2025 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/22/2025
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTEP | 1 | 226 | 114 | 81 | 340 | 4.20 | 340.0 |
| 2 | Kansas | 1 | 372 | 133 | 68 | 505 | 7.43 | 505.0 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 1 | 166 | 170 | 67 | 336 | 5.01 | 336.0 |
| 4 | Arizona | 1 | 258 | 172 | 80 | 430 | 5.38 | 430.0 |
| 5 | Indiana | 1 | 81 | 186 | 64 | 267 | 4.17 | 267.0 |
| 6 | Boise State | 1 | 200 | 189 | 54 | 389 | 7.20 | 389.0 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 1 | 59 | 200 | 69 | 259 | 3.75 | 259.0 |
| 8 | Liberty | 1 | 227 | 213 | 67 | 440 | 6.57 | 440.0 |
| 9 | New Mexico State | 1 | 194 | 219 | 66 | 413 | 6.26 | 413.0 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 1 | 182 | 224 | 63 | 406 | 6.44 | 406.0 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 186 | 226 | 67 | 412 | 6.15 | 412.0 |
| 12 | Wyoming | 1 | 311 | 230 | 86 | 541 | 6.29 | 541.0 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 2 | 488 | 240 | 117 | 728 | 6.22 | 364.0 |
| 14 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 162 | 241 | 64 | 403 | 6.30 | 403.0 |
| 15 | New Mexico | 1 | 201 | 251 | 63 | 452 | 7.17 | 452.0 |
| 16 | Tulsa | 1 | 185 | 252 | 75 | 437 | 5.83 | 437.0 |
| 17 | California | 1 | 194 | 262 | 80 | 456 | 5.70 | 456.0 |
| 18 | Texas State | 1 | 247 | 264 | 60 | 511 | 8.52 | 511.0 |
| 19 | SMU | 1 | 159 | 274 | 78 | 433 | 5.55 | 433.0 |
| 20 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 313 | 280 | 67 | 593 | 8.85 | 593.0 |
| 21 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 164 | 290 | 79 | 454 | 5.75 | 454.0 |
| 21 | Louisiana | 1 | 187 | 290 | 81 | 477 | 5.89 | 477.0 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 1 | 136 | 293 | 71 | 429 | 6.04 | 429.0 |
| 24 | UCF | 1 | 205 | 294 | 71 | 499 | 7.03 | 499.0 |
| 25 | Arizona State | 2 | 385 | 303 | 120 | 688 | 5.73 | 344.0 |
| 25 | Appalachian State | 1 | 324 | 303 | 89 | 627 | 7.04 | 627.0 |
| 27 | Iowa State | 1 | 103 | 307 | 64 | 410 | 6.41 | 410.0 |
| 27 | Tulane | 1 | 241 | 307 | 69 | 548 | 7.94 | 548.0 |
| 29 | San Jose State | 1 | 155 | 317 | 65 | 472 | 7.26 | 472.0 |
| 30 | Memphis | 1 | 125 | 332 | 56 | 457 | 8.16 | 457.0 |
| 31 | Cincinnati | 2 | 532 | 340 | 158 | 872 | 5.52 | 436.0 |
| 32 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 264 | 343 | 69 | 607 | 8.80 | 607.0 |
| 33 | Houston | 1 | 207 | 345 | 90 | 552 | 6.13 | 552.0 |
| 34 | Ohio | 1 | 225 | 347 | 63 | 572 | 9.08 | 572.0 |
| 35 | Texas Tech | 2 | 168 | 350 | 134 | 518 | 3.87 | 259.0 |
| 36 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 212 | 371 | 69 | 583 | 8.45 | 583.0 |
| 37 | Baylor | 2 | 543 | 398 | 125 | 941 | 7.53 | 470.5 |
| 38 | South Alabama | 2 | 436 | 399 | 137 | 835 | 6.09 | 417.5 |
| 39 | Maryland | 2 | 595 | 436 | 148 | 1031 | 6.97 | 515.5 |
| 40 | Washington | 2 | 336 | 438 | 130 | 774 | 5.95 | 387.0 |
| 41 | BYU | 2 | 375 | 463 | 148 | 838 | 5.66 | 419.0 |
| 42 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 296 | 469 | 142 | 765 | 5.39 | 382.5 |
| 42 | Rice | 1 | 171 | 469 | 55 | 640 | 11.64 | 640.0 |
| 44 | Utah | 2 | 375 | 477 | 138 | 852 | 6.17 | 426.0 |
| 45 | Navy | 2 | 439 | 487 | 126 | 926 | 7.35 | 463.0 |
| 45 | Colorado | 3 | 950 | 487 | 209 | 1437 | 6.88 | 479.0 |
| 47 | Clemson | 2 | 286 | 501 | 141 | 787 | 5.58 | 393.5 |
| 48 | Old Dominion | 2 | 620 | 506 | 168 | 1126 | 6.70 | 563.0 |
| 49 | Kansas State | 2 | 479 | 508 | 160 | 987 | 6.17 | 493.5 |
| 50 | Army | 2 | 370 | 510 | 136 | 880 | 6.47 | 440.0 |
| 51 | Rutgers | 2 | 669 | 511 | 121 | 1180 | 9.75 | 590.0 |
| 52 | Marshall | 2 | 378 | 519 | 135 | 897 | 6.64 | 448.5 |
| 53 | Michigan | 2 | 362 | 535 | 142 | 897 | 6.32 | 448.5 |
| 54 | Kent State | 2 | 415 | 541 | 148 | 956 | 6.46 | 478.0 |
| 55 | Oregon | 2 | 163 | 545 | 140 | 708 | 5.06 | 354.0 |
| 56 | UAB | 2 | 443 | 573 | 132 | 1016 | 7.70 | 508.0 |
| 57 | Central Michigan | 2 | 505 | 575 | 138 | 1080 | 7.83 | 540.0 |
| 58 | Wake Forest | 3 | 401 | 583 | 216 | 984 | 4.56 | 328.0 |
| 59 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 116 | 586 | 128 | 702 | 5.48 | 351.0 |
| 59 | TCU | 2 | 245 | 586 | 137 | 831 | 6.07 | 415.5 |
| 61 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 640 | 594 | 138 | 1234 | 8.94 | 617.0 |
| 62 | Iowa | 3 | 471 | 599 | 182 | 1070 | 5.88 | 356.7 |
| 63 | USC | 3 | 594 | 600 | 198 | 1194 | 6.03 | 398.0 |
| 64 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 400 | 601 | 131 | 1001 | 7.64 | 500.5 |
| 65 | East Carolina | 2 | 268 | 608 | 122 | 876 | 7.18 | 438.0 |
| 66 | Ole Miss | 3 | 535 | 616 | 208 | 1151 | 5.53 | 383.7 |
| 67 | UCLA | 3 | 770 | 637 | 223 | 1407 | 6.31 | 469.0 |
| 68 | Utah State | 2 | 457 | 640 | 144 | 1097 | 7.62 | 548.5 |
| 69 | Missouri State | 2 | 400 | 645 | 127 | 1045 | 8.23 | 522.5 |
| 70 | Michigan State | 3 | 697 | 652 | 188 | 1349 | 7.18 | 449.7 |
| 71 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 246 | 668 | 129 | 914 | 7.09 | 457.0 |
| 72 | Minnesota | 2 | 312 | 672 | 121 | 984 | 8.13 | 492.0 |
| 73 | Temple | 3 | 710 | 679 | 195 | 1389 | 7.12 | 463.0 |
| 74 | USF | 2 | 312 | 707 | 144 | 1019 | 7.08 | 509.5 |
| 75 | Tennessee | 3 | 510 | 716 | 212 | 1226 | 5.78 | 408.7 |
| 76 | Missouri | 4 | 607 | 723 | 250 | 1330 | 5.32 | 332.5 |
| 77 | Alabama | 4 | 578 | 734 | 235 | 1312 | 5.58 | 328.0 |
| 78 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 613 | 776 | 186 | 1389 | 7.47 | 463.0 |
| 79 | Penn State | 3 | 448 | 782 | 195 | 1230 | 6.31 | 410.0 |
| 80 | Oregon State | 2 | 401 | 783 | 158 | 1184 | 7.49 | 592.0 |
| 81 | Duke | 3 | 551 | 791 | 197 | 1342 | 6.81 | 447.3 |
| 82 | Illinois | 3 | 544 | 797 | 213 | 1341 | 6.30 | 447.0 |
| 83 | Washington State | 4 | 646 | 823 | 240 | 1469 | 6.12 | 367.3 |
| 83 | Georgia State | 3 | 792 | 823 | 217 | 1615 | 7.44 | 538.3 |
| 85 | Charlotte | 2 | 338 | 865 | 153 | 1203 | 7.86 | 601.5 |
| 86 | UTSA | 3 | 513 | 904 | 201 | 1417 | 7.05 | 472.3 |
| 87 | Texas | 4 | 311 | 930 | 249 | 1241 | 4.98 | 310.3 |
| 88 | Northwestern | 4 | 834 | 938 | 271 | 1772 | 6.54 | 443.0 |
| 89 | West Virginia | 3 | 453 | 944 | 216 | 1397 | 6.47 | 465.7 |
| 90 | LSU | 4 | 685 | 964 | 274 | 1649 | 6.02 | 412.3 |
| 91 | Purdue | 4 | 855 | 1011 | 268 | 1866 | 6.96 | 466.5 |
| 92 | Notre Dame | 4 | 400 | 1042 | 272 | 1442 | 5.30 | 360.5 |
| 93 | Florida State | 4 | 550 | 1045 | 286 | 1595 | 5.58 | 398.8 |
| 94 | Auburn | 4 | 485 | 1072 | 269 | 1557 | 5.79 | 389.3 |
| 95 | Louisville | 5 | 535 | 1123 | 329 | 1658 | 5.04 | 331.6 |
| 96 | Mississippi State | 4 | 805 | 1135 | 302 | 1940 | 6.42 | 485.0 |
| 97 | Georgia | 4 | 353 | 1165 | 267 | 1518 | 5.69 | 379.5 |
| 98 | South Carolina | 5 | 711 | 1176 | 330 | 1887 | 5.72 | 377.4 |
| 99 | Syracuse | 6 | 1128 | 1313 | 363 | 2441 | 6.72 | 406.8 |
| 100 | Stanford | 5 | 846 | 1315 | 343 | 2161 | 6.30 | 432.2 |
| 101 | Oklahoma | 5 | 541 | 1342 | 360 | 1883 | 5.23 | 376.6 |
| 102 | Boston College | 4 | 810 | 1353 | 285 | 2163 | 7.59 | 540.8 |
| 103 | Florida | 6 | 1042 | 1411 | 426 | 2453 | 5.76 | 408.8 |
| 104 | Wisconsin | 5 | 631 | 1482 | 310 | 2113 | 6.82 | 422.6 |
| 105 | Kentucky | 5 | 620 | 1547 | 326 | 2167 | 6.65 | 433.4 |
| 106 | Arkansas | 5 | 906 | 1682 | 333 | 2588 | 7.77 | 517.6 |
| 107 | NC State | 5 | 871 | 1797 | 368 | 2668 | 7.25 | 533.6 |