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 | Tai Lavatai | Navy | SO | QB | 8 | 16 | 41 | 2.56 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Abram Smith | Baylor | SR | RB | 10 | 15 | 94 | 6.27 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Tyhier Tyler | Army | JR | QB | 7 | 15 | 30 | 2.00 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Hendon Hooker | Tennessee | SR | QB | 9 | 15 | 28 | 1.87 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Trestan Ebner | Baylor | SR | RB | 9 | 14 | 112 | 8.00 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Haaziq Daniels | Air Force | JR | QB | 8 | 14 | 90 | 6.43 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | KJ Jefferson | Arkansas | SO | QB | 9 | 14 | 51 | 3.64 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Sam Howell | N Carolina | JR | QB | 7 | 14 | 46 | 3.29 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Marquez Cooper | Kent State | SO | RB | 8 | 13 | 125 | 9.62 | 1 | 66 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Dustin Crum | Kent State | SR | QB | 8 | 13 | 71 | 5.46 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Jaylen Warren | Okla St | SR | RB | 9 | 13 | 55 | 4.23 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Will Levis | Kentucky | JR | QB | 10 | 13 | 37 | 2.85 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Anthony Brown | Oregon | SR | QB | 10 | 12 | 48 | 4.00 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Holton Ahlers | ECU | JR | QB | 7 | 12 | -15 | -1.25 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Tyler Allgeier | BYU | SO | RB | 6 | 11 | 82 | 7.45 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Austin Aune | N Texas | SO | QB | 6 | 11 | 81 | 7.36 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Timmy McClain | S Florida | FR | QB | 7 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | UCLA | SR | QB | 8 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Malik Cunningham | Louisville | JR | QB | 9 | 11 | 25 | 2.27 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | JR | QB | 8 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Jonah Johnson | NMSU | JR | QB | 6 | 11 | -4 | -0.36 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Adrian Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 6 | 10 | 82 | 8.20 | 2 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Jayden Daniels | Ariz St | JR | QB | 7 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Chase Garbers | California | SR | QB | 8 | 10 | 66 | 6.60 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Donaven McCulley | Indiana | FR | QB | 5 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Brock Purdy | Iowa State | SR | QB | 5 | 10 | 9 | 0.90 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Mikey Keene | UCF | FR | QB | 7 | 10 | -42 | -4.20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland | SO | QB | 8 | 10 | -54 | -5.40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Malik Willis | Liberty | JR | QB | 8 | 9 | 103 | 11.44 | 0 | 56 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 29 | Blake Corum | Michigan | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Grayson McCall | Coast Car | SO | QB | 7 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Montrell Johnson | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 7 | 9 | 56 | 6.22 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Lew Nichols III | CMU | FR | RB | 7 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Isaac Ruoss | Navy | SR | FB | 6 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Hank Bachmeier | Boise St | JR | QB | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Kaleb Eleby | W Mich | SO | QB | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Bryce Young | Alabama | SO | QB | 6 | 9 | -29 | -3.22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Kenny Pickett | Pittsburgh | SR | QB | 7 | 8 | 75 | 9.38 | 1 | 58 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Christian Anderson | Army | SR | QB | 7 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Darren Grainger | Georgia St | JR | QB | 6 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Blake Watson | ODU | SO | RB | 5 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Todd Centeio | CSU | SR | QB | 7 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Noah Vedral | Rutgers | SR | QB | 6 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Braxton Burmeister | Va Tech | JR | QB | 6 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Emory Jones | Florida | JR | QB | 8 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Ben Bryant | EMU | SR | QB | 5 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Cameron Rising | Utah | SO | QB | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Jordan Travis | FSU | SO | QB | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Drew Plitt | Ball State | SR | QB | 7 | 8 | -4 | -0.50 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Garrett Shrader | Syracuse | SO | QB | 5 | 8 | -4 | -0.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Tanner Morgan | Minnesota | SR | QB | 5 | 8 | -7 | -0.88 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DJ Uiagalelei | Clemson | SO | QB | 5 | 8 | -14 | -1.75 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | La'Darius Jefferson | W Mich | JR | RB | 6 | 7 | 79 | 11.29 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 53 | Tyjae Spears | Tulane | FR | RB | 4 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | Sincere McCormick | UTSA | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | Sean Tyler | W Mich | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Micah Davis | Air Force | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Jerome Ford | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 6 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Chance Nolan | Oregon St | SO | QB | 5 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | Stetson Bennett | Georgia | SR | QB | 6 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Chris Smith | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 6 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Samson Evans | EMU | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Spencer Sanders | Okla St | JR | QB | 6 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Raheim Sanders | Arkansas | FR | RB | 4 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Chase Brown | Illinois | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Dequan Finn | Toledo | FR | QB | 5 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Payton Thorne | Mich St | SO | QB | 7 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 53 | Bijan Robinson | Texas | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Jakobi Buchanan | Army | JR | RB | 7 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Gerry Bohanon | Baylor | JR | QB | 6 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Chandler Rogers | La-Monroe | FR | QB | 5 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Greg Bell | SDSU | SR | RB | 5 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | N'Kosi Perry | FAU | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Sam Hartman | Wk Forest | SO | QB | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Tyler Goodson | Iowa | JR | RB | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Matt McDonald | BGSU | SR | QB | 6 | 7 | -2 | -0.29 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Brendon Lewis | Colorado | FR | QB | 5 | 7 | -3 | -0.43 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Mike Wright | Vanderbilt | SO | QB | 5 | 7 | -9 | -1.29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Sean Clifford | Penn State | SR | QB | 6 | 7 | -11 | -1.57 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Ellis Merriweather | U Mass | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 1 | 79 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Nick Mosley | BGSU | FR | RB | 3 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Trey Lowe | Oregon St | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Rocky Lombardi | N Illinois | JR | QB | 5 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Matt Corral | Miss | JR | QB | 4 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Logan Wright | Ga South | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Jake Haener | Fresno St | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Tyrell Robinson | Army | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Tyrion Davis-Price | LSU | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Max Duggan | TCU | JR | QB | 4 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Evan Hull | N'western | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Alton McCaskill | Houston | FR | RB | 5 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Gunnar Holmberg | Duke | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Tavion Thomas | Utah | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Elelyon Noa | Utah State | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Leddie Brown | WVU | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Ronald Awatt | UTEP | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Kyren Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 6 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Aaron Dumas | New Mexico | FR | RB | 3 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Sean Chambers | Wyoming | JR | QB | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | SaRodorick Thompson | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||