2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 09/18/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 LSU 2 57 36 0.63 1 11 6 1 0
2 Alabama 2 54 65 1.20 0 12 4 2 0
3 Maryland 2 62 77 1.24 0 26 8 2 1
4 Navy 2 64 81 1.27 0 11 15 3 0
5 TCU 2 57 110 1.93 1 11 5 2 0
6 South Carolina 2 54 117 2.17 0 26 6 2 2
7 Virginia Tech 2 74 119 1.61 1 76 7 7 3
8 Georgia 2 69 120 1.74 2 19 9 4 0
9 Notre Dame 2 65 131 2.02 0 11 9 2 0
9 Virginia 2 55 131 2.38 1 13 6 2 0
11 Miami (FL) 3 60 137 2.28 0 27 6 3 1
11 New Mexico 2 60 137 2.28 1 23 11 7 1
13 Arizona 2 51 141 2.76 1 20 10 5 1
14 Iowa 2 65 145 2.23 0 34 5 3 1
15 BYU 2 56 146 2.61 2 20 12 5 1
16 Northwestern 1 40 147 3.68 1 12 11 4 0
17 Delaware 2 63 148 2.35 4 20 7 4 1
18 Mississippi State 2 55 151 2.75 0 18 8 4 0
19 Texas A&M 2 52 152 2.92 0 19 9 3 0
20 Auburn 2 70 153 2.19 0 12 9 2 0
21 Troy 2 58 154 2.66 1 50 11 5 2
22 Georgia State 2 51 156 3.06 1 17 11 8 0
23 Georgia Southern 2 70 158 2.26 0 21 10 8 1
24 Iowa State 2 74 160 2.16 2 44 11 2 1
24 Vanderbilt 2 61 160 2.62 1 37 12 10 1
26 FIU 2 63 164 2.60 1 14 8 5 0
27 Indiana 2 65 165 2.54 1 19 7 5 0
27 Duke 2 58 165 2.84 0 9 9 0 0
29 Baylor 2 66 166 2.52 2 25 11 7 2
30 Utah 2 59 167 2.83 2 22 12 5 1
30 Stanford 2 54 167 3.09 3 19 13 4 0
32 Missouri 2 65 169 2.60 1 27 11 9 3
33 Massachusetts 2 67 170 2.54 1 12 10 1 0
34 Colorado 2 59 173 2.93 0 18 12 9 0
35 Washington 2 60 175 2.92 1 25 10 8 1
36 James Madison 2 78 177 2.27 0 17 10 4 0
37 Michigan State 2 46 178 3.87 2 71 12 7 2
38 Arkansas 2 54 180 3.33 6 15 11 7 0
39 Pittsburgh 3 81 182 2.25 2 28 17 10 2
39 Tulsa 2 68 182 2.68 0 14 16 7 0
39 Florida 2 62 182 2.94 2 11 10 4 0
42 North Carolina 2 74 183 2.47 1 48 16 4 1
43 Ohio State 2 64 186 2.91 2 15 14 7 0
44 Houston 3 79 188 2.38 5 29 11 7 2
45 Connecticut 2 66 189 2.86 4 15 11 5 0
46 Kansas State 2 69 193 2.80 0 26 12 9 1
47 Arizona State 2 60 194 3.23 2 39 11 5 1
48 Utah State 2 63 196 3.11 2 36 10 4 2
49 Army 2 55 197 3.58 2 24 12 5 1
50 West Virginia 2 64 200 3.13 0 48 10 8 2
50 Air Force 2 58 200 3.45 3 31 11 6 1
52 Florida State 2 54 202 3.74 0 23 11 5 2
53 Miami (OH) 2 50 206 4.12 1 50 11 6 1
54 UCF 2 83 210 2.53 1 24 11 7 1
55 Kansas 2 74 212 2.86 2 64 8 4 1
56 Kentucky 2 68 214 3.15 4 31 14 7 1
57 Old Dominion 2 82 215 2.62 3 35 14 7 4
58 Akron 2 52 217 4.17 1 57 9 5 1
59 Penn State 2 59 220 3.73 1 47 11 6 2
60 Toledo 2 74 223 3.01 1 25 12 9 1
61 Nebraska 2 65 224 3.45 1 17 14 6 0
61 Oklahoma State 2 63 224 3.56 3 29 10 6 1
63 Buffalo 2 70 226 3.23 0 16 10 5 0
64 Louisville 2 69 227 3.29 2 17 14 4 0
65 Michigan 2 75 232 3.09 0 22 16 6 1
65 North Texas 2 69 232 3.36 3 43 12 5 2
67 Louisiana Tech 2 88 233 2.65 4 46 14 8 1
68 Appalachian State 2 63 239 3.79 1 45 14 8 1
68 Cincinnati 2 58 239 4.12 2 21 15 9 1
70 Temple 2 64 245 3.83 1 17 15 7 0
71 Fresno State 2 71 252 3.55 2 18 18 9 0
71 Purdue 2 65 252 3.88 4 44 13 7 3
73 Boise State 2 51 254 4.98 2 80 10 7 2
74 Texas 2 72 255 3.54 2 32 14 7 2
75 South Alabama 2 46 257 5.59 3 80 7 7 4
76 SMU 2 69 261 3.78 2 54 10 6 2
77 UCLA 2 78 263 3.37 1 20 15 9 1
78 Oklahoma 2 79 264 3.34 2 51 10 7 3
78 Western Michigan 2 69 264 3.83 2 16 13 6 0
80 Wisconsin 2 70 265 3.79 2 17 16 8 0
81 Rice 2 67 266 3.97 2 49 14 6 1
82 Louisiana 2 69 270 3.91 1 29 14 9 1
83 Marshall 2 67 272 4.06 2 26 14 4 1
84 Middle Tennessee State 2 65 274 4.22 5 46 17 7 1
85 Kennesaw State 2 72 279 3.88 3 24 13 11 1
86 UTEP 2 79 282 3.57 3 24 16 9 2
87 USC 3 83 287 3.46 4 32 14 9 3
88 Liberty 2 64 291 4.55 2 65 13 7 3
89 NC State 2 79 292 3.70 2 22 17 8 2
90 Wyoming 2 69 293 4.25 0 37 16 8 3
91 Texas State 2 67 296 4.42 5 45 15 9 3
92 USF 2 76 299 3.93 1 23 21 8 1
93 Central Michigan 2 75 300 4.00 4 23 17 7 1
94 Minnesota 2 74 303 4.09 2 30 16 7 2
95 Ole Miss 2 72 305 4.24 2 43 16 8 4
96 Texas Tech 3 85 306 3.60 0 21 20 13 2
97 Nevada 2 81 309 3.81 3 23 19 11 2
97 San Diego State 2 73 309 4.23 5 36 18 4 2
99 North Dakota State 3 108 311 2.88 3 18 21 7 0
100 Tennessee 2 67 312 4.66 2 34 17 12 6
101 Clemson 2 76 331 4.36 4 18 22 14 0
102 Oregon 3 93 332 3.57 2 75 17 5 2
103 Kent State 2 65 336 5.17 5 60 18 8 2
104 Colorado State 2 73 349 4.78 3 58 19 13 3
105 Rutgers 2 73 350 4.79 3 19 22 16 0
106 UAB 2 69 351 5.09 4 51 18 10 1
107 New Mexico State 3 92 354 3.85 6 52 18 10 2
107 Missouri State 2 81 354 4.37 3 21 24 14 1
109 East Carolina 2 93 356 3.83 8 23 22 13 1
110 San Jose State 3 94 362 3.85 7 50 25 8 1
111 Illinois 2 83 364 4.39 2 29 19 10 2
112 Sacramento State 3 97 366 3.77 6 56 18 8 3
113 Syracuse 3 97 372 3.84 3 46 22 12 4
114 Oregon State 2 88 383 4.35 6 56 17 9 3
115 Northern Illinois 2 74 390 5.27 3 50 21 15 5
116 Coastal Carolina 2 94 395 4.20 3 72 18 8 5
116 Charlotte 2 74 395 5.34 9 56 21 11 4
116 California 2 68 395 5.81 7 55 18 10 5
119 Arkansas State 2 72 407 5.65 4 74 19 10 4
120 Boston College 2 87 408 4.69 3 31 20 13 4
121 Ohio 2 88 409 4.65 6 39 23 13 3
122 Sam Houston State 2 82 418 5.10 3 81 16 11 5
123 Ball State 2 63 420 6.67 5 66 17 11 5
124 Washington State 2 69 429 6.22 3 75 21 15 5
125 Tulane 2 89 432 4.85 3 47 22 15 3
126 Wake Forest 3 110 433 3.94 4 32 31 12 3
127 Eastern Michigan 3 98 444 4.53 4 40 23 13 3
128 Southern Miss 2 86 447 5.20 1 39 22 13 4
129 UTSA 2 84 466 5.55 3 65 22 9 3
130 Georgia Tech 2 94 482 5.13 4 47 28 14 3
131 UNLV 3 105 496 4.72 4 43 24 18 3
132 Bowling Green 2 67 522 7.79 2 83 20 11 6
133 Florida Atlantic 2 77 527 6.84 7 61 21 13 7
134 Hawaii 3 112 530 4.73 7 50 30 16 4
135 Western Kentucky 2 77 557 7.23 8 72 21 11 6
136 Jacksonville State 3 128 569 4.45 2 72 28 15 4
137 Louisiana-Monroe 2 89 611 6.87 5 57 31 18 6
138 Memphis 3 117 635 5.43 6 71 33 20 6
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards