2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 10/29/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Navy 4 6 -44 -7.33 1 2 2 0 0
2 Missouri 6 10 -40 -4.00 0 10 6 1 0
3 Louisiana Tech 4 7 -26 -3.71 0 8 2 0 0
4 Ohio State 4 4 -19 -4.75 0 2 0 0 0
5 North Texas 8 13 -18 -1.38 1 4 6 0 0
6 East Carolina 2 2 -17 -8.50 0 2 1 0 0
6 Liberty 4 8 -17 -2.13 0 12 3 1 0
8 Houston 2 3 -13 -4.33 0 0 0 0 0
9 Florida 4 8 -11 -1.38 0 7 2 0 0
10 San Diego State 7 9 -10 -1.11 0 6 3 0 0
11 Texas Tech 3 5 -9 -1.80 0 4 0 0 0
12 Clemson 4 5 -8 -1.60 0 12 3 1 0
12 Kansas 5 7 -8 -1.14 1 6 2 0 0
14 Washington 5 7 -7 -1.00 0 4 3 0 0
15 West Virginia 3 5 -6 -1.20 1 6 1 0 0
16 Ole Miss 5 7 -5 -0.71 0 13 4 1 0
17 Tennessee 5 7 -4 -0.57 0 3 1 0 0
17 Virginia 4 7 -4 -0.57 1 4 4 0 0
19 Pittsburgh 2 2 -3 -1.50 0 -1 0 0 0
20 Boise State 2 3 -2 -0.67 0 3 2 0 0
20 UCLA 4 4 -2 -0.50 0 2 1 0 0
20 Colorado 4 5 -2 -0.40 0 2 2 0 0
20 Florida State 5 7 -2 -0.29 0 4 2 0 0
20 USF 6 11 -2 -0.18 0 15 3 1 0
25 Wake Forest 3 3 -1 -0.33 0 10 1 1 0
25 Stanford 3 4 -1 -0.25 1 5 3 0 0
27 Duke 5 6 0 0.00 2 10 3 1 0
27 Utah 5 7 0 0.00 0 4 3 0 0
29 Hawaii 4 4 1 0.25 1 6 2 0 0
30 Miami (FL) 2 3 2 0.67 0 1 0 0 0
31 Oregon 5 7 3 0.43 0 6 5 0 0
31 Iowa 3 4 3 0.75 1 3 1 0 0
31 Troy 3 3 3 1.00 0 6 1 0 0
31 Purdue 2 2 3 1.50 0 2 1 0 0
35 Missouri State 4 6 4 0.67 1 2 3 0 0
35 Buffalo 5 5 4 0.80 1 3 2 0 0
35 Tulane 4 4 4 1.00 0 9 1 0 0
38 New Mexico 3 5 5 1.00 1 23 3 1 1
38 Notre Dame 4 4 5 1.25 0 4 2 0 0
40 Indiana 5 8 6 0.75 0 8 3 0 0
40 Washington State 4 5 6 1.20 1 2 1 0 0
42 Texas State 5 9 7 0.78 0 6 4 0 0
42 Kansas State 4 8 7 0.88 1 11 3 1 0
42 Ohio 6 8 7 0.88 1 13 3 1 0
42 Temple 5 6 7 1.17 0 3 4 0 0
42 Sacramento State 4 5 7 1.40 0 8 1 0 0
42 TCU 3 3 7 2.33 0 3 2 0 0
48 Kent State 6 11 8 0.73 4 10 3 1 0
48 NC State 7 10 8 0.80 1 9 7 0 0
48 Mississippi State 4 4 8 2.00 0 5 3 0 0
51 Vanderbilt 5 10 9 0.90 1 4 7 0 0
51 Cincinnati 4 7 9 1.29 0 6 4 0 0
53 Southern Miss 5 8 10 1.25 0 5 4 0 0
53 New Mexico State 4 7 10 1.43 0 15 3 1 0
53 Georgia 3 4 10 2.50 0 14 2 1 0
53 South Alabama 3 4 10 2.50 1 5 3 0 0
53 Arkansas 2 3 10 3.33 0 6 2 0 0
53 Michigan 1 2 10 5.00 0 10 1 1 0
59 Arkansas State 7 11 11 1.00 0 9 6 0 0
59 Arizona 4 9 11 1.22 0 11 6 1 0
59 Appalachian State 4 6 11 1.83 0 15 5 1 0
59 UTEP 2 4 11 2.75 0 5 3 0 0
59 North Dakota State 3 4 11 2.75 0 11 2 1 0
64 Western Kentucky 5 7 12 1.71 2 7 3 0 0
65 Baylor 4 8 13 1.63 0 8 3 0 0
66 Northwestern 6 13 14 1.08 1 12 7 1 0
66 Utah State 5 7 14 2.00 1 23 2 1 1
66 Connecticut 3 5 14 2.80 0 10 3 1 0
69 LSU 6 7 15 2.14 1 16 3 1 0
69 UCF 5 6 15 2.50 0 9 5 0 0
69 South Carolina 3 6 15 2.50 1 6 4 0 0
72 Arizona State 7 10 16 1.60 0 15 5 1 0
72 Georgia Tech 5 7 16 2.29 0 4 5 0 0
72 Oregon State 5 7 16 2.29 3 20 2 1 1
75 James Madison 4 6 17 2.83 0 8 3 0 0
76 Bowling Green 7 15 18 1.20 0 4 9 0 0
76 Boston College 5 8 18 2.25 0 7 4 0 0
76 Michigan State 5 7 18 2.57 0 11 3 1 0
79 Middle Tennessee State 6 8 19 2.38 1 9 3 0 0
80 Massachusetts 6 8 20 2.50 1 5 5 0 0
80 Central Michigan 4 5 20 4.00 1 7 4 0 0
80 Rutgers 2 3 20 6.67 0 17 3 1 0
80 Coastal Carolina 3 3 20 6.67 1 10 3 1 0
84 Toledo 6 11 21 1.91 2 21 4 1 1
84 Wisconsin 4 6 21 3.50 0 11 5 1 0
84 Minnesota 4 5 21 4.20 1 11 4 1 0
87 Louisiana 6 14 22 1.57 1 28 5 2 1
87 UNLV 4 7 22 3.14 0 12 3 2 0
87 Georgia State 4 5 22 4.40 2 14 5 1 0
90 Texas A&M 5 9 23 2.56 0 11 5 1 0
90 USC 7 9 23 2.56 0 11 5 2 0
92 Penn State 6 8 24 3.00 0 10 7 1 0
92 Jacksonville State 4 5 24 4.80 0 12 4 1 0
94 Oklahoma State 7 10 25 2.50 0 20 5 1 1
94 Air Force 5 7 25 3.57 0 18 5 1 0
94 Delaware 4 7 25 3.57 1 8 5 0 0
94 Georgia Southern 4 6 25 4.17 0 12 6 1 0
98 Ball State 6 10 27 2.70 2 10 6 1 0
98 Charlotte 6 7 27 3.86 0 29 5 1 1
98 FIU 4 6 27 4.50 0 19 5 1 0
101 Oklahoma 6 8 28 3.50 0 16 5 2 0
101 BYU 4 4 28 7.00 0 21 3 1 1
103 Texas 5 8 29 3.63 0 17 5 1 0
103 Virginia Tech 4 8 29 3.63 0 29 4 1 1
105 Tulsa 7 17 30 1.76 2 41 7 1 1
106 Rice 8 14 31 2.21 1 12 9 1 0
107 UAB 5 11 32 2.91 1 22 6 1 1
108 Eastern Michigan 7 11 34 3.09 0 12 5 1 0
109 Kennesaw State 3 4 36 9.00 0 29 2 1 1
109 Army 3 3 36 12.00 2 24 2 2 1
111 North Carolina 6 13 37 2.85 1 25 6 3 1
111 Alabama 6 10 37 3.70 1 10 6 1 0
111 Northern Illinois 5 5 37 7.40 0 16 3 2 0
114 California 4 6 38 6.33 1 13 5 2 0
114 Colorado State 2 3 38 12.67 1 19 3 2 0
116 Iowa State 6 8 39 4.88 0 37 5 1 1
117 SMU 5 9 41 4.56 1 34 4 1 1
117 Illinois 4 7 41 5.86 0 15 7 1 0
119 Louisville 5 10 42 4.20 1 34 5 1 1
119 Nebraska 4 7 42 6.00 0 19 6 2 0
121 Western Michigan 5 13 43 3.31 2 11 6 2 0
122 Old Dominion 6 8 46 5.75 1 35 5 1 1
123 Marshall 4 8 48 6.00 0 26 7 2 1
123 Miami (OH) 5 7 48 6.86 1 38 4 1 1
125 Wyoming 7 13 53 4.08 1 19 8 2 0
126 Nevada 4 8 56 7.00 1 20 6 2 2
127 Syracuse 3 4 58 14.50 1 25 3 3 2
127 Fresno State 4 4 58 14.50 1 50 3 1 1
129 Sam Houston State 3 6 61 10.17 1 56 5 1 1
130 Louisiana-Monroe 3 10 62 6.20 2 39 7 1 1
131 Kentucky 6 10 63 6.30 0 40 6 3 1
132 San Jose State 6 12 66 5.50 1 50 8 1 1
132 Memphis 5 6 66 11.00 1 48 4 2 2
134 Maryland 4 7 74 10.57 2 45 6 2 2
135 Auburn 5 9 82 9.11 1 53 9 2 1
136 Florida Atlantic 7 15 83 5.53 1 21 12 4 1
137 Akron 5 8 99 12.38 2 55 7 3 1
138 UTSA 5 10 111 11.10 3 81 5 2 2
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards