2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 20 To 1 Yard Line (Red Zone) through 11/12/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | 4 | 21 | -4 | -0.19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | UCLA | 7 | 24 | 33 | 1.38 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 6 | 24 | 41 | 1.71 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Georgia | 9 | 28 | 46 | 1.64 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Liberty | 8 | 28 | 63 | 2.25 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Duke | 7 | 31 | 56 | 1.81 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 33 | 59 | 1.79 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 6 | 33 | 95 | 2.88 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Michigan | 7 | 34 | 44 | 1.29 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Utah State | 8 | 34 | 66 | 1.94 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Penn State | 7 | 34 | 77 | 2.26 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 8 | 35 | 89 | 2.54 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | North Dakota State | 7 | 35 | 101 | 2.89 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Baylor | 9 | 36 | 48 | 1.33 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 8 | 36 | 64 | 1.78 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | 8 | 36 | 94 | 2.61 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Iowa | 7 | 37 | 76 | 2.05 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | LSU | 8 | 37 | 101 | 2.73 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Indiana | 8 | 38 | 39 | 1.03 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Missouri | 8 | 38 | 53 | 1.39 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Boise State | 9 | 38 | 58 | 1.53 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 9 | 38 | 93 | 2.45 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Navy | 9 | 38 | 94 | 2.47 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 38 | 107 | 2.82 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Buffalo | 8 | 38 | 127 | 3.34 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 26 | Sam Houston State | 7 | 39 | 146 | 3.74 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 39 | 162 | 4.15 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | Texas | 9 | 40 | 47 | 1.18 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Washington | 9 | 40 | 108 | 2.70 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 40 | 126 | 3.15 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 28 | Utah | 9 | 40 | 132 | 3.30 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 40 | 138 | 3.45 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Fresno State | 9 | 41 | 62 | 1.51 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 42 | 44 | 1.05 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Syracuse | 8 | 42 | 63 | 1.50 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | NC State | 8 | 42 | 126 | 3.00 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Hawaii | 9 | 43 | 134 | 3.12 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Air Force | 8 | 43 | 158 | 3.67 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | SMU | 9 | 44 | 110 | 2.50 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Miami (OH) | 9 | 44 | 111 | 2.52 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Iowa State | 8 | 44 | 168 | 3.82 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | South Carolina | 8 | 45 | 101 | 2.24 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Houston | 8 | 45 | 122 | 2.71 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | Oregon | 8 | 45 | 142 | 3.16 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Alabama | 8 | 46 | 137 | 2.98 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 46 | 138 | 3.00 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | East Carolina | 9 | 47 | 104 | 2.21 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 47 | Clemson | 9 | 47 | 175 | 3.72 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| 49 | Wisconsin | 7 | 48 | 94 | 1.96 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | James Madison | 9 | 48 | 122 | 2.54 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 48 | 122 | 2.54 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Louisiana | 8 | 48 | 162 | 3.38 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 53 | Wake Forest | 8 | 49 | 91 | 1.86 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | USF | 9 | 49 | 109 | 2.22 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Troy | 9 | 49 | 136 | 2.78 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 53 | South Alabama | 8 | 49 | 166 | 3.39 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 53 | Virginia | 8 | 49 | 183 | 3.73 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 58 | Colorado | 9 | 50 | 66 | 1.32 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 50 | 95 | 1.90 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 58 | West Virginia | 9 | 50 | 98 | 1.96 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Georgia State | 9 | 50 | 123 | 2.46 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 58 | Arizona State | 8 | 50 | 124 | 2.48 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 58 | Marshall | 8 | 50 | 157 | 3.14 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 58 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 50 | 194 | 3.88 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 65 | TCU | 9 | 51 | 93 | 1.82 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | Florida State | 9 | 51 | 134 | 2.63 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | Minnesota | 9 | 51 | 139 | 2.73 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 | Bowling Green | 10 | 51 | 140 | 2.75 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Maryland | 7 | 51 | 163 | 3.20 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 65 | Illinois | 9 | 51 | 181 | 3.55 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 71 | BYU | 9 | 52 | 110 | 2.12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Mississippi State | 8 | 52 | 111 | 2.13 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | UAB | 9 | 52 | 135 | 2.60 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 71 | Massachusetts | 10 | 52 | 144 | 2.77 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 71 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 52 | 148 | 2.85 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 71 | Delaware | 9 | 52 | 171 | 3.29 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | Washington State | 9 | 53 | 155 | 2.92 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | Louisville | 8 | 53 | 165 | 3.11 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 77 | Ball State | 9 | 53 | 186 | 3.51 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 80 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 54 | 168 | 3.11 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 80 | Army | 9 | 54 | 170 | 3.15 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Kentucky | 9 | 54 | 183 | 3.39 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | Central Michigan | 9 | 54 | 187 | 3.46 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | UNLV | 9 | 54 | 190 | 3.52 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 80 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 54 | 193 | 3.57 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 86 | Texas Tech | 9 | 55 | 114 | 2.07 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | Arizona | 9 | 55 | 131 | 2.38 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 86 | Stanford | 9 | 55 | 261 | 4.75 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 1 |
| 89 | Memphis | 10 | 56 | 128 | 2.29 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 89 | Texas State | 9 | 56 | 136 | 2.43 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 89 | Florida | 9 | 56 | 153 | 2.73 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 89 | Akron | 9 | 56 | 154 | 2.75 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Kansas State | 8 | 56 | 154 | 2.75 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 89 | North Carolina | 9 | 56 | 192 | 3.43 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 95 | Northwestern | 8 | 57 | 110 | 1.93 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Michigan State | 9 | 57 | 146 | 2.56 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | Middle Tennessee State | 9 | 57 | 212 | 3.72 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 0 |
| 98 | California | 9 | 58 | 162 | 2.79 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 98 | Wyoming | 9 | 58 | 184 | 3.17 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| 98 | Western Michigan | 9 | 58 | 188 | 3.24 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 98 | Sacramento State | 10 | 58 | 252 | 4.34 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| 102 | Appalachian State | 9 | 59 | 132 | 2.24 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 60 | 150 | 2.50 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 103 | Nevada | 9 | 60 | 189 | 3.15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 103 | UTEP | 9 | 60 | 193 | 3.22 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 103 | Arkansas State | 8 | 60 | 204 | 3.40 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 107 | Rutgers | 8 | 61 | 233 | 3.82 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| 108 | UCF | 9 | 62 | 167 | 2.69 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 109 | Connecticut | 9 | 63 | 156 | 2.48 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 109 | Purdue | 8 | 63 | 194 | 3.08 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 111 | Toledo | 8 | 64 | 111 | 1.73 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 111 | FIU | 9 | 64 | 170 | 2.66 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| 111 | Kansas | 8 | 64 | 176 | 2.75 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 114 | San Diego State | 9 | 65 | 223 | 3.43 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 115 | Tulsa | 9 | 67 | 150 | 2.24 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 115 | USC | 9 | 67 | 194 | 2.90 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 115 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 67 | 201 | 3.00 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 115 | Oregon State | 9 | 67 | 221 | 3.30 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 119 | Auburn | 9 | 70 | 183 | 2.61 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 119 | Cincinnati | 9 | 70 | 193 | 2.76 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| 121 | UTSA | 9 | 72 | 234 | 3.25 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 122 | Old Dominion | 9 | 73 | 122 | 1.67 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 122 | New Mexico State | 9 | 73 | 146 | 2.00 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 122 | Kent State | 9 | 73 | 174 | 2.38 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 122 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 73 | 249 | 3.41 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 1 |
| 126 | North Texas | 8 | 74 | 149 | 2.01 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 126 | San Jose State | 9 | 74 | 177 | 2.39 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 126 | Rice | 8 | 74 | 191 | 2.58 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 129 | Boston College | 9 | 75 | 217 | 2.89 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 130 | Missouri State | 9 | 76 | 249 | 3.28 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 131 | Ole Miss | 9 | 77 | 208 | 2.70 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 131 | Arkansas | 9 | 77 | 231 | 3.00 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 131 | Colorado State | 9 | 77 | 319 | 4.14 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 0 |
| 134 | Ohio | 9 | 79 | 217 | 2.75 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 135 | Southern Miss | 9 | 80 | 218 | 2.73 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 0 |
| 136 | Temple | 9 | 82 | 305 | 3.72 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 0 |
| 137 | Tulane | 9 | 85 | 277 | 3.26 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| 138 | Charlotte | 9 | 88 | 321 | 3.65 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||