2026 National Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 09/12/2026

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 LSU 2 36 248 103 284 2.76 142.0
2 Kansas State 2 193 95 108 288 2.67 144.0
3 New Mexico 2 137 167 103 304 2.95 152.0
4 Maryland 2 77 231 102 308 3.02 154.0
5 Georgia 2 120 214 132 334 2.53 167.0
6 Alabama 2 65 306 105 371 3.53 185.5
7 Iowa 2 145 230 108 375 3.47 187.5
8 South Carolina 2 121 261 111 382 3.44 191.0
9 Virginia 2 131 260 116 391 3.37 195.5
10 Virginia Tech 2 119 274 108 393 3.64 196.5
11 Miami (FL) 2 115 291 112 406 3.63 203.0
12 Syracuse 2 127 281 120 408 3.40 204.0
13 Notre Dame 2 131 281 107 412 3.85 206.0
14 Indiana 2 165 259 114 424 3.72 212.0
15 Penn State 2 220 210 109 430 3.94 215.0
16 Texas A&M 2 152 284 103 436 4.23 218.0
17 Arizona State 2 194 249 109 443 4.06 221.5
18 Missouri 2 169 283 120 452 3.77 226.0
19 North Dakota State 3 311 380 168 691 4.11 230.3
20 Oklahoma 2 264 197 114 461 4.04 230.5
21 Georgia Southern 2 158 306 134 464 3.46 232.0
22 Nebraska 2 224 248 113 472 4.18 236.0
23 Air Force 2 200 281 103 481 4.67 240.5
24 Michigan State 2 178 314 93 492 5.29 246.0
25 Iowa State 2 160 333 126 493 3.91 246.5
26 Pittsburgh 2 47 448 111 495 4.46 247.5
27 UCF 2 210 286 132 496 3.76 248.0
28 Baylor 2 166 333 128 499 3.90 249.5
29 Ohio State 2 186 315 138 501 3.63 250.5
30 Michigan 2 232 278 129 510 3.95 255.0
30 FIU 2 164 346 122 510 4.18 255.0
32 BYU 2 146 365 118 511 4.33 255.5
33 Washington 2 175 338 114 513 4.50 256.5
34 Vanderbilt 2 160 356 114 516 4.53 258.0
35 NC State 2 292 231 117 523 4.47 261.5
35 Houston 2 20 503 115 523 4.55 261.5
37 James Madison 2 177 348 132 525 3.98 262.5
38 Utah 2 167 363 137 530 3.87 265.0
39 TCU 2 110 422 110 532 4.84 266.0
40 Army 2 197 337 108 534 4.94 267.0
41 Toledo 2 223 313 141 536 3.80 268.0
41 North Carolina 2 183 353 138 536 3.88 268.0
43 USC 3 287 523 152 810 5.33 270.0
44 Georgia State 2 156 385 109 541 4.96 270.5
45 SMU 2 261 296 128 557 4.35 278.5
46 Arizona 2 141 417 108 558 5.17 279.0
47 Delaware 2 148 420 139 568 4.09 284.0
48 Mississippi State 2 151 419 131 570 4.35 285.0
49 Tennessee 2 312 264 129 576 4.47 288.0
50 Central Michigan 2 300 283 131 583 4.45 291.5
51 Minnesota 2 303 286 111 589 5.31 294.5
51 UAB 2 351 238 106 589 5.56 294.5
53 Troy 2 154 440 128 594 4.64 297.0
53 Arkansas 2 180 414 106 594 5.60 297.0
55 Liberty 2 291 304 120 595 4.96 297.5
56 Utah State 2 196 401 137 597 4.36 298.5
57 UCLA 2 263 336 143 599 4.19 299.5
58 Middle Tennessee State 2 274 326 110 600 5.45 300.0
59 Florida 2 182 424 153 606 3.96 303.0
60 UTEP 2 282 330 120 612 5.10 306.0
61 Jacksonville State 3 569 351 190 920 4.84 306.7
62 Kansas 2 212 403 124 615 4.96 307.5
63 Coastal Carolina 2 395 233 129 628 4.87 314.0
64 Cincinnati 2 239 390 130 629 4.84 314.5
65 Old Dominion 2 215 421 146 636 4.36 318.0
66 Duke 2 165 475 124 640 5.16 320.0
67 Oklahoma State 2 224 418 116 642 5.53 321.0
68 Kennesaw State 2 279 364 121 643 5.31 321.5
69 Kentucky 2 214 434 129 648 5.02 324.0
70 Massachusetts 2 170 479 130 649 4.99 324.5
71 Wisconsin 2 265 387 123 652 5.30 326.0
72 South Alabama 2 257 398 88 655 7.44 327.5
73 Auburn 2 153 504 157 657 4.18 328.5
73 Louisiana Tech 2 233 424 145 657 4.53 328.5
75 Colorado 2 173 487 135 660 4.89 330.0
76 Texas Tech 2 130 536 132 666 5.05 333.0
76 North Texas 2 232 434 118 666 5.64 333.0
78 Appalachian State 2 239 428 132 667 5.05 333.5
79 Navy 2 81 593 116 674 5.81 337.0
80 Connecticut 2 189 495 150 684 4.56 342.0
81 Louisiana 2 270 418 131 688 5.25 344.0
82 Sacramento State 3 366 671 184 1037 5.64 345.7
83 Purdue 2 252 443 114 695 6.10 347.5
84 Nevada 2 309 388 145 697 4.81 348.5
85 Western Michigan 2 264 443 138 707 5.12 353.5
86 Temple 2 245 463 122 708 5.80 354.0
87 Sam Houston State 2 418 291 139 709 5.10 354.5
88 Colorado State 2 349 366 117 715 6.11 357.5
89 New Mexico State 3 354 722 196 1076 5.49 358.7
90 Texas 2 255 466 133 721 5.42 360.5
91 Boston College 2 408 315 129 723 5.60 361.5
92 Rice 2 266 458 123 724 5.89 362.0
93 Missouri State 2 354 374 139 728 5.24 364.0
93 USF 2 299 429 137 728 5.31 364.0
95 Tulsa 2 182 557 152 739 4.86 369.5
96 San Diego State 2 309 431 148 740 5.00 370.0
97 Louisville 2 227 514 140 741 5.29 370.5
97 Wyoming 2 293 448 129 741 5.74 370.5
99 West Virginia 2 200 543 134 743 5.54 371.5
100 San Jose State 3 362 764 213 1126 5.29 375.3
101 Akron 2 217 536 117 753 6.44 376.5
102 Georgia Tech 2 482 272 142 754 5.31 377.0
103 Wake Forest 2 275 485 151 760 5.03 380.0
104 Northern Illinois 2 390 371 141 761 5.40 380.5
105 Arkansas State 2 407 362 121 769 6.36 384.5
106 UNLV 3 496 660 203 1156 5.69 385.3
107 Illinois 2 364 425 136 789 5.80 394.5
108 Ole Miss 2 305 486 129 791 6.13 395.5
109 Eastern Michigan 3 444 752 211 1196 5.67 398.7
110 Rutgers 2 350 449 124 799 6.44 399.5
111 Hawaii 3 530 682 199 1212 6.09 404.0
112 Fresno State 2 252 562 133 814 6.12 407.0
113 Buffalo 2 226 590 148 816 5.51 408.0
114 Kent State 2 336 482 125 818 6.54 409.0
115 Charlotte 2 395 425 121 820 6.78 410.0
116 Miami (OH) 2 206 621 119 827 6.95 413.5
117 Oregon 2 330 498 148 828 5.59 414.0
118 Southern Miss 2 447 389 143 836 5.85 418.0
119 Marshall 2 272 567 141 839 5.95 419.5
120 Tulane 2 432 427 149 859 5.77 429.5
121 Northwestern 1 147 285 88 432 4.91 432.0
122 Stanford 2 167 707 142 874 6.15 437.0
123 East Carolina 2 355 527 153 882 5.76 441.0
124 Oregon State 2 383 502 147 885 6.02 442.5
125 Washington State 2 429 460 138 889 6.44 444.5
126 California 2 395 503 141 898 6.37 449.0
127 UTSA 2 466 437 161 903 5.61 451.5
128 Florida State 2 202 702 133 904 6.80 452.0
129 Clemson 2 331 579 160 910 5.69 455.0
130 Texas State 2 296 618 144 914 6.35 457.0
131 Ohio 2 409 561 146 970 6.64 485.0
132 Western Kentucky 2 557 422 118 979 8.30 489.5
133 Memphis 3 635 837 213 1472 6.91 490.7
134 Ball State 2 420 581 136 1001 7.36 500.5
135 Bowling Green 2 522 488 123 1010 8.21 505.0
136 Boise State 2 254 762 115 1016 8.83 508.0
137 Florida Atlantic 2 527 490 126 1017 8.07 508.5
138 Louisiana-Monroe 2 611 532 147 1143 7.78 571.5