2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When The Game Is Tied through 09/11/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Arkansas | 1 | 3 | -13 | -4.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | USF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Houston | 1 | 3 | -8 | -2.67 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Delaware | 1 | 3 | -5 | -1.67 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 1 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Fresno State | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Navy | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Stanford | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | New Mexico | 1 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Maryland | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | North Texas | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 1 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | LSU | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Texas | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Akron | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Southern Miss | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | James Madison | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | UCF | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Massachusetts | 1 | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Auburn | 1 | 5 | -4 | -0.80 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Northwestern | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Marshall | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Sacramento State | 2 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Kansas | 2 | 20 | 29 | 1.45 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Minnesota | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Arkansas State | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Louisiana | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Army | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | UAB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Wyoming | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | South Carolina | 1 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Notre Dame | 1 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Oregon | 1 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Ole Miss | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0.36 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | UTSA | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Virginia | 2 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Buffalo | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Utah State | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 11 | 20 | 1.82 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | San Diego State | 1 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | New Mexico State | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Western Michigan | 1 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Colorado | 1 | 13 | 37 | 2.85 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Toledo | 1 | 11 | 42 | 3.82 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Ball State | 1 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | TCU | 1 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | North Carolina | 1 | 14 | 25 | 1.79 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Baylor | 1 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Liberty | 1 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | UCLA | 1 | 21 | 65 | 3.10 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | San Jose State | 2 | 22 | 80 | 3.64 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Georgia State | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | SMU | 1 | 11 | 15 | 1.36 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Washington State | 1 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Tulsa | 1 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 14 | 38 | 2.71 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | FIU | 1 | 13 | 40 | 3.08 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Tulane | 1 | 14 | 58 | 4.14 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 71 | Rice | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Illinois | 1 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Missouri State | 1 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | UTEP | 1 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Florida State | 2 | 29 | 107 | 3.69 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | Clemson | 1 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 76 | UNLV | 2 | 16 | 86 | 5.38 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 76 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 21 | 90 | 4.29 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | Nebraska | 1 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Central Michigan | 1 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Louisville | 1 | 13 | 42 | 3.23 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Cincinnati | 1 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Oregon State | 1 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | NC State | 2 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | Rutgers | 2 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 21 | 62 | 2.95 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 87 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 87 | East Carolina | 1 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 89 | Troy | 1 | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 89 | Missouri | 1 | 20 | 82 | 4.10 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 91 | Washington | 1 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 92 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 17 | 80 | 4.71 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 93 | Hawaii | 2 | 18 | 112 | 6.22 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 94 | Charlotte | 1 | 24 | 143 | 5.96 | 3 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 95 | California | 1 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 95 | Boston College | 2 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 97 | Old Dominion | 1 | 10 | 82 | 8.20 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 98 | Boise State | 1 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 99 | Kent State | 1 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 100 | Texas State | 1 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 101 | Memphis | 2 | 36 | 202 | 5.61 | 1 | 54 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 102 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 72 | 72.00 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 102 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 2 | 75 | 37.50 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||