2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 11/12/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | 9 | 123 | 356 | 2.89 | 2 | 86 | 17 | 11 | 3 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 9 | 105 | 230 | 2.19 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 106 | 254 | 2.40 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| 4 | Duke | 9 | 130 | 314 | 2.42 | 3 | 60 | 19 | 9 | 2 |
| 5 | SMU | 9 | 135 | 437 | 3.24 | 5 | 58 | 20 | 15 | 6 |
| 6 | Liberty | 9 | 126 | 354 | 2.81 | 1 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 4 |
| 6 | Indiana | 9 | 153 | 375 | 2.45 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 4 |
| 6 | Boise State | 9 | 110 | 378 | 3.44 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 5 |
| 9 | TCU | 9 | 154 | 459 | 2.98 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 9 | 3 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 9 | 153 | 480 | 3.14 | 3 | 54 | 22 | 16 | 3 |
| 11 | Iowa | 9 | 142 | 354 | 2.49 | 2 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 2 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 9 | 137 | 452 | 3.30 | 5 | 48 | 23 | 14 | 3 |
| 11 | Mississippi State | 9 | 145 | 490 | 3.38 | 2 | 47 | 23 | 12 | 4 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 9 | 141 | 412 | 2.92 | 5 | 58 | 24 | 17 | 3 |
| 14 | UCLA | 9 | 137 | 439 | 3.20 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 1 |
| 14 | Air Force | 9 | 113 | 476 | 4.21 | 7 | 57 | 24 | 17 | 4 |
| 17 | Illinois | 9 | 132 | 469 | 3.55 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 14 | 2 |
| 17 | Michigan | 9 | 157 | 492 | 3.13 | 3 | 54 | 25 | 11 | 5 |
| 17 | Toledo | 10 | 165 | 539 | 3.27 | 6 | 87 | 25 | 18 | 6 |
| 20 | Miami (OH) | 10 | 138 | 438 | 3.17 | 6 | 53 | 27 | 11 | 1 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 9 | 145 | 475 | 3.28 | 5 | 75 | 27 | 11 | 1 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 9 | 162 | 606 | 3.74 | 9 | 63 | 27 | 19 | 8 |
| 20 | Kentucky | 9 | 138 | 610 | 4.42 | 8 | 74 | 27 | 13 | 5 |
| 24 | Georgia | 9 | 141 | 356 | 2.52 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 3 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 149 | 373 | 2.50 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 18 | 3 |
| 24 | Alabama | 9 | 159 | 487 | 3.06 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 16 | 4 |
| 24 | James Madison | 10 | 165 | 567 | 3.44 | 3 | 47 | 28 | 15 | 4 |
| 28 | LSU | 9 | 140 | 388 | 2.77 | 5 | 64 | 29 | 17 | 2 |
| 28 | BYU | 9 | 140 | 426 | 3.04 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 3 |
| 28 | Utah | 9 | 131 | 527 | 4.02 | 6 | 48 | 29 | 20 | 3 |
| 28 | NC State | 9 | 141 | 574 | 4.07 | 8 | 70 | 29 | 18 | 4 |
| 32 | Texas | 9 | 150 | 439 | 2.93 | 2 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 1 |
| 32 | Clemson | 9 | 155 | 478 | 3.08 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 21 | 0 |
| 32 | FIU | 9 | 137 | 524 | 3.82 | 5 | 54 | 30 | 22 | 3 |
| 32 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 162 | 622 | 3.84 | 5 | 75 | 30 | 14 | 5 |
| 32 | Old Dominion | 10 | 206 | 625 | 3.03 | 2 | 40 | 30 | 15 | 4 |
| 37 | Washington | 9 | 163 | 466 | 2.86 | 3 | 36 | 31 | 14 | 3 |
| 37 | Utah State | 9 | 149 | 486 | 3.26 | 3 | 63 | 31 | 13 | 5 |
| 37 | Texas State | 9 | 149 | 521 | 3.50 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 17 | 2 |
| 37 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 141 | 528 | 3.74 | 2 | 66 | 31 | 19 | 4 |
| 37 | Appalachian State | 9 | 169 | 596 | 3.53 | 5 | 56 | 31 | 16 | 4 |
| 42 | Wake Forest | 9 | 143 | 323 | 2.26 | 2 | 25 | 32 | 7 | 1 |
| 42 | Wisconsin | 9 | 162 | 451 | 2.78 | 4 | 33 | 32 | 13 | 2 |
| 42 | Oregon | 9 | 150 | 538 | 3.59 | 3 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 6 |
| 42 | UCF | 9 | 163 | 614 | 3.77 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 19 | 6 |
| 42 | Florida | 9 | 154 | 625 | 4.06 | 7 | 80 | 32 | 15 | 5 |
| 47 | Missouri | 9 | 150 | 406 | 2.71 | 4 | 27 | 33 | 14 | 3 |
| 47 | North Dakota State | 9 | 165 | 556 | 3.37 | 2 | 18 | 33 | 17 | 0 |
| 47 | Michigan State | 9 | 150 | 592 | 3.95 | 7 | 71 | 33 | 15 | 3 |
| 50 | Delaware | 9 | 146 | 537 | 3.68 | 5 | 28 | 34 | 17 | 3 |
| 50 | Fresno State | 9 | 156 | 597 | 3.83 | 3 | 67 | 34 | 19 | 5 |
| 50 | New Mexico State | 9 | 165 | 605 | 3.67 | 10 | 84 | 34 | 16 | 4 |
| 50 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 143 | 636 | 4.45 | 8 | 76 | 34 | 21 | 9 |
| 50 | Northwestern | 9 | 148 | 706 | 4.77 | 5 | 70 | 34 | 14 | 9 |
| 50 | Oregon State | 9 | 162 | 718 | 4.43 | 9 | 63 | 34 | 20 | 8 |
| 56 | Nebraska | 9 | 147 | 514 | 3.50 | 1 | 29 | 35 | 18 | 3 |
| 56 | Jacksonville State | 9 | 147 | 593 | 4.03 | 3 | 28 | 35 | 18 | 2 |
| 56 | Houston | 9 | 127 | 614 | 4.83 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 26 | 5 |
| 56 | Texas A&M | 9 | 165 | 695 | 4.21 | 7 | 54 | 35 | 21 | 4 |
| 56 | Louisiana | 10 | 146 | 739 | 5.06 | 9 | 45 | 35 | 24 | 11 |
| 56 | Kansas | 9 | 165 | 801 | 4.85 | 7 | 90 | 35 | 19 | 8 |
| 56 | Purdue | 9 | 160 | 805 | 5.03 | 9 | 75 | 35 | 19 | 8 |
| 56 | UTSA | 9 | 172 | 868 | 5.05 | 10 | 81 | 35 | 23 | 9 |
| 64 | USC | 9 | 144 | 595 | 4.13 | 9 | 49 | 36 | 15 | 5 |
| 64 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 157 | 644 | 4.10 | 7 | 54 | 36 | 20 | 7 |
| 64 | Colorado | 9 | 162 | 649 | 4.01 | 3 | 39 | 36 | 27 | 4 |
| 64 | Louisville | 9 | 183 | 667 | 3.64 | 4 | 34 | 36 | 15 | 5 |
| 64 | Cincinnati | 9 | 157 | 699 | 4.45 | 6 | 58 | 36 | 26 | 4 |
| 64 | Massachusetts | 10 | 185 | 723 | 3.91 | 7 | 46 | 36 | 19 | 4 |
| 64 | Penn State | 9 | 147 | 748 | 5.09 | 7 | 43 | 36 | 24 | 7 |
| 64 | Iowa State | 9 | 156 | 814 | 5.22 | 8 | 75 | 36 | 18 | 10 |
| 64 | Washington State | 9 | 165 | 815 | 4.94 | 9 | 75 | 36 | 23 | 8 |
| 73 | Syracuse | 9 | 158 | 641 | 4.06 | 8 | 71 | 37 | 21 | 6 |
| 73 | Tennessee | 9 | 158 | 686 | 4.34 | 5 | 57 | 37 | 26 | 10 |
| 73 | South Alabama | 9 | 140 | 808 | 5.77 | 8 | 80 | 37 | 23 | 10 |
| 76 | Baylor | 9 | 166 | 515 | 3.10 | 4 | 56 | 38 | 21 | 3 |
| 76 | Minnesota | 9 | 153 | 559 | 3.65 | 6 | 31 | 38 | 25 | 4 |
| 76 | Troy | 9 | 166 | 602 | 3.63 | 6 | 44 | 38 | 15 | 4 |
| 76 | Kennesaw State | 9 | 161 | 727 | 4.52 | 8 | 42 | 38 | 23 | 4 |
| 76 | Hawaii | 9 | 146 | 753 | 5.16 | 10 | 67 | 38 | 23 | 6 |
| 76 | Buffalo | 10 | 191 | 782 | 4.09 | 6 | 59 | 38 | 24 | 3 |
| 82 | Connecticut | 9 | 184 | 637 | 3.46 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 12 | 2 |
| 82 | Navy | 9 | 167 | 654 | 3.92 | 6 | 59 | 39 | 19 | 7 |
| 82 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 183 | 694 | 3.79 | 5 | 50 | 39 | 22 | 4 |
| 82 | USF | 10 | 177 | 724 | 4.09 | 5 | 41 | 39 | 23 | 8 |
| 82 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 148 | 814 | 5.50 | 8 | 75 | 39 | 22 | 7 |
| 82 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 174 | 989 | 5.68 | 10 | 69 | 39 | 22 | 13 |
| 88 | Western Michigan | 10 | 168 | 671 | 3.99 | 4 | 22 | 40 | 22 | 1 |
| 88 | Kent State | 10 | 203 | 696 | 3.43 | 10 | 48 | 40 | 22 | 4 |
| 88 | Arizona | 9 | 170 | 704 | 4.14 | 7 | 64 | 40 | 24 | 6 |
| 88 | Georgia State | 9 | 159 | 704 | 4.43 | 8 | 63 | 40 | 27 | 7 |
| 88 | Boston College | 9 | 170 | 726 | 4.27 | 8 | 76 | 40 | 19 | 4 |
| 88 | Arkansas | 9 | 159 | 806 | 5.07 | 11 | 59 | 40 | 26 | 6 |
| 94 | South Carolina | 9 | 164 | 538 | 3.28 | 3 | 44 | 41 | 13 | 3 |
| 94 | Kansas State | 9 | 179 | 713 | 3.98 | 8 | 47 | 41 | 28 | 5 |
| 94 | Virginia | 9 | 164 | 719 | 4.38 | 8 | 81 | 41 | 17 | 6 |
| 94 | North Texas | 9 | 173 | 797 | 4.61 | 10 | 57 | 41 | 23 | 9 |
| 94 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 182 | 914 | 5.02 | 7 | 42 | 41 | 33 | 8 |
| 99 | UAB | 9 | 189 | 683 | 3.61 | 4 | 24 | 42 | 21 | 2 |
| 99 | Rutgers | 9 | 163 | 737 | 4.52 | 6 | 37 | 42 | 27 | 6 |
| 99 | UTEP | 9 | 171 | 836 | 4.89 | 11 | 72 | 42 | 22 | 6 |
| 102 | East Carolina | 9 | 178 | 738 | 4.15 | 6 | 44 | 43 | 28 | 8 |
| 102 | Army | 9 | 155 | 768 | 4.95 | 8 | 59 | 43 | 20 | 8 |
| 102 | UNLV | 9 | 176 | 918 | 5.22 | 9 | 50 | 43 | 26 | 12 |
| 102 | Memphis | 10 | 189 | 961 | 5.08 | 10 | 75 | 43 | 32 | 11 |
| 106 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 168 | 732 | 4.36 | 6 | 59 | 44 | 17 | 7 |
| 106 | Maryland | 9 | 179 | 787 | 4.40 | 10 | 64 | 44 | 23 | 6 |
| 106 | Ole Miss | 9 | 183 | 850 | 4.64 | 10 | 47 | 44 | 24 | 9 |
| 106 | California | 9 | 182 | 877 | 4.82 | 13 | 75 | 44 | 20 | 7 |
| 110 | Central Michigan | 10 | 170 | 743 | 4.37 | 7 | 35 | 45 | 22 | 6 |
| 110 | Auburn | 9 | 184 | 777 | 4.22 | 9 | 53 | 45 | 21 | 7 |
| 110 | Rice | 9 | 193 | 912 | 4.73 | 14 | 60 | 45 | 23 | 7 |
| 110 | Sam Houston State | 9 | 174 | 945 | 5.43 | 11 | 81 | 45 | 29 | 10 |
| 110 | Bowling Green | 10 | 194 | 958 | 4.94 | 9 | 83 | 45 | 28 | 10 |
| 115 | North Carolina | 9 | 182 | 700 | 3.85 | 8 | 45 | 46 | 15 | 4 |
| 115 | San Diego State | 9 | 194 | 712 | 3.67 | 12 | 36 | 46 | 11 | 4 |
| 115 | Nevada | 9 | 193 | 816 | 4.23 | 6 | 23 | 46 | 23 | 4 |
| 115 | Marshall | 9 | 173 | 902 | 5.21 | 10 | 70 | 46 | 24 | 7 |
| 115 | Sacramento State | 11 | 213 | 999 | 4.69 | 12 | 56 | 46 | 25 | 9 |
| 115 | Florida State | 9 | 186 | 1003 | 5.39 | 10 | 79 | 46 | 30 | 11 |
| 115 | Akron | 10 | 183 | 1197 | 6.54 | 11 | 91 | 46 | 29 | 14 |
| 122 | Middle Tennessee State | 9 | 164 | 863 | 5.26 | 11 | 45 | 47 | 24 | 8 |
| 122 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 185 | 917 | 4.96 | 11 | 60 | 47 | 27 | 8 |
| 124 | Ohio | 10 | 202 | 939 | 4.65 | 12 | 48 | 48 | 30 | 11 |
| 124 | Missouri State | 9 | 183 | 961 | 5.25 | 12 | 56 | 48 | 28 | 8 |
| 126 | Wyoming | 9 | 190 | 861 | 4.53 | 5 | 38 | 50 | 31 | 6 |
| 126 | Stanford | 9 | 165 | 950 | 5.76 | 13 | 75 | 50 | 28 | 10 |
| 128 | San Jose State | 10 | 191 | 839 | 4.39 | 7 | 50 | 51 | 27 | 4 |
| 128 | Tulsa | 9 | 205 | 870 | 4.24 | 8 | 84 | 51 | 24 | 3 |
| 130 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 208 | 1148 | 5.52 | 10 | 57 | 52 | 33 | 11 |
| 131 | Temple | 9 | 196 | 871 | 4.44 | 9 | 48 | 53 | 24 | 3 |
| 131 | Charlotte | 9 | 186 | 974 | 5.24 | 16 | 56 | 53 | 33 | 8 |
| 133 | Tulane | 9 | 209 | 1085 | 5.19 | 11 | 58 | 57 | 35 | 6 |
| 133 | Southern Miss | 9 | 230 | 1101 | 4.79 | 10 | 74 | 57 | 25 | 7 |
| 133 | Colorado State | 9 | 178 | 1136 | 6.38 | 13 | 63 | 57 | 31 | 13 |
| 136 | Arkansas State | 9 | 191 | 1117 | 5.85 | 10 | 77 | 59 | 32 | 9 |
| 137 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 211 | 1100 | 5.21 | 11 | 47 | 60 | 37 | 10 |
| 138 | Ball State | 10 | 204 | 1199 | 5.88 | 16 | 68 | 63 | 33 | 11 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||