2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 2nd Down through 09/11/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 2 | 20 | 17 | 0.85 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 2 | 19 | 18 | 0.95 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 2 | 16 | 18 | 1.13 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 1 | 12 | 19 | 1.58 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 2 | 18 | 27 | 1.50 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 2 | 21 | 28 | 1.33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 1 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 2 | 22 | 30 | 1.36 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 2 | 21 | 30 | 1.43 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida | 2 | 20 | 32 | 1.60 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | California | 2 | 17 | 32 | 1.88 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 2 | 16 | 32 | 2.00 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 2 | 14 | 32 | 2.29 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 2 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | 22 | 34 | 1.55 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 2 | 22 | 36 | 1.64 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | 12 | 36 | 3.00 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 28 | 37 | 1.32 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | 2 | 24 | 37 | 1.54 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | 15 | 37 | 2.47 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 2 | 15 | 38 | 2.53 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 2 | 21 | 39 | 1.86 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 2 | 18 | 40 | 2.22 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 2 | 18 | 41 | 2.28 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 2 | 20 | 42 | 2.10 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 2 | 19 | 42 | 2.21 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 2 | 16 | 43 | 2.69 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | NC State | 3 | 27 | 44 | 1.63 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 21 | 45 | 2.14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Army | 2 | 17 | 46 | 2.71 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 2 | 24 | 49 | 2.04 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 2 | 24 | 49 | 2.04 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 2 | 22 | 50 | 2.27 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 2 | 13 | 52 | 4.00 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 15 | 53 | 3.53 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 2 | 22 | 55 | 2.50 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 2 | 19 | 58 | 3.05 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 2 | 18 | 58 | 3.22 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 2 | 25 | 59 | 2.36 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 2 | 19 | 59 | 3.11 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 22 | 62 | 2.82 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 22 | 62 | 2.82 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 2 | 14 | 65 | 4.64 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 2 | 24 | 67 | 2.79 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 2 | 22 | 68 | 3.09 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 2 | 25 | 69 | 2.76 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 2 | 20 | 70 | 3.50 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 2 | 23 | 73 | 3.17 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 2 | 23 | 74 | 3.22 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 23 | 74 | 3.22 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 3 | 22 | 75 | 3.41 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 2 | 23 | 76 | 3.30 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 2 | 18 | 76 | 4.22 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 24 | 77 | 3.21 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 2 | 22 | 80 | 3.64 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 2 | 24 | 81 | 3.38 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Akron | 2 | 24 | 81 | 3.38 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 2 | 22 | 81 | 3.68 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 2 | 30 | 82 | 2.73 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 2 | 21 | 84 | 4.00 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 2 | 30 | 88 | 2.93 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 2 | 24 | 89 | 3.71 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 3 | 41 | 91 | 2.22 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 28 | 91 | 3.25 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 28 | 92 | 3.29 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 2 | 22 | 94 | 4.27 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 2 | 25 | 97 | 3.88 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | FIU | 2 | 21 | 100 | 4.76 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 2 | 21 | 101 | 4.81 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 2 | 20 | 102 | 5.10 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 31 | 103 | 3.32 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | USF | 2 | 25 | 120 | 4.80 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 3 | 30 | 127 | 4.23 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 35 | 165 | 4.71 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 75 | Penn State | 2 | 19 | 21 | 1.11 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 19 | 44 | 2.32 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 75 | Notre Dame | 1 | 11 | 58 | 5.27 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Troy | 2 | 19 | 60 | 3.16 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | UCF | 2 | 26 | 66 | 2.54 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | UNLV | 3 | 26 | 67 | 2.58 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 17 | 67 | 3.94 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | Nevada | 2 | 23 | 71 | 3.09 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | Texas A&M | 2 | 22 | 73 | 3.32 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Duke | 2 | 22 | 74 | 3.36 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 75 | Washington | 2 | 17 | 76 | 4.47 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Memphis | 2 | 18 | 80 | 4.44 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 75 | Missouri State | 2 | 17 | 83 | 4.88 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 75 | Nebraska | 2 | 20 | 93 | 4.65 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 75 | USC | 2 | 18 | 97 | 5.39 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 75 | North Texas | 2 | 31 | 100 | 3.23 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Temple | 2 | 17 | 100 | 5.88 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 75 | Rice | 2 | 16 | 101 | 6.31 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 75 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 24 | 103 | 4.29 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 75 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 23 | 105 | 4.57 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Arizona State | 2 | 19 | 108 | 5.68 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 75 | UCLA | 2 | 29 | 109 | 3.76 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 75 | South Alabama | 2 | 27 | 110 | 4.07 | 1 | 56 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 75 | Northwestern | 2 | 24 | 111 | 4.63 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 75 | James Madison | 2 | 19 | 112 | 5.89 | 1 | 78 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | Ball State | 2 | 18 | 112 | 6.22 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 75 | Tennessee | 2 | 26 | 114 | 4.38 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 75 | Virginia | 2 | 18 | 114 | 6.33 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 75 | Kansas | 3 | 31 | 116 | 3.74 | 1 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | UTSA | 2 | 24 | 119 | 4.96 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 75 | Mississippi State | 2 | 27 | 127 | 4.70 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 75 | San Jose State | 2 | 26 | 131 | 5.04 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 75 | UAB | 2 | 29 | 134 | 4.62 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 75 | SMU | 2 | 29 | 135 | 4.66 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Liberty | 2 | 29 | 137 | 4.72 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 75 | New Mexico | 2 | 26 | 144 | 5.54 | 1 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Old Dominion | 2 | 32 | 164 | 5.13 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 75 | Southern Miss | 2 | 30 | 172 | 5.73 | 2 | 47 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 75 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 30 | 174 | 5.80 | 2 | 58 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 75 | Hawaii | 3 | 33 | 177 | 5.36 | 3 | 54 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 75 | Baylor | 2 | 37 | 193 | 5.22 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| 116 | Arkansas | 2 | 22 | 76 | 3.45 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 116 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 19 | 80 | 4.21 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 116 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 18 | 91 | 5.06 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 116 | Rutgers | 2 | 17 | 119 | 7.00 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 116 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 26 | 124 | 4.77 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 116 | Utah State | 2 | 32 | 150 | 4.69 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 116 | Colorado | 2 | 28 | 166 | 5.93 | 1 | 45 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 116 | Kansas State | 3 | 47 | 167 | 3.55 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 116 | Kentucky | 2 | 28 | 172 | 6.14 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 116 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 23 | 177 | 7.70 | 3 | 59 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 116 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 39 | 178 | 4.56 | 2 | 55 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 116 | Alabama | 2 | 32 | 182 | 5.69 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
| 116 | Syracuse | 2 | 27 | 190 | 7.04 | 1 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 129 | Indiana | 2 | 20 | 93 | 4.65 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 129 | Oregon State | 2 | 19 | 127 | 6.68 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 129 | Colorado State | 2 | 24 | 137 | 5.71 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 129 | Delaware | 2 | 26 | 166 | 6.38 | 2 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 129 | Kent State | 2 | 28 | 197 | 7.04 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 129 | Georgia State | 2 | 29 | 228 | 7.86 | 4 | 51 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 135 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 20 | 175 | 8.75 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 136 | Texas State | 2 | 25 | 257 | 10.28 | 1 | 75 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||