2026 National Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/31/2026

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 TCU 1 154 62 62 216 3.48 216.0
2 Troy 1 122 108 49 230 4.69 230.0
3 North Dakota State 1 187 92 58 279 4.81 279.0
4 Nevada 1 125 178 59 303 5.14 303.0
5 Indiana 1 78 235 68 313 4.60 313.0
6 Nebraska 1 65 263 44 328 7.45 328.0
7 Miami (FL) 1 22 312 62 334 5.39 334.0
8 Hawaii 1 243 94 59 337 5.71 337.0
9 Notre Dame 1 121 239 67 360 5.37 360.0
10 San Diego State 1 214 151 66 365 5.53 365.0
10 North Texas 1 134 231 46 365 7.93 365.0
12 Utah 1 86 282 66 368 5.58 368.0
13 Western Michigan 1 173 204 65 377 5.80 377.0
14 Wake Forest 1 158 220 68 378 5.56 378.0
15 NC State 1 84 303 69 387 5.61 387.0
16 UTSA 1 231 169 83 400 4.82 400.0
17 Charlotte 1 127 293 58 420 7.24 420.0
18 Navy 1 204 222 59 426 7.22 426.0
19 New Mexico State 1 253 177 64 430 6.72 430.0
19 Penn State 1 129 301 63 430 6.83 430.0
21 Georgia Southern 1 202 239 63 441 7.00 441.0
22 Kennesaw State 1 268 178 67 446 6.66 446.0
23 Georgia Tech 1 299 148 66 447 6.77 447.0
24 USC 1 204 260 81 464 5.73 464.0
25 Sam Houston State 1 219 251 66 470 7.12 470.0
26 Northwestern 1 271 201 69 472 6.84 472.0
27 Kansas State 1 233 242 73 475 6.51 475.0
28 Rice 1 118 360 65 478 7.35 478.0
29 West Virginia 1 141 341 51 482 9.45 482.0
30 Louisiana 1 214 269 71 483 6.80 483.0
31 Iowa 1 160 324 74 484 6.54 484.0
32 East Carolina 1 227 260 81 487 6.01 487.0
33 UTEP 1 230 262 65 492 7.57 492.0
34 Michigan 2 189 308 112 497 4.44 248.5
35 Oklahoma State 1 162 343 73 505 6.92 505.0
36 Pittsburgh 1 119 387 76 506 6.66 506.0
37 Illinois 1 151 367 68 518 7.62 518.0
38 Louisiana Tech 1 147 381 84 528 6.29 528.0
39 Virginia 1 309 229 72 538 7.47 538.0
40 Akron 1 203 356 68 559 8.22 559.0
40 Colorado State 1 332 227 58 559 9.64 559.0
42 South Alabama 1 390 177 68 567 8.34 567.0
43 Memphis 1 357 221 75 578 7.71 578.0
44 Georgia 2 209 383 120 592 4.93 296.0
45 Florida Atlantic 1 281 343 67 624 9.31 624.0
46 Ball State 1 237 434 72 671 9.32 671.0
47 BYU 2 212 491 141 703 4.99 351.5
48 Minnesota 2 234 473 136 707 5.20 353.5
49 Colorado 2 311 412 143 723 5.06 361.5
50 UCF 2 270 496 145 766 5.28 383.0
51 Arizona State 2 307 478 124 785 6.33 392.5
52 Tennessee 3 249 558 173 807 4.66 269.0
53 Missouri 2 299 524 138 823 5.96 411.5
54 Washington 2 378 447 126 825 6.55 412.5
55 LSU 2 218 609 141 827 5.87 413.5
56 Arizona 2 476 361 128 837 6.54 418.5
57 Michigan State 2 406 432 146 838 5.74 419.0
58 San Jose State 2 395 452 134 847 6.32 423.5
59 Washington State 2 408 446 135 854 6.33 427.0
60 Houston 2 394 461 121 855 7.07 427.5
61 Oregon State 2 383 502 147 885 6.02 442.5
62 Texas Tech 2 187 700 150 887 5.91 443.5
63 Louisville 2 329 561 139 890 6.40 445.0
64 North Carolina 2 383 508 136 891 6.55 445.5
65 Utah State 2 379 530 136 909 6.68 454.5
66 Maryland 2 473 451 132 924 7.00 462.0
67 Central Michigan 2 406 530 137 936 6.83 468.0
68 Northern Illinois 2 373 575 142 948 6.68 474.0
69 California 2 497 473 116 970 8.36 485.0
70 Texas State 2 273 727 156 1000 6.41 500.0
71 Western Kentucky 2 467 539 126 1006 7.98 503.0
72 Kansas 2 464 550 149 1014 6.81 507.0
73 Rutgers 2 513 541 131 1054 8.05 527.0
74 Clemson 2 501 562 156 1063 6.81 531.5
75 Fresno State 2 414 650 147 1064 7.24 532.0
76 Oregon 3 353 712 210 1065 5.07 355.0
77 Florida State 2 504 646 144 1150 7.99 575.0
78 Kent State 2 423 749 138 1172 8.49 586.0
79 Kentucky 3 481 730 208 1211 5.82 403.7
80 Vanderbilt 3 545 711 196 1256 6.41 418.7
81 Texas 4 435 834 302 1269 4.20 317.3
82 Ohio State 4 369 912 250 1281 5.12 320.3
83 Wisconsin 4 353 982 273 1335 4.89 333.8
84 Alabama 4 635 795 270 1430 5.30 357.5
85 Cincinnati 3 679 777 227 1456 6.41 485.3
86 Purdue 3 732 768 206 1500 7.28 500.0
87 South Carolina 4 550 1040 282 1590 5.64 397.5
88 Oklahoma 5 604 1020 298 1624 5.45 324.8
89 Ole Miss 4 720 905 288 1625 5.64 406.3
90 Stanford 3 679 987 208 1666 8.01 555.3
91 Iowa State 4 616 1062 253 1678 6.63 419.5
92 Texas A&M 4 665 1022 250 1687 6.75 421.8
93 Arkansas 4 772 937 255 1709 6.70 427.3
94 Florida 5 784 1191 314 1975 6.29 395.0
95 Mississippi State 5 597 1390 337 1987 5.90 397.4
96 Auburn 5 981 1316 372 2297 6.17 459.4