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 | Old Dominion | 1 | 2 | -27 | -13.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Dakota State | 2 | 3 | -20 | -6.67 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | -14 | -14.00 | 0 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 1 | 2 | -14 | -7.00 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 | 1 | -13 | -13.00 | 0 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 1 | 1 | -9 | -9.00 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | -8 | -8.00 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | -8 | -8.00 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | -8 | -8.00 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 1 | 2 | -7 | -3.50 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 1 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke | 1 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Army | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 1 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 2 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | NC State | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Sacramento State | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | USF | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | FIU | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | California | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Boston College | 2 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | UCLA | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 1 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 98 | New Mexico State | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Illinois | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Tulane | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 98 | 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 | ||||||||||