2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 11/19/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 9 | 17 | -30 | -1.76 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arkansas State | 8 | 12 | -28 | -2.33 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 6 | 7 | -22 | -3.14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 5 | 7 | -12 | -1.71 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Delaware | 4 | 5 | -8 | -1.60 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Auburn | 7 | 9 | -5 | -0.56 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Toledo | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | SMU | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Missouri State | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0.14 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0.27 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | UTEP | 6 | 16 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0.45 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Georgia | 9 | 12 | 8 | 0.67 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Clemson | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 6 | 12 | 9 | 0.75 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Michigan State | 7 | 12 | 11 | 0.92 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Stanford | 7 | 11 | 12 | 1.09 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Tulsa | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Illinois | 6 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 13 | 14 | 1.08 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | San Jose State | 7 | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | USF | 8 | 12 | 15 | 1.25 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | San Diego State | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1.88 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Temple | 7 | 12 | 16 | 1.33 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Texas Tech | 6 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Air Force | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Liberty | 7 | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Ohio State | 3 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Hawaii | 6 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Syracuse | 9 | 15 | 18 | 1.20 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Kansas | 6 | 11 | 18 | 1.64 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | New Mexico | 7 | 10 | 18 | 1.80 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Arizona | 6 | 10 | 18 | 1.80 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Oregon State | 4 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Texas | 8 | 13 | 20 | 1.54 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Bowling Green | 4 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Arizona State | 7 | 12 | 21 | 1.75 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Appalachian State | 7 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | NC State | 5 | 8 | 21 | 2.63 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 42 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Duke | 5 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Louisville | 8 | 15 | 23 | 1.53 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Kentucky | 7 | 14 | 23 | 1.64 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Texas State | 7 | 10 | 23 | 2.30 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | USC | 8 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Alabama | 5 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | Tulane | 8 | 12 | 25 | 2.08 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | Notre Dame | 3 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | BYU | 5 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Troy | 8 | 17 | 29 | 1.71 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | North Carolina | 6 | 11 | 29 | 2.64 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | Utah | 8 | 17 | 31 | 1.82 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | Virginia | 7 | 13 | 31 | 2.38 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Rutgers | 4 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | LSU | 4 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Michigan | 7 | 14 | 32 | 2.29 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 18 | 34 | 1.89 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | Connecticut | 8 | 21 | 35 | 1.67 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | Cincinnati | 8 | 16 | 35 | 2.19 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Colorado | 8 | 12 | 35 | 2.92 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Oregon | 7 | 12 | 35 | 2.92 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 66 | Jacksonville State | 6 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | James Madison | 8 | 18 | 36 | 2.00 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Wyoming | 7 | 12 | 36 | 3.00 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Maryland | 7 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Purdue | 8 | 17 | 37 | 2.18 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Northwestern | 8 | 14 | 40 | 2.86 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Iowa | 6 | 12 | 40 | 3.33 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Tennessee | 5 | 10 | 40 | 4.00 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Navy | 6 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Baylor | 9 | 16 | 41 | 2.56 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Army | 7 | 11 | 41 | 3.73 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | FIU | 6 | 11 | 41 | 3.73 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Akron | 5 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Western Michigan | 10 | 25 | 43 | 1.72 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 83 | Southern Miss | 7 | 12 | 43 | 3.58 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Memphis | 5 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | Marshall | 5 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | TCU | 7 | 18 | 45 | 2.50 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 88 | South Carolina | 9 | 17 | 46 | 2.71 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 88 | East Carolina | 6 | 14 | 46 | 3.29 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | California | 6 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Houston | 5 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | Utah State | 6 | 13 | 49 | 3.77 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | Kent State | 7 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Buffalo | 10 | 23 | 50 | 2.17 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 94 | Boise State | 6 | 10 | 50 | 5.00 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | Washington State | 8 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 97 | Nevada | 6 | 15 | 52 | 3.47 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | Colorado State | 6 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 100 | Arkansas | 8 | 11 | 53 | 4.82 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 101 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 19 | 54 | 2.84 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 101 | New Mexico State | 8 | 15 | 54 | 3.60 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 101 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 14 | 54 | 3.86 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 101 | Ohio | 8 | 13 | 54 | 4.15 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 101 | Ole Miss | 8 | 13 | 54 | 4.15 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 101 | Georgia State | 5 | 12 | 54 | 4.50 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 107 | Missouri | 8 | 18 | 55 | 3.06 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 108 | West Virginia | 8 | 13 | 57 | 4.38 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 109 | Fresno State | 7 | 11 | 58 | 5.27 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | South Alabama | 6 | 12 | 59 | 4.92 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 111 | UTSA | 8 | 16 | 62 | 3.88 | 0 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 111 | Old Dominion | 8 | 15 | 62 | 4.13 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 113 | Kansas State | 8 | 19 | 63 | 3.32 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 113 | Penn State | 9 | 17 | 63 | 3.71 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 115 | Central Michigan | 6 | 13 | 67 | 5.15 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 116 | Nebraska | 7 | 15 | 69 | 4.60 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 117 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 12 | 74 | 6.17 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 117 | Wake Forest | 6 | 12 | 74 | 6.17 | 4 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 119 | UNLV | 6 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 120 | Mississippi State | 8 | 14 | 77 | 5.50 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 120 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 122 | Washington | 6 | 11 | 79 | 7.18 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 123 | Charlotte | 8 | 18 | 80 | 4.44 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 124 | UCF | 7 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 1 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 125 | UCLA | 7 | 13 | 87 | 6.69 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 126 | Louisiana | 8 | 17 | 89 | 5.24 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 127 | Florida State | 8 | 17 | 92 | 5.41 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 128 | Massachusetts | 6 | 17 | 93 | 5.47 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 129 | Florida | 7 | 14 | 98 | 7.00 | 0 | 59 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 130 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 15 | 101 | 6.73 | 1 | 56 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 131 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 9 | 102 | 11.33 | 1 | 51 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 132 | North Texas | 8 | 18 | 108 | 6.00 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 133 | Rice | 8 | 18 | 116 | 6.44 | 2 | 54 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 134 | Iowa State | 4 | 8 | 118 | 14.75 | 2 | 88 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 135 | UAB | 9 | 22 | 124 | 5.64 | 1 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 136 | Ball State | 5 | 16 | 134 | 8.38 | 2 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||