2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 2nd Down through 11/19/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 10 | 105 | 305 | 2.90 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 10 | 103 | 311 | 3.02 | 0 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Auburn | 10 | 100 | 219 | 2.19 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Army | 9 | 95 | 341 | 3.59 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Toledo | 10 | 120 | 352 | 2.93 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Texas Tech | 11 | 99 | 235 | 2.37 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 10 | 104 | 339 | 3.26 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | Western Michigan | 11 | 120 | 356 | 2.97 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | Oregon | 10 | 122 | 480 | 3.93 | 0 | 19 | 29 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | Michigan | 10 | 101 | 242 | 2.40 | 3 | 49 | 24 | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | Missouri | 10 | 95 | 304 | 3.20 | 2 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 10 | 120 | 317 | 2.64 | 5 | 51 | 25 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | Stanford | 10 | 92 | 394 | 4.28 | 3 | 87 | 23 | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | Iowa | 10 | 108 | 400 | 3.70 | 3 | 49 | 31 | 8 | 2 |
| 15 | Texas | 10 | 107 | 288 | 2.69 | 1 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 3 |
| 15 | James Madison | 10 | 93 | 317 | 3.41 | 1 | 78 | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| 17 | Miami (FL) | 10 | 91 | 259 | 2.85 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 3 |
| 17 | Wake Forest | 10 | 122 | 288 | 2.36 | 3 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | Indiana | 11 | 94 | 327 | 3.48 | 2 | 59 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 10 | 96 | 361 | 3.76 | 2 | 36 | 27 | 10 | 1 |
| 17 | SMU | 10 | 119 | 374 | 3.14 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 2 |
| 17 | San Diego State | 10 | 109 | 401 | 3.68 | 0 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 3 |
| 17 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 118 | 404 | 3.42 | 0 | 32 | 26 | 10 | 3 |
| 17 | Appalachian State | 10 | 119 | 410 | 3.45 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 10 | 3 |
| 17 | TCU | 10 | 111 | 411 | 3.70 | 2 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 3 |
| 17 | Washington | 10 | 95 | 427 | 4.49 | 3 | 51 | 22 | 10 | 2 |
| 17 | Fresno State | 10 | 103 | 443 | 4.30 | 4 | 73 | 22 | 10 | 3 |
| 17 | New Mexico | 10 | 111 | 450 | 4.05 | 4 | 56 | 28 | 10 | 2 |
| 17 | Ole Miss | 11 | 116 | 494 | 4.26 | 9 | 47 | 33 | 10 | 3 |
| 30 | Minnesota | 10 | 94 | 299 | 3.18 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 0 |
| 30 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 95 | 306 | 3.22 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 1 |
| 30 | NC State | 10 | 104 | 347 | 3.34 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 1 |
| 30 | USF | 10 | 100 | 368 | 3.68 | 2 | 64 | 28 | 11 | 2 |
| 30 | Penn State | 10 | 120 | 387 | 3.23 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 3 |
| 30 | UCF | 10 | 121 | 396 | 3.27 | 4 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 1 |
| 30 | Florida State | 10 | 123 | 425 | 3.46 | 2 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 3 |
| 30 | Houston | 10 | 127 | 435 | 3.43 | 7 | 21 | 35 | 11 | 1 |
| 30 | BYU | 10 | 106 | 448 | 4.23 | 2 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 2 |
| 30 | UTSA | 10 | 102 | 486 | 4.76 | 7 | 59 | 22 | 11 | 5 |
| 40 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 109 | 265 | 2.43 | 1 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 1 |
| 40 | Florida | 10 | 123 | 348 | 2.83 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 2 |
| 40 | Clemson | 10 | 96 | 357 | 3.72 | 3 | 35 | 30 | 12 | 4 |
| 40 | West Virginia | 11 | 129 | 381 | 2.95 | 3 | 83 | 33 | 12 | 2 |
| 40 | Kennesaw State | 10 | 115 | 451 | 3.92 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 1 |
| 40 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 125 | 482 | 3.86 | 5 | 42 | 27 | 12 | 1 |
| 40 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 119 | 507 | 4.26 | 9 | 59 | 25 | 12 | 3 |
| 40 | Troy | 10 | 126 | 543 | 4.31 | 4 | 67 | 23 | 12 | 4 |
| 40 | Buffalo | 11 | 146 | 580 | 3.97 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 12 | 2 |
| 49 | Nevada | 10 | 116 | 396 | 3.41 | 5 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 3 |
| 49 | Iowa State | 10 | 106 | 407 | 3.84 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 0 |
| 49 | Illinois | 10 | 97 | 424 | 4.37 | 5 | 41 | 31 | 13 | 4 |
| 49 | San Jose State | 10 | 114 | 467 | 4.10 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 13 | 1 |
| 49 | Kansas | 10 | 111 | 489 | 4.41 | 5 | 63 | 29 | 13 | 4 |
| 49 | Hawaii | 10 | 99 | 502 | 5.07 | 3 | 54 | 26 | 13 | 7 |
| 49 | Marshall | 10 | 130 | 503 | 3.87 | 7 | 92 | 22 | 13 | 4 |
| 49 | Baylor | 10 | 135 | 545 | 4.04 | 5 | 23 | 46 | 13 | 2 |
| 49 | UCLA | 10 | 114 | 592 | 5.19 | 6 | 54 | 36 | 13 | 6 |
| 58 | Duke | 10 | 101 | 372 | 3.68 | 6 | 51 | 27 | 14 | 2 |
| 58 | Tulane | 10 | 122 | 404 | 3.31 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Jacksonville State | 10 | 116 | 421 | 3.63 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 3 |
| 58 | Louisville | 10 | 97 | 441 | 4.55 | 3 | 75 | 22 | 14 | 2 |
| 58 | Missouri State | 10 | 95 | 449 | 4.73 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 14 | 3 |
| 58 | Navy | 10 | 108 | 452 | 4.19 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 14 | 5 |
| 58 | California | 10 | 114 | 476 | 4.18 | 8 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 4 |
| 58 | Ohio | 11 | 119 | 513 | 4.31 | 2 | 48 | 32 | 14 | 4 |
| 58 | Tulsa | 10 | 136 | 533 | 3.92 | 3 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 3 |
| 58 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 121 | 539 | 4.45 | 3 | 64 | 20 | 14 | 6 |
| 58 | Michigan State | 10 | 110 | 586 | 5.33 | 9 | 66 | 35 | 14 | 6 |
| 69 | East Carolina | 10 | 111 | 370 | 3.33 | 4 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 2 |
| 69 | Notre Dame | 10 | 99 | 374 | 3.78 | 3 | 54 | 29 | 15 | 3 |
| 69 | Texas A&M | 10 | 96 | 378 | 3.94 | 6 | 45 | 28 | 15 | 5 |
| 69 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 104 | 461 | 4.43 | 3 | 48 | 26 | 15 | 4 |
| 69 | Tennessee | 10 | 124 | 468 | 3.77 | 7 | 22 | 36 | 15 | 2 |
| 69 | UNLV | 10 | 102 | 468 | 4.59 | 2 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 6 |
| 69 | Cincinnati | 10 | 130 | 496 | 3.82 | 4 | 27 | 41 | 15 | 2 |
| 69 | Wyoming | 10 | 120 | 516 | 4.30 | 2 | 35 | 34 | 15 | 6 |
| 69 | Arizona | 10 | 121 | 522 | 4.31 | 4 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 2 |
| 69 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 125 | 556 | 4.45 | 10 | 46 | 28 | 15 | 7 |
| 79 | Utah | 10 | 104 | 421 | 4.05 | 2 | 41 | 23 | 16 | 3 |
| 79 | Virginia | 11 | 109 | 446 | 4.09 | 3 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 3 |
| 79 | Middle Tennessee State | 10 | 132 | 452 | 3.42 | 5 | 37 | 41 | 16 | 4 |
| 79 | Bowling Green | 11 | 116 | 483 | 4.16 | 3 | 33 | 31 | 16 | 3 |
| 79 | Liberty | 10 | 121 | 522 | 4.31 | 3 | 28 | 37 | 16 | 5 |
| 79 | Ball State | 10 | 118 | 532 | 4.51 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 16 | 4 |
| 79 | Syracuse | 10 | 100 | 538 | 5.38 | 2 | 47 | 36 | 16 | 5 |
| 79 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 137 | 548 | 4.00 | 7 | 47 | 32 | 16 | 6 |
| 79 | Maryland | 10 | 120 | 563 | 4.69 | 2 | 50 | 38 | 16 | 6 |
| 79 | Old Dominion | 10 | 132 | 564 | 4.27 | 5 | 34 | 31 | 16 | 4 |
| 79 | UAB | 10 | 139 | 605 | 4.35 | 11 | 37 | 32 | 16 | 2 |
| 90 | Washington State | 10 | 114 | 421 | 3.69 | 3 | 26 | 31 | 17 | 2 |
| 90 | Arizona State | 10 | 114 | 430 | 3.77 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 17 | 4 |
| 90 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 111 | 496 | 4.47 | 8 | 30 | 39 | 17 | 4 |
| 90 | South Carolina | 10 | 125 | 516 | 4.13 | 6 | 44 | 34 | 17 | 3 |
| 90 | Oregon State | 11 | 120 | 531 | 4.43 | 6 | 44 | 34 | 17 | 8 |
| 90 | New Mexico State | 10 | 125 | 532 | 4.26 | 3 | 27 | 39 | 17 | 3 |
| 90 | Southern Miss | 10 | 140 | 555 | 3.96 | 5 | 47 | 40 | 17 | 3 |
| 90 | Kentucky | 10 | 119 | 563 | 4.73 | 3 | 33 | 36 | 17 | 5 |
| 90 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 145 | 584 | 4.03 | 8 | 33 | 37 | 17 | 3 |
| 90 | Memphis | 11 | 125 | 589 | 4.71 | 5 | 81 | 28 | 17 | 6 |
| 100 | Rice | 10 | 98 | 423 | 4.32 | 1 | 37 | 26 | 18 | 4 |
| 100 | Utah State | 10 | 135 | 631 | 4.67 | 4 | 49 | 34 | 18 | 5 |
| 102 | Northwestern | 10 | 109 | 477 | 4.38 | 3 | 34 | 29 | 19 | 3 |
| 102 | Central Michigan | 11 | 122 | 561 | 4.60 | 5 | 44 | 33 | 19 | 6 |
| 102 | FIU | 10 | 107 | 566 | 5.29 | 4 | 42 | 37 | 19 | 6 |
| 102 | Kansas State | 10 | 131 | 581 | 4.44 | 7 | 54 | 40 | 19 | 6 |
| 102 | Purdue | 11 | 137 | 583 | 4.26 | 6 | 24 | 40 | 19 | 1 |
| 102 | South Alabama | 10 | 135 | 589 | 4.36 | 3 | 56 | 40 | 19 | 2 |
| 102 | USC | 10 | 107 | 602 | 5.63 | 3 | 63 | 39 | 19 | 6 |
| 102 | Air Force | 10 | 111 | 622 | 5.60 | 10 | 59 | 31 | 19 | 6 |
| 102 | Delaware | 10 | 109 | 670 | 6.15 | 8 | 72 | 29 | 19 | 8 |
| 102 | Boston College | 11 | 134 | 721 | 5.38 | 8 | 67 | 39 | 19 | 3 |
| 102 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 149 | 804 | 5.40 | 7 | 58 | 40 | 19 | 6 |
| 113 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 116 | 529 | 4.56 | 3 | 51 | 31 | 20 | 5 |
| 113 | UTEP | 10 | 139 | 561 | 4.04 | 2 | 37 | 39 | 20 | 2 |
| 113 | Charlotte | 10 | 129 | 624 | 4.84 | 9 | 50 | 42 | 20 | 4 |
| 113 | Akron | 12 | 148 | 707 | 4.78 | 10 | 69 | 45 | 20 | 6 |
| 117 | Arkansas | 10 | 119 | 574 | 4.82 | 4 | 35 | 40 | 21 | 7 |
| 117 | Temple | 10 | 130 | 594 | 4.57 | 9 | 41 | 38 | 21 | 2 |
| 117 | North Texas | 10 | 145 | 625 | 4.31 | 5 | 37 | 44 | 21 | 5 |
| 120 | LSU | 10 | 108 | 512 | 4.74 | 5 | 55 | 39 | 22 | 4 |
| 120 | Nebraska | 10 | 108 | 539 | 4.99 | 4 | 71 | 34 | 22 | 7 |
| 120 | Arkansas State | 10 | 129 | 598 | 4.64 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 22 | 4 |
| 120 | Rutgers | 10 | 104 | 664 | 6.38 | 6 | 73 | 38 | 22 | 8 |
| 120 | Alabama | 10 | 108 | 703 | 6.51 | 7 | 65 | 31 | 22 | 9 |
| 125 | Kent State | 11 | 142 | 680 | 4.79 | 7 | 36 | 45 | 23 | 5 |
| 125 | Colorado State | 10 | 122 | 683 | 5.60 | 6 | 59 | 35 | 23 | 7 |
| 125 | Colorado | 10 | 138 | 698 | 5.06 | 3 | 50 | 41 | 23 | 6 |
| 125 | Mississippi State | 11 | 141 | 817 | 5.79 | 3 | 72 | 45 | 23 | 9 |
| 129 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 121 | 670 | 5.54 | 5 | 36 | 42 | 25 | 8 |
| 129 | Boise State | 10 | 117 | 723 | 6.18 | 4 | 64 | 29 | 25 | 9 |
| 131 | Georgia State | 10 | 140 | 852 | 6.09 | 12 | 60 | 47 | 26 | 5 |
| 132 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 128 | 687 | 5.37 | 8 | 32 | 44 | 27 | 3 |
| 132 | Louisiana | 10 | 149 | 870 | 5.84 | 10 | 71 | 55 | 27 | 6 |
| 134 | Texas State | 10 | 133 | 668 | 5.02 | 4 | 75 | 36 | 28 | 7 |
| 134 | Connecticut | 11 | 161 | 835 | 5.19 | 7 | 70 | 58 | 28 | 5 |
| 134 | Massachusetts | 11 | 170 | 887 | 5.22 | 11 | 36 | 60 | 28 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||