2023 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Castellanos | BC | SO | QB | 9 | 20 | 103 | 5.15 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Bryson Daily | Army | JR | QB | 8 | 20 | 77 | 3.85 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Byrum Brown | S Florida | FR | QB | 10 | 19 | 102 | 5.37 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Jalen Mayden | SDSU | SR | QB | 7 | 15 | 6 | 0.40 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | KJ Jefferson | Arkansas | SR | QB | 9 | 15 | -17 | -1.13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Tahj Brooks | Texas Tech | SR | RB | 8 | 14 | 87 | 6.21 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Frank Harris | UTSA | SR | QB | 8 | 14 | 61 | 4.36 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Bryson Barnes | Utah | JR | QB | 8 | 14 | 36 | 2.57 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Jalen Milroe | Alabama | SO | QB | 9 | 13 | -55 | -4.23 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Grant Wilson | ODU | JR | QB | 7 | 12 | 160 | 13.33 | 0 | 79 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Gavin Wimsatt | Rutgers | JR | QB | 7 | 12 | 66 | 5.50 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Nicholas Vattiato | MTSU | SO | QB | 9 | 12 | 56 | 4.67 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Kaidon Salter | Liberty | SO | QB | 8 | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Chevan Cordeiro | SJSU | SR | QB | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0.33 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Drake Maye | N Carolina | SO | QB | 7 | 11 | 126 | 11.45 | 0 | 56 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | Brayden Schager | Hawai'i | JR | QB | 8 | 11 | 58 | 5.27 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Garrett Greene | WVU | JR | QB | 8 | 11 | 43 | 3.91 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Jacob Zeno | UAB | JR | QB | 7 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Zac Larrier | Air Force | SR | QB | 5 | 11 | 23 | 2.09 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Donovan Smith | Houston | JR | QB | 9 | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Keegan Shoemaker | Sam Hou St | SR | QB | 7 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Brady Cook | Missouri | JR | QB | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0.27 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Haynes King | Ga Tech | SO | QB | 7 | 10 | 90 | 9.00 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Jaxson Dart | Miss | JR | QB | 7 | 10 | 64 | 6.40 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Tanner Mordecai | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 7 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Kyron Drones | Va Tech | SO | QB | 8 | 10 | 19 | 1.90 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Jordan McCloud | James Mad | SR | QB | 8 | 10 | 15 | 1.50 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Garrett Shrader | Syracuse | SR | QB | 6 | 10 | -12 | -1.20 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Deion Hankins | UTEP | JR | RB | 7 | 9 | 94 | 10.44 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Zeon Chriss | La-Lafytte | FR | QB | 5 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Cam Skattebo | Ariz St | JR | RB | 6 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Heinrich Haarberg | Nebraska | SO | QB | 7 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Kimani Vidal | Troy | JR | RB | 6 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | CJ Donaldson Jr. | WVU | SO | RB | 7 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Emory Jones | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 7 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jalen Buckley | W Mich | FR | RB | 7 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jalon Jones | Charlotte | SR | QB | 6 | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Cam Fancher | Marshall | SO | QB | 6 | 9 | -16 | -1.78 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Mitch Griffis | Wk Forest | SO | QB | 5 | 9 | -19 | -2.11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Spencer Rattler | S Carolina | SR | QB | 6 | 9 | -46 | -5.11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Dan Villari | Syracuse | SO | TE | 3 | 8 | 93 | 11.63 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 41 | Jarquez Hunter | Auburn | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Jayden Daniels | LSU | SR | QB | 7 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Cam Edwards | UConn | SO | RB | 6 | 8 | 53 | 6.63 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Ollie Gordon II | Okla St | SO | RB | 8 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Frank Gore, Jr. | USM | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Andrew Peasley | Wyoming | SR | QB | 7 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Nicholas Singleton | Penn State | SO | RB | 6 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Drew Allar | Penn State | SO | QB | 6 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Dillon Gabriel | Oklahoma | SR | QB | 5 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Darren Grainger | Georgia St | SR | QB | 6 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Hudson Card | Purdue | JR | QB | 6 | 8 | 21 | 2.63 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Jermaine Brown Jr. | UAB | SR | RB | 6 | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Chandler Rogers | N Texas | JR | QB | 5 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Quinn Ewers | Texas | SO | QB | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Michael Pratt | Tulane | JR | QB | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Graham Mertz | Florida | JR | QB | 7 | 8 | -8 | -1.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Caleb Williams | USC | JR | QB | 5 | 8 | -14 | -1.75 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Jack Plummer | Louisville | SR | QB | 8 | 8 | -18 | -2.25 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Marion Lukes | CMU | JR | RB | 4 | 7 | 99 | 14.14 | 1 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 60 | John Lee Eldridge III | Air Force | SR | RB | 5 | 7 | 84 | 12.00 | 1 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 60 | La'Damian Webb | USA | SR | RB | 6 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Makhi Hughes | Tulane | FR | RB | 5 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Zahir Abdus-Salaam | W Mich | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Dominic Richardson | Baylor | JR | RB | 6 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Rasheen Ali | Marshall | JR | RB | 7 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Quinshon Judkins | Miss | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | Rocco Becht | Iowa State | FR | QB | 6 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Carson Beck | Georgia | JR | QB | 5 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Payton Thorne | Auburn | JR | QB | 4 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Carter Bradley | USA | SR | QB | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | J.J. McCarthy | Michigan | JR | QB | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | TJ Finley | Texas St | SO | QB | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Kiael Kelly | Ball State | SO | QB | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Xavier Arline | Navy | SR | QB | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Camden Orth | BGSU | SR | QB | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Anthony Colandrea | Virginia | FR | QB | 5 | 7 | -1 | -0.14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Dante Moore | UCLA | FR | QB | 4 | 7 | -11 | -1.57 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Shedeur Sanders | Colorado | JR | QB | 6 | 7 | -22 | -3.14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Emmanuel Michel | Air Force | SR | FB | 3 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 0 | 53 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Keshawn Wicks | ODU | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 79 | 13.17 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 80 | Jiya Wright | La-Monroe | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 80 | Jaylon Glover | Utah | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Dylan Sampson | Tennessee | SO | RB | 6 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Jordan Nubin | Minnesota | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Dawson Pendergrass | Baylor | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Nicco Marchiol | WVU | FR | QB | 3 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Daba Fofana | Navy | JR | FB | 6 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Cade Klubnik | Clemson | SO | QB | 6 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Cameron Ward | Wash St | JR | QB | 4 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Rashad Amos | Miami (Oh) | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Antwain Littleton II | Maryland | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Fernando Mendoza | California | FR | QB | 5 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | John Rhys Plumlee | UCF | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Davis Brin | Ga South | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | -1 | -0.17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Cole Snyder | Buffalo | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | -7 | -1.17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Kurtis Rourke | Ohio | SR | QB | 6 | 6 | -11 | -1.83 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Gunnar Watson | Troy | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | -31 | -5.17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Roman Hemby | Maryland | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 99 | Zion Webb | J'ville St | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||