2025 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 12/06/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaden Nixon | UCF | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 1 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Noah Vaughn | Virginia | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Byrd Ficklin | Utah | FR | QB | 5 | 6 | 129 | 21.50 | 3 | 67 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Daniel Kaelin | Virginia | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Derrick McFall | SMU | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 1 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Isaac Brown | Louisville | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 1 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Xavier Williams | Iowa | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Robert Henry, Jr. | UTSA | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 1 | 76 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | JR | RB | 5 | 11 | 179 | 16.27 | 3 | 73 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Wayshawn Parker | Utah | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 1 | 64 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Wayne Knight | James Mad | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 100 | 14.29 | 2 | 59 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Landan Brown | Sam Hou St | SO | RB | 5 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Alonza Barnett III | James Mad | JR | QB | 6 | 9 | 121 | 13.44 | 4 | 58 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Noah Whittington | Oregon | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 80 | 13.33 | 2 | 68 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Roman Gagliano | MTSU | FR | QB | 3 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Jayden Maiava | USC | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Demon June | N Carolina | FR | RB | 4 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Aidan Chiles | Mich St | JR | QB | 6 | 10 | 120 | 12.00 | 1 | 64 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Baron May | BGSU | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Makhilyn Young | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Bo Jackson | Ohio State | FR | RB | 5 | 9 | 99 | 11.00 | 0 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Keyjuan Brown | Louisville | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Jaylen Henderson | WVU | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Zion Turner | Marshall | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Greg Desrosiers Jr. | Memphis | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 119 | 10.82 | 1 | 90 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Gemari Sands | FAU | SO | RB | 6 | 9 | 96 | 10.67 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | TJ Harden | SMU | SR | RB | 11 | 22 | 227 | 10.32 | 2 | 53 | 18 | 6 | 4 |
| 31 | Dallan Hayden | Colorado | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | SO | RB | 8 | 12 | 120 | 10.00 | 2 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Desmond Reid | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Kejon Owens | FIU | SR | RB | 11 | 18 | 173 | 9.61 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 35 | Duncan Brune | Ohio | SO | RB | 6 | 11 | 103 | 9.36 | 3 | 66 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Jeremiyah Love | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 7 | 12 | 112 | 9.33 | 3 | 68 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Mike Washington, Jr. | Arkansas | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 102 | 9.27 | 0 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Kaelon Black | Indiana | SR | RB | 10 | 12 | 110 | 9.17 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Waymond Jordan | USC | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 82 | 9.11 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Emmett Johnson | Nebraska | JR | RB | 11 | 26 | 234 | 9.00 | 4 | 52 | 20 | 6 | 3 |
| 40 | Matt Fuller | S Carolina | FR | RB | 6 | 9 | 81 | 9.00 | 1 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | JR | RB | 4 | 9 | 80 | 8.89 | 1 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | Rueben Owens II | Texas A&M | SO | RB | 6 | 11 | 97 | 8.82 | 2 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Dean Connors | Houston | SR | RB | 8 | 12 | 105 | 8.75 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 45 | Colton Joseph | ODU | SO | QB | 9 | 15 | 126 | 8.40 | 2 | 78 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 46 | J'Mari Taylor | Virginia | SR | RB | 12 | 29 | 243 | 8.38 | 3 | 78 | 24 | 3 | 2 |
| 46 | Dylan Riley | Boise St | SO | RB | 8 | 8 | 67 | 8.38 | 1 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Steve Chavez-Soto | SJSU | FR | RB | 6 | 11 | 92 | 8.36 | 1 | 66 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | Raleek Brown | Ariz St | JR | RB | 8 | 11 | 91 | 8.27 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 50 | Ofa Mataele | W Mich | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 51 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | LSU | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 51 | Ashton Daniels | Auburn | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | Trinidad Chambliss | Miss | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Le'Veon Moss | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 56 | Anderson Castle | Duke | SR | RB | 10 | 22 | 170 | 7.73 | 4 | 66 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 57 | Jahiem White | WVU | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Fluff Bothwell | Miss St | SO | RB | 6 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | Oliver Lundberg Coleman | UConn | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Byrum Brown | S Florida | SR | QB | 9 | 15 | 111 | 7.40 | 4 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 60 | Arch Manning | Texas | SO | QB | 8 | 10 | 74 | 7.40 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 62 | Isaiah Jacobs | UAB | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Bryan Jackson | USC | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas St | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | Amari Daniels | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 66 | Conner Weigman | Houston | JR | QB | 8 | 20 | 142 | 7.10 | 0 | 50 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| 67 | Ashten Emory | UTEP | FR | RB | 9 | 16 | 112 | 7.00 | 0 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 67 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | JR | QB | 5 | 9 | 63 | 7.00 | 2 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 67 | Braylin Presley | Tulsa | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | Davon Booth | Miss St | SR | RB | 8 | 11 | 76 | 6.91 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 71 | Marcellous Hawkins | Va Tech | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Alton McCaskill | Sam Hou St | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Joseph Himon II | N'western | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 74 | Star Thomas | Tennessee | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | Jalen Buckley | W Mich | JR | RB | 8 | 18 | 122 | 6.78 | 1 | 67 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | Marlon Gunn Jr. | ECU | SR | RB | 6 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 77 | Tyrell Reed Jr. | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | OJ Arnold | Ga South | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | Alvon Isaac | S Florida | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Owen Allen | Air Force | JR | RB | 10 | 16 | 104 | 6.50 | 1 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 81 | Jordan Gant | Akron | JR | RB | 8 | 14 | 90 | 6.43 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 82 | Joey Aguilar | Tennessee | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | Lincoln Pare | Texas St | SR | RB | 10 | 26 | 165 | 6.35 | 3 | 62 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
| 84 | Nico Iamaleava | UCLA | SO | QB | 6 | 9 | 57 | 6.33 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Bill Davis | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 8 | 13 | 82 | 6.31 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 85 | LaNorris Sellers | S Carolina | SO | QB | 6 | 13 | 82 | 6.31 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 87 | Beau Pribula | Missouri | SR | QB | 6 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | Logan Fife | NMSU | SR | QB | 6 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 89 | Sieh Bangura | Ohio | SR | RB | 10 | 17 | 104 | 6.12 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 90 | Caden Williams | Liberty | FR | RB | 2 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 90 | Davi Belfort | UCF | FR | QB | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Gevani McCoy | Temple | SR | QB | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | Mark Gronowski | Iowa | SR | QB | 7 | 15 | 89 | 5.93 | 0 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 94 | Coleman Bennett | KSU | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 95 | Makhi Frazier | Mich St | SO | RB | 6 | 9 | 53 | 5.89 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 96 | Jordan Nubin | Kent State | SR | RB | 6 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 97 | Kalieb Osborne | Toledo | FR | QB | 4 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 98 | Ahmad Hardy | Missouri | SO | RB | 11 | 21 | 122 | 5.81 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| 99 | Jasper Parker | Michigan | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 100 | Caleb Komolafe | N'western | SO | RB | 10 | 19 | 108 | 5.68 | 2 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 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 3.0 rushing attempts on 3rd down, 1-3 yards to go.