2025 National Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 10/09/2025

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Oklahoma 5 373 592 276 965 3.50 193.0
2 Missouri 5 312 707 252 1019 4.04 203.8
3 Ohio State 5 457 622 281 1079 3.84 215.8
4 James Madison 5 399 687 277 1086 3.92 217.2
5 Indiana 5 440 667 263 1107 4.21 221.4
6 Toledo 5 460 659 311 1119 3.60 223.8
7 Oregon 5 574 617 286 1191 4.16 238.2
8 BYU 5 461 737 295 1198 4.06 239.6
9 Texas Tech 5 328 894 310 1222 3.94 244.4
10 Arizona 5 488 736 312 1224 3.92 244.8
11 Nebraska 5 778 459 291 1237 4.25 247.4
12 Iowa 5 347 924 285 1271 4.46 254.2
13 Texas 5 398 903 301 1301 4.32 260.2
14 San Diego State 5 514 790 325 1304 4.01 260.8
15 Louisville 5 558 752 299 1310 4.38 262.0
16 Miami (FL) 5 437 945 312 1382 4.43 276.4
17 Minnesota 5 395 999 278 1394 5.01 278.8
18 Michigan 5 385 1032 332 1417 4.27 283.4
19 Washington 5 390 1028 308 1418 4.60 283.6
20 Alabama 5 777 652 271 1429 5.27 285.8
21 Texas A&M 5 546 902 312 1448 4.64 289.6
22 Pittsburgh 5 323 1136 355 1459 4.11 291.8
23 LSU 5 422 1043 318 1465 4.61 293.0
24 Florida 5 497 981 294 1478 5.03 295.6
25 Utah 5 704 798 298 1502 5.04 300.4
26 Florida State 5 543 979 319 1522 4.77 304.4
27 UCF 5 775 754 317 1529 4.82 305.8
28 Penn State 5 747 784 342 1531 4.48 306.2
29 Northwestern 5 733 825 290 1558 5.37 311.6
30 Georgia 5 410 1156 314 1566 4.99 313.2
31 Old Dominion 5 826 745 350 1571 4.49 314.2
32 Auburn 5 440 1138 320 1578 4.93 315.6
33 North Texas 5 902 679 350 1581 4.52 316.2
34 Wisconsin 5 375 1208 271 1583 5.84 316.6
35 Maryland 5 484 1108 373 1592 4.27 318.4
36 Arizona State 5 391 1214 332 1605 4.83 321.0
37 Houston 5 708 906 354 1614 4.56 322.8
38 South Carolina 5 716 901 332 1617 4.87 323.4
39 Wake Forest 5 712 913 376 1625 4.32 325.0
40 Northern Illinois 5 788 854 330 1642 4.98 328.4
40 Troy 5 792 850 312 1642 5.26 328.4
42 Navy 5 578 1070 305 1648 5.40 329.6
43 Washington State 5 752 899 305 1651 5.41 330.2
44 Miami (OH) 5 722 933 343 1655 4.83 331.0
45 Ole Miss 5 819 862 326 1681 5.16 336.2
46 Wyoming 5 805 886 328 1691 5.16 338.2
47 Temple 5 790 920 304 1710 5.63 342.0
48 Clemson 5 544 1169 340 1713 5.04 342.6
49 Rutgers 5 641 1092 272 1733 6.37 346.6
50 Boise State 5 811 931 307 1742 5.67 348.4
51 Appalachian State 5 435 1317 331 1752 5.29 350.4
52 Georgia Tech 5 831 952 350 1783 5.09 356.6
53 USC 5 542 1255 319 1797 5.63 359.4
53 Michigan State 5 549 1248 309 1797 5.82 359.4
55 Boston College 5 668 1154 348 1822 5.24 364.4
56 Bowling Green 5 674 1166 302 1840 6.09 368.0
57 Fresno State 6 660 1189 364 1849 5.08 308.2
58 Army 5 778 1083 325 1861 5.73 372.2
59 Nevada 5 683 1181 334 1864 5.58 372.8
60 North Carolina 5 635 1231 342 1866 5.46 373.2
61 Tennessee 5 576 1291 387 1867 4.82 373.4
62 Memphis 6 528 1348 383 1876 4.90 312.7
62 Notre Dame 5 586 1290 338 1876 5.55 375.2
64 Vanderbilt 6 545 1335 369 1880 5.09 313.3
65 Western Michigan 6 768 1123 381 1891 4.96 315.2
66 Hawaii 6 767 1126 355 1893 5.33 315.5
66 USF 5 660 1233 360 1893 5.26 378.6
68 Cincinnati 5 584 1310 340 1894 5.57 378.8
68 TCU 5 648 1246 337 1894 5.62 378.8
70 Marshall 5 674 1224 320 1898 5.93 379.6
71 Texas State 5 910 1000 344 1910 5.55 382.0
72 Florida Atlantic 5 914 1012 336 1926 5.73 385.2
72 UTSA 5 591 1335 329 1926 5.85 385.2
74 New Mexico 5 599 1356 323 1955 6.05 391.0
75 Colorado State 5 957 1007 324 1964 6.06 392.8
75 UCLA 5 1088 876 313 1964 6.27 392.8
77 Louisiana-Monroe 5 584 1384 339 1968 5.81 393.6
78 Delaware 5 773 1196 334 1969 5.90 393.8
79 East Carolina 6 685 1294 385 1979 5.14 329.8
79 California 6 738 1241 366 1979 5.41 329.8
81 Purdue 5 746 1242 306 1988 6.50 397.6
82 New Mexico State 5 763 1230 364 1993 5.48 398.6
83 Mississippi State 6 976 1031 397 2007 5.06 334.5
83 Louisiana 5 1108 899 352 2007 5.70 401.4
85 Kentucky 5 768 1243 348 2011 5.78 402.2
86 Iowa State 6 851 1171 375 2022 5.39 337.0
87 Rice 6 916 1148 382 2064 5.40 344.0
88 Buffalo 6 856 1209 439 2065 4.70 344.2
88 Utah State 5 935 1130 368 2065 5.61 413.0
90 UNLV 5 711 1356 344 2067 6.01 413.4
91 Ball State 5 836 1239 338 2075 6.14 415.0
92 UTEP 6 934 1171 426 2105 4.94 350.8
93 Liberty 6 1181 925 383 2106 5.50 351.0
94 San Jose State 5 656 1452 340 2108 6.20 421.6
95 FIU 5 739 1372 348 2111 6.07 422.2
96 Arkansas 5 840 1285 347 2125 6.12 425.0
97 Virginia Tech 6 780 1351 363 2131 5.87 355.2
98 Louisiana Tech 6 638 1494 418 2132 5.10 355.3
99 Stanford 5 566 1575 345 2141 6.21 428.2
100 Coastal Carolina 5 991 1152 370 2143 5.79 428.6
101 Virginia 6 711 1440 390 2151 5.52 358.5
102 SMU 5 569 1617 392 2186 5.58 437.2
103 Massachusetts 5 958 1244 358 2202 6.15 440.4
104 South Alabama 6 1197 1015 387 2212 5.72 368.7
105 UAB 5 1138 1085 341 2223 6.52 444.6
106 NC State 6 791 1459 399 2250 5.64 375.0
107 Kansas 6 946 1309 421 2255 5.36 375.8
107 Duke 6 739 1516 397 2255 5.68 375.8
109 Kansas State 6 1006 1250 430 2256 5.25 376.0
110 Jacksonville State 6 993 1269 394 2262 5.74 377.0
111 Connecticut 6 930 1337 429 2267 5.28 377.8
112 Middle Tennessee State 6 920 1358 380 2278 5.99 379.7
113 Central Michigan 6 937 1354 387 2291 5.92 381.8
114 Georgia State 5 1120 1178 349 2298 6.58 459.6
115 Tulsa 6 1087 1222 431 2309 5.36 384.8
116 Kennesaw State 6 905 1413 428 2318 5.42 386.3
117 Illinois 6 811 1514 400 2325 5.81 387.5
118 Charlotte 5 1040 1291 373 2331 6.25 466.2
119 Tulane 6 898 1437 419 2335 5.57 389.2
120 West Virginia 6 930 1407 421 2337 5.55 389.5
121 Western Kentucky 6 1175 1194 414 2369 5.72 394.8
121 Missouri State 6 907 1462 377 2369 6.28 394.8
123 Oklahoma State 5 897 1473 346 2370 6.85 474.0
124 Southern Miss 6 917 1464 452 2381 5.27 396.8
125 Air Force 5 821 1562 309 2383 7.71 476.6
126 Colorado 6 1080 1313 411 2393 5.82 398.8
127 Ohio 6 987 1421 380 2408 6.34 401.3
128 Baylor 6 1063 1359 433 2422 5.59 403.7
129 Kent State 5 1210 1312 361 2522 6.99 504.4
130 Oregon State 6 938 1626 396 2564 6.47 427.3
131 Syracuse 6 946 1747 441 2693 6.11 448.8
132 Akron 6 1141 1576 415 2717 6.55 452.8
133 Sam Houston State 6 1112 1671 425 2783 6.55 463.8
134 Georgia Southern 6 1497 1329 417 2826 6.78 471.0
135 Arkansas State 6 1277 1569 399 2846 7.13 474.3
136 Eastern Michigan 6 1509 1351 409 2860 6.99 476.7