2016 Big 12 Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 77 | 191 | 2.48 | 3 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 13 | 71 | 179 | 2.52 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 4 |
| 3 | TCU | 13 | 104 | 322 | 3.10 | 3 | 22 | 43 | 13 | 2 |
| 4 | Texas | 12 | 93 | 293 | 3.15 | 4 | 54 | 32 | 14 | 4 |
| 5 | West Virginia | 13 | 79 | 276 | 3.49 | 3 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | Kansas | 12 | 93 | 373 | 4.01 | 3 | 41 | 38 | 16 | 6 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 13 | 90 | 372 | 4.13 | 7 | 36 | 38 | 14 | 5 |
| 8 | Baylor | 13 | 101 | 445 | 4.41 | 6 | 56 | 42 | 14 | 4 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 12 | 93 | 434 | 4.67 | 4 | 54 | 45 | 15 | 6 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 12 | 61 | 314 | 5.15 | 6 | 74 | 29 | 11 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||