2025 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 11/14/2025
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Sims | Ariz St | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | 119 | 19.83 | 1 | 88 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Dominic Richardson | Tulsa | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 75 | 10.71 | 1 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 74 | 74.00 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Daelen Alexander | Rice | SO | RB | 5 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Cale Hellums | Army | JR | QB | 7 | 15 | 66 | 4.40 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Ajay Allen | Tulsa | JR | RB | 2 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Sam Leavitt | Ariz St | SO | QB | 6 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 1 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Alonza Barnett III | James Mad | JR | QB | 6 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Caden Knighten | Baylor | FR | RB | 4 | 5 | 59 | 11.80 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Cam Cook | J'ville St | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Caden Durham | LSU | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | AK Dear | Alabama | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 56 | 56.00 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Dean Connors | Houston | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Diore Hubbard | WVU | FR | RB | 3 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Broc Lowry | W Mich | SO | QB | 3 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Javin Gordon | Tulane | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Gunner Stockton | Georgia | JR | QB | 6 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Mel Brown | UConn | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Jake Retzlaff | Tulane | SR | QB | 8 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Blake Baker | La Tech | SO | QB | 4 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Chavon Wright | N Illinois | SR | RB | 5 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Micahi Danzy | FSU | FR | WR | 2 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Samari Collier | Coast Car | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | J'Mari Taylor | Virginia | SR | RB | 7 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Fernando Mendoza | Indiana | JR | QB | 6 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Dylan Riley | Boise St | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | JR | QB | 7 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | SO | QB | 6 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Travis Bates | Duke | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Gavin Sawchuk | FSU | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Angel Flores | CMU | JR | QB | 6 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Robby Ashford | Wk Forest | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Blake Horvath | Navy | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Samuel Singleton Jr. | FSU | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Antwan Raymond | Rutgers | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Brandon Chatman | Navy | SR | SB | 1 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Noah Vaughn | Virginia | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Sedrick Alexander | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Dilin Jones | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Colton Joseph | ODU | SO | QB | 6 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Alberto Mendoza | Indiana | FR | QB | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Fluff Bothwell | Miss St | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Zuberi Mobley | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Tae Meadows | Troy | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Peyton Lewis | Tennessee | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Ashton Daniels | Auburn | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Dequan Finn | Miami (Oh) | SR | QB | 6 | 11 | 33 | 3.00 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | Byron Cardwell Jr. | SDSU | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Zylan Perry | La-Lafytte | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Will Nixon | Syracuse | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | Kaden Feagin | Illinois | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Bryce Underwood | Michigan | FR | QB | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Rayshon Luke | Fresno St | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Cornell Hatcher Jr. | Oregon St | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Darius Taylor | Minnesota | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Caleb Hawkins | N Texas | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Ethan Vasko | Liberty | JR | QB | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Coleman Bennett | KSU | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Ty Simpson | Alabama | JR | QB | 4 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 58 | Braylon Braxton | USM | SR | QB | 8 | 14 | 28 | 2.00 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | Makenzie McGill II | N Texas | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 61 | Cade Harris | Air Force | SR | WR | 3 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Dewayne Coleman | Army | SR | QB | 4 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Jordan Marshall | Michigan | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Demond Williams Jr. | Washington | SO | QB | 5 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Jalon Daniels | Kansas | SR | QB | 5 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Ja'shon Benjamin | Rutgers | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Rocco Becht | Iowa State | JR | QB | 5 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 | Cole Tabb | Stanford | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | Bryson Washington | Baylor | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | CharMar Brown | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | Byrum Brown | S Florida | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | OJ Arnold | Ga South | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Grant Washington | Minnesota | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | CJ Bailey | NC State | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Haynes King | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Kyron Drones | Va Tech | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Brad Jackson | Texas St | FR | QB | 5 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | DJ Butler | Houston | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | Wayshawn Parker | Utah | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | Khalil Wilkins | WVU | FR | QB | 3 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Garrett Nussmeier | LSU | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | James Laubstein | New Mexico | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Dontae McMillan | EMU | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Jo Silver | Delaware | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | LaNorris Sellers | S Carolina | SO | QB | 3 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Brendan Sorsby | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 4 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Mason Heintschel | Pittsburgh | FR | QB | 5 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | Isaiah Jacobs | UAB | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 90 | Jaylen Poe | N Illinois | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 90 | Greg Burrell | Texas St | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 90 | Sam Jackson V | Okla St | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Kamario Taylor | Miss St | FR | QB | 4 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | Walker Howard | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 95 | Yasin Willis | Syracuse | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | Al-Jay Henderson | Buffalo | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Nick Poulos | Ohio | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | Micah Tease | Tulsa | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | Alex Tecza | Navy | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||