2026 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 10/24/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 7 | -26 | -3.71 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arkansas State | 7 | 11 | 11 | 1.00 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Southern Miss | 5 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Troy | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Louisiana | 6 | 14 | 22 | 1.57 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | South Alabama | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | James Madison | 4 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Georgia State | 4 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Old Dominion | 6 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Marshall | 4 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 10 | 62 | 6.20 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||