2012 National Leaders Rushing - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | SO | RB | 12 | 137 | 1034 | 7.55 | 11 | 73 | 46 | 30 | 13 |
| 2 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 13 | 156 | 975 | 6.25 | 8 | 53 | 43 | 28 | 10 |
| 3 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | SR | RB | 13 | 104 | 938 | 9.02 | 11 | 86 | 25 | 21 | 13 |
| 4 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 13 | 201 | 925 | 4.60 | 6 | 40 | 41 | 16 | 5 |
| 5 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | JR | RB | 13 | 178 | 921 | 5.17 | 11 | 52 | 43 | 22 | 7 |
| 6 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 13 | 168 | 873 | 5.20 | 13 | 67 | 36 | 22 | 6 |
| 7 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | SO | RB | 13 | 131 | 849 | 6.48 | 7 | 75 | 44 | 23 | 5 |
| 8 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | JR | QB | 14 | 135 | 835 | 6.19 | 12 | 73 | 42 | 26 | 10 |
| 9 | Beau Blankenship | Ohio | JR | RB | 13 | 148 | 784 | 5.30 | 7 | 58 | 34 | 21 | 5 |
| 10 | David Fluellen | Toledo | JR | RB | 10 | 137 | 777 | 5.67 | 5 | 49 | 39 | 22 | 6 |
| 11 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | SR | RB | 14 | 130 | 771 | 5.93 | 5 | 54 | 45 | 29 | 9 |
| 12 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | SR | RB | 11 | 128 | 730 | 5.70 | 7 | 80 | 41 | 19 | 5 |
| 13 | Zurlon Tipton | C Mich | JR | RB | 13 | 127 | 706 | 5.56 | 9 | 61 | 30 | 18 | 7 |
| 14 | Trayion Durham | Kent State | SO | RB | 14 | 130 | 682 | 5.25 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 17 | 7 |
| 15 | Adam Muema | SDSU | SO | RB | 13 | 105 | 676 | 6.44 | 6 | 82 | 29 | 18 | 5 |
| 15 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | SR | RB | 11 | 117 | 676 | 5.78 | 4 | 42 | 32 | 22 | 6 |
| 17 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | SR | RB | 13 | 158 | 672 | 4.25 | 3 | 40 | 28 | 15 | 2 |
| 18 | Dri Archer | Kent State | JR | RB | 14 | 85 | 671 | 7.89 | 6 | 87 | 22 | 20 | 8 |
| 19 | George Winn | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 13 | 131 | 670 | 5.11 | 8 | 46 | 37 | 22 | 4 |
| 20 | Kasey Carrier | New Mexico | JR | RB | 12 | 120 | 649 | 5.41 | 6 | 76 | 28 | 12 | 4 |
| 21 | Todd Gurley | Georgia | FR | RB | 14 | 99 | 639 | 6.45 | 6 | 55 | 25 | 23 | 7 |
| 22 | Raymond Maples | Army | JR | RB | 12 | 113 | 633 | 5.60 | 1 | 38 | 32 | 20 | 3 |
| 23 | Lache Seastrunk | Baylor | SO | RB | 12 | 74 | 631 | 8.53 | 5 | 80 | 24 | 22 | 6 |
| 24 | Darrin Reaves | UAB | SO | RB | 12 | 113 | 625 | 5.53 | 8 | 27 | 37 | 23 | 3 |
| 25 | Kendial Lawrence | Missouri | SR | RB | 12 | 110 | 616 | 5.60 | 6 | 77 | 30 | 19 | 4 |
| 26 | Bishop Sankey | Washington | SO | RB | 13 | 136 | 615 | 4.52 | 9 | 61 | 27 | 17 | 4 |
| 27 | Trent Steelman | Army | SR | QB | 12 | 98 | 614 | 6.27 | 7 | 75 | 38 | 19 | 8 |
| 28 | Kenneth Dixon | La Tech | FR | RB | 12 | 102 | 611 | 5.99 | 12 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 6 |
| 29 | Vintavious Cooper | ECU | JR | RB | 13 | 107 | 610 | 5.70 | 5 | 37 | 33 | 20 | 7 |
| 30 | Mike Gillislee | Florida | SR | RB | 13 | 114 | 597 | 5.24 | 4 | 45 | 27 | 19 | 5 |
| 31 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 13 | 102 | 587 | 5.75 | 1 | 45 | 27 | 16 | 5 |
| 32 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 12 | 85 | 584 | 6.87 | 1 | 77 | 27 | 16 | 4 |
| 33 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 12 | 96 | 582 | 6.06 | 4 | 80 | 27 | 19 | 3 |
| 34 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 8 | 85 | 581 | 6.84 | 3 | 51 | 28 | 21 | 4 |
| 35 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | JR | RB | 12 | 115 | 579 | 5.03 | 5 | 62 | 30 | 18 | 3 |
| 36 | Glasco Martin | Baylor | JR | RB | 13 | 97 | 566 | 5.84 | 6 | 43 | 36 | 15 | 8 |
| 37 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 9 | 100 | 565 | 5.65 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 6 |
| 37 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | SR | RB | 11 | 101 | 565 | 5.59 | 5 | 90 | 27 | 17 | 4 |
| 39 | Zach Line | SMU | SR | RB | 13 | 120 | 561 | 4.68 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 16 | 5 |
| 40 | Zach Zwinak | Penn State | SO | RB | 10 | 112 | 550 | 4.91 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 2 |
| 41 | De'Leon Eskridge | SJSU | SR | RB | 12 | 109 | 548 | 5.03 | 6 | 45 | 24 | 17 | 7 |
| 42 | David Oku | Ark St | JR | RB | 12 | 114 | 538 | 4.72 | 9 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 3 |
| 43 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 12 | 97 | 537 | 5.54 | 7 | 67 | 26 | 16 | 5 |
| 44 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 10 | 75 | 533 | 7.11 | 2 | 59 | 22 | 14 | 5 |
| 45 | Brandin Byrd | N Texas | JR | RB | 12 | 104 | 523 | 5.03 | 1 | 85 | 25 | 12 | 2 |
| 45 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 12 | 109 | 523 | 4.80 | 3 | 50 | 24 | 13 | 5 |
| 47 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | SO | RB | 11 | 90 | 520 | 5.78 | 7 | 55 | 25 | 17 | 6 |
| 48 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | SO | RB | 13 | 131 | 516 | 3.94 | 2 | 41 | 22 | 10 | 4 |
| 49 | John Hubert | Kansas St | JR | RB | 13 | 93 | 513 | 5.52 | 11 | 95 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
| 49 | Cody Getz | Air Force | SR | RB | 11 | 94 | 513 | 5.46 | 4 | 54 | 27 | 13 | 3 |
| 51 | C.J. Anderson | California | SR | RB | 12 | 69 | 508 | 7.36 | 2 | 68 | 19 | 11 | 5 |
| 51 | T.J. Yeldon | Alabama | FR | RB | 12 | 75 | 508 | 6.77 | 4 | 43 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| 51 | Dareyon Chance | W Mich | JR | RB | 12 | 89 | 508 | 5.71 | 1 | 42 | 28 | 16 | 5 |
| 54 | Theo Riddick | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 12 | 103 | 501 | 4.86 | 2 | 55 | 23 | 11 | 2 |
| 55 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | JR | RB | 13 | 118 | 495 | 4.19 | 2 | 76 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 56 | Nathan Jeffery | UTEP | SO | RB | 9 | 75 | 494 | 6.59 | 3 | 71 | 20 | 12 | 5 |
| 56 | Tre Mason | Auburn | SO | RB | 12 | 87 | 494 | 5.68 | 1 | 40 | 21 | 16 | 4 |
| 58 | Jerome Smith | Syracuse | JR | RB | 13 | 104 | 492 | 4.73 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 4 |
| 59 | Jeremy Hill | LSU | FR | RB | 10 | 87 | 490 | 5.63 | 10 | 57 | 19 | 9 | 3 |
| 60 | Cole Gautsche | New Mexico | FR | QB | 10 | 59 | 488 | 8.27 | 4 | 76 | 19 | 16 | 6 |
| 61 | Montel Harris | Temple | SR | RB | 7 | 73 | 486 | 6.66 | 8 | 37 | 24 | 19 | 4 |
| 61 | Damien Williams | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 12 | 74 | 486 | 6.57 | 4 | 89 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 63 | Kenny Williams | Texas Tech | SO | RB | 12 | 75 | 479 | 6.39 | 2 | 47 | 24 | 19 | 3 |
| 64 | Bronson Hill | E Mich | SO | RB | 7 | 63 | 471 | 7.48 | 5 | 70 | 14 | 10 | 6 |
| 64 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 11 | 73 | 471 | 6.45 | 9 | 72 | 23 | 18 | 8 |
| 66 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 13 | 118 | 470 | 3.98 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 3 |
| 67 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | SR | QB | 13 | 88 | 469 | 5.33 | 12 | 34 | 26 | 18 | 4 |
| 68 | Duke Johnson | Miami (Fl) | FR | RB | 12 | 67 | 468 | 6.99 | 6 | 65 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
| 69 | Shawn Southward | Troy | SR | RB | 12 | 76 | 457 | 6.01 | 4 | 55 | 20 | 13 | 4 |
| 69 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 13 | 79 | 457 | 5.78 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 18 | 5 |
| 71 | Gee Gee Greene | Navy | SR | RB | 13 | 55 | 449 | 8.16 | 3 | 59 | 22 | 17 | 5 |
| 72 | John White | Utah | SR | RB | 11 | 97 | 447 | 4.61 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
| 73 | Jeremy Wright | Louisville | JR | RB | 13 | 102 | 445 | 4.36 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 4 |
| 73 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 13 | 103 | 445 | 4.32 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 19 | 6 |
| 75 | Jeff Scott | Miss | JR | RB | 11 | 88 | 440 | 5.00 | 2 | 48 | 20 | 11 | 4 |
| 76 | Walter Kazee | SDSU | SR | RB | 11 | 74 | 434 | 5.86 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 9 | 4 |
| 77 | Alex Singleton | Tulsa | SR | RB | 12 | 102 | 426 | 4.18 | 9 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| 78 | Marion Grice | Ariz St | JR | RB | 13 | 61 | 421 | 6.90 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 13 | 2 |
| 78 | Andrew Buie | WVU | SO | RB | 12 | 89 | 421 | 4.73 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 2 |
| 80 | LaDarius Perkins | Miss St | JR | RB | 11 | 80 | 413 | 5.16 | 3 | 64 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| 81 | Shadrach Thornton | NC State | FR | RB | 9 | 82 | 412 | 5.02 | 1 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 2 |
| 82 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 12 | 55 | 406 | 7.38 | 6 | 68 | 13 | 10 | 6 |
| 83 | James Wilder, Jr. | FSU | SO | RB | 13 | 64 | 405 | 6.33 | 4 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 3 |
| 83 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 7 | 78 | 405 | 5.19 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 3 |
| 85 | Johnathan Gray | Texas | FR | RB | 13 | 88 | 401 | 4.56 | 1 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 0 |
| 86 | James Sims | Kansas | JR | RB | 9 | 109 | 398 | 3.65 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 2 |
| 87 | Ray Holley | La Tech | SR | RB | 11 | 76 | 392 | 5.16 | 4 | 83 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| 88 | Devonta Freeman | FSU | SO | RB | 10 | 58 | 391 | 6.74 | 4 | 47 | 17 | 14 | 5 |
| 89 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 11 | 64 | 390 | 6.09 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| 89 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | SR | RB | 10 | 85 | 390 | 4.59 | 3 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| 91 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | JR | RB | 13 | 58 | 387 | 6.67 | 1 | 81 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| 92 | Larry Dixon | Army | SO | RB | 11 | 69 | 385 | 5.58 | 3 | 55 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 92 | Prince-Tyson Gulley | Syracuse | JR | RB | 13 | 72 | 385 | 5.35 | 4 | 67 | 20 | 11 | 3 |
| 92 | Storm Woods | Oregon St | FR | RB | 12 | 78 | 385 | 4.94 | 7 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 2 |
| 95 | Silas Redd | USC | JR | RB | 10 | 73 | 376 | 5.15 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| 96 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | SO | QB | 11 | 93 | 374 | 4.02 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 6 |
| 97 | Marlin Lane Jr. | Tennessee | SO | RB | 10 | 58 | 370 | 6.38 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 97 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | SO | RB | 11 | 106 | 370 | 3.49 | 4 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 99 | D.J. Harper | Boise St | SR | RB | 13 | 97 | 368 | 3.79 | 4 | 43 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 100 | Latavius Murray | UCF | SR | RB | 10 | 86 | 367 | 4.27 | 6 | 46 | 18 | 6 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||