2026 FBS Independents Leaders Rushing - In All Plays through 10/22/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 6 | 65 | 433 | 6.66 | 6 | 71 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 2 | Jonaz Walton | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 6 | 57 | 426 | 7.47 | 3 | 97 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Nolan James Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 7 | 81 | 412 | 5.09 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | Aneyas Williams | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 7 | 70 | 302 | 4.31 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | Kalieb Osborne | UConn | JR | QB | 6 | 66 | 254 | 3.85 | 6 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
| 6 | Trey Cornist | UConn | JR | RB | 6 | 37 | 228 | 6.16 | 3 | 55 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Kenji Christian | UConn | SR | RB | 5 | 38 | 192 | 5.05 | 2 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | CJ Carr | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 6 | 23 | 82 | 3.57 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Shawn Simeon | UConn | SO | RB | 2 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Javian Osborne | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 2 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Kedren Young | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Jaden Hart | UConn | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Brayden Robinson | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Tucker McDonald | UConn | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||