2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Quarter through 10/29/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 7 | 60 | 168 | 2.80 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 
| 1 | Fresno State | 8 | 72 | 188 | 2.61 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 
| 3 | Ohio State | 7 | 61 | 85 | 1.39 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 
| 3 | Texas Tech | 8 | 63 | 107 | 1.70 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 
| 3 | Toledo | 8 | 83 | 155 | 1.87 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 
| 3 | SMU | 8 | 59 | 214 | 3.63 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 51 | 141 | 2.76 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 52 | 147 | 2.83 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 
| 7 | Missouri | 8 | 54 | 155 | 2.87 | 1 | 84 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 
| 7 | Oregon | 8 | 62 | 176 | 2.84 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 
| 7 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 66 | 183 | 2.77 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 
| 7 | Hawaii | 8 | 70 | 222 | 3.17 | 2 | 54 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 
| 7 | Appalachian State | 8 | 62 | 234 | 3.77 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 
| 14 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 54 | 151 | 2.80 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 
| 14 | Louisville | 7 | 66 | 156 | 2.36 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 
| 14 | Duke | 7 | 72 | 160 | 2.22 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 
| 14 | Illinois | 8 | 62 | 168 | 2.71 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 
| 14 | Iowa | 8 | 67 | 171 | 2.55 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 
| 14 | Florida | 7 | 60 | 199 | 3.32 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 
| 14 | San Jose State | 7 | 75 | 210 | 2.80 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 
| 14 | Penn State | 7 | 66 | 230 | 3.48 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 
| 14 | Michigan | 8 | 81 | 233 | 2.88 | 3 | 49 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 
| 14 | Troy | 8 | 68 | 249 | 3.66 | 3 | 50 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 
| 24 | San Diego State | 7 | 62 | 139 | 2.24 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 
| 24 | North Carolina | 7 | 60 | 145 | 2.42 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 
| 24 | Oklahoma | 8 | 72 | 155 | 2.15 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 
| 24 | LSU | 8 | 72 | 171 | 2.38 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 
| 24 | Florida State | 7 | 61 | 182 | 2.98 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 
| 24 | Maryland | 7 | 66 | 207 | 3.14 | 1 | 55 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 
| 24 | Air Force | 7 | 58 | 209 | 3.60 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 
| 24 | Clemson | 7 | 59 | 210 | 3.56 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 
| 24 | USF | 8 | 70 | 211 | 3.01 | 5 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 
| 24 | Auburn | 8 | 72 | 214 | 2.97 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 
| 24 | Kentucky | 7 | 74 | 224 | 3.03 | 6 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 72 | 228 | 3.17 | 4 | 65 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 
| 24 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 80 | 244 | 3.05 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 
| 24 | James Madison | 8 | 81 | 254 | 3.14 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 
| 24 | North Texas | 8 | 90 | 309 | 3.43 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 
| 39 | Wisconsin | 8 | 58 | 164 | 2.83 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 
| 39 | Indiana | 8 | 77 | 213 | 2.77 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 
| 39 | Washington | 8 | 62 | 215 | 3.47 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 
| 39 | Delaware | 7 | 51 | 234 | 4.59 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 
| 39 | Tulane | 7 | 66 | 240 | 3.64 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 
| 39 | South Carolina | 8 | 79 | 244 | 3.09 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 
| 39 | TCU | 8 | 75 | 244 | 3.25 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 
| 39 | Houston | 8 | 78 | 249 | 3.19 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 
| 39 | Wake Forest | 7 | 69 | 254 | 3.68 | 0 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 
| 39 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 63 | 261 | 4.14 | 1 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 
| 39 | Southern Miss | 8 | 76 | 266 | 3.50 | 3 | 47 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 
| 39 | Old Dominion | 8 | 83 | 280 | 3.37 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 
| 39 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 70 | 288 | 4.11 | 3 | 54 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 
| 39 | Boston College | 8 | 67 | 302 | 4.51 | 7 | 62 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 
| 39 | Stanford | 8 | 70 | 333 | 4.76 | 4 | 87 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 
| 39 | Kansas | 8 | 68 | 345 | 5.07 | 1 | 46 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 
| 55 | Navy | 7 | 67 | 207 | 3.09 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 
| 55 | Arizona | 7 | 63 | 213 | 3.38 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 
| 55 | Arkansas State | 8 | 67 | 219 | 3.27 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 
| 55 | Texas | 8 | 71 | 221 | 3.11 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 
| 55 | Washington State | 8 | 61 | 242 | 3.97 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 
| 55 | BYU | 8 | 76 | 243 | 3.20 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 
| 55 | Notre Dame | 7 | 66 | 249 | 3.77 | 5 | 54 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 
| 55 | Army | 7 | 57 | 259 | 4.54 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 
| 55 | West Virginia | 8 | 79 | 265 | 3.35 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 
| 55 | Virginia | 8 | 74 | 272 | 3.68 | 6 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 
| 55 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 77 | 292 | 3.79 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 
| 55 | Liberty | 7 | 66 | 324 | 4.91 | 2 | 77 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 
| 55 | Massachusetts | 8 | 72 | 335 | 4.65 | 2 | 55 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 
| 55 | Rice | 8 | 77 | 345 | 4.48 | 3 | 54 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 
| 69 | Western Michigan | 8 | 65 | 248 | 3.82 | 2 | 46 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 
| 69 | Utah | 8 | 83 | 256 | 3.08 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 
| 69 | Arizona State | 8 | 70 | 257 | 3.67 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 
| 69 | Missouri State | 8 | 63 | 262 | 4.16 | 6 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 
| 69 | Mississippi State | 8 | 82 | 272 | 3.32 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 
| 69 | California | 8 | 77 | 277 | 3.60 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 
| 69 | UTSA | 7 | 55 | 293 | 5.33 | 4 | 57 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 
| 69 | Michigan State | 8 | 61 | 296 | 4.85 | 2 | 66 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 
| 69 | Tennessee | 8 | 84 | 299 | 3.56 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 
| 69 | Temple | 8 | 78 | 299 | 3.83 | 3 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 
| 69 | New Mexico | 8 | 70 | 311 | 4.44 | 2 | 64 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 
| 69 | South Alabama | 8 | 81 | 324 | 4.00 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 
| 69 | Nebraska | 8 | 56 | 327 | 5.84 | 3 | 75 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 
| 69 | Central Michigan | 8 | 70 | 347 | 4.96 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 
| 83 | Marshall | 7 | 56 | 236 | 4.21 | 3 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 
| 83 | NC State | 8 | 71 | 245 | 3.45 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 
| 83 | East Carolina | 7 | 67 | 253 | 3.78 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 
| 83 | Ball State | 8 | 81 | 260 | 3.21 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 
| 83 | Wyoming | 8 | 69 | 266 | 3.86 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 
| 83 | UTEP | 8 | 85 | 297 | 3.49 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 
| 83 | New Mexico State | 7 | 72 | 311 | 4.32 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 
| 83 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 82 | 331 | 4.04 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 
| 83 | Alabama | 8 | 83 | 343 | 4.13 | 2 | 43 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 
| 83 | Cincinnati | 8 | 83 | 364 | 4.39 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 
| 83 | Buffalo | 8 | 89 | 389 | 4.37 | 2 | 90 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 
| 83 | UAB | 7 | 84 | 414 | 4.93 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 
| 95 | USC | 7 | 71 | 261 | 3.68 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 
| 95 | Minnesota | 8 | 71 | 264 | 3.72 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 
| 95 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 71 | 264 | 3.72 | 6 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 
| 95 | Texas A&M | 8 | 62 | 291 | 4.69 | 3 | 57 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 
| 95 | Kent State | 8 | 70 | 299 | 4.27 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 
| 95 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 73 | 311 | 4.26 | 5 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 
| 95 | Oregon State | 8 | 67 | 331 | 4.94 | 4 | 44 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 
| 95 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 93 | 366 | 3.94 | 3 | 55 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 
| 95 | Colorado State | 8 | 77 | 413 | 5.36 | 4 | 76 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 
| 104 | Bowling Green | 8 | 65 | 222 | 3.42 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 
| 104 | Ohio | 8 | 58 | 263 | 4.53 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 
| 104 | Nevada | 8 | 72 | 317 | 4.40 | 4 | 68 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 
| 104 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 77 | 355 | 4.61 | 3 | 48 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 
| 104 | Arkansas | 8 | 81 | 372 | 4.59 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 
| 104 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 77 | 382 | 4.96 | 3 | 49 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 
| 104 | Northwestern | 8 | 80 | 414 | 5.18 | 3 | 69 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 
| 104 | Tulsa | 8 | 89 | 458 | 5.15 | 6 | 72 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 
| 112 | FIU | 8 | 55 | 258 | 4.69 | 2 | 41 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 
| 112 | Boise State | 8 | 79 | 312 | 3.95 | 6 | 38 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 
| 112 | Iowa State | 8 | 71 | 323 | 4.55 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 
| 112 | Texas State | 8 | 75 | 342 | 4.56 | 4 | 51 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 
| 112 | UCLA | 8 | 63 | 350 | 5.56 | 3 | 43 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 
| 112 | Akron | 9 | 83 | 365 | 4.40 | 2 | 36 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 
| 112 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 85 | 375 | 4.41 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 
| 112 | Colorado | 8 | 83 | 381 | 4.59 | 4 | 50 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 
| 112 | Ole Miss | 8 | 61 | 409 | 6.70 | 4 | 47 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 
| 112 | Syracuse | 8 | 62 | 411 | 6.63 | 2 | 47 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 
| 112 | Utah State | 8 | 84 | 471 | 5.61 | 5 | 51 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 
| 123 | UCF | 7 | 80 | 349 | 4.36 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 
| 123 | Baylor | 8 | 90 | 399 | 4.43 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 
| 123 | Georgia State | 8 | 94 | 419 | 4.46 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 
| 123 | Connecticut | 8 | 86 | 459 | 5.34 | 3 | 73 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 
| 123 | UNLV | 7 | 66 | 480 | 7.27 | 4 | 65 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 
| 128 | Kansas State | 8 | 79 | 270 | 3.42 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 
| 128 | Memphis | 8 | 71 | 303 | 4.27 | 4 | 60 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 
| 128 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 88 | 387 | 4.40 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 
| 128 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 83 | 403 | 4.86 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 
| 132 | Rutgers | 8 | 64 | 435 | 6.80 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 
| 132 | Charlotte | 8 | 91 | 478 | 5.25 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 
| 134 | Purdue | 8 | 87 | 417 | 4.79 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 
| 135 | Louisiana | 8 | 89 | 498 | 5.60 | 8 | 71 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 
| 136 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 100 | 626 | 6.26 | 3 | 57 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||