2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 2nd Down through 10/29/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Miami (FL) 7 48 59 1.23 2 14 6 2 0
2 Pittsburgh 8 75 109 1.45 2 20 17 6 1
3 Duke 7 63 161 2.56 0 13 17 2 0
4 Baylor 7 75 166 2.21 1 17 13 3 0
4 Oregon 7 67 166 2.48 4 35 12 3 2
6 Virginia Tech 8 75 171 2.28 3 21 13 9 2
7 Michigan 7 72 178 2.47 0 17 15 4 0
8 Georgia 7 80 181 2.26 1 58 18 2 1
9 Indiana 8 89 182 2.04 0 22 10 5 1
10 UCLA 7 77 185 2.40 2 26 18 7 2
11 New Mexico 7 69 199 2.88 0 15 12 8 0
12 Texas Tech 7 59 200 3.39 0 22 15 9 1
13 Wake Forest 7 75 205 2.73 4 14 21 4 0
14 Connecticut 7 72 213 2.96 2 30 17 3 1
15 LSU 8 87 216 2.48 3 64 18 7 2
16 Kentucky 8 75 224 2.99 2 16 9 4 0
17 TCU 7 76 229 3.01 3 36 15 7 2
18 Washington 7 73 235 3.22 3 19 18 8 0
18 Texas State 7 64 235 3.67 4 21 17 7 1
20 Houston 8 66 237 3.59 1 29 18 10 3
21 Utah 7 71 243 3.42 2 33 13 9 2
22 Texas 7 81 244 3.01 1 34 19 9 2
23 Syracuse 7 63 245 3.89 5 32 15 6 2
24 Notre Dame 7 61 249 4.08 1 23 12 6 1
25 Miami (OH) 8 75 252 3.36 3 26 16 6 2
26 Boise State 7 59 255 4.32 1 46 15 8 2
27 Mississippi State 7 78 258 3.31 1 23 20 6 1
27 Auburn 7 73 258 3.53 2 33 22 9 2
29 Arizona State 7 71 259 3.65 4 38 16 7 1
30 Ohio State 7 74 260 3.51 4 37 13 8 2
31 James Madison 9 103 271 2.63 2 24 15 7 1
31 Alabama 8 94 271 2.88 4 22 19 8 1
31 Iowa 7 86 271 3.15 1 17 23 5 0
31 Georgia Southern 7 78 271 3.47 0 21 18 9 1
31 FIU 7 74 271 3.66 3 54 17 8 2
36 UCF 7 79 272 3.44 4 78 10 5 2
37 Wisconsin 7 94 273 2.90 2 17 18 6 0
37 North Carolina 7 79 273 3.46 2 24 21 5 1
37 Northwestern 7 68 273 4.01 2 46 15 6 1
40 Louisiana 8 69 275 3.99 4 25 18 10 1
41 Navy 7 79 284 3.59 2 21 17 6 1
42 Arizona 7 79 285 3.61 5 30 20 11 4
42 Arkansas 7 69 285 4.13 7 22 18 7 1
44 SMU 7 77 287 3.73 3 53 18 10 3
45 Tennessee 8 80 294 3.68 1 57 19 10 3
45 BYU 7 80 294 3.68 4 30 23 10 3
47 Oregon State 7 74 298 4.03 2 30 18 8 2
48 Air Force 7 64 301 4.70 2 68 18 8 3
49 Appalachian State 7 80 303 3.79 3 24 20 9 2
50 Oklahoma 7 78 305 3.91 3 38 12 9 3
51 USF 7 82 306 3.73 1 50 25 8 2
52 Cincinnati 7 84 308 3.67 7 21 22 13 1
52 South Carolina 7 83 308 3.71 2 39 19 6 2
54 Oklahoma State 7 92 309 3.36 4 29 26 5 1
55 Eastern Michigan 9 89 310 3.48 5 21 17 10 1
56 Illinois 7 78 311 3.99 2 41 20 8 2
56 Temple 7 75 311 4.15 5 23 21 7 1
58 Fresno State 7 84 314 3.74 2 72 29 5 1
58 Liberty 7 70 314 4.49 2 51 21 10 5
60 Delaware 8 82 320 3.90 3 27 26 12 2
61 Florida 7 71 321 4.52 5 77 18 9 4
62 Utah State 7 83 324 3.90 2 63 17 7 3
63 Missouri 7 78 344 4.41 1 27 21 14 3
64 Purdue 7 67 346 5.16 7 43 27 10 4
65 Texas A&M 8 91 347 3.81 4 54 19 11 1
66 Florida State 7 90 348 3.87 3 68 24 8 4
67 Iowa State 7 82 350 4.27 3 39 22 10 3
68 Troy 8 89 352 3.96 5 50 22 9 4
69 NC State 7 66 354 5.36 2 33 16 13 4
70 Kansas 7 82 356 4.34 2 59 21 11 3
71 North Dakota State 8 94 357 3.80 2 29 22 10 1
72 East Carolina 7 98 359 3.66 4 44 25 11 4
72 Ball State 8 91 359 3.95 3 50 25 10 2
72 Boston College 7 84 359 4.27 2 31 25 12 3
72 Nebraska 7 79 359 4.54 1 22 24 14 1
76 Clemson 7 76 361 4.75 4 18 24 15 0
77 Minnesota 7 76 363 4.78 4 30 23 13 3
78 Hawaii 8 98 364 3.71 1 31 28 11 3
79 UAB 7 84 366 4.36 3 51 25 7 2
80 San Jose State 8 95 367 3.86 3 36 31 13 2
81 Kent State 8 85 372 4.38 3 36 35 13 1
81 Rutgers 7 74 372 5.03 4 37 30 17 3
83 Army 7 72 375 5.21 1 47 27 11 5
84 UNLV 7 82 380 4.63 2 50 26 11 3
85 Vanderbilt 8 82 385 4.70 2 37 27 13 2
86 Coastal Carolina 7 91 388 4.26 6 32 27 15 3
87 Virginia 8 91 391 4.30 3 81 22 12 2
88 California 8 88 395 4.49 4 55 22 10 3
89 USC 8 84 398 4.74 7 49 25 10 3
90 Old Dominion 8 106 400 3.77 2 27 22 8 3
91 Georgia State 7 70 405 5.79 1 32 23 16 5
92 Nevada 7 105 409 3.90 1 23 30 10 1
93 Memphis 8 95 411 4.33 4 54 25 15 3
94 Western Michigan 8 100 414 4.14 2 15 33 15 0
95 Michigan State 8 104 415 3.99 7 71 24 9 2
96 Washington State 8 89 418 4.70 5 54 24 11 5
97 Kansas State 7 86 422 4.91 3 30 20 16 3
98 Colorado 7 87 426 4.90 3 39 25 16 4
99 Buffalo 8 96 432 4.50 5 61 24 10 3
100 Ole Miss 7 92 439 4.77 9 47 24 8 6
101 Maryland 7 80 440 5.50 4 63 22 11 4
102 West Virginia 8 92 443 4.82 5 40 28 13 5
103 Louisville 7 103 444 4.31 4 39 35 13 3
103 New Mexico State 8 94 444 4.72 4 23 30 17 3
105 Arkansas State 8 101 450 4.46 6 42 30 10 2
106 Louisiana Tech 7 87 454 5.22 7 54 21 14 7
107 UTSA 8 98 463 4.72 5 53 26 12 4
107 Bowling Green 8 92 463 5.03 8 59 30 15 6
109 Akron 8 89 469 5.27 5 57 30 11 4
110 Georgia Tech 7 103 470 4.56 6 40 31 15 4
111 Penn State 7 87 471 5.41 7 47 24 13 5
112 South Alabama 7 71 476 6.70 10 80 24 16 6
113 Tulane 7 94 479 5.10 2 66 22 13 3
114 Ohio 8 92 487 5.29 4 33 20 13 5
115 Massachusetts 8 111 489 4.41 3 46 30 12 3
116 Jacksonville State 8 105 491 4.68 3 72 28 14 5
116 Toledo 8 103 491 4.77 4 66 24 14 3
118 Marshall 7 83 492 5.93 3 73 24 10 4
119 Northern Illinois 7 98 494 5.04 4 37 31 15 2
120 Missouri State 8 100 504 5.04 6 55 31 17 6
121 Kennesaw State 8 105 506 4.82 4 38 32 19 3
122 North Texas 8 108 515 4.77 6 76 28 15 6
123 San Diego State 8 123 520 4.23 5 36 39 8 2
124 Central Michigan 8 102 525 5.15 3 29 29 16 4
125 UTEP 7 90 534 5.93 4 72 23 10 5
126 Sacramento State 8 102 538 5.27 9 56 26 14 6
127 Western Kentucky 8 88 553 6.28 4 72 29 17 7
128 Middle Tennessee State 8 101 570 5.64 6 46 38 16 6
129 Rice 8 102 597 5.85 3 66 31 20 7
130 Charlotte 7 103 598 5.81 13 61 33 19 6
131 Wyoming 8 112 608 5.43 3 37 49 22 2
132 Southern Miss 7 112 622 5.55 4 74 33 13 6
133 Louisiana-Monroe 7 101 634 6.28 2 57 34 18 7
134 Sam Houston State 8 115 637 5.54 6 81 37 20 8
135 Stanford 8 102 679 6.66 13 97 33 17 5
136 Florida Atlantic 8 105 727 6.92 9 74 29 16 6
137 Colorado State 7 97 740 7.63 10 63 39 19 9
138 Tulsa 8 131 839 6.40 6 84 46 24 7
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards