2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 11/12/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | 8 | 11 | -3 | -0.27 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 8 | 15 | 6 | 0.40 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 8 | 18 | 15 | 0.83 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 20 | 24 | 1.20 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 20 | 25 | 1.25 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke | 9 | 16 | 27 | 1.69 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 8 | 21 | 29 | 1.38 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | NC State | 7 | 18 | 30 | 1.67 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 9 | 18 | 32 | 1.78 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 7 | 16 | 33 | 2.06 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Akron | 8 | 21 | 35 | 1.67 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 9 | 21 | 35 | 1.67 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 8 | 27 | 39 | 1.44 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 8 | 27 | 44 | 1.63 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 8 | 24 | 56 | 2.33 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 9 | 27 | 58 | 2.15 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UAB | 7 | 27 | 59 | 2.19 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Air Force | 7 | 11 | 17 | 1.55 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Indiana | 8 | 25 | 25 | 1.00 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | SMU | 9 | 25 | 35 | 1.40 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Iowa | 9 | 19 | 37 | 1.95 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Washington | 6 | 18 | 40 | 2.22 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Utah | 6 | 15 | 42 | 2.80 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 7 | 13 | 42 | 3.23 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | USC | 8 | 22 | 44 | 2.00 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | New Mexico State | 8 | 22 | 45 | 2.05 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Kent State | 8 | 21 | 45 | 2.14 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Sam Houston State | 9 | 20 | 46 | 2.30 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Penn State | 8 | 20 | 47 | 2.35 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Buffalo | 8 | 20 | 52 | 2.60 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Alabama | 9 | 19 | 54 | 2.84 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Memphis | 8 | 18 | 55 | 3.06 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 18 | 55 | 3.06 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Minnesota | 8 | 18 | 56 | 3.11 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Virginia | 8 | 21 | 63 | 3.00 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | South Carolina | 9 | 32 | 65 | 2.03 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | BYU | 9 | 26 | 77 | 2.96 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Ohio | 9 | 30 | 88 | 2.93 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Illinois | 9 | 27 | 97 | 3.59 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Florida State | 8 | 19 | 104 | 5.47 | 2 | 57 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | South Alabama | 9 | 22 | 107 | 4.86 | 1 | 54 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | North Carolina | 9 | 34 | 145 | 4.26 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Purdue | 7 | 15 | 45 | 3.00 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Texas Tech | 9 | 28 | 46 | 1.64 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | LSU | 6 | 20 | 48 | 2.40 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | UCLA | 9 | 20 | 49 | 2.45 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Nebraska | 5 | 14 | 52 | 3.71 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Colorado | 7 | 21 | 55 | 2.62 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Maryland | 9 | 29 | 61 | 2.10 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Ohio State | 6 | 20 | 61 | 3.05 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | FIU | 7 | 19 | 63 | 3.32 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Wake Forest | 9 | 25 | 65 | 2.60 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Houston | 9 | 19 | 69 | 3.63 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | James Madison | 10 | 20 | 72 | 3.60 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Hawaii | 8 | 23 | 74 | 3.22 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Rice | 8 | 28 | 75 | 2.68 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Texas | 9 | 21 | 77 | 3.67 | 0 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Washington State | 9 | 21 | 81 | 3.86 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Army | 8 | 25 | 82 | 3.28 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 33 | 83 | 2.52 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Bowling Green | 9 | 25 | 83 | 3.32 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | North Dakota State | 8 | 17 | 85 | 5.00 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Missouri | 8 | 26 | 90 | 3.46 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | 9 | 28 | 101 | 3.61 | 1 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Oregon | 7 | 17 | 101 | 5.94 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | UCF | 9 | 30 | 102 | 3.40 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Boise State | 5 | 13 | 104 | 8.00 | 0 | 64 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | Charlotte | 9 | 27 | 107 | 3.96 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 27 | 115 | 4.26 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Oregon State | 9 | 34 | 118 | 3.47 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | USF | 10 | 23 | 118 | 5.13 | 1 | 53 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | Navy | 8 | 28 | 119 | 4.25 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Western Michigan | 9 | 32 | 122 | 3.81 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 32 | 123 | 3.84 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Tulane | 7 | 26 | 124 | 4.77 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Utah State | 9 | 28 | 129 | 4.61 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Connecticut | 7 | 30 | 134 | 4.47 | 1 | 32 | 20 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | UTSA | 8 | 24 | 135 | 5.63 | 2 | 59 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | San Diego State | 8 | 35 | 140 | 4.00 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Georgia | 8 | 15 | 64 | 4.27 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 81 | Georgia State | 9 | 13 | 65 | 5.00 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | Oklahoma | 7 | 15 | 68 | 4.53 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | Cincinnati | 7 | 15 | 78 | 5.20 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | Texas State | 9 | 21 | 81 | 3.86 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 25 | 84 | 3.36 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | San Jose State | 10 | 27 | 86 | 3.19 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | Boston College | 8 | 26 | 93 | 3.58 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 21 | 95 | 4.52 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | Auburn | 8 | 35 | 97 | 2.77 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | Florida | 9 | 28 | 98 | 3.50 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | Ole Miss | 6 | 21 | 99 | 4.71 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | Fresno State | 9 | 23 | 105 | 4.57 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | Rutgers | 7 | 19 | 105 | 5.53 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 81 | Marshall | 8 | 20 | 107 | 5.35 | 1 | 55 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | Texas A&M | 9 | 22 | 108 | 4.91 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | Miami (OH) | 10 | 29 | 111 | 3.83 | 4 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | Old Dominion | 9 | 26 | 112 | 4.31 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 31 | 122 | 3.94 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | Stanford | 9 | 27 | 124 | 4.59 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 2 |
| 81 | Tulsa | 9 | 32 | 127 | 3.97 | 4 | 56 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | Central Michigan | 9 | 31 | 132 | 4.26 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | Massachusetts | 9 | 22 | 136 | 6.18 | 2 | 69 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | Kentucky | 9 | 35 | 143 | 4.09 | 0 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | Arkansas | 8 | 23 | 144 | 6.26 | 2 | 62 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 25 | 147 | 5.88 | 2 | 61 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
| 81 | Sacramento State | 9 | 33 | 154 | 4.67 | 4 | 50 | 20 | 3 | 2 |
| 81 | Southern Miss | 9 | 31 | 166 | 5.35 | 3 | 43 | 23 | 3 | 2 |
| 81 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 29 | 202 | 6.97 | 3 | 67 | 21 | 3 | 2 |
| 110 | Baylor | 9 | 23 | 51 | 2.22 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 110 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 23 | 59 | 2.57 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 110 | Troy | 9 | 24 | 78 | 3.25 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
| 110 | Appalachian State | 7 | 26 | 109 | 4.19 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| 110 | TCU | 8 | 28 | 111 | 3.96 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| 110 | Wyoming | 7 | 23 | 117 | 5.09 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 |
| 110 | West Virginia | 9 | 24 | 127 | 5.29 | 1 | 47 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| 110 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 32 | 128 | 4.00 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 110 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 18 | 128 | 7.11 | 1 | 48 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 110 | California | 9 | 30 | 136 | 4.53 | 4 | 55 | 19 | 4 | 1 |
| 110 | Temple | 9 | 27 | 140 | 5.19 | 2 | 48 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| 110 | Arizona | 7 | 17 | 141 | 8.29 | 1 | 64 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 110 | Michigan State | 9 | 26 | 150 | 5.77 | 2 | 47 | 19 | 4 | 2 |
| 110 | Syracuse | 7 | 17 | 176 | 10.35 | 1 | 82 | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| 110 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 22 | 190 | 8.64 | 2 | 76 | 16 | 4 | 3 |
| 110 | Kansas | 8 | 23 | 197 | 8.57 | 2 | 90 | 14 | 4 | 3 |
| 126 | UNLV | 8 | 27 | 152 | 5.63 | 5 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 2 |
| 126 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 30 | 157 | 5.23 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 3 |
| 126 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 29 | 169 | 5.83 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| 126 | Arkansas State | 9 | 28 | 176 | 6.29 | 1 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 3 |
| 126 | Iowa State | 9 | 29 | 179 | 6.17 | 4 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 2 |
| 126 | Colorado State | 8 | 26 | 194 | 7.46 | 5 | 43 | 18 | 5 | 3 |
| 126 | Northwestern | 9 | 33 | 201 | 6.09 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 5 | 3 |
| 126 | Delaware | 9 | 26 | 224 | 8.62 | 4 | 61 | 17 | 5 | 3 |
| 126 | Ball State | 10 | 28 | 225 | 8.04 | 2 | 66 | 21 | 5 | 3 |
| 135 | Missouri State | 9 | 29 | 189 | 6.52 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 2 |
| 136 | Nevada | 8 | 32 | 156 | 4.88 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| 136 | UTEP | 8 | 29 | 222 | 7.66 | 5 | 67 | 20 | 7 | 2 |
| 138 | Louisiana | 10 | 32 | 126 | 3.94 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||