2026 FBS Independents Leaders Rushing - On 2nd Down through 10/22/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonaz Walton | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 5 | 19 | 212 | 11.16 | 3 | 97 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 6 | 26 | 202 | 7.77 | 3 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Aneyas Williams | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 7 | 25 | 137 | 5.48 | 4 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Nolan James Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 7 | 29 | 128 | 4.41 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Kalieb Osborne | UConn | JR | QB | 6 | 22 | 81 | 3.68 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Kenji Christian | UConn | SR | RB | 4 | 15 | 70 | 4.67 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Trey Cornist | UConn | JR | RB | 6 | 12 | 25 | 2.08 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | CJ Carr | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Shawn Simeon | UConn | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Kedren Young | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Javian Osborne | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Jaden Hart | UConn | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 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 | |||||||||||||