2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech | 13 | 175 | 400 | 2.29 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 2 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 12 | 187 | 441 | 2.36 | 2 | 75 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | James Madison | 13 | 182 | 479 | 2.63 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | Indiana | 13 | 157 | 483 | 3.08 | 2 | 75 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | Georgia | 13 | 161 | 509 | 3.16 | 5 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | Toledo | 12 | 197 | 550 | 2.79 | 3 | 79 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 12 | 186 | 556 | 2.99 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 13 | 3 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 12 | 196 | 564 | 2.88 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| 9 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 182 | 576 | 3.16 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 7 |
| 10 | Washington | 12 | 180 | 578 | 3.21 | 5 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 3 |
| 11 | New Mexico | 12 | 173 | 601 | 3.47 | 6 | 64 | 17 | 17 | 3 |
| 12 | Oregon | 12 | 173 | 603 | 3.49 | 5 | 79 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 13 | Louisville | 12 | 184 | 618 | 3.36 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 3 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 173 | 634 | 3.66 | 4 | 58 | 20 | 20 | 6 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 13 | 168 | 642 | 3.82 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 4 |
| 16 | Illinois | 12 | 180 | 644 | 3.58 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| 17 | Arizona State | 12 | 187 | 646 | 3.45 | 6 | 39 | 13 | 15 | 4 |
| 17 | Texas | 12 | 174 | 646 | 3.71 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 4 |
| 19 | Alabama | 13 | 191 | 647 | 3.39 | 4 | 37 | 17 | 19 | 6 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 12 | 176 | 662 | 3.76 | 5 | 43 | 17 | 17 | 6 |
| 21 | LSU | 12 | 186 | 672 | 3.61 | 5 | 43 | 20 | 21 | 4 |
| 22 | Kentucky | 12 | 200 | 681 | 3.41 | 8 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| 23 | SMU | 12 | 182 | 691 | 3.80 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 4 |
| 24 | Missouri | 12 | 188 | 694 | 3.69 | 5 | 84 | 16 | 16 | 3 |
| 25 | Michigan | 12 | 183 | 709 | 3.87 | 6 | 47 | 13 | 14 | 6 |
| 26 | Texas A&M | 12 | 177 | 713 | 4.03 | 6 | 75 | 24 | 24 | 7 |
| 27 | Auburn | 12 | 218 | 729 | 3.34 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 23 | 5 |
| 28 | Clemson | 12 | 180 | 733 | 4.07 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 5 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 209 | 734 | 3.51 | 5 | 65 | 17 | 16 | 5 |
| 30 | Iowa | 12 | 181 | 757 | 4.18 | 6 | 70 | 13 | 15 | 3 |
| 31 | Virginia | 13 | 207 | 761 | 3.68 | 8 | 57 | 17 | 18 | 3 |
| 32 | Florida State | 12 | 211 | 774 | 3.67 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 5 |
| 33 | Houston | 12 | 198 | 782 | 3.95 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 20 | 4 |
| 34 | Fresno State | 12 | 188 | 790 | 4.20 | 2 | 46 | 22 | 22 | 6 |
| 35 | Western Michigan | 13 | 198 | 799 | 4.04 | 10 | 63 | 28 | 26 | 8 |
| 36 | Tulane | 13 | 210 | 801 | 3.81 | 4 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 7 |
| 37 | Stanford | 12 | 194 | 804 | 4.14 | 7 | 47 | 19 | 22 | 5 |
| 38 | Navy | 11 | 181 | 805 | 4.45 | 9 | 61 | 20 | 21 | 4 |
| 39 | Minnesota | 12 | 196 | 819 | 4.18 | 5 | 85 | 27 | 27 | 6 |
| 40 | Washington State | 12 | 188 | 826 | 4.39 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 6 |
| 41 | USF | 12 | 224 | 832 | 3.71 | 10 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 8 |
| 41 | Old Dominion | 12 | 215 | 832 | 3.87 | 3 | 46 | 18 | 19 | 5 |
| 43 | North Carolina | 12 | 206 | 834 | 4.05 | 7 | 75 | 19 | 19 | 5 |
| 44 | East Carolina | 12 | 176 | 846 | 4.81 | 2 | 84 | 32 | 32 | 9 |
| 45 | UTSA | 12 | 201 | 848 | 4.22 | 4 | 54 | 27 | 25 | 6 |
| 46 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 217 | 852 | 3.93 | 6 | 42 | 21 | 20 | 6 |
| 47 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 206 | 854 | 4.15 | 5 | 76 | 25 | 25 | 7 |
| 47 | Wake Forest | 12 | 189 | 854 | 4.52 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 20 | 7 |
| 49 | TCU | 12 | 215 | 855 | 3.98 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 23 | 6 |
| 50 | BYU | 13 | 213 | 856 | 4.02 | 7 | 65 | 25 | 24 | 9 |
| 51 | South Carolina | 12 | 212 | 857 | 4.04 | 4 | 56 | 19 | 20 | 6 |
| 52 | Hawaii | 12 | 197 | 866 | 4.40 | 9 | 64 | 23 | 25 | 8 |
| 53 | Iowa State | 12 | 185 | 869 | 4.70 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 30 | 8 |
| 54 | NC State | 12 | 198 | 870 | 4.39 | 5 | 85 | 25 | 26 | 5 |
| 55 | Ole Miss | 12 | 199 | 875 | 4.40 | 4 | 65 | 23 | 23 | 7 |
| 56 | Central Michigan | 12 | 198 | 878 | 4.43 | 9 | 43 | 24 | 26 | 8 |
| 57 | Arizona | 12 | 209 | 887 | 4.24 | 9 | 75 | 15 | 17 | 7 |
| 58 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 203 | 891 | 4.39 | 7 | 80 | 31 | 32 | 7 |
| 59 | Akron | 12 | 212 | 905 | 4.27 | 3 | 74 | 23 | 23 | 7 |
| 60 | Memphis | 12 | 212 | 908 | 4.28 | 9 | 73 | 27 | 28 | 5 |
| 61 | Buffalo | 12 | 216 | 912 | 4.22 | 8 | 90 | 22 | 22 | 6 |
| 62 | Delaware | 12 | 213 | 914 | 4.29 | 11 | 78 | 25 | 24 | 8 |
| 63 | Army | 11 | 177 | 917 | 5.18 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 28 | 6 |
| 64 | USC | 12 | 202 | 922 | 4.56 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 4 |
| 65 | Rice | 12 | 202 | 926 | 4.58 | 13 | 65 | 25 | 25 | 6 |
| 66 | Air Force | 12 | 170 | 927 | 5.45 | 9 | 51 | 25 | 26 | 10 |
| 67 | Kansas State | 12 | 214 | 928 | 4.34 | 5 | 60 | 28 | 29 | 8 |
| 68 | Florida | 12 | 213 | 929 | 4.36 | 10 | 65 | 19 | 20 | 6 |
| 69 | Duke | 13 | 229 | 930 | 4.06 | 13 | 42 | 29 | 31 | 9 |
| 70 | UCF | 12 | 219 | 931 | 4.25 | 11 | 75 | 29 | 29 | 4 |
| 70 | Penn State | 12 | 203 | 931 | 4.59 | 4 | 67 | 21 | 22 | 7 |
| 72 | Michigan State | 12 | 190 | 936 | 4.93 | 9 | 49 | 26 | 27 | 9 |
| 73 | Nebraska | 12 | 200 | 939 | 4.70 | 16 | 75 | 26 | 24 | 5 |
| 74 | FIU | 12 | 198 | 941 | 4.75 | 6 | 67 | 32 | 33 | 9 |
| 75 | Marshall | 12 | 207 | 945 | 4.57 | 9 | 72 | 24 | 26 | 7 |
| 76 | San Jose State | 12 | 228 | 951 | 4.17 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 5 |
| 77 | Bowling Green | 12 | 207 | 952 | 4.60 | 11 | 45 | 33 | 37 | 7 |
| 78 | Northwestern | 12 | 179 | 956 | 5.34 | 10 | 69 | 24 | 24 | 5 |
| 79 | Appalachian State | 12 | 224 | 962 | 4.29 | 11 | 59 | 21 | 21 | 7 |
| 80 | Ohio | 12 | 189 | 969 | 5.13 | 7 | 64 | 32 | 31 | 8 |
| 81 | Texas State | 12 | 216 | 972 | 4.50 | 15 | 75 | 29 | 31 | 8 |
| 82 | New Mexico State | 12 | 215 | 978 | 4.55 | 7 | 45 | 20 | 21 | 9 |
| 83 | Tennessee | 12 | 229 | 979 | 4.28 | 12 | 43 | 28 | 29 | 10 |
| 84 | California | 12 | 199 | 986 | 4.95 | 9 | 71 | 29 | 29 | 7 |
| 85 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 230 | 987 | 4.29 | 9 | 52 | 28 | 28 | 11 |
| 86 | Nevada | 12 | 210 | 994 | 4.73 | 11 | 68 | 28 | 28 | 7 |
| 87 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 220 | 995 | 4.52 | 13 | 62 | 25 | 28 | 10 |
| 88 | Missouri State | 12 | 198 | 996 | 5.03 | 12 | 98 | 23 | 24 | 9 |
| 89 | West Virginia | 12 | 239 | 1004 | 4.20 | 7 | 62 | 28 | 28 | 10 |
| 90 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 215 | 1018 | 4.73 | 9 | 66 | 26 | 26 | 11 |
| 91 | Ball State | 12 | 219 | 1020 | 4.66 | 4 | 54 | 29 | 31 | 11 |
| 92 | Southern Miss | 12 | 246 | 1026 | 4.17 | 11 | 73 | 30 | 29 | 6 |
| 93 | Boise State | 13 | 216 | 1031 | 4.77 | 10 | 56 | 29 | 31 | 14 |
| 94 | Louisiana | 12 | 219 | 1057 | 4.83 | 9 | 68 | 27 | 29 | 6 |
| 95 | South Alabama | 12 | 203 | 1062 | 5.23 | 15 | 42 | 28 | 29 | 7 |
| 96 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 222 | 1069 | 4.82 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 32 | 6 |
| 97 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 228 | 1070 | 4.69 | 7 | 49 | 30 | 30 | 7 |
| 98 | Utah State | 12 | 194 | 1074 | 5.54 | 8 | 69 | 26 | 27 | 9 |
| 99 | Connecticut | 12 | 232 | 1079 | 4.65 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 6 |
| 100 | UTEP | 12 | 246 | 1082 | 4.40 | 11 | 72 | 27 | 29 | 7 |
| 101 | UAB | 12 | 227 | 1086 | 4.78 | 16 | 60 | 28 | 28 | 6 |
| 102 | UCLA | 12 | 219 | 1088 | 4.97 | 11 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 7 |
| 103 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 196 | 1089 | 5.56 | 9 | 69 | 28 | 28 | 14 |
| 104 | Colorado State | 12 | 245 | 1106 | 4.51 | 10 | 57 | 20 | 22 | 8 |
| 105 | Maryland | 12 | 231 | 1112 | 4.81 | 6 | 55 | 28 | 29 | 8 |
| 106 | Kennesaw State | 13 | 246 | 1114 | 4.53 | 11 | 75 | 30 | 33 | 10 |
| 106 | Boston College | 12 | 204 | 1114 | 5.46 | 12 | 94 | 21 | 22 | 8 |
| 108 | Cincinnati | 12 | 231 | 1118 | 4.84 | 6 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 9 |
| 109 | Wyoming | 12 | 225 | 1119 | 4.97 | 8 | 58 | 31 | 34 | 11 |
| 110 | Mississippi State | 12 | 234 | 1121 | 4.79 | 11 | 43 | 30 | 32 | 6 |
| 110 | Oregon State | 12 | 224 | 1121 | 5.00 | 9 | 66 | 37 | 37 | 11 |
| 112 | Kent State | 12 | 237 | 1124 | 4.74 | 11 | 64 | 31 | 32 | 9 |
| 113 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 238 | 1127 | 4.74 | 16 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 13 |
| 114 | Kansas | 12 | 217 | 1147 | 5.29 | 12 | 71 | 36 | 35 | 12 |
| 115 | Syracuse | 12 | 212 | 1150 | 5.42 | 12 | 58 | 39 | 38 | 11 |
| 116 | Liberty | 12 | 216 | 1161 | 5.38 | 5 | 77 | 32 | 32 | 11 |
| 116 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 197 | 1161 | 5.89 | 6 | 84 | 32 | 33 | 14 |
| 118 | Tulsa | 12 | 229 | 1176 | 5.14 | 11 | 72 | 34 | 34 | 10 |
| 119 | Georgia State | 12 | 241 | 1177 | 4.88 | 16 | 85 | 34 | 34 | 9 |
| 120 | Arkansas State | 12 | 227 | 1197 | 5.27 | 9 | 64 | 27 | 27 | 12 |
| 121 | Utah | 12 | 217 | 1198 | 5.52 | 6 | 80 | 35 | 35 | 11 |
| 122 | Baylor | 12 | 236 | 1217 | 5.16 | 17 | 74 | 30 | 31 | 9 |
| 123 | Purdue | 12 | 226 | 1223 | 5.41 | 16 | 68 | 35 | 38 | 11 |
| 124 | Massachusetts | 12 | 252 | 1230 | 4.88 | 10 | 58 | 27 | 27 | 10 |
| 125 | Arkansas | 12 | 248 | 1278 | 5.15 | 14 | 53 | 43 | 42 | 10 |
| 125 | Charlotte | 12 | 233 | 1278 | 5.48 | 11 | 44 | 35 | 40 | 10 |
| 127 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 234 | 1295 | 5.53 | 8 | 62 | 41 | 40 | 13 |
| 128 | Temple | 12 | 233 | 1306 | 5.61 | 13 | 61 | 30 | 30 | 11 |
| 129 | North Texas | 13 | 261 | 1310 | 5.02 | 7 | 75 | 26 | 26 | 11 |
| 130 | Rutgers | 12 | 197 | 1380 | 7.01 | 12 | 67 | 40 | 40 | 18 |
| 131 | Troy | 13 | 239 | 1384 | 5.79 | 12 | 73 | 40 | 40 | 18 |
| 132 | UNLV | 13 | 223 | 1401 | 6.28 | 14 | 65 | 44 | 45 | 15 |
| 133 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 256 | 1415 | 5.53 | 19 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 14 |
| 134 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 246 | 1457 | 5.92 | 17 | 80 | 38 | 38 | 18 |
| 135 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 242 | 1483 | 6.13 | 21 | 73 | 42 | 44 | 14 |
| 136 | Colorado | 12 | 263 | 1489 | 5.66 | 15 | 88 | 39 | 42 | 12 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||