2026 FBS Independents Leaders Rushing - On 1st Down 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 | 18 | 77 | 4.28 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kalieb Osborne | UConn | JR | QB | 3 | 13 | 61 | 4.69 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Trey Cornist | UConn | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 76 | 10.86 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Kenji Christian | UConn | SR | RB | 3 | 18 | 70 | 3.89 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | CJ Carr | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Aneyas Williams | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 3 | 18 | 66 | 3.67 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 2 | 11 | 41 | 3.73 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Shawn Simeon | UConn | SO | RB | 2 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Jonaz Walton | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 2 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Kedren Young | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Jaden Hart | UConn | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Javian Osborne | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 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 | |||||||||||||