2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 09/11/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | 2 | 5 | -11 | -2.20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | -9 | -9.00 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | -9 | -9.00 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 1 | 3 | -9 | -3.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 | -8 | -8.00 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | UTEP | 2 | 4 | -8 | -2.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 1 | 2 | -7 | -3.50 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Texas | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Toledo | 2 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | SMU | 2 | 4 | -6 | -1.50 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Georgia | 2 | 3 | -5 | -1.67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Louisville | 2 | 6 | -4 | -0.67 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Michigan | 2 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Stanford | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Navy | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Buffalo | 2 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Arizona | 2 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 5 | -2 | -0.40 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | New Mexico State | 2 | 5 | -2 | -0.40 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | TCU | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FIU | 1 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | UTSA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Baylor | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Charlotte | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Arkansas State | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Tulane | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | San Jose State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Indiana | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Oregon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | South Carolina | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | USF | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Syracuse | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Southern Miss | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | USC | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Army | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Wisconsin | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Houston | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Wyoming | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Colorado | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Minnesota | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Northwestern | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | James Madison | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Liberty | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | UNLV | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Kent State | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Marshall | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Kansas | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Florida State | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Washington State | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Penn State | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Missouri State | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | UAB | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Duke | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | North Texas | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Missouri | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Old Dominion | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Hawaii | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Alabama | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | Florida | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Central Michigan | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Cincinnati | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | Ohio | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Louisiana | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | Connecticut | 2 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | Nevada | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Iowa State | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 101 | Kentucky | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 102 | Akron | 1 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Maryland | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 104 | Boise State | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 105 | NC State | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 106 | UCLA | 2 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 107 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 108 | Wake Forest | 2 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 109 | Nebraska | 2 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 110 | Kansas State | 2 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 111 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 112 | Fresno State | 3 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 113 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 114 | Mississippi State | 2 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 115 | UCF | 2 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 116 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 56 | 56.00 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 117 | South Alabama | 1 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 118 | Rice | 2 | 7 | 90 | 12.86 | 2 | 54 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||