2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down through 09/11/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | 1 | 7 | -31 | -4.43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 9 | -28 | -3.11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 1 | 4 | -15 | -3.75 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 3 | -11 | -3.67 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Delaware | 1 | 2 | -8 | -4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 1 | 4 | -4 | -1.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 1 | 5 | -3 | -0.60 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 1 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 8 | -25 | -3.13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Iowa | 1 | 8 | -23 | -2.88 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 1 | 5 | -21 | -4.20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Duke | 1 | 5 | -10 | -2.00 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Army | 1 | 5 | -8 | -1.60 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Colorado | 1 | 6 | -8 | -1.33 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Troy | 1 | 4 | -6 | -1.50 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | SMU | 1 | 8 | -6 | -0.75 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Buffalo | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | New Mexico | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Ohio State | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Boise State | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FIU | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Air Force | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Ball State | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Southern Miss | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | New Mexico State | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Massachusetts | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Western Michigan | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | North Texas | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Kansas | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Mississippi State | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | TCU | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | USF | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Utah | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Purdue | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Iowa State | 1 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Bowling Green | 1 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Indiana | 1 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Nevada | 1 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | UCF | 1 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Utah State | 1 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 58 | Syracuse | 1 | 6 | -15 | -2.50 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Georgia | 1 | 6 | -11 | -1.83 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Maryland | 1 | 7 | -6 | -0.86 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Wisconsin | 1 | 4 | -4 | -1.00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Texas | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Auburn | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Louisiana | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Missouri | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | San Diego State | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | South Carolina | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Notre Dame | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Kent State | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Liberty | 1 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Wyoming | 1 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | UAB | 1 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Toledo | 1 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Rice | 1 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Georgia State | 1 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | UTEP | 1 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | USC | 2 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 9 | 51 | 5.67 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 81 | North Dakota State | 2 | 11 | -21 | -1.91 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Memphis | 2 | 9 | -10 | -1.11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Akron | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Arizona State | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Stanford | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Oregon | 1 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Baylor | 1 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | James Madison | 1 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Tulsa | 1 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Connecticut | 1 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Temple | 1 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Texas State | 1 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | UCLA | 1 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 81 | Florida State | 2 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Old Dominion | 1 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 81 | Washington State | 1 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 81 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 81 | Arkansas State | 1 | 6 | 65 | 10.83 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 81 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 102 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 10 | -6 | -0.60 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | NC State | 2 | 16 | 12 | 0.75 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | Northwestern | 1 | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 102 | Marshall | 1 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | Ohio | 1 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 102 | Wake Forest | 1 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 102 | Ole Miss | 1 | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 102 | UNLV | 2 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 102 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 102 | Missouri State | 1 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 102 | Nebraska | 1 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 102 | Virginia | 2 | 12 | 29 | 2.42 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | Kansas State | 1 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | California | 1 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 102 | North Carolina | 1 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | Texas Tech | 1 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 102 | Illinois | 1 | 12 | 37 | 3.08 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 102 | Rutgers | 2 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 102 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 102 | Oregon State | 1 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | Sacramento State | 2 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 102 | Tulane | 1 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 102 | Florida | 1 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 102 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 10 | 66 | 6.60 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 102 | Tennessee | 1 | 12 | 82 | 6.83 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 127 | Kentucky | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 127 | Central Michigan | 1 | 10 | 40 | 4.00 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 127 | Charlotte | 1 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 127 | Louisville | 2 | 12 | 44 | 3.67 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 127 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 13 | 63 | 4.85 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 127 | East Carolina | 1 | 8 | 65 | 8.13 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 127 | UTSA | 1 | 10 | 88 | 8.80 | 0 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 134 | Clemson | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 134 | Michigan | 1 | 12 | 32 | 2.67 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 136 | Boston College | 2 | 18 | 69 | 3.83 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 137 | San Jose State | 2 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 138 | Hawaii | 2 | 17 | 88 | 5.18 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||