2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 8 | 16 | -15 | -0.94 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 6 | 8 | -13 | -1.63 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 5 | 8 | -13 | -1.63 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 9 | 16 | -12 | -0.75 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 9 | 18 | -6 | -0.33 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 12 | 22 | -5 | -0.23 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 10 | 16 | -1 | -0.06 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Rice | 10 | 19 | 8 | 0.42 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 8 | 12 | 11 | 0.92 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 7 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 10 | 23 | 12 | 0.52 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 6 | 10 | 13 | 1.30 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 12 | 22 | 14 | 0.64 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 8 | 11 | 18 | 1.64 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 14 | 19 | 1.36 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 11 | 19 | 20 | 1.05 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 5 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 9 | 18 | 22 | 1.22 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 7 | 13 | 22 | 1.69 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 7 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 7 | 13 | 23 | 1.77 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 7 | 11 | 23 | 2.09 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 11 | 18 | 25 | 1.39 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 9 | 16 | 28 | 1.75 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 5 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 8 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 17 | 31 | 1.82 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 10 | 12 | 31 | 2.58 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 11 | 31 | 2.82 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 11 | 18 | 32 | 1.78 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 9 | 18 | 32 | 1.78 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 8 | 11 | 32 | 2.91 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 6 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 6 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Akron | 9 | 15 | 34 | 2.27 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 9 | 13 | 35 | 2.69 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 8 | 12 | 35 | 2.92 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 8 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 9 | 14 | 39 | 2.79 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 11 | 15 | 40 | 2.67 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 6 | 13 | 40 | 3.08 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 18 | 41 | 2.28 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 9 | 17 | 41 | 2.41 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 8 | 13 | 41 | 3.15 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 8 | 18 | 42 | 2.33 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 7 | 16 | 45 | 2.81 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 10 | 28 | 46 | 1.64 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 9 | 17 | 48 | 2.82 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 9 | 19 | 49 | 2.58 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 9 | 20 | 52 | 2.60 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 17 | 52 | 3.06 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Troy | 10 | 19 | 53 | 2.79 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 8 | 19 | 55 | 2.89 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 10 | 19 | 55 | 2.89 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 11 | 56 | 5.09 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 7 | 16 | 63 | 3.94 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 7 | 17 | 69 | 4.06 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 11 | 27 | 72 | 2.67 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 8 | 14 | 74 | 5.29 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 11 | 26 | 75 | 2.88 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 9 | 21 | 78 | 3.71 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 7 | 12 | 80 | 6.67 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 9 | 12 | 80 | 6.67 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 9 | 17 | 82 | 4.82 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 10 | 16 | 82 | 5.13 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 7 | 15 | 85 | 5.67 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 11 | 21 | 103 | 4.90 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 73 | Arizona State | 9 | 14 | -9 | -0.64 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Penn State | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | UTEP | 7 | 15 | 17 | 1.13 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Kentucky | 9 | 11 | 18 | 1.64 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | Clemson | 8 | 13 | 21 | 1.62 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | California | 8 | 14 | 25 | 1.79 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 73 | North Carolina State | 7 | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Central Michigan | 7 | 14 | 28 | 2.00 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | San Jose State | 8 | 14 | 31 | 2.21 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Georgia | 11 | 17 | 36 | 2.12 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 73 | USC | 9 | 15 | 38 | 2.53 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 73 | Cincinnati | 12 | 21 | 44 | 2.10 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 13 | 44 | 3.38 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Virginia | 11 | 16 | 47 | 2.94 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | Nevada | 8 | 14 | 48 | 3.43 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 73 | Michigan | 13 | 26 | 49 | 1.88 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | Duke | 6 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Northwestern | 9 | 18 | 53 | 2.94 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 73 | Louisville | 8 | 17 | 54 | 3.18 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | Florida | 13 | 24 | 55 | 2.29 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 73 | Massachusetts | 7 | 12 | 63 | 5.25 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 12 | 64 | 5.33 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | Temple | 10 | 20 | 66 | 3.30 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 73 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 15 | 66 | 4.40 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | Western Michigan | 9 | 13 | 66 | 5.08 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 73 | Georgia State | 11 | 20 | 70 | 3.50 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | Hawai'i | 9 | 16 | 70 | 4.38 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 73 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 20 | 75 | 3.75 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | Kansas State | 7 | 17 | 81 | 4.76 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | Maryland | 9 | 17 | 81 | 4.76 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | Texas | 7 | 20 | 88 | 4.40 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 73 | Old Dominion | 7 | 12 | 93 | 7.75 | 0 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | Ball State | 9 | 19 | 97 | 5.11 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 73 | UNLV | 10 | 20 | 98 | 4.90 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 73 | Charlotte | 9 | 18 | 98 | 5.44 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Wake Forest | 12 | 21 | 99 | 4.71 | 2 | 58 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | UCF | 9 | 18 | 99 | 5.50 | 2 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | Texas State | 9 | 19 | 105 | 5.53 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 73 | Washington | 11 | 20 | 109 | 5.45 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 73 | New Mexico State | 5 | 10 | 109 | 10.90 | 1 | 79 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | Toledo | 10 | 25 | 110 | 4.40 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 73 | Arkansas State | 10 | 21 | 110 | 5.24 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 73 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 17 | 110 | 6.47 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 73 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 20 | 113 | 5.65 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 73 | Buffalo | 9 | 19 | 118 | 6.21 | 0 | 71 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 73 | Kansas | 10 | 20 | 126 | 6.30 | 2 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 73 | Liberty | 11 | 26 | 135 | 5.19 | 2 | 59 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 120 | Miami (Florida) | 10 | 17 | 45 | 2.65 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 120 | Army | 10 | 18 | 54 | 3.00 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 120 | New Mexico | 9 | 23 | 59 | 2.57 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 120 | Memphis | 9 | 16 | 76 | 4.75 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 120 | SMU | 11 | 22 | 88 | 4.00 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 120 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 14 | 93 | 6.64 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 120 | Colorado | 9 | 10 | 110 | 11.00 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 120 | Mississippi | 12 | 24 | 158 | 6.58 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 128 | UAB | 8 | 18 | 89 | 4.94 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 128 | TCU | 11 | 19 | 141 | 7.42 | 4 | 63 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 128 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 26 | 194 | 7.46 | 3 | 72 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||