2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 09/18/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | 2 | 4 | -29 | -7.25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Alabama | 2 | 3 | -15 | -5.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Colorado | 2 | 3 | -15 | -5.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 2 | -14 | -7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | North Dakota State | 3 | 6 | -14 | -2.33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Georgia | 1 | 1 | -13 | -13.00 | 0 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | LSU | 1 | 3 | -11 | -3.67 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | -10 | -10.00 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | TCU | 2 | 3 | -10 | -3.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | -8 | -8.00 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Houston | 1 | 1 | -8 | -8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 2 | 3 | -8 | -2.67 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 2 | 4 | -8 | -2.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | BYU | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Maryland | 1 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Navy | 2 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 3 | -5 | -1.67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | UNLV | 2 | 4 | -4 | -1.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | UAB | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Rice | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 4 | -3 | -0.75 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Army | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | UCF | 2 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | New Mexico State | 2 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Kansas | 2 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Air Force | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Duke | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Washington | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Iowa | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Kent State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Notre Dame | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Buffalo | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Penn State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Nebraska | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Boise State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | SMU | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | NC State | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Baylor | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | USC | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Missouri | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Virginia | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Southern Miss | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | New Mexico | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Nevada | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Oregon | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | FIU | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Utah State | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Sacramento State | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Bowling Green | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Temple | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | UTEP | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | California | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Texas | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Auburn | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | San Jose State | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Wake Forest | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | Mississippi State | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | Ohio | 2 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Clemson | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Illinois | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Marshall | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Arizona State | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | Toledo | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 101 | San Diego State | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 102 | Florida | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 102 | James Madison | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 105 | Minnesota | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | Connecticut | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 107 | Purdue | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | Missouri State | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 109 | UTSA | 2 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | Arkansas | 1 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 111 | Michigan | 2 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 112 | Memphis | 3 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | Oklahoma | 2 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 113 | USF | 2 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 115 | Boston College | 2 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 115 | UCLA | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 117 | Tulane | 2 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 118 | Hawaii | 3 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 120 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 120 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 122 | East Carolina | 2 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 123 | Oregon State | 2 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 124 | Tennessee | 2 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 125 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 50 | 50.00 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 126 | Texas Tech | 2 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 127 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 128 | Liberty | 2 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||