2026 FBS Independents Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Quarter through 10/22/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenji Christian | UConn | SR | RB | 5 | 15 | 84 | 5.60 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Kalieb Osborne | UConn | JR | QB | 6 | 22 | 139 | 6.32 | 4 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Nolan James Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 7 | 26 | 113 | 4.35 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Aneyas Williams | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 6 | 23 | 88 | 3.83 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 6 | 24 | 89 | 3.71 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Brayden Robinson | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | CJ Carr | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Trey Cornist | UConn | JR | RB | 4 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Jonaz Walton | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||