2011 National Leaders Rushing - In All Plays through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 14 | 307 | 1923 | 6.26 | 33 | 54 | 93 | 61 | 17 |
| 2 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 12 | 247 | 1805 | 7.31 | 18 | 90 | 78 | 45 | 19 |
| 3 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 13 | 311 | 1711 | 5.50 | 19 | 99 | 76 | 44 | 15 |
| 4 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 14 | 290 | 1709 | 5.89 | 9 | 57 | 73 | 53 | 22 |
| 5 | Bobby Rainey | Western Ky | SR | RB | 12 | 369 | 1695 | 4.59 | 13 | 56 | 73 | 45 | 10 |
| 6 | Trent Richardson | Alabama | JR | RB | 13 | 283 | 1679 | 5.93 | 21 | 76 | 81 | 44 | 17 |
| 7 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | SR | RB | 13 | 250 | 1547 | 6.19 | 21 | 89 | 84 | 43 | 14 |
| 8 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | JR | RB | 13 | 328 | 1544 | 4.71 | 13 | 65 | 83 | 42 | 9 |
| 9 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 13 | 316 | 1520 | 4.81 | 15 | 62 | 71 | 38 | 13 |
| 10 | Robert Turbin | Utah State | JR | RB | 13 | 249 | 1517 | 6.09 | 19 | 80 | 59 | 27 | 13 |
| 11 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 13 | 293 | 1488 | 5.08 | 12 | 61 | 72 | 42 | 10 |
| 12 | Bernard Pierce | Temple | JR | RB | 12 | 273 | 1481 | 5.42 | 27 | 69 | 68 | 39 | 12 |
| 13 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | SO | RB | 12 | 306 | 1395 | 4.56 | 13 | 68 | 67 | 39 | 9 |
| 14 | Marcus Coker | Iowa | SO | RB | 12 | 280 | 1384 | 4.94 | 15 | 50 | 63 | 33 | 6 |
| 15 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 14 | 194 | 1379 | 7.11 | 11 | 68 | 69 | 49 | 17 |
| 16 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 13 | 283 | 1357 | 4.80 | 15 | 52 | 72 | 34 | 5 |
| 17 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | JR | RB | 13 | 242 | 1330 | 5.50 | 10 | 70 | 47 | 34 | 11 |
| 18 | Isi Sofele | California | JR | RB | 13 | 252 | 1322 | 5.25 | 10 | 56 | 52 | 46 | 13 |
| 19 | Doug Martin | Boise St | SR | RB | 12 | 263 | 1299 | 4.94 | 16 | 65 | 66 | 36 | 10 |
| 20 | Lamar Miller | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 12 | 227 | 1272 | 5.60 | 9 | 79 | 49 | 33 | 12 |
| 21 | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 13 | 237 | 1259 | 5.31 | 12 | 65 | 49 | 36 | 13 |
| 22 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | FR | RB | 13 | 239 | 1253 | 5.24 | 13 | 60 | 56 | 33 | 9 |
| 23 | Michael Dyer | Auburn | SO | RB | 12 | 242 | 1242 | 5.13 | 10 | 55 | 61 | 31 | 8 |
| 24 | Silas Redd | Penn State | SO | RB | 13 | 244 | 1241 | 5.09 | 7 | 42 | 57 | 33 | 6 |
| 25 | Zach Line | SMU | JR | RB | 10 | 208 | 1224 | 5.88 | 17 | 46 | 48 | 37 | 11 |
| 26 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | SO | RB | 13 | 208 | 1216 | 5.85 | 24 | 62 | 58 | 34 | 12 |
| 27 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 13 | 201 | 1193 | 5.94 | 14 | 77 | 59 | 38 | 11 |
| 28 | Vick Ballard | Miss St | SR | RB | 13 | 193 | 1189 | 6.16 | 10 | 72 | 48 | 32 | 9 |
| 29 | Alfred Morris | FAU | SR | RB | 12 | 234 | 1188 | 5.08 | 9 | 48 | 50 | 37 | 14 |
| 30 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | JR | RB | 13 | 223 | 1178 | 5.28 | 11 | 74 | 56 | 29 | 11 |
| 31 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 13 | 221 | 1176 | 5.32 | 16 | 53 | 68 | 47 | 12 |
| 32 | Henry Josey | Missouri | SO | RB | 10 | 145 | 1168 | 8.06 | 9 | 68 | 54 | 43 | 13 |
| 33 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | FR | RB | 12 | 275 | 1151 | 4.19 | 7 | 65 | 48 | 29 | 6 |
| 34 | Kedrick Rhodes | FIU | SO | RB | 13 | 234 | 1149 | 4.91 | 8 | 43 | 59 | 38 | 6 |
| 35 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | JR | QB | 13 | 317 | 1141 | 3.60 | 27 | 63 | 79 | 42 | 9 |
| 36 | Chris Nwoke | CSU | SO | RB | 12 | 200 | 1130 | 5.65 | 9 | 67 | 52 | 24 | 11 |
| 37 | Lance Dunbar | N Texas | SR | RB | 12 | 269 | 1115 | 4.14 | 10 | 60 | 51 | 27 | 9 |
| 38 | Asher Clark | Air Force | SR | RB | 13 | 163 | 1110 | 6.81 | 7 | 67 | 52 | 35 | 16 |
| 39 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 13 | 217 | 1102 | 5.08 | 9 | 55 | 59 | 39 | 7 |
| 40 | Kenny Turner | NMSU | JR | WR | 13 | 219 | 1074 | 4.90 | 10 | 78 | 51 | 30 | 8 |
| 41 | Adonis Thomas | Toledo | SR | RB | 10 | 171 | 1071 | 6.26 | 12 | 67 | 48 | 33 | 13 |
| 42 | Raymond Maples | Army | SO | RB | 11 | 146 | 1066 | 7.30 | 4 | 57 | 53 | 30 | 11 |
| 43 | Antwon Bailey | Syracuse | SR | RB | 12 | 240 | 1051 | 4.38 | 6 | 53 | 45 | 20 | 7 |
| 44 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | JR | RB | 13 | 230 | 1050 | 4.57 | 18 | 70 | 50 | 29 | 10 |
| 45 | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 11 | 198 | 1045 | 5.28 | 12 | 63 | 55 | 29 | 8 |
| 46 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | SO | RB | 12 | 187 | 1041 | 5.57 | 9 | 65 | 49 | 30 | 10 |
| 47 | Curtis McNeal | USC | JR | RB | 12 | 145 | 1005 | 6.93 | 6 | 79 | 44 | 26 | 9 |
| 48 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 13 | 242 | 986 | 4.07 | 14 | 56 | 56 | 29 | 13 |
| 49 | Donte Harden | Ohio | SR | RB | 12 | 188 | 985 | 5.24 | 2 | 81 | 53 | 33 | 6 |
| 50 | James Franklin | Missouri | SO | QB | 13 | 217 | 981 | 4.52 | 15 | 31 | 62 | 40 | 6 |
| 51 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | JR | RB | 14 | 166 | 976 | 5.88 | 5 | 40 | 36 | 31 | 12 |
| 52 | John Hubert | Kansas St | SO | RB | 13 | 200 | 970 | 4.85 | 3 | 47 | 43 | 31 | 10 |
| 53 | Marqueis Gray | Minnesota | JR | QB | 11 | 199 | 966 | 4.85 | 6 | 37 | 57 | 34 | 8 |
| 54 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | JR | RB | 8 | 164 | 964 | 5.88 | 9 | 75 | 37 | 31 | 10 |
| 55 | Jasmin Hopkins | N Illinois | SR | RB | 14 | 188 | 963 | 5.12 | 15 | 57 | 41 | 26 | 7 |
| 56 | Jawon Chisholm | Akron | FR | RB | 12 | 218 | 961 | 4.41 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 25 | 8 |
| 57 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | SO | RB | 14 | 182 | 948 | 5.21 | 13 | 35 | 38 | 23 | 10 |
| 58 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | JR | RB | 12 | 152 | 939 | 6.18 | 11 | 84 | 45 | 27 | 6 |
| 59 | Orleans Darkwa | Tulane | SO | RB | 13 | 210 | 924 | 4.40 | 13 | 68 | 43 | 21 | 5 |
| 60 | Perry Jones | Virginia | JR | RB | 13 | 184 | 915 | 4.97 | 5 | 47 | 36 | 25 | 6 |
| 61 | Matt Brown | Temple | JR | RB | 13 | 155 | 914 | 5.90 | 6 | 58 | 35 | 22 | 9 |
| 61 | Kriss Proctor | Navy | SR | QB | 11 | 211 | 914 | 4.33 | 14 | 75 | 48 | 18 | 9 |
| 63 | Lampford Mark | Nevada | SR | RB | 8 | 159 | 911 | 5.73 | 10 | 85 | 48 | 18 | 8 |
| 64 | Brandon Rutley | SJSU | SR | RB | 11 | 216 | 903 | 4.18 | 12 | 66 | 32 | 21 | 7 |
| 65 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | SO | RB | 13 | 114 | 900 | 7.89 | 4 | 82 | 36 | 23 | 9 |
| 66 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 9 | 149 | 899 | 6.03 | 8 | 48 | 38 | 25 | 5 |
| 67 | James Washington | NC State | JR | RB | 13 | 226 | 897 | 3.97 | 7 | 46 | 40 | 14 | 3 |
| 67 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | FR | RB | 12 | 231 | 897 | 3.88 | 9 | 56 | 44 | 28 | 6 |
| 69 | Davin Meggett | Maryland | SR | RB | 12 | 171 | 896 | 5.24 | 4 | 47 | 41 | 27 | 7 |
| 70 | Alexander Teich | Navy | SR | RB | 11 | 186 | 883 | 4.75 | 4 | 38 | 43 | 17 | 2 |
| 71 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 13 | 157 | 881 | 5.61 | 3 | 58 | 41 | 21 | 7 |
| 72 | Waymon James | TCU | SO | RB | 13 | 121 | 875 | 7.23 | 6 | 74 | 44 | 30 | 7 |
| 73 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | SO | QB | 13 | 189 | 874 | 4.62 | 9 | 57 | 42 | 26 | 7 |
| 74 | Michael Smith | Utah State | SR | RB | 13 | 114 | 870 | 7.63 | 9 | 77 | 34 | 22 | 8 |
| 75 | Chris Rainey | Florida | SR | RB | 12 | 171 | 861 | 5.04 | 2 | 47 | 36 | 29 | 5 |
| 76 | Tyler Smith | Rice | SR | RB | 12 | 155 | 860 | 5.55 | 5 | 97 | 43 | 27 | 5 |
| 77 | Rodney Stewart | Colorado | SR | RB | 11 | 189 | 854 | 4.52 | 4 | 52 | 44 | 23 | 7 |
| 78 | Isaiah Crowell | Georgia | FR | RB | 12 | 185 | 850 | 4.59 | 5 | 29 | 39 | 28 | 6 |
| 79 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | FR | RB | 9 | 144 | 844 | 5.86 | 5 | 96 | 33 | 23 | 7 |
| 80 | Lennon Creer | La Tech | SR | RB | 10 | 198 | 838 | 4.23 | 9 | 53 | 48 | 23 | 3 |
| 81 | Joe Banyard | UTEP | SR | RB | 12 | 127 | 832 | 6.55 | 6 | 77 | 28 | 21 | 5 |
| 82 | Brandon Pendergrass | Wk Forest | SR | RB | 12 | 188 | 823 | 4.38 | 9 | 38 | 41 | 26 | 5 |
| 83 | Charles Sims | Houston | SO | RB | 13 | 110 | 821 | 7.46 | 9 | 72 | 35 | 22 | 9 |
| 84 | Marcus Lattimore | S Carolina | SO | RB | 7 | 163 | 818 | 5.02 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 21 | 6 |
| 85 | Darrell Scott | S Florida | JR | RB | 11 | 153 | 814 | 5.32 | 5 | 56 | 40 | 18 | 7 |
| 86 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | SO | RB | 11 | 151 | 802 | 5.31 | 8 | 67 | 31 | 23 | 5 |
| 87 | Jonas Gray | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 11 | 114 | 791 | 6.94 | 12 | 79 | 38 | 26 | 6 |
| 88 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | FR | RB | 12 | 178 | 786 | 4.42 | 11 | 28 | 38 | 14 | 2 |
| 89 | Derrick Coleman | UCLA | SR | RB | 14 | 152 | 765 | 5.03 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 19 | 9 |
| 90 | Michael Ford | LSU | SO | RB | 14 | 127 | 756 | 5.95 | 7 | 49 | 37 | 24 | 5 |
| 91 | James White | Iowa State | SO | RB | 13 | 158 | 743 | 4.70 | 8 | 76 | 28 | 21 | 7 |
| 92 | Dustin Garrison | WVU | FR | RB | 10 | 136 | 742 | 5.46 | 6 | 42 | 31 | 23 | 3 |
| 92 | Malcolm Brown | Texas | FR | RB | 10 | 172 | 742 | 4.31 | 5 | 27 | 36 | 19 | 4 |
| 94 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | JR | QB | 12 | 169 | 736 | 4.36 | 3 | 58 | 48 | 28 | 6 |
| 95 | Jamal Woodyard | USM | FR | RB | 12 | 110 | 732 | 6.65 | 3 | 68 | 26 | 20 | 7 |
| 96 | Michael Hayes | Houston | SR | RB | 13 | 138 | 727 | 5.27 | 11 | 71 | 37 | 17 | 6 |
| 96 | James Sims | Kansas | SO | RB | 12 | 182 | 727 | 3.99 | 9 | 56 | 40 | 13 | 2 |
| 98 | Ed Wesley | TCU | JR | RB | 10 | 120 | 726 | 6.05 | 6 | 63 | 27 | 19 | 8 |
| 99 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 12 | 159 | 715 | 4.50 | 7 | 81 | 43 | 33 | 11 |
| 100 | James White | Wisconsin | SO | RB | 13 | 141 | 713 | 5.06 | 6 | 49 | 30 | 18 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||