2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 3 | -33 | -11.00 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | South Carolina | 3 | 4 | -15 | -3.75 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | UNLV | 5 | 7 | -20 | -2.86 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 7 | -7 | -1.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 8 | 9 | -21 | -2.33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Florida State | 6 | 8 | -5 | -0.63 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Louisiana | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Oregon State | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 5 | 8 | -18 | -2.25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 7 | 10 | -4 | -0.40 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | BYU | 9 | 11 | -4 | -0.36 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Central Michigan | 6 | 8 | -2 | -0.25 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Washington | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Illinois | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Middle Tennessee State | 9 | 11 | 23 | 2.09 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | San Jose State | 4 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Fresno State | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Alabama | 10 | 13 | 7 | 0.54 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Texas | 10 | 11 | 9 | 0.82 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Toledo | 8 | 10 | -32 | -3.20 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Auburn | 8 | 17 | -18 | -1.06 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Iowa | 4 | 6 | -12 | -2.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Washington State | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Indiana | 8 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 12 | 18 | 1.50 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Colorado State | 4 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Charlotte | 9 | 15 | 34 | 2.27 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Ohio State | 8 | 10 | -29 | -2.90 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Old Dominion | 7 | 10 | -19 | -1.90 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Utah State | 8 | 13 | -18 | -1.38 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | -16 | -3.20 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | 6 | 9 | -5 | -0.56 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | USC | 10 | 13 | -2 | -0.15 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | New Mexico State | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Georgia | 8 | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Kansas State | 8 | 10 | 13 | 1.30 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Ohio | 10 | 11 | 23 | 2.09 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Temple | 7 | 10 | 23 | 2.30 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | UTEP | 8 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | James Madison | 10 | 21 | 38 | 1.81 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Buffalo | 9 | 14 | -30 | -2.14 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | California | 10 | 12 | -14 | -1.17 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Texas Tech | 10 | 14 | -1 | -0.07 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Akron | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Troy | 8 | 14 | 9 | 0.64 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Arkansas State | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Houston | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | New Mexico | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 11 | 24 | 2.18 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Virginia | 7 | 15 | 46 | 3.07 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Boise State | 8 | 13 | 53 | 4.08 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 53 | Hawaii | 9 | 13 | -46 | -3.54 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0.36 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Maryland | 10 | 19 | 8 | 0.42 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | FIU | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Wake Forest | 10 | 13 | 15 | 1.15 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | Tulsa | 8 | 10 | 23 | 2.30 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Baylor | 6 | 9 | 37 | 4.11 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Purdue | 8 | 13 | 54 | 4.15 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | Memphis | 10 | 13 | -51 | -3.92 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Texas State | 8 | 11 | 12 | 1.09 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | SMU | 9 | 12 | 21 | 1.75 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | LSU | 11 | 13 | 25 | 1.92 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | Iowa State | 4 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Nevada | 6 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 10 | -21 | -2.10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Kentucky | 6 | 11 | 18 | 1.64 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Missouri | 6 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | San Diego State | 11 | 19 | 24 | 1.26 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Tulane | 6 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | Utah | 6 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | Marshall | 9 | 20 | 79 | 3.95 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 75 | Arizona State | 8 | 9 | -13 | -1.44 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Stanford | 10 | 15 | 10 | 0.67 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | West Virginia | 5 | 13 | 29 | 2.23 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Arkansas | 7 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Bowling Green | 7 | 15 | 35 | 2.33 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | South Alabama | 8 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Rice | 4 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | UCF | 8 | 16 | 51 | 3.19 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | Navy | 7 | 14 | 60 | 4.29 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | UAB | 6 | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Louisville | 9 | 16 | 24 | 1.50 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 84 | Ole Miss | 6 | 12 | 41 | 3.42 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 84 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 90 | NC State | 6 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | UTSA | 10 | 22 | 45 | 2.05 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | Boston College | 5 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 92 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 12 | 44 | 3.67 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | Wisconsin | 8 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 96 | Florida | 10 | 15 | 33 | 2.20 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 96 | Oregon | 6 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 98 | North Carolina | 6 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 98 | Southern Miss | 7 | 11 | 82 | 7.45 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 100 | Tennessee | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0.21 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 100 | Massachusetts | 7 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 100 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 15 | 79 | 5.27 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 103 | Michigan State | 4 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 103 | Appalachian State | 7 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 103 | Wyoming | 6 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 106 | Clemson | 7 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 106 | Texas A&M | 9 | 14 | 30 | 2.14 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 106 | Jacksonville State | 9 | 14 | 54 | 3.86 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 106 | Air Force | 6 | 11 | 63 | 5.73 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 106 | Missouri State | 8 | 14 | 65 | 4.64 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 111 | Kansas | 7 | 8 | -19 | -2.38 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 111 | Colorado | 9 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 111 | North Texas | 5 | 10 | 84 | 8.40 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 114 | Kent State | 8 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 114 | UCLA | 3 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 116 | Mississippi State | 7 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 117 | Duke | 9 | 14 | 43 | 3.07 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 117 | Liberty | 9 | 11 | 46 | 4.18 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 119 | Notre Dame | 9 | 13 | 34 | 2.62 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 120 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 121 | Northwestern | 4 | 8 | 54 | 6.75 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 122 | Arizona | 9 | 15 | 51 | 3.40 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 123 | Syracuse | 5 | 8 | 102 | 12.75 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 124 | Army | 4 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 125 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 126 | Cincinnati | 7 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 127 | Georgia State | 6 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 127 | Western Michigan | 7 | 11 | 74 | 6.73 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 127 | Delaware | 8 | 11 | 84 | 7.64 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 127 | Kennesaw State | 11 | 19 | 85 | 4.47 | 1 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 131 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 9 | 125 | 13.89 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 132 | Penn State | 6 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 133 | TCU | 5 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 133 | Rutgers | 6 | 9 | 84 | 9.33 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 135 | Ball State | 7 | 11 | 127 | 11.55 | 2 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 136 | USF | 8 | 15 | 125 | 8.33 | 1 | 76 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||