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