2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 11/19/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 10 | 181 | 367 | 2.03 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Texas Tech | 11 | 181 | 343 | 1.90 | 1 | 46 | 24 | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | Missouri | 10 | 152 | 375 | 2.47 | 5 | 84 | 20 | 10 | 2 |
| 3 | Oregon | 10 | 162 | 452 | 2.79 | 2 | 17 | 34 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 10 | 144 | 384 | 2.67 | 2 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 2 |
| 5 | Indiana | 11 | 174 | 467 | 2.68 | 3 | 75 | 28 | 11 | 5 |
| 5 | Michigan | 10 | 180 | 530 | 2.94 | 5 | 49 | 37 | 11 | 2 |
| 5 | Appalachian State | 10 | 176 | 644 | 3.66 | 8 | 41 | 35 | 11 | 8 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 146 | 386 | 2.64 | 6 | 65 | 25 | 12 | 4 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 10 | 168 | 403 | 2.40 | 3 | 37 | 24 | 12 | 6 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 10 | 142 | 457 | 3.22 | 6 | 43 | 31 | 12 | 3 |
| 9 | Georgia | 10 | 157 | 478 | 3.04 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 12 | 2 |
| 9 | Illinois | 10 | 147 | 482 | 3.28 | 3 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 2 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) | 10 | 147 | 424 | 2.88 | 1 | 30 | 28 | 13 | 4 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 10 | 168 | 468 | 2.79 | 4 | 51 | 33 | 13 | 1 |
| 16 | Iowa | 10 | 154 | 550 | 3.57 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 14 | 2 |
| 17 | Texas | 10 | 168 | 505 | 3.01 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 3 |
| 17 | SMU | 10 | 176 | 541 | 3.07 | 1 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 2 |
| 19 | LSU | 10 | 160 | 539 | 3.37 | 8 | 72 | 33 | 16 | 3 |
| 19 | James Madison | 10 | 181 | 546 | 3.02 | 3 | 23 | 37 | 16 | 1 |
| 19 | TCU | 10 | 181 | 626 | 3.46 | 6 | 28 | 40 | 16 | 3 |
| 19 | New Mexico | 10 | 172 | 633 | 3.68 | 7 | 64 | 45 | 16 | 3 |
| 19 | Middle Tennessee State | 10 | 192 | 655 | 3.41 | 7 | 32 | 38 | 16 | 4 |
| 19 | Florida | 10 | 190 | 707 | 3.72 | 6 | 41 | 34 | 16 | 5 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 10 | 183 | 588 | 3.21 | 7 | 38 | 37 | 17 | 6 |
| 25 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 171 | 648 | 3.79 | 4 | 76 | 40 | 17 | 4 |
| 25 | Stanford | 10 | 155 | 663 | 4.28 | 6 | 87 | 33 | 17 | 4 |
| 25 | Penn State | 10 | 165 | 670 | 4.06 | 5 | 57 | 35 | 17 | 6 |
| 25 | Hawaii | 10 | 160 | 689 | 4.31 | 6 | 64 | 30 | 17 | 8 |
| 25 | Florida State | 10 | 194 | 694 | 3.58 | 5 | 40 | 46 | 17 | 3 |
| 25 | Fresno State | 10 | 169 | 714 | 4.22 | 4 | 73 | 36 | 17 | 5 |
| 25 | Buffalo | 11 | 216 | 722 | 3.34 | 5 | 90 | 42 | 17 | 4 |
| 25 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 182 | 747 | 4.10 | 9 | 46 | 37 | 17 | 5 |
| 25 | Liberty | 10 | 173 | 773 | 4.47 | 5 | 77 | 40 | 17 | 6 |
| 35 | Louisville | 10 | 164 | 542 | 3.30 | 4 | 25 | 33 | 18 | 2 |
| 35 | Wake Forest | 10 | 172 | 615 | 3.58 | 4 | 54 | 35 | 18 | 4 |
| 35 | Virginia | 11 | 177 | 633 | 3.58 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 18 | 2 |
| 38 | Auburn | 10 | 172 | 530 | 3.08 | 3 | 38 | 31 | 19 | 3 |
| 38 | Clemson | 10 | 140 | 562 | 4.01 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 6 |
| 38 | Kentucky | 10 | 187 | 675 | 3.61 | 10 | 26 | 41 | 19 | 3 |
| 38 | Michigan State | 10 | 160 | 724 | 4.53 | 8 | 66 | 40 | 19 | 6 |
| 38 | Boston College | 11 | 170 | 786 | 4.62 | 12 | 73 | 38 | 19 | 5 |
| 43 | San Diego State | 10 | 183 | 657 | 3.59 | 1 | 37 | 35 | 20 | 7 |
| 43 | Army | 9 | 155 | 662 | 4.27 | 5 | 40 | 45 | 20 | 3 |
| 43 | Air Force | 10 | 148 | 680 | 4.59 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 20 | 4 |
| 43 | South Carolina | 10 | 182 | 683 | 3.75 | 4 | 29 | 41 | 20 | 6 |
| 43 | Rice | 10 | 167 | 715 | 4.28 | 9 | 65 | 36 | 20 | 6 |
| 43 | Washington | 10 | 163 | 723 | 4.44 | 3 | 51 | 34 | 20 | 4 |
| 43 | Ball State | 10 | 177 | 736 | 4.16 | 9 | 53 | 39 | 20 | 8 |
| 43 | UTSA | 10 | 158 | 750 | 4.75 | 7 | 59 | 35 | 20 | 9 |
| 51 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 151 | 523 | 3.46 | 3 | 48 | 34 | 21 | 1 |
| 51 | Notre Dame | 10 | 170 | 581 | 3.42 | 6 | 54 | 35 | 21 | 4 |
| 51 | Maryland | 10 | 203 | 694 | 3.42 | 3 | 55 | 44 | 21 | 3 |
| 51 | Wyoming | 10 | 182 | 701 | 3.85 | 5 | 29 | 42 | 21 | 6 |
| 51 | Navy | 10 | 182 | 707 | 3.88 | 11 | 61 | 37 | 21 | 5 |
| 51 | Alabama | 10 | 151 | 709 | 4.70 | 5 | 65 | 38 | 21 | 10 |
| 51 | Ole Miss | 11 | 173 | 757 | 4.38 | 8 | 47 | 44 | 21 | 7 |
| 51 | Arizona | 10 | 168 | 764 | 4.55 | 7 | 54 | 37 | 21 | 6 |
| 51 | North Texas | 10 | 206 | 958 | 4.65 | 6 | 75 | 49 | 21 | 9 |
| 60 | NC State | 10 | 159 | 578 | 3.64 | 11 | 39 | 30 | 22 | 4 |
| 60 | USF | 10 | 179 | 648 | 3.62 | 10 | 76 | 41 | 22 | 7 |
| 60 | Arizona State | 10 | 183 | 668 | 3.65 | 7 | 50 | 41 | 22 | 5 |
| 60 | West Virginia | 11 | 200 | 681 | 3.41 | 7 | 46 | 44 | 22 | 6 |
| 60 | Houston | 10 | 186 | 690 | 3.71 | 8 | 38 | 44 | 22 | 3 |
| 60 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 177 | 779 | 4.40 | 8 | 42 | 37 | 22 | 8 |
| 60 | Troy | 10 | 185 | 872 | 4.71 | 10 | 62 | 38 | 22 | 9 |
| 67 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 144 | 627 | 4.35 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 23 | 5 |
| 67 | Missouri State | 10 | 156 | 646 | 4.14 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 23 | 4 |
| 67 | Washington State | 10 | 164 | 707 | 4.31 | 6 | 27 | 40 | 23 | 5 |
| 67 | Northwestern | 10 | 159 | 754 | 4.74 | 8 | 69 | 43 | 23 | 4 |
| 67 | Nevada | 10 | 192 | 762 | 3.97 | 9 | 68 | 43 | 23 | 4 |
| 67 | New Mexico State | 10 | 185 | 810 | 4.38 | 4 | 38 | 42 | 23 | 5 |
| 67 | Old Dominion | 10 | 207 | 827 | 4.00 | 4 | 58 | 43 | 23 | 7 |
| 67 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 196 | 846 | 4.32 | 9 | 33 | 44 | 23 | 5 |
| 67 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 182 | 850 | 4.67 | 5 | 84 | 36 | 23 | 10 |
| 67 | Cincinnati | 10 | 194 | 852 | 4.39 | 6 | 41 | 52 | 23 | 6 |
| 67 | Colorado State | 10 | 186 | 964 | 5.18 | 11 | 76 | 35 | 23 | 7 |
| 78 | Minnesota | 10 | 169 | 618 | 3.66 | 8 | 40 | 35 | 24 | 5 |
| 78 | California | 10 | 161 | 675 | 4.19 | 10 | 35 | 44 | 24 | 5 |
| 78 | Duke | 10 | 194 | 685 | 3.53 | 12 | 44 | 44 | 24 | 6 |
| 78 | East Carolina | 10 | 166 | 691 | 4.16 | 4 | 84 | 38 | 24 | 5 |
| 78 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 171 | 699 | 4.09 | 10 | 52 | 39 | 24 | 8 |
| 78 | Nebraska | 10 | 156 | 735 | 4.71 | 5 | 75 | 40 | 24 | 6 |
| 78 | BYU | 10 | 189 | 736 | 3.89 | 6 | 43 | 47 | 24 | 7 |
| 78 | San Jose State | 10 | 204 | 744 | 3.65 | 11 | 29 | 45 | 24 | 4 |
| 78 | Western Michigan | 11 | 197 | 761 | 3.86 | 7 | 46 | 36 | 24 | 8 |
| 78 | Delaware | 10 | 152 | 777 | 5.11 | 14 | 51 | 34 | 24 | 11 |
| 78 | Kennesaw State | 10 | 197 | 801 | 4.07 | 10 | 48 | 41 | 24 | 6 |
| 78 | Southern Miss | 10 | 214 | 857 | 4.00 | 10 | 61 | 51 | 24 | 5 |
| 78 | Marshall | 10 | 172 | 861 | 5.01 | 11 | 92 | 34 | 24 | 6 |
| 78 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 201 | 884 | 4.40 | 9 | 62 | 45 | 24 | 8 |
| 78 | Tulsa | 10 | 203 | 972 | 4.79 | 8 | 72 | 52 | 24 | 7 |
| 93 | Utah | 10 | 180 | 600 | 3.33 | 2 | 41 | 37 | 25 | 5 |
| 93 | Jacksonville State | 10 | 199 | 717 | 3.60 | 9 | 37 | 51 | 25 | 9 |
| 93 | Central Michigan | 11 | 192 | 794 | 4.14 | 6 | 43 | 35 | 25 | 12 |
| 93 | Boise State | 10 | 182 | 823 | 4.52 | 10 | 64 | 38 | 25 | 10 |
| 93 | Akron | 12 | 214 | 877 | 4.10 | 8 | 47 | 50 | 25 | 9 |
| 98 | Tulane | 10 | 184 | 713 | 3.88 | 4 | 41 | 50 | 26 | 5 |
| 98 | Utah State | 10 | 184 | 871 | 4.73 | 6 | 51 | 47 | 26 | 6 |
| 98 | South Alabama | 10 | 189 | 897 | 4.75 | 11 | 34 | 47 | 26 | 3 |
| 101 | Bowling Green | 11 | 173 | 693 | 4.01 | 9 | 41 | 34 | 27 | 2 |
| 101 | Memphis | 11 | 198 | 741 | 3.74 | 11 | 60 | 39 | 27 | 7 |
| 101 | USC | 10 | 165 | 802 | 4.86 | 6 | 63 | 48 | 27 | 5 |
| 101 | Oregon State | 11 | 182 | 860 | 4.73 | 9 | 44 | 43 | 27 | 11 |
| 101 | Kansas | 10 | 176 | 872 | 4.95 | 7 | 71 | 46 | 27 | 7 |
| 101 | Mississippi State | 11 | 201 | 873 | 4.34 | 4 | 34 | 52 | 27 | 6 |
| 101 | Temple | 10 | 194 | 878 | 4.53 | 10 | 45 | 48 | 27 | 4 |
| 101 | Arkansas State | 10 | 194 | 894 | 4.61 | 11 | 64 | 43 | 27 | 6 |
| 109 | Kansas State | 10 | 192 | 782 | 4.07 | 10 | 60 | 53 | 28 | 5 |
| 109 | UAB | 10 | 219 | 1032 | 4.71 | 17 | 60 | 59 | 28 | 4 |
| 111 | Iowa State | 10 | 175 | 808 | 4.62 | 9 | 33 | 43 | 29 | 6 |
| 111 | Ohio | 11 | 186 | 870 | 4.68 | 5 | 48 | 51 | 29 | 9 |
| 111 | UTEP | 10 | 205 | 938 | 4.58 | 7 | 72 | 49 | 29 | 4 |
| 111 | Baylor | 10 | 203 | 1037 | 5.11 | 11 | 67 | 62 | 29 | 5 |
| 115 | Texas A&M | 10 | 166 | 800 | 4.82 | 4 | 57 | 43 | 30 | 12 |
| 115 | Arkansas | 10 | 177 | 802 | 4.53 | 10 | 33 | 50 | 30 | 5 |
| 115 | UCF | 10 | 202 | 803 | 3.98 | 8 | 30 | 58 | 30 | 3 |
| 115 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 168 | 893 | 5.32 | 8 | 59 | 45 | 30 | 6 |
| 115 | Syracuse | 10 | 155 | 893 | 5.76 | 5 | 49 | 44 | 30 | 11 |
| 120 | UCLA | 10 | 177 | 960 | 5.42 | 12 | 43 | 59 | 31 | 7 |
| 121 | FIU | 10 | 160 | 711 | 4.44 | 9 | 41 | 42 | 32 | 6 |
| 121 | Texas State | 10 | 181 | 785 | 4.34 | 9 | 51 | 46 | 32 | 8 |
| 121 | Kent State | 11 | 214 | 972 | 4.54 | 11 | 64 | 62 | 32 | 8 |
| 121 | Georgia State | 10 | 190 | 1028 | 5.41 | 14 | 85 | 55 | 32 | 6 |
| 125 | Rutgers | 10 | 145 | 1130 | 7.79 | 8 | 73 | 43 | 33 | 15 |
| 126 | Purdue | 11 | 218 | 972 | 4.46 | 17 | 68 | 53 | 34 | 6 |
| 126 | UNLV | 10 | 172 | 1021 | 5.94 | 9 | 65 | 54 | 34 | 13 |
| 126 | Connecticut | 11 | 242 | 1161 | 4.80 | 8 | 73 | 61 | 34 | 7 |
| 129 | Colorado | 10 | 201 | 1005 | 5.00 | 9 | 63 | 47 | 35 | 8 |
| 129 | Charlotte | 10 | 199 | 1034 | 5.20 | 10 | 50 | 60 | 35 | 6 |
| 129 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 191 | 1057 | 5.53 | 12 | 47 | 51 | 35 | 12 |
| 132 | Louisiana | 10 | 207 | 1101 | 5.32 | 14 | 71 | 65 | 36 | 5 |
| 132 | Massachusetts | 11 | 218 | 1205 | 5.53 | 16 | 58 | 59 | 36 | 10 |
| 134 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 214 | 1022 | 4.78 | 13 | 68 | 55 | 37 | 12 |
| 134 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 202 | 1028 | 5.09 | 14 | 73 | 57 | 37 | 6 |
| 136 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 224 | 1344 | 6.00 | 11 | 65 | 64 | 41 | 15 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||