2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 21 To 39 Yard Line through 11/19/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 10 | 150 | 334 | 2.23 | 1 | 79 | 22 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 10 | 105 | 246 | 2.34 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 124 | 295 | 2.38 | 1 | 65 | 20 | 13 | 1 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 11 | 156 | 372 | 2.38 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 0 |
| 5 | Miami (FL) | 10 | 119 | 289 | 2.43 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 3 |
| 6 | Texas | 10 | 114 | 291 | 2.55 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 2 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 10 | 132 | 340 | 2.58 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 10 | 105 | 278 | 2.65 | 1 | 75 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 10 | 133 | 358 | 2.69 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 3 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 10 | 114 | 332 | 2.91 | 1 | 75 | 17 | 9 | 5 |
| 11 | Georgia | 10 | 95 | 285 | 3.00 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 2 |
| 12 | Auburn | 10 | 121 | 365 | 3.02 | 0 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 2 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 10 | 120 | 363 | 3.03 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 7 | 1 |
| 14 | Houston | 10 | 132 | 403 | 3.05 | 0 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 3 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 10 | 151 | 464 | 3.07 | 0 | 34 | 28 | 16 | 2 |
| 16 | Stanford | 10 | 88 | 271 | 3.08 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| 17 | James Madison | 10 | 135 | 423 | 3.13 | 1 | 78 | 28 | 13 | 2 |
| 18 | Louisville | 10 | 117 | 367 | 3.14 | 1 | 75 | 17 | 13 | 1 |
| 19 | Oregon | 10 | 132 | 425 | 3.22 | 1 | 79 | 29 | 8 | 2 |
| 20 | BYU | 10 | 130 | 421 | 3.24 | 0 | 65 | 21 | 11 | 4 |
| 21 | Washington State | 10 | 101 | 334 | 3.31 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 1 |
| 21 | Michigan | 10 | 101 | 334 | 3.31 | 0 | 49 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| 21 | Missouri | 10 | 102 | 338 | 3.31 | 0 | 48 | 19 | 10 | 4 |
| 24 | SMU | 10 | 103 | 347 | 3.37 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 3 |
| 25 | Virginia | 11 | 131 | 443 | 3.38 | 0 | 25 | 29 | 17 | 1 |
| 26 | Florida State | 10 | 133 | 452 | 3.40 | 0 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 2 |
| 27 | Illinois | 10 | 81 | 286 | 3.53 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | 10 | 94 | 332 | 3.53 | 0 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 3 |
| 29 | Iowa | 10 | 119 | 422 | 3.55 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 10 | 2 |
| 30 | Washington | 10 | 99 | 352 | 3.56 | 0 | 51 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| 31 | Buffalo | 11 | 145 | 518 | 3.57 | 0 | 60 | 29 | 16 | 3 |
| 32 | Indiana | 11 | 149 | 535 | 3.59 | 2 | 78 | 24 | 10 | 5 |
| 33 | Florida | 10 | 105 | 386 | 3.68 | 1 | 65 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
| 34 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 91 | 338 | 3.71 | 0 | 58 | 20 | 11 | 3 |
| 35 | Rice | 10 | 114 | 428 | 3.75 | 0 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 3 |
| 36 | Old Dominion | 10 | 129 | 488 | 3.78 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 0 |
| 37 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 109 | 414 | 3.80 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 0 |
| 38 | Arizona State | 10 | 91 | 348 | 3.82 | 0 | 50 | 19 | 14 | 5 |
| 39 | Fresno State | 10 | 109 | 417 | 3.83 | 1 | 73 | 24 | 13 | 4 |
| 40 | TCU | 10 | 118 | 460 | 3.90 | 0 | 35 | 29 | 12 | 6 |
| 41 | Duke | 10 | 110 | 430 | 3.91 | 1 | 78 | 24 | 13 | 5 |
| 42 | Appalachian State | 10 | 99 | 390 | 3.94 | 0 | 59 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| 42 | Arkansas State | 10 | 116 | 457 | 3.94 | 1 | 64 | 22 | 8 | 2 |
| 44 | Tulane | 10 | 112 | 443 | 3.96 | 0 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 2 |
| 45 | San Jose State | 10 | 101 | 401 | 3.97 | 0 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 2 |
| 46 | New Mexico State | 10 | 119 | 474 | 3.98 | 0 | 32 | 27 | 14 | 3 |
| 47 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 96 | 383 | 3.99 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 3 |
| 48 | Kansas State | 10 | 126 | 505 | 4.01 | 0 | 60 | 29 | 15 | 5 |
| 49 | Missouri State | 10 | 98 | 394 | 4.02 | 1 | 75 | 21 | 12 | 3 |
| 49 | New Mexico | 10 | 103 | 414 | 4.02 | 1 | 64 | 24 | 13 | 2 |
| 51 | Southern Miss | 10 | 149 | 600 | 4.03 | 0 | 73 | 32 | 17 | 3 |
| 52 | UTEP | 10 | 119 | 486 | 4.08 | 0 | 51 | 27 | 20 | 2 |
| 52 | Memphis | 11 | 144 | 587 | 4.08 | 1 | 73 | 27 | 19 | 5 |
| 54 | Wyoming | 10 | 104 | 431 | 4.14 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 2 |
| 55 | Central Michigan | 10 | 104 | 433 | 4.16 | 0 | 44 | 20 | 15 | 7 |
| 55 | Marshall | 10 | 113 | 470 | 4.16 | 0 | 72 | 22 | 12 | 5 |
| 57 | Western Michigan | 11 | 116 | 485 | 4.18 | 1 | 63 | 24 | 18 | 6 |
| 58 | Nevada | 10 | 116 | 486 | 4.19 | 0 | 54 | 26 | 14 | 2 |
| 59 | South Carolina | 10 | 112 | 474 | 4.23 | 0 | 56 | 25 | 11 | 4 |
| 60 | UTSA | 10 | 132 | 566 | 4.29 | 0 | 39 | 26 | 16 | 8 |
| 61 | Hawaii | 10 | 106 | 464 | 4.38 | 0 | 64 | 28 | 16 | 5 |
| 62 | Cincinnati | 10 | 114 | 500 | 4.39 | 0 | 41 | 32 | 13 | 4 |
| 63 | Notre Dame | 10 | 127 | 565 | 4.45 | 0 | 54 | 31 | 20 | 5 |
| 64 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 101 | 456 | 4.51 | 0 | 62 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
| 64 | Texas A&M | 10 | 121 | 546 | 4.51 | 1 | 75 | 28 | 21 | 6 |
| 66 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 118 | 538 | 4.56 | 1 | 76 | 27 | 12 | 4 |
| 66 | Kennesaw State | 10 | 135 | 615 | 4.56 | 1 | 75 | 34 | 22 | 4 |
| 68 | West Virginia | 11 | 113 | 517 | 4.58 | 1 | 62 | 27 | 17 | 3 |
| 69 | LSU | 10 | 98 | 450 | 4.59 | 1 | 72 | 25 | 18 | 1 |
| 70 | Jacksonville State | 10 | 96 | 447 | 4.66 | 0 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 5 |
| 71 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 108 | 504 | 4.67 | 1 | 66 | 26 | 15 | 4 |
| 72 | Alabama | 10 | 121 | 566 | 4.68 | 1 | 65 | 27 | 17 | 7 |
| 73 | Iowa State | 10 | 96 | 450 | 4.69 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 19 | 4 |
| 73 | Arizona | 10 | 143 | 670 | 4.69 | 1 | 75 | 30 | 18 | 4 |
| 75 | Kansas | 10 | 122 | 574 | 4.70 | 2 | 71 | 30 | 16 | 5 |
| 75 | Massachusetts | 11 | 125 | 588 | 4.70 | 0 | 58 | 25 | 15 | 4 |
| 77 | Purdue | 11 | 111 | 525 | 4.73 | 1 | 68 | 30 | 16 | 3 |
| 77 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 116 | 549 | 4.73 | 0 | 69 | 24 | 17 | 5 |
| 79 | Charlotte | 10 | 108 | 515 | 4.77 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 0 |
| 80 | Ole Miss | 11 | 143 | 685 | 4.79 | 1 | 65 | 39 | 19 | 4 |
| 81 | FIU | 10 | 100 | 480 | 4.80 | 1 | 67 | 30 | 18 | 4 |
| 82 | UAB | 10 | 103 | 495 | 4.81 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 2 |
| 82 | USC | 10 | 117 | 563 | 4.81 | 0 | 63 | 30 | 17 | 5 |
| 84 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 107 | 517 | 4.83 | 1 | 68 | 23 | 15 | 7 |
| 84 | Akron | 12 | 127 | 614 | 4.83 | 1 | 74 | 28 | 17 | 6 |
| 86 | South Alabama | 10 | 121 | 587 | 4.85 | 0 | 56 | 29 | 18 | 3 |
| 86 | Bowling Green | 11 | 131 | 635 | 4.85 | 0 | 40 | 30 | 23 | 4 |
| 88 | USF | 10 | 101 | 491 | 4.86 | 2 | 76 | 24 | 14 | 5 |
| 89 | East Carolina | 10 | 112 | 545 | 4.87 | 0 | 60 | 27 | 19 | 6 |
| 90 | Navy | 10 | 96 | 468 | 4.88 | 0 | 61 | 20 | 14 | 3 |
| 91 | Utah State | 10 | 139 | 683 | 4.91 | 1 | 66 | 33 | 16 | 5 |
| 92 | Ohio | 11 | 117 | 582 | 4.97 | 0 | 64 | 28 | 16 | 5 |
| 93 | Ball State | 10 | 104 | 520 | 5.00 | 1 | 67 | 23 | 16 | 6 |
| 94 | California | 10 | 93 | 466 | 5.01 | 1 | 71 | 28 | 18 | 4 |
| 95 | Maryland | 10 | 117 | 590 | 5.04 | 1 | 74 | 30 | 15 | 5 |
| 96 | Texas State | 10 | 114 | 578 | 5.07 | 2 | 75 | 34 | 25 | 5 |
| 97 | Syracuse | 10 | 90 | 463 | 5.14 | 0 | 47 | 24 | 15 | 6 |
| 97 | Clemson | 10 | 97 | 499 | 5.14 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 6 |
| 99 | Nebraska | 10 | 112 | 577 | 5.15 | 1 | 75 | 31 | 19 | 3 |
| 100 | Wake Forest | 10 | 92 | 479 | 5.21 | 0 | 54 | 22 | 16 | 7 |
| 101 | Temple | 10 | 111 | 580 | 5.23 | 0 | 61 | 29 | 19 | 6 |
| 102 | Army | 9 | 66 | 349 | 5.29 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 3 |
| 102 | UCF | 10 | 109 | 577 | 5.29 | 1 | 75 | 24 | 15 | 6 |
| 104 | Tulsa | 10 | 111 | 594 | 5.35 | 0 | 72 | 33 | 18 | 5 |
| 105 | Michigan State | 10 | 94 | 505 | 5.37 | 0 | 66 | 21 | 14 | 5 |
| 105 | Penn State | 10 | 122 | 655 | 5.37 | 0 | 67 | 29 | 17 | 7 |
| 107 | Utah | 10 | 132 | 710 | 5.38 | 0 | 68 | 34 | 25 | 6 |
| 108 | Air Force | 10 | 97 | 523 | 5.39 | 0 | 38 | 21 | 18 | 6 |
| 109 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 98 | 541 | 5.52 | 0 | 53 | 26 | 20 | 5 |
| 109 | Baylor | 10 | 122 | 673 | 5.52 | 4 | 74 | 30 | 13 | 4 |
| 111 | Georgia State | 10 | 89 | 493 | 5.54 | 0 | 51 | 24 | 18 | 3 |
| 112 | Mississippi State | 11 | 158 | 877 | 5.55 | 1 | 72 | 40 | 27 | 7 |
| 113 | Delaware | 10 | 115 | 656 | 5.70 | 2 | 72 | 26 | 16 | 9 |
| 114 | Northwestern | 10 | 89 | 513 | 5.76 | 2 | 69 | 21 | 13 | 5 |
| 115 | UCLA | 10 | 92 | 531 | 5.77 | 0 | 54 | 33 | 16 | 2 |
| 115 | Boise State | 10 | 117 | 675 | 5.77 | 0 | 64 | 30 | 24 | 8 |
| 117 | Liberty | 10 | 99 | 572 | 5.78 | 1 | 77 | 24 | 17 | 8 |
| 117 | Colorado State | 10 | 103 | 595 | 5.78 | 1 | 76 | 19 | 15 | 4 |
| 119 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 92 | 534 | 5.80 | 1 | 67 | 24 | 19 | 6 |
| 120 | Connecticut | 11 | 142 | 833 | 5.87 | 3 | 73 | 45 | 25 | 5 |
| 121 | Kent State | 11 | 104 | 612 | 5.88 | 1 | 64 | 23 | 17 | 8 |
| 122 | Louisiana | 10 | 113 | 671 | 5.94 | 2 | 71 | 41 | 22 | 4 |
| 123 | North Texas | 10 | 128 | 780 | 6.09 | 1 | 75 | 35 | 18 | 9 |
| 124 | NC State | 10 | 88 | 539 | 6.13 | 2 | 66 | 24 | 20 | 6 |
| 125 | Colorado | 10 | 110 | 678 | 6.16 | 1 | 68 | 29 | 21 | 6 |
| 126 | UNLV | 10 | 110 | 680 | 6.18 | 0 | 65 | 33 | 19 | 5 |
| 127 | Boston College | 11 | 96 | 594 | 6.19 | 2 | 73 | 24 | 11 | 4 |
| 128 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 139 | 864 | 6.22 | 1 | 65 | 41 | 23 | 11 |
| 129 | Arkansas | 10 | 101 | 633 | 6.27 | 1 | 64 | 34 | 22 | 8 |
| 130 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 116 | 732 | 6.31 | 1 | 75 | 28 | 21 | 9 |
| 131 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 108 | 683 | 6.32 | 0 | 47 | 37 | 26 | 8 |
| 132 | Oregon State | 11 | 112 | 709 | 6.33 | 1 | 66 | 32 | 25 | 11 |
| 133 | Troy | 10 | 102 | 651 | 6.38 | 2 | 67 | 27 | 18 | 8 |
| 134 | Middle Tennessee State | 10 | 115 | 737 | 6.41 | 1 | 66 | 34 | 20 | 9 |
| 135 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 109 | 707 | 6.49 | 1 | 62 | 29 | 18 | 9 |
| 136 | Rutgers | 10 | 103 | 881 | 8.55 | 2 | 73 | 34 | 24 | 14 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||