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