2025 National Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 12/05/2025
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 12 | 980 | 1456 | 647 | 2436 | 3.77 | 203.0 |
| 2 | James Madison | 13 | 990 | 2229 | 794 | 3219 | 4.05 | 247.6 |
| 3 | Toledo | 12 | 1072 | 1901 | 760 | 2973 | 3.91 | 247.8 |
| 4 | Oregon | 12 | 1287 | 1732 | 726 | 3019 | 4.16 | 251.6 |
| 5 | Indiana | 12 | 951 | 2070 | 675 | 3021 | 4.48 | 251.8 |
| 6 | Texas Tech | 12 | 827 | 2280 | 777 | 3107 | 4.00 | 258.9 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 12 | 1316 | 1884 | 777 | 3200 | 4.12 | 266.7 |
| 8 | Iowa | 12 | 1349 | 1898 | 718 | 3247 | 4.52 | 270.6 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 12 | 977 | 2306 | 773 | 3283 | 4.25 | 273.6 |
| 10 | Missouri | 12 | 1240 | 2057 | 718 | 3297 | 4.59 | 274.8 |
| 11 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 1042 | 2291 | 739 | 3333 | 4.51 | 277.8 |
| 12 | Alabama | 12 | 1492 | 1894 | 697 | 3386 | 4.86 | 282.2 |
| 13 | Georgia | 12 | 1033 | 2457 | 719 | 3490 | 4.85 | 290.8 |
| 14 | Fresno State | 12 | 1595 | 1927 | 742 | 3522 | 4.75 | 293.5 |
| 15 | Louisville | 12 | 1317 | 2287 | 768 | 3604 | 4.69 | 300.3 |
| 16 | Arizona | 12 | 1748 | 1871 | 794 | 3619 | 4.56 | 301.6 |
| 17 | Western Michigan | 12 | 1516 | 2111 | 720 | 3627 | 5.04 | 302.3 |
| 18 | Washington State | 12 | 1567 | 2073 | 728 | 3640 | 5.00 | 303.3 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 12 | 1525 | 2193 | 738 | 3718 | 5.04 | 309.8 |
| 20 | Washington | 12 | 1243 | 2494 | 775 | 3737 | 4.82 | 311.4 |
| 21 | Virginia | 12 | 1299 | 2441 | 753 | 3740 | 4.97 | 311.7 |
| 22 | Michigan | 12 | 1220 | 2527 | 786 | 3747 | 4.77 | 312.3 |
| 22 | Nebraska | 12 | 2055 | 1693 | 711 | 3748 | 5.27 | 312.3 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 12 | 1191 | 2561 | 815 | 3752 | 4.60 | 312.7 |
| 25 | LSU | 12 | 1406 | 2430 | 765 | 3836 | 5.01 | 319.7 |
| 26 | Wake Forest | 12 | 1467 | 2396 | 855 | 3863 | 4.52 | 321.9 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | 12 | 1263 | 2619 | 716 | 3882 | 5.42 | 323.5 |
| 28 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 1413 | 2475 | 799 | 3888 | 4.87 | 324.0 |
| 29 | BYU | 12 | 1428 | 2467 | 770 | 3895 | 5.06 | 324.6 |
| 30 | Florida State | 12 | 1657 | 2289 | 787 | 3946 | 5.01 | 328.8 |
| 31 | Auburn | 12 | 1192 | 2758 | 798 | 3950 | 4.95 | 329.2 |
| 32 | Old Dominion | 12 | 1769 | 2208 | 830 | 3977 | 4.79 | 331.4 |
| 33 | Ole Miss | 12 | 1806 | 2191 | 768 | 3997 | 5.20 | 333.1 |
| 34 | Penn State | 12 | 1810 | 2202 | 758 | 4012 | 5.29 | 334.3 |
| 35 | Northwestern | 12 | 1680 | 2338 | 699 | 4018 | 5.75 | 334.8 |
| 36 | Boise State | 13 | 2132 | 2230 | 810 | 4362 | 5.39 | 335.5 |
| 37 | Texas | 12 | 1177 | 2851 | 814 | 4028 | 4.95 | 335.7 |
| 38 | UCF | 12 | 1808 | 2221 | 795 | 4029 | 5.07 | 335.8 |
| 39 | North Carolina | 12 | 1508 | 2535 | 818 | 4043 | 4.94 | 336.9 |
| 40 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 1164 | 2882 | 826 | 4046 | 4.90 | 337.2 |
| 41 | Arizona State | 12 | 1400 | 2708 | 819 | 4108 | 5.02 | 342.3 |
| 41 | Minnesota | 12 | 1458 | 2649 | 727 | 4107 | 5.65 | 342.3 |
| 43 | Bowling Green | 12 | 1697 | 2420 | 732 | 4117 | 5.62 | 343.1 |
| 44 | Buffalo | 12 | 1886 | 2237 | 844 | 4123 | 4.89 | 343.6 |
| 45 | Wyoming | 12 | 2025 | 2106 | 789 | 4131 | 5.24 | 344.3 |
| 46 | Houston | 12 | 1600 | 2578 | 805 | 4178 | 5.19 | 348.2 |
| 47 | USC | 12 | 1745 | 2440 | 751 | 4185 | 5.57 | 348.8 |
| 48 | East Carolina | 12 | 1443 | 2744 | 809 | 4187 | 5.18 | 348.9 |
| 49 | New Mexico | 12 | 1361 | 2832 | 786 | 4193 | 5.33 | 349.4 |
| 50 | Illinois | 12 | 1488 | 2718 | 791 | 4206 | 5.32 | 350.5 |
| 51 | Hawaii | 12 | 1596 | 2616 | 746 | 4212 | 5.65 | 351.0 |
| 52 | South Carolina | 12 | 1632 | 2596 | 806 | 4228 | 5.25 | 352.3 |
| 53 | Clemson | 12 | 1234 | 3006 | 795 | 4240 | 5.33 | 353.3 |
| 54 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 1239 | 3030 | 781 | 4269 | 5.47 | 355.8 |
| 55 | Iowa State | 12 | 1656 | 2622 | 760 | 4278 | 5.63 | 356.5 |
| 56 | Army | 11 | 1618 | 2309 | 689 | 3927 | 5.70 | 357.0 |
| 57 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 2200 | 2087 | 796 | 4287 | 5.39 | 357.3 |
| 58 | Ohio | 12 | 1775 | 2521 | 730 | 4296 | 5.88 | 358.0 |
| 59 | Central Michigan | 12 | 1817 | 2486 | 794 | 4303 | 5.42 | 358.6 |
| 60 | California | 12 | 1943 | 2365 | 779 | 4308 | 5.53 | 359.0 |
| 61 | Utah | 12 | 2194 | 2130 | 808 | 4324 | 5.35 | 360.3 |
| 62 | Memphis | 12 | 1601 | 2732 | 793 | 4333 | 5.46 | 361.1 |
| 63 | Nevada | 12 | 1795 | 2643 | 785 | 4438 | 5.65 | 369.8 |
| 64 | North Texas | 13 | 2694 | 2121 | 914 | 4815 | 5.27 | 370.4 |
| 65 | Kentucky | 12 | 1611 | 2879 | 798 | 4490 | 5.63 | 374.2 |
| 66 | Tulane | 13 | 1565 | 3317 | 890 | 4882 | 5.49 | 375.5 |
| 67 | Liberty | 12 | 2149 | 2361 | 805 | 4510 | 5.60 | 375.8 |
| 68 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 1704 | 2813 | 826 | 4517 | 5.47 | 376.4 |
| 69 | Florida | 12 | 1847 | 2675 | 798 | 4522 | 5.67 | 376.8 |
| 70 | TCU | 12 | 1612 | 2913 | 828 | 4525 | 5.46 | 377.1 |
| 71 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 1839 | 2698 | 775 | 4537 | 5.85 | 378.1 |
| 72 | Michigan State | 12 | 1768 | 2776 | 761 | 4544 | 5.97 | 378.7 |
| 73 | Oregon State | 12 | 1889 | 2669 | 758 | 4558 | 6.01 | 379.8 |
| 74 | Troy | 13 | 2370 | 2574 | 870 | 4944 | 5.68 | 380.3 |
| 75 | South Alabama | 12 | 2119 | 2460 | 784 | 4579 | 5.84 | 381.6 |
| 76 | UTSA | 12 | 1866 | 2719 | 774 | 4585 | 5.92 | 382.1 |
| 77 | Akron | 12 | 1863 | 2750 | 790 | 4613 | 5.84 | 384.4 |
| 78 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 1951 | 2667 | 809 | 4618 | 5.71 | 384.8 |
| 78 | Missouri State | 12 | 1922 | 2695 | 786 | 4617 | 5.87 | 384.8 |
| 80 | Kansas State | 12 | 1965 | 2669 | 875 | 4634 | 5.30 | 386.2 |
| 81 | USF | 12 | 1613 | 3029 | 898 | 4642 | 5.17 | 386.8 |
| 82 | UCLA | 12 | 2285 | 2359 | 766 | 4644 | 6.06 | 387.0 |
| 83 | Kansas | 12 | 2077 | 2569 | 793 | 4646 | 5.86 | 387.2 |
| 84 | SMU | 12 | 1271 | 3416 | 899 | 4687 | 5.21 | 390.6 |
| 85 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 1932 | 3154 | 890 | 5086 | 5.71 | 391.2 |
| 86 | UTEP | 12 | 2034 | 2662 | 876 | 4696 | 5.36 | 391.3 |
| 87 | Baylor | 12 | 2366 | 2339 | 826 | 4705 | 5.70 | 392.1 |
| 88 | Tennessee | 12 | 1760 | 2986 | 856 | 4746 | 5.54 | 395.5 |
| 89 | Tulsa | 12 | 2189 | 2571 | 857 | 4760 | 5.55 | 396.7 |
| 90 | Temple | 12 | 2368 | 2394 | 782 | 4762 | 6.09 | 396.8 |
| 91 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 2036 | 2728 | 811 | 4764 | 5.87 | 397.0 |
| 92 | Texas State | 12 | 2041 | 2741 | 842 | 4782 | 5.68 | 398.5 |
| 93 | Navy | 11 | 1575 | 2811 | 722 | 4386 | 6.07 | 398.7 |
| 94 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 1717 | 3074 | 814 | 4791 | 5.89 | 399.3 |
| 95 | Rice | 12 | 1887 | 2926 | 766 | 4813 | 6.28 | 401.1 |
| 96 | New Mexico State | 12 | 1980 | 2842 | 859 | 4822 | 5.61 | 401.8 |
| 97 | Maryland | 12 | 2107 | 2718 | 862 | 4825 | 5.60 | 402.1 |
| 98 | Southern Miss | 12 | 2118 | 2713 | 899 | 4831 | 5.37 | 402.6 |
| 99 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 2176 | 2657 | 848 | 4833 | 5.70 | 402.8 |
| 99 | San Jose State | 12 | 1891 | 2943 | 814 | 4834 | 5.94 | 402.8 |
| 101 | Kennesaw State | 13 | 2281 | 2961 | 915 | 5242 | 5.73 | 403.2 |
| 102 | Cincinnati | 12 | 2083 | 2758 | 860 | 4841 | 5.63 | 403.4 |
| 103 | Ball State | 12 | 2146 | 2722 | 807 | 4868 | 6.03 | 405.7 |
| 104 | FIU | 12 | 1915 | 2954 | 833 | 4869 | 5.85 | 405.8 |
| 104 | Mississippi State | 12 | 2274 | 2596 | 825 | 4870 | 5.90 | 405.8 |
| 106 | Stanford | 12 | 1431 | 3467 | 826 | 4898 | 5.93 | 408.2 |
| 107 | West Virginia | 12 | 1725 | 3185 | 869 | 4910 | 5.65 | 409.2 |
| 108 | Marshall | 12 | 1787 | 3140 | 827 | 4927 | 5.96 | 410.6 |
| 109 | Delaware | 12 | 1972 | 2962 | 805 | 4934 | 6.13 | 411.2 |
| 110 | Connecticut | 12 | 2226 | 2732 | 875 | 4958 | 5.67 | 413.2 |
| 111 | Duke | 12 | 1692 | 3284 | 801 | 4976 | 6.21 | 414.7 |
| 112 | Arkansas State | 12 | 2142 | 2835 | 815 | 4977 | 6.11 | 414.8 |
| 113 | Appalachian State | 12 | 1667 | 3312 | 873 | 4979 | 5.70 | 414.9 |
| 114 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 2785 | 2210 | 800 | 4995 | 6.24 | 416.3 |
| 115 | Louisiana | 12 | 2269 | 2737 | 835 | 5006 | 6.00 | 417.2 |
| 116 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 1991 | 3029 | 798 | 5020 | 6.29 | 418.3 |
| 117 | NC State | 12 | 1655 | 3397 | 818 | 5052 | 6.18 | 421.0 |
| 118 | Air Force | 12 | 1902 | 3176 | 703 | 5078 | 7.22 | 423.2 |
| 119 | UAB | 12 | 2293 | 2787 | 781 | 5080 | 6.50 | 423.3 |
| 120 | Purdue | 12 | 2182 | 2900 | 773 | 5082 | 6.57 | 423.5 |
| 121 | Utah State | 12 | 2101 | 2992 | 879 | 5093 | 5.79 | 424.4 |
| 122 | UNLV | 13 | 2277 | 3241 | 862 | 5518 | 6.40 | 424.5 |
| 123 | Arkansas | 12 | 2231 | 2871 | 814 | 5102 | 6.27 | 425.2 |
| 124 | Colorado | 12 | 2670 | 2438 | 832 | 5108 | 6.14 | 425.7 |
| 125 | Colorado State | 12 | 2459 | 2653 | 816 | 5112 | 6.26 | 426.0 |
| 126 | Kent State | 12 | 2291 | 2832 | 883 | 5123 | 5.80 | 426.9 |
| 127 | Syracuse | 12 | 2099 | 3033 | 789 | 5132 | 6.50 | 427.7 |
| 128 | Rutgers | 12 | 2519 | 2675 | 683 | 5194 | 7.60 | 432.8 |
| 129 | Boston College | 12 | 2131 | 3068 | 797 | 5199 | 6.52 | 433.3 |
| 130 | Massachusetts | 12 | 2656 | 2550 | 824 | 5206 | 6.32 | 433.8 |
| 131 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 2404 | 2822 | 878 | 5226 | 5.95 | 435.5 |
| 132 | Georgia State | 12 | 2497 | 2889 | 838 | 5386 | 6.43 | 448.8 |
| 133 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 2523 | 2952 | 878 | 5475 | 6.24 | 456.3 |
| 134 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 2648 | 2934 | 853 | 5582 | 6.54 | 465.2 |
| 135 | Charlotte | 12 | 2403 | 3260 | 886 | 5663 | 6.39 | 471.9 |
| 136 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 2491 | 3311 | 832 | 5802 | 6.97 | 483.5 |