2025 National Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 87 | 87.00 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Noah Short | Army | SR | SB | 3 | 5 | 124 | 24.80 | 1 | 81 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Robert Henry, Jr. | UTSA | SR | RB | 5 | 19 | 203 | 10.68 | 4 | 75 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Justice Haynes | Michigan | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 92 | 15.33 | 1 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Jayce Brown | Kansas St | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 72 | 36.00 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | SO | RB | 5 | 12 | 113 | 9.42 | 1 | 74 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Steve Chavez-Soto | SJSU | FR | RB | 5 | 24 | 160 | 6.67 | 2 | 66 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Hollywood Smothers | NC State | SO | RB | 5 | 25 | 278 | 11.12 | 3 | 65 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| 8 | Xavier Robinson | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Landan Brown | Sam Hou St | SO | RB | 7 | 14 | 116 | 8.29 | 2 | 63 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Byrum Brown | S Florida | SR | QB | 2 | 8 | 87 | 10.88 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Dominic Knicely | Coast Car | FR | RB | 7 | 14 | 152 | 10.86 | 2 | 59 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Nicholas Singleton | Penn State | SR | RB | 3 | 18 | 116 | 6.44 | 2 | 59 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Mike Washington, Jr. | Arkansas | SR | RB | 7 | 34 | 196 | 5.76 | 2 | 57 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| 15 | Shomari Lawrence | MO State | SR | RB | 7 | 21 | 112 | 5.33 | 1 | 56 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Caleb Komolafe | N'western | SO | RB | 5 | 12 | 77 | 6.42 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Evan Dickens | Liberty | SO | RB | 3 | 12 | 118 | 9.83 | 1 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Alton McCaskill | Sam Hou St | SR | RB | 6 | 18 | 94 | 5.22 | 1 | 52 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Caden Durham | LSU | SO | RB | 3 | 7 | 92 | 13.14 | 1 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Makhi Frazier | Mich St | SO | RB | 5 | 25 | 154 | 6.16 | 0 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Taylen Green | Arkansas | SR | QB | 7 | 24 | 88 | 3.67 | 2 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 20 | Cade Harris | Air Force | SR | WR | 3 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Kejon Owens | FIU | SR | RB | 4 | 24 | 158 | 6.58 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | Grant Jordan | U Mass | SR | QB | 4 | 16 | 7 | 0.44 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Gavin Garcia | Kent State | JR | RB | 6 | 21 | 124 | 5.90 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Myles Montgomery | UCF | SR | RB | 3 | 14 | 87 | 6.21 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Chauncey Bowens | Georgia | FR | RB | 4 | 14 | 121 | 8.64 | 1 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 27 | Dillon Bell | Georgia | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 43 | 43.00 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Jekail Middlebrook | MTSU | SO | RB | 5 | 27 | 150 | 5.56 | 1 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Jaylen Raynor | Ark St | JR | QB | 8 | 29 | 75 | 2.59 | 2 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Rodney Fields Jr. | Okla St | FR | RB | 7 | 22 | 146 | 6.64 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 31 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | JR | QB | 1 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Dontae McMillan | EMU | SR | RB | 6 | 17 | 125 | 7.35 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Bryson Washington | Baylor | SO | RB | 6 | 30 | 124 | 4.13 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | DeJuan Williams | Maryland | FR | RB | 4 | 11 | 71 | 6.45 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Adam Randall | Clemson | SR | RB | 6 | 34 | 257 | 7.56 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| 36 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | JR | RB | 7 | 27 | 165 | 6.11 | 3 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 36 | Jamal Roberts | Missouri | SO | RB | 3 | 10 | 74 | 7.40 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | SO | QB | 4 | 28 | 170 | 6.07 | 2 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 39 | Lunch Winfield | La-Lafytte | SO | QB | 7 | 30 | 145 | 4.83 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 39 | Mark Gronowski | Iowa | SR | QB | 3 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 2 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Simeon Price | Colorado | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | Blake Horvath | Navy | SR | QB | 4 | 32 | 237 | 7.41 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 43 | Hayden Reed | Army | SR | RB | 3 | 14 | 78 | 5.57 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | Hunter Watson | Sam Hou St | SR | QB | 4 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 46 | Devin Spencer | Ark St | SO | RB | 7 | 26 | 142 | 5.46 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 46 | Manny Covey | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Bryson Barnes | Utah State | SR | QB | 6 | 18 | 81 | 4.50 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 49 | Bishop Davenport | USA | JR | QB | 6 | 22 | 67 | 3.05 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | DJ Taylor | MTSU | FR | RB | 3 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 51 | Sutton Smith | Memphis | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 74 | 7.40 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 52 | Nico Iamaleava | UCLA | SO | QB | 7 | 31 | 108 | 3.48 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 52 | Bill Davis | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 5 | 19 | 89 | 4.68 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 52 | Devin Miles | W Mich | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Zion Steptoe | Tulsa | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 56 | Antwan Roberts | Marshall | JR | RB | 2 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 56 | Victor Rosa | UConn | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | Cade Wolford | Kent State | FR | WR | 2 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 56 | Drew Mestemaker | N Texas | FR | QB | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 60 | Jake Retzlaff | Tulane | SR | QB | 3 | 11 | 54 | 4.91 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | FR | QB | 6 | 13 | 51 | 3.92 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 62 | Brendan Sorsby | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 4 | 15 | 93 | 6.20 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 62 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | FR | RB | 6 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 62 | Christian Washington | SDSU | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 65 | Zach Palmer-Smith | La-Monroe | SR | RB | 6 | 19 | 137 | 7.21 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 65 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SO | QB | 3 | 18 | 82 | 4.56 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | Nolan Ray | Maryland | SO | RB | 3 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | Parker Navarro | Ohio | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | Anthony Colandrea | UNLV | JR | QB | 7 | 34 | 157 | 4.62 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 1 |
| 69 | Kiael Kelly | Ball State | SR | QB | 10 | 50 | 123 | 2.46 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 69 | Jaquari Lewis | App St | FR | RB | 4 | 17 | 102 | 6.00 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 69 | Drew Allar | Penn State | SR | QB | 1 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 69 | Ja'Kobi Jackson | Florida | SR | RB | 2 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 | Ta'Quan Roberson | Buffalo | SR | QB | 6 | 19 | 8 | 0.42 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 75 | Kentrel Bullock | USA | SR | RB | 7 | 40 | 160 | 4.00 | 3 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 75 | Ja'Vin Simpkins | Coast Car | JR | RB | 4 | 17 | 93 | 5.47 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 75 | Justin Williams-Thomas | Marshall | JR | RB | 2 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Coleman Bennett | KSU | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | Chubba Purdy | Nevada | SR | QB | 5 | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Wayshawn Parker | Utah | SO | RB | 2 | 10 | 70 | 7.00 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Jeffery Pittman | USM | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Walker Howard | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 1 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 80 | Aaron Turner | Rice | SR | SLT | 4 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Demond Williams Jr. | Washington | SO | QB | 5 | 20 | 31 | 1.55 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 80 | Rocco Becht | Iowa State | JR | QB | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 86 | Anthony Hankerson | Oregon St | SR | RB | 8 | 28 | 120 | 4.29 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 86 | Tommy Castellanos | FSU | SR | QB | 7 | 31 | 91 | 2.94 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 86 | Carson Hansen | Iowa State | JR | RB | 3 | 11 | 75 | 6.82 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 86 | Braylon McReynolds | La-Monroe | JR | RB | 6 | 12 | 72 | 6.00 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 86 | Matthew Wilson | App St | FR | DB | 1 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 86 | Brad Jackson | Texas St | FR | QB | 3 | 12 | 60 | 5.00 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 86 | Herschel Turner | Nevada | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 86 | Sam Leavitt | Ariz St | SO | QB | 3 | 9 | 50 | 5.56 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 86 | Dallan Hayden | Colorado | JR | RB | 5 | 11 | 33 | 3.00 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 86 | Joey Mattord | EMU | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 86 | Ethan Vasko | Liberty | JR | QB | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 97 | Brendon Lewis | Memphis | SR | QB | 5 | 23 | 96 | 4.17 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| 97 | Dean Connors | Houston | SR | RB | 5 | 20 | 82 | 4.10 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 97 | Will Nixon | Syracuse | SR | RB | 9 | 15 | 70 | 4.67 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 97 | Al-Jay Henderson | Buffalo | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||