2021 FBS Independents Leaders Rushing - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puka Nacua | BYU | SO | WR | 8 | 9 | 124 | 13.78 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Anthony Adkins | Army | SO | RB | 10 | 15 | 138 | 9.20 | 2 | 71 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Tyrell Robinson | Army | SO | RB | 7 | 16 | 141 | 8.81 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Tyler Buchner | Notre Dame | FR | QB | 6 | 11 | 95 | 8.64 | 0 | 68 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Jaren Hall | BYU | SO | QB | 9 | 19 | 163 | 8.58 | 1 | 56 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | Shedro Louis | Liberty | SO | RB | 12 | 31 | 239 | 7.71 | 3 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | T.J. Green | Liberty | JR | RB | 11 | 28 | 182 | 6.50 | 0 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Tyler Allgeier | BYU | SO | RB | 12 | 62 | 400 | 6.45 | 4 | 62 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 9 | Christian Anderson | Army | SR | QB | 5 | 23 | 139 | 6.04 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | Chris Tyree | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 6 | 10 | 58 | 5.80 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Ellis Merriweather | U Mass | JR | RB | 11 | 54 | 284 | 5.26 | 1 | 79 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | Juwaun Price | NMSU | FR | RB | 12 | 36 | 189 | 5.25 | 3 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | Cade Ballard | Army | SO | QB | 1 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Kyren Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 12 | 42 | 206 | 4.90 | 3 | 38 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | Cade Barnard | Army | SR | RB | 5 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Malik Willis | Liberty | JR | QB | 12 | 46 | 195 | 4.24 | 6 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 17 | Jemel Jones | Army | JR | QB | 2 | 11 | 45 | 4.09 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Tyson Riley | Army | SO | RB | 6 | 11 | 44 | 4.00 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Jackson McChesney | BYU | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Logan Diggs | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 4 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Nathan Carter | UConn | FR | RB | 10 | 24 | 93 | 3.88 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Joshua Mack | Liberty | SR | RB | 8 | 28 | 101 | 3.61 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Zamar Wise | U Mass | FR | QB | 3 | 11 | 39 | 3.55 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Jakobi Buchanan | Army | JR | RB | 11 | 36 | 126 | 3.50 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Tyhier Tyler | Army | JR | QB | 8 | 34 | 119 | 3.50 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Alex Escobar | NMSU | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Wilson Catoe | Army | SR | FB | 2 | 13 | 43 | 3.31 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Lopini Katoa | BYU | JR | RB | 7 | 14 | 46 | 3.29 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Steven Krajewski | UConn | SO | QB | 6 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Kevin Mensah | UConn | SR | RB | 11 | 25 | 72 | 2.88 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Jonah Johnson | NMSU | JR | QB | 10 | 29 | 65 | 2.24 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 32 | Brady Olson | U Mass | FR | QB | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Kay'Ron Adams | U Mass | SO | RB | 4 | 12 | 21 | 1.75 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | O'Maury Samuels | NMSU | JR | RB | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1.42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Braheam Murphy | Army | JR | RB | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Dino Maldonado | NMSU | SO | QB | 2 | 5 | -3 | -0.60 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Jack Zergiotis | UConn | SO | QB | 1 | 5 | -5 | -1.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Jack Coan | Notre Dame | SR | QB | 8 | 11 | -15 | -1.36 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 5.0 rushing attempts in the 3rd quarter.