2026 National Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Half through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nate Sheppard | Duke | SO | RB | 3 | 47 | 354 | 7.53 | 3 | 47 | 14 | 14 | 4 |
| 2 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 3 | 26 | 253 | 9.73 | 3 | 61 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | LJ Martin | BYU | SR | RB | 3 | 25 | 252 | 10.08 | 3 | 56 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 2 | 25 | 245 | 9.80 | 3 | 48 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 3 | 29 | 238 | 8.21 | 4 | 71 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | Mel Brown | CSU | SR | RB | 3 | 21 | 236 | 11.24 | 2 | 80 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 4 | 42 | 230 | 5.48 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 3 | 23 | 217 | 9.43 | 2 | 72 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | Torrance Burgess Jr. | Texas St | SR | RB | 3 | 23 | 214 | 9.30 | 0 | 76 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 3 | 36 | 214 | 5.94 | 3 | 72 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Matt Fuller | S Carolina | JR | RB | 3 | 26 | 209 | 8.04 | 3 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 3 | 28 | 200 | 7.14 | 1 | 48 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 13 | Mark Fletcher, Jr. | Miami (Fl) | SR | RB | 3 | 30 | 199 | 6.63 | 3 | 46 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | Kyson Brown | Ariz St | SR | RB | 3 | 27 | 195 | 7.22 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | Caleb Hawkins | Okla St | SO | RB | 3 | 31 | 194 | 6.26 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 16 | Dylan Riley | Boise St | JR | RB | 3 | 29 | 187 | 6.45 | 0 | 71 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 3 | 24 | 185 | 7.71 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 17 | Jadan Baugh | Florida | JR | RB | 3 | 34 | 185 | 5.44 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 4 | 41 | 184 | 4.49 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 3 | 16 | 182 | 11.38 | 2 | 66 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 21 | Jamal Roberts | Missouri | SR | RB | 3 | 34 | 180 | 5.29 | 3 | 64 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | Angel Flores | CMU | SR | QB | 3 | 34 | 180 | 5.29 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Jayden Duke Scott | NC State | JR | RB | 3 | 23 | 178 | 7.74 | 2 | 65 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Nate Frazier | Georgia | JR | RB | 3 | 19 | 177 | 9.32 | 4 | 48 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 25 | Kamari Moulton | Iowa | SR | RB | 2 | 16 | 176 | 11.00 | 2 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 26 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 4 | 29 | 174 | 6.00 | 2 | 80 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Kewan Lacy | Miss | JR | RB | 3 | 32 | 172 | 5.38 | 4 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 28 | Turbo Richard | Indiana | JR | RB | 3 | 23 | 170 | 7.39 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 28 | Adam Mohammed | California | JR | RB | 3 | 32 | 170 | 5.31 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 4 | 33 | 169 | 5.12 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | Javion Kinnard | SDSU | SO | RB | 3 | 26 | 167 | 6.42 | 0 | 55 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 31 | Fluff Bothwell | Miss St | JR | RB | 3 | 29 | 167 | 5.76 | 1 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Micah Ford | Stanford | JR | RB | 3 | 28 | 164 | 5.86 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 3 | 31 | 164 | 5.29 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 35 | Duke Watson | UCF | JR | RB | 3 | 15 | 159 | 10.60 | 2 | 64 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 35 | Ousmane Kromah | FSU | SO | RB | 3 | 25 | 159 | 6.36 | 1 | 54 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 37 | Jamal Rule | Nebraska | FR | RB | 3 | 24 | 154 | 6.42 | 3 | 59 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | Lanear McCrary Jr. | Georgia St | SR | RB | 3 | 27 | 154 | 5.70 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 39 | Antwan Raymond | Rutgers | JR | RB | 3 | 35 | 152 | 4.34 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 40 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 3 | 21 | 149 | 7.10 | 1 | 75 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 4 | 32 | 149 | 4.66 | 2 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 42 | Jeffrey Overton, Jr. | Va Tech | SO | RB | 3 | 20 | 141 | 7.05 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 43 | Hollywood Smothers | Texas | SR | RB | 3 | 23 | 140 | 6.09 | 0 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 44 | DeSean Bishop | Tennessee | SR | RB | 3 | 23 | 139 | 6.04 | 2 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 44 | James Jones | NMSU | SR | RB | 3 | 25 | 139 | 5.56 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Sam Leavitt | LSU | JR | QB | 3 | 27 | 139 | 5.15 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| 47 | Makhi Hughes | Houston | SR | RB | 3 | 25 | 138 | 5.52 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | Jaheim Merriweather | Troy | JR | RB | 3 | 18 | 137 | 7.61 | 3 | 69 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | Elijah Faulkner | U Mass | SO | RB | 3 | 23 | 137 | 5.96 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 48 | Justice Haynes | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 3 | 32 | 137 | 4.28 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 51 | Dilin Jones | LSU | SO | RB | 3 | 38 | 136 | 3.58 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 2 | 17 | 135 | 7.94 | 2 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 53 | Marcellous Hawkins, Jr. | Va Tech | SR | RB | 3 | 27 | 134 | 4.96 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 53 | Cam Edwards | Mich St | SR | RB | 3 | 32 | 134 | 4.19 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | Abu Sama III | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 2 | 13 | 133 | 10.23 | 1 | 72 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 55 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 25 | 133 | 5.32 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | Micah Welch | Colorado | JR | RB | 3 | 18 | 132 | 7.33 | 2 | 55 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 57 | Jordon Davison | Oregon | SO | RB | 3 | 25 | 132 | 5.28 | 4 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | Jaquari Lewis | App St | SO | RB | 3 | 27 | 132 | 4.89 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 57 | Rodney Fields Jr. | Kansas St | JR | RB | 3 | 27 | 132 | 4.89 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 61 | Aidan Laughery | Illinois | SR | RB | 3 | 14 | 131 | 9.36 | 1 | 77 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 61 | Fame Ijeboi | Purdue | SO | RB | 3 | 28 | 131 | 4.68 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 63 | George Pettaway | James Mad | SR | RB | 3 | 27 | 130 | 4.81 | 4 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 64 | Shavane Anderson Jr. | Syracuse | FR | RB | 3 | 21 | 129 | 6.14 | 3 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 65 | Antonio Martin Jr. | MTSU | SR | RB | 3 | 22 | 128 | 5.82 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 | Mason McKenzie | BC | JR | QB | 3 | 26 | 128 | 4.92 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 65 | Bo Jackson | Ohio State | SO | RB | 3 | 29 | 128 | 4.41 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 3 | 31 | 128 | 4.13 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 69 | Jalen Buckley | W Mich | SR | RB | 3 | 19 | 127 | 6.68 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 69 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 4 | 30 | 127 | 4.23 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 71 | Tylik Hill | Syracuse | SO | RB | 2 | 13 | 125 | 9.62 | 1 | 55 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 71 | Lunch Winfield | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 3 | 20 | 125 | 6.25 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 71 | Rueben Owens II | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 3 | 31 | 125 | 4.03 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | Kendrick Raphael | SMU | SR | RB | 3 | 20 | 124 | 6.20 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 74 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 3 | 21 | 124 | 5.90 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | Waymond Jordan | USC | SR | RB | 4 | 25 | 121 | 4.84 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 77 | Daniel Hill | Alabama | JR | RB | 3 | 24 | 120 | 5.00 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | Carson Hansen | Penn State | SR | RB | 3 | 24 | 120 | 5.00 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | Sire Gaines | Boise St | JR | RB | 3 | 26 | 119 | 4.58 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | PJ Martin | USA | SR | RB | 3 | 27 | 119 | 4.41 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 79 | Steven Robinson | USM | JR | RB | 3 | 30 | 119 | 3.97 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Re’Shaun Sanford II | Houston | JR | RB | 3 | 15 | 118 | 7.87 | 2 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 83 | Yasin Willis | Kansas | JR | RB | 3 | 22 | 117 | 5.32 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 84 | DeJuan Williams | Maryland | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 116 | 38.67 | 2 | 94 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 9 | 115 | 12.78 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 85 | Evan Dickens | BC | JR | RB | 3 | 18 | 115 | 6.39 | 2 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 85 | Keenan Phillips | USA | JR | RB | 3 | 21 | 115 | 5.48 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Gavin Griffin | Troy | JR | RB | 3 | 24 | 115 | 4.79 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 89 | Jason Patterson | Kentucky | JR | RB | 3 | 15 | 114 | 7.60 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 90 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SR | RB | 3 | 13 | 113 | 8.69 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 90 | Kamario Taylor | Miss St | SO | QB | 3 | 14 | 113 | 8.07 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 90 | Kalieb Osborne | UConn | JR | QB | 3 | 19 | 113 | 5.95 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 93 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 4 | 18 | 110 | 6.11 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 94 | Faizon Brandon | Tennessee | FR | QB | 3 | 19 | 108 | 5.68 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 94 | CJ Baxter | Kentucky | SR | RB | 3 | 23 | 108 | 4.70 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 96 | Xavier Williams | Iowa | JR | RB | 2 | 6 | 107 | 17.83 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 96 | Latrelle Murrell | KSU | JR | RB | 3 | 13 | 107 | 8.23 | 2 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 96 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 3 | 14 | 107 | 7.64 | 2 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 96 | Jekail Middlebrook | Virginia | SR | RB | 3 | 24 | 107 | 4.46 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 100 | Ca'Lil Valentine | Illinois | JR | RB | 3 | 16 | 106 | 6.63 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||