2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/01/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Sam Houston State 3 5 26 5.20 0 27 2 1 1
2 Rutgers 4 6 31 5.17 0 16 2 2 0
3 Bowling Green 5 7 24 3.43 1 7 3 0 0
3 Marshall 5 7 44 6.29 1 19 4 1 0
5 Boston College 5 8 17 2.13 0 9 2 0 0
5 Louisiana Tech 5 8 19 2.38 0 12 2 1 0
5 Oregon State 5 8 21 2.63 1 9 2 0 0
5 Hawaii 7 8 21 2.63 1 9 3 0 0
5 Clemson 6 8 32 4.00 1 18 2 2 0
10 Delaware 6 9 2 0.22 1 7 3 0 0
10 Notre Dame 5 9 29 3.22 0 15 3 2 0
10 LSU 6 9 34 3.78 1 8 6 0 0
10 Jacksonville State 9 9 90 10.00 1 45 7 1 1
10 Iowa State 5 9 127 14.11 2 88 4 2 1
15 Auburn 8 10 -4 -0.40 0 4 0 0 0
15 USC 9 10 15 1.50 0 8 2 0 0
15 Ohio State 6 10 19 1.90 0 15 2 1 0
15 Air Force 7 10 31 3.10 1 11 5 1 0
15 Akron 5 10 42 4.20 0 10 5 1 0
15 BYU 7 10 43 4.30 1 12 3 1 0
15 Houston 6 10 43 4.30 1 18 3 2 0
22 Oklahoma 8 11 -17 -1.55 0 13 1 1 0
22 Middle Tennessee State 8 11 14 1.27 0 8 3 0 0
22 Georgia Tech 7 11 24 2.18 1 7 2 0 0
22 North Carolina 6 11 29 2.64 0 13 2 2 0
22 Virginia Tech 9 11 31 2.82 1 15 4 1 0
22 San Diego State 9 11 37 3.36 0 12 4 1 0
22 Fresno State 7 11 58 5.27 0 11 5 2 0
22 UNLV 7 11 83 7.55 1 58 5 1 1
30 Toledo 11 12 6 0.50 1 6 2 0 0
30 Georgia 9 12 8 0.67 0 7 3 0 0
30 Texas A&M 8 12 20 1.67 0 24 3 1 1
30 Arizona State 7 12 21 1.75 0 8 4 0 0
30 Alabama 9 12 21 1.75 0 21 5 1 1
30 Duke 7 12 33 2.75 1 8 5 0 0
30 Wyoming 7 12 36 3.00 0 10 4 1 0
30 Appalachian State 8 12 36 3.00 0 13 5 3 0
30 Eastern Michigan 9 12 83 6.92 0 20 7 4 1
39 Kennesaw State 9 13 26 2.00 1 14 2 2 0
39 Texas Tech 8 13 28 2.15 0 10 5 1 0
39 Texas State 8 13 32 2.46 0 8 5 0 0
39 Miami (FL) 8 13 43 3.31 0 15 6 1 0
39 Kent State 8 13 56 4.31 1 37 5 2 1
39 Georgia State 6 13 60 4.62 0 11 6 1 0
39 NC State 8 13 60 4.62 1 20 5 5 1
39 South Alabama 7 13 60 4.62 1 22 4 3 1
39 Arkansas 9 13 67 5.15 3 27 4 4 1
39 UCLA 7 13 87 6.69 1 26 9 2 1
39 Navy 8 13 94 7.23 0 26 5 4 2
39 Tennessee 7 13 94 7.23 0 31 8 4 1
39 Vanderbilt 8 13 104 8.00 1 51 8 5 1
52 Coastal Carolina 9 14 18 1.29 0 8 3 0 0
52 SMU 9 14 18 1.29 1 11 6 2 0
52 Kansas 7 14 20 1.43 0 9 3 0 0
52 Texas 9 14 24 1.71 2 14 4 2 0
52 Temple 8 14 26 1.86 0 11 4 1 0
52 Washington State 10 14 36 2.57 0 27 4 3 1
52 Liberty 9 14 39 2.79 1 13 4 2 0
52 Maryland 8 14 53 3.79 0 10 7 1 0
52 Memphis 7 14 61 4.36 0 10 5 2 0
52 Mississippi State 8 14 77 5.50 0 21 5 3 1
52 UCF 9 14 89 6.36 1 44 7 2 1
52 Georgia Southern 9 14 96 6.86 2 29 8 5 2
64 Michigan State 8 15 16 1.07 0 9 3 0 0
64 New Mexico 10 15 32 2.13 0 14 3 1 0
64 San Jose State 9 15 38 2.53 0 10 1 2 0
64 Colorado 10 15 67 4.47 0 27 4 2 1
64 Central Michigan 8 15 68 4.53 1 16 6 2 0
64 West Virginia 9 15 70 4.67 0 19 6 2 0
64 Oregon 9 15 82 5.47 0 49 4 3 2
64 California 9 15 87 5.80 2 25 8 3 1
64 Florida 8 15 98 6.53 0 59 6 2 1
64 Western Kentucky 9 15 98 6.53 1 70 6 2 2
74 Arkansas State 9 16 8 0.50 0 15 5 2 0
74 Illinois 9 16 16 1.00 0 12 4 1 0
74 Kentucky 8 16 28 1.75 2 14 6 1 0
74 Baylor 9 16 41 2.56 0 9 5 0 0
74 Wisconsin 8 16 63 3.94 1 49 6 2 1
74 Nevada 7 16 63 3.94 2 11 7 2 0
74 Wake Forest 8 16 80 5.00 5 29 8 2 1
74 Boise State 9 16 88 5.50 2 14 7 3 0
74 Arizona 8 16 90 5.63 2 27 8 3 1
74 Colorado State 8 16 94 5.88 0 21 9 2 1
74 Washington 9 16 104 6.50 0 26 8 5 1
74 Army 10 16 119 7.44 0 37 9 5 2
74 Ball State 5 16 134 8.38 2 37 9 5 2
87 Miami (OH) 10 17 -1 -0.06 0 7 4 0 0
87 Pittsburgh 9 17 2 0.12 1 33 2 1 1
87 Stanford 9 17 6 0.35 1 11 5 2 0
87 Missouri State 9 17 13 0.76 1 11 3 1 0
87 Syracuse 11 17 21 1.24 1 39 2 2 1
87 Iowa 8 17 44 2.59 0 11 3 1 0
87 Tulsa 5 17 58 3.41 1 25 7 3 1
87 FIU 8 17 80 4.71 1 29 6 3 1
87 Ohio 10 17 97 5.71 1 23 8 4 1
87 Utah State 8 17 97 5.71 1 34 9 3 1
97 Northwestern 11 18 23 1.28 1 9 4 0 0
97 Purdue 9 18 38 2.11 0 13 4 2 0
97 Virginia 9 18 48 2.67 0 14 4 2 0
97 Old Dominion 10 18 55 3.06 1 30 2 1 1
97 East Carolina 8 18 63 3.50 0 19 6 2 0
97 New Mexico State 9 18 66 3.67 0 38 5 2 1
97 Charlotte 8 18 80 4.44 0 12 6 2 0
97 Louisiana-Monroe 10 18 142 7.89 2 56 6 5 2
105 Tulane 12 19 21 1.11 1 17 4 1 0
105 James Madison 9 19 43 2.26 0 8 6 0 0
105 Florida Atlantic 11 19 43 2.26 1 14 5 2 0
105 USF 11 19 48 2.53 0 22 4 2 1
105 South Carolina 11 19 52 2.74 0 21 7 2 1
105 Northern Illinois 8 19 54 2.84 0 10 5 2 0
105 Southern Miss 10 19 83 4.37 2 14 9 2 0
105 Ole Miss 10 19 90 4.74 0 30 8 2 1
105 Florida State 9 19 92 4.84 2 20 9 2 1
105 Massachusetts 7 19 114 6.00 0 33 7 4 1
115 UTEP 8 20 -1 -0.05 1 12 4 1 0
115 Troy 9 20 29 1.45 1 20 5 1 1
115 Louisville 11 20 34 1.70 0 14 4 1 0
115 Oklahoma State 11 20 35 1.75 0 49 4 1 1
115 Louisiana 10 20 84 4.20 0 18 9 4 0
115 Nebraska 9 20 116 5.80 2 29 10 4 1
115 Rice 10 20 119 5.95 2 54 7 3 2
122 Indiana 11 21 -24 -1.14 0 9 4 0 0
122 Minnesota 9 21 22 1.05 0 11 8 2 0
122 Utah 11 21 39 1.86 0 29 5 2 1
122 Michigan 10 21 41 1.95 1 16 5 3 0
122 Cincinnati 10 21 48 2.29 2 9 4 0 0
122 Penn State 12 21 57 2.71 1 14 7 2 0
122 TCU 9 21 63 3.00 0 25 8 2 1
122 UTSA 11 21 72 3.43 0 57 6 1 1
130 Connecticut 10 24 58 2.42 1 18 8 4 0
131 North Texas 11 25 129 5.16 1 31 11 2 1
132 Missouri 11 26 52 2.00 0 20 7 4 1
132 Kansas State 10 26 94 3.62 2 15 10 4 0
134 Western Michigan 12 27 60 2.22 0 15 9 4 0
134 UAB 11 27 164 6.07 1 51 9 4 3
136 Buffalo 11 28 68 2.43 2 20 10 3 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards