2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 2nd Down through 09/11/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Air Force 1 5 5 1.00 0 3 1 0 0
2 Maryland 1 11 -17 -1.55 0 4 0 0 0
2 Miami (FL) 2 11 -5 -0.45 0 4 0 0 0
2 BYU 1 7 13 1.86 1 4 0 0 0
5 Appalachian State 1 8 -4 -0.50 0 5 0 0 0
5 Georgia 1 11 -3 -0.27 0 5 1 0 0
5 Baylor 1 11 6 0.55 0 5 1 0 0
5 Massachusetts 1 11 9 0.82 0 5 2 0 0
5 Duke 1 6 17 2.83 0 5 1 0 0
5 South Carolina 1 7 20 2.86 0 5 0 0 0
11 Texas A&M 1 10 7 0.70 0 6 1 0 0
11 Arkansas 1 4 7 1.75 1 6 0 0 0
11 Iowa 1 10 12 1.20 0 6 0 0 0
11 Marshall 1 13 17 1.31 1 6 2 0 0
11 USF 1 6 18 3.00 0 6 0 0 0
11 Oregon 1 10 22 2.20 0 6 3 0 0
11 North Texas 1 9 24 2.67 1 6 0 0 0
11 California 1 7 25 3.57 0 6 0 0 0
11 Notre Dame 1 12 35 2.92 0 6 2 0 0
20 Connecticut 1 9 8 0.89 0 7 1 0 0
20 Iowa State 1 14 11 0.79 1 7 2 0 0
20 Arizona 1 7 12 1.71 0 7 0 0 0
20 Ball State 1 6 12 2.00 0 7 3 0 0
20 Kentucky 1 7 20 2.86 0 7 0 0 0
20 Navy 1 7 20 2.86 0 7 2 0 0
20 Delaware 1 7 26 3.71 1 7 0 0 0
20 Syracuse 1 10 28 2.80 0 7 1 0 0
28 LSU 1 6 8 1.33 0 8 3 0 0
28 Georgia Southern 1 8 9 1.13 0 8 0 0 0
28 Pittsburgh 1 6 11 1.83 0 8 2 0 0
28 Washington 1 7 12 1.71 0 8 1 0 0
28 Colorado 1 8 24 3.00 0 8 1 0 0
28 Houston 1 8 27 3.38 0 8 2 0 0
28 TCU 1 8 27 3.38 0 8 2 0 0
28 San Diego State 1 12 35 2.92 0 8 3 0 0
28 Michigan 1 17 45 2.65 0 8 3 0 0
37 Alabama 1 7 -8 -1.14 0 9 1 0 0
37 Florida 1 9 23 2.56 0 9 2 0 0
37 Temple 1 6 23 3.83 0 9 1 0 0
37 Fresno State 1 9 24 2.67 1 9 2 0 0
37 Bowling Green 1 10 29 2.90 0 9 2 0 0
37 Sacramento State 2 21 35 1.67 1 9 3 0 0
37 Hawaii 2 23 59 2.57 0 9 1 0 0
44 South Alabama 1 5 4 0.80 0 10 1 1 0
44 Purdue 1 6 10 1.67 0 10 1 1 0
44 UCLA 1 13 14 1.08 0 10 1 1 0
44 Arizona State 1 9 20 2.22 0 10 2 1 0
44 Texas Tech 1 7 22 3.14 0 10 1 1 0
44 Auburn 1 14 26 1.86 0 10 4 1 0
44 Penn State 1 9 29 3.22 0 10 2 1 0
44 Miami (OH) 1 8 32 4.00 0 10 4 1 0
44 James Madison 1 10 39 3.90 0 10 2 1 0
44 Stanford 2 19 51 2.68 1 10 6 1 0
44 Tulsa 1 11 51 4.64 0 10 4 1 0
44 East Carolina 1 15 53 3.53 1 10 7 1 0
44 San Jose State 2 20 74 3.70 1 10 7 1 0
57 North Carolina 1 11 24 2.18 0 11 2 1 0
57 FIU 1 17 30 1.76 1 11 4 1 0
57 Utah State 1 11 30 2.73 0 11 3 1 0
57 Boise State 1 7 34 4.86 1 11 3 1 0
57 Buffalo 1 11 35 3.18 0 11 1 1 0
57 UCF 1 13 39 3.00 0 11 3 3 0
57 SMU 1 15 42 2.80 0 11 4 1 0
57 Cincinnati 1 14 49 3.50 1 11 6 4 0
57 USC 2 18 51 2.83 1 11 3 1 0
57 New Mexico 1 13 58 4.46 0 11 4 2 0
57 UTEP 1 13 58 4.46 1 11 3 1 0
57 Kent State 1 12 65 5.42 1 11 9 2 0
69 Washington State 1 8 12 1.50 1 12 1 1 0
69 Eastern Michigan 2 13 21 1.62 0 12 2 1 0
69 Louisiana 1 8 24 3.00 0 12 2 1 0
69 Virginia 2 19 42 2.21 0 12 1 1 0
69 Northwestern 1 11 62 5.64 0 12 4 2 0
69 Kansas 2 28 64 2.29 1 12 5 3 0
69 Georgia Tech 1 21 77 3.67 1 12 5 2 0
76 Kennesaw State 1 9 18 2.00 0 13 1 1 0
76 Western Michigan 1 7 35 5.00 0 13 2 2 0
76 Toledo 1 15 49 3.27 1 13 3 1 0
79 Troy 1 12 7 0.58 0 14 3 1 0
79 Florida State 2 19 16 0.84 0 14 4 1 0
79 Missouri State 1 12 61 5.08 1 14 7 3 0
79 Wake Forest 1 14 84 6.00 0 14 7 2 0
83 Ohio State 1 11 31 2.82 0 15 2 2 0
83 Indiana 1 11 50 4.55 0 15 2 2 0
83 Colorado State 1 12 53 4.42 1 15 7 2 0
83 UNLV 2 21 77 3.67 0 15 4 2 0
87 Army 1 12 30 2.50 0 16 3 1 0
87 Georgia State 1 11 37 3.36 0 16 3 2 0
87 Southern Miss 1 12 59 4.92 0 16 3 2 0
87 Wisconsin 1 15 69 4.60 2 16 4 2 0
91 Kansas State 1 13 27 2.08 0 17 2 2 0
91 Minnesota 1 9 28 3.11 0 17 1 1 0
91 Vanderbilt 1 8 57 7.13 0 17 3 3 0
91 Nebraska 1 12 62 5.17 0 17 4 2 0
91 North Dakota State 2 21 63 3.00 0 17 5 1 0
91 Arkansas State 1 17 76 4.47 1 17 7 2 0
91 Louisville 2 28 81 2.89 0 17 7 2 0
98 Oregon State 1 8 25 3.13 1 18 1 1 0
98 Mississippi State 1 14 52 3.71 0 18 3 3 0
98 Clemson 1 23 167 7.26 3 18 10 8 0
101 Old Dominion 1 11 33 3.00 0 19 1 1 0
101 Louisiana Tech 1 14 43 3.07 0 19 2 2 0
101 Rutgers 2 23 128 5.57 2 19 12 7 0
104 West Virginia 1 5 47 9.40 0 20 2 2 1
104 New Mexico State 2 25 136 5.44 0 20 10 5 1
106 Virginia Tech 1 17 18 1.06 0 21 1 1 1
106 Texas State 1 14 56 4.00 2 21 3 2 1
108 Utah 1 13 59 4.54 1 22 5 3 1
108 Tulane 1 16 78 4.88 0 22 2 3 1
108 NC State 2 25 127 5.08 0 22 6 4 1
111 Nevada 1 16 60 3.75 0 23 7 2 1
111 Northern Illinois 1 12 62 5.17 0 23 3 3 1
111 Oklahoma 1 16 63 3.94 0 23 2 2 1
111 Sam Houston State 1 12 82 6.83 0 23 3 3 2
111 Central Michigan 1 14 85 6.07 1 23 4 3 1
116 Illinois 1 15 80 5.33 0 24 4 1 1
117 UTSA 1 9 53 5.89 0 25 2 1 1
117 Coastal Carolina 1 23 129 5.61 2 25 5 3 2
119 Missouri 2 21 108 5.14 0 27 3 4 2
120 Florida Atlantic 1 13 85 6.54 2 28 6 2 1
121 Oklahoma State 1 11 55 5.00 2 29 3 1 1
121 Ohio 1 14 58 4.14 1 29 2 2 1
123 Boston College 2 26 168 6.46 1 31 9 7 2
124 Texas 1 14 64 4.57 0 32 3 3 1
125 Tennessee 1 11 55 5.00 0 34 4 1 1
126 Wyoming 1 9 63 7.00 0 37 3 2 1
127 Ole Miss 1 11 101 9.18 2 41 4 2 2
128 Middle Tennessee State 1 12 88 7.33 2 46 4 1 1
129 Rice 1 11 78 7.09 0 49 4 2 1
130 UAB 1 5 76 15.20 1 51 2 2 1
130 Liberty 1 12 104 8.67 1 51 4 2 1
132 Memphis 2 23 147 6.39 0 54 8 4 2
133 Charlotte 1 19 134 7.05 4 56 3 3 2
134 Akron 1 13 106 8.15 1 57 2 1 1
134 Louisiana-Monroe 1 16 189 11.81 1 57 8 6 3
136 Michigan State 1 6 69 11.50 1 71 1 1 1
137 Western Kentucky 1 13 108 8.31 2 72 5 2 1
137 Jacksonville State 2 25 161 6.44 1 72 5 3 2
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards