2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 2nd Down through 09/18/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Miami (FL) 3 15 -12 -0.80 0 5 0 0 0
2 Georgia 2 24 2 0.08 0 5 2 0 0
3 Florida State 2 19 16 0.84 0 14 4 1 0
4 Baylor 2 17 18 1.06 0 5 1 0 0
5 Virginia Tech 2 24 22 0.92 0 21 1 2 1
5 Appalachian State 2 19 22 1.16 1 8 5 0 0
7 Iowa State 2 21 24 1.14 1 7 3 0 0
8 LSU 2 20 26 1.30 0 8 4 0 0
9 Oregon 3 24 29 1.21 1 6 5 0 0
10 Pittsburgh 3 24 31 1.29 0 11 7 1 0
11 Auburn 2 19 33 1.74 0 10 4 1 0
12 TCU 2 15 34 2.27 0 8 2 0 0
13 Maryland 2 22 36 1.64 0 26 4 1 1
14 Washington 2 17 37 2.18 0 12 3 1 0
15 Miami (OH) 2 13 38 2.92 0 10 4 1 0
16 Alabama 2 19 40 2.11 0 10 4 1 0
16 South Carolina 2 17 40 2.35 0 6 1 0 0
18 Delaware 2 18 41 2.28 1 9 1 0 0
19 Indiana 2 21 42 2.00 0 15 3 2 0
19 Virginia 2 19 42 2.21 0 12 1 1 0
19 Arkansas 2 14 42 3.00 3 15 3 1 0
22 Connecticut 2 18 43 2.39 1 15 3 1 0
23 Arizona 2 16 44 2.75 1 7 3 0 0
24 Arizona State 2 18 47 2.61 1 19 4 2 0
25 North Carolina 2 19 48 2.53 0 11 5 1 0
26 Kentucky 2 16 50 3.13 1 16 1 1 0
27 Stanford 2 19 51 2.68 1 10 6 1 0
28 Troy 2 23 53 2.30 1 50 5 2 1
28 Ball State 2 15 53 3.53 0 13 6 3 0
30 Georgia Southern 2 24 54 2.25 0 16 4 3 0
31 Marshall 2 21 55 2.62 1 13 6 1 0
31 Florida 2 19 55 2.89 0 10 3 1 0
33 UCLA 2 28 56 2.00 0 10 5 2 0
33 Georgia State 2 18 56 3.11 0 16 4 2 0
35 Utah State 2 23 57 2.48 0 11 4 1 0
36 Purdue 2 20 59 2.95 2 23 6 2 1
36 Mississippi State 2 19 59 3.11 0 18 4 3 0
38 Duke 2 19 60 3.16 0 9 7 0 0
39 Fresno State 2 21 61 2.90 1 9 7 0 0
40 James Madison 2 23 62 2.70 0 10 2 1 0
40 Navy 2 21 62 2.95 0 7 5 0 0
40 Northwestern 1 11 62 5.64 0 12 4 2 0
43 Notre Dame 2 21 63 3.00 0 11 4 1 0
44 Kansas 2 28 64 2.29 1 12 5 3 0
44 Buffalo 2 20 64 3.20 0 11 3 1 0
44 Boise State 2 15 64 4.27 1 16 5 3 0
47 Oregon State 2 25 66 2.64 1 18 5 2 0
47 North Texas 2 21 66 3.14 1 17 2 1 0
49 Massachusetts 2 26 68 2.62 1 9 6 0 0
49 Iowa 2 20 68 3.40 0 15 2 2 0
49 Army 2 20 68 3.40 0 16 6 2 0
52 FIU 2 26 69 2.65 1 14 5 2 0
52 Temple 2 15 69 4.60 0 12 5 1 0
54 Michigan 2 23 70 3.04 0 10 5 1 0
54 New Mexico 2 21 70 3.33 0 11 4 2 0
56 SMU 2 23 73 3.17 0 14 6 3 0
56 Utah 2 23 73 3.17 1 22 5 3 1
56 Air Force 2 18 73 4.06 1 31 4 1 1
59 UCF 2 25 74 2.96 0 11 5 3 0
59 Western Michigan 2 22 74 3.36 0 13 4 2 0
59 Texas A&M 2 21 74 3.52 0 19 5 2 0
62 Kansas State 2 24 75 3.13 0 17 4 5 0
63 Syracuse 3 26 76 2.92 2 32 5 1 1
63 Washington State 2 22 76 3.45 1 35 5 3 1
63 West Virginia 2 15 76 5.07 0 20 3 2 1
66 Louisville 2 28 81 2.89 0 17 7 2 0
66 Ohio State 2 26 81 3.12 1 15 5 4 0
66 Liberty 2 22 81 3.68 1 51 6 2 1
69 Colorado 2 16 82 5.13 0 12 6 3 0
70 Tennessee 2 21 83 3.95 0 34 7 3 1
71 Texas 2 24 84 3.50 0 32 6 4 1
71 Michigan State 2 15 84 5.60 2 71 4 2 1
73 San Jose State 3 29 87 3.00 2 10 10 1 0
73 Texas Tech 3 24 87 3.63 0 12 6 4 0
73 Texas State 2 21 87 4.14 3 21 5 3 1
76 UTEP 2 24 89 3.71 1 13 5 2 0
77 Northern Illinois 2 23 91 3.96 0 23 6 3 1
78 Illinois 2 22 93 4.23 0 24 5 2 1
78 BYU 2 22 93 4.23 2 20 7 3 1
78 Tulsa 2 20 93 4.65 0 10 6 2 0
81 USF 2 24 94 3.92 0 23 9 2 1
82 Eastern Michigan 3 30 95 3.17 2 14 6 3 0
82 Missouri State 2 26 95 3.65 1 18 11 5 0
84 Cincinnati 2 24 96 4.00 2 21 9 5 1
85 Wyoming 2 23 98 4.26 0 37 9 4 1
85 Kent State 2 19 98 5.16 1 11 12 3 0
87 Vanderbilt 2 16 99 6.19 0 37 5 5 1
88 Penn State 2 18 100 5.56 0 47 5 3 1
89 Tulane 2 24 102 4.25 0 22 3 3 1
89 Oklahoma State 2 20 102 5.10 2 29 5 3 1
91 Louisiana 2 22 103 4.68 1 15 6 4 0
92 Hawaii 3 36 105 2.92 0 13 7 3 0
93 Missouri 2 21 107 5.10 0 27 3 4 2
94 Toledo 2 25 110 4.40 1 25 6 4 1
94 Old Dominion 2 23 110 4.78 1 21 5 3 2
96 Arkansas State 2 27 111 4.11 1 17 9 3 0
97 Nebraska 2 25 112 4.48 0 17 7 3 0
98 Houston 3 25 113 4.52 1 29 7 4 1
99 Rice 2 19 114 6.00 1 49 6 4 1
100 North Dakota State 3 36 115 3.19 0 17 8 1 0
101 East Carolina 2 30 116 3.87 3 14 9 3 0
101 Kennesaw State 2 25 116 4.64 0 24 7 6 1
101 Central Michigan 2 22 116 5.27 1 23 6 3 1
104 UTSA 2 25 117 4.68 1 25 6 3 1
104 Akron 2 16 117 7.31 1 57 3 1 1
106 Colorado State 2 24 119 4.96 2 58 10 4 1
107 Georgia Tech 2 34 120 3.53 1 12 6 2 0
108 Coastal Carolina 2 34 121 3.56 2 25 7 3 2
109 UNLV 3 32 122 3.81 0 15 6 3 0
109 Nevada 2 32 122 3.81 0 23 13 5 1
109 California 2 20 122 6.10 0 55 5 2 1
112 USC 3 27 124 4.59 3 32 6 3 2
113 Ole Miss 2 22 126 5.73 2 41 6 2 2
114 NC State 2 25 127 5.08 0 22 6 4 1
115 Rutgers 2 23 128 5.57 2 19 12 7 0
116 Oklahoma 2 29 129 4.45 2 38 3 3 2
117 UAB 2 15 130 8.67 1 51 7 3 1
118 Sacramento State 3 31 132 4.26 2 56 7 2 2
119 South Alabama 2 17 135 7.94 2 80 3 3 2
120 Wisconsin 2 29 136 4.69 2 17 7 5 0
121 Ohio 2 30 137 4.57 2 29 6 4 1
122 Middle Tennessee State 2 26 143 5.50 2 46 9 3 1
123 Wake Forest 3 35 146 4.17 4 14 13 3 0
123 Louisiana Tech 2 30 146 4.87 2 46 7 6 1
125 Minnesota 2 24 151 6.29 1 30 8 5 2
126 San Diego State 2 28 161 5.75 3 36 12 3 2
127 Boston College 2 26 168 6.46 1 31 9 7 2
128 Bowling Green 2 20 172 8.60 2 59 8 4 3
129 New Mexico State 3 35 180 5.14 1 20 14 7 1
129 Clemson 2 27 180 6.67 3 18 10 9 0
131 Sam Houston State 2 27 182 6.74 1 81 5 4 3
132 Southern Miss 2 29 206 7.10 1 39 10 6 3
133 Western Kentucky 2 23 214 9.30 3 72 8 4 3
134 Jacksonville State 3 39 215 5.51 1 72 9 4 2
135 Charlotte 2 31 238 7.68 7 56 11 7 3
136 Florida Atlantic 2 26 240 9.23 4 49 11 5 3
137 Memphis 3 36 248 6.89 1 54 14 9 2
138 Louisiana-Monroe 2 34 269 7.91 1 57 14 9 3
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards