2016 Southeastern Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 11 | 16 | -55 | -3.44 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Georgia | 8 | 9 | -16 | -1.78 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 6 | 11 | -8 | -0.73 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Kentucky | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0.90 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Florida | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Missouri | 8 | 11 | 18 | 1.64 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Auburn | 10 | 14 | 43 | 3.07 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 9 | 14 | 48 | 3.43 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 6 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Mississippi State | 9 | 12 | 63 | 5.25 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 12 | 67 | 5.58 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Mississippi | 8 | 15 | 85 | 5.67 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | LSU | 8 | 13 | 92 | 7.08 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||