2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 09/11/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | -14 | -14.00 | 0 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Old Dominion | 1 | 2 | -27 | -13.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Georgia | 1 | 1 | -13 | -13.00 | 0 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Navy | 1 | 1 | -9 | -9.00 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | -8 | -8.00 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | -8 | -8.00 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | -8 | -8.00 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Colorado | 1 | 2 | -14 | -7.00 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | North Dakota State | 2 | 3 | -20 | -6.67 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | BYU | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Alabama | 1 | 2 | -7 | -3.50 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Maryland | 1 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Texas | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Army | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Duke | 1 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Temple | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 1 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Kansas | 2 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Kansas State | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Washington | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | UTEP | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | UNLV | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Oregon | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | SMU | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | NC State | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Virginia | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Indiana | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Sacramento State | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Missouri | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Utah State | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Purdue | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Memphis | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Mississippi State | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Missouri State | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Marshall | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | USF | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | TCU | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Bowling Green | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | New Mexico State | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Michigan | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Clemson | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Illinois | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | California | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | Auburn | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Boston College | 2 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | FIU | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | San Jose State | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | UTSA | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Toledo | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Hawaii | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Tulane | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | East Carolina | 1 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 93 | Florida | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 96 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 97 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 98 | UCLA | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 99 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 100 | Tennessee | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 101 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 102 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 50 | 50.00 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||