| 43 | Tennessee | 13 | 229 | 867 | 3.79 | 9 | 38 | 49 | 27 | 9 |
| 44 | Florida State | 12 | 230 | 874 | 3.80 | 5 | 40 | 55 | 22 | 5 |
| 45 | NC State | 13 | 213 | 819 | 3.85 | 11 | 39 | 43 | 31 | 4 |
| 45 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 238 | 916 | 3.85 | 6 | 76 | 49 | 22 | 6 |
| 45 | Buffalo | 12 | 240 | 924 | 3.85 | 6 | 90 | 49 | 24 | 7 |
| 48 | Southern Miss | 13 | 273 | 1062 | 3.89 | 14 | 61 | 66 | 30 | 6 |
| 49 | Appalachian State | 13 | 237 | 925 | 3.90 | 12 | 49 | 49 | 17 | 9 |
| 49 | UCF | 12 | 244 | 951 | 3.90 | 11 | 30 | 67 | 33 | 4 |
| 51 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 218 | 854 | 3.92 | 10 | 46 | 39 | 18 | 6 |
| 51 | Western Michigan | 14 | 236 | 925 | 3.92 | 8 | 54 | 43 | 28 | 9 |
| 53 | Bowling Green | 12 | 189 | 742 | 3.93 | 9 | 41 | 39 | 29 | 3 |
| 53 | Houston | 13 | 228 | 895 | 3.93 | 8 | 38 | 59 | 29 | 5 |
| 55 | Washington State | 13 | 205 | 818 | 3.99 | 6 | 27 | 45 | 27 | 6 |
| 55 | Central Michigan | 13 | 222 | 886 | 3.99 | 7 | 43 | 42 | 28 | 13 |
| 57 | BYU | 14 | 247 | 989 | 4.00 | 7 | 43 | 63 | 29 | 9 |
| 57 | Alabama | 15 | 255 | 1019 | 4.00 | 6 | 65 | 59 | 29 | 12 |
| 59 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 202 | 813 | 4.02 | 11 | 52 | 46 | 26 | 8 |
| 60 | Texas State | 12 | 218 | 879 | 4.03 | 10 | 51 | 53 | 39 | 10 |
| 60 | Florida | 12 | 240 | 968 | 4.03 | 10 | 52 | 48 | 23 | 9 |
| 62 | Navy | 12 | 225 | 910 | 4.04 | 12 | 61 | 48 | 26 | 7 |
| 63 | Wyoming | 12 | 218 | 889 | 4.08 | 5 | 29 | 53 | 32 | 6 |
| 63 | Penn State | 13 | 219 | 893 | 4.08 | 7 | 57 | 51 | 24 | 8 |
| 65 | Akron | 12 | 214 | 877 | 4.10 | 8 | 47 | 50 | 25 | 9 |
| 66 | Washington | 13 | 211 | 867 | 4.11 | 4 | 51 | 42 | 23 | 5 |
| 66 | Kansas State | 12 | 246 | 1010 | 4.11 | 14 | 60 | 69 | 37 | 6 |
| 68 | Stanford | 12 | 198 | 823 | 4.16 | 10 | 87 | 38 | 21 | 4 |
| 69 | Hawaii | 13 | 209 | 878 | 4.20 | 9 | 64 | 43 | 23 | 8 |
| 70 | Fresno State | 13 | 213 | 899 | 4.22 | 4 | 73 | 47 | 23 | 6 |
| 71 | California | 13 | 195 | 825 | 4.23 | 11 | 54 | 54 | 28 | 6 |
| 72 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 187 | 793 | 4.24 | 7 | 44 | 47 | 28 | 7 |
| 73 | Arkansas State | 13 | 264 | 1131 | 4.28 | 14 | 64 | 59 | 37 | 9 |
| 74 | East Carolina | 13 | 216 | 926 | 4.29 | 5 | 84 | 55 | 34 | 8 |
| 75 | Nevada | 12 | 221 | 955 | 4.32 | 12 | 68 | 54 | 32 | 6 |
| 75 | Cincinnati | 12 | 238 | 1028 | 4.32 | 8 | 41 | 62 | 28 | 6 |
| 77 | Northwestern | 13 | 203 | 882 | 4.34 | 11 | 69 | 50 | 26 | 4 |
| 77 | San Diego State | 13 | 240 | 1041 | 4.34 | 5 | 51 | 54 | 31 | 11 |
| 79 | Rice | 12 | 199 | 867 | 4.36 | 11 | 65 | 44 | 23 | 8 |
| 79 | Ohio | 13 | 221 | 964 | 4.36 | 5 | 48 | 59 | 31 | 9 |
| 81 | Kennesaw State | 14 | 286 | 1252 | 4.38 | 14 | 65 | 59 | 34 | 12 |
| 82 | Mississippi State | 12 | 221 | 971 | 4.39 | 5 | 34 | 57 | 28 | 7 |
| 83 | Iowa State | 12 | 198 | 876 | 4.42 | 10 | 33 | 46 | 30 | 6 |
| 84 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 215 | 952 | 4.43 | 9 | 33 | 50 | 27 | 6 |
| 85 | Texas A&M | 13 | 208 | 926 | 4.45 | 4 | 57 | 51 | 35 | 12 |
| 86 | Army | 13 | 225 | 1004 | 4.46 | 9 | 40 | 66 | 30 | 4 |
| 87 | Arkansas | 12 | 220 | 983 | 4.47 | 12 | 49 | 61 | 36 | 6 |
| 88 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 236 | 1064 | 4.51 | 10 | 42 | 55 | 32 | 11 |
| 89 | Air Force | 12 | 174 | 786 | 4.52 | 8 | 38 | 42 | 22 | 5 |
| 89 | Arizona | 12 | 205 | 927 | 4.52 | 9 | 54 | 48 | 24 | 8 |
| 89 | Missouri State | 13 | 206 | 932 | 4.52 | 12 | 98 | 49 | 30 | 6 |
| 92 | Michigan State | 12 | 184 | 834 | 4.53 | 8 | 66 | 46 | 23 | 6 |
| 92 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 235 | 1064 | 4.53 | 6 | 84 | 46 | 30 | 13 |
| 94 | Liberty | 12 | 216 | 980 | 4.54 | 7 | 77 | 51 | 23 | 7 |
| 95 | Utah State | 13 | 239 | 1093 | 4.57 | 7 | 69 | 58 | 30 | 8 |
| 96 | FIU | 13 | 224 | 1026 | 4.58 | 13 | 41 | 58 | 42 | 8 |
| 97 | Ole Miss | 14 | 234 | 1074 | 4.59 | 11 | 47 | 60 | 31 | 10 |
| 98 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 262 | 1209 | 4.61 | 13 | 62 | 60 | 34 | 10 |
| 99 | Oregon State | 12 | 201 | 929 | 4.62 | 10 | 44 | 46 | 29 | 11 |
| 99 | UTEP | 12 | 246 | 1136 | 4.62 | 10 | 72 | 57 | 34 | 6 |
| 101 | South Alabama | 12 | 222 | 1028 | 4.63 | 12 | 34 | 56 | 30 | 3 |
| 101 | Troy | 14 | 249 | 1154 | 4.63 | 11 | 73 | 51 | 29 | 11 |
| 103 | UAB | 12 | 262 | 1216 | 4.64 | 19 | 60 | 71 | 34 | 4 |
| 104 | Ball State | 12 | 215 | 1012 | 4.71 | 11 | 53 | 52 | 32 | 12 |
| 105 | UTSA | 13 | 216 | 1021 | 4.73 | 8 | 81 | 45 | 25 | 10 |
| 106 | Boston College | 12 | 190 | 900 | 4.74 | 12 | 73 | 43 | 22 | 6 |
| 107 | Tulsa | 12 | 259 | 1239 | 4.78 | 11 | 72 | 68 | 31 | 9 |
| 108 | Temple | 12 | 228 | 1091 | 4.79 | 14 | 45 | 59 | 35 | 6 |
| 109 | Kent State | 12 | 243 | 1169 | 4.81 | 14 | 64 | 72 | 38 | 10 |
| 109 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 266 | 1279 | 4.81 | 17 | 68 | 72 | 44 | 14 |
| 111 | Kansas | 12 | 214 | 1050 | 4.91 | 8 | 71 | 56 | 33 | 9 |
| 112 | Utah | 13 | 241 | 1186 | 4.92 | 8 | 80 | 60 | 37 | 12 |
| 113 | Nebraska | 13 | 217 | 1070 | 4.93 | 11 | 75 | 55 | 33 | 10 |
| 113 | Colorado | 12 | 240 | 1183 | 4.93 | 10 | 63 | 52 | 39 | 10 |
| 115 | USC | 13 | 212 | 1052 | 4.96 | 10 | 63 | 62 | 34 | 5 |
| 115 | Colorado State | 12 | 250 | 1239 | 4.96 | 16 | 76 | 54 | 30 | 8 |
| 117 | Delaware | 13 | 221 | 1099 | 4.97 | 17 | 78 | 51 | 32 | 13 |
| 117 | Baylor | 12 | 239 | 1187 | 4.97 | 13 | 67 | 70 | 35 | 6 |
| 119 | Purdue | 12 | 236 | 1181 | 5.00 | 21 | 82 | 62 | 41 | 8 |
| 119 | North Texas | 14 | 313 | 1566 | 5.00 | 13 | 75 | 80 | 34 | 13 |
| 121 | Boise State | 14 | 240 | 1209 | 5.04 | 14 | 64 | 56 | 41 | 17 |
| 122 | Marshall | 12 | 212 | 1071 | 5.05 | 12 | 92 | 47 | 30 | 7 |
| 122 | New Mexico State | 12 | 219 | 1107 | 5.05 | 7 | 64 | 49 | 28 | 8 |
| 124 | Charlotte | 12 | 244 | 1238 | 5.07 | 17 | 50 | 75 | 40 | 8 |
| 125 | Connecticut | 13 | 279 | 1417 | 5.08 | 11 | 73 | 71 | 41 | 9 |
| 126 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 234 | 1206 | 5.15 | 15 | 73 | 65 | 42 | 9 |
| 127 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 203 | 1051 | 5.18 | 8 | 59 | 54 | 33 | 8 |
| 128 | UCLA | 12 | 209 | 1093 | 5.23 | 14 | 43 | 68 | 36 | 9 |
| 129 | Georgia State | 12 | 229 | 1200 | 5.24 | 15 | 85 | 66 | 39 | 7 |
| 130 | Louisiana | 13 | 251 | 1318 | 5.25 | 17 | 71 | 78 | 42 | 7 |
| 131 | Massachusetts | 12 | 242 | 1339 | 5.53 | 17 | 58 | 66 | 38 | 11 |
| 132 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 251 | 1404 | 5.59 | 16 | 47 | 68 | 47 | 18 |
| 133 | UNLV | 14 | 234 | 1353 | 5.78 | 11 | 65 | 69 | 42 | 17 |
| 134 | Syracuse | 12 | 178 | 1079 | 6.06 | 8 | 58 | 51 | 36 | 13 |
| 135 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 249 | 1539 | 6.18 | 13 | 65 | 73 | 44 | 18 |
| 136 | Rutgers | 12 | 178 | 1387 | 7.79 | 11 | 73 | 55 | 43 | 17 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||