2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 10/29/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 13 | 15 | 1.15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 7 | 15 | 18 | 1.20 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 6 | 12 | 33 | 2.75 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 8 | 23 | 37 | 1.61 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 7 | 20 | 42 | 2.10 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 8 | 20 | 49 | 2.45 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 7 | 20 | 52 | 2.60 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 7 | 21 | 53 | 2.52 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 6 | 18 | 53 | 2.94 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 8 | 17 | 53 | 3.12 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 7 | 18 | 54 | 3.00 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 6 | 18 | 56 | 3.11 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 8 | 22 | 60 | 2.73 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Arizona | 6 | 19 | 60 | 3.16 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 8 | 18 | 66 | 3.67 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Army | 7 | 22 | 67 | 3.05 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 8 | 21 | 67 | 3.19 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 7 | 16 | 73 | 4.56 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 8 | 24 | 78 | 3.25 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 24 | 79 | 3.29 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Stanford | 5 | 19 | 79 | 4.16 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 15 | 85 | 5.67 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 8 | 19 | 100 | 5.26 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Kent State | 8 | 29 | 101 | 3.48 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | UTEP | 8 | 18 | 101 | 5.61 | 0 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 8 | 14 | 101 | 7.21 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 6 | 9 | 106 | 11.78 | 0 | 57 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Penn State | 7 | 19 | 126 | 6.63 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | San Jose State | 7 | 19 | 23 | 1.21 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Florida State | 7 | 17 | 24 | 1.41 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Iowa | 6 | 17 | 27 | 1.59 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | SMU | 7 | 22 | 35 | 1.59 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Purdue | 7 | 21 | 35 | 1.67 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Marshall | 5 | 16 | 37 | 2.31 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | UCF | 7 | 16 | 37 | 2.31 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Clemson | 7 | 14 | 38 | 2.71 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 24 | 39 | 1.63 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | 6 | 17 | 39 | 2.29 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Wake Forest | 7 | 19 | 41 | 2.16 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Oregon | 8 | 22 | 43 | 1.95 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Ohio | 7 | 17 | 43 | 2.53 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Mississippi State | 7 | 18 | 44 | 2.44 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | North Carolina | 7 | 18 | 48 | 2.67 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Minnesota | 6 | 17 | 48 | 2.82 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Michigan | 8 | 24 | 49 | 2.04 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Texas | 7 | 20 | 49 | 2.45 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Cincinnati | 8 | 25 | 51 | 2.04 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Navy | 7 | 18 | 51 | 2.83 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Auburn | 7 | 18 | 54 | 3.00 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Northwestern | 8 | 20 | 55 | 2.75 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | James Madison | 8 | 21 | 57 | 2.71 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 20 | 58 | 2.90 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | TCU | 7 | 21 | 59 | 2.81 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 20 | 59 | 2.95 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Toledo | 8 | 24 | 61 | 2.54 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Alabama | 8 | 22 | 61 | 2.77 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | San Diego State | 7 | 19 | 61 | 3.21 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | USC | 7 | 12 | 61 | 5.08 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 27 | 62 | 2.30 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Arkansas State | 8 | 23 | 66 | 2.87 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | 8 | 17 | 66 | 3.88 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Delaware | 7 | 16 | 75 | 4.69 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | South Alabama | 8 | 23 | 78 | 3.39 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 24 | 82 | 3.42 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 26 | 84 | 3.23 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Hawaii | 6 | 15 | 84 | 5.60 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Bowling Green | 8 | 19 | 86 | 4.53 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | UNLV | 6 | 15 | 90 | 6.00 | 1 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Texas State | 8 | 22 | 91 | 4.14 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | UAB | 6 | 21 | 93 | 4.43 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Nebraska | 7 | 20 | 97 | 4.85 | 1 | 56 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Rice | 8 | 24 | 98 | 4.08 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 18 | 98 | 5.44 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | Ball State | 8 | 26 | 105 | 4.04 | 1 | 53 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Southern Miss | 8 | 25 | 116 | 4.64 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| 29 | Missouri State | 8 | 16 | 116 | 7.25 | 1 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | North Texas | 8 | 29 | 119 | 4.10 | 1 | 34 | 21 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Kansas | 8 | 24 | 119 | 4.96 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | Rutgers | 7 | 14 | 121 | 8.64 | 1 | 68 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | Arkansas | 8 | 24 | 126 | 5.25 | 1 | 64 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | LSU | 8 | 17 | 130 | 7.65 | 1 | 72 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Indiana | 6 | 16 | 178 | 11.13 | 1 | 78 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 84 | East Carolina | 5 | 14 | 17 | 1.21 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Tennessee | 8 | 17 | 20 | 1.18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Memphis | 8 | 20 | 39 | 1.95 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Boston College | 6 | 20 | 40 | 2.00 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 24 | 41 | 1.71 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Louisville | 6 | 15 | 47 | 3.13 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | USF | 6 | 16 | 54 | 3.38 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Michigan State | 7 | 22 | 66 | 3.00 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Colorado | 8 | 21 | 68 | 3.24 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | California | 8 | 17 | 72 | 4.24 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Charlotte | 8 | 22 | 75 | 3.41 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Buffalo | 7 | 29 | 76 | 2.62 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Wyoming | 8 | 23 | 79 | 3.43 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | New Mexico | 8 | 24 | 94 | 3.92 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Tulsa | 7 | 32 | 100 | 3.13 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Air Force | 7 | 18 | 100 | 5.56 | 2 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 84 | Georgia State | 8 | 28 | 116 | 4.14 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| 84 | Arizona State | 7 | 22 | 119 | 5.41 | 2 | 50 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Connecticut | 8 | 26 | 122 | 4.69 | 2 | 73 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Houston | 7 | 26 | 133 | 5.12 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 2 |
| 84 | Baylor | 7 | 25 | 149 | 5.96 | 2 | 40 | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| 84 | Troy | 8 | 32 | 153 | 4.78 | 2 | 62 | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 84 | Tulane | 6 | 26 | 162 | 6.23 | 2 | 41 | 18 | 5 | 2 |
| 84 | UCLA | 8 | 35 | 198 | 5.66 | 2 | 20 | 28 | 6 | 2 |
| 108 | Missouri | 6 | 17 | 8 | 0.47 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | Duke | 7 | 15 | 24 | 1.60 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | West Virginia | 8 | 24 | 39 | 1.63 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 108 | Virginia | 7 | 17 | 39 | 2.29 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 108 | Notre Dame | 6 | 17 | 52 | 3.06 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 108 | Boise State | 8 | 23 | 57 | 2.48 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | Kansas State | 7 | 22 | 58 | 2.64 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | Temple | 8 | 18 | 65 | 3.61 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 108 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 16 | 70 | 4.38 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 108 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 30 | 74 | 2.47 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 108 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 22 | 92 | 4.18 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 108 | Louisiana | 8 | 26 | 94 | 3.62 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 108 | FIU | 8 | 17 | 94 | 5.53 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 108 | Illinois | 8 | 23 | 102 | 4.43 | 3 | 40 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 108 | Massachusetts | 8 | 23 | 115 | 5.00 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 108 | Washington State | 8 | 29 | 127 | 4.38 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 1 |
| 108 | Syracuse | 8 | 18 | 135 | 7.50 | 3 | 45 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 108 | Colorado State | 8 | 20 | 136 | 6.80 | 3 | 76 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 108 | Old Dominion | 8 | 31 | 159 | 5.13 | 3 | 58 | 23 | 5 | 1 |
| 108 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 30 | 305 | 10.17 | 3 | 90 | 23 | 5 | 3 |
| 128 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 20 | 30 | 1.50 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 128 | Kentucky | 7 | 23 | 99 | 4.30 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 128 | Florida | 6 | 23 | 135 | 5.87 | 4 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 128 | Utah State | 8 | 32 | 147 | 4.59 | 4 | 66 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
| 128 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 30 | 154 | 5.13 | 4 | 66 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| 128 | NC State | 8 | 18 | 174 | 9.67 | 4 | 66 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 134 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 22 | 133 | 6.05 | 5 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| 134 | Akron | 8 | 27 | 180 | 6.67 | 5 | 47 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
| 136 | Liberty | 7 | 23 | 85 | 3.70 | 6 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||