2012 National Leaders Rushing - On 1st Down 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 | 183 | 1282 | 7.01 | 15 | 73 | 38 | 40 | 17 |
| 2 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | JR | RB | 13 | 226 | 1267 | 5.61 | 16 | 63 | 31 | 32 | 8 |
| 3 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | SR | RB | 14 | 168 | 1026 | 6.11 | 7 | 74 | 32 | 32 | 10 |
| 4 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 14 | 184 | 1019 | 5.54 | 14 | 57 | 27 | 28 | 7 |
| 5 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 13 | 195 | 920 | 4.72 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 16 | 7 |
| 6 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | SR | RB | 13 | 130 | 897 | 6.90 | 11 | 80 | 30 | 33 | 4 |
| 7 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 13 | 169 | 874 | 5.17 | 4 | 53 | 24 | 26 | 6 |
| 8 | Zurlon Tipton | C Mich | JR | RB | 13 | 149 | 854 | 5.73 | 10 | 48 | 23 | 23 | 9 |
| 9 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | SR | RB | 13 | 120 | 840 | 7.00 | 5 | 68 | 19 | 20 | 12 |
| 10 | Beau Blankenship | Ohio | JR | RB | 13 | 169 | 833 | 4.93 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 21 | 8 |
| 11 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | SO | RB | 13 | 119 | 817 | 6.87 | 7 | 75 | 23 | 25 | 3 |
| 12 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | JR | QB | 14 | 136 | 813 | 5.98 | 8 | 88 | 22 | 22 | 8 |
| 13 | Kenneth Dixon | La Tech | FR | RB | 12 | 120 | 807 | 6.73 | 16 | 48 | 26 | 27 | 8 |
| 14 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 10 | 112 | 801 | 7.15 | 9 | 68 | 22 | 24 | 6 |
| 15 | Todd Gurley | Georgia | FR | RB | 14 | 120 | 797 | 6.64 | 8 | 55 | 24 | 26 | 10 |
| 15 | George Winn | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 13 | 135 | 797 | 5.90 | 7 | 58 | 21 | 20 | 5 |
| 15 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 14 | 141 | 797 | 5.65 | 3 | 45 | 23 | 24 | 7 |
| 18 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | JR | RB | 13 | 144 | 779 | 5.41 | 6 | 62 | 23 | 23 | 3 |
| 19 | Dri Archer | Kent State | JR | RB | 14 | 88 | 770 | 8.75 | 11 | 74 | 20 | 23 | 10 |
| 20 | David Fluellen | Toledo | JR | RB | 12 | 138 | 750 | 5.43 | 6 | 49 | 21 | 21 | 6 |
| 21 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | SR | RB | 14 | 176 | 749 | 4.26 | 5 | 40 | 15 | 16 | 2 |
| 22 | Zach Line | SMU | SR | RB | 13 | 149 | 744 | 4.99 | 8 | 33 | 16 | 19 | 5 |
| 23 | Kasey Carrier | New Mexico | JR | RB | 12 | 112 | 736 | 6.57 | 7 | 76 | 14 | 15 | 8 |
| 24 | Bishop Sankey | Washington | SO | RB | 13 | 156 | 735 | 4.71 | 6 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 2 |
| 25 | Mike Gillislee | Florida | SR | RB | 13 | 141 | 720 | 5.11 | 6 | 46 | 17 | 18 | 5 |
| 26 | Bronson Hill | E Mich | SO | RB | 10 | 89 | 698 | 7.84 | 5 | 70 | 15 | 18 | 7 |
| 26 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 11 | 89 | 698 | 7.84 | 3 | 59 | 15 | 16 | 7 |
| 28 | Adam Muema | SDSU | SO | RB | 13 | 112 | 667 | 5.96 | 7 | 82 | 15 | 16 | 4 |
| 29 | Lache Seastrunk | Baylor | SO | RB | 12 | 76 | 664 | 8.74 | 6 | 80 | 16 | 19 | 7 |
| 29 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 13 | 118 | 664 | 5.63 | 4 | 72 | 17 | 19 | 6 |
| 29 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 12 | 126 | 664 | 5.27 | 6 | 78 | 12 | 13 | 5 |
| 32 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | SR | RB | 13 | 130 | 662 | 5.09 | 4 | 46 | 16 | 17 | 7 |
| 33 | Raymond Maples | Army | JR | RB | 12 | 110 | 661 | 6.01 | 0 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 3 |
| 34 | Montel Harris | Temple | SR | RB | 10 | 106 | 656 | 6.19 | 6 | 43 | 19 | 19 | 7 |
| 35 | Trayion Durham | Kent State | SO | RB | 14 | 143 | 651 | 4.55 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| 36 | Kendial Lawrence | Missouri | SR | RB | 12 | 114 | 645 | 5.66 | 7 | 77 | 14 | 15 | 6 |
| 37 | Jawon Chisholm | Akron | SO | RB | 11 | 103 | 634 | 6.16 | 2 | 50 | 17 | 17 | 3 |
| 38 | T.J. Yeldon | Alabama | FR | RB | 14 | 98 | 626 | 6.39 | 6 | 43 | 16 | 17 | 4 |
| 39 | Latavius Murray | UCF | SR | RB | 11 | 123 | 623 | 5.07 | 8 | 83 | 13 | 14 | 4 |
| 39 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | SR | RB | 13 | 139 | 623 | 4.48 | 3 | 39 | 11 | 14 | 3 |
| 41 | Duke Johnson | Miami (Fl) | FR | RB | 12 | 84 | 617 | 7.35 | 6 | 65 | 13 | 14 | 6 |
| 42 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 12 | 101 | 616 | 6.10 | 7 | 72 | 20 | 21 | 6 |
| 43 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 13 | 98 | 615 | 6.28 | 2 | 77 | 14 | 16 | 2 |
| 43 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | SO | RB | 13 | 142 | 615 | 4.33 | 2 | 46 | 12 | 13 | 5 |
| 45 | Jerome Smith | Syracuse | JR | RB | 13 | 117 | 613 | 5.24 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| 46 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | JR | RB | 14 | 100 | 604 | 6.04 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 23 | 4 |
| 47 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | JR | RB | 14 | 88 | 591 | 6.72 | 3 | 75 | 18 | 18 | 9 |
| 48 | John Hubert | Kansas St | JR | RB | 13 | 119 | 589 | 4.95 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 3 |
| 48 | D.J. Harper | Boise St | SR | RB | 13 | 120 | 589 | 4.91 | 3 | 80 | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| 50 | Cody Getz | Air Force | SR | RB | 11 | 94 | 577 | 6.14 | 2 | 44 | 19 | 19 | 4 |
| 51 | James Sims | Kansas | JR | RB | 9 | 108 | 575 | 5.32 | 4 | 58 | 17 | 17 | 4 |
| 52 | Ben Malena | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 13 | 78 | 570 | 7.31 | 5 | 59 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
| 53 | De'Leon Eskridge | SJSU | SR | RB | 13 | 122 | 569 | 4.66 | 4 | 45 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| 54 | Shawn Southward | Troy | SR | RB | 12 | 105 | 565 | 5.38 | 5 | 55 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
| 55 | Vintavious Cooper | ECU | JR | RB | 13 | 111 | 561 | 5.05 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 3 |
| 56 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | JR | RB | 13 | 130 | 560 | 4.31 | 1 | 62 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| 57 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | SR | RB | 13 | 101 | 557 | 5.51 | 4 | 86 | 14 | 14 | 4 |
| 58 | David Oku | Ark St | JR | RB | 13 | 133 | 556 | 4.18 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
| 59 | Alonzo Harris | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 11 | 109 | 554 | 5.08 | 7 | 50 | 15 | 14 | 5 |
| 60 | Germi Morrison | NMSU | JR | RB | 12 | 102 | 551 | 5.40 | 0 | 51 | 16 | 16 | 4 |
| 61 | Storm Woods | Oregon St | FR | RB | 12 | 118 | 549 | 4.65 | 7 | 38 | 16 | 15 | 3 |
| 62 | LaDarius Perkins | Miss St | JR | RB | 12 | 108 | 548 | 5.07 | 5 | 44 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
| 63 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | SO | RB | 12 | 101 | 542 | 5.37 | 7 | 55 | 19 | 18 | 4 |
| 64 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 10 | 99 | 541 | 5.46 | 9 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 4 |
| 65 | Silas Redd | USC | JR | RB | 12 | 83 | 540 | 6.51 | 4 | 57 | 13 | 15 | 4 |
| 66 | Tre Mason | Auburn | SO | RB | 12 | 91 | 525 | 5.77 | 2 | 86 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| 67 | Zach Zwinak | Penn State | SO | RB | 10 | 109 | 521 | 4.78 | 3 | 50 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 68 | Isi Sofele | California | SR | RB | 12 | 93 | 519 | 5.58 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
| 69 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 13 | 128 | 518 | 4.05 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| 70 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | SO | QB | 12 | 79 | 512 | 6.48 | 4 | 49 | 16 | 17 | 7 |
| 71 | Jeff Scott | Miss | JR | RB | 12 | 110 | 510 | 4.64 | 3 | 48 | 14 | 13 | 3 |
| 72 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | SO | RB | 11 | 154 | 509 | 3.31 | 2 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 73 | Jordan Parker | MTSU | FR | RB | 11 | 88 | 507 | 5.76 | 2 | 98 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| 74 | Marlin Lane Jr. | Tennessee | SO | RB | 12 | 69 | 496 | 7.19 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| 74 | Nathan Jeffery | UTEP | SO | RB | 10 | 95 | 496 | 5.22 | 4 | 71 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| 76 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | SR | RB | 8 | 57 | 495 | 8.68 | 2 | 73 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
| 77 | Jeremy Hill | LSU | FR | RB | 10 | 80 | 490 | 6.13 | 11 | 57 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| 78 | Darrin Reaves | UAB | SO | RB | 12 | 108 | 489 | 4.53 | 7 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
| 79 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 13 | 73 | 486 | 6.66 | 7 | 52 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
| 79 | Damien Williams | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 13 | 112 | 486 | 4.34 | 6 | 89 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 81 | Charles Sims | Houston | JR | RB | 9 | 80 | 485 | 6.06 | 7 | 53 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
| 81 | Brandin Byrd | N Texas | JR | RB | 12 | 111 | 485 | 4.37 | 1 | 85 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 83 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | JR | RB | 7 | 81 | 482 | 5.95 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 14 | 4 |
| 83 | Theo Riddick | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 13 | 101 | 482 | 4.77 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 3 |
| 85 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | JR | RB | 12 | 92 | 467 | 5.08 | 6 | 59 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| 86 | Andrew Buie | WVU | SO | RB | 13 | 99 | 461 | 4.66 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| 87 | John White | Utah | SR | RB | 11 | 100 | 458 | 4.58 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 12 | 3 |
| 88 | Chris Thompson | FSU | SR | RB | 8 | 56 | 454 | 8.11 | 4 | 80 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
| 89 | Jeremy Wright | Louisville | JR | RB | 13 | 127 | 453 | 3.57 | 8 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| 90 | Rajion Neal | Tennessee | JR | RB | 10 | 95 | 451 | 4.75 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| 91 | Terrance Broadway | La-Lafytte | SO | QB | 12 | 52 | 450 | 8.65 | 6 | 77 | 12 | 13 | 4 |
| 92 | Kenny Williams | Texas Tech | SO | RB | 13 | 71 | 446 | 6.28 | 4 | 47 | 13 | 14 | 3 |
| 93 | Larry Dixon | Army | SO | RB | 11 | 70 | 443 | 6.33 | 2 | 55 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| 94 | Tavon Austin | WVU | SR | WR | 9 | 40 | 441 | 11.03 | 1 | 70 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
| 95 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 11 | 60 | 439 | 7.32 | 2 | 68 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| 95 | Kevin Grooms | Marshall | FR | RB | 10 | 72 | 439 | 6.10 | 4 | 69 | 13 | 12 | 4 |
| 97 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 8 | 86 | 438 | 5.09 | 4 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| 98 | Christian Powell | Colorado | FR | RB | 9 | 88 | 436 | 4.95 | 3 | 64 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
| 99 | Marcus Lattimore | S Carolina | JR | RB | 9 | 91 | 434 | 4.77 | 6 | 43 | 12 | 13 | 4 |
| 100 | Charles Ross | Rice | JR | RB | 13 | 77 | 432 | 5.61 | 3 | 64 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||