2021 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malik Willis | Liberty | JR | QB | 8 | 11 | 15 | 1.36 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Chris Smith | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Todd Centeio | CSU | SR | QB | 6 | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Haaziq Daniels | Air Force | JR | QB | 8 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Alton McCaskill | Houston | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Kendre Miller | TCU | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | De'Montre Tuggle | Ohio | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | B.J. Smith | Troy | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Emani Bailey | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Tyler Goodson | Iowa | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Rasheen Ali | Marshall | FR | RB | 5 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Brennan Armstrong | Virginia | JR | QB | 7 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Sean Chambers | Wyoming | JR | QB | 6 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Justice Ellison | Wk Forest | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Terrion Avery | USA | JR | RB | 4 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Chevan Cordeiro | Hawai'i | JR | QB | 3 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Shermari Jones | Coast Car | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Tavion Thomas | Utah | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Justin Ibieta | Tulane | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Brian Battie | S Florida | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Dequan Finn | Toledo | FR | QB | 4 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Zach Calzada | Texas A&M | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Garrett Greene | WVU | FR | QB | 2 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Tai Lavatai | Navy | SO | QB | 5 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Greg Bell | SDSU | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brady McBride | Texas St | SO | QB | 6 | 8 | 15 | 1.88 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sam Howell | N Carolina | JR | QB | 9 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Tayon Fleet-Davis | Maryland | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Rachaad White | Ariz St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Isaiah Bowser | UCF | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Tyler Crowe | Boise St | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Kurtis Rourke | Ohio | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | -6 | -2.00 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Matt Corral | Miss | JR | QB | 7 | 11 | 80 | 7.27 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 34 | Sean Clifford | Penn State | SR | QB | 7 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 34 | Max Duggan | TCU | JR | QB | 6 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Chance Bell | SDSU | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | DeAndre Hughes | Air Force | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 60 | 30.00 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Bryce Young | Alabama | SO | QB | 5 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Jarveon Howard | Syracuse | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 50 | 50.00 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Malik Cunningham | Louisville | JR | QB | 6 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | KJ Jefferson | Arkansas | SO | QB | 5 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | DJ Irons | Akron | SO | QB | 3 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Christian Anderson | Army | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Tyler Allgeier | BYU | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Trestan Ebner | Baylor | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Camerun Peoples | App St | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Ky Thomas | Minnesota | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Nick Nash | SJSU | JR | QB | 3 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Mike Wright | Vanderbilt | SO | QB | 3 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Byron Cardwell | Oregon | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Jashaun Corbin | FSU | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Will Levis | Kentucky | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Andrew Clair | N'western | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Andrew Henry | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Jason Bean | Kansas | JR | QB | 5 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Emory Jones | Florida | JR | QB | 4 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Vavae Malepeai | USC | SR | TB | 4 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Bryce Carpenter | Coast Car | SR | QB | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Jordan Travis | FSU | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Austin Aune | N Texas | SO | QB | 7 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Montrell Johnson | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 5 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | ChaVon McEachern | Charlotte | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Ivory Kelly-Martin | Iowa | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Hendon Hooker | Tennessee | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Jaylen Warren | Okla St | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Jacolby Criswell | N Carolina | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Nate Noel | App St | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Israel Abanikanda | Pittsburgh | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Chase Brown | Illinois | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Cameron Rising | Utah | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Brock Purdy | Iowa State | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Chris Reynolds | Charlotte | SR | QB | 6 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Jayden Daniels | Ariz St | JR | QB | 6 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Jonzell Norrils | Akron | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Jordan Mason | Ga Tech | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Marquez Cooper | Kent State | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Stetson Bennett | Georgia | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Jaren Mangham | S Florida | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | DeWayne McBride | UAB | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | ZaQuandre White | S Carolina | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Abram Smith | Baylor | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Kenneth Walker III | Mich St | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Deon McIntosh | Wash St | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Casey Thompson | Texas | JR | QB | 6 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Chase Brice | App St | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Brett Gabbert | Miami (Oh) | SO | QB | 6 | 10 | 21 | 2.10 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Snoop Conner | Miss | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Chance Warren | Navy | SR | SB | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Isaac Ruoss | Navy | SR | FB | 3 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Blake Watson | ODU | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | UCLA | SR | QB | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Grant Wells | Marshall | FR | QB | 3 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Kimani Vidal | Troy | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Connor Blumrick | Va Tech | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Gavin Hardison | UTEP | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Tyjae Spears | Tulane | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Kaegun Williams | SDSU | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Dawaiian McNeely | Wyoming | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Mike DiLiello | MTSU | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||