2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 10/09/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Miami (FL) 5 116 213 1.84 1 27 14 6 2
2 Duke 4 109 255 2.34 0 28 17 3 1
3 Pittsburgh 5 137 278 2.03 3 28 23 13 2
4 Georgia 5 150 287 1.91 4 19 20 6 0
5 Notre Dame 5 146 292 2.00 1 15 26 7 0
5 LSU 5 145 292 2.01 4 64 24 13 2
7 Indiana 5 156 322 2.06 3 26 17 8 1
8 Houston 5 126 327 2.60 7 37 19 11 3
9 Utah 4 117 336 2.87 3 22 20 12 1
10 UCLA 4 136 365 2.68 3 20 23 14 1
11 Navy 4 157 385 2.45 4 48 34 12 1
12 Alabama 5 159 393 2.47 4 56 25 13 3
13 Arizona 5 133 395 2.97 4 24 27 16 4
14 Texas 4 140 397 2.84 2 32 27 13 2
15 Kansas 4 133 400 3.01 3 64 17 10 3
16 BYU 5 137 402 2.93 3 25 29 16 4
17 FIU 5 156 427 2.74 2 27 27 13 2
18 Virginia Tech 5 164 437 2.66 7 76 24 20 6
19 Missouri 5 170 443 2.61 2 27 35 21 3
20 Oregon 4 126 452 3.59 3 75 25 9 3
21 Texas Tech 5 144 457 3.17 0 21 31 19 2
21 Louisiana 5 138 457 3.31 3 29 22 13 2
23 Oklahoma 4 143 462 3.23 5 54 20 13 5
24 Minnesota 5 150 470 3.13 5 30 30 14 2
25 Michigan 5 171 473 2.77 1 31 29 12 2
26 Appalachian State 4 134 481 3.59 6 45 29 14 2
27 Baylor 5 169 487 2.88 4 25 32 22 2
28 James Madison 5 180 490 2.72 3 41 28 12 2
29 Massachusetts 5 168 491 2.92 4 25 30 11 2
30 Ohio State 5 152 495 3.26 4 37 31 15 3
31 Air Force 4 123 497 4.04 6 57 26 14 3
32 TCU 5 158 498 3.15 6 34 28 16 2
32 South Carolina 5 155 498 3.21 3 43 31 12 4
34 Nebraska 5 158 503 3.18 3 56 29 17 3
35 New Mexico 5 158 504 3.19 2 86 28 15 4
36 Iowa 6 202 508 2.51 1 34 30 8 1
37 North Dakota State 5 169 511 3.02 3 24 31 12 1
38 Miami (OH) 5 136 551 4.05 7 53 28 15 4
39 Syracuse 4 131 553 4.22 6 71 29 17 5
40 Connecticut 5 170 554 3.26 7 32 35 11 2
41 Wake Forest 5 182 557 3.06 6 32 43 15 3
42 Kansas State 4 140 559 3.99 4 53 31 25 6
43 Troy 5 145 568 3.92 5 50 31 17 7
44 East Carolina 4 179 571 3.19 9 41 35 23 2
45 Boise State 5 128 572 4.47 3 80 24 18 6
46 Wisconsin 5 181 573 3.17 3 19 35 12 0
47 Mississippi State 5 166 598 3.60 5 37 30 15 2
48 UCF 5 189 600 3.17 6 78 29 13 4
49 Texas A&M 5 148 605 4.09 5 36 30 18 3
50 Georgia Southern 5 172 610 3.55 3 26 41 22 2
50 North Carolina 4 155 610 3.94 4 48 38 12 4
52 Texas State 5 162 614 3.79 9 45 33 20 3
53 Arizona State 4 137 617 4.50 5 75 29 16 4
54 Northern Illinois 4 136 618 4.54 5 50 34 24 7
55 Florida 5 156 632 4.05 9 80 29 14 4
56 Illinois 5 175 634 3.62 5 29 42 17 2
57 Georgia State 5 156 635 4.07 6 63 34 28 7
57 Oklahoma State 4 152 635 4.18 6 75 30 15 4
59 Vanderbilt 5 167 641 3.84 5 59 38 22 6
60 Northwestern 4 135 646 4.79 4 70 32 18 6
61 Colorado 5 182 651 3.58 3 35 39 26 5
62 Army 4 120 658 5.48 5 72 32 17 6
63 Toledo 5 180 661 3.67 5 66 32 17 5
63 Tennessee 5 165 661 4.01 5 57 37 26 9
65 Tulsa 5 188 666 3.54 4 84 42 23 2
66 Louisiana Tech 4 177 668 3.77 9 54 38 20 8
67 UNLV 5 161 672 4.17 6 43 35 25 5
68 Maryland 5 173 683 3.95 9 63 34 21 5
69 Delaware 5 186 684 3.68 8 56 43 23 4
70 Kent State 5 170 708 4.16 11 60 40 21 3
70 SMU 5 167 708 4.24 6 58 33 22 7
70 Cincinnati 5 157 708 4.51 8 58 40 26 2
73 USC 6 181 709 3.92 10 49 36 18 5
74 Fresno State 5 173 717 4.14 4 88 41 19 4
74 NC State 5 150 717 4.78 7 70 35 23 8
76 Kentucky 5 171 721 4.22 9 74 35 17 4
77 Ohio 5 188 723 3.85 11 39 40 20 6
78 Michigan State 5 172 724 4.21 8 71 39 18 4
79 Arkansas 5 168 730 4.35 15 62 41 25 5
80 Old Dominion 5 210 737 3.51 4 40 36 19 7
81 Kennesaw State 5 174 740 4.25 10 42 38 26 3
82 Auburn 5 213 745 3.50 8 53 42 18 5
82 Liberty 6 184 745 4.05 4 65 40 24 9
82 Temple 5 180 745 4.14 8 23 48 20 2
85 Virginia 5 182 748 4.11 9 81 36 20 5
86 Sacramento State 5 168 750 4.46 11 56 30 20 7
87 New Mexico State 6 214 753 3.52 13 52 44 24 7
88 Georgia Tech 4 177 756 4.27 5 47 43 20 3
89 Boston College 5 195 758 3.89 6 76 43 25 7
90 Oregon State 5 185 759 4.10 9 56 38 21 6
91 Tulane 4 160 764 4.78 7 66 36 27 6
92 Ole Miss 4 168 779 4.64 10 45 42 19 8
93 Western Michigan 5 202 781 3.87 6 29 48 21 2
94 Hawaii 5 184 791 4.30 10 50 45 23 5
95 Stanford 5 170 795 4.68 14 46 48 26 6
96 Buffalo 5 170 798 4.69 9 61 34 19 5
97 North Texas 5 191 800 4.19 10 76 38 23 6
98 Eastern Michigan 6 188 803 4.27 7 40 42 23 5
99 Washington 6 212 820 3.87 5 56 44 26 5
100 Central Michigan 5 173 821 4.75 10 35 44 24 5
101 Clemson 5 177 823 4.65 8 34 48 30 1
102 Nevada 4 189 829 4.39 7 34 44 21 5
103 Florida Atlantic 5 181 830 4.59 9 61 41 22 8
104 West Virginia 5 189 842 4.46 6 63 42 25 8
105 Utah State 6 204 845 4.14 7 63 45 21 9
106 UTEP 5 186 847 4.55 10 54 45 23 6
107 San Jose State 6 211 848 4.02 8 50 54 26 4
108 Penn State 5 180 866 4.81 7 47 42 26 9
109 Memphis 5 169 881 5.21 8 75 44 28 7
110 San Diego State 5 226 883 3.91 7 36 48 14 3
111 Rice 5 186 898 4.83 8 66 46 26 7
112 Charlotte 5 214 906 4.23 15 56 57 30 6
113 Washington State 6 204 909 4.46 7 75 44 28 7
114 UAB 5 205 915 4.46 9 51 52 29 5
115 Coastal Carolina 5 196 917 4.68 6 72 42 21 7
116 Purdue 5 172 918 5.34 10 47 48 28 8
117 Iowa State 6 208 923 4.44 9 54 42 20 11
118 Marshall 5 165 928 5.62 6 73 37 17 8
119 Louisville 6 238 934 3.92 9 40 50 20 5
120 California 5 181 937 5.18 11 75 42 24 12
121 Akron 5 164 943 5.75 8 71 44 23 9
122 USF 6 219 946 4.32 5 53 57 26 7
123 Jacksonville State 6 227 971 4.28 7 72 54 30 6
124 Missouri State 5 206 982 4.77 10 39 56 34 7
125 South Alabama 6 171 985 5.76 14 80 41 29 11
126 Florida State 6 216 993 4.60 10 97 52 28 9
127 Rutgers 5 172 996 5.79 8 75 54 40 8
128 Wyoming 6 224 1029 4.59 7 38 62 31 7
129 Sam Houston State 5 192 1058 5.51 10 81 51 35 11
130 UTSA 6 242 1108 4.58 10 65 55 23 7
131 Middle Tennessee State 5 195 1125 5.77 14 48 62 34 9
132 Colorado State 5 192 1143 5.95 15 58 56 32 10
133 Ball State 5 197 1149 5.83 12 68 52 31 11
134 Bowling Green 5 190 1157 6.09 8 83 50 30 14
135 Louisiana-Monroe 5 212 1218 5.75 12 57 60 31 12
136 Western Kentucky 6 204 1224 6.00 13 72 51 30 14
137 Arkansas State 6 241 1282 5.32 15 74 71 39 8
138 Southern Miss 5 239 1378 5.77 11 74 66 35 12
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards