2026 National Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 10/10/2026

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Notre Dame 6 350 935 315 1285 4.08 214.2
2 North Dakota State 6 689 747 347 1436 4.14 239.3
3 Michigan 5 473 734 300 1207 4.02 241.4
4 FIU 5 427 782 302 1209 4.00 241.8
5 Ohio State 6 577 904 370 1481 4.00 246.8
6 Miami (FL) 5 213 1035 300 1248 4.16 249.6
7 LSU 6 447 1057 351 1504 4.28 250.7
8 BYU 5 402 870 294 1272 4.33 254.4
9 TCU 5 498 777 279 1275 4.57 255.0
10 New Mexico 5 504 774 283 1278 4.52 255.6
11 Georgia 6 448 1121 374 1569 4.20 261.5
12 Indiana 6 450 1131 370 1581 4.27 263.5
13 Texas 5 480 842 313 1322 4.22 264.4
14 Oklahoma 5 584 750 287 1334 4.65 266.8
15 Wisconsin 5 573 763 327 1336 4.09 267.2
16 Nebraska 6 568 1089 341 1657 4.86 276.2
17 Air Force 5 610 788 260 1398 5.38 279.6
18 Utah 5 394 1031 322 1425 4.43 285.0
19 Duke 5 420 1010 289 1430 4.95 286.0
20 Minnesota 6 775 958 346 1733 5.01 288.8
21 Pittsburgh 6 298 1448 358 1746 4.88 291.0
22 Liberty 6 745 1005 361 1750 4.85 291.7
23 Kansas State 5 792 667 291 1459 5.01 291.8
24 Iowa 6 508 1252 384 1760 4.58 293.3
25 Tennessee 6 794 968 374 1762 4.71 293.7
26 Virginia Tech 6 519 1256 364 1775 4.88 295.8
27 Massachusetts 6 656 1148 392 1804 4.60 300.7
28 Georgia State 5 635 870 301 1505 5.00 301.0
29 Missouri 6 470 1345 396 1815 4.58 302.5
30 Louisiana 6 604 1217 365 1821 4.99 303.5
31 Kansas 5 687 837 310 1524 4.92 304.8
32 UCLA 5 438 1102 333 1540 4.62 308.0
33 Syracuse 5 722 835 309 1557 5.04 311.4
34 SMU 5 708 852 315 1560 4.95 312.0
35 Virginia 6 911 971 388 1882 4.85 313.7
36 Penn State 6 995 899 370 1894 5.12 315.7
37 Boston College 5 758 823 334 1581 4.73 316.2
38 UAB 6 1145 756 370 1901 5.14 316.8
39 East Carolina 5 734 863 352 1597 4.54 319.4
40 Navy 5 483 1127 308 1610 5.23 322.0
41 Houston 6 444 1490 358 1934 5.40 322.3
42 Old Dominion 6 829 1116 416 1945 4.68 324.2
43 Oregon State 6 815 1143 390 1958 5.02 326.3
43 Texas A&M 6 852 1106 342 1958 5.73 326.3
45 Baylor 5 487 1146 361 1633 4.52 326.6
46 Oklahoma State 5 745 899 333 1644 4.94 328.8
47 Toledo 6 841 1137 421 1978 4.70 329.7
48 Washington 6 820 1162 377 1982 5.26 330.3
49 Arizona 6 698 1285 407 1983 4.87 330.5
50 Wake Forest 6 572 1420 424 1992 4.70 332.0
51 Appalachian State 5 688 989 352 1677 4.76 335.4
52 Georgia Southern 6 819 1196 392 2015 5.14 335.8
53 Western Michigan 6 856 1161 398 2017 5.07 336.2
54 Jacksonville State 6 971 1047 385 2018 5.24 336.3
54 Alabama 6 599 1419 373 2018 5.41 336.3
56 Nevada 5 908 785 346 1693 4.89 338.6
57 Michigan State 6 851 1187 360 2038 5.66 339.7
58 South Carolina 6 622 1423 381 2045 5.37 340.8
59 USF 6 946 1102 381 2048 5.38 341.3
60 Oregon 5 592 1130 330 1722 5.22 344.4
61 Colorado 5 651 1083 345 1734 5.03 346.8
62 James Madison 6 612 1470 423 2082 4.92 347.0
63 Arizona State 5 681 1056 335 1737 5.19 347.4
64 New Mexico State 6 753 1334 401 2087 5.20 347.8
64 Sacramento State 6 968 1119 354 2087 5.90 347.8
66 Ohio 6 844 1249 376 2093 5.57 348.8
67 Troy 5 568 1181 301 1749 5.81 349.8
68 USC 7 777 1673 412 2450 5.95 350.0
69 Sam Houston State 5 1058 695 317 1753 5.53 350.6
70 Iowa State 6 923 1191 362 2114 5.84 352.3
70 Arkansas 6 897 1217 356 2114 5.94 352.3
72 Vanderbilt 6 837 1284 382 2121 5.55 353.5
73 Texas Tech 5 457 1311 352 1768 5.02 353.6
74 Maryland 6 890 1234 384 2124 5.53 354.0
75 UCF 6 710 1421 420 2131 5.07 355.2
75 Army 5 780 996 269 1776 6.60 355.2
77 Washington State 6 909 1223 388 2132 5.49 355.3
78 North Texas 6 856 1279 387 2135 5.52 355.8
79 North Carolina 5 760 1021 363 1781 4.91 356.2
80 Auburn 5 745 1041 375 1786 4.76 357.2
81 Utah State 6 845 1313 421 2158 5.13 359.7
82 Wyoming 6 1029 1144 398 2173 5.46 362.2
83 NC State 6 801 1382 360 2183 6.06 363.8
84 Eastern Michigan 7 946 1608 436 2554 5.86 364.9
85 Kennesaw State 5 740 1097 324 1837 5.67 367.4
86 California 6 1050 1155 394 2205 5.60 367.5
87 Rice 6 1132 1074 401 2206 5.50 367.7
88 Boise State 6 641 1568 325 2209 6.80 368.2
89 UNLV 6 848 1373 405 2221 5.48 370.2
90 Central Michigan 6 1066 1172 393 2238 5.69 373.0
91 Illinois 6 761 1490 387 2251 5.82 375.2
92 Bowling Green 6 1227 1025 362 2252 6.22 375.3
93 San Jose State 6 848 1405 421 2253 5.35 375.5
94 Louisiana Tech 5 828 1067 340 1895 5.57 379.0
95 Kent State 6 912 1363 365 2275 6.23 379.2
96 Mississippi State 5 598 1300 346 1898 5.49 379.6
97 Memphis 6 1060 1222 381 2282 5.99 380.3
98 Northwestern 5 736 1167 360 1903 5.29 380.6
99 Clemson 5 823 1086 348 1909 5.49 381.8
100 Kentucky 6 815 1478 432 2293 5.31 382.2
101 Fresno State 6 991 1315 403 2306 5.72 384.3
102 Miami (OH) 6 614 1704 382 2318 6.07 386.3
103 UTSA 6 1108 1215 443 2323 5.24 387.2
104 Georgia Tech 5 915 1029 352 1944 5.52 388.8
105 Buffalo 6 899 1437 390 2336 5.99 389.3
106 Delaware 5 684 1264 357 1948 5.46 389.6
107 Hawaii 6 1022 1321 383 2343 6.12 390.5
108 Ole Miss 5 882 1080 349 1962 5.62 392.4
109 Florida 6 746 1612 418 2358 5.64 393.0
110 UTEP 6 1121 1241 385 2362 6.14 393.7
111 Arkansas State 6 1282 1088 374 2370 6.34 395.0
112 Northern Illinois 5 1057 926 330 1983 6.01 396.6
113 Temple 6 993 1390 390 2383 6.11 397.2
114 Purdue 6 945 1459 368 2404 6.53 400.7
115 Cincinnati 5 708 1300 344 2008 5.84 401.6
116 Coastal Carolina 6 1138 1282 390 2420 6.21 403.3
117 Florida Atlantic 5 830 1188 331 2018 6.10 403.6
118 Connecticut 6 700 1743 434 2443 5.63 407.2
118 Tulane 5 1093 943 343 2036 5.94 407.2
120 Rutgers 5 996 1041 303 2037 6.72 407.4
121 Western Kentucky 6 1224 1224 378 2448 6.48 408.0
122 Florida State 6 993 1468 402 2461 6.12 410.2
123 Louisville 6 934 1543 442 2477 5.60 412.8
124 Tulsa 6 1052 1456 460 2508 5.45 418.0
125 Middle Tennessee State 5 1125 978 317 2103 6.63 420.6
126 Akron 6 1079 1456 385 2535 6.58 422.5
127 Texas State 5 614 1502 371 2116 5.70 423.2
128 South Alabama 6 985 1589 354 2574 7.27 429.0
129 Missouri State 5 982 1241 364 2223 6.11 444.6
130 Marshall 6 1163 1521 396 2684 6.78 447.3
131 West Virginia 6 983 1782 399 2765 6.93 460.8
132 Charlotte 6 1104 1697 434 2801 6.45 466.8
133 Ball State 6 1313 1491 409 2804 6.86 467.3
134 Southern Miss 5 1378 1001 371 2379 6.41 475.8
135 San Diego State 6 1072 1795 486 2867 5.90 477.8
136 Stanford 6 1156 1736 425 2892 6.80 482.0
137 Colorado State 5 1143 1323 317 2466 7.78 493.2
138 Louisiana-Monroe 5 1218 1341 356 2559 7.19 511.8