2026 National Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Half through 10/31/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 8 | 91 | 530 | 5.82 | 10 | 58 | 32 | 11 | 4 |
| 2 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 7 | 98 | 563 | 5.74 | 8 | 56 | 31 | 17 | 5 |
| 3 | Dilin Jones | LSU | SO | RB | 8 | 99 | 412 | 4.16 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 1 |
| 4 | Nate Sheppard | Duke | SO | RB | 8 | 94 | 622 | 6.62 | 9 | 54 | 24 | 20 | 8 |
| 4 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 8 | 74 | 531 | 7.18 | 8 | 61 | 24 | 16 | 4 |
| 4 | Angel Flores | CMU | SR | QB | 7 | 72 | 355 | 4.93 | 3 | 55 | 24 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Kam Davis | Liberty | JR | RB | 8 | 54 | 426 | 7.89 | 4 | 56 | 23 | 11 | 4 |
| 7 | LaNorris Sellers | S Carolina | SR | QB | 8 | 60 | 326 | 5.43 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 4 |
| 7 | Makhi Hughes | Houston | SR | RB | 8 | 69 | 315 | 4.57 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 8 | 97 | 524 | 5.40 | 4 | 75 | 22 | 10 | 5 |
| 10 | Antwan Raymond | Rutgers | JR | RB | 8 | 83 | 402 | 4.84 | 3 | 51 | 22 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 8 | 66 | 344 | 5.21 | 4 | 55 | 22 | 11 | 2 |
| 13 | Dylan Riley | Boise St | JR | RB | 8 | 84 | 529 | 6.30 | 5 | 72 | 21 | 8 | 5 |
| 13 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 8 | 87 | 475 | 5.46 | 11 | 71 | 21 | 15 | 4 |
| 13 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 7 | 74 | 453 | 6.12 | 4 | 78 | 21 | 16 | 5 |
| 13 | Damon Ferguson Jr. | Pittsburgh | FR | RB | 9 | 72 | 416 | 5.78 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 3 |
| 13 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 9 | 84 | 401 | 4.77 | 2 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 4 |
| 13 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 8 | 56 | 379 | 6.77 | 3 | 68 | 21 | 15 | 7 |
| 13 | Wayshawn Parker | Utah | JR | RB | 8 | 66 | 379 | 5.74 | 7 | 64 | 21 | 9 | 3 |
| 20 | Caleb Hawkins | Okla St | SO | RB | 8 | 83 | 427 | 5.14 | 1 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
| 21 | George Pettaway | James Mad | SR | RB | 8 | 64 | 447 | 6.98 | 7 | 73 | 19 | 12 | 6 |
| 21 | DeSean Bishop | Tennessee | SR | RB | 8 | 78 | 381 | 4.88 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 |
| 21 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 8 | 66 | 354 | 5.36 | 5 | 48 | 19 | 13 | 3 |
| 21 | Duke Watson | UCF | JR | RB | 8 | 55 | 343 | 6.24 | 2 | 64 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
| 21 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 8 | 63 | 304 | 4.83 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 3 |
| 21 | Devon Dampier | Utah | SR | QB | 8 | 53 | 267 | 5.04 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 2 |
| 27 | Turbo Richard | Indiana | JR | RB | 9 | 71 | 479 | 6.75 | 4 | 57 | 18 | 14 | 6 |
| 27 | James Jones | NMSU | SR | RB | 8 | 78 | 478 | 6.13 | 3 | 54 | 18 | 9 | 5 |
| 27 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 8 | 64 | 433 | 6.77 | 4 | 61 | 18 | 13 | 4 |
| 27 | Jadan Baugh | Florida | JR | RB | 8 | 87 | 360 | 4.14 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 2 |
| 27 | Kendrick Raphael | SMU | SR | RB | 8 | 69 | 359 | 5.20 | 5 | 40 | 18 | 8 | 5 |
| 27 | Jekail Middlebrook | Virginia | SR | RB | 8 | 64 | 330 | 5.16 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 3 |
| 27 | Wayne Knight | UCLA | SR | RB | 8 | 54 | 296 | 5.48 | 6 | 45 | 18 | 6 | 3 |
| 27 | Gio Lopez | Wk Forest | JR | QB | 8 | 47 | 223 | 4.74 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 0 |
| 35 | Micah Ford | Stanford | JR | RB | 9 | 92 | 451 | 4.90 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| 35 | Javion Kinnard | SDSU | SO | RB | 8 | 55 | 369 | 6.71 | 4 | 55 | 17 | 10 | 2 |
| 35 | Ousmane Kromah | FSU | SO | RB | 7 | 67 | 366 | 5.46 | 3 | 54 | 17 | 13 | 3 |
| 35 | Fame Ijeboi | Purdue | SO | RB | 8 | 77 | 352 | 4.57 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| 35 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 8 | 81 | 324 | 4.00 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 0 |
| 35 | Jordon Davison | Oregon | SO | RB | 8 | 59 | 322 | 5.46 | 6 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| 35 | PJ Martin | USA | SR | RB | 8 | 64 | 316 | 4.94 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 1 |
| 35 | Bo Jackson | Ohio State | SO | RB | 8 | 67 | 298 | 4.45 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 0 |
| 35 | Gideon Davidson | Clemson | SO | RB | 8 | 64 | 247 | 3.86 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| 35 | Lunch Winfield | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 8 | 63 | 235 | 3.73 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 3 |
| 45 | Torrance Burgess Jr. | Texas St | SR | RB | 8 | 72 | 597 | 8.29 | 4 | 76 | 16 | 10 | 7 |
| 45 | Jamal Roberts | Missouri | SR | RB | 8 | 89 | 389 | 4.37 | 3 | 64 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| 45 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 9 | 75 | 383 | 5.11 | 4 | 80 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| 45 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 8 | 56 | 358 | 6.39 | 3 | 75 | 16 | 12 | 2 |
| 45 | CJ Baxter | Kentucky | SR | RB | 7 | 53 | 338 | 6.38 | 5 | 77 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 45 | Mark Fletcher Jr. | Miami (Fl) | SR | RB | 7 | 62 | 321 | 5.18 | 4 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| 45 | Steven Robinson | USM | JR | RB | 8 | 72 | 303 | 4.21 | 5 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
| 45 | Duncan Brune | Ohio | JR | RB | 6 | 44 | 226 | 5.14 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| 45 | Markell Holman | Wyoming | SR | RB | 8 | 43 | 221 | 5.14 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| 45 | Brad Jackson | Texas St | SO | QB | 8 | 40 | 211 | 5.28 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 55 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 7 | 50 | 391 | 7.82 | 2 | 88 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| 55 | Jeffrey Overton, Jr. | Va Tech | SO | RB | 8 | 62 | 363 | 5.85 | 2 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| 55 | AJ Newberry | Oregon St | SR | RB | 8 | 48 | 329 | 6.85 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 6 |
| 55 | Mason McKenzie | BC | JR | QB | 8 | 61 | 281 | 4.61 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
| 55 | Keenan Phillips | USA | JR | RB | 8 | 50 | 279 | 5.58 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 55 | Rodney Fields Jr. | Kansas St | JR | RB | 8 | 60 | 276 | 4.60 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 55 | Dominic Lee-Knicely | Coast Car | SO | RB | 8 | 54 | 248 | 4.59 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 | Isaiah Marshall | Kansas | SO | QB | 7 | 49 | 247 | 5.04 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 55 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 5 | 34 | 238 | 7.00 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| 55 | Lanear McCrary Jr. | Georgia St | SR | RB | 8 | 52 | 235 | 4.52 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| 55 | Victor Rosa | Ohio | SR | RB | 8 | 50 | 228 | 4.56 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 |
| 55 | Ajay Allen | Western Ky | SR | RB | 8 | 57 | 222 | 3.89 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| 55 | Kedrick Reescano | Arizona | SR | RB | 8 | 57 | 217 | 3.81 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 55 | Hollywood Smothers | Texas | SR | RB | 6 | 41 | 204 | 4.98 | 0 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 2 |
| 69 | Kamari Moulton | Iowa | SR | RB | 6 | 55 | 385 | 7.00 | 3 | 56 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| 69 | Jalen Buckley | W Mich | SR | RB | 9 | 70 | 353 | 5.04 | 4 | 66 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 69 | Caleb Komolafe | N'western | JR | RB | 8 | 53 | 340 | 6.42 | 3 | 56 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 69 | Jordan Gant | Akron | SR | RB | 8 | 66 | 327 | 4.95 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| 69 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas | JR | RB | 8 | 72 | 327 | 4.54 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 69 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 6 | 33 | 321 | 9.73 | 2 | 66 | 14 | 11 | 4 |
| 69 | Kewan Lacy | Miss | JR | RB | 6 | 59 | 300 | 5.08 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 2 |
| 69 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 8 | 59 | 289 | 4.90 | 8 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 69 | Tylik Hill | Syracuse | SO | RB | 7 | 44 | 259 | 5.89 | 1 | 55 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| 69 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 8 | 48 | 241 | 5.02 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 69 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 8 | 51 | 220 | 4.31 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 69 | Sam Leavitt | LSU | JR | QB | 7 | 45 | 219 | 4.87 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| 69 | Sire Gaines | Boise St | JR | RB | 5 | 40 | 207 | 5.18 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 69 | Daune Morris | Tennessee | SO | RB | 8 | 39 | 193 | 4.95 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 69 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 7 | 45 | 174 | 3.87 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 84 | Aidan Laughery | Illinois | SR | RB | 8 | 48 | 398 | 8.29 | 2 | 77 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 84 | Cole Tabb | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 7 | 36 | 363 | 10.08 | 3 | 51 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
| 84 | Fluff Bothwell | Miss St | JR | RB | 7 | 64 | 340 | 5.31 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 84 | CJ Miller | Toledo | JR | RB | 8 | 59 | 323 | 5.47 | 4 | 50 | 13 | 10 | 1 |
| 84 | Isaac Brown | Louisville | JR | RB | 8 | 55 | 310 | 5.64 | 2 | 97 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| 84 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 8 | 47 | 306 | 6.51 | 3 | 62 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 84 | Godspower Nwawuihe | Army | SO | RB | 6 | 47 | 260 | 5.53 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 84 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 7 | 27 | 259 | 9.59 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
| 84 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 8 | 60 | 238 | 3.97 | 3 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 84 | Amareon Blue | EMU | SO | RB | 9 | 47 | 226 | 4.81 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 84 | Peyton Jones | Liberty | SR | RB | 8 | 45 | 206 | 4.58 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 84 | Marcellous Hawkins, Jr. | Va Tech | SR | RB | 8 | 50 | 202 | 4.04 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 84 | Byrum Brown | Auburn | SR | QB | 8 | 65 | 197 | 3.03 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 4 |
| 84 | Jordan Lovett | Troy | SR | RB | 8 | 46 | 182 | 3.96 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 84 | JC French IV | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 8 | 39 | 166 | 4.26 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 99 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 8 | 60 | 310 | 5.17 | 2 | 72 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 99 | Kyson Brown | Ariz St | SR | RB | 8 | 41 | 284 | 6.93 | 1 | 46 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||