2026 Run-Defense Schedule — Every Backfield Ranked

Ovr	Team	Lead RB	Rush EPA/carry allowed	Rush TD/g allowed	Yards/carry allowed	Composite
1	LouisianaSweepSun Belt	Steven Blanco	+0.142#5	1.94#1	4.62#3	3.00
2	TulsaSweepAmerican Athletic	Kelvin Washington	+0.146#2	1.93#5	4.58#5	4.00
3	Kennesaw StateConference USA	Jonathan Mathis	+0.137#6	1.86#8	4.63#2	5.33
4	NavyAmerican Athletic	Vic Listorti	+0.145#3	1.94#2	4.50#15	6.67
5	UL MonroeSun Belt	Jaydon Wright	+0.133#9	1.93#3	4.49#17	9.67
6	James MadisonSun Belt	George Pettaway	+0.132#12	1.84#11	4.53#10	11.00
7	Jacksonville StateConference USA	Andrew Paul	+0.130#15	1.75#19	4.76#1	11.67
8	WyomingMountain West	Samuel Harris	+0.135#7	1.78#15	4.52#14	12.00
9	Louisiana TechSun Belt	Andrew Burnette	+0.123#24	1.86#9	4.52#13	15.33
10	Middle TennesseeConference USA	DJ Taylor	+0.125#20	1.73#23	4.59#4	15.67
11	MarylandBig Ten	DeJuan Williams	+0.143#4	1.66#34	4.52#11	16.33
12	MemphisAmerican Athletic	Dallan Hayden	+0.132#10	1.76#17	4.43#24	17.00
13	TroySun Belt	Jordan Lovett	+0.127#19	1.78#14	4.43#23	18.67
14	WisconsinBig Ten	Darrion Dupree	+0.146#1	1.56#50	4.58#6	19.00
15	Florida InternationalConference USA	Anthony Carrie	+0.120#27	1.86#10	4.45#20	19.00
16	Northern IllinoisMountain West	Telly Johnson Jr.	+0.131#13	1.70#28	4.45#21	20.67
17	NevadaMountain West	Herschel Turner	+0.128#18	1.64#36	4.52#12	22.00
18	Arkansas StateSun Belt	Devin Spencer	+0.117#33	1.77#16	4.47#18	22.33
19	San José StateMountain West	Jabari Bates	+0.134#8	1.55#52	4.53#9	23.00
20	North TexasAmerican Athletic	Colin Page	+0.125#21	1.82#12	4.35#40	24.33
21	UNLVMountain West	Jai'Den Thomas	+0.131#14	1.70#27	4.39#32	24.33
22	MarshallSun Belt	Jo'Shon Barbie	+0.118#30	1.74#21	4.42#26	25.67
23	ToledoMid-American	Connor Walendzak	+0.120#26	1.64#37	4.50#16	26.33
24	Fresno StatePac-12	Rayshon Luke	+0.128#17	1.62#44	4.45#19	26.67
25	UTSAAmerican Athletic	Will Henderson III	+0.123#23	1.93#4	4.30#55	27.33
26	OhioMid-American	Duncan Brune	+0.124#22	1.66#32	4.40#31	28.33
27	East CarolinaAmerican Athletic	DeJuan Lacy	+0.116#36	1.89#6	4.33#46	29.33
28	North Dakota StateMountain West	DJ Scott	+0.129#16	1.64#39	4.39#33	29.33
29	TulaneAmerican Athletic	Jamauri McClure	+0.112#47	1.89#7	4.37#35	29.67
30	LibertyConference USA	Brenton Williams	+0.114#41	1.62#42	4.57#7	30.00
31	MassachusettsMid-American	Elijah Faulkner	+0.116#37	1.60#47	4.53#8	30.67
32	Old DominionSun Belt	Devin Roche	+0.113#44	1.79#13	4.36#39	32.00
33	Georgia StateSun Belt	Jaylen Poe	+0.118#31	1.68#30	4.37#38	33.00
34	App StateSun Belt	Jaquari Lewis	+0.110#49	1.74#22	4.41#29	33.33
35	New Mexico StateConference USA	Dijon Stanley	+0.122#25	1.61#45	4.41#30	33.33
36	IllinoisBig Ten	Ca'Lil Valentine	+0.132#11	1.63#40	4.30#54	35.00
37	Coastal CarolinaSun Belt	Dominic Knicely	+0.113#45	1.75#18	4.35#42	35.00
38	Air ForceMountain West	Owen Allen	+0.119#29	1.62#43	4.37#36	36.00
39	South FloridaAmerican Athletic	Tray Kinkle	+0.113#43	1.73#25	4.33#45	37.67
40	CharlotteAmerican Athletic	Jariel Cobb	+0.118#32	1.73#24	4.27#58	38.00
41	HoustonBig 12	DJ Butler	+0.109#50	1.67#31	4.38#34	38.33
42	UConnFBS Independents	Jaden Hart	+0.117#34	1.60#48	4.34#44	42.00
43	ArmyAmerican Athletic	Jake Rendina	+0.108#52	1.75#20	4.27#59	43.67
44	UABAmerican Athletic	Amari Brundidge	+0.104#57	1.71#26	4.31#50	44.33
45	Missouri StateConference USA	Ramone Green Jr.	+0.105#56	1.53#56	4.44#22	44.67
46	IndianaBig Ten	Khobie Martin	+0.119#28	1.43#83	4.42#27	46.00
47	Sacramento StateMid-American	Jamar Curtis	+0.102#60	1.55#51	4.42#28	46.33
48	AkronMid-American	Jordan Gant	+0.109#51	1.54#55	4.34#43	49.67
49	Texas TechBig 12	Cameron Dickey	+0.095#75	1.65#35	4.35#41	50.33
50	DelawareConference USA	Viron Ellison Jr.	+0.105#55	1.48#76	4.43#25	52.00
51	Western KentuckyConference USA	Jaden McGill	+0.103#59	1.64#38	4.26#60	52.33
52	ClemsonACC	Gideon Davidson	+0.102#62	1.62#41	4.25#63	55.33
53	Texas StatePac-12	Jaylen Jenkins	+0.114#40	1.39#96	4.37#37	57.67
54	RutgersBig Ten	Antwan Raymond	+0.115#38	1.46#79	4.25#62	59.67
55	Florida AtlanticAmerican Athletic	Kaden Shields-Dutton	+0.092#81	1.61#46	4.29#56	61.00
56	South AlabamaSun Belt	Keenan Phillips	+0.093#80	1.66#33	4.20#71	61.33
57	Penn StateBig Ten	Quinton Martin Jr.	+0.113#46	1.45#82	4.28#57	61.67
58	New MexicoMountain West	Scottre Humphrey	+0.097#69	1.51#64	4.30#53	62.00
59	TempleAmerican Athletic	Hunter Smith	+0.095#76	1.68#29	4.14#82	62.33
60	Washington StatePac-12	Kirby Vorhees	+0.103#58	1.45#81	4.30#52	63.67
61	BYUBig 12	LJ Martin	+0.102#61	1.50#67	4.24#64	64.00
62	San Diego StatePac-12	Lucky Sutton	+0.107#54	1.47#78	4.26#61	64.33
63	OregonBig Ten	Jordon Davison	+0.117#35	1.42#89	4.21#70	64.67
64	Western MichiganMid-American	Jalen Buckley	+0.097#68	1.50#66	4.21#69	67.67
65	Miami (OH)Mid-American	D'Shawntae Jones	+0.093#79	1.53#58	4.22#68	68.33
66	Utah StatePac-12	Javen Jacobs	+0.100#64	1.38#97	4.33#47	69.33
67	AuburnSEC	Jeremiah Cobb	+0.096#71	1.57#49	4.11#89	69.67
68	PittsburghACC	Ja'Kyrian Turner	+0.107#53	1.48#73	4.14#83	69.67
69	Bowling GreenMid-American	Austyn Dendy	+0.090#82	1.54#53	4.18#74	69.67
70	Michigan StateBig Ten	Brandon Tullis	+0.112#48	1.41#91	4.18#73	70.67
71	Eastern MichiganMid-American	Joey Mattord	+0.094#77	1.53#59	4.15#80	72.00
72	Sam HoustonConference USA	Landan Brown	+0.084#96	1.50#69	4.31#51	72.00
73	RiceAmerican Athletic	Quinton Jackson	+0.098#67	1.48#75	4.17#75	72.33
74	UtahBig 12	Wayshawn Parker	+0.093#78	1.41#92	4.32#49	73.00
75	Iowa StateBig 12	Aiden Flora	+0.100#66	1.48#74	4.15#79	73.00
76	SMUACC	Dramekco Green	+0.100#65	1.52#62	4.10#95	74.00
77	VirginiaACC	Noah Vaughn	+0.095#73	1.53#57	4.10#93	74.33
78	Hawai'iMountain West	Cam Barfield	+0.082#97	1.52#60	4.22#67	74.67
79	Arizona StateBig 12	Jason Brown Jr.	+0.090#83	1.51#65	4.16#78	75.33
80	UCFBig 12	Agyeman Addae	+0.075#107	1.54#54	4.24#65	75.33
81	ColoradoBig 12	Micah Welch	+0.096#72	1.52#61	4.09#96	76.33
82	WashingtonBig Ten	Jordan Washington	+0.113#42	1.36#102	4.12#86	76.67
83	UTEPMountain West	Kam Thomas	+0.101#63	1.47#77	4.10#92	77.33
84	UCLABig Ten	Anthony Woods	+0.114#39	1.37#98	4.09#98	78.33
85	Colorado StatePac-12	Mel Brown	+0.097#70	1.24#123	4.32#48	80.33
86	BuffaloMid-American	James McNeil Jr.	+0.087#87	1.42#86	4.19#72	81.67
87	Notre DameFBS Independents	Aneyas Williams	+0.087#88	1.49#72	4.10#94	84.67
88	VanderbiltSEC	Sedrick Alexander	+0.088#84	1.49#70	4.02#104	86.00
89	Kansas StateBig 12	Joe Jackson	+0.085#92	1.40#93	4.17#76	87.00
90	Boise StatePac-12	Dylan Riley	+0.088#85	1.35#104	4.17#77	88.67
91	Ball StateMid-American	TJ Horton	+0.085#93	1.42#88	4.13#85	88.67
92	TCUBig 12	Jeremy Payne	+0.085#94	1.50#68	4.02#106	89.33
93	NorthwesternBig Ten	Caleb Komolafe	+0.086#90	1.28#118	4.23#66	91.33
94	Southern MissSun Belt	Robert Briggs	+0.075#108	1.49#71	4.08#100	93.00
95	Boston CollegeACC	Anthony Ferrucci	+0.084#95	1.37#99	4.12#87	93.67
96	KansasBig 12	John Kelly	+0.081#99	1.43#85	4.02#105	96.33
97	Georgia SouthernSun Belt	Jamarian Samuel	+0.072#112	1.43#84	4.08#99	98.33
98	USCBig Ten	King Miller	+0.087#89	1.22#126	4.14#81	98.67
99	NC StateACC	Jayden Scott	+0.079#103	1.46#80	3.95#113	98.67
100	Central MichiganMid-American	Brock Townsend	+0.080#102	1.31#112	4.13#84	99.33
101	CaliforniaACC	Dean-Taylor Chapman	+0.078#104	1.40#95	4.07#102	100.33
102	Ohio StateBig Ten	Bo Jackson	+0.095#74	1.26#120	4.01#108	100.67
103	MinnesotaBig Ten	Darius Taylor	+0.087#86	1.30#113	4.04#103	100.67
104	Wake ForestACC	Ty Clark III	+0.076#105	1.41#90	4.01#107	100.67
105	Oregon StatePac-12	Jake Reichle	+0.076#106	1.35#106	4.10#91	101.00
106	Georgia TechACC	Malachi Hosley	+0.060#124	1.51#63	3.92#117	101.33
107	West VirginiaBig 12	Chris Talley	+0.081#100	1.30#114	4.11#90	101.33
108	IowaBig Ten	Kamari Moulton	+0.086#91	1.34#108	4.00#110	103.00
109	CincinnatiBig 12	Zion Johnson	+0.065#115	1.36#100	4.09#97	104.00
110	MissouriSEC	Ahmad Hardy	+0.082#98	1.35#103	3.96#112	104.33
111	Kent StateMid-American	Ayden Harris	+0.061#122	1.33#109	4.12#88	106.33
112	South CarolinaSEC	Jawarn Howell	+0.080#101	1.36#101	3.92#118	106.67
113	Oklahoma StateBig 12	William Mason	+0.054#128	1.42#87	3.97#111	108.67
114	LSUSEC	Caden Durham	+0.074#111	1.29#117	3.94#114	114.00
115	StanfordACC	Micah Ford	+0.075#110	1.32#111	3.88#121	114.00
116	MiamiACC	Mark Fletcher Jr.	+0.061#123	1.40#94	3.79#127	114.67
117	TexasSEC	James Simon	+0.072#113	1.29#115	3.92#116	114.67
118	DukeACC	Nate Sheppard	+0.065#117	1.34#107	3.85#124	116.00
119	ArizonaBig 12	Ismail Mahdi	+0.065#116	1.26#121	3.94#115	117.33
120	LouisvilleACC	Isaac Brown	+0.062#121	1.33#110	3.85#123	118.00
121	SyracuseACC	Tylik Hill	+0.075#109	1.27#119	3.81#126	118.00
122	MichiganBig Ten	Jordan Marshall	+0.069#114	1.18#132	4.00#109	118.33
123	NebraskaBig Ten	Kwinten Ives	+0.065#119	1.10#137	4.07#101	119.00
124	TennesseeSEC	DeSean Bishop	+0.054#127	1.29#116	3.91#119	120.67
125	Texas A&MSEC	Jamarion Morrow	+0.053#129	1.35#105	3.72#134	122.67
126	North CarolinaACC	Demon June	+0.065#118	1.24#122	3.79#128	122.67
127	OklahomaSEC	Xavier Robinson	+0.054#126	1.23#124	3.77#129	126.33
128	BaylorBig 12	Caden Knighten	+0.030#137	1.22#125	3.89#120	127.33
129	KentuckySEC	Jason Patterson	+0.055#125	1.21#127	3.74#131	127.67
130	Virginia TechACC	Jeffrey Overton Jr.	+0.046#130	1.19#131	3.86#122	127.67
131	GeorgiaSEC	Nate Frazier	+0.044#131	1.20#129	3.84#125	128.33
132	PurdueBig Ten	Antonio Harris	+0.064#120	1.11#136	3.74#133	129.67
133	AlabamaSEC	Daniel Hill	+0.035#135	1.17#134	3.75#130	133.00
134	Florida StateACC	Ousmane Kromah	+0.042#132	1.13#135	3.74#132	133.00
135	Ole MissSEC	Kewan Lacy	+0.036#134	1.19#130	3.59#136	133.33
136	ArkansasSEC	Braylen Russell	+0.038#133	1.18#133	3.71#135	133.67
137	FloridaSEC	Jadan Baugh	+0.033#136	1.20#128	3.48#138	134.00
138	Mississippi StateSEC	Fluff Bothwell	+0.025#138	1.10#138	3.53#137	137.67