2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 1 To 20 Yard Line through 10/29/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson | 7 | 16 | 26 | 1.63 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 17 | 35 | 2.06 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 6 | 13 | 35 | 2.69 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 8 | 28 | 39 | 1.39 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 31 | 41 | 1.32 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 6 | 27 | 41 | 1.52 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 5 | 25 | 41 | 1.64 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 7 | 18 | 41 | 2.28 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida | 7 | 19 | 42 | 2.21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 8 | 37 | 43 | 1.16 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 7 | 23 | 43 | 1.87 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 7 | 32 | 49 | 1.53 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 6 | 16 | 50 | 3.13 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 4 | 13 | 51 | 3.92 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 7 | 22 | 58 | 2.64 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 6 | 17 | 58 | 3.41 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | LSU | 8 | 28 | 59 | 2.11 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 6 | 24 | 59 | 2.46 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 6 | 23 | 63 | 2.74 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 8 | 21 | 64 | 3.05 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 7 | 23 | 65 | 2.83 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 7 | 17 | 66 | 3.88 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Illinois | 7 | 21 | 67 | 3.19 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 7 | 25 | 69 | 2.76 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 15 | 69 | 4.60 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Army | 7 | 27 | 70 | 2.59 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Arizona | 6 | 20 | 70 | 3.50 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 7 | 18 | 70 | 3.89 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 7 | 25 | 71 | 2.84 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 7 | 24 | 71 | 2.96 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Georgia | 6 | 25 | 72 | 2.88 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | USF | 6 | 25 | 73 | 2.92 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 7 | 20 | 77 | 3.85 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 7 | 17 | 81 | 4.76 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 6 | 22 | 82 | 3.73 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 8 | 30 | 83 | 2.77 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 7 | 29 | 83 | 2.86 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 6 | 26 | 85 | 3.27 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 8 | 30 | 86 | 2.87 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 7 | 26 | 86 | 3.31 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 6 | 17 | 86 | 5.06 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 7 | 17 | 86 | 5.06 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 8 | 22 | 88 | 4.00 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 7 | 34 | 90 | 2.65 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Marshall | 7 | 33 | 92 | 2.79 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 5 | 17 | 93 | 5.47 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | James Madison | 7 | 37 | 94 | 2.54 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 7 | 21 | 94 | 4.48 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 34 | 95 | 2.79 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 7 | 33 | 96 | 2.91 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 7 | 19 | 96 | 5.05 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Alabama | 7 | 20 | 99 | 4.95 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 24 | 101 | 4.21 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 29 | 102 | 3.52 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Ball State | 8 | 27 | 102 | 3.78 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 27 | 102 | 3.78 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Purdue | 8 | 34 | 103 | 3.03 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | North Texas | 6 | 28 | 103 | 3.68 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UAB | 4 | 17 | 104 | 6.12 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 30 | 105 | 3.50 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | TCU | 8 | 30 | 106 | 3.53 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 6 | 29 | 106 | 3.66 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 8 | 23 | 106 | 4.61 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | 8 | 39 | 107 | 2.74 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 7 | 28 | 107 | 3.82 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 7 | 28 | 107 | 3.82 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Liberty | 6 | 24 | 107 | 4.46 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 7 | 21 | 109 | 5.19 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 7 | 36 | 110 | 3.06 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Tulane | 7 | 28 | 110 | 3.93 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Utah | 8 | 27 | 112 | 4.15 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 8 | 26 | 113 | 4.35 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Louisville | 7 | 28 | 114 | 4.07 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 7 | 21 | 114 | 5.43 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 7 | 29 | 115 | 3.97 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 7 | 37 | 116 | 3.14 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 8 | 32 | 117 | 3.66 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Delaware | 7 | 22 | 118 | 5.36 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 7 | 36 | 119 | 3.31 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 8 | 27 | 121 | 4.48 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | SMU | 8 | 21 | 121 | 5.76 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 7 | 27 | 123 | 4.56 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Ohio | 8 | 27 | 124 | 4.59 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 8 | 25 | 127 | 5.08 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| 1 | Utah State | 7 | 27 | 130 | 4.81 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Indiana | 8 | 24 | 131 | 5.46 | 0 | 64 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Boston College | 7 | 19 | 133 | 7.00 | 0 | 75 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Toledo | 8 | 35 | 134 | 3.83 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 7 | 31 | 134 | 4.32 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 42 | 135 | 3.21 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 8 | 25 | 136 | 5.44 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 7 | 28 | 139 | 4.96 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 8 | 23 | 142 | 6.17 | 0 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | FIU | 8 | 29 | 143 | 4.93 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 7 | 33 | 144 | 4.36 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 7 | 25 | 145 | 5.80 | 0 | 67 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Duke | 7 | 33 | 146 | 4.42 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Baylor | 8 | 34 | 147 | 4.32 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Virginia | 8 | 31 | 149 | 4.81 | 0 | 57 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 6 | 32 | 150 | 4.69 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 8 | 36 | 155 | 4.31 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 8 | 28 | 156 | 5.57 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 6 | 21 | 156 | 7.43 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 7 | 35 | 157 | 4.49 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 8 | 43 | 158 | 3.67 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 8 | 45 | 160 | 3.56 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Troy | 8 | 44 | 164 | 3.73 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 8 | 31 | 166 | 5.35 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 1 | California | 8 | 37 | 169 | 4.57 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | NC State | 8 | 26 | 169 | 6.50 | 0 | 85 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 8 | 30 | 170 | 5.67 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | Rice | 8 | 23 | 170 | 7.39 | 0 | 65 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 6 | 35 | 171 | 4.89 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 7 | 40 | 174 | 4.35 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 27 | 184 | 6.81 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 1 | Kansas | 7 | 39 | 190 | 4.87 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 38 | 192 | 5.05 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 24 | 192 | 8.00 | 0 | 73 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| 1 | Colorado | 8 | 30 | 203 | 6.77 | 0 | 50 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 30 | 205 | 6.83 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 25 | 215 | 8.60 | 0 | 84 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 8 | 47 | 216 | 4.60 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| 1 | Nevada | 8 | 39 | 234 | 6.00 | 0 | 68 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 32 | 241 | 7.53 | 0 | 49 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 1 | Akron | 8 | 35 | 247 | 7.06 | 0 | 46 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| 1 | Kent State | 8 | 39 | 248 | 6.36 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
| 1 | UTEP | 8 | 31 | 253 | 8.16 | 0 | 72 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 8 | 44 | 278 | 6.32 | 0 | 55 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 8 | 41 | 291 | 7.10 | 0 | 56 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 130 | Memphis | 7 | 28 | 163 | 5.82 | 1 | 81 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 130 | Stanford | 7 | 15 | 190 | 12.67 | 1 | 87 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 130 | West Virginia | 8 | 34 | 199 | 5.85 | 1 | 83 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 130 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 31 | 220 | 7.10 | 1 | 90 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 130 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 26 | 250 | 9.62 | 1 | 80 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 130 | Buffalo | 8 | 48 | 268 | 5.58 | 1 | 90 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 136 | Missouri | 7 | 31 | 257 | 8.29 | 2 | 84 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||