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 | Anthony Wales | Western Ky | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 109 | 18.17 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | Patrick Mahomes II | Texas Tech | JR | QB | 6 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Nick Fitzgerald | Miss St | SO | QB | 8 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Greg Windham | Ohio | SR | QB | 6 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Jeremy Cox | ODU | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 126 | 18.00 | 2 | 67 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Justin Jackson | N'western | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 100 | 11.11 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Kent Myers | Utah State | JR | QB | 7 | 10 | 64 | 6.40 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Anthony Jennings | La-Lafytte | SR | QB | 5 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Brandon Dawkins | Arizona | SO | QB | 6 | 10 | 89 | 8.90 | 0 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Kell Walker | Army | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Mark Walton | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Toneo Gulley | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Lamar Jackson | Louisville | SO | QB | 5 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Arion Worthman | Air Force | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Troy Williams | Utah | JR | QB | 8 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Patrick Towles | BC | SR | QB | 5 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Stephen Johnson | Kentucky | JR | QB | 6 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 7 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Darell Garretson | Oregon St | JR | QB | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Christian Chapman | SDSU | SO | QB | 7 | 12 | -2 | -0.17 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Taquan Mizzell | Virginia | SR | TB | 4 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Trevor Knight | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 5 | 5 | 75 | 15.00 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Justin Holman | UCF | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | John Wolford | Wk Forest | JR | QB | 6 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 1 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Dontae Strickland | Syracuse | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 62 | 31.00 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Josh Allen | Wyoming | SO | QB | 9 | 13 | 60 | 4.62 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Taylor Lamb | App St | JR | QB | 6 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Jordan Chunn | Troy | JR | RB | 7 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Trayveon Williams | Texas A&M | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Justice Hill | Okla St | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | J'mar Smith | La Tech | FR | QB | 3 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Ryan Higgins | La Tech | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Jalen Hurts | Alabama | FR | QB | 5 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Ikaika Woolsey | Hawai'i | SR | QB | 3 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Deondre Francois | FSU | FR | QB | 4 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Nathan Peterman | Pittsburgh | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Daniel Jones | Duke | FR | QB | 6 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Gus Edwards | Miami (Fl) | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Kurt Palandech | UNLV | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Jerod Evans | Va Tech | JR | QB | 9 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Teriyon Gipson | New Mexico | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Bo Scarbrough | Alabama | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Jordan Asberry | Army | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Rushel Shell III | WVU | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Mason Rudolph | Okla St | JR | QB | 6 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Jake Browning | Washington | SO | QB | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 7 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Zach Terrell | W Mich | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Tyler Rogers | NMSU | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Dalton Sneed | UNLV | FR | QB | 3 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Chad Kelly | Miss | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Cooper Rush | CMU | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Elijah McGuire | La-Lafytte | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Matt Davis | SMU | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Jesse Ertz | Kansas St | JR | QB | 7 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Nick Holley | Kent State | JR | QB | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Quinton Maxwell | Ohio | FR | QB | 6 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Seth Russell | Baylor | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Chad Voytik | Ark St | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 6 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Brandon McIlwain | S Carolina | FR | QB | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Eric Dungey | Syracuse | SO | QB | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 8 | 16 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Manny Wilkins | Ariz St | SO | QB | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 5 | 9 | -8 | -0.89 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Giovanni Rescigno | Rutgers | SO | QB | 5 | 8 | -10 | -1.25 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Kenny Potter | SJSU | SR | QB | 7 | 9 | -11 | -1.22 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Jacob Eason | Georgia | FR | QB | 4 | 6 | -11 | -1.83 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Joshua Dobbs | Tennessee | SR | QB | 8 | 10 | -12 | -1.20 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 6 | 10 | -39 | -3.90 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Zamore Zigler | SJSU | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 74 | 74.00 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Timothy McVey | Air Force | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 70 | 35.00 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 73 | Alonzo Smith | Miami (Oh) | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Benjamin Snell, Jr. | Kentucky | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Taj McGowan | UCF | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Damion Jones-Moore | Toledo | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | David Washington | ODU | SR | QB | 9 | 10 | 39 | 3.90 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Calvin Cass Jr. | Navy | SR | SB | 1 | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Dishan Romine | Navy | SR | SB | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Ryan Metz | UTEP | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | John O'Korn | Michigan | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Cade Carney | Wk Forest | FR | RB | 4 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Joe Williams | Utah | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Ben Luckett | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Jordan Johnson | Buffalo | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Carter Stanley | Kansas | FR | QB | 3 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Favian Upshaw | Ga South | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Qua Searcy | Ga Tech | SO | AB | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 4 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Richard McQuarley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Chris Warren III | Texas | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Rodney Smith | Minnesota | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Terence Williams | Baylor | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Kendrick Foster | Illinois | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Lamar Jordan | New Mexico | JR | QB | 2 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Marcus Cox | App St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Tyler Williams | Air Force | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | JaJuan Lawson | New Mexico | SO | QB | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||