2011 National Leaders Rushing - When The Game Is Tied through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Branden Smith | Georgia | JR | DB | 3 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | FR | RB | 6 | 7 | 110 | 15.71 | 1 | 64 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Orwin Smith | Ga Tech | JR | RB | 7 | 12 | 184 | 15.33 | 3 | 95 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Embry Peeples | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 70 | 14.00 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Roddy Jones | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 8 | 14 | 175 | 12.50 | 2 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Chris Coyer | Temple | SO | QB | 5 | 12 | 149 | 12.42 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | Ryan Tannehill | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 7 | 13 | 160 | 12.31 | 2 | 65 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | SO | RB | 6 | 9 | 99 | 11.00 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Markus Wheaton | Oregon St | JR | WR | 5 | 8 | 87 | 10.88 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Brett Smith | Wyoming | FR | QB | 8 | 14 | 146 | 10.43 | 2 | 61 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | John Howell | Navy | JR | RB | 7 | 15 | 156 | 10.40 | 3 | 50 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Nickolas Brassell | Miss | FR | WR | 5 | 8 | 83 | 10.38 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Stephfon Green | Penn State | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Jarred Salubi | Baylor | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 89 | 9.89 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Nick Fanuzzi | Rice | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Kendrick Hardy | USM | SO | RB | 2 | 10 | 96 | 9.60 | 1 | 47 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Dan Herron | Ohio State | SR | RB | 6 | 21 | 199 | 9.48 | 1 | 48 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 18 | Gee Gee Greene | Navy | JR | RB | 8 | 24 | 224 | 9.33 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 19 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | FR | RB | 2 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Joe Banyard | UTEP | SR | RB | 8 | 12 | 110 | 9.17 | 1 | 72 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | David Ash | Texas | FR | QB | 5 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Sammy Watkins | Clemson | FR | WR | 8 | 12 | 106 | 8.83 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Henry Josey | Missouri | SO | RB | 8 | 31 | 265 | 8.55 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| 24 | Larry Dixon | Army | FR | RB | 6 | 13 | 111 | 8.54 | 0 | 55 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Josh Clemons | Kentucky | FR | RB | 5 | 13 | 110 | 8.46 | 1 | 87 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Tony Pierson | Kansas | FR | RB | 4 | 9 | 74 | 8.22 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Michael Smith | Utah State | SR | RB | 9 | 37 | 297 | 8.03 | 3 | 51 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| 28 | Reggie Dunn | Utah | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Charles Sims | Houston | SO | RB | 10 | 28 | 223 | 7.96 | 1 | 56 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 30 | Delvin Diggs | Navy | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Raymond Maples | Army | SO | RB | 7 | 35 | 272 | 7.77 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 32 | Zach Line | SMU | JR | RB | 8 | 21 | 161 | 7.67 | 5 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 33 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | JR | RB | 8 | 26 | 199 | 7.65 | 3 | 70 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 34 | Brynn Harvey | UCF | JR | RB | 6 | 21 | 160 | 7.62 | 2 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Vincent Smith | Michigan | JR | RB | 4 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Chris Nwoke | CSU | SO | RB | 6 | 34 | 254 | 7.47 | 2 | 63 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| 37 | Joey Iosefa | Hawai'i | FR | RB | 8 | 13 | 97 | 7.46 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 37 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | JR | RB | 3 | 13 | 97 | 7.46 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Kain Colter | N'western | SO | QB | 6 | 16 | 118 | 7.38 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 40 | Ghaali Muhammad | Wyoming | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Donte Harden | Ohio | SR | RB | 12 | 48 | 351 | 7.31 | 1 | 81 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| 41 | Adam Kennedy | Utah State | JR | QB | 3 | 16 | 117 | 7.31 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | Mike Trumpy | N'western | SO | RB | 2 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Joe Martinek | Rutgers | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | Riley Nelson | BYU | JR | QB | 4 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 46 | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 11 | 55 | 390 | 7.09 | 5 | 65 | 13 | 11 | 5 |
| 47 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 13 | 43 | 304 | 7.07 | 4 | 52 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 48 | Andre Williams | BC | SO | RB | 6 | 28 | 197 | 7.04 | 1 | 69 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 48 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | JR | RB | 8 | 26 | 183 | 7.04 | 2 | 43 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 50 | Jamal Woodyard | USM | FR | RB | 7 | 20 | 139 | 6.95 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 51 | Ryan Aplin | Ark St | JR | QB | 9 | 17 | 118 | 6.94 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 52 | Kolton Browning | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 10 | 25 | 170 | 6.80 | 2 | 62 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 52 | Rajion Neal | Tennessee | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Morgan Newton | Kentucky | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | Desmond Johnson | USM | JR | RB | 5 | 25 | 169 | 6.76 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 56 | David Graves | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 2 | 8 | 54 | 6.75 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 57 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 8 | 24 | 161 | 6.71 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 57 | Clifton Richardson | Virginia | FR | RB | 7 | 17 | 114 | 6.71 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 57 | A.J. Graham | Marshall | SO | QB | 2 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 | Jonas Gray | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 6 | 15 | 100 | 6.67 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 61 | Rickey Galvin | Wash St | FR | RB | 8 | 29 | 192 | 6.62 | 2 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 62 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | SO | RB | 4 | 18 | 117 | 6.50 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 63 | Alonzo Harris | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 7 | 23 | 148 | 6.43 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 64 | Marc Tyler | USC | SR | RB | 4 | 13 | 83 | 6.38 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | Brian Fields | W Mich | SO | RB | 6 | 14 | 89 | 6.36 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 66 | William Pratcher | MTSU | SO | RB | 6 | 18 | 114 | 6.33 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 66 | Malcolm Brown | Army | JR | RB | 4 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 68 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 10 | 32 | 201 | 6.28 | 5 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 69 | David Fluellen | Toledo | SO | RB | 6 | 33 | 207 | 6.27 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 69 | Vernon Frazier | UTEP | SR | RB | 8 | 11 | 69 | 6.27 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 71 | Jawon Chisholm | Akron | FR | RB | 8 | 19 | 117 | 6.16 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 72 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 12 | 55 | 338 | 6.15 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 5 |
| 73 | Aaron Santiago | Navy | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Michael Dyer | Auburn | SO | RB | 9 | 49 | 300 | 6.12 | 4 | 55 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| 74 | Reggie Bullock | ECU | JR | RB | 5 | 25 | 153 | 6.12 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 76 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | SO | RB | 9 | 38 | 232 | 6.11 | 3 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 76 | De'Vion Moore | Missouri | SR | RB | 5 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 78 | Carlton Thomas | Georgia | JR | RB | 5 | 10 | 61 | 6.10 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Ronnie Wingo Jr. | Arkansas | JR | RB | 6 | 13 | 78 | 6.00 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 79 | Ryan Katz | Oregon St | JR | QB | 2 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | SO | RB | 10 | 27 | 161 | 5.96 | 0 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 82 | Matt Brown | Temple | JR | RB | 7 | 20 | 119 | 5.95 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 83 | Josh Oglesby | Va Tech | SR | RB | 4 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 8 | 39 | 229 | 5.87 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 85 | Kenny Turner | NMSU | JR | WR | 12 | 48 | 281 | 5.85 | 3 | 78 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 86 | Lamar Miller | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 11 | 51 | 294 | 5.76 | 2 | 79 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 87 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | SO | RB | 12 | 41 | 235 | 5.73 | 5 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 88 | Marcus Coker | Iowa | SO | RB | 12 | 107 | 609 | 5.69 | 6 | 50 | 29 | 13 | 3 |
| 88 | Perry Jones | Virginia | JR | RB | 12 | 55 | 313 | 5.69 | 3 | 47 | 13 | 11 | 1 |
| 90 | Ryan Bass | Idaho | JR | RB | 3 | 12 | 68 | 5.67 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | Mika'il McCall | Iowa | FR | RB | 1 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | Jared Barnett | Iowa State | FR | QB | 5 | 23 | 130 | 5.65 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 93 | B.J. Daniels | S Florida | JR | QB | 9 | 39 | 220 | 5.64 | 2 | 71 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| 94 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 12 | 37 | 208 | 5.62 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| 95 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 14 | 90 | 505 | 5.61 | 5 | 44 | 21 | 13 | 3 |
| 96 | Waymon James | TCU | SO | RB | 7 | 15 | 84 | 5.60 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 96 | Tre Mason | Auburn | FR | RB | 4 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | Jonathan Crucitti | Army | SO | WR | 2 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 11 | 23 | 128 | 5.57 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 100 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | FR | RB | 8 | 34 | 189 | 5.56 | 0 | 48 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 5.0 rushing attempts when the game is tied.