2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 10/04/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 4 | -41 | -10.25 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 5 | 6 | -31 | -5.17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 3 | 4 | -26 | -6.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | -24 | -12.00 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 3 | 4 | -22 | -5.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 4 | 9 | -22 | -2.44 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 4 | 5 | -20 | -4.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 8 | -15 | -1.88 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 4 | 4 | -14 | -3.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | -13 | -13.00 | 0 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 3 | 7 | -13 | -1.86 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 3 | 3 | -12 | -4.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 2 | 4 | -12 | -3.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 4 | 4 | -11 | -2.75 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 3 | 3 | -9 | -3.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 3 | 3 | -9 | -3.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | California | 6 | 6 | -8 | -1.33 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 1 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 5 | 5 | -7 | -1.40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 4 | 8 | -6 | -0.75 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 2 | 3 | -5 | -1.67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 3 | 5 | -5 | -1.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 3 | 4 | -3 | -0.75 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 4 | -3 | -0.75 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 5 | -3 | -0.60 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 2 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 2 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Troy | 4 | 8 | -2 | -0.25 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 1 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 3 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | FIU | 4 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Delaware | 3 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 4 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 5 | 6 | -1 | -0.17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Akron | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | NC State | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | USF | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 5 | 11 | 9 | 0.82 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | SMU | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Army | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 5 | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 4 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 4 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 5 | 11 | 18 | 1.64 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 5 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 2 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Boise State | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 4 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Navy | 4 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Utah | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | UAB | 3 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke | 4 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Baylor | 4 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 2 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 4 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 4 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 6 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 4 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Rice | 2 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 2 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 3 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 2 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 123 | Texas State | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 123 | Bowling Green | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | UTSA | 5 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 123 | Nevada | 2 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 123 | Air Force | 3 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 123 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 123 | Southern Miss | 4 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 123 | North Texas | 2 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 123 | Penn State | 4 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 123 | Ball State | 3 | 5 | 79 | 15.80 | 1 | 67 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 123 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 6 | 106 | 17.67 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 135 | South Alabama | 6 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 135 | Missouri State | 3 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||