2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 7 | 12 | -42 | -3.50 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Western Michigan | 7 | 11 | -34 | -3.09 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 7 | 12 | -28 | -2.33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 8 | 10 | -27 | -2.70 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 3 | -25 | -8.33 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Iowa | 6 | 12 | -23 | -1.92 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 5 | 9 | -18 | -2.00 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Ole Miss | 8 | 11 | -18 | -1.64 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Texas State | 8 | 12 | -18 | -1.50 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Akron | 8 | 14 | -16 | -1.14 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Washington State | 8 | 10 | -14 | -1.40 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Syracuse | 8 | 11 | -14 | -1.27 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | James Madison | 9 | 14 | -13 | -0.93 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 9 | 13 | -11 | -0.85 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | 9 | 13 | -11 | -0.85 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Michigan | 9 | 12 | -10 | -0.83 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Appalachian State | 7 | 8 | -7 | -0.88 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Louisville | 6 | 10 | -6 | -0.60 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | East Carolina | 8 | 16 | -5 | -0.31 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Washington | 9 | 15 | -4 | -0.27 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Boston College | 5 | 10 | -1 | -0.10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 13 | -1 | -0.08 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Oregon | 10 | 19 | -1 | -0.05 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | LSU | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Mississippi State | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Rutgers | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | New Mexico State | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Bowling Green | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Kent State | 6 | 13 | 8 | 0.62 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Indiana | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Clemson | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Miami (OH) | 9 | 14 | 10 | 0.71 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Michigan State | 6 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Connecticut | 6 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | SMU | 9 | 20 | 14 | 0.70 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Rice | 7 | 12 | 14 | 1.17 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | USC | 8 | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Memphis | 6 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | New Mexico | 9 | 17 | 15 | 0.88 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Hawaii | 8 | 11 | 15 | 1.36 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 17 | 16 | 0.94 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Purdue | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Kentucky | 9 | 15 | 18 | 1.20 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 11 | 19 | 1.73 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Troy | 5 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Georgia | 6 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Central Michigan | 8 | 17 | 20 | 1.18 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 13 | 20 | 1.54 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Stanford | 8 | 12 | 20 | 1.67 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Arkansas State | 7 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Toledo | 8 | 13 | 22 | 1.69 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 52 | Northwestern | 8 | 13 | 22 | 1.69 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Penn State | 9 | 16 | 23 | 1.44 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | Louisiana | 10 | 15 | 23 | 1.53 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Florida | 7 | 12 | 23 | 1.92 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Colorado | 8 | 12 | 23 | 1.92 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | FIU | 7 | 12 | 24 | 2.00 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Tulane | 5 | 11 | 24 | 2.18 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Kennesaw State | 10 | 18 | 25 | 1.39 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | Maryland | 7 | 15 | 25 | 1.67 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Arizona | 10 | 15 | 25 | 1.67 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | TCU | 11 | 17 | 27 | 1.59 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | Illinois | 7 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 68 | Utah State | 10 | 20 | 30 | 1.50 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Ohio State | 9 | 17 | 30 | 1.76 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 68 | Virginia | 12 | 16 | 30 | 1.88 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Oregon State | 7 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Nevada | 9 | 16 | 32 | 2.00 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Boise State | 9 | 12 | 32 | 2.67 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 74 | Air Force | 8 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Wake Forest | 9 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | NC State | 7 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | Southern Miss | 8 | 14 | 35 | 2.50 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Army | 8 | 12 | 36 | 3.00 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | USF | 10 | 16 | 37 | 2.31 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 9 | 37 | 4.11 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | Iowa State | 8 | 10 | 39 | 3.90 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | Tennessee | 9 | 10 | 40 | 4.00 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Fresno State | 9 | 11 | 41 | 3.73 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | California | 8 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | UTEP | 10 | 17 | 43 | 2.53 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | Massachusetts | 7 | 13 | 43 | 3.31 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 86 | Wyoming | 7 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | Duke | 9 | 12 | 44 | 3.67 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 89 | Oklahoma | 6 | 11 | 44 | 4.00 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 89 | Missouri State | 6 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 2 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 92 | Tulsa | 11 | 26 | 45 | 1.73 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | Alabama | 8 | 13 | 45 | 3.46 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 92 | Auburn | 8 | 11 | 45 | 4.09 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 95 | Jacksonville State | 9 | 17 | 47 | 2.76 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | Baylor | 8 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 97 | Marshall | 6 | 12 | 48 | 4.00 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 97 | Missouri | 4 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 99 | West Virginia | 9 | 14 | 49 | 3.50 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 100 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 16 | 52 | 3.25 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 101 | Liberty | 9 | 18 | 53 | 2.94 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 102 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 20 | 54 | 2.70 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 102 | UAB | 9 | 18 | 54 | 3.00 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 104 | North Texas | 9 | 16 | 56 | 3.50 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 104 | South Carolina | 4 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 106 | Minnesota | 6 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 107 | Florida State | 11 | 18 | 59 | 3.28 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 107 | UTSA | 6 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 109 | Cincinnati | 9 | 18 | 60 | 3.33 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 109 | Texas A&M | 5 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 111 | Colorado State | 8 | 11 | 61 | 5.55 | 3 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 111 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 10 | 61 | 6.10 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 113 | South Alabama | 8 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 114 | UCLA | 8 | 15 | 64 | 4.27 | 3 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 115 | Ball State | 11 | 16 | 65 | 4.06 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 116 | Buffalo | 10 | 18 | 66 | 3.67 | 1 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 117 | Kansas State | 8 | 20 | 67 | 3.35 | 0 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 117 | Nebraska | 9 | 17 | 67 | 3.94 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 117 | Houston | 9 | 16 | 67 | 4.19 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 117 | BYU | 7 | 15 | 67 | 4.47 | 2 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 121 | Charlotte | 9 | 11 | 69 | 6.27 | 2 | 59 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 122 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 16 | 72 | 4.50 | 3 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 123 | San Jose State | 11 | 19 | 73 | 3.84 | 4 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 124 | Navy | 8 | 15 | 79 | 5.27 | 2 | 54 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 125 | UNLV | 11 | 20 | 80 | 4.00 | 2 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 125 | UCF | 8 | 16 | 80 | 5.00 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 125 | Ohio | 9 | 15 | 80 | 5.33 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 128 | North Carolina | 9 | 21 | 85 | 4.05 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 128 | Arizona State | 10 | 17 | 85 | 5.00 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 130 | Georgia State | 9 | 14 | 88 | 6.29 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 131 | San Diego State | 9 | 16 | 90 | 5.63 | 2 | 54 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 132 | Delaware | 7 | 10 | 99 | 9.90 | 1 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 133 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 12 | 114 | 9.50 | 1 | 76 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 134 | Temple | 7 | 14 | 117 | 8.36 | 1 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| 135 | Kansas | 7 | 12 | 124 | 10.33 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 136 | Utah | 10 | 21 | 135 | 6.43 | 2 | 66 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||