2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 2nd Down through 10/02/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Miami (FL) 4 22 7 0.32 0 10 1 1 0
2 Syracuse 3 26 76 2.92 2 32 5 1 1
2 Baylor 4 38 79 2.08 1 14 5 2 0
2 James Madison 4 43 102 2.37 0 10 5 2 0
2 Kentucky 4 37 140 3.78 1 16 5 3 0
6 Virginia Tech 5 51 71 1.39 1 21 6 6 2
6 Kansas 3 39 77 1.97 2 12 6 3 0
6 Arizona State 3 31 92 2.97 1 19 6 2 0
6 TCU 4 35 113 3.23 1 14 6 4 0
6 Notre Dame 4 36 114 3.17 0 11 6 1 0
6 Oklahoma 4 48 160 3.33 3 38 6 4 2
6 Tulane 4 45 227 5.04 1 66 6 6 2
13 Georgia 4 44 31 0.70 0 6 7 0 0
13 LSU 4 36 43 1.19 1 14 7 3 0
13 Oregon 4 31 68 2.19 2 27 7 1 1
13 Indiana 4 41 77 1.88 0 15 7 2 0
13 FIU 4 44 86 1.95 2 14 7 3 0
13 Air Force 3 32 92 2.88 1 31 7 2 1
13 New Mexico 4 41 108 2.63 0 11 7 3 0
13 Virginia 4 44 120 2.73 2 14 7 3 0
13 Miami (OH) 4 34 133 3.91 1 26 7 3 1
13 South Carolina 4 37 150 4.05 0 39 7 2 1
13 NC State 4 36 170 4.72 1 22 7 5 1
13 Arkansas 4 36 170 4.72 5 22 7 4 1
25 UCLA 4 48 77 1.60 2 13 8 3 0
25 Alabama 4 41 80 1.95 2 12 8 4 0
25 Connecticut 4 36 90 2.50 1 15 8 1 0
25 Michigan 4 40 95 2.38 0 13 8 3 0
25 Texas Tech 4 30 96 3.20 0 12 8 4 0
25 Navy 3 31 112 3.61 1 11 8 2 0
25 Illinois 4 40 128 3.20 1 24 8 2 1
25 Boise State 4 32 130 4.06 1 23 8 5 1
25 Utah 4 45 145 3.22 1 22 8 6 1
25 Northwestern 4 39 150 3.85 1 15 8 4 0
25 Mississippi State 4 43 154 3.58 0 23 8 4 1
25 UCF 4 48 196 4.08 2 78 8 5 2
37 Duke 4 31 82 2.65 0 9 9 0 0
37 North Carolina 3 33 96 2.91 1 11 9 2 0
37 Iowa State 4 44 110 2.50 1 25 9 3 1
37 Texas 4 43 124 2.88 0 32 9 5 1
37 Houston 4 32 134 4.19 1 29 9 5 1
37 Texas State 4 40 135 3.38 4 21 9 4 1
37 Louisiana 4 31 135 4.35 2 15 9 5 0
37 Troy 4 41 137 3.34 2 50 9 4 2
37 Oregon State 4 46 139 3.02 1 18 9 4 0
37 UNLV 4 43 158 3.67 0 15 9 4 0
37 Wisconsin 4 49 178 3.63 2 17 9 6 0
37 Akron 4 37 189 5.11 1 57 9 2 1
49 Pittsburgh 5 44 62 1.41 0 14 10 3 0
49 Tennessee 4 41 120 2.93 1 34 10 4 1
49 Washington 4 45 133 2.96 1 16 10 4 0
49 BYU 3 31 142 4.58 2 20 10 5 1
49 Army 3 30 153 5.10 0 47 10 5 1
49 Florida 4 39 177 4.54 2 21 10 5 2
49 Eastern Michigan 5 50 179 3.58 2 19 10 5 0
49 Maryland 4 47 215 4.57 2 63 10 4 3
57 Florida State 4 44 105 2.39 1 29 11 3 1
57 Appalachian State 4 44 127 2.89 3 24 11 2 1
57 Georgia Southern 4 43 133 3.09 0 16 11 5 0
57 North Dakota State 4 45 158 3.51 0 18 11 2 0
57 Texas A&M 4 45 171 3.80 2 19 11 6 0
57 Northern Illinois 4 43 189 4.40 0 23 11 6 1
57 Buffalo 4 41 198 4.83 2 61 11 5 1
57 Vanderbilt 4 36 198 5.50 0 37 11 8 2
57 Ohio State 4 45 207 4.60 2 37 11 7 2
57 Kansas State 4 48 217 4.52 1 30 11 12 1
57 Old Dominion 4 57 238 4.18 1 27 11 7 3
57 California 4 46 246 5.35 1 55 11 6 3
57 Florida Atlantic 4 43 283 6.58 4 49 11 7 3
70 Auburn 4 44 125 2.84 1 33 12 3 1
70 Massachusetts 4 47 130 2.77 1 24 12 3 1
70 San Jose State 4 39 136 3.49 3 36 12 2 1
70 Ball State 4 41 152 3.71 2 25 12 5 1
70 Cincinnati 4 40 157 3.93 3 21 12 7 1
70 Iowa 4 44 158 3.59 0 17 12 3 0
70 Hawaii 4 52 174 3.35 1 31 12 5 1
70 Michigan State 4 44 175 3.98 5 71 12 3 1
70 Washington State 4 43 196 4.56 1 54 12 5 2
70 UTEP 4 46 208 4.52 3 35 12 4 1
70 Minnesota 4 37 209 5.65 1 30 12 7 2
70 Utah State 4 45 219 4.87 1 63 12 5 2
70 Missouri 4 50 227 4.54 0 27 12 9 2
83 Georgia Tech 4 62 175 2.82 1 17 13 3 0
83 Marshall 4 43 181 4.21 1 59 13 3 1
83 East Carolina 4 56 182 3.25 3 41 13 6 1
83 Oklahoma State 4 49 183 3.73 4 29 13 3 1
83 Arizona 4 38 187 4.92 2 24 13 6 2
83 Georgia State 4 43 204 4.74 0 26 13 9 2
83 West Virginia 4 47 207 4.40 1 20 13 6 1
83 Toledo 4 55 234 4.25 3 25 13 6 2
83 Louisiana Tech 3 43 243 5.65 3 46 13 8 3
83 Central Michigan 4 45 248 5.51 2 23 13 8 2
83 Ohio 4 54 320 5.93 4 32 13 10 4
94 Nebraska 4 49 204 4.16 1 22 14 6 1
94 Coastal Carolina 4 56 206 3.68 3 25 14 6 2
94 USC 5 45 225 5.00 5 49 14 5 3
94 SMU 4 46 239 5.20 2 53 14 8 3
94 Sacramento State 5 59 319 5.41 4 56 14 8 5
94 Rice 4 46 362 7.87 1 66 14 10 5
100 Fresno State 4 47 120 2.55 1 14 15 1 0
100 Western Michigan 4 52 209 4.02 0 15 15 7 0
100 Arkansas State 4 52 214 4.12 3 17 15 5 0
100 UAB 4 48 250 5.21 2 51 15 6 2
100 UTSA 4 53 252 4.75 2 25 15 6 2
100 North Texas 5 65 350 5.38 4 76 15 9 3
106 USF 4 48 201 4.19 0 50 16 4 2
106 Stanford 4 45 219 4.87 5 32 16 7 2
106 Temple 4 42 238 5.67 2 23 16 6 1
106 Colorado 4 51 257 5.04 1 21 16 9 1
106 Kennesaw State 4 52 277 5.33 1 38 16 12 2
106 Ole Miss 4 59 300 5.08 7 45 16 4 4
106 Charlotte 4 58 310 5.34 11 56 16 9 3
113 Wake Forest 4 49 171 3.49 4 14 17 4 0
113 Liberty 5 50 208 4.16 2 51 17 6 3
113 Delaware 5 55 210 3.82 1 16 17 8 0
113 Clemson 4 50 256 5.12 4 18 17 11 0
113 Boston College 4 52 274 5.27 1 31 17 9 2
113 Memphis 4 47 292 6.21 2 54 17 10 2
113 South Alabama 4 42 400 9.52 5 80 17 13 6
120 Rutgers 4 39 172 4.41 2 19 18 10 0
120 Missouri State 4 51 201 3.94 3 18 18 9 0
120 San Diego State 4 60 267 4.45 3 36 18 4 2
120 Middle Tennessee State 4 53 267 5.04 3 46 18 7 2
120 Bowling Green 4 49 309 6.31 6 59 18 10 5
120 Jacksonville State 5 69 312 4.52 2 72 18 9 3
126 Kent State 4 43 179 4.16 3 14 19 6 0
126 Penn State 5 68 367 5.40 4 47 19 10 4
126 Louisiana-Monroe 4 55 375 6.82 1 57 19 12 4
126 Sam Houston State 4 58 381 6.57 3 81 19 13 6
130 Purdue 4 45 247 5.49 6 32 20 9 3
130 Louisville 4 59 251 4.25 3 25 20 7 2
130 New Mexico State 5 59 287 4.86 3 21 20 11 2
130 Tulsa 5 66 322 4.88 2 84 20 9 2
130 Western Kentucky 5 60 439 7.32 4 72 20 13 6
135 Nevada 4 65 270 4.15 0 23 21 7 1
136 Wyoming 4 50 273 5.46 0 37 22 10 2
136 Colorado State 4 53 364 6.87 4 58 22 10 4
138 Southern Miss 4 66 441 6.68 3 74 23 10 5
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards