2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 40 to Own 40 Yard Line through 01/19/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 13 | 112 | 278 | 2.48 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Virginia | 14 | 97 | 292 | 3.01 | 0 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Iowa | 13 | 105 | 206 | 1.96 | 0 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Georgia | 14 | 74 | 220 | 2.97 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | James Madison | 14 | 103 | 306 | 2.97 | 1 | 56 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Indiana | 16 | 92 | 228 | 2.48 | 1 | 57 | 17 | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | Texas Tech | 14 | 103 | 236 | 2.29 | 1 | 46 | 16 | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | Stanford | 12 | 91 | 336 | 3.69 | 1 | 51 | 19 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 14 | 96 | 291 | 3.03 | 0 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 13 | 98 | 298 | 3.04 | 0 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | Memphis | 13 | 111 | 350 | 3.15 | 1 | 44 | 24 | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 12 | 100 | 390 | 3.90 | 1 | 49 | 22 | 8 | 3 |
| 13 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 107 | 261 | 2.44 | 0 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 3 |
| 13 | Wake Forest | 13 | 111 | 346 | 3.12 | 0 | 42 | 26 | 9 | 1 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | 12 | 80 | 245 | 3.06 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 1 |
| 15 | Arizona State | 13 | 111 | 355 | 3.20 | 0 | 41 | 22 | 10 | 3 |
| 15 | Toledo | 13 | 97 | 385 | 3.97 | 1 | 53 | 23 | 10 | 1 |
| 15 | Oregon | 15 | 127 | 460 | 3.62 | 0 | 49 | 27 | 10 | 2 |
| 19 | Miami (FL) | 16 | 111 | 284 | 2.56 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 4 |
| 19 | Nevada | 12 | 80 | 291 | 3.64 | 0 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 2 |
| 19 | New Mexico | 13 | 113 | 413 | 3.65 | 1 | 59 | 31 | 11 | 3 |
| 19 | Fresno State | 13 | 89 | 416 | 4.67 | 0 | 46 | 20 | 11 | 5 |
| 19 | Marshall | 12 | 104 | 430 | 4.13 | 1 | 59 | 19 | 11 | 3 |
| 19 | Troy | 14 | 156 | 606 | 3.88 | 3 | 59 | 34 | 11 | 5 |
| 25 | Kentucky | 12 | 98 | 365 | 3.72 | 0 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 3 |
| 25 | Houston | 13 | 115 | 428 | 3.72 | 0 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 1 |
| 25 | Missouri | 12 | 111 | 431 | 3.88 | 1 | 57 | 21 | 12 | 2 |
| 25 | Akron | 12 | 107 | 446 | 4.17 | 1 | 47 | 30 | 12 | 5 |
| 25 | TCU | 13 | 114 | 450 | 3.95 | 0 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 1 |
| 25 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 119 | 525 | 4.41 | 1 | 56 | 27 | 12 | 4 |
| 25 | UTSA | 13 | 106 | 527 | 4.97 | 3 | 59 | 23 | 12 | 6 |
| 25 | Navy | 13 | 121 | 536 | 4.43 | 3 | 60 | 30 | 12 | 4 |
| 25 | Tulsa | 12 | 133 | 554 | 4.17 | 1 | 51 | 32 | 12 | 6 |
| 34 | Auburn | 12 | 97 | 308 | 3.18 | 0 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 4 |
| 34 | Washington | 13 | 95 | 320 | 3.37 | 0 | 35 | 23 | 13 | 2 |
| 34 | LSU | 13 | 109 | 399 | 3.66 | 1 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 5 |
| 34 | Western Michigan | 14 | 129 | 431 | 3.34 | 1 | 43 | 25 | 13 | 5 |
| 34 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 120 | 439 | 3.66 | 1 | 56 | 32 | 13 | 5 |
| 34 | Michigan State | 12 | 99 | 447 | 4.52 | 1 | 56 | 27 | 13 | 7 |
| 34 | UCF | 12 | 121 | 450 | 3.72 | 0 | 16 | 40 | 13 | 0 |
| 34 | North Carolina | 12 | 117 | 471 | 4.03 | 1 | 51 | 32 | 13 | 3 |
| 34 | Buffalo | 12 | 126 | 506 | 4.02 | 0 | 48 | 29 | 13 | 2 |
| 34 | Illinois | 13 | 117 | 517 | 4.42 | 2 | 41 | 29 | 13 | 6 |
| 34 | Arizona | 13 | 128 | 554 | 4.33 | 0 | 33 | 34 | 13 | 4 |
| 45 | Iowa State | 12 | 87 | 380 | 4.37 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 4 |
| 45 | Bowling Green | 12 | 108 | 401 | 3.71 | 2 | 45 | 24 | 14 | 4 |
| 45 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 104 | 422 | 4.06 | 1 | 55 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| 45 | USF | 13 | 120 | 456 | 3.80 | 1 | 51 | 33 | 14 | 5 |
| 45 | West Virginia | 12 | 131 | 479 | 3.66 | 0 | 46 | 29 | 14 | 5 |
| 45 | Florida State | 12 | 121 | 500 | 4.13 | 0 | 30 | 28 | 14 | 5 |
| 45 | Delaware | 13 | 96 | 507 | 5.28 | 1 | 53 | 21 | 14 | 6 |
| 45 | Mississippi State | 13 | 124 | 587 | 4.73 | 2 | 59 | 34 | 14 | 5 |
| 45 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 131 | 594 | 4.53 | 0 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 3 |
| 45 | Florida | 12 | 122 | 632 | 5.18 | 0 | 59 | 32 | 14 | 5 |
| 55 | Texas | 13 | 111 | 366 | 3.30 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 0 |
| 55 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 89 | 442 | 4.97 | 1 | 52 | 23 | 15 | 4 |
| 55 | Penn State | 13 | 99 | 452 | 4.57 | 1 | 57 | 30 | 15 | 5 |
| 55 | Ohio | 13 | 110 | 454 | 4.13 | 1 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 6 |
| 55 | Michigan | 13 | 108 | 458 | 4.24 | 1 | 60 | 31 | 15 | 5 |
| 55 | Missouri State | 13 | 102 | 506 | 4.96 | 1 | 58 | 28 | 15 | 6 |
| 55 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 119 | 518 | 4.35 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 4 |
| 55 | Rice | 13 | 116 | 582 | 5.02 | 4 | 57 | 29 | 15 | 6 |
| 55 | New Mexico State | 12 | 135 | 612 | 4.53 | 0 | 56 | 29 | 15 | 6 |
| 64 | Clemson | 13 | 95 | 386 | 4.06 | 0 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 2 |
| 64 | Southern Miss | 13 | 107 | 441 | 4.12 | 1 | 54 | 28 | 16 | 3 |
| 64 | USC | 13 | 96 | 447 | 4.66 | 0 | 27 | 31 | 16 | 4 |
| 64 | San Jose State | 12 | 119 | 485 | 4.08 | 0 | 27 | 34 | 16 | 4 |
| 64 | Oregon State | 12 | 104 | 509 | 4.89 | 1 | 50 | 27 | 16 | 4 |
| 64 | Duke | 14 | 113 | 514 | 4.55 | 1 | 51 | 30 | 16 | 3 |
| 64 | Purdue | 12 | 94 | 515 | 5.48 | 2 | 54 | 26 | 16 | 4 |
| 64 | BYU | 14 | 91 | 527 | 5.79 | 1 | 49 | 33 | 16 | 5 |
| 64 | South Carolina | 12 | 126 | 545 | 4.33 | 2 | 54 | 29 | 16 | 5 |
| 64 | Old Dominion | 13 | 130 | 548 | 4.22 | 1 | 58 | 29 | 16 | 8 |
| 64 | Air Force | 12 | 93 | 614 | 6.60 | 5 | 59 | 33 | 16 | 6 |
| 64 | San Diego State | 13 | 106 | 615 | 5.80 | 3 | 54 | 27 | 16 | 7 |
| 64 | Boston College | 12 | 110 | 631 | 5.74 | 2 | 54 | 28 | 16 | 5 |
| 77 | Texas A&M | 13 | 85 | 342 | 4.02 | 1 | 48 | 23 | 17 | 6 |
| 77 | Appalachian State | 13 | 116 | 504 | 4.34 | 0 | 41 | 25 | 17 | 5 |
| 77 | Louisville | 13 | 110 | 516 | 4.69 | 1 | 50 | 35 | 17 | 4 |
| 77 | Jacksonville State | 14 | 147 | 519 | 3.53 | 1 | 52 | 37 | 17 | 4 |
| 77 | Baylor | 12 | 111 | 535 | 4.82 | 1 | 42 | 34 | 17 | 3 |
| 77 | Liberty | 12 | 132 | 560 | 4.24 | 0 | 42 | 32 | 17 | 4 |
| 77 | Connecticut | 13 | 140 | 602 | 4.30 | 1 | 43 | 35 | 17 | 2 |
| 77 | Colorado State | 12 | 121 | 687 | 5.68 | 1 | 57 | 32 | 17 | 9 |
| 85 | East Carolina | 13 | 114 | 378 | 3.32 | 1 | 41 | 31 | 18 | 4 |
| 85 | Northwestern | 13 | 97 | 490 | 5.05 | 0 | 34 | 26 | 18 | 3 |
| 85 | Hawaii | 13 | 99 | 491 | 4.96 | 1 | 54 | 28 | 18 | 6 |
| 85 | Kansas State | 12 | 136 | 550 | 4.04 | 2 | 54 | 38 | 18 | 3 |
| 85 | Tennessee | 13 | 107 | 552 | 5.16 | 0 | 43 | 35 | 18 | 4 |
| 85 | South Alabama | 12 | 116 | 556 | 4.79 | 0 | 42 | 36 | 18 | 3 |
| 85 | Maryland | 12 | 135 | 568 | 4.21 | 1 | 55 | 37 | 18 | 6 |
| 85 | Army | 13 | 118 | 587 | 4.97 | 0 | 41 | 35 | 18 | 4 |
| 85 | Kennesaw State | 14 | 120 | 598 | 4.98 | 1 | 48 | 36 | 18 | 6 |
| 85 | California | 13 | 121 | 604 | 4.99 | 2 | 54 | 37 | 18 | 6 |
| 85 | UAB | 12 | 124 | 614 | 4.95 | 1 | 60 | 30 | 18 | 3 |
| 85 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 116 | 630 | 5.43 | 3 | 58 | 30 | 18 | 5 |
| 85 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 125 | 656 | 5.25 | 2 | 56 | 34 | 18 | 8 |
| 85 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 136 | 662 | 4.87 | 2 | 59 | 35 | 18 | 5 |
| 85 | Nebraska | 13 | 125 | 726 | 5.81 | 3 | 56 | 41 | 18 | 9 |
| 85 | Wyoming | 12 | 130 | 728 | 5.60 | 3 | 58 | 39 | 18 | 8 |
| 101 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 100 | 421 | 4.21 | 0 | 51 | 29 | 19 | 5 |
| 101 | Rutgers | 12 | 92 | 536 | 5.83 | 1 | 49 | 27 | 19 | 8 |
| 101 | Alabama | 15 | 125 | 567 | 4.54 | 1 | 44 | 33 | 19 | 8 |
| 101 | Utah State | 13 | 131 | 675 | 5.15 | 1 | 49 | 40 | 19 | 5 |
| 105 | NC State | 12 | 97 | 423 | 4.36 | 0 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 1 |
| 105 | Utah | 13 | 132 | 481 | 3.64 | 0 | 40 | 35 | 20 | 6 |
| 105 | Kansas | 12 | 93 | 500 | 5.38 | 1 | 55 | 25 | 20 | 5 |
| 105 | Arkansas | 12 | 102 | 523 | 5.13 | 1 | 53 | 28 | 20 | 6 |
| 105 | Tulane | 14 | 124 | 530 | 4.27 | 0 | 41 | 40 | 20 | 5 |
| 105 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 126 | 572 | 4.54 | 1 | 50 | 37 | 20 | 3 |
| 105 | Texas State | 13 | 119 | 585 | 4.92 | 0 | 35 | 29 | 20 | 7 |
| 105 | Central Michigan | 13 | 117 | 588 | 5.03 | 2 | 43 | 39 | 20 | 8 |
| 105 | Boise State | 14 | 115 | 633 | 5.50 | 2 | 56 | 26 | 20 | 11 |
| 105 | UTEP | 12 | 138 | 650 | 4.71 | 4 | 58 | 29 | 20 | 6 |
| 105 | Massachusetts | 12 | 125 | 674 | 5.39 | 0 | 34 | 36 | 20 | 7 |
| 105 | Cincinnati | 13 | 150 | 767 | 5.11 | 2 | 51 | 54 | 20 | 3 |
| 105 | Charlotte | 12 | 154 | 793 | 5.15 | 2 | 59 | 47 | 20 | 7 |
| 118 | Minnesota | 13 | 99 | 471 | 4.76 | 3 | 46 | 30 | 21 | 5 |
| 118 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 107 | 565 | 5.28 | 1 | 56 | 35 | 21 | 6 |
| 118 | FIU | 13 | 107 | 585 | 5.47 | 1 | 42 | 31 | 21 | 8 |
| 118 | Arkansas State | 13 | 123 | 630 | 5.12 | 1 | 53 | 38 | 21 | 6 |
| 118 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 144 | 650 | 4.51 | 1 | 44 | 41 | 21 | 9 |
| 118 | Kent State | 12 | 137 | 655 | 4.78 | 0 | 37 | 45 | 21 | 4 |
| 118 | Syracuse | 12 | 107 | 663 | 6.20 | 6 | 58 | 32 | 21 | 7 |
| 125 | Ole Miss | 15 | 130 | 603 | 4.64 | 2 | 47 | 37 | 22 | 4 |
| 125 | Georgia State | 12 | 131 | 729 | 5.56 | 2 | 60 | 39 | 22 | 6 |
| 127 | Washington State | 13 | 120 | 566 | 4.72 | 1 | 58 | 36 | 23 | 7 |
| 127 | UNLV | 14 | 117 | 629 | 5.38 | 3 | 58 | 35 | 23 | 8 |
| 127 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 119 | 713 | 5.99 | 1 | 50 | 33 | 23 | 7 |
| 130 | North Texas | 14 | 153 | 666 | 4.35 | 0 | 36 | 47 | 24 | 7 |
| 130 | Louisiana | 13 | 142 | 739 | 5.20 | 2 | 54 | 42 | 24 | 5 |
| 130 | Temple | 12 | 120 | 775 | 6.46 | 4 | 51 | 32 | 24 | 6 |
| 130 | Ball State | 12 | 139 | 817 | 5.88 | 4 | 54 | 39 | 24 | 10 |
| 134 | UCLA | 12 | 117 | 798 | 6.82 | 1 | 43 | 41 | 25 | 12 |
| 135 | Colorado | 12 | 135 | 767 | 5.68 | 3 | 58 | 43 | 28 | 8 |
| 136 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 133 | 749 | 5.63 | 2 | 41 | 42 | 29 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||