2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down through 09/18/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Houston 3 14 -28 -2.00 2 5 1 0 0
2 Alabama 2 9 -21 -2.33 0 6 0 0 0
3 SMU 2 11 -9 -0.82 0 6 1 0 0
3 Iowa 2 14 -9 -0.64 0 6 2 0 0
5 LSU 2 11 -8 -0.73 0 6 1 0 0
6 BYU 2 6 -5 -0.83 0 6 2 0 0
6 TCU 2 11 -5 -0.45 0 9 1 0 0
6 Oklahoma 2 17 -5 -0.29 0 15 3 1 0
9 FIU 2 7 -4 -0.57 0 6 1 0 0
9 Georgia 2 9 -4 -0.44 0 6 3 0 0
9 Delaware 2 10 -4 -0.40 1 7 2 0 0
9 Maryland 2 13 -4 -0.31 0 9 3 0 0
13 Army 2 8 -3 -0.38 0 4 3 0 0
14 Duke 2 9 -2 -0.22 0 4 2 0 0
14 Colorado 2 10 -2 -0.20 0 16 2 2 0
14 New Mexico State 3 13 -2 -0.15 2 7 1 0 0
17 Akron 2 8 -1 -0.13 0 5 3 0 0
18 Coastal Carolina 2 16 0 0.00 0 8 6 0 0
19 New Mexico 2 11 2 0.18 0 9 2 0 0
19 Wisconsin 2 9 2 0.22 0 3 4 0 0
19 Fresno State 2 3 2 0.67 0 2 1 0 0
22 Clemson 2 15 3 0.20 0 12 8 1 0
22 Vanderbilt 2 12 3 0.25 0 10 2 1 0
24 Kent State 2 6 4 0.67 0 16 2 1 0
25 Colorado State 2 7 5 0.71 0 10 1 1 0
25 Boise State 2 5 5 1.00 0 8 1 0 0
27 North Texas 2 10 6 0.60 0 7 3 0 0
28 North Dakota State 3 21 8 0.38 1 8 6 0 0
28 Georgia Southern 2 13 8 0.62 0 13 2 2 0
28 Stanford 2 3 8 2.67 1 3 3 0 0
31 San Diego State 2 8 9 1.13 0 7 4 0 0
32 South Carolina 2 14 10 0.71 0 7 3 0 0
32 Kansas 2 11 10 0.91 0 6 1 0 0
32 Missouri 2 10 10 1.00 0 10 2 1 0
35 Notre Dame 2 13 11 0.85 0 10 3 1 0
35 Mississippi State 2 11 11 1.00 0 12 2 1 0
37 NC State 2 16 12 0.75 1 7 4 0 0
37 Air Force 2 6 12 2.00 0 11 2 1 0
39 Penn State 2 12 13 1.08 1 5 2 0 0
40 Troy 2 12 14 1.17 0 14 4 1 0
41 Auburn 2 10 16 1.60 0 7 3 0 0
42 Baylor 2 14 17 1.21 1 16 4 2 0
42 Toledo 2 10 17 1.70 0 13 2 1 0
44 Louisiana Tech 2 16 18 1.13 0 7 5 0 0
45 Texas 2 9 20 2.22 1 8 4 0 0
46 Wyoming 2 7 21 3.00 0 8 2 0 0
47 Northwestern 1 11 22 2.00 0 10 4 1 0
47 Massachusetts 2 7 22 3.14 0 8 1 0 0
49 Texas A&M 2 7 23 3.29 0 8 1 0 0
50 Kennesaw State 2 9 25 2.78 0 10 2 1 0
51 Marshall 2 8 26 3.25 0 6 4 0 0
52 Arizona State 2 10 27 2.70 0 13 4 1 0
52 Northern Illinois 2 10 27 2.70 0 27 6 2 1
54 Bowling Green 2 9 28 3.11 0 7 3 0 0
54 Appalachian State 2 5 28 5.60 0 14 3 1 0
54 Cincinnati 2 4 28 7.00 0 15 2 1 0
57 Virginia 2 12 29 2.42 0 9 4 0 0
58 Tulsa 2 14 30 2.14 0 12 6 2 0
58 Louisiana 2 9 30 3.33 0 13 5 2 0
60 Memphis 3 15 31 2.07 1 18 7 1 0
60 West Virginia 2 14 31 2.21 0 13 4 4 0
62 Navy 2 11 32 2.91 0 11 7 1 0
63 Middle Tennessee State 2 9 33 3.67 1 11 4 1 0
64 Washington 2 14 34 2.43 0 17 2 3 0
64 Ohio State 2 13 34 2.62 1 10 7 1 0
64 Western Michigan 2 12 34 2.83 1 10 6 1 0
64 Michigan State 2 10 34 3.40 0 11 5 2 0
68 UCF 2 17 35 2.06 0 13 2 2 0
68 Oklahoma State 2 10 35 3.50 0 12 3 2 0
70 Georgia State 2 11 36 3.27 0 17 3 2 0
70 Utah 2 10 36 3.60 0 13 5 1 0
72 Michigan 2 18 37 2.06 0 12 8 2 0
72 Kansas State 2 16 37 2.31 0 9 4 0 0
72 Indiana 2 11 37 3.36 0 17 2 1 0
72 Rutgers 2 8 37 4.63 0 15 4 2 0
76 Kentucky 2 14 38 2.71 0 16 8 2 0
76 Rice 2 13 38 2.92 0 8 6 0 0
78 UTEP 2 14 39 2.79 1 24 5 1 1
78 Purdue 2 8 39 4.88 1 26 3 1 1
80 Arizona 2 9 40 4.44 0 16 4 2 0
81 North Carolina 2 18 42 2.33 0 8 10 0 0
81 UAB 2 13 42 3.23 0 16 3 1 0
81 California 2 12 42 3.50 1 17 7 2 0
81 Florida State 2 7 42 6.00 0 10 3 1 0
85 USF 2 15 43 2.87 1 10 5 1 0
86 Syracuse 3 16 44 2.75 0 23 8 2 1
86 Nebraska 2 12 44 3.67 1 11 5 2 0
86 Louisville 2 12 44 3.67 1 13 5 1 0
89 Pittsburgh 3 14 45 3.21 1 20 5 4 1
89 Iowa State 2 13 45 3.46 1 10 4 1 0
89 Charlotte 2 12 45 3.75 1 9 6 0 0
92 Oregon 3 20 46 2.30 1 10 6 1 0
92 USC 3 10 46 4.60 0 24 4 2 1
94 UNLV 3 17 47 2.76 1 12 7 4 0
94 Ole Miss 2 15 47 3.13 0 16 5 2 0
96 Connecticut 2 10 48 4.80 0 14 6 2 0
97 Nevada 2 14 50 3.57 0 16 3 3 0
97 Temple 2 12 50 4.17 0 15 5 2 0
99 Old Dominion 2 20 51 2.55 0 35 5 2 2
99 Arkansas 2 11 51 4.64 0 11 4 3 0
101 Ohio 2 19 55 2.89 3 11 10 1 0
101 Miami (FL) 3 12 55 4.58 0 27 4 2 1
103 Central Michigan 2 16 56 3.50 2 16 7 1 0
103 Texas State 2 12 56 4.67 1 13 5 3 0
103 UCLA 2 11 56 5.09 0 20 5 2 1
106 South Alabama 2 6 57 9.50 0 54 1 1 1
107 Illinois 2 18 58 3.22 1 14 5 2 0
107 Utah State 2 11 58 5.27 0 30 4 1 1
109 Buffalo 2 13 60 4.62 0 16 4 2 0
110 Sacramento State 3 16 61 3.81 2 30 5 1 1
111 Minnesota 2 13 62 4.77 0 9 6 0 0
112 San Jose State 3 15 64 4.27 1 15 9 2 0
113 Florida 2 15 65 4.33 1 11 6 3 0
113 Missouri State 2 12 65 5.42 0 15 6 3 0
115 Miami (OH) 2 9 66 7.33 1 50 4 2 1
116 James Madison 2 16 68 4.25 0 17 7 3 0
116 Western Kentucky 2 12 68 5.67 1 12 6 1 0
118 Boston College 2 18 69 3.83 0 20 7 2 1
118 Arkansas State 2 10 69 6.90 0 36 5 3 2
120 Virginia Tech 2 18 72 4.00 1 76 4 3 1
121 Sam Houston State 2 18 74 4.11 1 18 6 4 0
122 Texas Tech 3 19 76 4.00 0 21 10 5 1
122 Southern Miss 2 12 76 6.33 0 20 8 3 1
124 East Carolina 2 14 78 5.57 1 23 7 4 1
125 Ball State 2 9 84 9.33 1 66 4 1 1
126 Hawaii 3 21 93 4.43 1 17 12 2 0
127 Georgia Tech 2 18 94 5.22 1 29 11 4 1
128 Oregon State 2 18 95 5.28 2 38 6 1 1
129 Wake Forest 3 24 97 4.04 0 25 12 3 1
130 Tennessee 2 15 98 6.53 1 31 6 4 3
131 Liberty 2 9 101 11.22 1 65 4 2 1
132 Washington State 2 12 104 8.67 0 22 8 4 2
133 Eastern Michigan 3 18 105 5.83 0 37 9 4 1
134 Jacksonville State 3 24 110 4.58 1 25 11 3 1
135 Louisiana-Monroe 2 14 113 8.07 2 27 11 3 2
136 Florida Atlantic 2 8 119 14.88 0 61 3 3 3
137 Tulane 2 18 120 6.67 1 27 11 5 1
138 UTSA 2 20 123 6.15 0 54 11 1 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards