2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 21 To 39 Yard Line through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford | 12 | 105 | 282 | 2.69 | 0 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Washington | 12 | 124 | 415 | 3.35 | 0 | 51 | 19 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | Toledo | 12 | 181 | 387 | 2.14 | 1 | 79 | 26 | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 12 | 136 | 395 | 2.90 | 1 | 75 | 19 | 9 | 5 |
| 4 | San Diego State | 12 | 158 | 412 | 2.61 | 0 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 3 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 12 | 111 | 346 | 3.12 | 0 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 3 |
| 6 | Illinois | 12 | 106 | 352 | 3.32 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 1 |
| 6 | Oregon | 12 | 153 | 503 | 3.29 | 1 | 79 | 32 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | Georgia | 13 | 121 | 324 | 2.68 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 2 |
| 9 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 108 | 354 | 3.28 | 0 | 58 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 12 | 120 | 368 | 3.07 | 1 | 75 | 22 | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | Washington State | 12 | 123 | 403 | 3.28 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | Michigan | 12 | 124 | 429 | 3.46 | 0 | 49 | 23 | 11 | 5 |
| 9 | Arkansas State | 12 | 144 | 565 | 3.92 | 1 | 64 | 26 | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | Indiana | 13 | 167 | 597 | 3.57 | 2 | 78 | 27 | 11 | 6 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 12 | 124 | 367 | 2.96 | 0 | 43 | 24 | 12 | 1 |
| 16 | Auburn | 12 | 150 | 431 | 2.87 | 0 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 3 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 12 | 139 | 452 | 3.25 | 0 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 2 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 12 | 151 | 494 | 3.27 | 0 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 5 |
| 16 | South Carolina | 12 | 132 | 521 | 3.95 | 0 | 56 | 30 | 12 | 4 |
| 16 | Iowa | 12 | 141 | 561 | 3.98 | 0 | 70 | 28 | 12 | 4 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 139 | 339 | 2.44 | 1 | 65 | 22 | 13 | 1 |
| 22 | Louisville | 12 | 131 | 403 | 3.08 | 1 | 75 | 19 | 13 | 1 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 13 | 188 | 444 | 2.36 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 13 | 0 |
| 22 | Marshall | 12 | 141 | 543 | 3.85 | 0 | 72 | 27 | 13 | 5 |
| 26 | Missouri | 12 | 126 | 410 | 3.25 | 0 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 4 |
| 26 | Army | 11 | 80 | 436 | 5.45 | 0 | 40 | 21 | 14 | 4 |
| 26 | Texas | 12 | 131 | 437 | 3.34 | 0 | 41 | 25 | 14 | 5 |
| 26 | BYU | 13 | 157 | 507 | 3.23 | 0 | 65 | 27 | 14 | 5 |
| 26 | Appalachian State | 12 | 126 | 536 | 4.25 | 0 | 59 | 25 | 14 | 4 |
| 26 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 116 | 548 | 4.72 | 1 | 76 | 26 | 14 | 5 |
| 26 | Boston College | 12 | 112 | 669 | 5.97 | 2 | 73 | 28 | 14 | 5 |
| 33 | Arizona State | 12 | 109 | 432 | 3.96 | 0 | 50 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| 33 | Central Michigan | 11 | 113 | 460 | 4.07 | 0 | 44 | 23 | 15 | 7 |
| 33 | Houston | 12 | 147 | 462 | 3.14 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 15 | 3 |
| 33 | SMU | 12 | 131 | 479 | 3.66 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 4 |
| 33 | TCU | 12 | 135 | 550 | 4.07 | 0 | 38 | 32 | 15 | 7 |
| 33 | Florida State | 12 | 157 | 554 | 3.53 | 0 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 3 |
| 33 | Northwestern | 12 | 107 | 610 | 5.70 | 2 | 69 | 26 | 15 | 7 |
| 33 | Massachusetts | 12 | 135 | 632 | 4.68 | 0 | 58 | 28 | 15 | 4 |
| 41 | James Madison | 13 | 169 | 436 | 2.58 | 1 | 78 | 33 | 16 | 3 |
| 41 | Wyoming | 12 | 120 | 485 | 4.04 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 2 |
| 41 | Navy | 11 | 102 | 522 | 5.12 | 0 | 61 | 23 | 16 | 4 |
| 41 | Ohio | 12 | 125 | 607 | 4.86 | 0 | 64 | 29 | 16 | 5 |
| 41 | UCF | 12 | 123 | 640 | 5.20 | 1 | 75 | 27 | 16 | 7 |
| 46 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 145 | 429 | 2.96 | 0 | 33 | 28 | 17 | 5 |
| 46 | Florida | 12 | 123 | 471 | 3.83 | 1 | 65 | 28 | 17 | 3 |
| 46 | Duke | 13 | 132 | 495 | 3.75 | 1 | 78 | 30 | 17 | 5 |
| 46 | New Mexico | 12 | 126 | 510 | 4.05 | 1 | 64 | 30 | 17 | 2 |
| 46 | Old Dominion | 12 | 153 | 530 | 3.46 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 17 | 0 |
| 46 | Fresno State | 12 | 134 | 548 | 4.09 | 1 | 73 | 31 | 17 | 4 |
| 46 | Buffalo | 12 | 155 | 575 | 3.71 | 0 | 60 | 32 | 17 | 4 |
| 46 | Purdue | 12 | 119 | 610 | 5.13 | 1 | 68 | 32 | 17 | 4 |
| 46 | Akron | 12 | 127 | 614 | 4.83 | 1 | 74 | 28 | 17 | 6 |
| 46 | Michigan State | 12 | 116 | 619 | 5.34 | 0 | 66 | 27 | 17 | 6 |
| 46 | USF | 12 | 139 | 620 | 4.46 | 2 | 76 | 32 | 17 | 6 |
| 46 | Cincinnati | 12 | 138 | 628 | 4.55 | 0 | 41 | 38 | 17 | 5 |
| 46 | Alabama | 13 | 160 | 637 | 3.98 | 1 | 65 | 29 | 17 | 7 |
| 46 | Colorado State | 12 | 130 | 716 | 5.51 | 1 | 76 | 25 | 17 | 5 |
| 46 | Baylor | 12 | 148 | 772 | 5.22 | 4 | 74 | 35 | 17 | 4 |
| 61 | Missouri State | 12 | 124 | 512 | 4.13 | 1 | 75 | 27 | 18 | 3 |
| 61 | Hawaii | 12 | 126 | 531 | 4.21 | 0 | 64 | 31 | 18 | 5 |
| 61 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 119 | 537 | 4.51 | 0 | 62 | 30 | 18 | 3 |
| 61 | Wake Forest | 12 | 117 | 540 | 4.62 | 0 | 54 | 27 | 18 | 8 |
| 61 | Charlotte | 12 | 118 | 561 | 4.75 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 18 | 0 |
| 61 | Rice | 12 | 141 | 572 | 4.06 | 0 | 37 | 32 | 18 | 4 |
| 61 | Syracuse | 12 | 101 | 572 | 5.66 | 1 | 68 | 27 | 18 | 8 |
| 61 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 135 | 614 | 4.55 | 1 | 68 | 29 | 18 | 7 |
| 61 | USC | 12 | 134 | 623 | 4.65 | 0 | 63 | 32 | 18 | 5 |
| 61 | UAB | 12 | 122 | 637 | 5.22 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 4 |
| 61 | Kent State | 12 | 124 | 689 | 5.56 | 1 | 64 | 28 | 18 | 8 |
| 61 | Maryland | 12 | 133 | 691 | 5.20 | 1 | 74 | 34 | 18 | 6 |
| 61 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 149 | 806 | 5.41 | 3 | 76 | 34 | 18 | 8 |
| 74 | Clemson | 12 | 113 | 504 | 4.46 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 6 |
| 74 | Georgia State | 12 | 109 | 547 | 5.02 | 0 | 51 | 27 | 19 | 3 |
| 74 | Air Force | 12 | 109 | 564 | 5.17 | 0 | 38 | 24 | 19 | 7 |
| 74 | Virginia | 13 | 157 | 567 | 3.61 | 0 | 31 | 35 | 19 | 2 |
| 74 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 124 | 567 | 4.57 | 0 | 45 | 30 | 19 | 7 |
| 74 | Ohio State | 13 | 181 | 571 | 3.15 | 0 | 36 | 34 | 19 | 3 |
| 74 | UCLA | 12 | 103 | 580 | 5.63 | 0 | 54 | 36 | 19 | 2 |
| 74 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 118 | 587 | 4.97 | 1 | 66 | 31 | 19 | 6 |
| 74 | South Alabama | 12 | 138 | 631 | 4.57 | 0 | 56 | 33 | 19 | 3 |
| 74 | New Mexico State | 12 | 142 | 642 | 4.52 | 1 | 64 | 34 | 19 | 5 |
| 74 | UTSA | 12 | 161 | 650 | 4.04 | 0 | 39 | 31 | 19 | 8 |
| 74 | Delaware | 12 | 140 | 734 | 5.24 | 2 | 72 | 31 | 19 | 10 |
| 74 | Southern Miss | 12 | 180 | 752 | 4.18 | 1 | 73 | 39 | 19 | 4 |
| 87 | Iowa State | 12 | 114 | 529 | 4.64 | 0 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 5 |
| 87 | San Jose State | 12 | 128 | 582 | 4.55 | 0 | 39 | 26 | 20 | 3 |
| 87 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 117 | 600 | 5.13 | 0 | 53 | 29 | 20 | 5 |
| 87 | Memphis | 12 | 159 | 620 | 3.90 | 1 | 73 | 29 | 20 | 5 |
| 87 | Nevada | 12 | 142 | 636 | 4.48 | 0 | 54 | 33 | 20 | 4 |
| 87 | Nebraska | 12 | 136 | 697 | 5.13 | 1 | 75 | 35 | 20 | 4 |
| 87 | Arizona | 12 | 166 | 753 | 4.54 | 1 | 75 | 33 | 20 | 5 |
| 94 | LSU | 12 | 121 | 510 | 4.21 | 1 | 72 | 30 | 21 | 1 |
| 94 | California | 12 | 105 | 514 | 4.90 | 1 | 71 | 32 | 21 | 4 |
| 94 | East Carolina | 12 | 128 | 603 | 4.71 | 0 | 60 | 32 | 21 | 7 |
| 94 | West Virginia | 12 | 133 | 611 | 4.59 | 1 | 62 | 31 | 21 | 6 |
| 94 | Notre Dame | 12 | 161 | 635 | 3.94 | 0 | 54 | 35 | 21 | 5 |
| 94 | Liberty | 12 | 121 | 690 | 5.70 | 1 | 77 | 31 | 21 | 8 |
| 94 | Kansas | 12 | 149 | 744 | 4.99 | 2 | 71 | 40 | 21 | 7 |
| 94 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 132 | 780 | 5.91 | 1 | 66 | 37 | 21 | 9 |
| 94 | Penn State | 12 | 149 | 814 | 5.46 | 0 | 67 | 37 | 21 | 9 |
| 94 | Utah State | 12 | 160 | 866 | 5.41 | 2 | 69 | 38 | 21 | 8 |
| 104 | Tulane | 13 | 148 | 524 | 3.54 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 2 |
| 104 | UTEP | 12 | 136 | 583 | 4.29 | 0 | 51 | 31 | 22 | 3 |
| 104 | Western Michigan | 13 | 140 | 596 | 4.26 | 1 | 63 | 30 | 22 | 7 |
| 104 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 127 | 598 | 4.71 | 0 | 36 | 35 | 22 | 4 |
| 104 | Ball State | 12 | 121 | 627 | 5.18 | 1 | 67 | 31 | 22 | 6 |
| 104 | NC State | 12 | 106 | 629 | 5.93 | 2 | 66 | 30 | 22 | 6 |
| 104 | Kansas State | 12 | 144 | 690 | 4.79 | 0 | 60 | 37 | 22 | 9 |
| 104 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 147 | 707 | 4.81 | 0 | 69 | 34 | 22 | 6 |
| 104 | Tulsa | 12 | 147 | 763 | 5.19 | 0 | 72 | 43 | 22 | 6 |
| 104 | Ole Miss | 12 | 166 | 842 | 5.07 | 1 | 65 | 47 | 22 | 7 |
| 104 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 127 | 883 | 6.95 | 2 | 73 | 35 | 22 | 12 |
| 104 | North Texas | 13 | 173 | 979 | 5.66 | 1 | 75 | 48 | 22 | 10 |
| 116 | Temple | 12 | 123 | 658 | 5.35 | 0 | 61 | 32 | 23 | 7 |
| 116 | Troy | 13 | 128 | 886 | 6.92 | 3 | 73 | 35 | 23 | 11 |
| 118 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 115 | 711 | 6.18 | 2 | 67 | 30 | 24 | 9 |
| 119 | Bowling Green | 12 | 146 | 682 | 4.67 | 0 | 40 | 34 | 25 | 5 |
| 119 | Oregon State | 12 | 118 | 726 | 6.15 | 1 | 66 | 33 | 25 | 11 |
| 119 | Kennesaw State | 13 | 167 | 804 | 4.81 | 2 | 75 | 41 | 25 | 6 |
| 119 | UNLV | 13 | 142 | 940 | 6.62 | 0 | 65 | 43 | 25 | 8 |
| 119 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 154 | 967 | 6.28 | 1 | 65 | 45 | 25 | 12 |
| 124 | Texas A&M | 12 | 151 | 701 | 4.64 | 1 | 75 | 34 | 26 | 8 |
| 124 | Louisiana | 12 | 140 | 824 | 5.89 | 2 | 71 | 51 | 26 | 6 |
| 126 | Arkansas | 12 | 126 | 743 | 5.90 | 1 | 64 | 40 | 27 | 8 |
| 126 | Connecticut | 12 | 152 | 881 | 5.80 | 3 | 73 | 47 | 27 | 5 |
| 128 | Colorado | 12 | 142 | 815 | 5.74 | 1 | 68 | 36 | 28 | 7 |
| 128 | Mississippi State | 12 | 168 | 908 | 5.40 | 1 | 72 | 41 | 28 | 7 |
| 128 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 148 | 1019 | 6.89 | 2 | 75 | 38 | 28 | 14 |
| 128 | Rutgers | 12 | 120 | 1059 | 8.83 | 2 | 73 | 40 | 28 | 16 |
| 132 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 127 | 773 | 6.09 | 0 | 47 | 42 | 29 | 9 |
| 133 | FIU | 12 | 128 | 737 | 5.76 | 1 | 67 | 43 | 30 | 8 |
| 133 | Boise State | 13 | 146 | 851 | 5.83 | 0 | 64 | 37 | 30 | 14 |
| 135 | Texas State | 12 | 142 | 724 | 5.10 | 2 | 75 | 41 | 33 | 6 |
| 135 | Utah | 12 | 159 | 1016 | 6.39 | 1 | 68 | 44 | 33 | 10 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||