2026 FBS Independents Leaders Rushing - Games in August/September Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan James, Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 3 | 39 | 169 | 4.33 | 3 | 13.00 | 56.33 |
| 2 | Aneyas Williams | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 3 | 38 | 144 | 3.79 | 3 | 12.67 | 48.00 |
| 3 | Kalieb Osborne | UConn | JR | QB | 3 | 31 | 152 | 4.90 | 4 | 10.33 | 50.67 |
| 3 | Kenji Christian | UConn | SR | RB | 3 | 31 | 127 | 4.10 | 1 | 10.33 | 42.33 |
| 5 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 3 | 24 | 138 | 5.75 | 2 | 8.00 | 46.00 |
| 6 | Trey Cornist | UConn | JR | RB | 3 | 18 | 102 | 5.67 | 1 | 6.00 | 34.00 |
| 7 | Jonaz Walton | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 2 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 4.50 | 23.50 |
| 8 | Shawn Simeon | UConn | SO | RB | 2 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 4.00 | 22.50 |
| 9 | Kedren Young | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 2 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 3.50 | 8.00 |
| 10 | Javian Osborne | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 5.00 | 4.00 |
| 10 | CJ Carr | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 1 | 1.67 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Jaden Hart | UConn | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 4.00 | 13.00 |
| 13 | Brayden Robinson | Notre Dame | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
| 13 | Tucker McDonald | UConn | SR | QB | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.50 | 2.00 |