2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 10/29/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware | 2 | 2 | -16 | -8.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Oregon State | 3 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Clemson | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Marshall | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | San Diego State | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Air Force | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Rutgers | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Iowa State | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Alabama | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Memphis | 3 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | San Jose State | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 2 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Boise State | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Duke | 3 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 5 | 6 | -15 | -2.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | USF | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | USC | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Appalachian State | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Army | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Illinois | 4 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Liberty | 4 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Bowling Green | 4 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | LSU | 4 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Houston | 4 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Texas A&M | 5 | 7 | -12 | -1.71 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Auburn | 5 | 7 | -10 | -1.43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Kennesaw State | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | New Mexico | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | NC State | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Hawaii | 6 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | UNLV | 4 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | California | 5 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Navy | 4 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | BYU | 4 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Ole Miss | 5 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 44 | Toledo | 8 | 8 | -5 | -0.63 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Stanford | 5 | 8 | -3 | -0.38 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Temple | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Tulane | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Tulsa | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Michigan State | 5 | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Arkansas | 6 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Texas State | 5 | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Maryland | 5 | 8 | 25 | 3.13 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Florida | 5 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Tennessee | 4 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Kent State | 5 | 8 | 53 | 6.63 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Utah State | 4 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | South Alabama | 4 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 44 | Washington | 4 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 8 | 70 | 8.75 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 63 | Arkansas State | 6 | 9 | -3 | -0.33 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | SMU | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Texas Tech | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Arizona | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Georgia | 7 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Kentucky | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Kansas | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Oregon | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Colorado | 6 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Wyoming | 5 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Georgia State | 4 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | New Mexico State | 5 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 63 | Colorado State | 5 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Washington State | 7 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 63 | Wake Forest | 4 | 9 | 66 | 7.33 | 3 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 63 | UCF | 5 | 9 | 71 | 7.89 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 81 | Indiana | 6 | 10 | -46 | -4.60 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Minnesota | 5 | 10 | -2 | -0.20 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Massachusetts | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | North Carolina | 5 | 10 | 16 | 1.60 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Texas | 6 | 10 | 19 | 1.90 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Northwestern | 6 | 10 | 20 | 2.00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 | Ohio | 7 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Southern Miss | 6 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Akron | 5 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | FIU | 5 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Florida State | 5 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | West Virginia | 6 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Fresno State | 6 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Central Michigan | 5 | 10 | 56 | 5.60 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | Wisconsin | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0.36 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 11 | 11 | 1.00 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | Arizona State | 6 | 11 | 18 | 1.64 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Louisville | 5 | 11 | 18 | 1.64 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | Virginia | 6 | 11 | 25 | 2.27 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | South Carolina | 7 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 96 | Penn State | 6 | 11 | 39 | 3.55 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | Nebraska | 5 | 11 | 41 | 3.73 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | UTSA | 5 | 11 | 80 | 7.27 | 0 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 96 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 106 | Troy | 6 | 12 | 14 | 1.17 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 106 | Syracuse | 7 | 12 | 16 | 1.33 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 106 | Iowa | 6 | 12 | 40 | 3.33 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 106 | Nevada | 4 | 12 | 41 | 3.42 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 106 | Charlotte | 6 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 106 | Mississippi State | 6 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 112 | Michigan | 6 | 13 | 38 | 2.92 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 112 | East Carolina | 5 | 13 | 42 | 3.23 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 112 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 13 | 50 | 3.85 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 112 | Louisiana | 7 | 13 | 52 | 4.00 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 112 | Old Dominion | 6 | 13 | 55 | 4.23 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 112 | North Texas | 6 | 13 | 63 | 4.85 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | UCLA | 7 | 13 | 87 | 6.69 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 119 | Missouri State | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0.14 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 119 | Purdue | 6 | 14 | 14 | 1.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 119 | Cincinnati | 7 | 14 | 28 | 2.00 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | James Madison | 7 | 14 | 29 | 2.07 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Missouri | 6 | 14 | 39 | 2.79 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 119 | Baylor | 7 | 14 | 42 | 3.00 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 14 | 42 | 3.00 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 119 | Western Michigan | 7 | 14 | 42 | 3.00 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 119 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 14 | 100 | 7.14 | 1 | 56 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 128 | TCU | 6 | 15 | 18 | 1.20 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 128 | Kansas State | 6 | 15 | 53 | 3.53 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 128 | Rice | 6 | 15 | 128 | 8.53 | 2 | 54 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 131 | UTEP | 6 | 16 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 131 | Utah | 7 | 16 | 28 | 1.75 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 131 | Ball State | 5 | 16 | 134 | 8.38 | 2 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 134 | Buffalo | 7 | 19 | 50 | 2.63 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 134 | UAB | 7 | 19 | 70 | 3.68 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 136 | Connecticut | 7 | 20 | 32 | 1.60 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||