2026 National Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 10/31/2026

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Notre Dame 8 683 1207 439 1890 4.31 236.3
2 North Dakota State 9 1119 1120 513 2239 4.36 248.8
3 Michigan 8 795 1205 465 2000 4.30 250.0
4 LSU 8 683 1382 484 2065 4.27 258.1
4 New Mexico 8 653 1412 471 2065 4.38 258.1
6 Indiana 9 680 1653 572 2333 4.08 259.2
7 UCLA 8 698 1388 495 2086 4.21 260.8
8 Nebraska 8 729 1437 479 2166 4.52 270.8
9 Georgia 8 688 1493 508 2181 4.29 272.6
10 Texas 8 819 1366 542 2185 4.03 273.1
11 Ohio State 8 766 1422 489 2188 4.47 273.5
12 Iowa 8 632 1572 497 2204 4.43 275.5
13 Liberty 8 841 1416 483 2257 4.67 282.1
14 TCU 8 904 1397 505 2301 4.56 287.6
15 Tennessee 8 982 1325 492 2307 4.69 288.4
16 Wisconsin 8 815 1506 539 2321 4.31 290.1
17 Duke 8 828 1494 490 2322 4.74 290.3
18 Penn State 8 1239 1131 467 2370 5.07 296.3
19 BYU 8 800 1590 532 2390 4.49 298.8
20 FIU 8 993 1442 480 2435 5.07 304.4
21 Oklahoma 8 1034 1403 475 2437 5.13 304.6
22 Minnesota 8 1009 1431 482 2440 5.06 305.0
23 Air Force 8 1033 1410 420 2443 5.82 305.4
24 USF 8 1026 1427 510 2453 4.81 306.6
24 UAB 8 1525 928 502 2453 4.89 306.6
26 SMU 8 1007 1454 506 2461 4.86 307.6
27 Virginia Tech 8 747 1744 485 2491 5.14 311.4
28 Miami (FL) 8 486 2015 489 2501 5.11 312.6
29 Georgia Southern 8 890 1619 493 2509 5.09 313.6
30 Texas A&M 8 1060 1460 457 2520 5.51 315.0
31 Louisiana 8 1016 1522 500 2538 5.08 317.3
32 Kansas State 8 1329 1215 486 2544 5.23 318.0
33 Nevada 8 1290 1255 531 2545 4.79 318.1
34 Pittsburgh 9 615 2273 578 2888 5.00 320.9
35 Wake Forest 8 663 1925 556 2588 4.65 323.5
36 Massachusetts 8 1138 1455 536 2593 4.84 324.1
37 Missouri 8 786 1815 540 2601 4.82 325.1
38 Toledo 8 1019 1586 554 2605 4.70 325.6
39 Clemson 8 984 1650 525 2634 5.02 329.3
40 Jacksonville State 8 1289 1350 512 2639 5.15 329.9
41 Alabama 8 864 1779 506 2643 5.22 330.4
41 Utah 8 811 1832 505 2643 5.23 330.4
43 Louisiana Tech 8 1083 1578 526 2661 5.06 332.6
44 Baylor 8 795 1867 580 2662 4.59 332.8
45 Ohio 8 1081 1586 495 2667 5.39 333.4
46 Utah State 8 1005 1666 545 2671 4.90 333.9
47 Arizona 8 1078 1598 537 2676 4.98 334.5
48 East Carolina 8 1118 1573 550 2691 4.89 336.4
49 Sam Houston State 8 1534 1171 519 2705 5.21 338.1
50 Boston College 8 1207 1508 525 2715 5.17 339.4
51 South Carolina 8 921 1803 528 2724 5.16 340.5
52 Oregon 8 1070 1664 529 2734 5.17 341.8
53 Kansas 8 1313 1423 508 2736 5.39 342.0
54 Washington 8 1050 1690 519 2740 5.28 342.5
55 Troy 8 1067 1685 510 2752 5.40 344.0
56 New Mexico State 8 1088 1673 518 2761 5.33 345.1
57 USC 9 1123 1991 550 3114 5.66 346.0
58 Syracuse 8 1007 1768 507 2775 5.47 346.9
59 Old Dominion 9 1294 1833 644 3127 4.86 347.4
60 Arizona State 8 1072 1728 532 2800 5.26 350.0
61 Virginia 9 1444 1707 579 3151 5.44 350.1
62 Oregon State 8 1173 1636 526 2809 5.34 351.1
63 James Madison 9 1051 2119 639 3170 4.96 352.2
64 Michigan State 8 1230 1611 510 2841 5.57 355.1
65 Houston 8 804 2059 478 2863 5.99 357.9
66 Georgia State 8 1118 1746 503 2864 5.69 358.0
67 Western Michigan 9 1343 1880 620 3223 5.20 358.1
68 Central Michigan 8 1429 1441 515 2870 5.57 358.8
69 Boise State 8 796 2086 461 2882 6.25 360.3
70 Kent State 9 1298 1948 562 3246 5.78 360.7
71 Arkansas 8 1224 1670 482 2894 6.00 361.8
72 Kentucky 8 906 1995 557 2901 5.21 362.6
73 Sacramento State 9 1509 1765 550 3274 5.95 363.8
74 Miami (OH) 8 759 2159 512 2918 5.70 364.8
75 NC State 8 1048 1881 502 2929 5.83 366.1
76 Vanderbilt 8 1197 1738 519 2935 5.66 366.9
77 Hawaii 8 1360 1586 492 2946 5.99 368.3
78 Wyoming 8 1509 1443 549 2952 5.38 369.0
79 Florida 8 1068 1886 533 2954 5.54 369.3
80 Illinois 8 1039 1926 518 2965 5.72 370.6
81 Appalachian State 8 1021 1948 568 2969 5.23 371.1
82 Maryland 8 1225 1748 523 2973 5.68 371.6
83 Navy 8 969 2013 489 2982 6.10 372.8
84 Northwestern 8 1174 1819 542 2993 5.52 374.1
85 San Jose State 9 1373 2008 637 3381 5.31 375.7
86 UCF 8 1010 1997 555 3007 5.42 375.9
87 Eastern Michigan 9 1216 2174 560 3390 6.05 376.7
88 Buffalo 8 1194 1822 525 3016 5.74 377.0
88 Memphis 9 1691 1702 579 3393 5.86 377.0
90 Washington State 9 1577 1823 579 3400 5.87 377.8
91 Bowling Green 9 1908 1493 547 3401 6.22 377.9
92 Mississippi State 8 932 2092 538 3024 5.62 378.0
93 North Carolina 8 1225 1800 579 3025 5.22 378.1
94 Texas Tech 8 759 2280 569 3039 5.34 379.9
95 Kennesaw State 8 1270 1770 548 3040 5.55 380.0
96 Rice 8 1406 1662 545 3068 5.63 383.5
97 Ole Miss 8 1191 1880 561 3071 5.47 383.9
98 Colorado 8 1091 1997 570 3088 5.42 386.0
98 Arkansas State 8 1564 1524 493 3088 6.26 386.0
100 Connecticut 8 1119 1993 577 3112 5.39 389.0
101 Western Kentucky 8 1369 1750 501 3119 6.23 389.9
102 Iowa State 8 1274 1850 509 3124 6.14 390.5
103 Oklahoma State 8 1235 1894 540 3129 5.79 391.1
104 UTSA 8 1469 1663 565 3132 5.54 391.5
105 Fresno State 8 1272 1868 552 3140 5.69 392.5
106 California 9 1661 1872 589 3533 6.00 392.6
107 Middle Tennessee State 8 1475 1684 490 3159 6.45 394.9
108 UNLV 8 1518 1644 545 3162 5.80 395.3
109 North Texas 8 1290 1874 549 3164 5.76 395.5
110 UTEP 8 1495 1674 512 3169 6.19 396.1
111 Army 8 1219 1953 481 3172 6.59 396.5
112 Temple 8 1383 1801 534 3184 5.96 398.0
113 South Alabama 8 1253 1964 477 3217 6.74 402.1
114 Tulsa 8 1617 1627 586 3244 5.54 405.5
115 Delaware 8 1115 2137 550 3252 5.91 406.5
116 Auburn 8 1246 2019 604 3265 5.41 408.1
117 Louisville 8 1138 2152 594 3290 5.54 411.3
118 Coastal Carolina 8 1551 1745 537 3296 6.14 412.0
119 Akron 8 1485 1815 495 3300 6.67 412.5
120 Georgia Tech 8 1754 1560 565 3314 5.87 414.3
121 Texas State 8 952 2363 598 3315 5.54 414.4
122 Missouri State 8 1317 2009 562 3326 5.92 415.8
123 Rutgers 8 1555 1789 505 3344 6.62 418.0
124 Purdue 8 1400 1949 505 3349 6.63 418.6
125 Tulane 8 1708 1661 573 3369 5.88 421.1
126 Ball State 8 1465 1918 526 3383 6.43 422.9
127 Florida State 8 1412 1983 556 3395 6.11 424.4
128 Marshall 8 1421 1998 545 3419 6.27 427.4
129 Southern Miss 8 1787 1672 606 3459 5.71 432.4
130 Northern Illinois 8 1750 1720 528 3470 6.57 433.8
131 Louisiana-Monroe 8 1780 1698 559 3478 6.22 434.8
132 Cincinnati 8 1283 2257 572 3540 6.19 442.5
133 San Diego State 9 1491 2568 696 4059 5.83 451.0
134 Stanford 9 1797 2293 612 4090 6.68 454.4
135 Charlotte 8 1493 2230 565 3723 6.59 465.4
136 Florida Atlantic 8 2048 1703 533 3751 7.04 468.9
137 West Virginia 8 1328 2543 551 3871 7.03 483.9
138 Colorado State 8 2089 2122 525 4211 8.02 526.4