2016 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Samuel | Ohio State | JR | HB | 3 | 3 | 90 | 30.00 | 1 | 74 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Justin Thomas | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 2 | 82 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Ronald Jones II | USC | SO | TB | 6 | 7 | 133 | 19.00 | 2 | 66 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Nick Wilson | Arizona | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 95 | 19.00 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Khalil Herbert | Kansas | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 2 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Ty Johnson | Maryland | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Rennie Childs | Okla St | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 79 | 15.80 | 1 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Joshua Dobbs | Tennessee | SR | QB | 5 | 9 | 140 | 15.56 | 2 | 70 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Reggie Corbin | Illinois | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Aaron Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 9 | 15 | 225 | 15.00 | 5 | 51 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 11 | Trevor Knight | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 6 | 9 | 133 | 14.78 | 2 | 62 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Kyler Neal | Georgia St | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Stanley Boom Williams | Kentucky | JR | RB | 5 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 1 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Boston Scott | La Tech | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 3 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Marcus Marshall | Ga Tech | SO | BB | 4 | 7 | 95 | 13.57 | 1 | 67 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Jeremy Cox | ODU | SO | RB | 6 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 2 | 65 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Ryan Higgins | La Tech | SR | QB | 6 | 6 | 80 | 13.33 | 1 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Arkeel Newsome | UConn | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Vic Enwere | California | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Zach Abey | Navy | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Dalyn Dawkins | CSU | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Tyler Rogers | NMSU | SR | QB | 7 | 8 | 95 | 11.88 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Kendrick Foster | Illinois | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 69 | 11.50 | 1 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Joseph Yearby | Miami (Fl) | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Lamar Jackson | Louisville | SO | QB | 9 | 13 | 149 | 11.46 | 3 | 53 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 26 | Moe Neal | Syracuse | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Art Thompkins | Toledo | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Zander Diamont | Indiana | JR | QB | 4 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 2 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Ashton Shumpert | Miss St | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Derrius Guice | LSU | SO | RB | 6 | 12 | 124 | 10.33 | 3 | 61 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Ryquell Armstead | Temple | SO | RB | 7 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 2 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | I'Tavius Mathers | MTSU | SR | RB | 9 | 12 | 120 | 10.00 | 4 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 33 | Dallas Davis | USA | SO | QB | 8 | 15 | 147 | 9.80 | 1 | 55 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 34 | Dallas Rivers | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Ray Lawry | ODU | JR | RB | 10 | 14 | 135 | 9.64 | 2 | 46 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 36 | Freddie Stevenson | FSU | SR | FB | 3 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Sony Michel | Georgia | JR | TB | 5 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Jalen Hurts | Alabama | FR | QB | 10 | 13 | 119 | 9.15 | 0 | 60 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Aca'Cedric Ware | USC | SO | TB | 6 | 8 | 72 | 9.00 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Arion Worthman | Air Force | SO | QB | 5 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 1 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Tyler Stehling | Rice | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Karan Higdon | Michigan | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 1 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | Marvin Zanders | Missouri | SO | QB | 3 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Dalton Sneed | UNLV | FR | QB | 3 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Lamical Perine | Florida | FR | RB | 5 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Kennedy McKoy | WVU | FR | RB | 3 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | Dorian Brown | Ohio | JR | RB | 7 | 12 | 103 | 8.58 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 48 | Kamryn Pettway | Auburn | SO | RB | 9 | 22 | 187 | 8.50 | 1 | 60 | 17 | 3 | 3 |
| 49 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | SR | RB | 7 | 12 | 100 | 8.33 | 2 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | Nick Fitzgerald | Miss St | SO | QB | 11 | 26 | 215 | 8.27 | 3 | 61 | 16 | 6 | 4 |
| 51 | Joel Lanning | Iowa State | JR | QB | 7 | 13 | 105 | 8.08 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 51 | Alonzo Smith | Miami (Oh) | SO | RB | 7 | 12 | 97 | 8.08 | 0 | 70 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Ke'aun Kinner | Kansas | SR | RB | 6 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | Jonathan Ward | CMU | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Toneo Gulley | Navy | SR | SB | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Xavier Johnson | USA | JR | RB | 6 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 57 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Army | JR | QB | 11 | 23 | 180 | 7.83 | 1 | 65 | 17 | 3 | 2 |
| 57 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 6 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | Kent Myers | Utah State | JR | QB | 3 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | Donnel Pumphrey | SDSU | SR | RB | 12 | 23 | 179 | 7.78 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 4 |
| 61 | Dru Brown | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 7 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 62 | Terry Swanson | Toledo | JR | RB | 9 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 1 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 63 | Raymond Taylor | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Bolu Olorunfunmi | UCLA | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 53 | 7.57 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | Jamal Morrow | Wash St | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 9 | 16 | 120 | 7.50 | 2 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 67 | Matt Breida | Ga South | SR | RB | 9 | 13 | 97 | 7.46 | 1 | 68 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 68 | Bryce Love | Stanford | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 | Xzaviar Campbell | UNLV | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | Brian Hill | Wyoming | JR | RB | 8 | 13 | 95 | 7.31 | 2 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 71 | Justin Jackson | N'western | JR | RB | 11 | 24 | 171 | 7.13 | 2 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 3 |
| 71 | Damarea Crockett | Missouri | FR | RB | 7 | 15 | 107 | 7.13 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 73 | Wesley Fields | Ga South | SO | RB | 6 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 74 | Kalen Ballage | Ariz St | JR | RB | 8 | 13 | 92 | 7.08 | 4 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Devon Spalding | CMU | JR | RB | 6 | 11 | 77 | 7.00 | 3 | 58 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | Kell Walker | Army | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Devin Anderson | ECU | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Darrius Sims | Vanderbilt | SR | WR | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | Charles Williams | UNLV | FR | RB | 6 | 10 | 69 | 6.90 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Chris Carson | Okla St | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 81 | Jalin Moore | App St | SO | RB | 8 | 19 | 130 | 6.84 | 1 | 61 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 82 | Richard McQuarley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 11 | 19 | 129 | 6.79 | 6 | 53 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 83 | Kendall Hinton | Wk Forest | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Christian McCaffrey | Stanford | JR | RB | 8 | 23 | 153 | 6.65 | 1 | 42 | 19 | 4 | 3 |
| 85 | Josh Anderson | Troy | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 53 | 6.63 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 6 | 8 | 53 | 6.63 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 87 | Skyler Howard | WVU | SR | QB | 8 | 13 | 86 | 6.62 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 88 | Joe Mixon | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 8 | 15 | 99 | 6.60 | 1 | 56 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 88 | Damion Jones-Moore | Toledo | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Rodney Smith | Minnesota | SO | RB | 12 | 29 | 191 | 6.59 | 5 | 70 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| 91 | Soso Jamabo | UCLA | SO | RB | 5 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 91 | Tyler Jones | Texas St | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 91 | Demarcus Felton | Texas Tech | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | James Flanders | Tulsa | SR | RB | 10 | 22 | 140 | 6.36 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 3 |
| 95 | Kenny Potter | SJSU | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 95 | James Williams | Wash St | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | Jordan Cronkrite | Florida | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | Antonio Williams | Ohio State | FR | RB | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Jela Duncan | Duke | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 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 3.0 rushing attempts on 3rd down, 1-3 yards to go.