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

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Miami (FL) 1 22 312 62 334 5.39 334.0
2 Indiana 1 32 293 57 325 5.70 325.0
3 Boston College 1 58 160 62 218 3.52 218.0
3 Michigan 1 58 227 59 285 4.83 285.0
5 Tennessee 1 61 201 55 262 4.76 262.0
6 Nebraska 1 65 263 44 328 7.45 328.0
7 NC State 1 84 303 69 387 5.61 387.0
8 Wisconsin 1 111 239 61 350 5.74 350.0
9 Rice 1 118 360 65 478 7.35 478.0
10 Troy 1 122 108 49 230 4.69 230.0
11 Tulsa 1 127 241 86 368 4.28 368.0
11 Charlotte 1 127 293 58 420 7.24 420.0
13 Missouri State 1 128 439 79 567 7.18 567.0
14 North Texas 1 134 231 46 365 7.93 365.0
15 Missouri 1 139 360 78 499 6.40 499.0
16 Kent State 1 145 382 66 527 7.98 527.0
17 Louisiana Tech 1 147 381 84 528 6.29 528.0
18 Arizona 1 148 217 56 365 6.52 365.0
19 Illinois 1 151 367 68 518 7.62 518.0
20 TCU 1 154 62 62 216 3.48 216.0
21 Texas State 1 156 360 70 516 7.37 516.0
22 Wake Forest 1 158 220 68 378 5.56 378.0
23 Iowa 1 160 324 74 484 6.54 484.0
24 Georgia 1 161 185 60 346 5.77 346.0
24 Michigan State 1 161 234 67 395 5.90 395.0
26 Texas 2 164 429 139 593 4.27 296.5
26 San Jose State 1 164 341 76 505 6.64 505.0
28 Houston 1 168 257 60 425 7.08 425.0
29 Ole Miss 1 172 158 70 330 4.71 330.0
30 Western Michigan 1 173 204 65 377 5.80 377.0
31 Texas Tech 1 175 283 75 458 6.11 458.0
32 Ohio State 2 180 394 131 574 4.38 287.0
33 Central Michigan 1 201 371 68 572 8.41 572.0
34 Georgia Southern 1 202 239 63 441 7.00 441.0
35 Akron 1 203 356 68 559 8.22 559.0
36 San Diego State 1 214 151 66 365 5.53 365.0
36 Louisiana 1 214 269 71 483 6.80 483.0
38 LSU 2 218 609 141 827 5.87 413.5
39 Sam Houston State 1 219 251 66 470 7.12 470.0
40 West Virginia 1 220 389 68 609 8.96 609.0
41 East Carolina 1 227 260 81 487 6.01 487.0
42 UTSA 1 231 169 83 400 4.82 400.0
43 Kansas State 1 233 242 73 475 6.51 475.0
44 Auburn 1 237 86 67 323 4.82 323.0
45 North Carolina 1 241 234 74 475 6.42 475.0
46 Kentucky 2 249 504 134 753 5.62 376.5
47 Oklahoma 2 251 437 116 688 5.93 344.0
48 Minnesota 1 252 227 68 479 7.04 479.0
49 UCF 2 264 543 137 807 5.89 403.5
50 Kennesaw State 1 268 178 67 446 6.66 446.0
51 Northwestern 1 271 201 69 472 6.84 472.0
52 California 1 277 184 54 461 8.54 461.0
53 Alabama 3 287 679 195 966 4.95 322.0
54 Northern Illinois 1 289 218 78 507 6.50 507.0
55 Mississippi State 2 298 599 136 897 6.60 448.5
56 Georgia Tech 1 299 148 66 447 6.77 447.0
57 Colorado State 1 332 227 58 559 9.64 559.0
58 Louisiana-Monroe 1 345 417 79 762 9.65 762.0
59 Florida 2 348 638 127 986 7.76 493.0
60 Memphis 1 357 221 75 578 7.71 578.0
61 Colorado 2 362 375 136 737 5.42 368.5
62 Vanderbilt 2 372 508 131 880 6.72 440.0
63 Washington 2 378 447 126 825 6.55 412.5
64 Utah State 2 379 530 136 909 6.68 454.5
65 South Carolina 3 381 895 196 1276 6.51 425.3
66 Oregon State 2 383 502 147 885 6.02 442.5
67 South Alabama 1 390 177 68 567 8.34 567.0
68 Ball State 2 401 706 127 1107 8.72 553.5
69 Florida State 2 402 750 133 1152 8.66 576.0
70 Fresno State 2 414 650 147 1064 7.24 532.0
71 Kansas 2 464 550 149 1014 6.81 507.0
72 Western Kentucky 2 467 539 126 1006 7.98 503.0
73 Maryland 2 473 451 132 924 7.00 462.0
74 Iowa State 3 475 726 180 1201 6.67 400.3
75 Clemson 2 501 562 156 1063 6.81 531.5
76 Rutgers 2 513 541 131 1054 8.05 527.0
77 Penn State 2 542 394 132 936 7.09 468.0
78 Arkansas 3 561 758 189 1319 6.98 439.7
79 Louisville 3 586 783 219 1369 6.25 456.3
80 Oregon 4 590 1029 293 1619 5.53 404.8
81 Texas A&M 3 597 711 192 1308 6.81 436.0
82 Stanford 3 679 987 208 1666 8.01 555.3
83 Purdue 3 732 768 206 1500 7.28 500.0