2025 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Wake Forest 1 163 164 64 327 5.11 327.0
2 UTEP 1 226 114 81 340 4.20 340.0
3 Boise State 1 200 189 54 389 7.20 389.0
4 Western Michigan 1 182 224 63 406 6.44 406.0
5 Troy 1 318 93 67 411 6.13 411.0
6 Massachusetts 1 201 234 71 435 6.13 435.0
7 Liberty 1 227 213 67 440 6.57 440.0
8 New Mexico 1 201 251 63 452 7.17 452.0
9 California 1 194 262 80 456 5.70 456.0
10 Boston College 1 159 299 55 458 8.33 458.0
11 San Jose State 1 155 317 65 472 7.26 472.0
12 Louisiana 1 187 290 81 477 5.89 477.0
13 Texas State 1 247 264 60 511 8.52 511.0
14 James Madison 1 201 313 53 514 9.70 514.0
15 Air Force 1 178 339 55 517 9.40 517.0
16 Wyoming 1 311 230 86 541 6.29 541.0
17 Ohio 1 225 347 63 572 9.08 572.0
18 Louisiana-Monroe 1 212 371 69 583 8.45 583.0
19 Kennesaw State 1 313 280 67 593 8.85 593.0
20 Missouri State 1 233 364 57 597 10.47 597.0
21 Sam Houston State 1 264 343 69 607 8.80 607.0
22 Central Michigan 1 381 235 80 616 7.70 616.0
23 San Diego State 1 368 250 98 618 6.31 618.0
24 Appalachian State 1 324 303 89 627 7.04 627.0
25 Georgia Tech 2 286 399 130 685 5.27 342.5
26 North Texas 2 510 225 132 735 5.57 367.5
27 Memphis 2 325 432 125 757 6.06 378.5
28 Syracuse 2 452 328 96 780 8.13 390.0
29 North Carolina 2 317 484 141 801 5.68 400.5
30 Pittsburgh 2 315 488 139 803 5.78 401.5
31 Arizona 2 490 336 148 826 5.58 413.0
32 Louisville 3 277 557 200 834 4.17 278.0
33 South Alabama 2 436 399 137 835 6.09 417.5
34 Utah 2 375 477 138 852 6.17 426.0
35 East Carolina 2 268 608 122 876 7.18 438.0
36 Marshall 2 378 519 135 897 6.64 448.5
37 Tulsa 2 552 346 148 898 6.07 449.0
38 Florida Atlantic 2 559 347 133 906 6.81 453.0
39 Kansas 2 533 386 124 919 7.41 459.5
40 Navy 2 439 487 126 926 7.35 463.0
41 SMU 2 297 653 155 950 6.13 475.0
42 Kent State 2 415 541 148 956 6.46 478.0
43 UAB 2 503 466 118 969 8.21 484.5
44 Houston 2 340 638 159 978 6.15 489.0
45 Coastal Carolina 2 450 529 149 979 6.57 489.5
46 Maryland 2 595 436 148 1031 6.97 515.5
47 Iowa State 3 347 709 207 1056 5.10 352.0
48 Utah State 2 457 640 144 1097 7.62 548.5
49 Texas A&M 3 529 575 186 1104 5.94 368.0
50 Florida State 3 395 724 215 1119 5.20 373.0
51 Old Dominion 2 620 506 168 1126 6.70 563.0
52 Ohio State 4 537 593 229 1130 4.93 282.5
53 Army 3 560 592 202 1152 5.70 384.0
54 Washington 3 442 724 201 1166 5.80 388.7
55 TCU 3 493 737 204 1230 6.03 410.0
56 Georgia Southern 2 640 594 138 1234 8.94 617.0
57 Minnesota 3 445 813 177 1258 7.11 419.3
58 Virginia Tech 3 542 746 203 1288 6.34 429.3
59 Vanderbilt 3 413 880 188 1293 6.88 431.0
60 Texas Tech 5 398 896 329 1294 3.93 258.8
61 Duke 3 508 802 209 1310 6.27 436.7
62 Baylor 3 792 535 207 1327 6.41 442.3
63 UCF 3 533 806 216 1339 6.20 446.3
64 Arizona State 4 578 763 248 1341 5.41 335.3
64 Illinois 3 544 797 213 1341 6.30 447.0
66 UTSA 3 513 904 201 1417 7.05 472.3
67 Kansas State 3 551 884 229 1435 6.27 478.3
68 Notre Dame 4 536 915 263 1451 5.52 362.8
69 Tulane 3 513 947 205 1460 7.12 486.7
70 Iowa 4 522 946 242 1468 6.07 367.0
71 Washington State 4 646 823 240 1469 6.12 367.3
72 Oklahoma State 3 566 920 210 1486 7.08 495.3
73 Rice 3 658 829 176 1487 8.45 495.7
74 BYU 4 649 861 279 1510 5.41 377.5
75 Rutgers 3 829 697 177 1526 8.62 508.7
76 Oregon State 3 483 1053 224 1536 6.86 512.0
77 Penn State 4 693 850 244 1543 6.32 385.8
77 USF 3 650 893 216 1543 7.14 514.3
79 NC State 3 614 966 216 1580 7.31 526.7
80 Georgia State 3 792 823 217 1615 7.44 538.3
81 Missouri 5 717 921 329 1638 4.98 327.6
82 Nebraska 4 926 716 255 1642 6.44 410.5
83 Michigan State 4 851 799 249 1650 6.63 412.5
84 Kentucky 4 512 1151 267 1663 6.23 415.8
85 Charlotte 3 489 1177 227 1666 7.34 555.3
86 Oklahoma 5 506 1181 334 1687 5.05 337.4
86 Miami (FL) 5 479 1208 324 1687 5.21 337.4
88 Georgia 5 336 1368 325 1704 5.24 340.8
89 Cincinnati 4 1011 754 298 1765 5.92 441.3
90 Michigan 4 783 989 282 1772 6.28 443.0
90 Northwestern 4 834 938 271 1772 6.54 443.0
92 Colorado 4 933 841 286 1774 6.20 443.5
93 Indiana 6 457 1329 358 1786 4.99 297.7
94 UCLA 4 901 894 278 1795 6.46 448.8
95 Tennessee 4 824 984 277 1808 6.53 452.0
96 Auburn 5 643 1194 342 1837 5.37 367.4
97 Stanford 4 749 1101 290 1850 6.38 462.5
98 South Carolina 5 711 1176 330 1887 5.72 377.4
99 USC 5 894 995 322 1889 5.87 377.8
100 Temple 4 885 1025 265 1910 7.21 477.5
101 Texas 6 642 1309 396 1951 4.93 325.2
102 Alabama 6 847 1121 366 1968 5.38 328.0
103 Florida 5 794 1207 353 2001 5.67 400.2
104 Mississippi State 4 860 1159 305 2019 6.62 504.8
105 Oregon 6 713 1320 407 2033 5.00 338.8
106 Arkansas 4 642 1461 268 2103 7.85 525.8
107 West Virginia 5 773 1590 377 2363 6.27 472.6
108 Ole Miss 6 965 1409 437 2374 5.43 395.7
109 Purdue 5 1210 1204 322 2414 7.50 482.8
110 Wisconsin 6 841 1591 371 2432 6.56 405.3
111 LSU 6 967 1512 422 2479 5.87 413.2