2016 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 8 | 16 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Josh Allen | Wyoming | SO | QB | 9 | 13 | 60 | 4.62 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Manny Wilkins | Ariz St | SO | QB | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Christian Chapman | SDSU | SO | QB | 7 | 12 | -2 | -0.17 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Jesse Ertz | Kansas St | JR | QB | 7 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Brandon Dawkins | Arizona | SO | QB | 6 | 10 | 89 | 8.90 | 0 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Kent Myers | Utah State | JR | QB | 7 | 10 | 64 | 6.40 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | John Wolford | Wk Forest | JR | QB | 6 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 1 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | David Washington | ODU | SR | QB | 9 | 10 | 39 | 3.90 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Troy Williams | Utah | JR | QB | 8 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Patrick Towles | BC | SR | QB | 5 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Patrick Mahomes II | Texas Tech | JR | QB | 6 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Jerod Evans | Va Tech | JR | QB | 9 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Eric Dungey | Syracuse | SO | QB | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Kyle Shurmur | Vanderbilt | SO | QB | 8 | 10 | -9 | -0.90 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Joshua Dobbs | Tennessee | SR | QB | 8 | 10 | -12 | -1.20 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Ross Comis | U Mass | SO | QB | 4 | 10 | -28 | -2.80 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 6 | 10 | -39 | -3.90 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 7 | 10 | -64 | -6.40 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Justin Jackson | N'western | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 100 | 11.11 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Nick Fitzgerald | Miss St | SO | QB | 8 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Greg Windham | Ohio | SR | QB | 6 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 7 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Sefo Liufau | Colorado | SR | QB | 6 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 5 | 9 | -8 | -0.89 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Kenny Potter | SJSU | SR | QB | 7 | 9 | -11 | -1.22 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 8 | 9 | -18 | -2.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 6 | 9 | -34 | -3.78 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Jordan Chunn | Troy | JR | RB | 7 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Anthony Jennings | La-Lafytte | SR | QB | 5 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Stephen Johnson | Kentucky | JR | QB | 6 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 7 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Giovanni Rescigno | Rutgers | SO | QB | 5 | 8 | -10 | -1.25 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Jake Hubenak | Texas A&M | JR | QB | 5 | 8 | -11 | -1.38 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Tyler Jones | Texas St | SR | QB | 6 | 8 | -11 | -1.38 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Shane Buechele | Texas | FR | QB | 6 | 8 | -21 | -2.63 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 7 | 8 | -39 | -4.88 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Skyler Howard | WVU | SR | QB | 7 | 8 | -47 | -5.88 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Jeremy Cox | ODU | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 126 | 18.00 | 2 | 67 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 40 | Taylor Lamb | App St | JR | QB | 6 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Jalen Hurts | Alabama | FR | QB | 5 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Cade Carney | Wk Forest | FR | RB | 4 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Nathan Peterman | Pittsburgh | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Daniel Jones | Duke | FR | QB | 6 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 4 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Chad Kelly | Miss | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Cooper Rush | CMU | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Quinton Maxwell | Ohio | FR | QB | 6 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Danny Etling | LSU | JR | QB | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Nate Romine | Air Force | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | -7 | -1.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Dalton Sturm | UTSA | JR | QB | 6 | 7 | -9 | -1.29 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Anthony Wales | Western Ky | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 109 | 18.17 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 53 | Lamar Jackson | Louisville | SO | QB | 5 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Mason Rudolph | Okla St | JR | QB | 6 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 6 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Darell Garretson | Oregon St | JR | QB | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Kevin Ellison | Ga South | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Dru Brown | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Tra'Von Chapman | Akron | JR | QB | 4 | 6 | -4 | -0.67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 5 | 6 | -7 | -1.17 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Jacob Eason | Georgia | FR | QB | 4 | 6 | -11 | -1.83 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Tyler Stehling | Rice | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | -17 | -2.83 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Jason Driskel | FAU | SO | QB | 3 | 6 | -18 | -3.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Austin Appleby | Florida | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | -23 | -3.83 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Justin Thomas | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | -40 | -6.67 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Trevor Knight | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 5 | 5 | 75 | 15.00 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | Ryan Higgins | La Tech | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 | Arion Worthman | Air Force | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 69 | Ryan Metz | UTEP | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 | Deondre Francois | FSU | FR | QB | 4 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | Favian Upshaw | Ga South | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 | Jake Browning | Washington | SO | QB | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | Dalton Sneed | UNLV | FR | QB | 3 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | Nick Holley | Kent State | JR | QB | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | Mylik Mitchell | Kent State | FR | QB | 2 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Chad Voytik | Ark St | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 | Chason Virgil | Fresno St | FR | QB | 5 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Zach Kline | Fresno St | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | Tyree Jackson | Buffalo | FR | QB | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Brandon McIlwain | S Carolina | FR | QB | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Kenny Hill | TCU | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Taysom Hill | BYU | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | -7 | -1.40 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Matt Linehan | Idaho | JR | QB | 5 | 5 | -7 | -1.40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Mason Fine | N Texas | FR | QB | 5 | 5 | -9 | -1.80 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Drew Lock | Missouri | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | -16 | -3.20 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Austin Apodaca | New Mexico | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | -21 | -4.20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Riley Neal | Ball State | SO | QB | 5 | 5 | -26 | -5.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Taquan Mizzell | Virginia | SR | TB | 4 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 95 | Kell Walker | Army | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 95 | Benjamin Snell, Jr. | Kentucky | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 95 | Larry Rose III | NMSU | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | Jordan Asberry | Army | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | Lamar Jordan | New Mexico | JR | QB | 2 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||