2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/01/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 11 | 36 | 35 | 0.97 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 27 | 40 | 1.48 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 13 | 25 | 43 | 1.72 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 11 | 28 | 46 | 1.64 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Memphis | 12 | 32 | 49 | 1.53 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee State | 11 | 35 | 54 | 1.54 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Purdue | 11 | 32 | 58 | 1.81 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 11 | 30 | 62 | 2.07 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Washington | 13 | 26 | 63 | 2.42 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Boise State | 11 | 29 | 64 | 2.21 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 12 | 34 | 65 | 1.91 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Oregon State | 10 | 23 | 66 | 2.87 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Oregon | 14 | 41 | 68 | 1.66 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Marshall | 10 | 32 | 71 | 2.22 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | TCU | 10 | 29 | 72 | 2.48 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Iowa State | 12 | 26 | 72 | 2.77 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Mississippi State | 11 | 27 | 73 | 2.70 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Navy | 11 | 27 | 75 | 2.78 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Ohio | 11 | 29 | 76 | 2.62 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Nevada | 10 | 27 | 76 | 2.81 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | South Carolina | 10 | 34 | 78 | 2.29 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Tennessee | 12 | 28 | 78 | 2.79 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Arizona | 11 | 32 | 79 | 2.47 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Minnesota | 11 | 31 | 79 | 2.55 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Michigan State | 10 | 29 | 80 | 2.76 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 23 | 80 | 3.48 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Fresno State | 12 | 33 | 81 | 2.45 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Notre Dame | 10 | 31 | 81 | 2.61 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Louisville | 11 | 26 | 81 | 3.12 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Toledo | 13 | 38 | 82 | 2.16 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 34 | 82 | 2.41 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | 12 | 30 | 84 | 2.80 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Colorado | 12 | 29 | 84 | 2.90 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Auburn | 10 | 22 | 84 | 3.82 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Iowa | 11 | 29 | 85 | 2.93 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | 10 | 28 | 86 | 3.07 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Northwestern | 13 | 33 | 88 | 2.67 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Texas | 12 | 29 | 88 | 3.03 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 39 | Utah | 12 | 35 | 89 | 2.54 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | USC | 12 | 26 | 89 | 3.42 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Florida State | 12 | 37 | 90 | 2.43 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Virginia | 13 | 35 | 91 | 2.60 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 42 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 34 | 91 | 2.68 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 44 | Wyoming | 12 | 31 | 92 | 2.97 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Alabama | 15 | 36 | 93 | 2.58 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | Michigan | 12 | 39 | 96 | 2.46 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 1 |
| 46 | Missouri | 11 | 34 | 96 | 2.82 | 4 | 57 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 33 | 97 | 2.94 | 1 | 34 | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | San Jose State | 11 | 36 | 99 | 2.75 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 2 |
| 50 | UTSA | 13 | 31 | 100 | 3.23 | 1 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
| 51 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 34 | 102 | 3.00 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Clemson | 11 | 24 | 102 | 4.25 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| 53 | Buffalo | 11 | 39 | 104 | 2.67 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | Georgia | 14 | 37 | 105 | 2.84 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 | Bowling Green | 12 | 30 | 106 | 3.53 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 56 | South Alabama | 11 | 30 | 113 | 3.77 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 25 | 113 | 4.52 | 1 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 58 | Ole Miss | 14 | 36 | 114 | 3.17 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | UCF | 12 | 32 | 114 | 3.56 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 1 |
| 60 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 47 | 115 | 2.45 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 | Delaware | 13 | 29 | 115 | 3.97 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| 62 | Cincinnati | 12 | 36 | 116 | 3.22 | 2 | 39 | 24 | 2 | 1 |
| 62 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 35 | 116 | 3.31 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | LSU | 13 | 26 | 118 | 4.54 | 1 | 72 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 65 | Wake Forest | 12 | 31 | 119 | 3.84 | 2 | 54 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | UTEP | 11 | 25 | 119 | 4.76 | 0 | 63 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 67 | USF | 11 | 32 | 121 | 3.78 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| 68 | James Madison | 13 | 34 | 122 | 3.59 | 3 | 56 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | UNLV | 13 | 37 | 123 | 3.32 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| 69 | Rice | 12 | 36 | 123 | 3.42 | 3 | 42 | 23 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | Western Michigan | 13 | 33 | 123 | 3.73 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 3 |
| 69 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 26 | 123 | 4.73 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 1 |
| 73 | Army | 12 | 42 | 125 | 2.98 | 2 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 1 |
| 74 | Illinois | 13 | 36 | 126 | 3.50 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | North Carolina | 12 | 36 | 127 | 3.53 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Ball State | 12 | 36 | 127 | 3.53 | 3 | 53 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | Charlotte | 12 | 38 | 129 | 3.39 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | Hawaii | 11 | 25 | 130 | 5.20 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 79 | New Mexico | 13 | 38 | 131 | 3.45 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Kansas State | 11 | 35 | 131 | 3.74 | 8 | 41 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 | Kentucky | 12 | 37 | 134 | 3.62 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | FIU | 13 | 27 | 134 | 4.96 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| 83 | Temple | 12 | 34 | 135 | 3.97 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 1 |
| 83 | Appalachian State | 13 | 28 | 135 | 4.82 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 1 |
| 85 | Liberty | 11 | 35 | 137 | 3.91 | 9 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| 86 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 43 | 138 | 3.21 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 3 | 1 |
| 87 | Arkansas State | 13 | 36 | 139 | 3.86 | 2 | 36 | 25 | 2 | 1 |
| 88 | Tulsa | 11 | 46 | 140 | 3.04 | 2 | 21 | 26 | 3 | 1 |
| 89 | BYU | 14 | 39 | 141 | 3.62 | 0 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 1 |
| 90 | Nebraska | 12 | 33 | 143 | 4.33 | 1 | 56 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 91 | Georgia State | 12 | 41 | 144 | 3.51 | 2 | 24 | 27 | 3 | 1 |
| 91 | Air Force | 11 | 31 | 144 | 4.65 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 4 | 1 |
| 93 | Rutgers | 10 | 21 | 145 | 6.90 | 2 | 68 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 94 | Texas Tech | 14 | 40 | 147 | 3.68 | 1 | 46 | 23 | 4 | 2 |
| 94 | Maryland | 12 | 39 | 147 | 3.77 | 1 | 20 | 27 | 2 | 1 |
| 94 | Washington State | 11 | 36 | 147 | 4.08 | 3 | 26 | 28 | 6 | 2 |
| 97 | Kennesaw State | 14 | 44 | 151 | 3.43 | 1 | 29 | 27 | 3 | 1 |
| 98 | Kent State | 12 | 44 | 153 | 3.48 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 2 |
| 98 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 32 | 153 | 4.78 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 |
| 100 | UAB | 11 | 33 | 156 | 4.73 | 2 | 32 | 23 | 4 | 2 |
| 101 | Arkansas | 12 | 32 | 157 | 4.91 | 1 | 64 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| 102 | Louisiana | 13 | 43 | 159 | 3.70 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 0 |
| 103 | Houston | 12 | 38 | 161 | 4.24 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 2 |
| 104 | Stanford | 9 | 27 | 164 | 6.07 | 1 | 51 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| 105 | Central Michigan | 13 | 31 | 165 | 5.32 | 1 | 36 | 24 | 3 | 1 |
| 106 | Old Dominion | 13 | 43 | 167 | 3.88 | 3 | 58 | 27 | 5 | 1 |
| 106 | Tulane | 12 | 40 | 167 | 4.18 | 2 | 41 | 23 | 6 | 2 |
| 106 | California | 13 | 31 | 167 | 5.39 | 2 | 35 | 24 | 3 | 2 |
| 106 | Missouri State | 12 | 28 | 167 | 5.96 | 1 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 3 |
| 110 | North Texas | 14 | 46 | 170 | 3.70 | 3 | 34 | 33 | 3 | 1 |
| 110 | Texas State | 12 | 36 | 170 | 4.72 | 2 | 25 | 28 | 6 | 1 |
| 112 | Troy | 14 | 49 | 172 | 3.51 | 2 | 62 | 29 | 3 | 1 |
| 113 | Arizona State | 12 | 39 | 174 | 4.46 | 3 | 50 | 24 | 3 | 2 |
| 113 | Duke | 14 | 34 | 174 | 5.12 | 5 | 78 | 21 | 2 | 1 |
| 115 | Southern Miss | 13 | 39 | 175 | 4.49 | 3 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 1 |
| 115 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 31 | 175 | 5.65 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 2 |
| 117 | Colorado State | 12 | 34 | 176 | 5.18 | 7 | 76 | 20 | 4 | 2 |
| 118 | San Diego State | 13 | 39 | 178 | 4.56 | 3 | 51 | 20 | 3 | 3 |
| 119 | Texas A&M | 9 | 16 | 182 | 11.38 | 1 | 57 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 120 | Connecticut | 13 | 47 | 183 | 3.89 | 3 | 73 | 27 | 3 | 1 |
| 120 | Massachusetts | 11 | 37 | 183 | 4.95 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 1 |
| 120 | Akron | 10 | 34 | 183 | 5.38 | 5 | 47 | 20 | 4 | 4 |
| 123 | Florida | 11 | 42 | 185 | 4.40 | 5 | 51 | 24 | 3 | 2 |
| 123 | Utah State | 12 | 41 | 185 | 4.51 | 4 | 66 | 24 | 5 | 3 |
| 125 | Indiana | 10 | 24 | 186 | 7.75 | 1 | 78 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| 126 | New Mexico State | 11 | 33 | 189 | 5.73 | 2 | 56 | 22 | 4 | 3 |
| 127 | Boston College | 10 | 36 | 195 | 5.42 | 3 | 53 | 24 | 3 | 2 |
| 128 | Kansas | 12 | 40 | 196 | 4.90 | 1 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 2 |
| 129 | NC State | 13 | 28 | 207 | 7.39 | 4 | 66 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| 130 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 41 | 213 | 5.20 | 5 | 67 | 27 | 3 | 3 |
| 131 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 42 | 227 | 5.40 | 4 | 66 | 28 | 6 | 2 |
| 132 | Penn State | 13 | 35 | 228 | 6.51 | 1 | 52 | 22 | 7 | 2 |
| 133 | Syracuse | 12 | 27 | 229 | 8.48 | 4 | 68 | 17 | 6 | 3 |
| 134 | UCLA | 12 | 46 | 251 | 5.46 | 3 | 21 | 36 | 8 | 3 |
| 135 | Baylor | 11 | 34 | 270 | 7.94 | 3 | 67 | 29 | 6 | 2 |
| 136 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 39 | 341 | 8.74 | 3 | 90 | 31 | 5 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||