2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 40 to Own 40 Yard Line through 11/19/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia | 11 | 72 | 189 | 2.63 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | James Madison | 10 | 74 | 191 | 2.58 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | SMU | 10 | 87 | 216 | 2.48 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Toledo | 10 | 73 | 221 | 3.03 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Iowa | 10 | 88 | 148 | 1.68 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 10 | 66 | 185 | 2.80 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Georgia | 10 | 57 | 192 | 3.37 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Stanford | 10 | 73 | 233 | 3.19 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Indiana | 11 | 66 | 173 | 2.62 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 11 | 82 | 218 | 2.66 | 1 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Oregon | 10 | 90 | 273 | 3.03 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 10 | 68 | 281 | 4.13 | 1 | 59 | 18 | 6 | 3 |
| 13 | Middle Tennessee State | 10 | 97 | 228 | 2.35 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 3 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 10 | 87 | 248 | 2.85 | 0 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 3 |
| 13 | Michigan | 10 | 77 | 250 | 3.25 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 2 |
| 13 | Wake Forest | 10 | 85 | 278 | 3.27 | 0 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 10 | 83 | 303 | 3.65 | 0 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 2 |
| 13 | Fresno State | 10 | 67 | 306 | 4.57 | 0 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 10 | 61 | 194 | 3.18 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | Miami (FL) | 10 | 68 | 203 | 2.99 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| 19 | Arizona State | 10 | 86 | 261 | 3.03 | 0 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 1 |
| 19 | San Diego State | 10 | 73 | 276 | 3.78 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| 19 | Memphis | 11 | 89 | 285 | 3.20 | 1 | 44 | 20 | 8 | 1 |
| 19 | Houston | 10 | 92 | 324 | 3.52 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 0 |
| 25 | TCU | 10 | 93 | 345 | 3.71 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 1 |
| 25 | Florida State | 10 | 89 | 348 | 3.91 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 3 |
| 25 | Marshall | 10 | 78 | 350 | 4.49 | 1 | 59 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 25 | Buffalo | 11 | 110 | 374 | 3.40 | 0 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 1 |
| 25 | UTSA | 10 | 76 | 382 | 5.03 | 2 | 59 | 18 | 9 | 5 |
| 25 | Arizona | 10 | 97 | 390 | 4.02 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 2 |
| 25 | Troy | 10 | 104 | 499 | 4.80 | 3 | 59 | 23 | 9 | 5 |
| 32 | Nevada | 10 | 70 | 277 | 3.96 | 0 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 2 |
| 32 | Louisville | 10 | 76 | 310 | 4.08 | 0 | 46 | 22 | 10 | 2 |
| 32 | Kentucky | 10 | 81 | 322 | 3.98 | 0 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| 32 | USF | 10 | 95 | 326 | 3.43 | 0 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 3 |
| 32 | Missouri | 9 | 75 | 333 | 4.44 | 1 | 57 | 17 | 10 | 2 |
| 32 | Illinois | 10 | 88 | 384 | 4.36 | 2 | 41 | 23 | 10 | 4 |
| 32 | North Carolina | 10 | 94 | 388 | 4.13 | 1 | 51 | 27 | 10 | 3 |
| 32 | Rice | 10 | 88 | 443 | 5.03 | 4 | 57 | 19 | 10 | 4 |
| 32 | Florida | 10 | 93 | 470 | 5.05 | 0 | 59 | 22 | 10 | 4 |
| 41 | Auburn | 10 | 77 | 226 | 2.94 | 0 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 41 | Texas | 10 | 78 | 258 | 3.31 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 0 |
| 41 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 88 | 310 | 3.52 | 1 | 56 | 23 | 11 | 4 |
| 41 | Southern Miss | 10 | 73 | 313 | 4.29 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 2 |
| 41 | Army | 9 | 69 | 315 | 4.57 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 1 |
| 41 | USC | 10 | 71 | 346 | 4.87 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 3 |
| 41 | BYU | 10 | 58 | 346 | 5.97 | 1 | 49 | 20 | 11 | 4 |
| 41 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 83 | 357 | 4.30 | 1 | 55 | 18 | 11 | 6 |
| 41 | Duke | 10 | 83 | 365 | 4.40 | 1 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 3 |
| 41 | Western Michigan | 11 | 115 | 396 | 3.44 | 1 | 43 | 23 | 11 | 5 |
| 41 | Kennesaw State | 10 | 91 | 403 | 4.43 | 1 | 48 | 26 | 11 | 3 |
| 41 | Tulsa | 10 | 102 | 431 | 4.23 | 1 | 51 | 25 | 11 | 5 |
| 41 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 96 | 464 | 4.83 | 1 | 56 | 22 | 11 | 4 |
| 41 | Navy | 10 | 96 | 486 | 5.06 | 3 | 60 | 28 | 11 | 4 |
| 55 | Iowa State | 10 | 75 | 318 | 4.24 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
| 55 | LSU | 10 | 81 | 357 | 4.41 | 1 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 4 |
| 55 | Missouri State | 10 | 67 | 371 | 5.54 | 0 | 36 | 20 | 12 | 4 |
| 55 | UCF | 10 | 107 | 383 | 3.58 | 0 | 16 | 38 | 12 | 0 |
| 55 | Penn State | 10 | 84 | 397 | 4.73 | 1 | 57 | 24 | 12 | 5 |
| 55 | California | 10 | 83 | 407 | 4.90 | 1 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 5 |
| 55 | Michigan State | 10 | 89 | 425 | 4.78 | 1 | 56 | 26 | 12 | 7 |
| 55 | Akron | 12 | 107 | 446 | 4.17 | 1 | 47 | 30 | 12 | 5 |
| 55 | Cincinnati | 10 | 95 | 465 | 4.89 | 1 | 50 | 35 | 12 | 2 |
| 55 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 89 | 522 | 5.87 | 1 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 5 |
| 65 | East Carolina | 10 | 93 | 260 | 2.80 | 1 | 41 | 23 | 13 | 2 |
| 65 | NC State | 9 | 68 | 298 | 4.38 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 1 |
| 65 | Clemson | 10 | 73 | 303 | 4.15 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 2 |
| 65 | Washington | 10 | 81 | 317 | 3.91 | 0 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 2 |
| 65 | Tennessee | 10 | 81 | 377 | 4.65 | 0 | 43 | 25 | 13 | 3 |
| 65 | Alabama | 10 | 73 | 378 | 5.18 | 1 | 44 | 20 | 13 | 6 |
| 65 | Hawaii | 10 | 75 | 382 | 5.09 | 1 | 54 | 20 | 13 | 6 |
| 65 | Ole Miss | 11 | 86 | 397 | 4.62 | 2 | 47 | 26 | 13 | 4 |
| 65 | Oregon State | 11 | 93 | 406 | 4.37 | 1 | 44 | 23 | 13 | 3 |
| 65 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 92 | 410 | 4.46 | 0 | 33 | 27 | 13 | 4 |
| 65 | South Alabama | 10 | 98 | 412 | 4.20 | 0 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 |
| 65 | Ohio | 11 | 94 | 419 | 4.46 | 1 | 48 | 26 | 13 | 6 |
| 65 | Baylor | 10 | 94 | 437 | 4.65 | 1 | 40 | 28 | 13 | 2 |
| 65 | Delaware | 10 | 74 | 457 | 6.18 | 1 | 53 | 18 | 13 | 6 |
| 65 | West Virginia | 11 | 116 | 459 | 3.96 | 0 | 46 | 27 | 13 | 5 |
| 65 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 103 | 471 | 4.57 | 1 | 59 | 26 | 13 | 3 |
| 65 | New Mexico State | 10 | 116 | 487 | 4.20 | 0 | 45 | 27 | 13 | 4 |
| 65 | Mississippi State | 11 | 104 | 517 | 4.97 | 2 | 59 | 28 | 13 | 5 |
| 65 | Wyoming | 10 | 109 | 595 | 5.46 | 2 | 58 | 32 | 13 | 6 |
| 84 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 74 | 382 | 5.16 | 1 | 52 | 20 | 14 | 4 |
| 84 | Bowling Green | 11 | 101 | 389 | 3.85 | 2 | 45 | 22 | 14 | 4 |
| 84 | San Jose State | 10 | 92 | 410 | 4.46 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 4 |
| 84 | UTEP | 10 | 114 | 416 | 3.65 | 2 | 58 | 21 | 14 | 2 |
| 84 | Kansas State | 10 | 100 | 419 | 4.19 | 2 | 54 | 31 | 14 | 3 |
| 84 | Appalachian State | 10 | 92 | 446 | 4.85 | 0 | 41 | 22 | 14 | 5 |
| 84 | Liberty | 10 | 107 | 461 | 4.31 | 0 | 42 | 27 | 14 | 3 |
| 84 | Nebraska | 10 | 94 | 520 | 5.53 | 3 | 56 | 31 | 14 | 5 |
| 84 | Utah State | 10 | 95 | 522 | 5.49 | 1 | 49 | 31 | 14 | 4 |
| 84 | Air Force | 10 | 75 | 548 | 7.31 | 5 | 59 | 27 | 14 | 6 |
| 84 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 124 | 565 | 4.56 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 3 |
| 95 | Utah | 10 | 104 | 294 | 2.83 | 0 | 40 | 22 | 15 | 4 |
| 95 | Texas A&M | 10 | 70 | 310 | 4.43 | 1 | 48 | 20 | 15 | 6 |
| 95 | Minnesota | 10 | 75 | 349 | 4.65 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 3 |
| 95 | Arkansas | 10 | 74 | 357 | 4.82 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 3 |
| 95 | FIU | 10 | 73 | 388 | 5.32 | 1 | 42 | 22 | 15 | 5 |
| 95 | Rutgers | 10 | 72 | 389 | 5.40 | 0 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 5 |
| 95 | Jacksonville State | 10 | 114 | 407 | 3.57 | 1 | 52 | 29 | 15 | 3 |
| 95 | Central Michigan | 11 | 102 | 451 | 4.42 | 1 | 43 | 33 | 15 | 5 |
| 95 | South Carolina | 10 | 104 | 459 | 4.41 | 2 | 54 | 26 | 15 | 5 |
| 95 | Purdue | 11 | 85 | 465 | 5.47 | 2 | 54 | 23 | 15 | 4 |
| 95 | Boise State | 10 | 85 | 466 | 5.48 | 1 | 49 | 19 | 15 | 7 |
| 95 | Colorado State | 10 | 97 | 557 | 5.74 | 1 | 57 | 24 | 15 | 7 |
| 95 | Boston College | 11 | 102 | 565 | 5.54 | 2 | 54 | 25 | 15 | 4 |
| 108 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 74 | 383 | 5.18 | 0 | 51 | 22 | 16 | 5 |
| 108 | Kansas | 10 | 73 | 408 | 5.59 | 1 | 55 | 20 | 16 | 5 |
| 108 | Connecticut | 11 | 110 | 432 | 3.93 | 0 | 26 | 28 | 16 | 1 |
| 108 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 98 | 463 | 4.72 | 1 | 50 | 31 | 16 | 3 |
| 108 | Tulane | 10 | 105 | 468 | 4.46 | 0 | 41 | 35 | 16 | 4 |
| 108 | Old Dominion | 10 | 115 | 516 | 4.49 | 1 | 58 | 27 | 16 | 8 |
| 114 | Northwestern | 10 | 76 | 419 | 5.51 | 0 | 34 | 22 | 17 | 2 |
| 114 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 83 | 456 | 5.49 | 0 | 48 | 27 | 17 | 5 |
| 114 | Syracuse | 10 | 95 | 467 | 4.92 | 3 | 49 | 27 | 17 | 4 |
| 114 | Texas State | 10 | 87 | 480 | 5.52 | 0 | 35 | 23 | 17 | 5 |
| 114 | Arkansas State | 10 | 91 | 506 | 5.56 | 1 | 53 | 29 | 17 | 5 |
| 114 | Maryland | 10 | 121 | 516 | 4.26 | 1 | 55 | 33 | 17 | 6 |
| 114 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 123 | 517 | 4.20 | 0 | 39 | 34 | 17 | 6 |
| 114 | Kent State | 11 | 118 | 547 | 4.64 | 0 | 37 | 38 | 17 | 3 |
| 114 | Massachusetts | 11 | 113 | 580 | 5.13 | 0 | 29 | 32 | 17 | 6 |
| 114 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 103 | 591 | 5.74 | 3 | 58 | 27 | 17 | 5 |
| 114 | Louisiana | 10 | 109 | 592 | 5.43 | 2 | 54 | 31 | 17 | 4 |
| 114 | Ball State | 10 | 112 | 609 | 5.44 | 4 | 54 | 30 | 17 | 7 |
| 126 | UNLV | 10 | 82 | 486 | 5.93 | 3 | 58 | 28 | 18 | 7 |
| 126 | UAB | 10 | 110 | 554 | 5.04 | 1 | 60 | 27 | 18 | 3 |
| 126 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 107 | 557 | 5.21 | 1 | 50 | 28 | 18 | 4 |
| 129 | UCLA | 10 | 97 | 615 | 6.34 | 0 | 43 | 34 | 19 | 9 |
| 129 | Charlotte | 10 | 128 | 699 | 5.46 | 2 | 59 | 42 | 19 | 6 |
| 131 | Washington State | 10 | 103 | 469 | 4.55 | 0 | 27 | 30 | 20 | 5 |
| 131 | North Texas | 10 | 121 | 513 | 4.24 | 0 | 29 | 36 | 20 | 6 |
| 131 | Georgia State | 10 | 105 | 674 | 6.42 | 2 | 60 | 35 | 20 | 5 |
| 134 | Temple | 10 | 101 | 700 | 6.93 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 21 | 6 |
| 135 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 109 | 608 | 5.58 | 2 | 41 | 34 | 23 | 6 |
| 136 | Colorado | 10 | 116 | 659 | 5.68 | 3 | 58 | 38 | 24 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||