2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/19/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 11 | 21 | -24 | -1.14 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 8 | 11 | -17 | -1.55 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 8 | 10 | -4 | -0.40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 10 | 17 | -1 | -0.06 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 9 | 16 | 8 | 0.50 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 9 | 12 | 8 | 0.67 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 9 | 10 | 15 | 1.50 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 9 | 16 | 16 | 1.00 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 8 | 15 | 16 | 1.07 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 5 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 14 | 18 | 1.29 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 6 | 10 | 19 | 1.90 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 7 | 14 | 20 | 1.43 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 8 | 12 | 20 | 1.67 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 7 | 12 | 21 | 1.75 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 9 | 12 | 21 | 1.75 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 9 | 21 | 22 | 1.05 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 8 | 14 | 26 | 1.86 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 8 | 13 | 28 | 2.15 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 6 | 11 | 29 | 2.64 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 5 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 4 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 10 | 15 | 32 | 2.13 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 11 | 20 | 34 | 1.70 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 20 | 35 | 1.75 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Washington State | 10 | 14 | 36 | 2.57 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 7 | 12 | 36 | 3.00 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 8 | 12 | 36 | 3.00 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 9 | 11 | 37 | 3.36 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 9 | 18 | 38 | 2.11 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 10 | 16 | 38 | 2.38 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 9 | 15 | 38 | 2.53 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 11 | 21 | 39 | 1.86 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Texas State | 9 | 15 | 39 | 2.60 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 9 | 16 | 41 | 2.56 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Akron | 5 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 9 | 19 | 43 | 2.26 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 8 | 17 | 44 | 2.59 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | USF | 11 | 19 | 48 | 2.53 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Virginia | 9 | 18 | 48 | 2.67 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 11 | 26 | 52 | 2.00 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 11 | 19 | 52 | 2.74 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Maryland | 8 | 14 | 53 | 3.79 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 19 | 54 | 2.84 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 7 | 11 | 58 | 5.27 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 12 | 27 | 60 | 2.22 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 6 | 13 | 60 | 4.62 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 7 | 14 | 61 | 4.36 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 9 | 21 | 63 | 3.00 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 8 | 18 | 63 | 3.50 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 9 | 18 | 66 | 3.67 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Colorado | 10 | 15 | 67 | 4.47 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 9 | 15 | 70 | 4.67 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 11 | 21 | 72 | 3.43 | 0 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 8 | 18 | 80 | 4.44 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 9 | 15 | 82 | 5.47 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 12 | 83 | 6.92 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 10 | 20 | 84 | 4.20 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 8 | 16 | 94 | 5.88 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 7 | 13 | 94 | 7.23 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 11 | 20 | 98 | 4.90 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Florida | 8 | 15 | 98 | 6.53 | 0 | 59 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Washington | 9 | 16 | 104 | 6.50 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 7 | 19 | 114 | 6.00 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Navy | 9 | 17 | 114 | 6.71 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Army | 10 | 16 | 119 | 7.44 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 70 | UTEP | 8 | 20 | -1 | -0.05 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0.12 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | Delaware | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Stanford | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0.35 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | Toledo | 11 | 12 | 6 | 0.50 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Missouri State | 9 | 17 | 13 | 0.76 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Tulane | 12 | 19 | 21 | 1.11 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Syracuse | 11 | 17 | 21 | 1.24 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | Oregon State | 5 | 8 | 21 | 2.63 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Hawaii | 7 | 8 | 21 | 2.63 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Northwestern | 11 | 18 | 23 | 1.28 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 11 | 24 | 2.18 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Bowling Green | 5 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Kennesaw State | 9 | 13 | 26 | 2.00 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | Troy | 9 | 20 | 29 | 1.45 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 11 | 31 | 2.82 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Air Force | 7 | 10 | 31 | 3.10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Clemson | 6 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | Duke | 7 | 12 | 33 | 2.75 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | LSU | 6 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | SMU | 10 | 16 | 38 | 2.38 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | Liberty | 9 | 14 | 39 | 2.79 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | Michigan | 10 | 21 | 41 | 1.95 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 70 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 19 | 43 | 2.26 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | BYU | 7 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Houston | 6 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | Marshall | 5 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Old Dominion | 10 | 18 | 55 | 3.06 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | Kent State | 8 | 13 | 56 | 4.31 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | Penn State | 12 | 21 | 57 | 2.71 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | Connecticut | 10 | 24 | 58 | 2.42 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 70 | Tulsa | 5 | 17 | 58 | 3.41 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 70 | NC State | 8 | 13 | 60 | 4.62 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 70 | South Alabama | 7 | 13 | 60 | 4.62 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 70 | Wisconsin | 8 | 16 | 63 | 3.94 | 1 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | Central Michigan | 8 | 15 | 68 | 4.53 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | FIU | 8 | 17 | 80 | 4.71 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 70 | UNLV | 7 | 11 | 83 | 7.55 | 1 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | UCLA | 7 | 13 | 87 | 6.69 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | UCF | 9 | 14 | 89 | 6.36 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | Jacksonville State | 9 | 9 | 90 | 10.00 | 1 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | Ohio | 10 | 17 | 97 | 5.71 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 70 | Utah State | 8 | 17 | 97 | 5.71 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 70 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 15 | 98 | 6.53 | 1 | 70 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 70 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 13 | 104 | 8.00 | 1 | 51 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 70 | Oregon | 10 | 16 | 105 | 6.56 | 1 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 70 | North Texas | 11 | 25 | 129 | 5.16 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | UAB | 11 | 27 | 164 | 6.07 | 1 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| 118 | Texas | 9 | 14 | 24 | 1.71 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 118 | Kentucky | 8 | 16 | 28 | 1.75 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 118 | Cincinnati | 11 | 23 | 57 | 2.48 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Nevada | 7 | 16 | 63 | 3.94 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 118 | Buffalo | 11 | 28 | 68 | 2.43 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 118 | Southern Miss | 10 | 19 | 83 | 4.37 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 118 | California | 9 | 15 | 87 | 5.80 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 118 | Boise State | 9 | 16 | 88 | 5.50 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 118 | Florida State | 9 | 19 | 92 | 4.84 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 118 | Kansas State | 10 | 26 | 94 | 3.62 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 118 | Arizona | 9 | 17 | 94 | 5.53 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 118 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 14 | 96 | 6.86 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 118 | Rice | 11 | 23 | 115 | 5.00 | 2 | 54 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 118 | Nebraska | 9 | 20 | 116 | 5.80 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 118 | Iowa State | 5 | 9 | 127 | 14.11 | 2 | 88 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 118 | Ball State | 5 | 16 | 134 | 8.38 | 2 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 118 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 18 | 142 | 7.89 | 2 | 56 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 135 | Arkansas | 9 | 13 | 67 | 5.15 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 136 | Wake Forest | 9 | 18 | 84 | 4.67 | 5 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||