2021 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellis Merriweather | U Mass | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 1 | 79 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Christian Anderson | Army | SR | QB | 7 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Adrian Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 6 | 10 | 82 | 8.20 | 2 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Marquez Cooper | Kent State | SO | RB | 8 | 13 | 125 | 9.62 | 1 | 66 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Jaden Nixon | Okla St | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 81 | 40.50 | 1 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Jermaine Brown Jr. | UAB | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 59 | 59.00 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Kenny Pickett | Pittsburgh | SR | QB | 7 | 8 | 75 | 9.38 | 1 | 58 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Malik Willis | Liberty | JR | QB | 8 | 9 | 103 | 11.44 | 0 | 56 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | Calvin Hill | Texas St | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Cameron Carroll | Tulane | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Hunter Dekkers | Iowa State | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 41 | 41.00 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Calvin Camp | Charlotte | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Chase Garbers | California | SR | QB | 8 | 10 | 66 | 6.60 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Davion Ervin-Poindexter | Indiana | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Tyjae Spears | Tulane | FR | RB | 4 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Riley Leonard | Duke | FR | QB | 3 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Darren Grainger | Georgia St | JR | QB | 6 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Trestan Ebner | Baylor | SR | RB | 9 | 14 | 112 | 8.00 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | Haaziq Daniels | Air Force | JR | QB | 8 | 14 | 90 | 6.43 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Phil Jurkovec | BC | JR | QB | 4 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Sam Howell | N Carolina | JR | QB | 7 | 14 | 46 | 3.29 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Jordan Waters | Duke | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Abram Smith | Baylor | SR | RB | 10 | 15 | 94 | 6.27 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Rocky Lombardi | N Illinois | JR | QB | 5 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Jake Haener | Fresno St | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Vavae Malepeai | USC | SR | TB | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Chris Smith | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 6 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Jayden Umbarger | Navy | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | La'Darius Jefferson | W Mich | JR | RB | 6 | 7 | 79 | 11.29 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | Nick Mosley | BGSU | FR | RB | 3 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Gunnar Holmberg | Duke | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Trey Lowe | Oregon St | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Chance Nolan | Oregon St | SO | QB | 5 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Blake Corum | Michigan | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Donaven McCulley | Indiana | FR | QB | 5 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Josh Williams | LSU | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Malik Hornsby | Arkansas | FR | QB | 4 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Ygenio Booker | Tulane | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Montrell Johnson | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 7 | 9 | 56 | 6.22 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Chance Warren | Navy | SR | SB | 4 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Jordan Myers | Rice | SR | TE | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Tyler Vitt | Texas St | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Malik Cunningham | Louisville | JR | QB | 9 | 11 | 25 | 2.27 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Tyler Allgeier | BYU | SO | RB | 6 | 11 | 82 | 7.45 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 44 | Austin Aune | N Texas | SO | QB | 6 | 11 | 81 | 7.36 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 44 | Jayden Daniels | Ariz St | JR | QB | 7 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 44 | Sincere McCormick | UTSA | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Garrett Dzuro | U Mass | FR | QB | 3 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Cam'Ron Harris | Miami (Fl) | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Payton Thorne | Mich St | SO | QB | 7 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 44 | Joe Ervin | Kansas St | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Jordon Brookshire | SDSU | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Jerome Ford | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 6 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | EJ Wilson Jr. | FIU | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | Stephen Carr | Indiana | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Devon Achane | Texas A&M | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Zach Charbonnet | UCLA | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Joachim Bangda | Kent State | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | British Brooks | N Carolina | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Jamier Wright-Collins | Rutgers | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Jacquez Stuart | Toledo | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Malik Davis | Florida | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Dylan Morris | Washington | FR | QB | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Will Plummer | Arizona | FR | QB | 2 | 3 | -10 | -3.33 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | Stetson Bennett | Georgia | SR | QB | 6 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | Todd Centeio | CSU | SR | QB | 7 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | Jaxson Kincaide | W Mich | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | Dominic Richardson | Okla St | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | Arland Bruce IV | Iowa | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | Tyler Macon | Missouri | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 71 | Sean Tyler | W Mich | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Tayon Fleet-Davis | Maryland | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Evan Hull | N'western | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Jalen White | Ga South | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Doug Brumfield | UNLV | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Andrew Peasley | Utah State | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Jordan McCloud | Arizona | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Logan Wright | Ga South | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Braydon Bennett | Coast Car | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | Nathaniel Peat | Stanford | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | MarShawn Lloyd | S Carolina | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Israel Abanikanda | Pittsburgh | SO | RB | 5 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | Roschon Johnson | Texas | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | John Rhys Plumlee | Miss | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | Mike DiLiello | MTSU | SO | QB | 3 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Henry Parrish Jr. | Miss | SO | RB | 5 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | Jalen Mitchell | Louisville | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Kamari Pleasant | Washington | SR | TB | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Malcolm Davidson | FAU | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Jaylen Warren | Okla St | SR | RB | 9 | 13 | 55 | 4.23 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Ty Chandler | N Carolina | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | Tayvion Robinson | Va Tech | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Marcus Cisco | N'western | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Juwaun Price | NMSU | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Nick Patti | Pittsburgh | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | CJ Montes | New Mexico | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | KJ Jefferson | Arkansas | SO | QB | 9 | 14 | 51 | 3.64 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 97 | Micah Davis | Air Force | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | Dequan Finn | Toledo | FR | QB | 5 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | Jayden de Laura | Wash St | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||