2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In All Plays through 09/11/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | 1 | 21 | -7 | -0.33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 1 | 22 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 1 | 31 | 7 | 0.23 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 31 | 8 | 0.26 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 | 32 | 10 | 0.31 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 1 | 31 | 10 | 0.32 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 1 | 25 | 26 | 1.04 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1 | 25 | 27 | 1.08 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 21 | 27 | 1.29 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 1 | 23 | 37 | 1.61 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 1 | 20 | 39 | 1.95 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 1 | 26 | 40 | 1.54 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 1 | 20 | 40 | 2.00 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 1 | 26 | 44 | 1.69 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 1 | 23 | 45 | 1.96 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Delaware | 1 | 25 | 48 | 1.92 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 25 | 49 | 1.96 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 25 | 49 | 1.96 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 1 | 30 | 51 | 1.70 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 1 | 28 | 51 | 1.82 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 1 | 28 | 52 | 1.86 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke | 1 | 26 | 54 | 2.08 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 1 | 21 | 54 | 2.57 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 1 | 29 | 56 | 1.93 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 1 | 28 | 59 | 2.11 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 25 | 62 | 2.48 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 1 | 30 | 64 | 2.13 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 1 | 31 | 67 | 2.16 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Army | 1 | 30 | 67 | 2.23 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 1 | 31 | 72 | 2.32 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 1 | 29 | 75 | 2.59 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | USF | 1 | 25 | 80 | 3.20 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 1 | 30 | 84 | 2.80 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 45 | 86 | 1.91 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 1 | 29 | 90 | 3.10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 1 | 38 | 91 | 2.39 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 1 | 36 | 93 | 2.58 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 1 | 30 | 95 | 3.17 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 1 | 30 | 97 | 3.23 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 1 | 45 | 103 | 2.29 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | North Dakota State | 2 | 57 | 104 | 1.82 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 1 | 35 | 104 | 2.97 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 1 | 25 | 106 | 4.24 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | FIU | 1 | 38 | 108 | 2.84 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 1 | 32 | 111 | 3.47 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida | 1 | 37 | 120 | 3.24 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 1 | 37 | 127 | 3.43 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 2 | 55 | 131 | 2.38 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 1 | 46 | 132 | 2.87 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 1 | 40 | 138 | 3.45 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 1 | 33 | 139 | 4.21 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 1 | 37 | 140 | 3.78 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 1 | 34 | 143 | 4.21 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 40 | 147 | 3.68 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 1 | 49 | 150 | 3.06 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 1 | 38 | 152 | 4.00 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 1 | 45 | 163 | 3.62 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 1 | 38 | 165 | 4.34 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 2 | 54 | 167 | 3.09 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 49 | 183 | 3.73 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 2 | 69 | 227 | 3.29 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 1 | 47 | 236 | 5.02 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 1 | 58 | 309 | 5.33 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 2 | 73 | 350 | 4.79 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 0 |
| 65 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 43 | -4 | -0.09 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | Troy | 1 | 24 | 38 | 1.58 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 65 | South Alabama | 1 | 17 | 45 | 2.65 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | West Virginia | 1 | 27 | 52 | 1.93 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 65 | Syracuse | 1 | 34 | 60 | 1.76 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | Purdue | 1 | 24 | 66 | 2.75 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 65 | Iowa State | 1 | 45 | 67 | 1.49 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 65 | Michigan State | 1 | 20 | 77 | 3.85 | 1 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 65 | Utah State | 1 | 30 | 89 | 2.97 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 65 | Kansas State | 1 | 39 | 92 | 2.36 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 65 | Washington | 1 | 31 | 100 | 3.23 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | Arizona State | 1 | 25 | 102 | 4.08 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | North Carolina | 1 | 39 | 106 | 2.72 | 1 | 48 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | Utah | 1 | 31 | 106 | 3.42 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | UCF | 1 | 40 | 107 | 2.68 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 65 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 44 | 115 | 2.61 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 65 | UCLA | 1 | 40 | 119 | 2.98 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 65 | New Mexico | 1 | 32 | 119 | 3.72 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 65 | Boise State | 1 | 25 | 119 | 4.76 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 33 | 134 | 4.06 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 65 | Washington State | 1 | 29 | 134 | 4.62 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 65 | USC | 2 | 53 | 141 | 2.66 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 65 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 27 | 145 | 5.37 | 2 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 65 | Rice | 1 | 35 | 148 | 4.23 | 0 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | Wake Forest | 1 | 36 | 149 | 4.14 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 65 | UAB | 1 | 26 | 150 | 5.77 | 2 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 31 | 166 | 5.35 | 1 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 65 | Sacramento State | 2 | 64 | 173 | 2.70 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 53 | 186 | 3.51 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 65 | Illinois | 1 | 48 | 194 | 4.04 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | Akron | 1 | 33 | 203 | 6.15 | 1 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 65 | Central Michigan | 1 | 44 | 205 | 4.66 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 65 | Kansas | 2 | 74 | 212 | 2.86 | 2 | 64 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 65 | East Carolina | 1 | 49 | 227 | 4.63 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 65 | San Jose State | 2 | 65 | 271 | 4.17 | 5 | 50 | 18 | 5 | 1 |
| 65 | UNLV | 2 | 67 | 313 | 4.67 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 1 |
| 101 | South Carolina | 1 | 25 | 100 | 4.00 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 101 | Oklahoma | 1 | 38 | 112 | 2.95 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 101 | Old Dominion | 1 | 40 | 126 | 3.15 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 101 | Baylor | 1 | 41 | 130 | 3.17 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 101 | North Texas | 1 | 30 | 134 | 4.47 | 3 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 101 | Wyoming | 1 | 33 | 154 | 4.67 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 101 | Texas State | 1 | 36 | 156 | 4.33 | 3 | 45 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 101 | Texas | 1 | 41 | 161 | 3.93 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 101 | Ole Miss | 1 | 39 | 162 | 4.15 | 2 | 41 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 101 | Nevada | 1 | 42 | 164 | 3.90 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 101 | UTEP | 1 | 39 | 170 | 4.36 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 101 | Liberty | 1 | 31 | 173 | 5.58 | 1 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 101 | UTSA | 1 | 34 | 177 | 5.21 | 1 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 101 | SMU | 1 | 45 | 199 | 4.42 | 2 | 54 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 101 | Florida State | 2 | 54 | 202 | 3.74 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 101 | Oregon State | 1 | 41 | 228 | 5.56 | 3 | 56 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 101 | Tulane | 1 | 49 | 250 | 5.10 | 2 | 47 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 101 | Bowling Green | 1 | 33 | 258 | 7.82 | 0 | 83 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 101 | Kent State | 1 | 39 | 278 | 7.13 | 4 | 60 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| 101 | New Mexico State | 2 | 66 | 287 | 4.35 | 4 | 52 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 101 | NC State | 2 | 79 | 292 | 3.70 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 122 | Missouri | 2 | 65 | 170 | 2.62 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
| 122 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 42 | 177 | 4.21 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| 122 | Ball State | 1 | 35 | 237 | 6.77 | 3 | 65 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 122 | Ohio | 1 | 42 | 248 | 5.90 | 4 | 39 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 122 | Charlotte | 1 | 50 | 268 | 5.36 | 6 | 56 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 122 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 61 | 281 | 4.61 | 3 | 72 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 122 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 41 | 281 | 6.85 | 5 | 61 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 129 | California | 1 | 32 | 277 | 8.66 | 6 | 53 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| 129 | Memphis | 2 | 70 | 278 | 3.97 | 3 | 54 | 17 | 9 | 4 |
| 129 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 42 | 323 | 7.69 | 5 | 72 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| 129 | Arkansas State | 1 | 48 | 335 | 6.98 | 4 | 74 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 129 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 37 | 345 | 9.32 | 4 | 57 | 14 | 11 | 4 |
| 129 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 82 | 404 | 4.93 | 1 | 72 | 17 | 12 | 4 |
| 129 | Hawaii | 2 | 81 | 406 | 5.01 | 6 | 50 | 20 | 11 | 4 |
| 129 | Boston College | 2 | 87 | 408 | 4.69 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 4 |
| 137 | Tennessee | 1 | 36 | 177 | 4.92 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| 137 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 38 | 289 | 7.61 | 2 | 50 | 13 | 12 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||