2026 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 2nd Down through 10/03/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 4 | 44 | 127 | 2.89 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | James Madison | 5 | 55 | 159 | 2.89 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 54 | 174 | 3.22 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Troy | 4 | 41 | 137 | 3.34 | 2 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 63 | 240 | 3.81 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 5 | 73 | 292 | 4.00 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 5 | 65 | 267 | 4.11 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Louisiana | 5 | 40 | 168 | 4.20 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Georgia State | 5 | 50 | 237 | 4.74 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 3 |
| 10 | Marshall | 5 | 56 | 348 | 6.21 | 2 | 73 | 18 | 6 | 3 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 60 | 398 | 6.63 | 6 | 54 | 19 | 12 | 6 |
| 12 | Southern Miss | 4 | 66 | 441 | 6.68 | 3 | 74 | 23 | 10 | 5 |
| 13 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 70 | 491 | 7.01 | 2 | 57 | 25 | 15 | 6 |
| 14 | South Alabama | 5 | 49 | 415 | 8.47 | 6 | 80 | 18 | 13 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||