2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 21 To 39 Yard Line through 01/19/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford | 12 | 105 | 282 | 2.69 | 0 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Washington | 13 | 135 | 431 | 3.19 | 0 | 51 | 21 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 13 | 145 | 393 | 2.71 | 1 | 75 | 19 | 9 | 5 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 12 | 111 | 346 | 3.12 | 0 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 12 | 120 | 368 | 3.07 | 1 | 75 | 22 | 11 | 4 |
| 5 | Illinois | 13 | 117 | 394 | 3.37 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 1 |
| 5 | Washington State | 13 | 131 | 413 | 3.15 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 1 |
| 8 | Georgia | 14 | 132 | 363 | 2.75 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | Auburn | 12 | 150 | 431 | 2.87 | 0 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 3 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 12 | 139 | 452 | 3.25 | 0 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | Michigan | 13 | 131 | 462 | 3.53 | 0 | 49 | 24 | 12 | 5 |
| 8 | Toledo | 13 | 189 | 464 | 2.46 | 1 | 79 | 30 | 12 | 3 |
| 8 | San Diego State | 13 | 173 | 520 | 3.01 | 0 | 34 | 28 | 12 | 4 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 12 | 132 | 529 | 4.01 | 0 | 56 | 30 | 12 | 4 |
| 15 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 120 | 437 | 3.64 | 0 | 58 | 24 | 13 | 4 |
| 15 | Texas Tech | 14 | 196 | 458 | 2.34 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 13 | 0 |
| 15 | Marshall | 12 | 141 | 543 | 3.85 | 0 | 72 | 27 | 13 | 5 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 150 | 351 | 2.34 | 1 | 65 | 23 | 14 | 1 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 13 | 134 | 393 | 2.93 | 0 | 43 | 28 | 14 | 1 |
| 18 | Missouri | 13 | 135 | 431 | 3.19 | 0 | 48 | 27 | 14 | 4 |
| 18 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 116 | 548 | 4.72 | 1 | 76 | 26 | 14 | 5 |
| 18 | Oregon | 15 | 184 | 565 | 3.07 | 1 | 79 | 35 | 14 | 4 |
| 18 | Iowa | 13 | 151 | 577 | 3.82 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 14 | 4 |
| 18 | Arkansas State | 13 | 155 | 608 | 3.92 | 1 | 64 | 31 | 14 | 4 |
| 18 | Boston College | 12 | 112 | 669 | 5.97 | 2 | 73 | 28 | 14 | 5 |
| 18 | Indiana | 16 | 199 | 726 | 3.65 | 2 | 78 | 32 | 14 | 7 |
| 27 | Houston | 13 | 152 | 473 | 3.11 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 15 | 3 |
| 27 | BYU | 14 | 162 | 529 | 3.27 | 0 | 65 | 28 | 15 | 5 |
| 27 | Florida State | 12 | 157 | 554 | 3.53 | 0 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 3 |
| 27 | Tennessee | 13 | 161 | 593 | 3.68 | 0 | 41 | 31 | 15 | 6 |
| 27 | Massachusetts | 12 | 135 | 632 | 4.68 | 0 | 58 | 28 | 15 | 4 |
| 32 | Louisville | 13 | 142 | 461 | 3.25 | 1 | 75 | 22 | 16 | 1 |
| 32 | Texas | 13 | 137 | 476 | 3.47 | 0 | 41 | 27 | 16 | 5 |
| 32 | Central Michigan | 12 | 121 | 479 | 3.96 | 0 | 44 | 25 | 16 | 7 |
| 32 | Wyoming | 12 | 120 | 485 | 4.04 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 2 |
| 32 | TCU | 13 | 145 | 578 | 3.99 | 0 | 38 | 33 | 16 | 8 |
| 32 | Ohio | 13 | 134 | 635 | 4.74 | 0 | 64 | 32 | 16 | 5 |
| 32 | UCF | 12 | 123 | 640 | 5.20 | 1 | 75 | 27 | 16 | 7 |
| 32 | Northwestern | 13 | 126 | 656 | 5.21 | 2 | 69 | 29 | 16 | 7 |
| 32 | Appalachian State | 13 | 133 | 658 | 4.95 | 0 | 59 | 28 | 16 | 6 |
| 41 | James Madison | 14 | 175 | 466 | 2.66 | 1 | 78 | 34 | 17 | 3 |
| 41 | Florida | 12 | 123 | 471 | 3.83 | 1 | 65 | 28 | 17 | 3 |
| 41 | Army | 13 | 105 | 539 | 5.13 | 0 | 40 | 25 | 17 | 4 |
| 41 | Buffalo | 12 | 155 | 575 | 3.71 | 0 | 60 | 32 | 17 | 4 |
| 41 | Purdue | 12 | 119 | 610 | 5.13 | 1 | 68 | 32 | 17 | 4 |
| 41 | Akron | 12 | 127 | 614 | 4.83 | 1 | 74 | 28 | 17 | 6 |
| 41 | Michigan State | 12 | 116 | 619 | 5.34 | 0 | 66 | 27 | 17 | 6 |
| 41 | Alabama | 15 | 190 | 695 | 3.66 | 1 | 65 | 33 | 17 | 7 |
| 41 | Colorado State | 12 | 130 | 716 | 5.51 | 1 | 76 | 25 | 17 | 5 |
| 41 | Baylor | 12 | 148 | 772 | 5.22 | 4 | 74 | 35 | 17 | 4 |
| 51 | Missouri State | 13 | 131 | 511 | 3.90 | 1 | 75 | 27 | 18 | 3 |
| 51 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 119 | 537 | 4.51 | 0 | 62 | 30 | 18 | 3 |
| 51 | Old Dominion | 13 | 168 | 553 | 3.29 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 18 | 0 |
| 51 | New Mexico | 13 | 134 | 559 | 4.17 | 1 | 64 | 31 | 18 | 3 |
| 51 | Charlotte | 12 | 118 | 561 | 4.75 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 18 | 0 |
| 51 | Arizona State | 13 | 123 | 562 | 4.57 | 0 | 60 | 26 | 18 | 7 |
| 51 | Syracuse | 12 | 101 | 572 | 5.66 | 1 | 68 | 27 | 18 | 8 |
| 51 | Fresno State | 13 | 143 | 581 | 4.06 | 1 | 73 | 32 | 18 | 4 |
| 51 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 135 | 614 | 4.55 | 1 | 68 | 29 | 18 | 7 |
| 51 | UAB | 12 | 122 | 637 | 5.22 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 4 |
| 51 | Kent State | 12 | 124 | 689 | 5.56 | 1 | 64 | 28 | 18 | 8 |
| 51 | Cincinnati | 13 | 153 | 691 | 4.52 | 0 | 41 | 42 | 18 | 5 |
| 51 | Maryland | 12 | 133 | 691 | 5.20 | 1 | 74 | 34 | 18 | 6 |
| 51 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 157 | 830 | 5.29 | 3 | 76 | 35 | 18 | 8 |
| 65 | Georgia State | 12 | 109 | 547 | 5.02 | 0 | 51 | 27 | 19 | 3 |
| 65 | Air Force | 12 | 109 | 564 | 5.17 | 0 | 38 | 24 | 19 | 7 |
| 65 | Hawaii | 13 | 136 | 577 | 4.24 | 0 | 64 | 33 | 19 | 5 |
| 65 | UCLA | 12 | 103 | 580 | 5.63 | 0 | 54 | 36 | 19 | 2 |
| 65 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 118 | 587 | 4.97 | 1 | 66 | 31 | 19 | 6 |
| 65 | South Alabama | 12 | 138 | 631 | 4.57 | 0 | 56 | 33 | 19 | 3 |
| 65 | New Mexico State | 12 | 142 | 642 | 4.52 | 1 | 64 | 34 | 19 | 5 |
| 65 | USC | 13 | 146 | 658 | 4.51 | 0 | 63 | 34 | 19 | 5 |
| 73 | Iowa State | 12 | 114 | 529 | 4.64 | 0 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 5 |
| 73 | Clemson | 13 | 127 | 554 | 4.36 | 0 | 32 | 35 | 20 | 6 |
| 73 | San Jose State | 12 | 128 | 582 | 4.55 | 0 | 39 | 26 | 20 | 3 |
| 73 | Wake Forest | 13 | 131 | 586 | 4.47 | 0 | 54 | 29 | 20 | 8 |
| 73 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 117 | 600 | 5.13 | 0 | 53 | 29 | 20 | 5 |
| 73 | Nevada | 12 | 142 | 636 | 4.48 | 0 | 54 | 33 | 20 | 4 |
| 73 | Navy | 13 | 127 | 656 | 5.17 | 0 | 61 | 29 | 20 | 6 |
| 73 | UTSA | 13 | 171 | 690 | 4.04 | 0 | 39 | 33 | 20 | 8 |
| 73 | USF | 13 | 157 | 719 | 4.58 | 2 | 76 | 37 | 20 | 7 |
| 73 | Southern Miss | 13 | 191 | 764 | 4.00 | 1 | 73 | 41 | 20 | 4 |
| 73 | Delaware | 13 | 153 | 783 | 5.12 | 2 | 72 | 34 | 20 | 10 |
| 84 | California | 13 | 111 | 536 | 4.83 | 1 | 71 | 33 | 21 | 4 |
| 84 | SMU | 13 | 148 | 607 | 4.10 | 0 | 27 | 34 | 21 | 4 |
| 84 | Virginia | 14 | 167 | 611 | 3.66 | 0 | 31 | 37 | 21 | 2 |
| 84 | West Virginia | 12 | 133 | 611 | 4.59 | 1 | 62 | 31 | 21 | 6 |
| 84 | Jacksonville State | 14 | 130 | 616 | 4.74 | 0 | 45 | 33 | 21 | 7 |
| 84 | Duke | 14 | 146 | 635 | 4.35 | 1 | 78 | 35 | 21 | 8 |
| 84 | Notre Dame | 12 | 161 | 645 | 4.01 | 0 | 54 | 35 | 21 | 5 |
| 84 | Memphis | 13 | 172 | 677 | 3.94 | 1 | 73 | 30 | 21 | 6 |
| 84 | Liberty | 12 | 121 | 690 | 5.70 | 1 | 77 | 31 | 21 | 8 |
| 84 | Kansas | 12 | 149 | 744 | 4.99 | 2 | 71 | 40 | 21 | 7 |
| 84 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 132 | 780 | 5.91 | 1 | 66 | 37 | 21 | 9 |
| 84 | Arizona | 13 | 171 | 781 | 4.57 | 1 | 75 | 34 | 21 | 5 |
| 96 | Tulane | 14 | 156 | 537 | 3.44 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 2 |
| 96 | UTEP | 12 | 136 | 583 | 4.29 | 0 | 51 | 31 | 22 | 3 |
| 96 | Ball State | 12 | 121 | 627 | 5.18 | 1 | 67 | 31 | 22 | 6 |
| 96 | Ohio State | 14 | 193 | 636 | 3.30 | 0 | 36 | 38 | 22 | 3 |
| 96 | East Carolina | 13 | 143 | 638 | 4.46 | 0 | 60 | 34 | 22 | 7 |
| 96 | Kansas State | 12 | 144 | 690 | 4.79 | 0 | 60 | 37 | 22 | 9 |
| 96 | Rice | 13 | 155 | 700 | 4.52 | 1 | 63 | 37 | 22 | 5 |
| 96 | Tulsa | 12 | 147 | 763 | 5.19 | 0 | 72 | 43 | 22 | 6 |
| 96 | Nebraska | 13 | 150 | 807 | 5.38 | 1 | 75 | 39 | 22 | 5 |
| 96 | Penn State | 13 | 159 | 853 | 5.36 | 0 | 67 | 40 | 22 | 9 |
| 96 | Utah State | 13 | 167 | 912 | 5.46 | 2 | 69 | 40 | 22 | 8 |
| 107 | LSU | 13 | 135 | 594 | 4.40 | 1 | 72 | 35 | 23 | 2 |
| 107 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 141 | 599 | 4.25 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 4 |
| 107 | Miami (FL) | 16 | 191 | 619 | 3.24 | 1 | 73 | 40 | 23 | 6 |
| 107 | Temple | 12 | 123 | 658 | 5.35 | 0 | 61 | 32 | 23 | 7 |
| 107 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 149 | 730 | 4.90 | 0 | 69 | 36 | 23 | 6 |
| 112 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 115 | 711 | 6.18 | 2 | 67 | 30 | 24 | 9 |
| 112 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 139 | 927 | 6.67 | 2 | 73 | 37 | 24 | 12 |
| 114 | Bowling Green | 12 | 146 | 682 | 4.67 | 0 | 40 | 34 | 25 | 5 |
| 114 | NC State | 13 | 122 | 696 | 5.70 | 2 | 66 | 33 | 25 | 6 |
| 114 | Western Michigan | 14 | 156 | 721 | 4.62 | 1 | 63 | 37 | 25 | 9 |
| 114 | Oregon State | 12 | 118 | 726 | 6.15 | 1 | 66 | 33 | 25 | 11 |
| 114 | Troy | 14 | 140 | 936 | 6.69 | 3 | 73 | 37 | 25 | 11 |
| 114 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 154 | 967 | 6.28 | 1 | 65 | 45 | 25 | 12 |
| 114 | North Texas | 14 | 189 | 1204 | 6.37 | 2 | 75 | 53 | 25 | 13 |
| 121 | UNLV | 14 | 150 | 984 | 6.56 | 0 | 65 | 45 | 26 | 9 |
| 122 | Arkansas | 12 | 126 | 743 | 5.90 | 1 | 64 | 40 | 27 | 8 |
| 123 | Colorado | 12 | 142 | 815 | 5.74 | 1 | 68 | 36 | 28 | 7 |
| 123 | Ole Miss | 15 | 207 | 985 | 4.76 | 1 | 65 | 56 | 28 | 7 |
| 123 | Rutgers | 12 | 120 | 1059 | 8.83 | 2 | 73 | 40 | 28 | 16 |
| 126 | Texas A&M | 13 | 157 | 741 | 4.72 | 1 | 75 | 37 | 29 | 8 |
| 126 | Louisiana | 13 | 149 | 919 | 6.17 | 3 | 71 | 55 | 29 | 7 |
| 126 | Kennesaw State | 14 | 187 | 997 | 5.33 | 3 | 75 | 45 | 29 | 8 |
| 129 | FIU | 13 | 140 | 767 | 5.48 | 1 | 67 | 43 | 30 | 8 |
| 129 | Boise State | 14 | 157 | 889 | 5.66 | 0 | 64 | 39 | 30 | 14 |
| 129 | Mississippi State | 13 | 178 | 956 | 5.37 | 1 | 72 | 43 | 30 | 7 |
| 129 | Connecticut | 13 | 162 | 1008 | 6.22 | 4 | 73 | 50 | 30 | 6 |
| 133 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 138 | 844 | 6.12 | 0 | 47 | 45 | 31 | 10 |
| 133 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 164 | 1051 | 6.41 | 2 | 75 | 41 | 31 | 14 |
| 135 | Texas State | 13 | 160 | 756 | 4.73 | 2 | 75 | 43 | 35 | 7 |
| 135 | Utah | 13 | 173 | 1071 | 6.19 | 1 | 68 | 47 | 35 | 10 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||