2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down through 10/23/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Iowa 6 33 -9 -0.27 0 9 6 0 0
2 Houston 7 27 -3 -0.11 3 10 7 1 0
3 Notre Dame 7 42 19 0.45 0 12 17 2 0
3 Michigan 6 44 77 1.75 0 12 14 3 0
3 UNLV 7 41 92 2.24 2 12 15 5 0
6 Toledo 7 46 62 1.35 1 13 12 3 0
6 Louisville 7 38 83 2.18 1 13 13 1 0
6 UCF 6 38 97 2.55 1 13 13 2 0
9 SMU 6 33 13 0.39 1 14 8 1 0
9 Mississippi State 6 33 40 1.21 0 14 11 2 0
9 Georgia Southern 7 42 69 1.64 2 14 12 5 0
9 Kennesaw State 7 34 114 3.35 0 14 13 4 0
13 North Texas 6 33 30 0.91 0 15 8 3 0
13 Cincinnati 6 27 99 3.67 1 15 14 3 0
13 Illinois 6 35 127 3.63 1 15 17 3 0
16 Massachusetts 8 36 76 2.11 0 16 11 4 0
16 Baylor 6 38 78 2.05 1 16 13 9 0
16 Arizona 6 27 93 3.44 0 16 11 5 0
16 Army 7 34 106 3.12 0 16 17 5 0
16 Ole Miss 6 32 109 3.41 0 16 15 5 0
16 Wyoming 8 46 113 2.46 1 16 15 4 0
16 Utah 6 25 116 4.64 1 16 9 5 0
23 Clemson 6 39 25 0.64 1 17 12 2 0
23 South Carolina 6 37 62 1.68 1 17 13 2 0
23 Georgia State 6 33 110 3.33 2 17 9 6 0
23 Penn State 7 39 117 3.00 3 17 10 6 0
23 San Jose State 7 46 130 2.83 2 17 17 6 0
23 Florida 7 41 144 3.51 1 17 17 7 0
29 New Mexico State 7 41 35 0.85 3 18 10 2 0
29 Memphis 8 37 64 1.73 1 18 13 1 0
29 Air Force 7 26 110 4.23 2 18 9 4 0
29 Sam Houston State 7 45 133 2.96 2 18 14 7 0
29 Texas State 6 35 162 4.63 1 18 13 8 0
34 Colorado 6 32 46 1.44 0 19 12 4 0
34 Maryland 7 47 118 2.51 3 19 17 3 0
34 San Diego State 7 44 135 3.07 2 19 23 3 0
34 Rice 7 39 141 3.62 3 19 15 6 0
38 UCLA 6 29 62 2.14 1 20 8 4 1
38 Pittsburgh 6 31 66 2.13 3 20 10 4 1
38 Auburn 6 44 130 2.95 1 20 14 5 1
41 FIU 7 40 73 1.83 0 21 10 5 1
41 Troy 6 34 92 2.71 0 21 13 2 1
41 Texas Tech 6 39 132 3.38 0 21 18 11 1
41 Virginia 8 47 143 3.04 1 21 17 5 1
41 Hawaii 7 43 184 4.28 5 21 18 5 1
41 Charlotte 7 47 187 3.98 2 21 22 8 2
47 Oklahoma 6 37 53 1.43 0 22 8 4 1
47 Georgia 7 32 57 1.78 1 22 9 3 2
47 Nebraska 7 36 65 1.81 1 22 8 3 1
47 Arizona State 6 31 65 2.10 0 22 12 4 1
47 Missouri 7 41 80 1.95 0 22 15 3 1
47 Ohio 7 48 133 2.77 6 22 20 3 1
47 Washington State 7 40 160 4.00 0 22 16 7 2
54 NC State 7 43 84 1.95 2 23 15 5 1
54 Boston College 6 45 134 2.98 2 23 17 4 2
54 East Carolina 7 58 184 3.17 3 23 21 12 1
54 Central Michigan 7 51 218 4.27 4 23 29 7 1
58 USC 7 27 55 2.04 0 24 8 2 1
58 North Dakota State 7 42 79 1.88 2 24 14 3 1
58 Louisiana 7 31 98 3.16 0 24 13 5 1
58 UAB 7 56 221 3.95 5 24 20 8 1
62 Wake Forest 7 45 94 2.09 2 25 21 5 1
62 Ohio State 7 36 130 3.61 1 25 17 3 1
62 Louisiana Tech 6 42 149 3.55 2 25 16 4 2
62 Jacksonville State 7 44 222 5.05 2 25 21 7 1
66 BYU 6 24 37 1.54 2 26 8 1 1
66 Fresno State 7 32 69 2.16 1 26 11 2 1
66 Minnesota 6 32 92 2.88 1 26 12 2 1
66 Oregon 6 39 93 2.38 1 26 11 4 1
66 Purdue 7 28 106 3.79 1 26 12 5 1
66 Iowa State 6 30 117 3.90 2 26 10 3 2
66 Western Michigan 7 49 154 3.14 1 26 23 5 1
66 Missouri State 7 42 194 4.62 1 26 20 7 1
74 Duke 7 40 45 1.13 0 27 10 2 1
74 Miami (FL) 6 30 73 2.43 0 27 10 5 1
74 Alabama 7 38 86 2.26 2 27 11 3 1
74 Tulane 6 51 187 3.67 3 27 22 7 1
74 Louisiana-Monroe 6 44 199 4.52 2 27 21 5 2
79 Akron 7 30 101 3.37 1 28 11 3 3
79 Navy 6 44 139 3.16 1 28 21 4 1
81 Georgia Tech 6 46 174 3.78 1 29 22 9 1
82 Kansas State 6 37 108 2.92 1 30 12 4 2
82 Bowling Green 7 39 144 3.69 0 30 13 4 1
82 Texas A&M 7 42 166 3.95 0 30 15 4 1
82 Northern Illinois 6 35 166 4.74 3 30 23 6 2
82 Utah State 6 41 188 4.59 0 30 22 7 2
87 Rutgers 6 24 147 6.13 1 31 11 6 3
87 Stanford 8 38 154 4.05 5 31 24 5 3
87 Tennessee 7 42 188 4.48 2 31 15 9 4
90 Washington 7 43 92 2.14 1 32 11 4 1
90 Connecticut 7 33 148 4.48 0 32 18 4 2
90 Appalachian State 7 38 152 4.00 2 32 16 5 2
90 Nevada 6 49 187 3.82 2 32 14 7 2
94 LSU 7 42 55 1.31 0 33 14 5 1
94 Wisconsin 6 40 126 3.15 1 33 18 4 1
96 TCU 6 38 128 3.37 1 34 12 4 1
96 North Carolina 6 44 143 3.25 1 34 22 1 1
98 Kent State 7 32 92 2.88 3 35 10 4 1
98 Old Dominion 7 45 108 2.40 0 35 12 3 2
98 Western Kentucky 7 37 136 3.68 1 35 13 3 1
101 Arkansas State 7 40 179 4.48 1 36 20 5 2
102 Vanderbilt 7 40 110 2.75 2 38 15 4 1
103 Northwestern 6 38 110 2.89 2 39 15 4 1
103 Indiana 7 40 152 3.80 3 39 14 4 1
105 Colorado State 6 32 117 3.66 3 40 14 4 1
106 James Madison 8 48 167 3.48 2 41 16 6 1
106 Oregon State 7 45 221 4.91 2 41 17 6 3
108 Texas 6 35 92 2.63 1 42 12 4 1
108 Eastern Michigan 8 45 233 5.18 1 42 20 8 2
110 Southern Miss 6 47 218 4.64 3 43 22 6 3
111 Oklahoma State 6 40 169 4.23 1 44 15 7 2
112 West Virginia 7 39 111 2.85 1 47 14 5 1
112 Michigan State 7 42 240 5.71 1 47 23 6 1
114 Middle Tennessee State 7 34 205 6.03 1 48 16 8 1
114 Temple 7 45 225 5.00 1 48 24 8 1
116 Buffalo 7 35 179 5.11 2 50 10 5 2
116 Sacramento State 7 33 180 5.45 3 50 12 5 2
118 Miami (OH) 7 32 155 4.84 3 53 14 4 2
118 USF 7 47 213 4.53 3 53 20 7 3
120 South Alabama 7 27 93 3.44 2 54 9 3 2
120 UTSA 7 55 210 3.82 3 54 22 2 1
122 Marshall 7 39 143 3.67 0 55 13 5 1
123 Delaware 7 33 111 3.36 3 56 13 4 1
123 Tulsa 8 62 225 3.63 5 56 22 9 1
125 Florida State 7 40 162 4.05 2 57 14 5 1
126 Florida Atlantic 6 37 276 7.46 3 61 17 6 5
127 Arkansas 7 39 201 5.15 2 62 20 7 1
128 Boise State 6 27 110 4.07 1 64 6 3 1
129 Liberty 7 34 169 4.97 1 65 9 4 1
130 Ball State 7 41 279 6.80 3 66 19 8 2
131 UTEP 6 43 190 4.42 5 67 21 7 2
131 Coastal Carolina 7 50 228 4.56 2 67 23 6 3
133 Kentucky 7 47 231 4.91 1 74 25 5 2
134 California 7 46 252 5.48 5 75 21 6 3
135 Virginia Tech 7 40 161 4.03 2 76 13 7 3
136 Syracuse 6 30 135 4.50 2 82 13 4 3
137 New Mexico 6 27 125 4.63 1 86 8 2 1
138 Kansas 6 37 192 5.19 2 90 11 3 3
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards