2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 4th Quarter through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | 12 | 97 | 135 | 1.39 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 85 | 183 | 2.15 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
| 3 | Washington | 12 | 96 | 208 | 2.17 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | San Diego State | 12 | 110 | 211 | 1.92 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Clemson | 12 | 105 | 219 | 2.09 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | James Madison | 13 | 93 | 224 | 2.41 | 1 | 78 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 12 | 91 | 225 | 2.47 | 5 | 49 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 13 | 84 | 228 | 2.71 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | Virginia | 13 | 103 | 232 | 2.25 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | Iowa State | 12 | 79 | 235 | 2.97 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | Iowa | 12 | 111 | 238 | 2.14 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Georgia | 13 | 82 | 239 | 2.91 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | Marshall | 12 | 124 | 249 | 2.01 | 4 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 1 |
| 14 | New Mexico | 12 | 89 | 253 | 2.84 | 3 | 59 | 18 | 8 | 1 |
| 15 | SMU | 12 | 99 | 266 | 2.69 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 16 | Western Michigan | 13 | 103 | 277 | 2.69 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 3 |
| 17 | Auburn | 12 | 119 | 292 | 2.45 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 18 | Michigan | 12 | 99 | 294 | 2.97 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 3 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 115 | 295 | 2.57 | 2 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 1 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 12 | 99 | 296 | 2.99 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | Tulane | 13 | 105 | 306 | 2.91 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 1 |
| 22 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 93 | 309 | 3.32 | 1 | 58 | 18 | 9 | 4 |
| 23 | New Mexico State | 12 | 102 | 311 | 3.05 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 6 | 2 |
| 24 | Texas | 12 | 108 | 313 | 2.90 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 2 |
| 25 | East Carolina | 12 | 109 | 314 | 2.88 | 3 | 41 | 21 | 11 | 4 |
| 25 | Arizona State | 12 | 105 | 314 | 2.99 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 12 | 2 |
| 27 | LSU | 11 | 103 | 315 | 3.06 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 16 | 2 |
| 28 | Stanford | 12 | 98 | 318 | 3.24 | 3 | 51 | 20 | 10 | 2 |
| 29 | Memphis | 12 | 118 | 319 | 2.70 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 0 |
| 30 | Notre Dame | 12 | 106 | 322 | 3.04 | 1 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 2 |
| 31 | BYU | 13 | 102 | 327 | 3.21 | 4 | 49 | 19 | 8 | 3 |
| 32 | UCF | 12 | 111 | 330 | 2.97 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 1 |
| 33 | Alabama | 13 | 127 | 341 | 2.69 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 2 |
| 34 | USC | 12 | 93 | 344 | 3.70 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 13 | 3 |
| 35 | NC State | 12 | 97 | 349 | 3.60 | 4 | 66 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 36 | Arizona | 12 | 110 | 353 | 3.21 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 1 |
| 37 | Delaware | 12 | 119 | 354 | 2.97 | 3 | 53 | 23 | 11 | 3 |
| 38 | Florida State | 12 | 109 | 355 | 3.26 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 |
| 39 | Toledo | 12 | 113 | 358 | 3.17 | 6 | 79 | 25 | 8 | 1 |
| 40 | Akron | 12 | 119 | 366 | 3.08 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 1 |
| 41 | Old Dominion | 12 | 110 | 367 | 3.34 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 10 | 2 |
| 42 | Ohio State | 13 | 113 | 368 | 3.26 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 1 |
| 43 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 118 | 369 | 3.13 | 3 | 35 | 23 | 11 | 3 |
| 44 | Fresno State | 12 | 99 | 377 | 3.81 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 14 | 3 |
| 44 | Wake Forest | 11 | 94 | 377 | 4.01 | 4 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 4 |
| 46 | Northwestern | 12 | 106 | 378 | 3.57 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 1 |
| 47 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 95 | 383 | 4.03 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 16 | 4 |
| 48 | Tennessee | 12 | 99 | 385 | 3.89 | 8 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 4 |
| 49 | Rutgers | 12 | 89 | 389 | 4.37 | 5 | 50 | 22 | 11 | 6 |
| 50 | Louisville | 12 | 98 | 391 | 3.99 | 5 | 75 | 24 | 11 | 3 |
| 51 | West Virginia | 12 | 129 | 394 | 3.05 | 3 | 62 | 20 | 14 | 2 |
| 51 | Missouri | 12 | 103 | 394 | 3.83 | 3 | 57 | 25 | 13 | 3 |
| 51 | Army | 10 | 80 | 394 | 4.93 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
| 54 | South Carolina | 12 | 117 | 399 | 3.41 | 5 | 54 | 22 | 16 | 2 |
| 54 | Washington State | 12 | 108 | 399 | 3.69 | 5 | 58 | 27 | 15 | 5 |
| 56 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 108 | 400 | 3.70 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 3 |
| 57 | Bowling Green | 12 | 122 | 401 | 3.29 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 5 |
| 58 | UTSA | 12 | 113 | 404 | 3.58 | 4 | 50 | 17 | 15 | 3 |
| 59 | Indiana | 13 | 77 | 405 | 5.26 | 2 | 78 | 19 | 8 | 4 |
| 60 | Illinois | 12 | 107 | 411 | 3.84 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| 61 | TCU | 12 | 114 | 412 | 3.61 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 12 | 5 |
| 62 | Navy | 11 | 90 | 425 | 4.72 | 3 | 60 | 21 | 11 | 4 |
| 63 | Central Michigan | 12 | 110 | 428 | 3.89 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 15 | 2 |
| 64 | Penn State | 12 | 121 | 440 | 3.64 | 4 | 67 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
| 65 | Connecticut | 12 | 117 | 442 | 3.78 | 7 | 32 | 34 | 15 | 2 |
| 65 | UAB | 12 | 109 | 442 | 4.06 | 7 | 51 | 19 | 11 | 4 |
| 67 | Kentucky | 12 | 123 | 445 | 3.62 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 2 |
| 68 | Minnesota | 12 | 102 | 446 | 4.37 | 5 | 85 | 24 | 13 | 4 |
| 69 | Ole Miss | 12 | 118 | 450 | 3.81 | 3 | 49 | 31 | 14 | 3 |
| 70 | Oregon | 12 | 111 | 452 | 4.07 | 5 | 79 | 25 | 7 | 2 |
| 71 | Cincinnati | 12 | 127 | 454 | 3.57 | 6 | 51 | 28 | 8 | 5 |
| 72 | Boise State | 13 | 106 | 455 | 4.29 | 4 | 49 | 23 | 14 | 6 |
| 73 | Kansas State | 12 | 117 | 458 | 3.91 | 5 | 59 | 23 | 12 | 4 |
| 74 | Michigan State | 12 | 116 | 460 | 3.97 | 6 | 56 | 28 | 14 | 4 |
| 75 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 133 | 461 | 3.47 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 12 | 3 |
| 75 | North Carolina | 12 | 131 | 461 | 3.52 | 6 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 4 |
| 77 | Nebraska | 12 | 118 | 463 | 3.92 | 7 | 56 | 32 | 21 | 4 |
| 78 | Ohio | 12 | 108 | 468 | 4.33 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 2 |
| 79 | Buffalo | 12 | 158 | 469 | 2.97 | 5 | 38 | 33 | 13 | 3 |
| 80 | Southern Miss | 12 | 112 | 471 | 4.21 | 7 | 64 | 27 | 15 | 5 |
| 81 | Appalachian State | 12 | 126 | 473 | 3.75 | 7 | 59 | 22 | 13 | 2 |
| 82 | Louisiana | 12 | 130 | 475 | 3.65 | 4 | 49 | 29 | 12 | 2 |
| 83 | Duke | 13 | 114 | 478 | 4.19 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 5 |
| 84 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 115 | 482 | 4.19 | 6 | 52 | 24 | 13 | 4 |
| 85 | Nevada | 12 | 127 | 484 | 3.81 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 17 | 1 |
| 86 | Hawaii | 12 | 110 | 492 | 4.47 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 5 |
| 87 | Tulsa | 12 | 137 | 507 | 3.70 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 18 | 3 |
| 87 | Missouri State | 12 | 107 | 507 | 4.74 | 5 | 58 | 25 | 14 | 8 |
| 89 | Charlotte | 12 | 133 | 515 | 3.87 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 12 | 4 |
| 89 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 126 | 515 | 4.09 | 7 | 66 | 29 | 13 | 8 |
| 91 | North Texas | 13 | 123 | 526 | 4.28 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 16 | 2 |
| 92 | Arkansas State | 12 | 114 | 527 | 4.62 | 6 | 63 | 23 | 15 | 5 |
| 93 | Kent State | 12 | 129 | 528 | 4.09 | 4 | 37 | 28 | 18 | 4 |
| 94 | FIU | 12 | 112 | 529 | 4.72 | 5 | 67 | 25 | 17 | 6 |
| 95 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 119 | 531 | 4.46 | 6 | 56 | 25 | 12 | 5 |
| 96 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 124 | 533 | 4.30 | 10 | 44 | 28 | 13 | 5 |
| 97 | Oregon State | 12 | 109 | 534 | 4.90 | 5 | 66 | 28 | 18 | 5 |
| 98 | Rice | 12 | 123 | 535 | 4.35 | 6 | 51 | 34 | 19 | 4 |
| 99 | Utah State | 12 | 118 | 536 | 4.54 | 8 | 48 | 27 | 19 | 5 |
| 100 | Wyoming | 12 | 109 | 539 | 4.94 | 5 | 58 | 26 | 16 | 6 |
| 101 | Troy | 13 | 126 | 540 | 4.29 | 3 | 65 | 28 | 15 | 5 |
| 102 | Florida | 12 | 135 | 541 | 4.01 | 10 | 65 | 33 | 14 | 4 |
| 103 | Houston | 12 | 132 | 545 | 4.13 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 3 |
| 104 | Syracuse | 11 | 117 | 546 | 4.67 | 9 | 46 | 30 | 16 | 7 |
| 105 | Purdue | 12 | 133 | 560 | 4.21 | 4 | 37 | 30 | 18 | 3 |
| 106 | Texas State | 12 | 124 | 564 | 4.55 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 3 |
| 106 | South Alabama | 12 | 106 | 564 | 5.32 | 6 | 56 | 28 | 18 | 6 |
| 108 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 116 | 570 | 4.91 | 6 | 76 | 26 | 13 | 6 |
| 109 | USF | 12 | 121 | 588 | 4.86 | 6 | 64 | 35 | 16 | 5 |
| 110 | Georgia State | 12 | 149 | 594 | 3.99 | 7 | 51 | 31 | 15 | 3 |
| 111 | Mississippi State | 12 | 130 | 603 | 4.64 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 16 | 5 |
| 112 | Arkansas | 12 | 147 | 604 | 4.11 | 5 | 64 | 33 | 20 | 7 |
| 112 | Temple | 12 | 128 | 604 | 4.72 | 5 | 61 | 31 | 14 | 4 |
| 114 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 110 | 605 | 5.50 | 7 | 41 | 34 | 24 | 9 |
| 115 | UTEP | 12 | 152 | 614 | 4.04 | 4 | 55 | 28 | 18 | 5 |
| 116 | UNLV | 13 | 118 | 619 | 5.25 | 10 | 58 | 29 | 19 | 7 |
| 117 | San Jose State | 12 | 118 | 622 | 5.27 | 7 | 39 | 30 | 19 | 5 |
| 118 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 143 | 631 | 4.41 | 7 | 31 | 35 | 20 | 5 |
| 119 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 134 | 634 | 4.73 | 9 | 58 | 31 | 18 | 8 |
| 120 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 125 | 635 | 5.08 | 5 | 73 | 36 | 23 | 4 |
| 121 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 109 | 640 | 5.87 | 12 | 67 | 25 | 15 | 8 |
| 122 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 126 | 654 | 5.19 | 8 | 62 | 35 | 20 | 4 |
| 123 | Colorado State | 12 | 125 | 657 | 5.26 | 7 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 9 |
| 124 | Utah | 12 | 127 | 668 | 5.26 | 7 | 68 | 38 | 27 | 7 |
| 125 | UCLA | 12 | 130 | 669 | 5.15 | 8 | 54 | 37 | 20 | 7 |
| 126 | Baylor | 12 | 135 | 670 | 4.96 | 11 | 65 | 31 | 16 | 6 |
| 127 | Massachusetts | 12 | 151 | 671 | 4.44 | 6 | 33 | 40 | 20 | 4 |
| 128 | Liberty | 12 | 141 | 677 | 4.80 | 11 | 42 | 39 | 25 | 7 |
| 129 | Ball State | 12 | 136 | 684 | 5.03 | 5 | 67 | 33 | 21 | 6 |
| 130 | Air Force | 12 | 120 | 694 | 5.78 | 11 | 52 | 35 | 23 | 7 |
| 131 | Kansas | 12 | 129 | 715 | 5.54 | 9 | 63 | 34 | 23 | 8 |
| 132 | California | 12 | 121 | 730 | 6.03 | 9 | 71 | 35 | 21 | 8 |
| 133 | Maryland | 12 | 133 | 744 | 5.59 | 4 | 53 | 36 | 19 | 12 |
| 134 | Kennesaw State | 13 | 135 | 753 | 5.58 | 7 | 95 | 38 | 23 | 6 |
| 135 | Boston College | 12 | 143 | 803 | 5.62 | 10 | 94 | 30 | 17 | 7 |
| 136 | Colorado | 12 | 138 | 825 | 5.98 | 9 | 88 | 38 | 27 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||