2026 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 11/14/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Miss | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Georgia State | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 8 | 13 | 16 | 1.23 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Troy | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 7 | 10 | 15 | 1.50 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Louisiana | 8 | 16 | 33 | 2.06 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 1 | 53 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | James Madison | 5 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Marshall | 7 | 11 | 52 | 4.73 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 13 | 88 | 6.77 | 3 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Old Dominion | 7 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | South Alabama | 4 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 2 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||