2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 11/12/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke | 4 | 7 | -28 | -4.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 7 | 9 | -20 | -2.22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 6 | 8 | -19 | -2.38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 6 | 9 | -19 | -2.11 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 5 | 9 | -17 | -1.89 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 7 | -16 | -2.29 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 5 | 6 | -14 | -2.33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 8 | -14 | -1.75 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 1 | 2 | -13 | -6.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 7 | 9 | -13 | -1.44 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 5 | 5 | -11 | -2.20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 6 | 10 | -11 | -1.10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 4 | -8 | -2.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Delaware | 4 | 7 | -7 | -1.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | FIU | 8 | 12 | -6 | -0.50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 3 | 5 | -5 | -1.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 4 | 8 | -5 | -0.63 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 10 | -5 | -0.50 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 6 | -3 | -0.50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 5 | 8 | -3 | -0.38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 7 | 12 | -3 | -0.25 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 5 | 5 | -2 | -0.40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 8 | 9 | -2 | -0.22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 5 | 8 | -1 | -0.13 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0.23 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Army | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0.36 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Rice | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 6 | 11 | 12 | 1.09 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 5 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 5 | 12 | 15 | 1.25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 5 | 8 | 15 | 1.88 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | NC State | 6 | 12 | 16 | 1.33 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Troy | 6 | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | North Dakota State | 7 | 10 | 18 | 1.80 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 5 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 6 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 5 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 5 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 7 | 11 | 23 | 2.09 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | LSU | 7 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 6 | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 5 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 6 | 11 | 27 | 2.45 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 5 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 3 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 5 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 6 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 5 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 6 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Ohio | 6 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 6 | 11 | 37 | 3.36 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 6 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 8 | 11 | 43 | 3.91 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 4 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 6 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Temple | 5 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 6 | 11 | 46 | 4.18 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Nevada | 6 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Tulane | 8 | 15 | 50 | 3.33 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 7 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 6 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Utah State | 5 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 8 | 14 | 61 | 4.36 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 7 | 13 | 69 | 5.31 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 8 | 15 | 80 | 5.33 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Sacramento State | 6 | 8 | 81 | 10.13 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 15 | 100 | 6.67 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 106 | Wyoming | 5 | 11 | -1 | -0.09 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | South Carolina | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0.18 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 106 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | Florida | 3 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 106 | Colorado State | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 106 | Ball State | 7 | 14 | 20 | 1.43 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 106 | Missouri | 5 | 10 | 20 | 2.00 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 106 | Oregon State | 4 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 106 | Arizona | 6 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 106 | Central Michigan | 7 | 11 | 29 | 2.64 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 106 | Boise State | 5 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 106 | TCU | 6 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 106 | Indiana | 5 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 106 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 106 | Penn State | 5 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 106 | Oregon | 7 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 106 | Cincinnati | 4 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 106 | Rutgers | 5 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 106 | USF | 7 | 13 | 50 | 3.85 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 106 | Arkansas State | 4 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 106 | Auburn | 5 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 106 | Air Force | 6 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 106 | North Texas | 5 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 106 | Tulsa | 7 | 12 | 60 | 5.00 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 106 | Connecticut | 5 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 106 | Buffalo | 7 | 10 | 66 | 6.60 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 106 | Akron | 7 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 106 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 9 | 76 | 8.44 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 106 | UTSA | 6 | 11 | 81 | 7.36 | 1 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 106 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 3 | 82 | 27.33 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 106 | California | 5 | 10 | 85 | 8.50 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 137 | Tennessee | 7 | 8 | 25 | 3.13 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 137 | UAB | 7 | 15 | 73 | 4.87 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||