2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 10/29/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Iowa 6 10 -30 -3.00 0 2 0 0 0
2 Old Dominion 8 12 -23 -1.92 0 14 1 1 0
3 Massachusetts 5 5 -16 -3.20 0 2 0 0 0
4 Delaware 3 4 -10 -2.50 0 4 0 0 0
5 North Dakota State 7 15 -9 -0.60 1 15 1 1 0
6 Wisconsin 4 8 -8 -1.00 0 8 2 0 0
7 Penn State 5 5 -7 -1.40 0 5 1 0 0
7 Navy 6 7 -7 -1.00 0 3 0 0 0
9 Syracuse 4 5 -5 -1.00 1 5 0 0 0
9 LSU 4 8 -5 -0.63 0 10 3 1 0
11 Iowa State 3 3 -3 -1.00 0 3 0 0 0
11 Alabama 5 6 -3 -0.50 1 6 0 0 0
11 Boise State 4 8 -3 -0.38 0 6 1 0 0
14 Oklahoma State 4 5 -2 -0.40 0 3 0 0 0
15 Texas State 4 4 0 0.00 0 2 0 0 0
16 Coastal Carolina 6 11 1 0.09 0 8 3 0 0
17 Fresno State 3 6 3 0.50 0 6 2 0 0
18 New Mexico State 5 9 4 0.44 1 18 3 1 0
19 TCU 5 8 5 0.63 0 10 2 1 0
19 Wake Forest 5 8 5 0.63 1 6 2 0 0
19 SMU 3 7 5 0.71 0 6 1 0 0
19 Nebraska 4 6 5 0.83 0 6 2 0 0
19 Louisville 2 2 5 2.50 0 4 1 0 0
24 Georgia 6 10 6 0.60 0 5 2 0 0
24 Colorado 4 7 6 0.86 0 19 2 1 0
26 Georgia Southern 7 12 8 0.67 1 13 3 1 0
26 Georgia Tech 4 9 8 0.89 0 11 4 1 0
26 Vanderbilt 5 8 8 1.00 0 7 3 0 0
29 San Jose State 5 12 9 0.75 1 11 4 1 0
29 Marshall 4 10 9 0.90 0 5 2 0 0
29 Miami (FL) 6 10 9 0.90 0 10 2 1 0
29 Kansas 4 7 9 1.29 0 8 1 0 0
33 Notre Dame 7 15 10 0.67 0 9 5 0 0
33 Houston 6 6 10 1.67 1 10 1 1 0
35 UNLV 6 13 11 0.85 0 8 4 0 0
35 UTEP 6 11 11 1.00 0 12 3 1 0
35 Texas 5 7 11 1.57 1 8 2 0 0
35 Sacramento State 4 5 11 2.20 0 4 1 0 0
35 Louisiana 3 4 11 2.75 0 5 1 0 0
40 Western Michigan 4 5 12 2.40 0 6 1 0 0
40 Florida State 2 2 12 6.00 0 9 1 0 0
42 Baylor 6 12 13 1.08 0 9 2 0 0
42 USC 6 8 13 1.63 0 6 1 0 0
44 Washington 6 11 14 1.27 1 8 2 0 0
44 Northwestern 3 6 14 2.33 0 13 2 2 0
44 Utah 3 3 14 4.67 1 8 1 0 0
47 Minnesota 4 9 15 1.67 0 9 4 0 0
47 North Texas 3 7 15 2.14 0 15 1 1 0
49 Maryland 4 8 16 2.00 0 6 2 0 0
49 West Virginia 3 5 16 3.20 0 6 2 0 0
51 Michigan 4 8 17 2.13 0 12 3 2 0
51 Ohio State 6 7 17 2.43 0 7 4 0 0
51 Ole Miss 4 6 17 2.83 0 9 3 0 0
54 Kent State 5 5 18 3.60 1 7 3 0 0
55 FIU 5 8 19 2.38 0 21 3 2 1
55 Rutgers 4 5 19 3.80 0 10 2 1 0
57 Nevada 5 11 20 1.82 0 23 3 1 1
57 Connecticut 6 8 20 2.50 0 14 3 1 0
57 Cincinnati 5 7 20 2.86 0 10 2 1 0
57 Eastern Michigan 6 7 20 2.86 1 6 2 0 0
57 Missouri State 4 6 20 3.33 0 14 2 1 0
62 North Carolina 6 11 21 1.91 0 6 2 0 0
62 Texas A&M 4 9 21 2.33 0 5 2 0 0
62 BYU 4 7 21 3.00 1 8 3 0 0
62 Air Force 5 5 21 4.20 0 15 3 1 0
66 Oregon 7 14 22 1.57 0 11 3 1 0
66 Ohio 7 14 22 1.57 1 15 3 1 0
66 Georgia State 4 6 22 3.67 0 9 2 0 0
69 Pittsburgh 5 9 24 2.67 0 14 3 2 0
69 Colorado State 4 8 24 3.00 1 13 2 1 0
71 Clemson 5 12 25 2.08 0 17 4 1 0
71 Florida 4 7 25 3.57 0 10 3 1 0
73 NC State 7 11 26 2.36 0 16 4 2 0
74 UCF 7 10 27 2.70 0 7 3 0 0
74 Wyoming 5 10 27 2.70 0 16 1 1 0
74 Kentucky 5 7 27 3.86 1 10 3 1 0
74 South Carolina 4 6 27 4.50 0 9 4 0 0
78 Tulsa 4 7 28 4.00 0 6 2 0 0
79 Louisiana-Monroe 6 14 29 2.07 1 26 3 1 1
79 Memphis 6 9 29 3.22 0 7 2 0 0
79 Missouri 4 7 29 4.14 0 22 2 1 1
79 UCLA 1 3 29 9.67 0 20 2 1 1
83 UTSA 6 16 30 1.88 1 8 5 0 0
83 Kansas State 7 11 30 2.73 1 30 2 1 1
83 Appalachian State 6 8 30 3.75 1 21 2 1 1
86 Middle Tennessee State 4 5 31 6.20 0 15 2 2 0
86 Illinois 3 5 31 6.20 1 15 2 1 0
88 California 4 9 32 3.56 0 17 6 1 0
88 Rice 4 8 32 4.00 0 13 5 1 0
90 Duke 7 12 33 2.75 0 27 3 1 1
90 Bowling Green 5 8 33 4.13 0 8 2 0 0
90 Ball State 4 5 33 6.60 0 16 3 2 0
93 Louisiana Tech 5 9 34 3.78 0 25 3 1 1
93 James Madison 3 7 34 4.86 0 17 2 1 0
95 Army 6 10 35 3.50 0 15 5 1 0
96 Purdue 5 7 37 5.29 0 9 4 0 0
97 UAB 6 10 38 3.80 1 16 5 1 0
97 Auburn 6 9 38 4.22 0 14 3 1 0
99 Temple 6 12 39 3.25 0 14 6 2 0
99 Mississippi State 5 11 39 3.55 0 14 3 2 0
99 Western Kentucky 5 8 39 4.88 0 9 5 0 0
99 Arkansas 3 7 39 5.57 0 11 3 1 0
99 South Alabama 3 5 39 7.80 1 31 2 1 1
104 Troy 6 14 40 2.86 0 7 6 0 0
104 Arizona 4 11 40 3.64 0 11 6 2 0
106 Southern Miss 6 14 41 2.93 0 9 4 0 0
106 Virginia Tech 6 13 41 3.15 0 45 2 2 1
106 Central Michigan 4 8 41 5.13 1 10 4 1 0
106 Akron 3 5 41 8.20 0 23 3 1 1
110 Virginia 7 16 43 2.69 0 17 5 1 0
110 Oklahoma 5 14 43 3.07 0 15 3 1 0
112 Utah State 6 10 44 4.40 0 22 4 2 1
113 Oregon State 3 4 46 11.50 1 38 1 1 1
114 Kennesaw State 7 10 48 4.80 0 12 3 1 0
115 Michigan State 5 9 49 5.44 0 11 5 1 0
115 Arizona State 4 9 49 5.44 0 22 3 2 1
115 Indiana 7 8 49 6.13 1 39 1 1 1
118 Sam Houston State 5 12 50 4.17 0 18 5 4 0
118 USF 4 11 50 4.55 1 19 5 2 0
120 Arkansas State 8 16 54 3.38 0 11 6 1 0
121 Stanford 3 9 55 6.11 2 12 5 2 0
121 Texas Tech 5 8 55 6.88 0 21 5 4 1
121 Buffalo 6 7 55 7.86 1 29 3 2 1
124 Washington State 5 9 56 6.22 0 17 5 2 0
125 Miami (OH) 5 7 57 8.14 1 50 3 1 1
126 Toledo 6 13 58 4.46 0 19 5 2 0
127 Jacksonville State 6 11 62 5.64 0 25 5 2 1
127 Northern Illinois 4 7 62 8.86 1 27 5 1 1
129 Boston College 6 12 64 5.33 1 23 7 2 2
130 San Diego State 6 11 65 5.91 0 19 7 1 0
131 Tennessee 6 10 72 7.20 1 20 6 3 1
132 Charlotte 6 10 74 7.40 1 21 5 3 1
133 Liberty 5 8 81 10.13 1 65 1 1 1
134 East Carolina 6 14 84 6.00 1 23 7 4 1
135 Hawaii 6 11 87 7.91 2 21 7 2 1
136 Tulane 7 18 98 5.44 3 34 8 3 1
137 New Mexico 7 9 111 12.33 1 86 5 2 1
138 Florida Atlantic 6 14 112 8.00 1 58 4 2 2
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards