2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 10+ Yards To Go through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 6 | 7 | -4 | -0.57 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Virginia | 6 | 8 | -40 | -5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Louisiana | 9 | 12 | -21 | -1.75 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Memphis | 4 | 6 | -13 | -2.17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ohio | 9 | 13 | -1 | -0.08 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Marshall | 10 | 18 | -18 | -1.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Indiana | 8 | 14 | -15 | -1.07 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Navy | 8 | 11 | -44 | -4.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Boston College | 7 | 11 | -15 | -1.36 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | USC | 8 | 12 | 17 | 1.42 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Army | 5 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | BYU | 9 | 14 | -32 | -2.29 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Syracuse | 5 | 7 | -12 | -1.71 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | UTEP | 10 | 14 | 17 | 1.21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Wake Forest | 10 | 20 | -14 | -0.70 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Arizona State | 7 | 11 | -11 | -1.00 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Oregon | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0.31 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | LSU | 10 | 23 | 11 | 0.48 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 13 | 15 | 1.15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | UNLV | 8 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Tulane | 8 | 14 | 67 | 4.79 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Nevada | 12 | 17 | 82 | 4.82 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | Stanford | 4 | 5 | -14 | -2.80 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Kentucky | 7 | 12 | 20 | 1.67 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | California | 6 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Middle Tennessee State | 9 | 13 | 60 | 4.62 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Louisville | 6 | 12 | -13 | -1.08 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | James Madison | 9 | 13 | -8 | -0.62 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Appalachian State | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0.67 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Ohio State | 10 | 14 | 9 | 0.64 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Michigan State | 8 | 14 | 12 | 0.86 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | USF | 10 | 18 | 16 | 0.89 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Kansas | 9 | 14 | 37 | 2.64 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 15 | 40 | 2.67 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Massachusetts | 7 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Bowling Green | 9 | 21 | 68 | 3.24 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | UAB | 7 | 15 | 73 | 4.87 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Kansas State | 10 | 20 | 83 | 4.15 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 17 | 89 | 5.24 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 42 | Iowa | 6 | 9 | -4 | -0.44 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | FIU | 7 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | Toledo | 9 | 20 | 36 | 1.80 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | Texas | 8 | 19 | 40 | 2.11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | Troy | 8 | 13 | 42 | 3.23 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Utah State | 8 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Texas State | 12 | 18 | 72 | 4.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 49 | Missouri | 9 | 16 | -11 | -0.69 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Clemson | 7 | 13 | 17 | 1.31 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | SMU | 9 | 15 | 19 | 1.27 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 49 | Mississippi State | 7 | 12 | 25 | 2.08 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | Arizona | 9 | 13 | 34 | 2.62 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 49 | Air Force | 5 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Temple | 8 | 15 | 48 | 3.20 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | San Diego State | 9 | 17 | 56 | 3.29 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Georgia State | 9 | 16 | 65 | 4.06 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 58 | Northwestern | 5 | 8 | -17 | -2.13 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | North Carolina | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | Washington | 9 | 12 | 13 | 1.08 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | Auburn | 4 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 16 | 67 | 4.19 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 58 | Colorado | 9 | 15 | 67 | 4.47 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 58 | Notre Dame | 10 | 17 | 80 | 4.71 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 65 | Washington State | 9 | 16 | 17 | 1.06 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 | Houston | 7 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | Connecticut | 8 | 10 | 31 | 3.10 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | TCU | 7 | 14 | 39 | 2.79 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 | Colorado State | 8 | 13 | 43 | 3.31 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | Ball State | 10 | 16 | 48 | 3.00 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 71 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 14 | 33 | 2.36 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 71 | Baylor | 8 | 13 | 39 | 3.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | Texas Tech | 11 | 27 | 56 | 2.07 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 71 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 21 | 66 | 3.14 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 71 | Liberty | 6 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 76 | New Mexico | 9 | 15 | 12 | 0.80 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 76 | Rice | 8 | 15 | 33 | 2.20 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | South Alabama | 9 | 14 | 45 | 3.21 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 76 | Alabama | 10 | 22 | 46 | 2.09 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 76 | Tulsa | 7 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 76 | Nebraska | 7 | 12 | 98 | 8.17 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 82 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 82 | Southern Miss | 11 | 15 | 61 | 4.07 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 82 | Purdue | 8 | 14 | 68 | 4.86 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 82 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 17 | 92 | 5.41 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 86 | Tennessee | 9 | 13 | 14 | 1.08 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 86 | Texas A&M | 9 | 30 | 35 | 1.17 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 86 | New Mexico State | 8 | 14 | 46 | 3.29 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 86 | Iowa State | 8 | 14 | 68 | 4.86 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 86 | Buffalo | 9 | 22 | 90 | 4.09 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 91 | Utah | 10 | 19 | 44 | 2.32 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 91 | Missouri State | 8 | 12 | 47 | 3.92 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 91 | Penn State | 8 | 15 | 68 | 4.53 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 91 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 14 | 78 | 5.57 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 91 | Florida State | 11 | 19 | 92 | 4.84 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 96 | Boise State | 9 | 11 | 31 | 2.82 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 96 | Hawaii | 9 | 16 | 48 | 3.00 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 96 | Delaware | 8 | 20 | 64 | 3.20 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 96 | Minnesota | 9 | 14 | 70 | 5.00 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 100 | Rutgers | 6 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 100 | Oklahoma | 10 | 27 | 57 | 2.11 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 100 | Jacksonville State | 10 | 19 | 85 | 4.47 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 100 | Wyoming | 8 | 16 | 97 | 6.06 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 104 | South Carolina | 9 | 14 | 32 | 2.29 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 104 | NC State | 6 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 104 | UCF | 8 | 17 | 44 | 2.59 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 104 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 17 | 72 | 4.24 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 104 | Illinois | 8 | 16 | 94 | 5.88 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 104 | Kent State | 8 | 14 | 128 | 9.14 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 110 | Fresno State | 11 | 17 | 34 | 2.00 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 110 | Georgia | 6 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 112 | San Jose State | 9 | 15 | 39 | 2.60 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 112 | West Virginia | 9 | 19 | 76 | 4.00 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 112 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 16 | 94 | 5.88 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 115 | North Texas | 6 | 11 | 56 | 5.09 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 116 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 19 | 34 | 1.79 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 116 | Oregon State | 8 | 11 | 70 | 6.36 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 118 | Central Michigan | 9 | 19 | 71 | 3.74 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 119 | Charlotte | 7 | 10 | 73 | 7.30 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 120 | Akron | 4 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 120 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 11 | 73 | 6.64 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 122 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 20 | 135 | 6.75 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 123 | Ole Miss | 10 | 18 | 119 | 6.61 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 124 | Wisconsin | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0.30 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 124 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 14 | 114 | 8.14 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 126 | UTSA | 11 | 21 | 108 | 5.14 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 127 | Arkansas | 9 | 17 | 55 | 3.24 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 128 | Old Dominion | 9 | 18 | 93 | 5.17 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 129 | East Carolina | 10 | 21 | 88 | 4.19 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 130 | Duke | 9 | 18 | 80 | 4.44 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 131 | Michigan | 7 | 12 | 77 | 6.42 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 132 | Florida | 8 | 13 | 98 | 7.54 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 133 | Western Michigan | 11 | 19 | 142 | 7.47 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 134 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 20 | 153 | 7.65 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 135 | Arkansas State | 7 | 15 | 96 | 6.40 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 136 | Maryland | 10 | 16 | 117 | 7.31 | 1 | 74 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||