2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 10+ Yards To Go through 10/02/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford | 1 | 1 | -32 | -32.00 | 0 | -32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | 5 | -32 | -6.40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 4 | 5 | -29 | -5.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Akron | 2 | 2 | -17 | -8.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 2 | 4 | -17 | -4.25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 4 | -16 | -4.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 3 | 3 | -13 | -4.33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 3 | 5 | -13 | -2.60 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 1 | 3 | -12 | -4.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 3 | 5 | -12 | -2.40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 3 | 5 | -12 | -2.40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 6 | -11 | -1.83 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 3 | 3 | -10 | -3.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 1 | 3 | -9 | -3.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 3 | 5 | -8 | -1.60 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 3 | 7 | -8 | -1.14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 2 | 2 | -7 | -3.50 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 1 | 2 | -7 | -3.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke | 2 | 3 | -6 | -2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 3 | 3 | -5 | -1.67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | USF | 3 | 6 | -5 | -0.83 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 4 | 7 | -3 | -0.43 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 2 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 3 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 3 | 6 | -2 | -0.33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 3 | 8 | -2 | -0.25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 2 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0.45 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Dakota State | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 3 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 3 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Texas | 2 | 11 | -12 | -1.09 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Colorado | 4 | 6 | -7 | -1.17 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | UCLA | 3 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Tulsa | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Fresno State | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Southern Miss | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Florida | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Army | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | South Carolina | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Navy | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Rutgers | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Charlotte | 4 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Indiana | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Bowling Green | 2 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | NC State | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Delaware | 4 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | South Alabama | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Connecticut | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | FIU | 4 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Troy | 4 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Marshall | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Purdue | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Appalachian State | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | USC | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Arkansas | 3 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Boise State | 3 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Louisville | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Nebraska | 3 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Virginia | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Cincinnati | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Kentucky | 3 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | North Carolina | 2 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | San Jose State | 1 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Maryland | 4 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Buffalo | 2 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Michigan | 4 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Ball State | 3 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Old Dominion | 2 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | California | 2 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Ohio State | 3 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Wisconsin | 2 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 110 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 8 | -2 | -0.25 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | West Virginia | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | Washington State | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | Georgia State | 4 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | Central Michigan | 3 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | Tulane | 3 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | UCF | 3 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | Penn State | 3 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | Utah | 3 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | Illinois | 3 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | Michigan State | 4 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | Sacramento State | 3 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 110 | Texas State | 4 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | Alabama | 4 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | Rice | 3 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | Liberty | 4 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | Nevada | 4 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 130 | Florida State | 4 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 130 | Oklahoma | 3 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 130 | Auburn | 3 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 130 | UAB | 4 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 130 | Texas Tech | 3 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 130 | Tennessee | 3 | 10 | 58 | 5.80 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 130 | Washington | 4 | 11 | 60 | 5.45 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 137 | Baylor | 3 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 137 | East Carolina | 4 | 11 | 54 | 4.91 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||