2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 1 To 20 Yard Line through 11/19/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 20 | 42 | 2.10 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 8 | 22 | 51 | 2.32 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 5 | 14 | 57 | 4.07 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 9 | 20 | 60 | 3.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 9 | 19 | 68 | 3.58 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 9 | 29 | 69 | 2.38 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 9 | 26 | 69 | 2.65 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 10 | 27 | 73 | 2.70 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 26 | 74 | 2.85 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Illinois | 9 | 23 | 74 | 3.22 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 9 | 30 | 75 | 2.50 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 10 | 47 | 77 | 1.64 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 10 | 32 | 85 | 2.66 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | BYU | 7 | 31 | 87 | 2.81 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Michigan | 9 | 31 | 89 | 2.87 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 10 | 40 | 91 | 2.28 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 9 | 36 | 91 | 2.53 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 9 | 25 | 95 | 3.80 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 9 | 20 | 95 | 4.75 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 10 | 45 | 96 | 2.13 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Army | 9 | 34 | 97 | 2.85 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Arizona | 8 | 27 | 97 | 3.59 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | USF | 8 | 31 | 98 | 3.16 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 8 | 26 | 101 | 3.88 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 7 | 25 | 102 | 4.08 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Florida | 10 | 31 | 105 | 3.39 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | 10 | 46 | 106 | 2.30 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 9 | 34 | 106 | 3.12 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 9 | 33 | 109 | 3.30 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 9 | 30 | 111 | 3.70 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 30 | 112 | 3.73 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 10 | 25 | 112 | 4.48 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Ball State | 10 | 32 | 113 | 3.53 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 9 | 32 | 113 | 3.53 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Tulane | 8 | 29 | 118 | 4.07 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Boise State | 10 | 41 | 119 | 2.90 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 9 | 33 | 119 | 3.61 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 41 | 122 | 2.98 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Georgia | 9 | 40 | 125 | 3.13 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Utah | 10 | 31 | 125 | 4.03 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 9 | 28 | 126 | 4.50 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 34 | 127 | 3.74 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 9 | 27 | 127 | 4.70 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 9 | 37 | 128 | 3.46 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 9 | 40 | 129 | 3.23 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | North Texas | 8 | 30 | 129 | 4.30 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 7 | 25 | 131 | 5.24 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | SMU | 10 | 24 | 131 | 5.46 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 8 | 35 | 132 | 3.77 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Houston | 9 | 34 | 135 | 3.97 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Indiana | 9 | 25 | 135 | 5.40 | 0 | 64 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 10 | 38 | 136 | 3.58 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 9 | 32 | 137 | 4.28 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 11 | 39 | 138 | 3.54 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| 1 | Florida State | 9 | 35 | 138 | 3.94 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 10 | 30 | 138 | 4.60 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 10 | 48 | 142 | 2.96 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Delaware | 8 | 26 | 143 | 5.50 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Oregon | 9 | 43 | 146 | 3.40 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 9 | 34 | 146 | 4.29 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | USC | 9 | 26 | 146 | 5.62 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 11 | 42 | 147 | 3.50 | 0 | 57 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 9 | 38 | 149 | 3.92 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 38 | 150 | 3.95 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | UCF | 10 | 47 | 152 | 3.23 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 9 | 34 | 152 | 4.47 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 9 | 54 | 155 | 2.87 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 11 | 42 | 158 | 3.76 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 9 | 41 | 158 | 3.85 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 10 | 31 | 158 | 5.10 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 1 | Purdue | 11 | 45 | 159 | 3.53 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Louisville | 10 | 39 | 159 | 4.08 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 9 | 36 | 159 | 4.42 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 9 | 37 | 160 | 4.32 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 9 | 37 | 162 | 4.38 | 0 | 49 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | UTSA | 9 | 37 | 166 | 4.49 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 10 | 32 | 166 | 5.19 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | Liberty | 8 | 31 | 166 | 5.35 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | Temple | 9 | 44 | 167 | 3.80 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Baylor | 10 | 39 | 167 | 4.28 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Toledo | 10 | 43 | 170 | 3.95 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | UAB | 6 | 21 | 170 | 8.10 | 0 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 10 | 28 | 171 | 6.11 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 9 | 26 | 171 | 6.58 | 0 | 85 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | FIU | 10 | 34 | 172 | 5.06 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 10 | 46 | 173 | 3.76 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 9 | 43 | 173 | 4.02 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 9 | 32 | 173 | 5.41 | 0 | 67 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 10 | 45 | 175 | 3.89 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 36 | 176 | 4.89 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 7 | 40 | 181 | 4.53 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | California | 10 | 43 | 184 | 4.28 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Ohio | 11 | 35 | 184 | 5.26 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 11 | 53 | 185 | 3.49 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 8 | 44 | 185 | 4.20 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 9 | 43 | 186 | 4.33 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Duke | 9 | 39 | 189 | 4.85 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | UNLV | 9 | 31 | 192 | 6.19 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 1 | Colorado | 9 | 31 | 198 | 6.39 | 0 | 50 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 10 | 41 | 199 | 4.85 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 1 | Maryland | 8 | 37 | 199 | 5.38 | 0 | 53 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 10 | 56 | 200 | 3.57 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 10 | 46 | 200 | 4.35 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | NC State | 10 | 32 | 203 | 6.34 | 0 | 85 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Iowa | 9 | 37 | 207 | 5.59 | 0 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 43 | 211 | 4.91 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Troy | 10 | 55 | 213 | 3.87 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 10 | 32 | 228 | 7.13 | 0 | 55 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Kansas | 9 | 49 | 231 | 4.71 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 30 | 242 | 8.07 | 0 | 84 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 37 | 245 | 6.62 | 0 | 73 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 10 | 39 | 246 | 6.31 | 0 | 44 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 37 | 253 | 6.84 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 1 | Kent State | 11 | 45 | 254 | 5.64 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
| 1 | Rice | 10 | 27 | 254 | 9.41 | 0 | 65 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 1 | Akron | 11 | 43 | 276 | 6.42 | 0 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| 1 | Nevada | 10 | 47 | 277 | 5.89 | 0 | 68 | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 39 | 278 | 7.13 | 0 | 49 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 1 | UTEP | 10 | 40 | 288 | 7.20 | 0 | 72 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 10 | 59 | 305 | 5.17 | 0 | 61 | 14 | 13 | 2 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 10 | 55 | 335 | 6.09 | 0 | 55 | 18 | 8 | 1 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 44 | 343 | 7.80 | 0 | 55 | 14 | 13 | 6 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 10 | 52 | 354 | 6.81 | 0 | 56 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 124 | East Carolina | 10 | 34 | 154 | 4.53 | 1 | 84 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 124 | Memphis | 10 | 40 | 179 | 4.48 | 1 | 81 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 124 | Georgia State | 10 | 29 | 189 | 6.52 | 1 | 85 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 124 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 44 | 216 | 4.91 | 1 | 80 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| 124 | Marshall | 10 | 54 | 227 | 4.20 | 1 | 92 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 124 | West Virginia | 11 | 47 | 237 | 5.04 | 1 | 83 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 124 | Stanford | 9 | 26 | 256 | 9.85 | 1 | 87 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
| 124 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 32 | 258 | 8.06 | 1 | 80 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 124 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 40 | 262 | 6.55 | 1 | 90 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| 124 | Iowa State | 9 | 45 | 276 | 6.13 | 1 | 88 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| 124 | Boston College | 10 | 33 | 283 | 8.58 | 1 | 94 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 124 | Buffalo | 11 | 68 | 320 | 4.71 | 1 | 90 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 136 | Missouri | 8 | 32 | 259 | 8.09 | 2 | 84 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||