2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 10/09/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Old Dominion 5 7 -28 -4.00 0 3 0 0 0
2 Iowa 5 8 -21 -2.63 0 2 0 0 0
3 UNLV 4 7 -20 -2.86 0 8 1 0 0
4 New Mexico State 4 7 -18 -2.57 1 6 2 0 0
5 North Dakota State 4 9 -16 -1.78 0 3 0 0 0
6 LSU 1 3 -11 -3.67 0 6 1 0 0
7 Delaware 3 4 -10 -2.50 0 4 0 0 0
8 Penn State 5 5 -7 -1.40 0 5 1 0 0
9 Massachusetts 3 3 -6 -2.00 0 2 0 0 0
9 Alabama 4 5 -6 -1.20 1 6 0 0 0
11 BYU 2 2 -4 -2.00 0 2 0 0 0
11 Nebraska 3 4 -4 -1.00 0 6 1 0 0
13 Iowa State 3 3 -3 -1.00 0 3 0 0 0
14 Houston 3 3 -2 -0.67 1 5 0 0 0
14 Georgia 4 5 -2 -0.40 0 5 1 0 0
16 Texas State 2 2 -1 -0.50 0 0 0 0 0
16 Oklahoma State 3 4 -1 -0.25 0 3 0 0 0
16 Washington 5 8 -1 -0.13 0 4 0 0 0
19 Georgia State 3 3 0 0.00 0 3 0 0 0
19 Navy 4 5 0 0.00 0 3 0 0 0
19 Minnesota 2 5 0 0.00 0 9 2 0 0
22 Duke 4 6 1 0.17 0 6 1 0 0
22 Baylor 4 5 1 0.20 0 5 1 0 0
24 Miami (FL) 4 5 2 0.40 0 6 1 0 0
24 Texas A&M 3 3 2 0.67 0 5 0 0 0
26 NC State 5 8 3 0.38 0 16 2 1 0
26 SMU 2 5 3 0.60 0 6 1 0 0
26 Florida State 1 1 3 3.00 0 3 0 0 0
29 Notre Dame 5 12 4 0.33 0 9 4 0 0
29 Coastal Carolina 5 7 4 0.57 0 5 2 0 0
29 Troy 3 6 4 0.67 0 4 1 0 0
29 Boise State 3 6 4 0.67 0 6 1 0 0
29 Maryland 2 5 4 0.80 0 6 1 0 0
29 Missouri 2 2 4 2.00 0 4 0 0 0
35 Wake Forest 4 8 5 0.63 1 6 2 0 0
35 Wisconsin 3 7 5 0.71 0 8 2 0 0
35 USC 4 4 5 1.25 0 5 0 0 0
35 Ohio State 4 4 5 1.25 0 7 2 0 0
35 Appalachian State 3 3 5 1.67 1 5 0 0 0
35 West Virginia 2 2 5 2.50 0 3 0 0 0
35 Syracuse 2 2 5 2.50 0 4 0 0 0
35 Louisville 2 2 5 2.50 0 4 1 0 0
43 Colorado 4 7 6 0.86 0 19 2 1 0
43 FIU 4 6 6 1.00 0 21 2 1 1
43 Air Force 3 3 6 2.00 0 8 2 0 0
43 Kent State 2 2 6 3.00 0 5 1 0 0
43 Fresno State 1 1 6 6.00 0 6 1 0 0
48 Vanderbilt 4 7 7 1.00 0 7 3 0 0
48 Indiana 5 6 7 1.17 0 4 0 0 0
48 Louisiana 2 2 7 3.50 0 5 1 0 0
51 Georgia Tech 4 9 8 0.89 0 11 4 1 0
51 TCU 3 5 8 1.60 0 10 2 1 0
53 Kansas 3 6 9 1.50 0 8 1 0 0
53 Sacramento State 3 4 9 2.25 0 4 1 0 0
53 Western Michigan 3 4 9 2.25 0 6 1 0 0
53 Northwestern 1 2 9 4.50 0 10 1 1 0
57 Georgia Southern 5 9 10 1.11 1 13 3 1 0
57 Army 3 3 10 3.33 0 7 1 0 0
59 Florida Atlantic 3 5 11 2.20 0 5 1 0 0
59 Arizona 2 4 11 2.75 0 11 2 1 0
59 Tulsa 2 3 11 3.67 0 6 1 0 0
62 San Jose State 4 8 13 1.63 0 11 3 1 0
62 Western Kentucky 3 4 13 3.25 0 5 2 0 0
64 Cincinnati 3 4 14 3.50 0 10 2 1 0
64 Utah 3 3 14 4.67 1 8 1 0 0
66 Pittsburgh 3 6 15 2.50 0 14 2 2 0
66 California 3 6 15 2.50 0 17 4 1 0
66 Colorado State 3 6 15 2.50 1 13 1 1 0
66 Marshall 2 5 15 3.00 0 5 2 0 0
70 Toledo 3 6 16 2.67 0 13 2 1 0
70 North Texas 2 4 16 4.00 0 15 1 1 0
70 Texas 3 4 16 4.00 1 8 2 0 0
73 Auburn 5 7 17 2.43 0 5 1 0 0
73 UAB 4 6 17 2.83 1 7 2 0 0
75 Oregon 4 8 18 2.25 0 11 2 1 0
75 Eastern Michigan 5 6 18 3.00 1 6 2 0 0
75 South Carolina 2 3 18 6.00 0 9 2 0 0
78 Michigan 3 7 19 2.71 0 12 3 2 0
78 North Carolina 3 6 19 3.17 0 6 2 0 0
78 Florida 3 6 19 3.17 0 10 2 1 0
78 Rutgers 4 5 19 3.80 0 10 2 1 0
78 Ole Miss 3 4 19 4.75 0 9 2 0 0
78 Middle Tennessee State 2 3 19 6.33 0 15 1 1 0
84 Ohio 4 9 20 2.22 0 9 2 0 0
84 Temple 4 9 20 2.22 0 9 4 0 0
84 UCF 5 7 20 2.86 0 7 3 0 0
84 Washington State 4 5 20 4.00 0 13 1 1 0
88 Kansas State 4 7 21 3.00 1 30 2 1 1
89 Rice 3 6 22 3.67 0 13 3 1 0
89 Kentucky 4 6 22 3.67 1 10 2 1 0
91 Memphis 4 7 23 3.29 0 7 2 0 0
91 James Madison 2 3 23 7.67 0 17 1 1 0
93 Southern Miss 4 7 24 3.43 0 9 3 0 0
93 Bowling Green 3 6 24 4.00 0 8 2 0 0
93 Missouri State 3 4 24 6.00 0 14 2 1 0
96 UTSA 5 15 25 1.67 0 8 4 0 0
96 Mississippi State 3 8 25 3.13 0 14 2 2 0
96 Louisiana Tech 4 7 25 3.57 0 25 2 1 1
99 Wyoming 3 8 26 3.25 0 16 1 1 0
99 Clemson 3 8 26 3.25 0 17 3 1 0
101 Oklahoma 2 8 27 3.38 0 15 2 1 0
101 Ball State 3 4 27 6.75 0 16 2 2 0
103 UTEP 4 7 28 4.00 0 12 3 1 0
103 Arizona State 2 7 28 4.00 0 13 2 1 0
103 Illinois 2 4 28 7.00 1 15 2 1 0
106 UCLA 1 3 29 9.67 0 20 2 1 1
107 Nevada 3 8 30 3.75 0 23 3 1 1
107 Kennesaw State 4 7 30 4.29 0 12 1 1 0
107 Connecticut 5 6 30 5.00 0 14 3 1 0
110 Central Michigan 3 5 31 6.20 1 9 3 0 0
111 Michigan State 2 6 32 5.33 0 8 3 0 0
112 Louisiana-Monroe 4 8 33 4.13 1 26 2 1 1
112 Northern Illinois 2 2 33 16.50 0 27 2 1 1
114 Purdue 4 6 34 5.67 0 9 4 0 0
114 Buffalo 4 4 34 8.50 1 29 1 1 1
116 Virginia 5 13 35 2.69 0 17 5 1 0
116 Arkansas State 6 12 35 2.92 0 9 4 0 0
116 Utah State 5 9 35 3.89 0 22 3 2 1
116 Akron 2 3 35 11.67 0 23 2 1 1
120 Stanford 2 7 37 5.29 2 12 3 2 0
121 Arkansas 3 7 39 5.57 0 11 3 1 0
121 South Alabama 3 5 39 7.80 1 31 2 1 1
123 Miami (OH) 2 2 41 20.50 1 50 1 1 1
124 Oregon State 2 3 43 14.33 1 38 1 1 1
125 Jacksonville State 4 7 44 6.29 0 25 3 2 1
126 Tulane 4 9 45 5.00 1 11 5 2 0
127 Sam Houston State 3 6 48 8.00 0 18 4 4 0
128 USF 4 11 50 4.55 1 19 5 2 0
129 Charlotte 4 8 51 6.38 0 16 4 2 0
130 Virginia Tech 3 8 54 6.75 0 45 2 2 1
131 Hawaii 5 7 58 8.29 1 18 6 1 0
132 San Diego State 5 10 62 6.20 0 19 7 1 0
133 Boston College 4 10 65 6.50 1 23 6 2 2
133 Texas Tech 4 7 65 9.29 0 21 5 4 1
135 Tennessee 5 9 68 7.56 0 20 5 3 1
136 East Carolina 4 10 71 7.10 1 23 5 4 1
137 Liberty 5 8 81 10.13 1 65 1 1 1
138 New Mexico 5 7 111 15.86 1 86 4 1 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards