2025 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in December/January Only through 01/02/2026

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Oklahoma 1 28 232 54 260 4.81 260.0
2 Penn State 1 43 193 65 236 3.63 236.0
3 Louisiana Tech 1 45 311 74 356 4.81 356.0
4 Arkansas State 1 47 349 72 396 5.50 396.0
5 Iowa 1 51 347 60 398 6.63 398.0
6 Old Dominion 1 52 281 75 333 4.44 333.0
7 Washington 1 58 253 71 311 4.38 311.0
8 Washington State 1 60 194 53 254 4.79 254.0
9 Missouri State 1 71 288 56 359 6.41 359.0
10 Pittsburgh 1 72 177 59 249 4.22 249.0
11 Central Michigan 1 77 236 61 313 5.13 313.0
11 Houston 1 77 267 50 344 6.88 344.0
13 UTSA 1 79 176 78 255 3.27 255.0
14 Indiana 2 81 434 106 515 4.86 257.5
15 Northwestern 1 91 178 60 269 4.48 269.0
16 California 1 93 302 72 395 5.49 395.0
17 Ohio 1 97 184 59 281 4.76 281.0
18 Georgia Tech 1 100 325 63 425 6.75 425.0
19 Texas State 1 102 94 65 196 3.02 196.0
19 Memphis 1 102 221 59 323 5.47 323.0
21 Delaware 1 104 231 77 335 4.35 335.0
22 New Mexico 1 105 147 60 252 4.20 252.0
23 Georgia 2 108 574 128 682 5.33 341.0
24 Missouri 1 110 198 79 308 3.90 308.0
25 TCU 1 112 280 63 392 6.22 392.0
26 Arizona 1 114 278 64 392 6.13 392.0
26 Wake Forest 1 114 294 69 408 5.91 408.0
28 Minnesota 1 116 88 66 204 3.09 204.0
29 USC 1 117 258 71 375 5.28 375.0
30 Western Kentucky 1 119 258 84 377 4.49 377.0
31 Fresno State 1 120 72 48 192 4.00 192.0
31 East Carolina 1 120 256 80 376 4.70 376.0
33 Texas Tech 2 127 382 140 509 3.64 254.5
34 Miami (FL) 2 134 524 134 658 4.91 329.0
35 Clemson 1 137 260 76 397 5.22 397.0
36 Hawaii 1 144 337 67 481 7.18 481.0
37 Mississippi State 1 148 303 68 451 6.63 451.0
38 NC State 1 149 154 70 303 4.33 303.0
39 Southern Miss 1 155 267 73 422 5.78 422.0
40 Illinois 1 157 121 55 278 5.05 278.0
41 Louisiana 1 158 176 60 334 5.57 334.0
42 Jacksonville State 2 160 375 130 535 4.12 267.5
43 Utah 1 161 182 65 343 5.28 343.0
44 Vanderbilt 1 167 212 59 379 6.42 379.0
45 Louisville 1 169 167 68 336 4.94 336.0
46 Texas 1 174 199 81 373 4.60 373.0
47 Texas A&M 1 175 103 49 278 5.67 278.0
47 James Madison 2 175 516 120 691 5.76 345.5
49 SMU 1 176 265 79 441 5.58 441.0
50 Toledo 1 180 153 60 333 5.55 333.0
51 Coastal Carolina 1 181 114 66 295 4.47 295.0
52 FIU 1 186 295 71 481 6.77 481.0
53 Georgia Southern 1 187 192 62 379 6.11 379.0
54 LSU 1 207 230 82 437 5.33 437.0
55 Arizona State 1 212 327 87 539 6.20 539.0
56 Tennessee 1 221 196 73 417 5.71 417.0
57 Nebraska 1 225 310 76 535 7.04 535.0
58 Michigan 1 235 221 67 456 6.81 456.0
59 Ole Miss 2 239 525 141 764 5.42 382.0
60 Cincinnati 1 241 108 66 349 5.29 349.0
60 Rice 1 241 196 67 437 6.52 437.0
62 Western Michigan 2 242 408 139 650 4.68 325.0
62 Appalachian State 1 242 171 65 413 6.35 413.0
64 USF 1 255 127 81 382 4.72 382.0
64 Utah State 1 255 373 88 628 7.14 628.0
66 Navy 2 262 179 102 441 4.32 220.5
67 Oregon 2 264 460 146 724 4.96 362.0
68 Ohio State 2 271 360 120 631 5.26 315.5
69 Tulane 2 272 640 136 912 6.71 456.0
70 BYU 2 290 469 142 759 5.35 379.5
71 Virginia 2 296 297 124 593 4.78 296.5
72 Boise State 2 311 453 134 764 5.70 382.0
73 Connecticut 1 368 108 65 476 7.32 476.0
73 San Diego State 1 368 250 98 618 6.31 618.0
75 Duke 2 372 591 144 963 6.69 481.5
76 Army 2 373 166 113 539 4.77 269.5
77 UNLV 2 378 432 127 810 6.38 405.0
78 Alabama 3 411 655 208 1066 5.13 355.3
79 Troy 2 418 266 132 684 5.18 342.0
80 Miami (OH) 2 463 330 140 793 5.66 396.5
81 Kennesaw State 2 513 216 124 729 5.88 364.5
82 North Texas 2 525 351 156 876 5.62 438.0