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 Xavier Williams Iowa JR RB 2 6 107 17.83 2 48 4 4 2
2 Qwantavius Wiggins Georgia St FR RB 3 6 87 14.50 2 78 1 1 1
3 Jaylin Lucas Tulane SR RB 2 9 115 12.78 0 54 3 3 2
4 Jabree Coleman S Carolina SO RB 3 7 87 12.43 1 60 4 2 1
5 Triston Morgan KSU SR RB 3 6 70 11.67 1 60 3 1 1
6 Vic Listorti Navy SR RB 2 7 81 11.57 1 35 3 2 1
7 Trey Owens Ark St JR QB 3 7 80 11.43 0 23 4 4 2
8 Avery Johnson Kansas St SR QB 3 16 182 11.38 2 66 7 6 3
9 Mel Brown CSU SR RB 3 21 236 11.24 2 80 6 4 3
10 Kamari Moulton Iowa SR RB 2 16 176 11.00 2 50 6 6 3
11 Duke Watson UCF JR RB 3 15 159 10.60 2 64 5 5 2
12 Abu Sama III Wisconsin SR RB 2 13 133 10.23 1 72 4 2 2
13 LJ Martin BYU SR RB 3 25 252 10.08 3 56 11 7 3
14 Braxton Woodson Navy SR QB 2 25 245 9.80 3 48 10 7 4
15 Aiden Flora Iowa State SO RB 3 26 253 9.73 3 61 8 6 3
16 Brian Bonner Jr. Washington FR RB 2 7 68 9.71 0 55 1 1 1
17 Tylik Hill Syracuse SO RB 2 13 125 9.62 1 55 6 5 1
18 Dominic Kelley Nevada SO RB 3 23 217 9.43 2 72 7 6 2
19 Maxwell Woods Wash St SO RB 3 8 75 9.38 0 45 2 2 1
20 Aidan Laughery Illinois SR RB 3 14 131 9.36 1 77 4 1 1
21 Roman Gagliano MTSU SO QB 3 9 84 9.33 1 26 3 2 2
22 Nate Frazier Georgia JR RB 3 19 177 9.32 4 48 8 6 2
23 Torrance Burgess Jr. Texas St SR RB 3 23 214 9.30 0 76 4 2 2
24 CharMar Brown Miami (Fl) JR RB 3 9 82 9.11 1 32 5 2 1
25 Noah Vaughn Virginia SR RB 2 7 63 9.00 0 21 5 3 1
26 Keyjuan Brown Louisville SR RB 3 10 88 8.80 0 19 6 5 0
27 TJ Horton Ball State SR RB 3 13 113 8.69 1 37 5 5 2
28 Jaylen Raynor Iowa State SR QB 3 7 60 8.57 1 35 3 1 1
28 Jayden Clerveaux CMU SR RB 3 7 60 8.57 0 15 2 2 0
30 Latrelle Murrell KSU JR RB 3 13 107 8.23 2 45 5 4 1
31 Michael Hawkins Jr. WVU SO QB 3 29 238 8.21 4 71 10 7 3
32 Michael Barrow Navy JR SB 2 7 57 8.14 0 24 2 2 1
33 Kamario Taylor Miss St SO QB 3 14 113 8.07 1 26 7 4 1
34 Matt Fuller S Carolina JR RB 3 26 209 8.04 3 55 5 5 3
35 Cale Hellums Army SR QB 2 17 135 7.94 2 37 9 2 2
36 Nathan McNeil Iowa SO RB 2 12 95 7.92 2 25 5 4 2
37 David Mbadinga Ga South SR RB 3 9 71 7.89 0 30 3 2 1
38 Jamarian Samuel Ga South SR RB 3 8 63 7.88 1 24 3 3 1
39 Re’Shaun Sanford II Houston JR RB 3 15 118 7.87 2 56 3 3 1
40 Jayden Duke Scott NC State JR RB 3 23 178 7.74 2 65 3 2 2
41 Kiefer Sibley New Mexico JR RB 3 11 85 7.73 1 36 2 2 1
42 Keveun Mason Temple SO RB 3 24 185 7.71 1 38 6 6 2
42 JaQuail Smith Colorado SO RB 2 7 54 7.71 0 28 3 2 1
44 Rocco Conti Air Force SR RB 2 10 77 7.70 0 15 4 3 0
45 Khamani Alexander Charlotte SR RB 3 14 107 7.64 2 66 2 2 2
46 Jaheim Merriweather Troy JR RB 3 18 137 7.61 3 69 6 3 1
47 Jason Patterson Kentucky JR RB 3 15 114 7.60 0 22 5 2 1
48 Trey Kukuk La Tech SR QB 3 9 68 7.56 0 20 4 4 1
49 Nate Sheppard Duke SO RB 3 47 354 7.53 3 47 14 14 4
50 Ja'Quez Cross App St SR RB 2 11 82 7.45 0 39 2 2 1
51 Preston Rex BYU SR RB 3 7 52 7.43 1 20 4 2 1
51 Jaylen McGill N Carolina SO RB 3 7 52 7.43 1 12 2 1 0
53 Turbo Richard Indiana JR RB 3 23 170 7.39 2 25 9 6 2
54 Xavier Brown Virginia SR RB 3 11 81 7.36 2 47 3 2 1
55 Micah Welch Colorado JR RB 3 18 132 7.33 2 55 5 3 1
56 Kyson Brown Ariz St SR RB 3 27 195 7.22 1 46 8 6 1
57 Dwight Phillips, Jr. Georgia JR RB 3 6 43 7.17 0 15 2 2 0
58 Jeremy Payne TCU JR RB 3 28 200 7.14 1 48 7 7 2
59 Will Henderson III UTSA SO RB 3 21 149 7.10 1 75 5 3 1
60 Jeffrey Overton, Jr. Va Tech SO RB 3 20 141 7.05 2 50 5 3 2
61 Duke Clark Florida SO RB 3 8 56 7.00 1 20 2 2 1
61 Will Wilson NC State SO QB 2 7 49 7.00 3 38 3 1 1
61 Marquis Gillis Ariz St SR RB 3 6 42 7.00 1 25 1 1 1
64 Jaylen Jenkins Texas St SR RB 2 6 41 6.83 0 22 2 1 1
65 Dru DeShields Kent State JR QB 3 11 75 6.82 1 26 3 3 2
66 Markell Holman Wyoming SR RB 3 10 67 6.70 0 15 5 3 0
67 Jalen Buckley W Mich SR RB 3 19 127 6.68 1 66 3 3 1
68 Ayo Adeyi Okla St SR RB 2 9 60 6.67 0 25 3 1 1
69 Mark Fletcher, Jr. Miami (Fl) SR RB 3 30 199 6.63 3 46 10 5 2
69 Ca'Lil Valentine Illinois JR RB 3 16 106 6.63 1 51 4 2 1
71 Jaxon Smolik Temple JR QB 3 8 52 6.50 0 47 3 1 1
72 Dylan Riley Boise St JR RB 3 29 187 6.45 0 71 5 2 2
72 Jaden Craig TCU SR QB 2 11 71 6.45 0 31 3 2 1
74 Jalen Likely J'ville St JR RB 3 16 103 6.44 1 45 3 3 1
75 DJ McKinney Tulsa JR RB 3 7 45 6.43 0 11 2 2 0
76 Javion Kinnard SDSU SO RB 3 26 167 6.42 0 55 8 4 1
76 Jamal Rule Nebraska FR RB 3 24 154 6.42 3 59 8 4 1
78 Davion Gause NC State JR RB 2 10 64 6.40 1 19 2 3 0
79 Evan Dickens BC JR RB 3 18 115 6.39 2 39 5 4 1
80 Ousmane Kromah FSU SO RB 3 25 159 6.36 1 54 7 6 2
81 Dylan Edwards Kansas JR RB 3 16 101 6.31 0 24 4 4 1
82 Anthony Reagan Jr. La-Lafytte JR RB 3 7 44 6.29 1 23 2 2 1
83 Caleb Hawkins Okla St SO RB 3 31 194 6.26 1 33 9 6 2
84 Lunch Winfield La-Lafytte JR QB 3 20 125 6.25 3 22 7 5 3
85 Anthony Woods UCLA SR RB 3 13 81 6.23 1 31 5 1 1
86 Kendrick Raphael SMU SR RB 3 20 124 6.20 2 40 5 2 2
87 William Pop Watson III U Mass SR QB 3 11 68 6.18 1 22 3 2 1
88 Shavane Anderson Jr. Syracuse FR RB 3 21 129 6.14 3 37 6 4 2
89 Daune Morris Tennessee SO RB 3 16 98 6.13 0 16 7 3 0
89 Darrell Smith La-Lafytte FR RB 2 15 92 6.13 2 26 5 2 2
91 Manny Covey Memphis JR RB 4 18 110 6.11 0 36 6 3 1
92 Trae'von Dunbar USA JR RB 3 10 61 6.10 2 32 2 2 1
92 Curtis Kimmons IV U Mass SR RB 3 10 61 6.10 0 19 4 3 0
94 Hollywood Smothers Texas SR RB 3 23 140 6.09 0 45 10 3 1
95 Mekhi Nelson Nebraska JR RB 3 17 103 6.06 0 24 4 2 2
96 DeSean Bishop Tennessee SR RB 3 23 139 6.04 2 33 6 5 2
97 Jaylin Carter Memphis SO RB 4 29 174 6.00 2 80 4 2 1
97 TJ Engleman Jr. ECU JR RB 2 7 42 6.00 0 16 3 1 0
99 Elijah Faulkner U Mass SO RB 3 23 137 5.96 0 26 7 5 2
100 Kalieb Osborne UConn JR QB 3 19 113 5.95 2 30 5 4 2
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards

Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 6.0 rushing attempts in the 1st half.