2026 FBS Independents Leaders Rushing - Games in August/September Only through 10/22/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aneyas Williams | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 4 | 52 | 224 | 4.31 | 4 | 13.00 | 56.00 |
| 2 | Kalieb Osborne | UConn | JR | QB | 4 | 44 | 220 | 5.00 | 5 | 11.00 | 55.00 |
| 3 | Nolan James Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 4 | 46 | 197 | 4.28 | 3 | 11.50 | 49.25 |
| 4 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 4 | 31 | 186 | 6.00 | 3 | 7.75 | 46.50 |
| 5 | Kenji Christian | UConn | SR | RB | 4 | 37 | 153 | 4.14 | 1 | 9.25 | 38.25 |
| 6 | Jonaz Walton | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 3 | 16 | 108 | 6.75 | 0 | 5.33 | 36.00 |
| 7 | Trey Cornist | UConn | JR | RB | 4 | 22 | 106 | 4.82 | 1 | 5.50 | 26.50 |
| 8 | Shawn Simeon | UConn | SO | RB | 2 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 4.00 | 22.50 |
| 9 | Kedren Young | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 2.33 | 5.33 |
| 10 | Jaden Hart | UConn | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 4.00 | 13.00 |
| 10 | CJ Carr | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 2 | 2.00 | 3.25 |
| 12 | Brayden Robinson | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.50 | 5.50 |
| 13 | Javian Osborne | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 5.00 | 4.00 |
| 13 | Tucker McDonald | UConn | SR | QB | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.50 | 2.00 |