2022 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 7 | 11 | -27 | -2.45 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 8 | 11 | -16 | -1.45 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 8 | 13 | -10 | -0.77 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 11 | 15 | -8 | -0.53 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 7 | -1 | -0.14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0.17 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 9 | 15 | 6 | 0.40 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Rice | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 15 | 9 | 0.60 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 11 | 21 | 11 | 0.52 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 8 | 15 | 11 | 0.73 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 11 | 16 | 13 | 0.81 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 6 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 9 | 20 | 15 | 0.75 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 10 | 13 | 16 | 1.23 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 8 | 19 | 17 | 0.89 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 8 | 15 | 17 | 1.13 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 7 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 10 | 16 | 18 | 1.13 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 7 | 13 | 19 | 1.46 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Troy | 8 | 13 | 20 | 1.54 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 10 | 20 | 2.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 9 | 15 | 24 | 1.60 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 7 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | 11 | 23 | 26 | 1.13 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 8 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 7 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 11 | 21 | 28 | 1.33 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 9 | 14 | 28 | 2.00 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 9 | 15 | 30 | 2.00 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | California | 8 | 12 | 30 | 2.50 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Army | 10 | 13 | 31 | 2.38 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 5 | 12 | 31 | 2.58 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 9 | 18 | 33 | 1.83 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 13 | 33 | 2.54 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 7 | 12 | 33 | 2.75 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 9 | 17 | 34 | 2.00 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 9 | 18 | 36 | 2.00 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 5 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 14 | 37 | 2.64 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UAB | 9 | 12 | 39 | 3.25 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 9 | 13 | 40 | 3.08 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 8 | 13 | 40 | 3.08 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 7 | 12 | 40 | 3.33 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 6 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 6 | 15 | 42 | 2.80 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 5 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 8 | 12 | 47 | 3.92 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 7 | 17 | 53 | 3.12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 10 | 19 | 54 | 2.84 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 9 | 12 | 54 | 4.50 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 12 | 21 | 56 | 2.67 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 11 | 18 | 57 | 3.17 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 11 | 20 | 62 | 3.10 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 9 | 18 | 62 | 3.44 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 11 | 16 | 62 | 3.88 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida | 9 | 20 | 68 | 3.40 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 9 | 17 | 68 | 4.00 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 10 | 17 | 68 | 4.00 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 8 | 16 | 68 | 4.25 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 19 | 69 | 3.63 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 24 | 72 | 3.00 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 15 | 72 | 4.80 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 9 | 16 | 74 | 4.63 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 10 | 16 | 77 | 4.81 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 9 | 16 | 77 | 4.81 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 22 | 79 | 3.59 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 11 | 24 | 84 | 3.50 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 8 | 20 | 89 | 4.45 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 10 | 18 | 89 | 4.94 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 9 | 23 | 90 | 3.91 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 12 | 93 | 7.75 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 8 | 19 | 97 | 5.11 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 12 | 27 | 101 | 3.74 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 8 | 28 | 102 | 3.64 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 83 | UTEP | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | Liberty | 7 | 11 | 17 | 1.55 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | Texas State | 11 | 21 | 23 | 1.10 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 21 | 23 | 1.10 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | Old Dominion | 6 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 10 | 31 | 3.10 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | Minnesota | 9 | 16 | 36 | 2.25 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 83 | Washington State | 9 | 15 | 36 | 2.40 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | Ohio State | 9 | 16 | 41 | 2.56 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | Wisconsin | 8 | 13 | 45 | 3.46 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | Maryland | 8 | 15 | 47 | 3.13 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | Connecticut | 10 | 17 | 55 | 3.24 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | Arkansas | 9 | 17 | 55 | 3.24 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | Appalachian State | 9 | 14 | 57 | 4.07 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | Michigan State | 9 | 23 | 59 | 2.57 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 83 | Texas A&M | 8 | 15 | 60 | 4.00 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | Alabama | 8 | 11 | 60 | 5.45 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 83 | Cincinnati | 9 | 24 | 65 | 2.71 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | Purdue | 12 | 16 | 65 | 4.06 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | West Virginia | 10 | 17 | 67 | 3.94 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 83 | South Carolina | 7 | 12 | 67 | 5.58 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | Florida State | 9 | 12 | 67 | 5.58 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | James Madison | 10 | 16 | 69 | 4.31 | 1 | 61 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | Georgia State | 6 | 15 | 69 | 4.60 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | Rutgers | 7 | 12 | 72 | 6.00 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 83 | Utah | 8 | 13 | 74 | 5.69 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 83 | Auburn | 10 | 12 | 79 | 6.58 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | New Mexico | 8 | 17 | 83 | 4.88 | 1 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | Toledo | 12 | 25 | 92 | 3.68 | 1 | 63 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 83 | San Jose State | 11 | 20 | 92 | 4.60 | 0 | 61 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | Houston | 9 | 19 | 92 | 4.84 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | North Texas | 12 | 21 | 98 | 4.67 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 83 | Missouri | 9 | 21 | 99 | 4.71 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 83 | Boise State | 10 | 21 | 104 | 4.95 | 1 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | Bowling Green | 10 | 19 | 104 | 5.47 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 83 | Florida International | 10 | 18 | 105 | 5.83 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 83 | Kansas | 12 | 21 | 137 | 6.52 | 2 | 70 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 121 | Akron | 7 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 121 | SMU | 9 | 23 | 78 | 3.39 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 121 | Temple | 8 | 18 | 91 | 5.06 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 121 | Charlotte | 10 | 16 | 92 | 5.75 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 121 | North Carolina State | 10 | 16 | 93 | 5.81 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 121 | Nevada | 8 | 15 | 105 | 7.00 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 121 | South Florida | 6 | 9 | 108 | 12.00 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 121 | UTSA | 13 | 25 | 150 | 6.00 | 2 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 129 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 15 | 86 | 5.73 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 129 | Stanford | 8 | 16 | 118 | 7.38 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 129 | Buffalo | 11 | 18 | 120 | 6.67 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||