2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 09/11/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 18 | -6 | -0.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston | 1 | 8 | -2 | -0.25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 1 | 19 | -1 | -0.05 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0.23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 15 | 11 | 0.73 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 1 | 11 | 9 | 0.82 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Arizona | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Louisiana | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Alabama | 1 | 12 | 11 | 0.92 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Kansas State | 1 | 22 | 23 | 1.05 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 1 | 17 | 18 | 1.06 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.08 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Troy | 1 | 14 | 16 | 1.14 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Maryland | 1 | 18 | 21 | 1.17 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 1 | 22 | 26 | 1.18 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sacramento State | 2 | 33 | 39 | 1.18 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Appalachian State | 1 | 18 | 22 | 1.22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Old Dominion | 1 | 17 | 21 | 1.24 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Georgia | 1 | 20 | 25 | 1.25 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Massachusetts | 1 | 10 | 13 | 1.30 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Duke | 1 | 15 | 20 | 1.33 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | 1 | 17 | 24 | 1.41 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Air Force | 1 | 14 | 23 | 1.64 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Colorado | 1 | 15 | 27 | 1.80 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | BYU | 1 | 15 | 27 | 1.80 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Florida | 1 | 17 | 31 | 1.82 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Penn State | 1 | 13 | 24 | 1.85 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | North Dakota State | 2 | 29 | 56 | 1.93 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 16 | 31 | 1.94 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Virginia | 2 | 28 | 55 | 1.96 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Army | 1 | 13 | 27 | 2.08 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Navy | 1 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Utah State | 1 | 15 | 33 | 2.20 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 25 | 58 | 2.32 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | James Madison | 1 | 18 | 43 | 2.39 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | 1 | 20 | 48 | 2.40 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Texas Tech | 1 | 17 | 41 | 2.41 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Purdue | 1 | 14 | 35 | 2.50 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 13 | 33 | 2.54 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Buffalo | 1 | 24 | 62 | 2.58 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 20 | 52 | 2.60 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Toledo | 1 | 24 | 63 | 2.63 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | San Diego State | 1 | 16 | 43 | 2.69 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Northwestern | 1 | 23 | 64 | 2.78 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | NC State | 2 | 41 | 115 | 2.80 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | FIU | 1 | 21 | 60 | 2.86 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | Kansas | 2 | 41 | 119 | 2.90 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | TCU | 1 | 15 | 45 | 3.00 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Oregon | 1 | 16 | 48 | 3.00 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Iowa State | 1 | 21 | 63 | 3.00 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | Baylor | 1 | 22 | 66 | 3.00 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Auburn | 1 | 22 | 67 | 3.05 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Arizona State | 1 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | LSU | 1 | 14 | 44 | 3.14 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Connecticut | 1 | 20 | 63 | 3.15 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Temple | 1 | 12 | 38 | 3.17 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Oregon State | 1 | 20 | 64 | 3.20 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | Texas | 1 | 23 | 74 | 3.22 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 | Louisville | 2 | 35 | 114 | 3.26 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | SMU | 1 | 26 | 86 | 3.31 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 62 | Tulsa | 1 | 17 | 57 | 3.35 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Missouri | 2 | 34 | 116 | 3.41 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 64 | Memphis | 2 | 34 | 117 | 3.44 | 1 | 54 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 65 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 17 | 60 | 3.53 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | Syracuse | 1 | 19 | 67 | 3.53 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 67 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 11 | 39 | 3.55 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Michigan | 1 | 27 | 97 | 3.59 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | Stanford | 2 | 31 | 112 | 3.61 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 70 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 22 | 81 | 3.68 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | Georgia State | 1 | 16 | 59 | 3.69 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | USC | 2 | 24 | 89 | 3.71 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 73 | Fresno State | 1 | 18 | 67 | 3.72 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 74 | Florida State | 2 | 22 | 82 | 3.73 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 75 | Nevada | 1 | 19 | 71 | 3.74 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 76 | USF | 1 | 12 | 45 | 3.75 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | UAB | 1 | 16 | 60 | 3.75 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Clemson | 1 | 25 | 96 | 3.84 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | Washington | 1 | 17 | 66 | 3.88 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Marshall | 1 | 26 | 101 | 3.88 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 26 | 102 | 3.92 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | Colorado State | 1 | 19 | 75 | 3.95 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | New Mexico | 1 | 23 | 91 | 3.96 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 84 | South Alabama | 1 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Delaware | 1 | 11 | 44 | 4.00 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Illinois | 1 | 17 | 68 | 4.00 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Texas State | 1 | 19 | 76 | 4.00 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 84 | UTEP | 1 | 21 | 84 | 4.00 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Mississippi State | 1 | 23 | 92 | 4.00 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 84 | Rutgers | 2 | 36 | 144 | 4.00 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| 91 | UCLA | 1 | 21 | 85 | 4.05 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 92 | Liberty | 1 | 14 | 58 | 4.14 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 92 | Indiana | 1 | 21 | 87 | 4.14 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 92 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 43 | 178 | 4.14 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 95 | Utah | 1 | 16 | 69 | 4.31 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 96 | UCF | 1 | 19 | 82 | 4.32 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 97 | Southern Miss | 1 | 21 | 91 | 4.33 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 98 | Wyoming | 1 | 22 | 96 | 4.36 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 99 | Central Michigan | 1 | 16 | 70 | 4.38 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 100 | Tulane | 1 | 25 | 110 | 4.40 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 101 | Nebraska | 1 | 17 | 75 | 4.41 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 102 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 18 | 81 | 4.50 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 103 | Rice | 1 | 24 | 111 | 4.63 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 104 | East Carolina | 1 | 22 | 102 | 4.64 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 104 | Hawaii | 2 | 33 | 153 | 4.64 | 3 | 50 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 106 | Washington State | 1 | 12 | 56 | 4.67 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 107 | UNLV | 2 | 39 | 184 | 4.72 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 108 | Arkansas | 1 | 11 | 52 | 4.73 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 109 | New Mexico State | 2 | 31 | 150 | 4.84 | 2 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 110 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 30 | 146 | 4.87 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 111 | Boston College | 2 | 44 | 219 | 4.98 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 112 | South Carolina | 1 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 112 | Wake Forest | 1 | 19 | 95 | 5.00 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 114 | North Texas | 1 | 16 | 81 | 5.06 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 115 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 25 | 127 | 5.08 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 116 | Wisconsin | 1 | 16 | 82 | 5.13 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 117 | Cincinnati | 1 | 20 | 103 | 5.15 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 118 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 12 | 62 | 5.17 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 119 | Kent State | 1 | 23 | 120 | 5.22 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 120 | Boise State | 1 | 13 | 69 | 5.31 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 121 | San Jose State | 2 | 23 | 123 | 5.35 | 2 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 122 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 18 | 99 | 5.50 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 123 | Ole Miss | 1 | 21 | 125 | 5.95 | 2 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 124 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 17 | 106 | 6.24 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 125 | Missouri State | 1 | 25 | 160 | 6.40 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 126 | Western Michigan | 1 | 9 | 60 | 6.67 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 127 | Tennessee | 1 | 20 | 135 | 6.75 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 128 | Bowling Green | 1 | 18 | 130 | 7.22 | 0 | 83 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 129 | Akron | 1 | 17 | 124 | 7.29 | 1 | 57 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 130 | UTSA | 1 | 16 | 120 | 7.50 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 131 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 20 | 153 | 7.65 | 2 | 61 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 132 | Ohio | 1 | 23 | 183 | 7.96 | 3 | 39 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 133 | Charlotte | 1 | 26 | 212 | 8.15 | 5 | 56 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 134 | Arkansas State | 1 | 25 | 210 | 8.40 | 3 | 74 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 135 | Michigan State | 1 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 1 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 136 | California | 1 | 18 | 154 | 8.56 | 3 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 137 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 19 | 170 | 8.95 | 2 | 57 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 138 | Ball State | 1 | 18 | 202 | 11.22 | 2 | 65 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||