2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 10/23/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Old Dominion 7 10 -41 -4.10 0 3 0 0 0
2 Massachusetts 5 5 -16 -3.20 0 2 0 0 0
3 Iowa 5 8 -21 -2.63 0 2 0 0 0
4 Delaware 3 4 -10 -2.50 0 4 0 0 0
5 Baylor 5 7 -11 -1.57 0 5 1 0 0
6 Penn State 5 5 -7 -1.40 0 5 1 0 0
7 Iowa State 3 3 -3 -1.00 0 3 0 0 0
8 North Dakota State 6 14 -9 -0.64 1 15 1 1 0
9 Alabama 5 6 -3 -0.50 1 6 0 0 0
10 Oklahoma State 3 4 -1 -0.25 0 3 0 0 0
11 Northwestern 2 4 0 0.00 0 10 1 1 0
12 Coastal Carolina 6 11 1 0.09 0 8 3 0 0
13 LSU 3 7 1 0.14 0 10 3 1 0
14 Texas State 3 3 1 0.33 0 2 0 0 0
14 Navy 5 6 2 0.33 0 3 0 0 0
16 New Mexico State 5 9 4 0.44 1 18 3 1 0
17 Fresno State 3 6 3 0.50 0 6 2 0 0
18 Georgia 6 10 6 0.60 0 5 2 0 0
19 Wake Forest 5 8 5 0.63 1 6 2 0 0
20 Boise State 3 6 4 0.67 0 6 1 0 0
20 Georgia Southern 7 12 8 0.67 1 13 3 1 0
20 Notre Dame 7 15 10 0.67 0 9 5 0 0
23 Miami (FL) 5 7 5 0.71 0 6 1 0 0
23 SMU 3 7 5 0.71 0 6 1 0 0
23 Wisconsin 3 7 5 0.71 0 8 2 0 0
26 San Jose State 5 12 9 0.75 1 11 4 1 0
27 Nebraska 4 6 5 0.83 0 6 2 0 0
28 UNLV 6 13 11 0.85 0 8 4 0 0
29 Colorado 4 7 6 0.86 0 19 2 1 0
30 Georgia Tech 4 9 8 0.89 0 11 4 1 0
31 Marshall 4 10 9 0.90 0 5 2 0 0
32 Vanderbilt 5 8 8 1.00 0 7 3 0 0
32 UTEP 6 11 11 1.00 0 12 3 1 0
34 Oregon 6 13 15 1.15 0 11 2 1 0
35 BYU 3 4 5 1.25 1 8 1 0 0
36 Washington 6 11 14 1.27 1 8 2 0 0
37 Kansas 3 6 9 1.50 0 8 1 0 0
37 TCU 4 6 9 1.50 0 10 2 1 0
37 Texas 4 6 9 1.50 1 8 2 0 0
37 Clemson 4 10 15 1.50 0 17 3 1 0
41 Minnesota 3 8 13 1.63 0 9 4 0 0
42 USC 5 6 10 1.67 0 5 0 0 0
43 North Carolina 5 10 17 1.70 0 6 2 0 0
44 UTSA 6 16 30 1.88 1 8 5 0 0
45 Houston 5 5 10 2.00 1 10 1 1 0
45 Maryland 4 8 16 2.00 0 6 2 0 0
45 Troy 4 8 16 2.00 0 7 3 0 0
48 Sacramento State 4 5 11 2.20 0 4 1 0 0
49 Western Michigan 3 4 9 2.25 0 6 1 0 0
49 Syracuse 3 4 9 2.25 1 5 0 0 0
51 Texas A&M 4 9 21 2.33 0 5 2 0 0
52 NC State 7 11 26 2.36 0 16 4 2 0
53 FIU 5 8 19 2.38 0 21 3 2 1
54 Auburn 5 7 17 2.43 0 5 1 0 0
54 Ohio State 6 7 17 2.43 0 7 4 0 0
56 Louisville 2 2 5 2.50 0 4 1 0 0
56 Colorado State 3 6 15 2.50 1 13 1 1 0
56 Connecticut 6 8 20 2.50 0 14 3 1 0
59 Kansas State 6 10 26 2.60 1 30 2 1 1
60 Southern Miss 5 13 34 2.62 0 9 3 0 0
61 Pittsburgh 4 8 21 2.63 0 14 3 2 0
62 Ohio 6 11 29 2.64 1 15 3 1 0
63 Virginia 7 16 43 2.69 0 17 5 1 0
64 Wyoming 5 10 27 2.70 0 16 1 1 0
65 Michigan 3 7 19 2.71 0 12 3 2 0
66 Louisiana 3 4 11 2.75 0 5 1 0 0
66 UCF 6 8 22 2.75 0 7 3 0 0
66 Duke 7 12 33 2.75 0 27 3 1 1
69 Ole Miss 4 6 17 2.83 0 9 3 0 0
70 Nevada 4 9 26 2.89 0 23 3 1 1
71 Kent State 4 4 12 3.00 0 7 2 0 0
71 Cincinnati 4 6 18 3.00 0 10 2 1 0
71 Eastern Michigan 5 6 18 3.00 1 6 2 0 0
74 Mississippi State 4 9 28 3.11 0 14 2 2 0
75 West Virginia 3 5 16 3.20 0 6 2 0 0
76 Memphis 6 9 29 3.22 0 7 2 0 0
77 Temple 6 12 39 3.25 0 14 6 2 0
78 Arkansas State 7 15 49 3.27 0 11 5 1 0
79 Louisiana-Monroe 5 10 33 3.30 1 26 2 1 1
80 Toledo 5 10 35 3.50 0 13 4 1 0
80 Army 6 10 35 3.50 0 15 5 1 0
80 Tulane 6 14 49 3.50 1 11 6 2 0
83 Virginia Tech 5 11 39 3.55 0 45 2 2 1
84 California 4 9 32 3.56 0 17 6 1 0
85 Florida 4 7 25 3.57 0 10 3 1 0
86 Georgia State 4 6 22 3.67 0 9 2 0 0
86 Rice 3 6 22 3.67 0 13 3 1 0
88 Oklahoma 4 11 41 3.73 0 15 3 1 0
89 Appalachian State 6 8 30 3.75 1 21 2 1 1
90 Louisiana Tech 5 9 34 3.78 0 25 3 1 1
91 Rutgers 4 5 19 3.80 0 10 2 1 0
91 UAB 6 10 38 3.80 1 16 5 1 0
93 Kentucky 5 7 27 3.86 1 10 3 1 0
94 Utah State 5 9 35 3.89 0 22 3 2 1
95 North Texas 2 4 16 4.00 0 15 1 1 0
95 Washington State 4 5 20 4.00 0 13 1 1 0
95 Tulsa 4 7 28 4.00 0 6 2 0 0
98 Bowling Green 4 7 29 4.14 0 8 2 0 0
98 Missouri 4 7 29 4.14 0 22 2 1 1
100 Sam Houston State 5 12 50 4.17 0 18 5 4 0
101 Western Kentucky 4 5 21 4.20 0 8 3 0 0
101 Air Force 5 5 21 4.20 0 15 3 1 0
103 Arizona 3 9 38 4.22 0 11 5 2 0
104 South Carolina 3 5 22 4.40 0 9 3 0 0
105 Kennesaw State 6 9 40 4.44 0 12 2 1 0
106 USF 4 11 50 4.55 1 19 5 2 0
107 Utah 3 3 14 4.67 1 8 1 0 0
108 Central Michigan 4 8 41 5.13 1 10 4 1 0
109 Purdue 5 7 37 5.29 0 9 4 0 0
110 Arkansas 3 7 39 5.57 0 11 3 1 0
111 Jacksonville State 5 9 53 5.89 0 25 4 2 1
112 Florida State 2 2 12 6.00 0 9 1 0 0
112 Missouri State 3 4 24 6.00 0 14 2 1 0
112 Michigan State 4 8 48 6.00 0 11 5 1 0
112 East Carolina 6 14 84 6.00 1 23 7 4 1
116 Stanford 3 9 55 6.11 2 12 5 2 0
117 Indiana 7 8 49 6.13 1 39 1 1 1
118 San Diego State 5 10 62 6.20 0 19 7 1 0
119 Arizona State 3 8 50 6.25 0 22 3 2 1
120 Boston College 5 11 71 6.45 1 23 7 2 2
121 Ball State 4 5 33 6.60 0 16 3 2 0
122 Texas Tech 5 8 55 6.88 0 21 5 4 1
123 Illinois 2 4 28 7.00 1 15 2 1 0
124 Charlotte 6 10 74 7.40 1 21 5 3 1
125 Middle Tennessee State 3 4 30 7.50 0 15 2 2 0
126 Tennessee 5 9 68 7.56 0 20 5 3 1
127 James Madison 2 3 23 7.67 0 17 1 1 0
128 South Alabama 3 5 39 7.80 1 31 2 1 1
129 Hawaii 6 11 87 7.91 2 21 7 2 1
130 Florida Atlantic 4 10 80 8.00 1 58 2 1 1
131 Akron 3 5 41 8.20 0 23 3 1 1
132 Buffalo 5 5 44 8.80 1 29 2 2 1
133 Northern Illinois 3 6 56 9.33 0 27 5 1 1
134 UCLA 1 3 29 9.67 0 20 2 1 1
135 Miami (OH) 4 5 50 10.00 1 50 2 1 1
136 Liberty 5 8 81 10.13 1 65 1 1 1
137 Oregon State 3 4 46 11.50 1 38 1 1 1
138 New Mexico 6 8 100 12.50 1 86 4 1 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards