2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 10/23/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 East Carolina 2 2 -17 -8.50 0 2 1 0 0
2 Navy 4 6 -44 -7.33 1 2 2 0 0
3 Boise State 1 1 -7 -7.00 0 -7 0 0 0
4 Houston 1 2 -11 -5.50 0 0 0 0 0
5 Ohio State 4 4 -19 -4.75 0 2 0 0 0
6 Missouri 6 10 -40 -4.00 0 10 6 1 0
7 Louisiana Tech 3 6 -19 -3.17 0 8 2 0 0
8 Clemson 3 4 -9 -2.25 0 12 2 1 0
9 Liberty 4 8 -17 -2.13 0 12 3 1 0
10 San Diego State 6 8 -16 -2.00 0 4 2 0 0
10 Ole Miss 4 6 -12 -2.00 0 13 3 1 0
10 LSU 5 5 -10 -2.00 1 2 1 0 0
13 Texas Tech 3 5 -9 -1.80 0 4 0 0 0
14 Hawaii 3 3 -5 -1.67 1 3 1 0 0
15 Pittsburgh 2 2 -3 -1.50 0 -1 0 0 0
16 Florida 4 8 -11 -1.38 0 7 2 0 0
17 West Virginia 3 5 -6 -1.20 1 6 1 0 0
18 Louisiana 5 10 -11 -1.10 1 12 2 1 0
19 Washington 5 7 -7 -1.00 0 4 3 0 0
20 Tennessee 4 5 -4 -0.80 0 3 0 0 0
21 Virginia 4 7 -4 -0.57 1 4 4 0 0
22 UCLA 4 4 -2 -0.50 0 2 1 0 0
23 Colorado 4 5 -2 -0.40 0 2 2 0 0
24 Indiana 4 6 -2 -0.33 0 8 1 0 0
24 Wake Forest 3 3 -1 -0.33 0 10 1 1 0
26 North Texas 6 10 -3 -0.30 1 4 6 0 0
27 Florida State 5 7 -2 -0.29 0 4 2 0 0
28 Stanford 3 4 -1 -0.25 1 5 3 0 0
29 Toledo 5 9 -2 -0.22 1 9 3 0 0
30 USF 6 11 -2 -0.18 0 15 3 1 0
31 Cincinnati 3 4 0 0.00 0 6 2 0 0
31 Duke 5 6 0 0.00 2 10 3 1 0
31 Utah 5 7 0 0.00 0 4 3 0 0
34 Arkansas State 6 10 2 0.20 0 5 5 0 0
35 Baylor 3 4 1 0.25 0 2 0 0 0
36 New Mexico State 3 5 2 0.40 0 15 2 1 0
37 Oregon 5 7 3 0.43 0 6 5 0 0
38 Vanderbilt 4 9 5 0.56 1 4 6 0 0
39 Miami (FL) 2 3 2 0.67 0 1 0 0 0
39 Iowa 2 3 2 0.67 0 3 1 0 0
39 Missouri State 4 6 4 0.67 1 2 3 0 0
42 Kent State 5 10 7 0.70 4 10 3 1 0
43 Texas State 5 9 7 0.78 0 6 4 0 0
44 Kansas 4 5 4 0.80 0 6 2 0 0
44 Buffalo 5 5 4 0.80 1 3 2 0 0
44 NC State 7 10 8 0.80 1 9 7 0 0
47 Ohio 6 8 7 0.88 1 13 3 1 0
48 North Carolina 5 10 9 0.90 1 13 4 2 0
49 Tulane 4 4 4 1.00 0 9 1 0 0
49 New Mexico 3 5 5 1.00 1 23 3 1 1
49 Kansas State 3 6 6 1.00 0 11 3 1 0
52 Temple 5 6 7 1.17 0 3 4 0 0
53 Washington State 4 5 6 1.20 1 2 1 0 0
54 Notre Dame 4 4 5 1.25 0 4 2 0 0
55 Bowling Green 6 14 19 1.36 0 4 9 0 0
56 Sacramento State 4 5 7 1.40 0 8 1 0 0
57 Southern Miss 4 7 10 1.43 0 5 4 0 0
58 Purdue 2 2 3 1.50 0 2 1 0 0
58 Troy 2 2 3 1.50 0 6 1 0 0
60 Northwestern 5 11 17 1.55 1 12 6 1 0
61 Mississippi State 3 3 5 1.67 0 5 2 0 0
61 Rice 7 12 20 1.67 1 12 7 1 0
63 Texas 4 7 12 1.71 0 8 4 0 0
64 Tulsa 7 17 30 1.76 2 41 7 1 1
65 Appalachian State 4 6 11 1.83 0 15 5 1 0
66 Boston College 4 7 13 1.86 0 7 3 0 0
67 TCU 2 2 4 2.00 0 3 1 0 0
67 Utah State 5 7 14 2.00 1 23 2 1 1
69 Oklahoma State 6 9 19 2.11 0 20 4 1 1
70 Georgia Tech 4 6 13 2.17 0 4 4 0 0
71 Arizona State 6 8 18 2.25 0 15 5 1 0
72 Oregon State 5 7 16 2.29 3 20 2 1 1
73 USC 6 8 19 2.38 0 11 5 2 0
74 Western Kentucky 4 5 12 2.40 2 7 2 0 0
75 Arizona 3 7 17 2.43 0 11 5 1 0
76 South Carolina 2 2 5 2.50 0 3 2 0 0
76 Georgia 3 4 10 2.50 0 14 2 1 0
76 South Alabama 3 4 10 2.50 1 5 3 0 0
76 Massachusetts 6 8 20 2.50 1 5 5 0 0
80 Texas A&M 5 9 23 2.56 0 11 5 1 0
81 Ball State 6 10 27 2.70 2 10 6 1 0
82 UTEP 2 4 11 2.75 0 5 3 0 0
82 North Dakota State 3 4 11 2.75 0 11 2 1 0
84 UCF 4 5 14 2.80 0 9 4 0 0
84 Connecticut 3 5 14 2.80 0 10 3 1 0
84 Michigan State 4 5 14 2.80 0 11 2 1 0
87 James Madison 4 6 17 2.83 0 8 3 0 0
88 UAB 5 11 32 2.91 1 22 6 1 1
89 Penn State 6 8 24 3.00 0 10 7 1 0
90 UNLV 4 7 22 3.14 0 12 3 2 0
91 Western Michigan 5 13 43 3.31 2 11 6 2 0
92 Arkansas 2 3 10 3.33 0 6 2 0 0
92 UTSA 4 9 30 3.33 3 22 4 1 1
94 Delaware 3 5 17 3.40 1 8 3 0 0
95 Middle Tennessee State 5 7 24 3.43 1 9 3 0 0
96 Eastern Michigan 6 9 31 3.44 0 12 5 1 0
97 Wisconsin 4 6 21 3.50 0 11 5 1 0
98 Air Force 5 7 25 3.57 0 18 5 1 0
99 Charlotte 6 7 27 3.86 0 29 5 1 1
100 Wyoming 7 13 53 4.08 1 19 8 2 0
101 Alabama 5 9 37 4.11 1 10 6 1 0
102 Georgia Southern 4 6 25 4.17 0 12 6 1 0
103 Louisville 5 10 42 4.20 1 34 5 1 1
104 Minnesota 3 4 17 4.25 1 11 3 1 0
105 Oklahoma 5 7 30 4.29 0 16 5 2 0
106 FIU 4 6 27 4.50 0 19 5 1 0
107 Central Michigan 3 3 14 4.67 1 7 3 0 0
108 Jacksonville State 4 5 24 4.80 0 12 4 1 0
109 SMU 4 7 34 4.86 1 34 3 1 1
110 Iowa State 6 8 39 4.88 0 37 5 1 1
111 Michigan 1 2 10 5.00 0 10 1 1 0
112 Northern Illinois 4 4 21 5.25 0 16 2 1 0
113 Georgia State 3 3 18 6.00 1 14 3 1 0
113 Nebraska 4 7 42 6.00 0 19 6 2 0
113 Marshall 4 8 48 6.00 0 26 7 2 1
113 San Jose State 5 11 66 6.00 1 50 8 1 1
117 Kentucky 6 10 63 6.30 0 40 6 3 1
118 Florida Atlantic 6 13 82 6.31 1 21 11 4 1
119 Illinois 3 6 38 6.33 0 15 6 1 0
120 Rutgers 2 3 20 6.67 0 17 3 1 0
120 Coastal Carolina 3 3 20 6.67 1 10 3 1 0
122 Old Dominion 5 7 47 6.71 1 35 5 1 1
123 Miami (OH) 5 7 48 6.86 1 38 4 1 1
124 Nevada 4 8 56 7.00 1 20 6 2 2
125 California 3 4 29 7.25 0 13 4 2 0
126 Virginia Tech 3 5 37 7.40 0 29 3 1 1
127 Louisiana-Monroe 2 7 56 8.00 2 39 4 1 1
128 BYU 3 3 28 9.33 0 21 3 1 1
129 Auburn 4 8 81 10.13 1 53 8 2 1
130 Sam Houston State 3 6 61 10.17 1 56 5 1 1
131 Kennesaw State 2 3 31 10.33 0 29 2 1 1
132 Maryland 4 7 74 10.57 2 45 6 2 2
133 Memphis 5 6 66 11.00 1 48 4 2 2
134 Colorado State 1 2 23 11.50 1 19 2 1 0
135 Army 3 3 36 12.00 2 24 2 2 1
136 Fresno State 4 4 58 14.50 1 50 3 1 1
137 Akron 4 6 94 15.67 2 55 5 3 1
138 Syracuse 2 2 35 17.50 0 20 2 2 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards