2026 FBS Independents Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Half through 10/22/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan James Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 7 | 42 | 211 | 5.02 | 6 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Kalieb Osborne | UConn | JR | QB | 6 | 41 | 181 | 4.41 | 4 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 6 | 38 | 220 | 5.79 | 2 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Aneyas Williams | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 6 | 40 | 176 | 4.40 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Trey Cornist | UConn | JR | RB | 6 | 22 | 132 | 6.00 | 2 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Kenji Christian | UConn | SR | RB | 5 | 22 | 125 | 5.68 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Jonaz Walton | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 4 | 10 | 137 | 13.70 | 1 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | CJ Carr | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 6 | 12 | 28 | 2.33 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Brayden Robinson | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Kedren Young | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||