2025 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/02/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmett Johnson | Nebraska | JR | RB | 11 | 26 | 234 | 9.00 | 4 | 52 | 20 | 6 | 3 |
| 1 | TJ Harden | SMU | SR | RB | 12 | 23 | 227 | 9.87 | 2 | 53 | 18 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | Kejon Owens | FIU | SR | RB | 12 | 19 | 174 | 9.16 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Byrum Brown | S Florida | SR | QB | 9 | 15 | 111 | 7.40 | 4 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | LaNorris Sellers | S Carolina | SO | QB | 6 | 13 | 82 | 6.31 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Ahmad Hardy | Missouri | SO | RB | 11 | 21 | 122 | 5.81 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Sieh Bangura | Ohio | SR | RB | 11 | 18 | 106 | 5.89 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Cam Cook | J'ville St | JR | RB | 13 | 24 | 84 | 3.50 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | J'Mari Taylor | Virginia | SR | RB | 12 | 29 | 243 | 8.38 | 3 | 78 | 24 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Anderson Castle | Duke | SR | RB | 10 | 22 | 170 | 7.73 | 4 | 66 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Lincoln Pare | Texas St | SR | RB | 10 | 26 | 165 | 6.35 | 3 | 62 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Conner Weigman | Houston | JR | QB | 9 | 21 | 142 | 6.76 | 0 | 50 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Byrd Ficklin | Utah | FR | QB | 5 | 6 | 129 | 21.50 | 3 | 67 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | SO | RB | 9 | 14 | 127 | 9.07 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Colton Joseph | ODU | SO | QB | 9 | 15 | 126 | 8.40 | 2 | 78 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Alonza Barnett III | James Mad | JR | QB | 6 | 9 | 121 | 13.44 | 4 | 58 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Jeremiyah Love | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 7 | 12 | 112 | 9.33 | 3 | 68 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Ashten Emory | UTEP | FR | RB | 9 | 16 | 112 | 7.00 | 0 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Caleb Komolafe | N'western | SO | RB | 11 | 20 | 111 | 5.55 | 2 | 56 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Kaelon Black | Indiana | SR | RB | 10 | 12 | 110 | 9.17 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Kewan Lacy | Miss | SO | RB | 13 | 30 | 106 | 3.53 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Dean Connors | Houston | SR | RB | 8 | 12 | 105 | 8.75 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Kentrel Bullock | USA | SR | RB | 10 | 20 | 104 | 5.20 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Bo Jackson | Ohio State | FR | RB | 6 | 10 | 100 | 10.00 | 1 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Evan Dickens | Liberty | SO | RB | 10 | 24 | 99 | 4.13 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Gemari Sands | FAU | SO | RB | 6 | 9 | 96 | 10.67 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Caleb Hawkins | N Texas | FR | RB | 8 | 20 | 92 | 4.60 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Raleek Brown | Ariz St | JR | RB | 8 | 11 | 91 | 8.27 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Mark Gronowski | Iowa | SR | QB | 8 | 16 | 91 | 5.69 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Gunner Stockton | Georgia | JR | QB | 12 | 18 | 83 | 4.61 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Bill Davis | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 8 | 13 | 82 | 6.31 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Kiael Kelly | Ball State | SR | QB | 10 | 19 | 82 | 4.32 | 1 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Keyjuan Brown | Louisville | SO | RB | 6 | 8 | 77 | 9.63 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Lunch Winfield | La-Lafytte | SO | QB | 9 | 14 | 73 | 5.21 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Will Wilson | NC State | FR | QB | 7 | 14 | 69 | 4.93 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Fluff Bothwell | Miss St | SO | RB | 6 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Marlon Gunn Jr. | ECU | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Chip Trayanum | Toledo | SR | RB | 9 | 14 | 65 | 4.64 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Jayden Maiava | USC | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | Marshall | JR | QB | 9 | 13 | 44 | 3.38 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Demond Williams Jr. | Washington | SO | QB | 4 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Zion Turner | Marshall | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Quinton Jackson | Rice | JR | RB | 6 | 12 | 184 | 15.33 | 3 | 73 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Antwan Raymond | Rutgers | SO | RB | 11 | 22 | 121 | 5.50 | 0 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Aidan Chiles | Mich St | JR | QB | 6 | 10 | 120 | 12.00 | 1 | 64 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Greg Desrosiers Jr. | Memphis | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 119 | 10.82 | 1 | 90 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Wayne Knight | James Mad | JR | RB | 6 | 9 | 107 | 11.89 | 2 | 59 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Owen Allen | Air Force | JR | RB | 10 | 16 | 104 | 6.50 | 1 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Duncan Brune | Ohio | SO | RB | 6 | 11 | 103 | 9.36 | 3 | 66 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Mike Washington, Jr. | Arkansas | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 102 | 9.27 | 0 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Rueben Owens II | Texas A&M | SO | RB | 6 | 11 | 97 | 8.82 | 2 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 1 | 64 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Jordan Gant | Akron | JR | RB | 8 | 14 | 90 | 6.43 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Coleman Bennett | KSU | SR | RB | 8 | 12 | 88 | 7.33 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Sire Gaines | Boise St | FR | RB | 12 | 21 | 87 | 4.14 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Waymond Jordan | USC | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 82 | 9.11 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Kirby Vorhees | Wash St | SO | RB | 10 | 21 | 79 | 3.76 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Lucky Sutton | SDSU | JR | RB | 12 | 20 | 77 | 3.85 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Davon Booth | Miss St | SR | RB | 8 | 11 | 76 | 6.91 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Ryan Boe | N'western | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | 74 | 37.00 | 1 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Arch Manning | Texas | SO | QB | 8 | 10 | 74 | 7.40 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Harrison Waylee | Virginia | SR | RB | 8 | 15 | 71 | 4.73 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Kendrick Raphael | California | JR | RB | 11 | 21 | 69 | 3.29 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Dylan Riley | Boise St | SO | RB | 8 | 8 | 67 | 8.38 | 1 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Xavier Williams | Iowa | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Carson Hansen | Iowa State | JR | RB | 7 | 15 | 66 | 4.40 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Derrick McFall | SMU | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Brad Jackson | Texas St | FR | QB | 9 | 11 | 57 | 5.18 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Frank Peasant | Memphis | SR | RB | 6 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Brendan Sorsby | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 6 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Makhi Frazier | Mich St | SO | RB | 6 | 9 | 53 | 5.89 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Bishop Davenport | USA | JR | QB | 7 | 13 | 50 | 3.85 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Ofa Mataele | W Mich | JR | RB | 2 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Dontae McMillan | EMU | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Kalieb Osborne | Toledo | FR | QB | 5 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Jordan Nubin | Kent State | SR | RB | 6 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Anthony Colandrea | UNLV | JR | QB | 7 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Joe Jackson | Kansas St | SO | RB | 7 | 11 | 46 | 4.18 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Trequan Jones | ODU | JR | RB | 7 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SO | QB | 7 | 11 | 44 | 4.00 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Sam Scott | Wyoming | SR | RB | 6 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Roman Gagliano | MTSU | FR | QB | 3 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Beau Pribula | Missouri | SR | QB | 6 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Braylin Presley | Tulsa | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | EJ Smith | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 6 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Desmond Reid | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas St | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Kedrick Reescano | Arizona | JR | RB | 4 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Nick Poulos | Ohio | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Luke Altmyer | Illinois | SR | QB | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | Cale Hellums | Army | JR | QB | 11 | 42 | 126 | 3.00 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | Jalen Buckley | W Mich | JR | RB | 9 | 19 | 122 | 6.42 | 1 | 67 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 91 | Haynes King | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 11 | 28 | 106 | 3.79 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | Steve Chavez-Soto | SJSU | FR | RB | 6 | 11 | 92 | 8.36 | 1 | 66 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 91 | Robert Henry, Jr. | UTSA | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 1 | 76 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 91 | Devon Dampier | Utah | JR | QB | 11 | 19 | 86 | 4.53 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | Kyron Drones | Va Tech | SR | QB | 9 | 15 | 82 | 5.47 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 91 | Matt Fuller | S Carolina | FR | RB | 6 | 9 | 81 | 9.00 | 1 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 91 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | JR | RB | 4 | 9 | 80 | 8.89 | 1 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 91 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 1 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||