2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 2nd Down through 10/23/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Miami (FL) 6 43 45 1.05 1 14 5 2 0
2 Texas Tech 6 49 150 3.06 0 15 12 7 0
2 Boise State 6 49 220 4.49 1 46 14 8 2
4 Texas State 6 54 195 3.61 4 21 12 6 1
5 Northwestern 6 56 196 3.50 1 15 13 4 0
5 Syracuse 6 56 205 3.66 5 32 13 5 2
7 Houston 7 57 161 2.82 1 29 14 6 1
8 Baylor 6 58 122 2.10 1 14 8 2 0
8 Oregon 6 58 144 2.48 4 35 11 3 2
8 Utah 6 58 189 3.26 1 22 12 8 1
8 Louisiana 7 58 250 4.31 3 25 15 10 1
8 Rutgers 6 58 255 4.40 3 31 25 14 1
13 Michigan 6 60 136 2.27 0 13 12 3 0
13 New Mexico 6 60 189 3.15 0 13 11 7 0
15 BYU 6 61 194 3.18 3 25 16 7 2
15 Notre Dame 7 61 249 4.08 1 23 12 6 1
17 Virginia Tech 7 62 118 1.90 2 21 10 6 2
17 TCU 6 62 168 2.71 2 21 12 6 1
17 Arizona State 6 62 252 4.06 4 38 15 7 1
20 Duke 7 63 161 2.56 0 13 17 2 0
20 North Carolina 6 63 211 3.35 1 24 17 4 1
22 Pittsburgh 7 64 78 1.22 1 14 14 3 0
22 Auburn 6 64 203 3.17 1 33 17 5 2
22 Illinois 6 64 224 3.50 2 24 15 5 1
22 Air Force 7 64 301 4.70 2 68 18 8 3
22 Georgia State 6 64 350 5.47 0 32 20 14 4
27 Troy 6 65 292 4.49 4 50 18 7 4
28 Mississippi State 6 66 214 3.24 1 23 18 6 1
28 Miami (OH) 7 66 226 3.42 3 26 14 6 2
28 SMU 6 66 274 4.15 2 53 18 10 3
28 Clemson 6 66 323 4.89 4 18 21 12 0
28 NC State 7 66 354 5.36 2 33 16 13 4
28 Minnesota 6 66 359 5.44 4 30 22 13 3
34 UCLA 6 67 173 2.58 2 26 16 6 2
34 Oklahoma 6 67 236 3.52 3 38 9 7 2
34 Purdue 7 67 346 5.16 7 43 27 10 4
37 UCF 6 68 254 3.74 4 78 10 5 2
37 South Carolina 6 68 261 3.84 1 39 17 5 2
37 USC 7 68 305 4.49 7 49 19 7 3
37 Vanderbilt 7 68 342 5.03 0 37 22 11 2
41 Navy 6 69 220 3.19 1 12 11 3 0
41 Kentucky 7 69 233 3.38 2 16 9 4 0
41 Tennessee 7 69 258 3.74 1 57 17 9 3
41 Cincinnati 6 69 276 4.00 6 21 18 12 1
41 Arkansas 7 69 285 4.13 7 22 18 7 1
46 Iowa State 6 70 286 4.09 3 39 18 8 3
46 Liberty 7 70 314 4.49 2 51 21 10 5
48 Utah State 6 71 306 4.31 2 63 15 7 3
48 Florida 7 71 321 4.52 5 77 18 9 4
48 South Alabama 7 71 476 6.70 10 80 24 16 6
51 Texas 6 72 184 2.56 1 32 17 7 1
51 Connecticut 7 72 213 2.96 2 30 17 3 1
51 Iowa 6 72 230 3.19 1 17 20 5 0
51 Army 7 72 375 5.21 1 47 27 11 5
55 Washington 7 73 235 3.22 3 19 18 8 0
55 Arizona 6 73 293 4.01 5 30 20 11 4
57 LSU 7 74 221 2.99 3 64 15 7 2
57 Ohio State 7 74 260 3.51 4 37 13 8 2
57 FIU 7 74 271 3.66 3 54 17 8 2
57 Delaware 7 74 284 3.84 2 24 25 11 1
57 Oregon State 7 74 298 4.03 2 30 18 8 2
57 Kansas 6 74 329 4.45 2 59 20 11 3
57 Washington State 7 74 335 4.53 4 54 20 9 4
57 Kansas State 6 74 354 4.78 2 30 17 14 2
57 Colorado 6 74 362 4.89 2 30 22 14 3
66 Wake Forest 7 75 205 2.73 4 14 21 4 0
66 Temple 7 75 311 4.15 5 23 21 7 1
66 Boston College 6 75 319 4.25 1 31 22 10 2
66 California 7 75 334 4.45 2 55 16 7 3
66 Kent State 7 75 341 4.55 3 36 30 12 1
66 North Texas 6 75 355 4.73 4 76 16 9 3
66 Florida Atlantic 6 75 428 5.71 5 49 22 9 3
73 Ole Miss 6 77 331 4.30 8 45 19 5 4
74 Indiana 7 78 173 2.22 0 22 9 5 1
74 Georgia Southern 7 78 271 3.47 0 21 18 9 1
74 Missouri 7 78 344 4.41 1 27 21 14 3
74 Louisiana Tech 6 78 461 5.91 7 54 21 14 7
78 San Jose State 7 79 334 4.23 3 36 29 13 2
78 Nebraska 7 79 359 4.54 1 22 24 14 1
78 Bowling Green 7 79 385 4.87 7 59 25 12 5
81 Georgia 7 80 181 2.26 1 58 18 2 1
81 Alabama 7 80 219 2.74 3 22 17 7 1
81 North Dakota State 7 80 281 3.51 0 18 18 7 0
81 Oklahoma State 6 80 291 3.64 4 29 24 5 1
81 Appalachian State 7 80 303 3.79 3 24 20 9 2
81 Ball State 7 80 346 4.33 3 50 24 10 2
81 Northern Illinois 6 80 433 5.41 1 37 26 15 2
81 Maryland 7 80 440 5.50 4 63 22 11 4
89 Wisconsin 6 81 264 3.26 2 17 14 6 0
89 Texas A&M 7 81 329 4.06 4 54 18 11 1
89 New Mexico State 7 81 375 4.63 3 23 26 14 3
89 Buffalo 7 81 377 4.65 5 61 21 9 3
89 West Virginia 7 81 422 5.21 5 40 25 12 4
89 Akron 7 81 453 5.59 4 57 30 11 4
95 USF 7 82 306 3.73 1 50 25 8 2
95 UNLV 7 82 380 4.63 2 50 26 11 3
95 Ohio 7 82 427 5.21 4 33 17 11 5
95 Tulane 6 82 456 5.56 2 66 22 13 3
99 Eastern Michigan 8 83 317 3.82 5 21 17 10 1
99 Marshall 7 83 492 5.93 3 73 24 10 4
99 Western Kentucky 7 83 554 6.67 4 72 29 17 7
102 Fresno State 7 84 314 3.74 2 72 29 5 1
102 UAB 7 84 366 4.36 3 51 25 7 2
102 Louisiana-Monroe 6 84 568 6.76 2 57 30 16 7
102 Colorado State 6 84 662 7.88 9 63 35 18 8
106 James Madison 8 87 220 2.53 1 24 12 4 1
106 Michigan State 7 87 352 4.05 6 71 20 8 2
106 Penn State 7 87 471 5.41 7 47 24 13 5
109 Georgia Tech 6 88 318 3.61 3 24 20 9 2
109 Western Michigan 7 88 331 3.76 1 15 25 9 0
109 Kennesaw State 7 88 431 4.90 4 38 28 17 2
109 Sacramento State 7 88 477 5.42 8 56 23 13 6
113 Arkansas State 7 89 407 4.57 6 42 26 9 2
114 Florida State 7 90 348 3.87 3 68 24 8 4
114 UTEP 7 90 534 5.93 4 72 23 10 5
114 Rice 7 90 550 6.11 3 66 28 17 7
117 Old Dominion 7 91 371 4.08 1 27 19 8 3
117 Jacksonville State 7 91 387 4.25 3 72 25 11 3
117 Coastal Carolina 7 91 388 4.26 6 32 27 15 3
117 Virginia 8 91 391 4.30 3 81 22 12 2
117 Central Michigan 7 91 464 5.10 3 29 23 14 4
117 Missouri State 7 91 507 5.57 6 55 31 17 6
123 Hawaii 7 92 339 3.68 1 31 26 10 3
123 Nevada 6 92 373 4.05 0 23 27 9 1
123 UTSA 7 92 476 5.17 5 53 26 12 4
126 Toledo 7 93 432 4.65 4 66 20 10 3
127 Middle Tennessee State 7 94 554 5.89 6 46 37 16 6
128 Memphis 8 95 411 4.33 4 54 25 15 3
129 East Carolina 7 98 359 3.66 4 44 25 11 4
130 Southern Miss 6 99 589 5.95 4 74 31 13 6
131 Sam Houston State 7 100 568 5.68 5 81 32 17 7
132 Stanford 8 102 679 6.66 13 97 33 17 5
133 Louisville 7 103 444 4.31 4 39 35 13 3
133 Charlotte 7 103 598 5.81 13 61 33 19 6
135 San Diego State 7 109 453 4.16 4 36 34 8 2
136 Massachusetts 8 111 489 4.41 3 46 30 12 3
137 Wyoming 8 112 608 5.43 3 37 49 22 2
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