2026 FBS Independents Leaders Rushing - In All Plays through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan James, Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 3 | 39 | 169 | 4.33 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Kalieb Osborne | UConn | JR | QB | 3 | 31 | 152 | 4.90 | 4 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | Aneyas Williams | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 3 | 38 | 144 | 3.79 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Kenji Christian | UConn | SR | RB | 3 | 31 | 127 | 4.10 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 3 | 24 | 138 | 5.75 | 2 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Trey Cornist | UConn | JR | RB | 3 | 18 | 102 | 5.67 | 1 | 55 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Jonaz Walton | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 2 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Shawn Simeon | UConn | SO | RB | 2 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Kedren Young | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 2 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Javian Osborne | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Jaden Hart | UConn | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Brayden Robinson | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Tucker McDonald | UConn | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | CJ Carr | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||