2025 National Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 12/26/2025

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Ohio State 13 1098 1678 704 2776 3.94 213.5
2 Toledo 13 1252 2054 820 3306 4.03 254.3
3 Texas Tech 13 890 2417 836 3307 3.96 254.4
4 Indiana 13 1009 2334 731 3343 4.57 257.2
5 James Madison 14 1191 2542 847 3733 4.41 266.6
6 San Diego State 12 1316 1884 777 3200 4.12 266.7
7 Iowa 12 1349 1898 718 3247 4.52 270.6
8 Oregon 13 1473 2055 810 3528 4.36 271.4
9 Oklahoma 13 1005 2538 827 3543 4.28 272.5
10 Missouri 12 1240 2057 718 3297 4.59 274.8
11 Miami (FL) 13 1131 2528 814 3659 4.50 281.5
12 Georgia 13 1030 2669 774 3699 4.78 284.5
13 Alabama 14 1688 2357 839 4045 4.82 288.9
14 Fresno State 12 1595 1927 742 3522 4.75 293.5
15 Washington State 13 1627 2267 781 3894 4.99 299.5
16 Arizona 12 1748 1871 794 3619 4.56 301.6
17 Louisville 13 1486 2454 836 3940 4.71 303.1
18 Western Michigan 14 1758 2519 859 4277 4.98 305.5
19 Texas A&M 13 1700 2296 787 3996 5.08 307.4
20 Washington 13 1301 2747 846 4048 4.78 311.4
21 Michigan 12 1220 2527 786 3747 4.77 312.3
21 Nebraska 12 2055 1693 711 3748 5.27 312.3
23 Notre Dame 12 1191 2561 815 3752 4.60 312.7
24 Virginia 13 1436 2637 822 4073 4.95 313.3
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 BYU 13 1587 2682 844 4269 5.06 328.4
29 Florida State 12 1657 2289 787 3946 5.01 328.8
30 Auburn 12 1192 2758 798 3950 4.95 329.2
31 Miami (OH) 13 1699 2586 868 4285 4.94 329.6
32 Northwestern 13 1771 2516 759 4287 5.65 329.8
33 Old Dominion 13 1821 2489 905 4310 4.76 331.5
34 Minnesota 13 1574 2737 793 4311 5.44 331.6
35 Penn State 12 1810 2202 758 4012 5.29 334.3
36 Texas 12 1177 2851 814 4028 4.95 335.7
37 UCF 12 1808 2221 795 4029 5.07 335.8
38 North Carolina 12 1508 2535 818 4043 4.94 336.9
38 Boise State 14 2259 2458 872 4717 5.41 336.9
40 Pittsburgh 12 1164 2882 826 4046 4.90 337.2
41 Ole Miss 13 1921 2497 839 4418 5.27 339.8
42 New Mexico 13 1466 2979 846 4445 5.25 341.9
43 Arizona State 12 1400 2708 819 4108 5.02 342.3
44 Bowling Green 12 1697 2420 732 4117 5.62 343.1
45 Buffalo 12 1886 2237 844 4123 4.89 343.6
46 Wyoming 12 2025 2106 789 4131 5.24 344.3
47 Houston 12 1600 2578 805 4178 5.19 348.2
48 USC 12 1745 2440 751 4185 5.57 348.8
49 East Carolina 12 1443 2744 809 4187 5.18 348.9
50 Army 12 1808 2391 755 4199 5.56 349.9
51 Illinois 12 1488 2718 791 4206 5.32 350.5
52 Ohio 13 1872 2705 789 4577 5.80 352.1
53 South Carolina 12 1632 2596 806 4228 5.25 352.3
54 Clemson 12 1234 3006 795 4240 5.33 353.3
55 Central Michigan 13 1894 2722 855 4616 5.40 355.1
56 Vanderbilt 12 1239 3030 781 4269 5.47 355.8
57 Iowa State 12 1656 2622 760 4278 5.63 356.5
58 Northern Illinois 12 2200 2087 796 4287 5.39 357.3
59 Memphis 13 1717 2953 852 4670 5.48 359.2
60 Utah 12 2194 2130 808 4324 5.35 360.3
61 Hawaii 13 1740 2952 813 4692 5.77 360.9
62 California 13 2036 2667 851 4703 5.53 361.8
63 Nevada 12 1795 2643 785 4438 5.65 369.8
64 North Texas 13 2694 2121 914 4815 5.27 370.4
65 UTSA 13 1945 2895 852 4840 5.68 372.3
66 Troy 14 2475 2747 935 5222 5.59 373.0
67 Kentucky 12 1611 2879 798 4490 5.63 374.2
68 Liberty 12 2149 2361 805 4510 5.60 375.8
69 Louisiana Tech 12 1704 2813 826 4517 5.47 376.4
70 Florida 12 1847 2675 798 4522 5.67 376.8
71 TCU 12 1612 2913 828 4525 5.46 377.1
72 Virginia Tech 12 1839 2698 775 4537 5.85 378.1
73 Michigan State 12 1768 2776 761 4544 5.97 378.7
74 Jacksonville State 14 2020 3283 952 5303 5.57 378.8
75 Oregon State 12 1889 2669 758 4558 6.01 379.8
76 South Alabama 12 2119 2460 784 4579 5.84 381.6
77 Navy 12 1695 2893 766 4588 5.99 382.3
78 Missouri State 13 1993 2983 842 4976 5.91 382.8
79 Tulane 14 1716 3663 958 5379 5.61 384.2
80 Akron 12 1863 2750 790 4613 5.84 384.4
81 Louisiana-Monroe 12 1951 2667 809 4618 5.71 384.8
82 Kansas State 12 1965 2669 875 4634 5.30 386.2
83 USF 13 1868 3156 979 5024 5.13 386.5
84 UCLA 12 2285 2359 766 4644 6.06 387.0
85 Kansas 12 2077 2569 793 4646 5.86 387.2
86 SMU 12 1271 3416 899 4687 5.21 390.6
87 UTEP 12 2034 2662 876 4696 5.36 391.3
88 Baylor 12 2366 2339 826 4705 5.70 392.1
89 Tennessee 12 1760 2986 856 4746 5.54 395.5
90 Tulsa 12 2189 2571 857 4760 5.55 396.7
91 Temple 12 2368 2394 782 4762 6.09 396.8
92 Georgia Tech 12 2036 2728 811 4764 5.87 397.0
93 Texas State 12 2041 2741 842 4782 5.68 398.5
94 Middle Tennessee State 12 1717 3074 814 4791 5.89 399.3
95 Western Kentucky 13 2295 2915 932 5210 5.59 400.8
96 Rice 12 1887 2926 766 4813 6.28 401.1
97 New Mexico State 12 1980 2842 859 4822 5.61 401.8
98 Maryland 12 2107 2718 862 4825 5.60 402.1
99 San Jose State 12 1891 2943 814 4834 5.94 402.8
100 Cincinnati 12 2083 2758 860 4841 5.63 403.4
101 Southern Miss 13 2273 2980 972 5253 5.40 404.1
102 Kennesaw State 14 2584 3081 977 5665 5.80 404.6
103 Delaware 13 2076 3193 882 5269 5.97 405.3
104 Ball State 12 2146 2722 807 4868 6.03 405.7
105 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
107 Duke 13 1820 3500 870 5320 6.11 409.2
109 Marshall 12 1787 3140 827 4927 5.96 410.6
110 Louisiana 13 2427 2913 895 5340 5.97 410.8
111 FIU 13 2101 3249 904 5350 5.92 411.5
112 NC State 13 1804 3551 888 5355 6.03 411.9
113 Connecticut 12 2226 2732 875 4958 5.67 413.2
114 Arkansas State 13 2189 3184 887 5373 6.06 413.3
115 Appalachian State 12 1667 3312 873 4979 5.70 414.9
116 Eastern Michigan 12 2785 2210 800 4995 6.24 416.3
117 Oklahoma State 12 1991 3029 798 5020 6.29 418.3
118 UNLV 14 2484 3384 920 5868 6.38 419.1
119 Air Force 12 1902 3176 703 5078 7.22 423.2
120 UAB 12 2293 2787 781 5080 6.50 423.3
121 Purdue 12 2182 2900 773 5082 6.57 423.5
122 Arkansas 12 2231 2871 814 5102 6.27 425.2
123 Colorado 12 2670 2438 832 5108 6.14 425.7
124 Colorado State 12 2459 2653 816 5112 6.26 426.0
125 Kent State 12 2291 2832 883 5123 5.80 426.9
126 Syracuse 12 2099 3033 789 5132 6.50 427.7
127 Rutgers 12 2519 2675 683 5194 7.60 432.8
128 Boston College 12 2131 3068 797 5199 6.52 433.3
129 Massachusetts 12 2656 2550 824 5206 6.32 433.8
130 Florida Atlantic 12 2404 2822 878 5226 5.95 435.5
131 Utah State 13 2356 3365 967 5721 5.92 440.1
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