2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 10/29/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Madison | 8 | 112 | 264 | 2.36 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Texas Tech | 8 | 114 | 276 | 2.42 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | San Diego State | 7 | 102 | 287 | 2.81 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 8 | 122 | 309 | 2.53 | 2 | 75 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 7 | 93 | 312 | 3.35 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 108 | 313 | 2.90 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | Georgia | 7 | 96 | 315 | 3.28 | 4 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 120 | 318 | 2.65 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | Arizona State | 8 | 117 | 336 | 2.87 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 7 | 110 | 347 | 3.15 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | Louisville | 7 | 110 | 350 | 3.18 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | Indiana | 8 | 101 | 353 | 3.50 | 1 | 75 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 7 | 119 | 359 | 3.02 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | SMU | 8 | 114 | 368 | 3.23 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 15 | Iowa | 8 | 116 | 369 | 3.18 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | Washington | 8 | 113 | 376 | 3.33 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 17 | Texas | 8 | 116 | 378 | 3.26 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | Florida | 7 | 115 | 393 | 3.42 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| 19 | Florida State | 7 | 123 | 396 | 3.22 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 19 | Oregon | 8 | 114 | 396 | 3.47 | 5 | 79 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 21 | Auburn | 8 | 139 | 407 | 2.93 | 5 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
| 22 | Houston | 8 | 124 | 411 | 3.31 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| 23 | Alabama | 8 | 118 | 412 | 3.49 | 3 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 3 |
| 24 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 111 | 413 | 3.72 | 1 | 58 | 10 | 11 | 4 |
| 25 | Appalachian State | 8 | 130 | 419 | 3.22 | 3 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 26 | Toledo | 8 | 130 | 426 | 3.28 | 3 | 79 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Navy | 7 | 110 | 427 | 3.88 | 3 | 61 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| 28 | New Mexico | 8 | 113 | 434 | 3.84 | 5 | 64 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 29 | Minnesota | 8 | 122 | 437 | 3.58 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 2 |
| 30 | Texas A&M | 8 | 120 | 447 | 3.73 | 5 | 75 | 16 | 16 | 5 |
| 31 | Arizona | 7 | 119 | 450 | 3.78 | 5 | 75 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 32 | Maryland | 7 | 118 | 452 | 3.83 | 2 | 55 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 33 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 133 | 454 | 3.41 | 2 | 65 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
| 34 | LSU | 8 | 130 | 460 | 3.54 | 3 | 43 | 13 | 14 | 2 |
| 35 | Illinois | 8 | 123 | 464 | 3.77 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 36 | Clemson | 7 | 116 | 467 | 4.03 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 3 |
| 37 | East Carolina | 7 | 101 | 469 | 4.64 | 1 | 60 | 18 | 18 | 5 |
| 38 | UTSA | 7 | 127 | 471 | 3.71 | 4 | 54 | 15 | 14 | 5 |
| 39 | Delaware | 7 | 117 | 474 | 4.05 | 6 | 51 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
| 40 | Michigan | 8 | 127 | 476 | 3.75 | 3 | 47 | 10 | 11 | 4 |
| 41 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 129 | 484 | 3.75 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| 42 | North Carolina | 7 | 110 | 485 | 4.41 | 4 | 75 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 43 | Missouri | 8 | 120 | 487 | 4.06 | 2 | 84 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| 44 | TCU | 8 | 147 | 496 | 3.37 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
| 45 | NC State | 8 | 123 | 502 | 4.08 | 4 | 85 | 11 | 12 | 3 |
| 46 | San Jose State | 7 | 124 | 505 | 4.07 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 3 |
| 47 | Boise State | 8 | 128 | 512 | 4.00 | 4 | 49 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
| 48 | USC | 7 | 124 | 519 | 4.19 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 20 | 2 |
| 49 | Penn State | 7 | 121 | 523 | 4.32 | 2 | 67 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| 50 | Duke | 7 | 134 | 530 | 3.96 | 7 | 42 | 16 | 16 | 8 |
| 51 | UCF | 7 | 128 | 533 | 4.16 | 5 | 75 | 17 | 18 | 1 |
| 52 | Wisconsin | 8 | 123 | 539 | 4.38 | 5 | 43 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
| 53 | Kansas State | 8 | 139 | 542 | 3.90 | 3 | 60 | 13 | 14 | 3 |
| 54 | Marshall | 7 | 116 | 543 | 4.68 | 5 | 72 | 13 | 14 | 4 |
| 55 | Army | 7 | 108 | 544 | 5.04 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 16 | 4 |
| 56 | Hawaii | 8 | 136 | 550 | 4.04 | 4 | 64 | 13 | 14 | 4 |
| 56 | Wake Forest | 7 | 119 | 550 | 4.62 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 14 | 4 |
| 58 | Virginia | 8 | 133 | 555 | 4.17 | 6 | 57 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
| 59 | Missouri State | 8 | 115 | 558 | 4.85 | 7 | 75 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
| 60 | Rice | 8 | 131 | 560 | 4.27 | 7 | 65 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| 61 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 124 | 561 | 4.52 | 4 | 76 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
| 62 | Memphis | 8 | 126 | 567 | 4.50 | 5 | 73 | 18 | 19 | 4 |
| 63 | BYU | 8 | 139 | 569 | 4.09 | 5 | 65 | 18 | 17 | 6 |
| 63 | Western Michigan | 8 | 129 | 569 | 4.41 | 9 | 63 | 20 | 19 | 6 |
| 65 | New Mexico State | 7 | 130 | 571 | 4.39 | 5 | 45 | 11 | 12 | 4 |
| 66 | Tennessee | 8 | 164 | 573 | 3.49 | 7 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 5 |
| 67 | Buffalo | 8 | 142 | 574 | 4.04 | 6 | 90 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 68 | Southern Miss | 8 | 162 | 575 | 3.55 | 8 | 73 | 16 | 15 | 3 |
| 69 | Stanford | 8 | 132 | 577 | 4.37 | 6 | 47 | 13 | 16 | 3 |
| 70 | Fresno State | 8 | 128 | 580 | 4.53 | 1 | 46 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
| 70 | Iowa State | 8 | 123 | 580 | 4.72 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 20 | 5 |
| 72 | Michigan State | 8 | 127 | 584 | 4.60 | 5 | 40 | 16 | 17 | 6 |
| 72 | Air Force | 7 | 113 | 584 | 5.17 | 8 | 51 | 16 | 17 | 6 |
| 74 | Tulane | 7 | 129 | 588 | 4.56 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
| 75 | Nebraska | 8 | 124 | 590 | 4.76 | 9 | 75 | 16 | 14 | 4 |
| 76 | USF | 8 | 149 | 591 | 3.97 | 8 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 5 |
| 77 | Washington State | 8 | 129 | 593 | 4.60 | 6 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| 78 | South Carolina | 8 | 146 | 599 | 4.10 | 2 | 56 | 15 | 16 | 5 |
| 79 | Bowling Green | 8 | 142 | 601 | 4.23 | 8 | 45 | 19 | 22 | 4 |
| 79 | Northwestern | 8 | 109 | 601 | 5.51 | 5 | 69 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
| 81 | Cincinnati | 8 | 131 | 602 | 4.60 | 3 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 6 |
| 82 | FIU | 8 | 124 | 604 | 4.87 | 5 | 67 | 22 | 23 | 7 |
| 83 | Ball State | 8 | 139 | 605 | 4.35 | 4 | 54 | 16 | 17 | 6 |
| 83 | Utah | 8 | 137 | 605 | 4.42 | 4 | 68 | 19 | 19 | 5 |
| 85 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 135 | 613 | 4.54 | 7 | 52 | 18 | 18 | 6 |
| 86 | Purdue | 8 | 141 | 618 | 4.38 | 10 | 46 | 18 | 19 | 6 |
| 87 | Central Michigan | 8 | 133 | 633 | 4.76 | 6 | 43 | 15 | 17 | 5 |
| 88 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 147 | 634 | 4.31 | 12 | 62 | 17 | 18 | 6 |
| 89 | Wyoming | 8 | 138 | 638 | 4.62 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 18 | 6 |
| 90 | Connecticut | 8 | 150 | 646 | 4.31 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 5 |
| 91 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 127 | 647 | 5.09 | 5 | 54 | 25 | 23 | 4 |
| 92 | California | 8 | 129 | 658 | 5.10 | 6 | 71 | 19 | 19 | 5 |
| 93 | Colorado State | 8 | 149 | 661 | 4.44 | 5 | 45 | 13 | 15 | 6 |
| 94 | Georgia State | 8 | 156 | 662 | 4.24 | 11 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 4 |
| 95 | Old Dominion | 8 | 153 | 665 | 4.35 | 3 | 46 | 16 | 17 | 4 |
| 96 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 149 | 670 | 4.50 | 5 | 75 | 18 | 19 | 4 |
| 97 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 150 | 676 | 4.51 | 2 | 49 | 17 | 17 | 5 |
| 98 | Mississippi State | 8 | 149 | 678 | 4.55 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 2 |
| 98 | Ole Miss | 8 | 135 | 678 | 5.02 | 3 | 65 | 19 | 19 | 5 |
| 100 | Boston College | 8 | 134 | 680 | 5.07 | 8 | 75 | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| 101 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 132 | 691 | 5.23 | 9 | 73 | 19 | 21 | 5 |
| 102 | UTEP | 8 | 163 | 698 | 4.28 | 8 | 72 | 18 | 19 | 3 |
| 103 | Ohio | 8 | 124 | 703 | 5.67 | 5 | 64 | 27 | 26 | 7 |
| 104 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 149 | 704 | 4.72 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 3 |
| 105 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 150 | 705 | 4.70 | 6 | 64 | 18 | 18 | 6 |
| 106 | Syracuse | 8 | 142 | 706 | 4.97 | 5 | 49 | 24 | 23 | 7 |
| 106 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 129 | 706 | 5.47 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 108 | Utah State | 8 | 124 | 709 | 5.72 | 4 | 51 | 15 | 16 | 6 |
| 109 | Texas State | 8 | 144 | 713 | 4.95 | 11 | 75 | 20 | 21 | 7 |
| 110 | West Virginia | 8 | 159 | 731 | 4.60 | 5 | 62 | 17 | 17 | 5 |
| 111 | Oregon State | 8 | 150 | 732 | 4.88 | 5 | 66 | 23 | 23 | 6 |
| 112 | Louisiana | 8 | 159 | 735 | 4.62 | 9 | 68 | 17 | 19 | 4 |
| 113 | UAB | 7 | 136 | 739 | 5.43 | 10 | 60 | 18 | 18 | 4 |
| 114 | UCLA | 8 | 145 | 742 | 5.12 | 6 | 43 | 23 | 23 | 5 |
| 115 | Nevada | 8 | 151 | 751 | 4.97 | 7 | 68 | 18 | 18 | 6 |
| 116 | North Texas | 8 | 162 | 765 | 4.72 | 5 | 75 | 12 | 13 | 8 |
| 116 | Liberty | 7 | 130 | 765 | 5.88 | 3 | 77 | 19 | 19 | 8 |
| 118 | Akron | 9 | 162 | 766 | 4.73 | 3 | 74 | 21 | 21 | 7 |
| 119 | Temple | 8 | 141 | 767 | 5.44 | 6 | 61 | 18 | 18 | 6 |
| 120 | Massachusetts | 8 | 156 | 769 | 4.93 | 5 | 58 | 16 | 16 | 7 |
| 121 | Troy | 8 | 143 | 770 | 5.38 | 7 | 56 | 22 | 22 | 9 |
| 122 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 153 | 779 | 5.09 | 10 | 31 | 24 | 26 | 10 |
| 123 | Baylor | 8 | 158 | 781 | 4.94 | 10 | 65 | 20 | 20 | 5 |
| 124 | South Alabama | 8 | 145 | 817 | 5.63 | 11 | 42 | 21 | 22 | 6 |
| 125 | Kansas | 8 | 150 | 827 | 5.51 | 10 | 71 | 25 | 24 | 9 |
| 126 | Kent State | 8 | 155 | 828 | 5.34 | 9 | 64 | 24 | 24 | 8 |
| 127 | Rutgers | 8 | 120 | 845 | 7.04 | 9 | 67 | 23 | 23 | 12 |
| 128 | Tulsa | 8 | 150 | 858 | 5.72 | 8 | 72 | 25 | 25 | 6 |
| 129 | Arkansas | 8 | 162 | 859 | 5.30 | 12 | 46 | 28 | 28 | 8 |
| 130 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 131 | 867 | 6.62 | 4 | 84 | 23 | 24 | 11 |
| 131 | UNLV | 7 | 121 | 868 | 7.17 | 11 | 65 | 28 | 29 | 11 |
| 132 | Arkansas State | 8 | 148 | 893 | 6.03 | 7 | 64 | 20 | 20 | 9 |
| 133 | Charlotte | 8 | 161 | 899 | 5.58 | 6 | 44 | 22 | 27 | 6 |
| 134 | Colorado | 8 | 163 | 976 | 5.99 | 10 | 63 | 27 | 29 | 8 |
| 135 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 181 | 1053 | 5.82 | 13 | 41 | 33 | 34 | 11 |
| 136 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 188 | 1204 | 6.40 | 13 | 80 | 33 | 33 | 16 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||