2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 2nd Down through 01/01/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake Forest | 12 | 146 | 379 | 2.60 | 5 | 18 | 30 | 12 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 14 | 158 | 502 | 3.18 | 6 | 18 | 44 | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | Toledo | 13 | 151 | 405 | 2.68 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 14 | 126 | 307 | 2.44 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 121 | 388 | 3.21 | 3 | 20 | 30 | 14 | 1 |
| 6 | Houston | 13 | 158 | 531 | 3.36 | 7 | 21 | 46 | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 12 | 122 | 455 | 3.73 | 2 | 22 | 27 | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | Army | 13 | 141 | 527 | 3.74 | 7 | 22 | 35 | 11 | 2 |
| 9 | Nevada | 12 | 133 | 503 | 3.78 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 19 | 4 |
| 10 | NC State | 13 | 135 | 496 | 3.67 | 6 | 24 | 34 | 17 | 1 |
| 11 | Auburn | 12 | 131 | 322 | 2.46 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 2 |
| 11 | Georgia | 14 | 142 | 382 | 2.69 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | Penn State | 13 | 146 | 466 | 3.19 | 7 | 26 | 41 | 14 | 3 |
| 11 | UCF | 12 | 146 | 499 | 3.42 | 5 | 26 | 37 | 14 | 2 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 143 | 355 | 2.48 | 1 | 27 | 45 | 14 | 1 |
| 16 | Arizona | 12 | 141 | 582 | 4.13 | 4 | 28 | 38 | 16 | 3 |
| 16 | Liberty | 12 | 150 | 628 | 4.19 | 4 | 28 | 44 | 18 | 5 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 13 | 160 | 664 | 4.15 | 9 | 28 | 49 | 21 | 4 |
| 19 | East Carolina | 13 | 140 | 462 | 3.30 | 5 | 29 | 33 | 16 | 2 |
| 19 | BYU | 14 | 141 | 572 | 4.06 | 2 | 29 | 41 | 13 | 2 |
| 21 | Miami (FL) | 14 | 123 | 333 | 2.71 | 3 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 3 |
| 21 | Virginia | 14 | 147 | 555 | 3.78 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 18 | 3 |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 145 | 644 | 4.44 | 10 | 30 | 47 | 20 | 4 |
| 24 | SMU | 12 | 141 | 473 | 3.35 | 1 | 32 | 28 | 13 | 2 |
| 24 | Navy | 12 | 133 | 561 | 4.22 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 6 |
| 24 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 148 | 757 | 5.11 | 8 | 32 | 49 | 29 | 4 |
| 27 | Texas | 13 | 150 | 484 | 3.23 | 4 | 33 | 34 | 16 | 5 |
| 27 | Bowling Green | 12 | 124 | 505 | 4.07 | 3 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 4 |
| 27 | Cincinnati | 12 | 166 | 661 | 3.98 | 7 | 33 | 55 | 18 | 3 |
| 27 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 157 | 689 | 4.39 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 21 | 5 |
| 27 | Kentucky | 12 | 149 | 712 | 4.78 | 3 | 33 | 50 | 24 | 6 |
| 32 | Ohio State | 14 | 149 | 407 | 2.73 | 2 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 3 |
| 32 | Northwestern | 13 | 134 | 602 | 4.49 | 3 | 34 | 36 | 21 | 5 |
| 32 | Old Dominion | 13 | 164 | 704 | 4.29 | 5 | 34 | 43 | 21 | 5 |
| 35 | Clemson | 13 | 125 | 391 | 3.13 | 3 | 35 | 36 | 13 | 4 |
| 35 | Appalachian State | 13 | 155 | 567 | 3.66 | 9 | 35 | 42 | 15 | 5 |
| 35 | Wyoming | 12 | 142 | 596 | 4.20 | 2 | 35 | 39 | 20 | 6 |
| 35 | UNLV | 14 | 144 | 639 | 4.44 | 4 | 35 | 43 | 20 | 8 |
| 35 | Arkansas | 12 | 146 | 663 | 4.54 | 6 | 35 | 47 | 23 | 7 |
| 40 | Wisconsin | 12 | 120 | 434 | 3.62 | 3 | 36 | 32 | 11 | 1 |
| 40 | Florida | 12 | 153 | 481 | 3.14 | 6 | 36 | 35 | 15 | 3 |
| 40 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 160 | 947 | 5.92 | 7 | 36 | 60 | 37 | 12 |
| 40 | Massachusetts | 12 | 186 | 983 | 5.28 | 12 | 36 | 70 | 31 | 8 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | 13 | 132 | 379 | 2.87 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 8 | 5 |
| 44 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 148 | 522 | 3.53 | 5 | 37 | 45 | 20 | 5 |
| 44 | San Diego State | 13 | 146 | 556 | 3.81 | 0 | 37 | 33 | 17 | 3 |
| 44 | Rice | 12 | 124 | 624 | 5.03 | 5 | 37 | 37 | 23 | 8 |
| 44 | UAB | 12 | 166 | 746 | 4.49 | 12 | 37 | 43 | 22 | 2 |
| 49 | Buffalo | 12 | 162 | 676 | 4.17 | 2 | 38 | 42 | 15 | 3 |
| 49 | Arkansas State | 13 | 169 | 691 | 4.09 | 11 | 38 | 48 | 29 | 5 |
| 49 | Kent State | 12 | 163 | 810 | 4.97 | 9 | 38 | 54 | 27 | 6 |
| 52 | Jacksonville State | 14 | 163 | 599 | 3.67 | 11 | 39 | 47 | 22 | 5 |
| 52 | San Jose State | 12 | 148 | 667 | 4.51 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 19 | 2 |
| 54 | Florida State | 12 | 149 | 555 | 3.72 | 3 | 40 | 30 | 13 | 4 |
| 55 | Missouri | 13 | 125 | 409 | 3.27 | 2 | 41 | 27 | 10 | 2 |
| 55 | TCU | 13 | 144 | 539 | 3.74 | 3 | 41 | 40 | 14 | 5 |
| 55 | Temple | 12 | 153 | 713 | 4.66 | 10 | 41 | 48 | 27 | 2 |
| 55 | Utah | 13 | 148 | 732 | 4.95 | 5 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 7 |
| 59 | Baylor | 12 | 165 | 715 | 4.33 | 9 | 42 | 53 | 20 | 4 |
| 59 | FIU | 13 | 150 | 761 | 5.07 | 6 | 42 | 50 | 27 | 8 |
| 59 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 173 | 777 | 4.49 | 7 | 42 | 46 | 23 | 4 |
| 62 | Oregon State | 12 | 129 | 571 | 4.43 | 6 | 44 | 35 | 18 | 8 |
| 62 | South Carolina | 12 | 145 | 572 | 3.94 | 6 | 44 | 39 | 18 | 3 |
| 62 | Central Michigan | 13 | 142 | 648 | 4.56 | 5 | 44 | 41 | 20 | 7 |
| 65 | Texas A&M | 13 | 128 | 530 | 4.14 | 6 | 45 | 37 | 21 | 6 |
| 66 | Minnesota | 13 | 127 | 460 | 3.62 | 7 | 46 | 32 | 16 | 3 |
| 66 | Western Michigan | 14 | 152 | 527 | 3.47 | 3 | 46 | 29 | 14 | 4 |
| 66 | Ball State | 12 | 139 | 625 | 4.50 | 8 | 46 | 37 | 19 | 4 |
| 66 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 151 | 678 | 4.49 | 11 | 46 | 34 | 19 | 8 |
| 70 | Syracuse | 12 | 116 | 623 | 5.37 | 4 | 47 | 41 | 19 | 5 |
| 70 | Ole Miss | 14 | 151 | 660 | 4.37 | 10 | 47 | 41 | 14 | 5 |
| 70 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 166 | 681 | 4.10 | 11 | 47 | 41 | 19 | 7 |
| 70 | Southern Miss | 13 | 179 | 739 | 4.13 | 9 | 47 | 51 | 23 | 5 |
| 74 | Ohio | 13 | 140 | 588 | 4.20 | 3 | 48 | 40 | 15 | 4 |
| 74 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 130 | 589 | 4.53 | 4 | 48 | 35 | 19 | 6 |
| 76 | Michigan | 13 | 138 | 425 | 3.08 | 4 | 49 | 35 | 14 | 4 |
| 76 | Iowa | 13 | 140 | 538 | 3.84 | 4 | 49 | 41 | 14 | 3 |
| 76 | Utah State | 13 | 171 | 815 | 4.77 | 4 | 49 | 46 | 25 | 7 |
| 79 | Maryland | 12 | 145 | 645 | 4.45 | 4 | 50 | 44 | 17 | 6 |
| 79 | Oregon | 14 | 164 | 668 | 4.07 | 0 | 50 | 36 | 13 | 3 |
| 79 | Tulsa | 12 | 171 | 682 | 3.99 | 4 | 50 | 43 | 17 | 4 |
| 79 | Charlotte | 12 | 159 | 740 | 4.65 | 12 | 50 | 52 | 24 | 5 |
| 83 | North Carolina | 12 | 141 | 405 | 2.87 | 8 | 51 | 31 | 10 | 3 |
| 83 | Washington | 13 | 126 | 502 | 3.98 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 11 | 2 |
| 83 | Duke | 14 | 141 | 626 | 4.44 | 8 | 51 | 42 | 26 | 4 |
| 86 | Notre Dame | 12 | 123 | 414 | 3.37 | 4 | 54 | 32 | 15 | 3 |
| 86 | Hawaii | 13 | 130 | 629 | 4.84 | 4 | 54 | 37 | 18 | 7 |
| 86 | Kansas State | 12 | 159 | 649 | 4.08 | 8 | 54 | 46 | 24 | 7 |
| 86 | California | 13 | 143 | 660 | 4.62 | 10 | 54 | 41 | 20 | 7 |
| 86 | UCLA | 12 | 137 | 746 | 5.45 | 8 | 54 | 45 | 19 | 7 |
| 91 | LSU | 13 | 143 | 623 | 4.36 | 5 | 55 | 46 | 24 | 4 |
| 91 | UTEP | 12 | 164 | 747 | 4.55 | 3 | 55 | 46 | 25 | 5 |
| 93 | New Mexico | 13 | 154 | 617 | 4.01 | 4 | 56 | 40 | 16 | 3 |
| 93 | South Alabama | 12 | 163 | 748 | 4.59 | 6 | 56 | 52 | 24 | 3 |
| 95 | Washington State | 13 | 139 | 548 | 3.94 | 4 | 58 | 38 | 20 | 3 |
| 95 | Missouri State | 13 | 132 | 611 | 4.63 | 7 | 58 | 38 | 19 | 4 |
| 95 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 166 | 953 | 5.74 | 8 | 58 | 46 | 24 | 8 |
| 98 | Indiana | 14 | 121 | 360 | 2.98 | 2 | 59 | 24 | 13 | 5 |
| 98 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 142 | 625 | 4.40 | 9 | 59 | 32 | 15 | 4 |
| 98 | Air Force | 12 | 129 | 667 | 5.17 | 12 | 59 | 35 | 20 | 6 |
| 98 | Colorado | 12 | 164 | 906 | 5.52 | 6 | 59 | 53 | 31 | 7 |
| 98 | Colorado State | 12 | 165 | 961 | 5.82 | 10 | 59 | 56 | 32 | 11 |
| 103 | Arizona State | 13 | 153 | 623 | 4.07 | 8 | 60 | 40 | 22 | 6 |
| 103 | Georgia State | 12 | 166 | 943 | 5.68 | 12 | 60 | 51 | 28 | 6 |
| 105 | Kansas | 12 | 133 | 572 | 4.30 | 5 | 63 | 34 | 15 | 4 |
| 105 | USC | 13 | 141 | 765 | 5.43 | 5 | 63 | 50 | 25 | 7 |
| 107 | USF | 13 | 143 | 481 | 3.36 | 4 | 64 | 33 | 15 | 3 |
| 107 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 165 | 628 | 3.81 | 2 | 64 | 35 | 14 | 5 |
| 107 | New Mexico State | 12 | 148 | 690 | 4.66 | 5 | 64 | 44 | 20 | 4 |
| 107 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 155 | 691 | 4.46 | 3 | 64 | 26 | 20 | 7 |
| 107 | Boise State | 14 | 156 | 905 | 5.80 | 6 | 64 | 39 | 32 | 13 |
| 112 | Alabama | 15 | 180 | 944 | 5.24 | 11 | 65 | 46 | 28 | 10 |
| 113 | Michigan State | 12 | 129 | 695 | 5.39 | 9 | 66 | 42 | 18 | 6 |
| 114 | Troy | 14 | 181 | 767 | 4.24 | 6 | 67 | 37 | 18 | 5 |
| 114 | Boston College | 12 | 147 | 794 | 5.40 | 8 | 67 | 43 | 21 | 5 |
| 116 | Akron | 12 | 148 | 707 | 4.78 | 10 | 69 | 45 | 20 | 6 |
| 117 | Connecticut | 13 | 188 | 1109 | 5.90 | 10 | 70 | 69 | 33 | 8 |
| 118 | Nebraska | 13 | 155 | 798 | 5.15 | 8 | 71 | 49 | 27 | 9 |
| 118 | Louisiana | 13 | 188 | 1090 | 5.80 | 13 | 71 | 67 | 33 | 8 |
| 120 | Delaware | 13 | 141 | 768 | 5.45 | 8 | 72 | 35 | 21 | 8 |
| 120 | Mississippi State | 12 | 155 | 907 | 5.85 | 4 | 72 | 51 | 26 | 10 |
| 120 | North Texas | 14 | 214 | 1024 | 4.79 | 8 | 72 | 74 | 31 | 8 |
| 123 | Fresno State | 13 | 142 | 657 | 4.63 | 5 | 73 | 33 | 15 | 5 |
| 123 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 163 | 811 | 4.98 | 9 | 73 | 46 | 29 | 7 |
| 123 | Rutgers | 12 | 125 | 838 | 6.70 | 9 | 73 | 46 | 27 | 11 |
| 126 | Louisville | 13 | 135 | 659 | 4.88 | 6 | 75 | 37 | 22 | 3 |
| 126 | Texas State | 12 | 155 | 801 | 5.17 | 7 | 75 | 43 | 34 | 10 |
| 128 | James Madison | 14 | 124 | 398 | 3.21 | 3 | 78 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| 129 | UTSA | 13 | 134 | 674 | 5.03 | 8 | 81 | 26 | 15 | 6 |
| 129 | Memphis | 13 | 157 | 703 | 4.48 | 8 | 81 | 35 | 20 | 7 |
| 131 | Purdue | 12 | 149 | 725 | 4.87 | 8 | 82 | 47 | 22 | 2 |
| 132 | West Virginia | 12 | 149 | 435 | 2.92 | 4 | 83 | 37 | 13 | 2 |
| 133 | Illinois | 13 | 132 | 613 | 4.64 | 8 | 84 | 38 | 16 | 5 |
| 134 | Stanford | 12 | 111 | 441 | 3.97 | 6 | 87 | 25 | 9 | 1 |
| 135 | Marshall | 12 | 163 | 618 | 3.79 | 7 | 92 | 29 | 16 | 4 |
| 136 | Kennesaw State | 14 | 172 | 856 | 4.98 | 9 | 95 | 44 | 20 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||