2012 National Leaders Rushing - In All Plays through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | SO | RB | 13 | 303 | 1929 | 6.37 | 23 | 73 | 92 | 58 | 23 |
| 2 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | JR | RB | 13 | 375 | 1883 | 5.02 | 24 | 63 | 95 | 46 | 11 |
| 3 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 14 | 356 | 1830 | 5.14 | 22 | 67 | 84 | 52 | 13 |
| 4 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | JR | QB | 14 | 294 | 1815 | 6.17 | 19 | 88 | 90 | 54 | 18 |
| 5 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 13 | 382 | 1793 | 4.69 | 12 | 40 | 81 | 33 | 13 |
| 6 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | SR | RB | 13 | 279 | 1767 | 6.33 | 21 | 80 | 94 | 55 | 15 |
| 7 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | SR | RB | 14 | 282 | 1734 | 6.15 | 13 | 78 | 77 | 56 | 18 |
| 8 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 13 | 304 | 1733 | 5.70 | 11 | 53 | 79 | 51 | 17 |
| 9 | Beau Blankenship | Ohio | JR | RB | 13 | 312 | 1604 | 5.14 | 15 | 58 | 72 | 43 | 13 |
| 10 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | SR | RB | 14 | 322 | 1530 | 4.75 | 13 | 59 | 57 | 36 | 7 |
| 11 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | SR | RB | 13 | 218 | 1512 | 6.94 | 15 | 86 | 52 | 34 | 21 |
| 12 | David Fluellen | Toledo | JR | RB | 12 | 259 | 1498 | 5.78 | 13 | 53 | 71 | 43 | 13 |
| 13 | Zurlon Tipton | C Mich | JR | RB | 13 | 252 | 1492 | 5.92 | 19 | 72 | 69 | 39 | 15 |
| 14 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | SR | RB | 13 | 282 | 1490 | 5.28 | 12 | 94 | 69 | 38 | 10 |
| 15 | Kasey Carrier | New Mexico | JR | RB | 12 | 255 | 1469 | 5.76 | 15 | 76 | 67 | 31 | 12 |
| 16 | Adam Muema | SDSU | SO | RB | 13 | 237 | 1458 | 6.15 | 16 | 83 | 64 | 38 | 10 |
| 17 | Bishop Sankey | Washington | SO | RB | 13 | 289 | 1439 | 4.98 | 16 | 61 | 64 | 39 | 8 |
| 18 | Dri Archer | Kent State | JR | RB | 14 | 159 | 1429 | 8.99 | 16 | 87 | 48 | 41 | 18 |
| 19 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | JR | RB | 13 | 274 | 1417 | 5.17 | 14 | 69 | 71 | 40 | 8 |
| 20 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 13 | 201 | 1410 | 7.01 | 21 | 72 | 67 | 47 | 22 |
| 20 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | SO | RB | 13 | 232 | 1410 | 6.08 | 14 | 75 | 73 | 39 | 7 |
| 22 | Todd Gurley | Georgia | FR | RB | 14 | 222 | 1385 | 6.24 | 17 | 55 | 58 | 49 | 15 |
| 23 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 13 | 226 | 1366 | 6.04 | 12 | 80 | 59 | 37 | 12 |
| 24 | George Winn | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 13 | 243 | 1334 | 5.49 | 13 | 58 | 67 | 38 | 10 |
| 25 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | JR | RB | 14 | 204 | 1322 | 6.48 | 17 | 73 | 70 | 42 | 13 |
| 26 | Trayion Durham | Kent State | SO | RB | 14 | 276 | 1316 | 4.77 | 14 | 33 | 63 | 33 | 10 |
| 27 | Zach Line | SMU | SR | RB | 13 | 277 | 1278 | 4.61 | 13 | 33 | 54 | 36 | 11 |
| 28 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 12 | 227 | 1271 | 5.60 | 13 | 72 | 67 | 46 | 14 |
| 29 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 11 | 177 | 1266 | 7.15 | 7 | 79 | 51 | 31 | 14 |
| 30 | Cody Getz | Air Force | SR | RB | 11 | 198 | 1248 | 6.30 | 9 | 63 | 62 | 34 | 9 |
| 30 | Trent Steelman | Army | SR | QB | 12 | 241 | 1248 | 5.18 | 17 | 75 | 86 | 40 | 12 |
| 32 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | JR | RB | 13 | 242 | 1232 | 5.09 | 7 | 76 | 50 | 25 | 8 |
| 33 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 10 | 184 | 1228 | 6.67 | 12 | 68 | 53 | 37 | 9 |
| 34 | Raymond Maples | Army | JR | RB | 12 | 223 | 1215 | 5.45 | 2 | 38 | 58 | 34 | 7 |
| 35 | Kenneth Dixon | La Tech | FR | RB | 12 | 200 | 1194 | 5.97 | 27 | 48 | 58 | 38 | 12 |
| 36 | Jerome Smith | Syracuse | JR | RB | 13 | 228 | 1176 | 5.16 | 3 | 35 | 57 | 29 | 8 |
| 37 | Mike Gillislee | Florida | SR | RB | 13 | 244 | 1152 | 4.72 | 10 | 46 | 50 | 32 | 8 |
| 38 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | SR | RB | 13 | 207 | 1141 | 5.51 | 10 | 90 | 50 | 31 | 8 |
| 39 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 14 | 226 | 1137 | 5.03 | 8 | 45 | 56 | 32 | 8 |
| 39 | D.J. Harper | Boise St | SR | RB | 13 | 228 | 1137 | 4.99 | 15 | 80 | 52 | 33 | 10 |
| 41 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | SO | QB | 12 | 190 | 1121 | 5.90 | 12 | 49 | 63 | 42 | 14 |
| 42 | T.J. Yeldon | Alabama | FR | RB | 14 | 175 | 1108 | 6.33 | 12 | 43 | 48 | 36 | 6 |
| 42 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 13 | 186 | 1108 | 5.96 | 3 | 77 | 56 | 32 | 6 |
| 44 | Latavius Murray | UCF | SR | RB | 11 | 198 | 1106 | 5.59 | 15 | 83 | 50 | 23 | 11 |
| 45 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | SR | RB | 13 | 212 | 1081 | 5.10 | 8 | 68 | 55 | 28 | 9 |
| 46 | David Oku | Ark St | JR | RB | 13 | 243 | 1080 | 4.44 | 16 | 40 | 67 | 26 | 5 |
| 47 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | SO | RB | 13 | 255 | 1075 | 4.22 | 4 | 64 | 40 | 23 | 8 |
| 48 | Montel Harris | Temple | SR | RB | 10 | 186 | 1054 | 5.67 | 12 | 60 | 51 | 32 | 10 |
| 49 | Vintavious Cooper | ECU | JR | RB | 13 | 200 | 1049 | 5.25 | 7 | 39 | 61 | 32 | 8 |
| 50 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 12 | 222 | 1042 | 4.69 | 11 | 78 | 38 | 21 | 8 |
| 51 | John White | Utah | SR | RB | 11 | 218 | 1041 | 4.78 | 8 | 47 | 54 | 29 | 7 |
| 52 | Darrin Reaves | UAB | SO | RB | 12 | 215 | 1037 | 4.82 | 13 | 30 | 61 | 34 | 6 |
| 53 | Kendial Lawrence | Missouri | SR | RB | 12 | 200 | 1025 | 5.13 | 12 | 77 | 50 | 26 | 8 |
| 53 | De'Leon Eskridge | SJSU | SR | RB | 13 | 207 | 1025 | 4.95 | 11 | 63 | 42 | 26 | 9 |
| 55 | LaDarius Perkins | Miss St | JR | RB | 12 | 205 | 1024 | 5.00 | 8 | 64 | 45 | 28 | 8 |
| 56 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 14 | 195 | 1019 | 5.23 | 10 | 92 | 54 | 39 | 12 |
| 57 | James Sims | Kansas | JR | RB | 9 | 218 | 1013 | 4.65 | 9 | 64 | 52 | 23 | 6 |
| 58 | Lache Seastrunk | Baylor | SO | RB | 13 | 131 | 1012 | 7.73 | 7 | 80 | 36 | 33 | 10 |
| 58 | Shawn Southward | Troy | SR | RB | 12 | 194 | 1012 | 5.22 | 10 | 55 | 42 | 28 | 8 |
| 60 | Tre Mason | Auburn | SO | RB | 12 | 171 | 1002 | 5.86 | 8 | 86 | 45 | 32 | 7 |
| 61 | Zach Zwinak | Penn State | SO | RB | 10 | 203 | 1000 | 4.93 | 6 | 50 | 41 | 20 | 4 |
| 62 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | SO | RB | 12 | 202 | 998 | 4.94 | 11 | 55 | 47 | 28 | 10 |
| 63 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 10 | 185 | 970 | 5.24 | 16 | 29 | 50 | 29 | 8 |
| 64 | Jawon Chisholm | Akron | SO | RB | 11 | 180 | 953 | 5.29 | 5 | 50 | 48 | 28 | 6 |
| 65 | John Hubert | Kansas St | JR | RB | 13 | 189 | 952 | 5.04 | 15 | 95 | 48 | 28 | 5 |
| 66 | Duke Johnson | Miami (Fl) | FR | RB | 12 | 139 | 947 | 6.81 | 10 | 65 | 30 | 24 | 9 |
| 66 | Dareyon Chance | W Mich | JR | RB | 12 | 176 | 947 | 5.38 | 4 | 42 | 48 | 26 | 8 |
| 68 | Damien Williams | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 13 | 176 | 946 | 5.38 | 11 | 95 | 34 | 19 | 5 |
| 69 | Storm Woods | Oregon St | FR | RB | 12 | 192 | 940 | 4.90 | 13 | 38 | 46 | 25 | 4 |
| 70 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | JR | RB | 14 | 137 | 936 | 6.83 | 7 | 81 | 32 | 26 | 11 |
| 71 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | SR | QB | 13 | 207 | 925 | 4.47 | 23 | 34 | 53 | 32 | 7 |
| 71 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 13 | 218 | 925 | 4.24 | 6 | 38 | 42 | 25 | 5 |
| 73 | Theo Riddick | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 13 | 190 | 917 | 4.83 | 5 | 55 | 51 | 21 | 4 |
| 74 | Bronson Hill | E Mich | SO | RB | 10 | 140 | 905 | 6.46 | 6 | 70 | 30 | 23 | 8 |
| 74 | Silas Redd | USC | JR | RB | 12 | 167 | 905 | 5.42 | 9 | 57 | 39 | 26 | 8 |
| 76 | Nathan Jeffery | UTEP | SO | RB | 10 | 184 | 897 | 4.88 | 7 | 71 | 42 | 22 | 6 |
| 77 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 13 | 169 | 891 | 5.27 | 12 | 39 | 58 | 34 | 9 |
| 78 | Brandin Byrd | N Texas | JR | RB | 12 | 206 | 890 | 4.32 | 4 | 85 | 41 | 19 | 4 |
| 79 | Glasco Martin | Baylor | JR | RB | 13 | 179 | 889 | 4.97 | 15 | 43 | 59 | 21 | 10 |
| 80 | Alonzo Harris | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 11 | 170 | 881 | 5.18 | 10 | 68 | 30 | 21 | 7 |
| 81 | Gee Gee Greene | Navy | SR | RB | 13 | 120 | 877 | 7.31 | 3 | 59 | 50 | 33 | 8 |
| 82 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | SR | RB | 13 | 181 | 871 | 4.81 | 6 | 40 | 44 | 29 | 6 |
| 83 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | SO | RB | 11 | 243 | 860 | 3.54 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 19 | 3 |
| 84 | Jordan Parker | MTSU | FR | RB | 11 | 166 | 851 | 5.13 | 3 | 98 | 38 | 18 | 8 |
| 85 | Andrew Buie | WVU | SO | RB | 13 | 181 | 850 | 4.70 | 7 | 30 | 44 | 32 | 5 |
| 85 | Jeff Scott | Miss | JR | RB | 12 | 197 | 850 | 4.31 | 6 | 48 | 48 | 21 | 5 |
| 87 | Charles Sims | Houston | JR | RB | 9 | 142 | 846 | 5.96 | 11 | 53 | 37 | 21 | 10 |
| 88 | Larry Dixon | Army | SO | RB | 11 | 140 | 839 | 5.99 | 6 | 55 | 28 | 18 | 7 |
| 89 | Prince-Tyson Gulley | Syracuse | JR | RB | 13 | 157 | 825 | 5.25 | 9 | 67 | 41 | 21 | 5 |
| 90 | Kenny Williams | Texas Tech | SO | RB | 13 | 143 | 824 | 5.76 | 5 | 47 | 40 | 29 | 6 |
| 90 | Jeremy Wright | Louisville | JR | RB | 13 | 211 | 824 | 3.91 | 10 | 32 | 44 | 28 | 5 |
| 92 | Walter Kazee | SDSU | SR | RB | 12 | 161 | 822 | 5.11 | 8 | 40 | 44 | 18 | 7 |
| 93 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | JR | RB | 7 | 148 | 821 | 5.55 | 5 | 36 | 34 | 25 | 7 |
| 94 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 9 | 159 | 815 | 5.13 | 8 | 44 | 41 | 23 | 8 |
| 95 | Ben Malena | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 13 | 138 | 808 | 5.86 | 8 | 59 | 33 | 21 | 7 |
| 96 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 14 | 125 | 806 | 6.45 | 12 | 69 | 27 | 22 | 11 |
| 97 | Charles Ross | Rice | JR | RB | 13 | 147 | 800 | 5.44 | 5 | 64 | 37 | 21 | 5 |
| 97 | Alex Singleton | Tulsa | SR | RB | 14 | 202 | 800 | 3.96 | 24 | 48 | 44 | 14 | 5 |
| 99 | C.J. Anderson | California | SR | RB | 12 | 126 | 790 | 6.27 | 4 | 68 | 30 | 19 | 6 |
| 100 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | FR | RB | 13 | 166 | 775 | 4.67 | 12 | 49 | 36 | 23 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||