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 DeJuan Williams Maryland SO RB 1 3 116 38.67 2 94 2 2 1
2 Mel Brown CSU SR RB 3 21 236 11.24 2 80 6 4 3
2 Jaylin Carter Memphis SO RB 4 29 174 6.00 2 80 4 2 1
4 Qwantavius Wiggins Georgia St FR RB 3 6 87 14.50 2 78 1 1 1
5 Aidan Laughery Illinois SR RB 3 14 131 9.36 1 77 4 1 1
6 Torrance Burgess Jr. Texas St SR RB 3 23 214 9.30 0 76 4 2 2
7 Will Henderson III UTSA SO RB 3 21 149 7.10 1 75 5 3 1
7 Drew Mestemaker Okla St SO QB 3 5 78 15.60 0 75 2 2 1
9 Dominic Kelley Nevada SO RB 3 23 217 9.43 2 72 7 6 2
9 Cam Cook WVU SR RB 3 36 214 5.94 3 72 8 3 2
9 Abu Sama III Wisconsin SR RB 2 13 133 10.23 1 72 4 2 2
12 Michael Hawkins Jr. WVU SO QB 3 29 238 8.21 4 71 10 7 3
12 Dylan Riley Boise St JR RB 3 29 187 6.45 0 71 5 2 2
14 Jaheim Merriweather Troy JR RB 3 18 137 7.61 3 69 6 3 1
15 Avery Johnson Kansas St SR QB 3 16 182 11.38 2 66 7 6 3
15 Jalen Buckley W Mich SR RB 3 19 127 6.68 1 66 3 3 1
15 Khamani Alexander Charlotte SR RB 3 14 107 7.64 2 66 2 2 2
18 Jayden Duke Scott NC State JR RB 3 23 178 7.74 2 65 3 2 2
19 Jamal Roberts Missouri SR RB 3 34 180 5.29 3 64 6 5 1
19 Duke Watson UCF JR RB 3 15 159 10.60 2 64 5 5 2
21 Gunner Stockton Georgia SR QB 2 5 69 13.80 0 62 2 2 2
22 Aiden Flora Iowa State SO RB 3 26 253 9.73 3 61 8 6 3
22 Quinton Martin, Jr. Penn State SO RB 1 4 76 19.00 0 61 1 1 1
24 Jabree Coleman S Carolina SO RB 3 7 87 12.43 1 60 4 2 1
24 Triston Morgan KSU SR RB 3 6 70 11.67 1 60 3 1 1
26 Jamal Rule Nebraska FR RB 3 24 154 6.42 3 59 8 4 1
27 LJ Martin BYU SR RB 3 25 252 10.08 3 56 11 7 3
27 Re’Shaun Sanford II Houston JR RB 3 15 118 7.87 2 56 3 3 1
27 T.Y. Harding U Mass SR WR 1 1 56 56.00 1 56 1 1 1
30 Matt Fuller S Carolina JR RB 3 26 209 8.04 3 55 5 5 3
30 Javion Kinnard SDSU SO RB 3 26 167 6.42 0 55 8 4 1
30 Micah Welch Colorado JR RB 3 18 132 7.33 2 55 5 3 1
30 Tylik Hill Syracuse SO RB 2 13 125 9.62 1 55 6 5 1
30 Brian Bonner Jr. Washington FR RB 2 7 68 9.71 0 55 1 1 1
35 Ousmane Kromah FSU SO RB 3 25 159 6.36 1 54 7 6 2
35 Jaylin Lucas Tulane SR RB 2 9 115 12.78 0 54 3 3 2
37 Ca'Lil Valentine Illinois JR RB 3 16 106 6.63 1 51 4 2 1
37 Seth Cromwell James Mad SR RB 1 4 51 12.75 0 51 1 1 1
39 Kamari Moulton Iowa SR RB 2 16 176 11.00 2 50 6 6 3
39 Jeffrey Overton, Jr. Va Tech SO RB 3 20 141 7.05 2 50 5 3 2
39 Justin Cook Pittsburgh SR RB 2 2 73 36.50 1 50 2 2 2
42 Braxton Woodson Navy SR QB 2 25 245 9.80 3 48 10 7 4
42 Jeremy Payne TCU JR RB 3 28 200 7.14 1 48 7 7 2
42 Nate Frazier Georgia JR RB 3 19 177 9.32 4 48 8 6 2
42 Xavier Williams Iowa JR RB 2 6 107 17.83 2 48 4 4 2
42 Kolin Wilson Miss St FR RB 2 3 57 19.00 0 48 2 1 1
47 Nate Sheppard Duke SO RB 3 47 354 7.53 3 47 14 14 4
47 Xavier Brown Virginia SR RB 3 11 81 7.36 2 47 3 2 1
47 Jaxon Smolik Temple JR QB 3 8 52 6.50 0 47 3 1 1
50 Mark Fletcher, Jr. Miami (Fl) SR RB 3 30 199 6.63 3 46 10 5 2
50 Kyson Brown Ariz St SR RB 3 27 195 7.22 1 46 8 6 1
50 James Jones NMSU SR RB 3 25 139 5.56 2 46 4 2 1
53 Hollywood Smothers Texas SR RB 3 23 140 6.09 0 45 10 3 1
53 Ashton Gray ECU JR RB 3 25 133 5.32 0 45 5 2 1
53 Latrelle Murrell KSU JR RB 3 13 107 8.23 2 45 5 4 1
53 Jalen Likely J'ville St JR RB 3 16 103 6.44 1 45 3 3 1
53 Maxwell Woods Wash St SO RB 3 8 75 9.38 0 45 2 2 1
58 Fluff Bothwell Miss St JR RB 3 29 167 5.76 1 43 6 3 1
59 DJ Scott ND St SR RB 4 32 149 4.66 2 42 7 2 1
59 Cyncir Bowers UConn JR RB 3 21 124 5.90 2 42 5 2 1
61 Kendrick Raphael SMU SR RB 3 20 124 6.20 2 40 5 2 2
62 Evan Dickens BC JR RB 3 18 115 6.39 2 39 5 4 1
62 Ja'Quez Cross App St SR RB 2 11 82 7.45 0 39 2 2 1
64 Keveun Mason Temple SO RB 3 24 185 7.71 1 38 6 6 2
64 Bryce Underwood Michigan SO QB 3 16 76 4.75 2 38 4 2 1
64 D.J. Crowther S Florida SR RB 3 12 71 5.92 2 38 4 2 1
64 Will Wilson NC State SO QB 2 7 49 7.00 3 38 3 1 1
68 Cale Hellums Army SR QB 2 17 135 7.94 2 37 9 2 2
68 Shavane Anderson Jr. Syracuse FR RB 3 21 129 6.14 3 37 6 4 2
68 TJ Horton Ball State SR RB 3 13 113 8.69 1 37 5 5 2
68 Talyn Shettron La Tech SR WR 1 1 37 37.00 1 37 1 1 1
72 Manny Covey Memphis JR RB 4 18 110 6.11 0 36 6 3 1
72 Kiefer Sibley New Mexico JR RB 3 11 85 7.73 1 36 2 2 1
72 Cole Tabb Cincinnati JR RB 2 4 50 12.50 2 36 2 2 1
75 Vic Listorti Navy SR RB 2 7 81 11.57 1 35 3 2 1
75 Jaylen Raynor Iowa State SR QB 3 7 60 8.57 1 35 3 1 1
77 Caleb Hawkins Okla St SO RB 3 31 194 6.26 1 33 9 6 2
77 DeSean Bishop Tennessee SR RB 3 23 139 6.04 2 33 6 5 2
79 George Pettaway James Mad SR RB 3 27 130 4.81 4 32 6 2 1
79 Nico Iamaleava UCLA SR QB 3 16 89 5.56 1 32 3 3 1
79 Damon Ferguson Jr. Pittsburgh FR RB 3 17 88 5.18 2 32 4 2 1
79 CharMar Brown Miami (Fl) JR RB 3 9 82 9.11 1 32 5 2 1
79 Brad Jackson Texas St SO QB 3 15 77 5.13 1 32 6 3 1
79 Trae'von Dunbar USA JR RB 3 10 61 6.10 2 32 2 2 1
85 Myles Mitchell ND St SO RB 4 33 169 5.12 3 31 4 3 2
85 Tyvonn Byars Rice SO RB 3 20 100 5.00 0 31 4 2 1
85 Gi'Bran Payne Cincinnati SR RB 3 16 84 5.25 0 31 3 1 1
85 Anthony Woods UCLA SR RB 3 13 81 6.23 1 31 5 1 1
85 Jaden Craig TCU SR QB 2 11 71 6.45 0 31 3 2 1
85 Talyn Taylor Georgia SO WR 1 1 31 31.00 0 31 1 1 1
91 Kalieb Osborne UConn JR QB 3 19 113 5.95 2 30 5 4 2
91 LaNorris Sellers S Carolina SR QB 3 17 95 5.59 0 30 7 4 2
91 David Mbadinga Ga South SR RB 3 9 71 7.89 0 30 3 2 1
91 Brady Anderson Army JR WR 1 1 30 30.00 1 30 1 1 1
91 Chris Durr Jr. Maryland JR WR 1 1 30 30.00 0 30 1 1 1
96 Jacurri Brown Rice SR QB 3 31 128 4.13 1 29 8 6 1
97 Kewan Lacy Miss JR RB 3 32 172 5.38 4 28 9 5 2
97 Adam Mohammed California JR RB 3 32 170 5.31 2 28 8 5 1
97 Micah Ford Stanford JR RB 3 28 164 5.86 1 28 6 3 2
97 Keenan Phillips USA JR RB 3 21 115 5.48 1 28 5 1 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards