2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 10/02/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Navy 1 2 -48 -24.00 0 2 1 0 0
2 East Carolina 1 1 -19 -19.00 0 0 0 0 0
3 North Carolina 2 3 -31 -10.33 0 1 1 0 0
4 Boise State 1 1 -7 -7.00 0 -7 0 0 0
5 Louisiana Tech 2 3 -20 -6.67 0 7 1 0 0
6 Houston 1 2 -11 -5.50 0 0 0 0 0
7 Missouri 4 8 -43 -5.38 0 10 5 1 0
8 Ohio State 2 2 -10 -5.00 0 0 0 0 0
9 Louisiana 3 7 -34 -4.86 0 0 0 0 0
10 Hawaii 2 2 -8 -4.00 1 2 0 0 0
11 Utah State 3 4 -15 -3.75 1 2 0 0 0
12 Liberty 2 5 -18 -3.60 0 12 2 1 0
13 Tennessee 2 2 -7 -3.50 0 0 0 0 0
13 Georgia 1 2 -7 -3.50 0 2 0 0 0
15 Troy 1 1 -3 -3.00 0 -3 0 0 0
15 Wake Forest 1 1 -3 -3.00 0 -3 0 0 0
17 Washington 3 4 -11 -2.75 0 4 1 0 0
18 Ole Miss 3 4 -10 -2.50 0 13 3 1 0
19 West Virginia 2 3 -7 -2.33 0 6 1 0 0
20 Tulsa 4 9 -18 -2.00 0 3 2 0 0
20 USC 4 4 -8 -2.00 0 1 1 0 0
20 Tulane 2 2 -4 -2.00 0 1 1 0 0
20 Pittsburgh 1 1 -2 -2.00 0 -2 0 0 0
24 LSU 3 3 -5 -1.67 0 2 1 0 0
25 Northwestern 3 6 -9 -1.50 0 3 2 0 0
25 Arizona State 3 4 -6 -1.50 0 4 1 0 0
25 UTSA 2 4 -6 -1.50 2 1 0 0 0
28 Indiana 2 3 -4 -1.33 0 0 0 0 0
29 Florida 3 6 -7 -1.17 0 7 2 0 0
30 Oregon State 2 3 -3 -1.00 1 2 1 0 0
30 Stanford 2 3 -3 -1.00 1 5 2 0 0
30 UCLA 2 2 -2 -1.00 0 2 1 0 0
30 Duke 2 1 -1 -1.00 0 0 0 0 0
34 Utah 4 5 -4 -0.80 0 4 2 0 0
35 Memphis 2 3 -2 -0.67 0 4 2 0 0
36 New Mexico 2 4 -2 -0.50 1 23 2 1 1
36 Toledo 2 2 -1 -0.50 0 0 0 0 0
36 Cincinnati 1 2 -1 -0.50 0 6 1 0 0
39 Kent State 2 5 -2 -0.40 3 10 1 1 0
40 Iowa 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
40 Kansas State 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
40 Texas Tech 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
40 Washington State 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
40 Buffalo 3 3 0 0.00 0 2 1 0 0
45 Baylor 3 4 1 0.25 0 2 0 0 0
45 Vanderbilt 3 8 2 0.25 1 4 5 0 0
47 Iowa State 4 6 2 0.33 0 4 4 0 0
48 New Mexico State 3 5 2 0.40 0 15 2 1 0
49 Virginia 2 2 1 0.50 0 3 1 0 0
50 North Texas 5 9 5 0.56 1 4 6 0 0
51 Arkansas State 3 5 3 0.60 0 3 2 0 0
51 San Diego State 3 5 3 0.60 0 4 1 0 0
51 Boston College 3 5 3 0.60 0 7 1 0 0
54 Texas 3 6 4 0.67 0 3 3 0 0
55 NC State 4 7 5 0.71 0 9 5 0 0
56 TCU 1 1 1 1.00 0 1 0 0 0
56 Army 1 1 1 1.00 0 1 0 0 0
56 Colorado 2 2 2 1.00 0 2 1 0 0
56 Western Michigan 2 3 3 1.00 1 2 1 0 0
60 Sacramento State 3 4 5 1.25 0 8 0 0 0
60 Bowling Green 3 8 10 1.25 0 4 4 0 0
62 Arizona 1 3 4 1.33 0 11 2 1 0
63 Texas A&M 3 5 7 1.40 0 3 3 0 0
64 South Alabama 2 2 3 1.50 1 3 1 0 0
64 Texas State 3 6 9 1.50 0 6 3 0 0
66 Air Force 2 3 5 1.67 0 2 3 0 0
66 Mississippi State 3 3 5 1.67 0 5 2 0 0
66 Kansas 2 3 5 1.67 0 6 2 0 0
69 BYU 1 1 2 2.00 0 2 1 0 0
69 California 1 1 2 2.00 0 2 1 0 0
69 Purdue 1 1 2 2.00 0 2 1 0 0
69 Rutgers 1 1 2 2.00 0 2 1 0 0
69 Missouri State 1 1 2 2.00 0 2 1 0 0
69 Kennesaw State 1 1 2 2.00 0 2 1 0 0
69 Virginia Tech 2 4 8 2.00 0 7 2 0 0
69 Appalachian State 3 4 8 2.00 0 15 3 1 0
77 Georgia Tech 3 5 11 2.20 0 4 3 0 0
78 Temple 2 3 7 2.33 0 3 3 0 0
79 Middle Tennessee State 3 5 12 2.40 1 7 2 0 0
80 Oklahoma State 4 6 16 2.67 0 20 2 1 1
80 Nevada 3 6 16 2.67 1 9 4 0 0
82 North Dakota State 3 4 11 2.75 0 11 2 1 0
83 Massachusetts 3 5 14 2.80 0 5 3 0 0
83 Rice 4 5 14 2.80 1 12 3 1 0
85 UTEP 1 1 3 3.00 0 3 1 0 0
85 Notre Dame 3 3 9 3.00 0 4 2 0 0
85 UCF 3 4 12 3.00 0 9 3 0 0
85 Connecticut 2 4 12 3.00 0 10 2 1 0
85 Southern Miss 2 5 15 3.00 0 5 3 0 0
90 Penn State 4 6 20 3.33 0 10 5 1 0
90 UAB 4 9 30 3.33 1 22 5 1 1
92 Delaware 3 5 17 3.40 1 8 3 0 0
93 Central Michigan 2 2 7 3.50 0 4 2 0 0
93 Florida State 2 2 7 3.50 0 4 2 0 0
93 Western Kentucky 3 4 14 3.50 2 7 2 0 0
96 USF 4 7 25 3.57 0 15 3 1 0
97 Oregon 3 5 18 3.60 0 6 5 0 0
97 Ball State 4 5 18 3.60 1 10 3 1 0
99 Eastern Michigan 5 8 31 3.88 0 12 5 1 0
99 Wyoming 4 8 31 3.88 1 19 5 1 0
101 Arkansas 1 1 4 4.00 0 4 1 0 0
101 Alabama 3 7 28 4.00 1 10 4 1 0
103 James Madison 3 4 17 4.25 0 8 3 0 0
104 UNLV 1 2 9 4.50 0 10 1 1 0
104 Wisconsin 3 4 18 4.50 0 11 4 1 0
106 Marshall 2 4 19 4.75 0 10 3 1 0
107 Jacksonville State 4 5 24 4.80 0 12 4 1 0
108 Michigan 1 2 10 5.00 0 10 1 1 0
108 Coastal Carolina 2 2 10 5.00 1 8 2 0 0
108 Oklahoma 3 4 20 5.00 0 10 3 1 0
111 Florida Atlantic 4 7 37 5.29 1 17 5 2 0
112 Ohio 3 3 16 5.33 0 13 2 1 0
113 Michigan State 2 2 11 5.50 0 11 0 1 0
114 Georgia Southern 2 3 18 6.00 0 12 3 1 0
114 Nebraska 2 4 24 6.00 0 19 3 1 0
116 SMU 2 4 25 6.25 0 34 1 1 1
117 Illinois 3 6 38 6.33 0 15 6 1 0
118 FIU 2 4 26 6.50 0 19 4 1 0
119 Clemson 2 2 14 7.00 0 12 2 1 0
120 Louisville 3 6 43 7.17 1 34 3 1 1
121 Georgia State 2 2 15 7.50 1 14 2 1 0
122 Minnesota 2 2 16 8.00 0 11 2 1 0
122 Charlotte 3 4 32 8.00 0 29 3 1 1
124 Old Dominion 3 5 41 8.20 1 35 3 1 1
125 Northern Illinois 2 2 17 8.50 0 16 1 1 0
125 Kentucky 3 6 51 8.50 0 40 4 2 1
127 Miami (OH) 3 4 41 10.25 1 38 2 1 1
128 Auburn 3 6 67 11.17 1 53 6 1 1
129 Akron 2 3 36 12.00 0 19 3 2 0
130 Louisiana-Monroe 1 4 49 12.25 1 39 3 1 1
131 Maryland 2 3 44 14.67 1 45 2 1 1
132 Sam Houston State 2 4 70 17.50 1 56 4 1 1
133 Fresno State 3 3 56 18.67 1 50 2 1 1
133 San Jose State 2 3 56 18.67 1 50 2 1 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards