2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 4th Quarter through 01/01/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa State | 12 | 79 | 235 | 2.97 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | Indiana | 14 | 80 | 380 | 4.75 | 2 | 78 | 19 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | Georgia | 14 | 88 | 261 | 2.97 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 12 | 89 | 389 | 4.37 | 5 | 50 | 22 | 11 | 6 |
| 5 | Navy | 12 | 93 | 434 | 4.67 | 3 | 60 | 21 | 11 | 4 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 11 | 94 | 377 | 4.01 | 4 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 13 | 98 | 268 | 2.73 | 4 | 59 | 19 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 13 | 98 | 315 | 3.21 | 5 | 56 | 20 | 14 | 5 |
| 7 | Stanford | 12 | 98 | 318 | 3.24 | 3 | 51 | 20 | 10 | 2 |
| 10 | SMU | 12 | 99 | 266 | 2.69 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 12 | 99 | 296 | 2.99 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Miami (FL) | 14 | 100 | 210 | 2.10 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 1 |
| 13 | James Madison | 14 | 101 | 247 | 2.45 | 1 | 78 | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Texas Tech | 14 | 101 | 269 | 2.66 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 4 |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 101 | 365 | 3.61 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 16 | 4 |
| 13 | USC | 13 | 101 | 377 | 3.73 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 14 | 4 |
| 17 | New Mexico State | 12 | 102 | 311 | 3.05 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 6 | 2 |
| 18 | Washington | 13 | 103 | 233 | 2.26 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | Fresno State | 13 | 105 | 397 | 3.78 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
| 19 | Army | 12 | 105 | 476 | 4.53 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 15 | 4 |
| 21 | Notre Dame | 12 | 106 | 322 | 3.04 | 1 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 2 |
| 21 | BYU | 14 | 106 | 336 | 3.17 | 4 | 49 | 19 | 8 | 3 |
| 21 | South Alabama | 12 | 106 | 564 | 5.32 | 6 | 56 | 28 | 18 | 6 |
| 24 | Michigan | 13 | 108 | 393 | 3.64 | 5 | 60 | 22 | 13 | 4 |
| 24 | Louisville | 13 | 108 | 429 | 3.97 | 6 | 75 | 25 | 12 | 3 |
| 26 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 109 | 339 | 3.11 | 2 | 58 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 26 | Florida State | 12 | 109 | 355 | 3.26 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 |
| 26 | UAB | 12 | 109 | 442 | 4.06 | 7 | 51 | 19 | 11 | 4 |
| 26 | Oregon State | 12 | 109 | 534 | 4.90 | 5 | 66 | 28 | 18 | 5 |
| 26 | Wyoming | 12 | 109 | 539 | 4.94 | 5 | 58 | 26 | 16 | 6 |
| 26 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 109 | 640 | 5.87 | 12 | 67 | 25 | 15 | 8 |
| 32 | Arizona | 12 | 110 | 353 | 3.21 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 1 |
| 32 | NC State | 13 | 110 | 401 | 3.65 | 4 | 66 | 22 | 12 | 1 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 13 | 111 | 123 | 1.11 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 34 | UCF | 12 | 111 | 330 | 2.97 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 1 |
| 36 | Western Michigan | 14 | 112 | 360 | 3.21 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 15 | 5 |
| 36 | Illinois | 13 | 112 | 433 | 3.87 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 3 |
| 38 | Virginia | 14 | 113 | 272 | 2.41 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 1 |
| 38 | Northwestern | 13 | 113 | 411 | 3.64 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 2 |
| 38 | Washington State | 13 | 113 | 426 | 3.77 | 5 | 58 | 27 | 15 | 5 |
| 38 | Boise State | 14 | 113 | 463 | 4.10 | 5 | 49 | 23 | 14 | 6 |
| 38 | Minnesota | 13 | 113 | 490 | 4.34 | 5 | 85 | 28 | 15 | 4 |
| 38 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 113 | 611 | 5.41 | 7 | 41 | 35 | 24 | 9 |
| 44 | Iowa | 13 | 114 | 243 | 2.13 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | Arizona State | 13 | 114 | 384 | 3.37 | 5 | 60 | 26 | 13 | 3 |
| 44 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 114 | 417 | 3.66 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 3 |
| 44 | Tennessee | 13 | 114 | 472 | 4.14 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 16 | 5 |
| 48 | Clemson | 13 | 115 | 244 | 2.12 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 0 |
| 48 | Ohio | 13 | 115 | 507 | 4.41 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 2 |
| 50 | Missouri | 13 | 116 | 425 | 3.66 | 3 | 57 | 26 | 13 | 3 |
| 50 | Central Michigan | 13 | 116 | 451 | 3.89 | 7 | 42 | 30 | 16 | 2 |
| 50 | Michigan State | 12 | 116 | 460 | 3.97 | 6 | 56 | 28 | 14 | 4 |
| 50 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 116 | 570 | 4.91 | 6 | 76 | 26 | 13 | 6 |
| 54 | South Carolina | 12 | 117 | 399 | 3.41 | 5 | 54 | 22 | 16 | 2 |
| 54 | Kansas State | 12 | 117 | 458 | 3.91 | 5 | 59 | 23 | 12 | 4 |
| 54 | Missouri State | 13 | 117 | 515 | 4.40 | 5 | 58 | 25 | 14 | 8 |
| 54 | Syracuse | 11 | 117 | 546 | 4.67 | 9 | 46 | 30 | 16 | 7 |
| 58 | East Carolina | 13 | 118 | 341 | 2.89 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 12 | 4 |
| 58 | Tulane | 14 | 118 | 363 | 3.08 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 13 | 1 |
| 58 | LSU | 12 | 118 | 392 | 3.32 | 4 | 43 | 23 | 18 | 4 |
| 58 | San Jose State | 12 | 118 | 622 | 5.27 | 7 | 39 | 30 | 19 | 5 |
| 62 | Auburn | 12 | 119 | 292 | 2.45 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 62 | Texas | 13 | 119 | 333 | 2.80 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 16 | 2 |
| 62 | Akron | 12 | 119 | 366 | 3.08 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 1 |
| 62 | Old Dominion | 13 | 119 | 390 | 3.28 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 2 |
| 62 | TCU | 13 | 119 | 428 | 3.60 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 13 | 5 |
| 62 | Hawaii | 13 | 119 | 527 | 4.43 | 7 | 41 | 28 | 16 | 5 |
| 62 | Arkansas State | 13 | 119 | 530 | 4.45 | 6 | 63 | 24 | 16 | 5 |
| 69 | Duke | 14 | 120 | 514 | 4.28 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 21 | 5 |
| 69 | Air Force | 12 | 120 | 694 | 5.78 | 11 | 52 | 35 | 23 | 7 |
| 71 | UTSA | 13 | 121 | 414 | 3.42 | 4 | 50 | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| 72 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 122 | 308 | 2.52 | 2 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 1 |
| 72 | Bowling Green | 12 | 122 | 401 | 3.29 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 5 |
| 72 | FIU | 13 | 122 | 601 | 4.93 | 6 | 67 | 28 | 20 | 7 |
| 75 | Kentucky | 12 | 123 | 445 | 3.62 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 2 |
| 75 | Jacksonville State | 14 | 123 | 526 | 4.28 | 6 | 52 | 27 | 15 | 4 |
| 75 | Rice | 12 | 123 | 535 | 4.35 | 6 | 51 | 34 | 19 | 4 |
| 78 | San Diego State | 13 | 124 | 247 | 1.99 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | Marshall | 12 | 124 | 249 | 2.01 | 4 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 1 |
| 78 | Memphis | 13 | 124 | 310 | 2.50 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 0 |
| 78 | Toledo | 13 | 124 | 458 | 3.69 | 8 | 79 | 32 | 15 | 2 |
| 78 | Oregon | 14 | 124 | 532 | 4.29 | 7 | 79 | 28 | 9 | 3 |
| 78 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 124 | 533 | 4.30 | 10 | 44 | 28 | 13 | 5 |
| 78 | Texas State | 12 | 124 | 564 | 4.55 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 3 |
| 85 | Ohio State | 14 | 125 | 430 | 3.44 | 2 | 20 | 27 | 13 | 1 |
| 85 | Southern Miss | 13 | 125 | 589 | 4.71 | 9 | 64 | 31 | 19 | 7 |
| 85 | Colorado State | 12 | 125 | 657 | 5.26 | 7 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 9 |
| 85 | California | 13 | 125 | 759 | 6.07 | 9 | 71 | 36 | 22 | 8 |
| 89 | Delaware | 13 | 126 | 365 | 2.90 | 3 | 53 | 23 | 11 | 3 |
| 89 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 126 | 515 | 4.09 | 7 | 66 | 29 | 13 | 8 |
| 89 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 126 | 654 | 5.19 | 8 | 62 | 35 | 20 | 4 |
| 92 | Cincinnati | 12 | 127 | 454 | 3.57 | 6 | 51 | 28 | 8 | 5 |
| 92 | Nevada | 12 | 127 | 484 | 3.81 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 17 | 1 |
| 92 | Nebraska | 13 | 127 | 525 | 4.13 | 7 | 56 | 34 | 22 | 5 |
| 92 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 127 | 559 | 4.40 | 8 | 56 | 27 | 12 | 5 |
| 96 | Temple | 12 | 128 | 604 | 4.72 | 5 | 61 | 31 | 14 | 4 |
| 97 | West Virginia | 12 | 129 | 394 | 3.05 | 3 | 62 | 20 | 14 | 2 |
| 97 | Penn State | 13 | 129 | 448 | 3.47 | 5 | 67 | 27 | 15 | 3 |
| 97 | Kent State | 12 | 129 | 528 | 4.09 | 4 | 37 | 28 | 18 | 4 |
| 97 | Kansas | 12 | 129 | 715 | 5.54 | 9 | 63 | 34 | 23 | 8 |
| 101 | Mississippi State | 12 | 130 | 603 | 4.64 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 16 | 5 |
| 101 | UCLA | 12 | 130 | 669 | 5.15 | 8 | 54 | 37 | 20 | 7 |
| 103 | North Carolina | 12 | 131 | 461 | 3.52 | 6 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 4 |
| 104 | Utah State | 13 | 132 | 644 | 4.88 | 9 | 48 | 31 | 22 | 7 |
| 105 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 133 | 461 | 3.47 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 12 | 3 |
| 105 | Charlotte | 12 | 133 | 515 | 3.87 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 12 | 4 |
| 105 | Purdue | 12 | 133 | 560 | 4.21 | 4 | 37 | 30 | 18 | 3 |
| 105 | Maryland | 12 | 133 | 744 | 5.59 | 4 | 53 | 36 | 19 | 12 |
| 109 | North Texas | 14 | 134 | 615 | 4.59 | 10 | 38 | 39 | 20 | 3 |
| 109 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 134 | 634 | 4.73 | 9 | 58 | 31 | 18 | 8 |
| 109 | UNLV | 14 | 134 | 643 | 4.80 | 10 | 58 | 32 | 19 | 7 |
| 112 | Ole Miss | 14 | 135 | 489 | 3.62 | 3 | 49 | 34 | 17 | 3 |
| 112 | Connecticut | 13 | 135 | 533 | 3.95 | 9 | 32 | 40 | 16 | 2 |
| 112 | Florida | 12 | 135 | 541 | 4.01 | 10 | 65 | 33 | 14 | 4 |
| 112 | Houston | 13 | 135 | 543 | 4.02 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 3 |
| 112 | Baylor | 12 | 135 | 670 | 4.96 | 11 | 65 | 31 | 16 | 6 |
| 117 | USF | 13 | 136 | 677 | 4.98 | 7 | 64 | 37 | 18 | 6 |
| 117 | Ball State | 12 | 136 | 684 | 5.03 | 5 | 67 | 33 | 21 | 6 |
| 119 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 137 | 441 | 3.22 | 3 | 35 | 27 | 13 | 3 |
| 119 | Tulsa | 12 | 137 | 507 | 3.70 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 18 | 3 |
| 121 | Appalachian State | 13 | 138 | 520 | 3.77 | 7 | 59 | 25 | 15 | 2 |
| 121 | Colorado | 12 | 138 | 825 | 5.98 | 9 | 88 | 38 | 27 | 6 |
| 123 | Utah | 13 | 139 | 737 | 5.30 | 8 | 68 | 43 | 30 | 7 |
| 124 | Liberty | 12 | 141 | 677 | 4.80 | 11 | 42 | 39 | 25 | 7 |
| 125 | Louisiana | 13 | 142 | 506 | 3.56 | 4 | 49 | 31 | 14 | 2 |
| 126 | Troy | 14 | 143 | 590 | 4.13 | 4 | 65 | 31 | 16 | 5 |
| 126 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 143 | 631 | 4.41 | 7 | 31 | 35 | 20 | 5 |
| 126 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 143 | 713 | 4.99 | 6 | 73 | 39 | 25 | 5 |
| 126 | Boston College | 12 | 143 | 803 | 5.62 | 10 | 94 | 30 | 17 | 7 |
| 130 | Alabama | 15 | 146 | 399 | 2.73 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 3 |
| 130 | Kennesaw State | 14 | 146 | 793 | 5.43 | 7 | 95 | 39 | 23 | 6 |
| 132 | Arkansas | 12 | 147 | 604 | 4.11 | 5 | 64 | 33 | 20 | 7 |
| 133 | Georgia State | 12 | 149 | 594 | 3.99 | 7 | 51 | 31 | 15 | 3 |
| 134 | Massachusetts | 12 | 151 | 671 | 4.44 | 6 | 33 | 40 | 20 | 4 |
| 135 | UTEP | 12 | 152 | 614 | 4.04 | 4 | 55 | 28 | 18 | 5 |
| 136 | Buffalo | 12 | 158 | 469 | 2.97 | 5 | 38 | 33 | 13 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||