2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Quarter through 11/19/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 57 | 137 | 2.40 | 2 | 56 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 10 | 59 | 230 | 3.90 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | Alabama | 10 | 59 | 299 | 5.07 | 2 | 65 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | Clemson | 10 | 61 | 273 | 4.48 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 10 | 61 | 460 | 7.54 | 4 | 73 | 15 | 11 | 6 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 10 | 62 | 245 | 3.95 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | California | 10 | 63 | 268 | 4.25 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 3 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 10 | 65 | 231 | 3.55 | 5 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Stanford | 10 | 67 | 247 | 3.69 | 1 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | NC State | 10 | 68 | 257 | 3.78 | 7 | 39 | 11 | 10 | 2 |
| 11 | Miami (FL) | 10 | 69 | 212 | 3.07 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | USC | 10 | 69 | 360 | 5.22 | 2 | 63 | 21 | 9 | 3 |
| 11 | Air Force | 10 | 69 | 397 | 5.75 | 6 | 38 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| 14 | Iowa | 10 | 70 | 221 | 3.16 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Rice | 10 | 70 | 283 | 4.04 | 4 | 65 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 16 | Georgia State | 10 | 72 | 460 | 6.39 | 7 | 85 | 21 | 12 | 3 |
| 17 | Missouri State | 10 | 73 | 305 | 4.18 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 |
| 18 | Wake Forest | 10 | 74 | 224 | 3.03 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 0 |
| 18 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 74 | 277 | 3.74 | 0 | 48 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 74 | 433 | 5.85 | 4 | 59 | 22 | 14 | 3 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 10 | 75 | 276 | 3.68 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 21 | Illinois | 10 | 75 | 301 | 4.01 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| 21 | Virginia | 11 | 75 | 319 | 4.25 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 1 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 75 | 361 | 4.81 | 1 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 3 |
| 21 | Syracuse | 10 | 75 | 365 | 4.87 | 3 | 49 | 21 | 13 | 4 |
| 21 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 75 | 427 | 5.69 | 2 | 84 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
| 21 | Fresno State | 10 | 75 | 482 | 6.43 | 3 | 73 | 20 | 14 | 5 |
| 28 | LSU | 10 | 76 | 335 | 4.41 | 4 | 72 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 29 | Missouri | 10 | 77 | 200 | 2.60 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | Louisville | 10 | 77 | 272 | 3.53 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 0 |
| 29 | Hawaii | 10 | 77 | 356 | 4.62 | 2 | 64 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| 29 | Liberty | 10 | 77 | 360 | 4.68 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 2 |
| 33 | Indiana | 11 | 78 | 204 | 2.62 | 1 | 75 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Michigan | 10 | 78 | 223 | 2.86 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 1 |
| 33 | East Carolina | 10 | 78 | 273 | 3.50 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | 10 | 79 | 204 | 2.58 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 36 | Notre Dame | 10 | 79 | 217 | 2.75 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 36 | Georgia | 10 | 79 | 272 | 3.44 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| 36 | Navy | 10 | 79 | 352 | 4.46 | 7 | 61 | 17 | 8 | 3 |
| 36 | Arkansas | 10 | 79 | 374 | 4.73 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 2 |
| 36 | Ball State | 10 | 79 | 442 | 5.59 | 6 | 53 | 18 | 10 | 6 |
| 36 | Delaware | 10 | 79 | 468 | 5.92 | 7 | 51 | 20 | 14 | 6 |
| 43 | Utah | 10 | 80 | 256 | 3.20 | 2 | 41 | 18 | 14 | 2 |
| 43 | Texas | 10 | 80 | 270 | 3.38 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 43 | Washington State | 10 | 80 | 348 | 4.35 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| 43 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 80 | 380 | 4.75 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 43 | Texas A&M | 10 | 80 | 396 | 4.95 | 1 | 48 | 22 | 14 | 5 |
| 43 | Boston College | 11 | 80 | 403 | 5.04 | 5 | 73 | 18 | 11 | 3 |
| 43 | UNLV | 10 | 80 | 483 | 6.04 | 4 | 58 | 25 | 16 | 7 |
| 50 | New Mexico State | 10 | 81 | 350 | 4.32 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 2 |
| 50 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 81 | 360 | 4.44 | 1 | 76 | 20 | 10 | 2 |
| 50 | Penn State | 10 | 81 | 372 | 4.59 | 2 | 57 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| 50 | Washington | 10 | 81 | 449 | 5.54 | 2 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 4 |
| 54 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 82 | 369 | 4.50 | 4 | 52 | 19 | 11 | 4 |
| 54 | Arizona | 10 | 82 | 463 | 5.65 | 4 | 54 | 19 | 11 | 5 |
| 56 | Toledo | 10 | 83 | 192 | 2.31 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 56 | Oregon | 10 | 83 | 223 | 2.69 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| 56 | Tennessee | 10 | 83 | 260 | 3.13 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 3 |
| 56 | UTSA | 10 | 83 | 318 | 3.83 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 56 | Utah State | 10 | 83 | 346 | 4.17 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 1 |
| 56 | Iowa State | 10 | 83 | 436 | 5.25 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 14 | 5 |
| 62 | Auburn | 10 | 84 | 254 | 3.02 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 1 |
| 62 | North Carolina | 10 | 84 | 274 | 3.26 | 3 | 51 | 17 | 5 | 1 |
| 62 | Kentucky | 10 | 84 | 314 | 3.74 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 0 |
| 62 | Army | 9 | 84 | 335 | 3.99 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 1 |
| 62 | Michigan State | 10 | 84 | 381 | 4.54 | 6 | 49 | 23 | 9 | 1 |
| 62 | Bowling Green | 11 | 84 | 393 | 4.68 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 10 | 2 |
| 62 | Cincinnati | 10 | 84 | 403 | 4.80 | 2 | 39 | 23 | 12 | 4 |
| 62 | Mississippi State | 11 | 84 | 445 | 5.30 | 1 | 34 | 26 | 14 | 5 |
| 70 | South Carolina | 10 | 85 | 334 | 3.93 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 3 |
| 70 | Colorado State | 10 | 85 | 366 | 4.31 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 70 | Boise State | 10 | 85 | 378 | 4.45 | 2 | 64 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| 70 | Charlotte | 10 | 85 | 489 | 5.75 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 17 | 4 |
| 74 | Minnesota | 10 | 86 | 298 | 3.47 | 5 | 40 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 74 | Central Michigan | 11 | 86 | 332 | 3.86 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 11 | 6 |
| 74 | Duke | 10 | 86 | 344 | 4.00 | 6 | 44 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
| 74 | San Diego State | 10 | 86 | 350 | 4.07 | 0 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| 74 | Texas State | 10 | 86 | 381 | 4.43 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 17 | 5 |
| 74 | Temple | 10 | 86 | 436 | 5.07 | 5 | 45 | 23 | 15 | 2 |
| 74 | South Alabama | 10 | 86 | 479 | 5.57 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 2 |
| 81 | Marshall | 10 | 87 | 421 | 4.84 | 4 | 92 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 82 | West Virginia | 11 | 88 | 269 | 3.06 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| 82 | Ole Miss | 11 | 88 | 287 | 3.26 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 0 |
| 82 | Appalachian State | 10 | 88 | 323 | 3.67 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 4 |
| 85 | Texas Tech | 11 | 89 | 189 | 2.12 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 85 | New Mexico | 10 | 89 | 278 | 3.12 | 4 | 56 | 19 | 5 | 1 |
| 85 | Houston | 10 | 89 | 356 | 4.00 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 2 |
| 85 | FIU | 10 | 89 | 400 | 4.49 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 4 |
| 85 | North Texas | 10 | 89 | 511 | 5.74 | 3 | 75 | 23 | 11 | 4 |
| 90 | Kansas State | 10 | 90 | 396 | 4.40 | 3 | 60 | 24 | 10 | 3 |
| 90 | Oregon State | 11 | 90 | 409 | 4.54 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 5 |
| 92 | James Madison | 10 | 91 | 232 | 2.55 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 0 |
| 92 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 91 | 394 | 4.33 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 2 |
| 92 | USF | 10 | 91 | 403 | 4.43 | 5 | 76 | 25 | 14 | 4 |
| 95 | TCU | 10 | 92 | 321 | 3.49 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 1 |
| 95 | Wyoming | 10 | 92 | 334 | 3.63 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 3 |
| 95 | Florida | 10 | 92 | 371 | 4.03 | 4 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| 95 | Middle Tennessee State | 10 | 92 | 374 | 4.07 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 2 |
| 95 | Kansas | 10 | 92 | 483 | 5.25 | 6 | 71 | 23 | 17 | 4 |
| 95 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 92 | 609 | 6.62 | 7 | 47 | 28 | 20 | 7 |
| 101 | Purdue | 11 | 93 | 324 | 3.48 | 4 | 54 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| 101 | Tulane | 10 | 93 | 342 | 3.68 | 2 | 41 | 24 | 13 | 2 |
| 101 | San Jose State | 10 | 93 | 402 | 4.32 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 13 | 3 |
| 104 | Buffalo | 11 | 94 | 288 | 3.06 | 1 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| 105 | BYU | 10 | 95 | 400 | 4.21 | 3 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 4 |
| 105 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 95 | 511 | 5.38 | 6 | 73 | 32 | 19 | 2 |
| 105 | Ohio | 11 | 95 | 532 | 5.60 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 |
| 108 | SMU | 10 | 96 | 244 | 2.54 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 1 |
| 109 | Maryland | 10 | 97 | 282 | 2.91 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 0 |
| 109 | Nevada | 10 | 97 | 341 | 3.52 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 2 |
| 109 | Arizona State | 10 | 97 | 380 | 3.92 | 3 | 50 | 23 | 12 | 2 |
| 109 | UCLA | 10 | 97 | 470 | 4.85 | 7 | 20 | 33 | 14 | 1 |
| 113 | Jacksonville State | 10 | 98 | 354 | 3.61 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 4 |
| 113 | Baylor | 10 | 98 | 480 | 4.90 | 4 | 33 | 31 | 12 | 3 |
| 113 | Massachusetts | 11 | 98 | 594 | 6.06 | 8 | 58 | 28 | 17 | 6 |
| 116 | Memphis | 11 | 99 | 323 | 3.26 | 6 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| 116 | UCF | 10 | 99 | 360 | 3.64 | 2 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 2 |
| 116 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 99 | 403 | 4.07 | 6 | 46 | 19 | 8 | 3 |
| 119 | Florida State | 10 | 100 | 376 | 3.76 | 2 | 40 | 27 | 8 | 2 |
| 119 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 100 | 478 | 4.78 | 7 | 68 | 27 | 18 | 5 |
| 119 | Tulsa | 10 | 100 | 494 | 4.94 | 2 | 50 | 24 | 12 | 3 |
| 119 | Old Dominion | 10 | 100 | 505 | 5.05 | 1 | 58 | 26 | 14 | 5 |
| 119 | Colorado | 10 | 100 | 568 | 5.68 | 4 | 63 | 26 | 20 | 4 |
| 124 | Louisiana | 10 | 101 | 536 | 5.31 | 5 | 54 | 35 | 15 | 2 |
| 124 | Troy | 10 | 101 | 590 | 5.84 | 6 | 62 | 26 | 16 | 6 |
| 126 | Kennesaw State | 10 | 103 | 392 | 3.81 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 2 |
| 126 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 103 | 633 | 6.15 | 7 | 65 | 30 | 17 | 6 |
| 128 | Western Michigan | 11 | 104 | 412 | 3.96 | 5 | 43 | 19 | 11 | 5 |
| 129 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 105 | 520 | 4.95 | 5 | 62 | 25 | 13 | 5 |
| 130 | Arkansas State | 10 | 107 | 621 | 5.80 | 10 | 64 | 27 | 16 | 5 |
| 131 | UTEP | 10 | 108 | 570 | 5.28 | 5 | 72 | 28 | 17 | 3 |
| 132 | UAB | 10 | 109 | 512 | 4.70 | 9 | 60 | 30 | 14 | 2 |
| 133 | Akron | 12 | 114 | 494 | 4.33 | 6 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 6 |
| 134 | Southern Miss | 10 | 116 | 442 | 3.81 | 6 | 27 | 32 | 14 | 1 |
| 134 | Kent State | 11 | 116 | 593 | 5.11 | 6 | 64 | 35 | 19 | 6 |
| 136 | Connecticut | 11 | 117 | 565 | 4.83 | 5 | 70 | 27 | 14 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||