2026 National Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Half through 08/29/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beau Pribula | Virginia | SR | QB | 1 | 9 | 80 | 8.89 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 1 | 11 | 98 | 8.91 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Micah Ford | Stanford | JR | RB | 1 | 15 | 85 | 5.67 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Davis Warren | Stanford | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Samuel Singleton Jr. | FSU | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 1 | 13 | 58 | 4.46 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Waymond Jordan | USC | SR | RB | 1 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Jekail Middlebrook | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 1 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Ousmane Kromah | FSU | SO | RB | 1 | 8 | 39 | 4.88 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 1 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Amareon Blue | EMU | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 1 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 1 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Jalen Likely | J'ville St | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | CJ Bailey | NC State | JR | QB | 1 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Jaylen McGill | N Carolina | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Xavier Brown | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Braydon Bennett | EMU | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DJ Scott | ND St | JR | RB | 1 | 8 | 21 | 2.63 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Jayden Duke Scott | NC State | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 1 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Jon Denman | TCU | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Benjamin Hall | N Carolina | JR | RB | 1 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | James Jones | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Noah Vaughn | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Deshonne Redeaux | USC | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Joey Mattord | EMU | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Sedrick Irvin | Stanford | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Dijon Stanley | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | TJ Washington Jr. | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Billy Edwards Jr. | N Carolina | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Riley Wormley | USC | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Quintrevion Wisner | FSU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Nyeoti Punni | ND St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Peyton Lewis | Virginia | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Xay Davis | Virginia | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Ashton Daniels | FSU | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Alex Orji | UNLV | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Darrien Jones | UNLV | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Cedric Kouemi | J'ville St | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Viliami Teu | SJSU | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Jaylon Glover | UNLV | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Jamar Curtis | Sac St | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Elias Brown | Sac St | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Noah Kim | EMU | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Major Everhart | TCU | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Isaiah Carlson | SJSU | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 1 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Matt Coleman | Sac St | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Jayden Maiava | USC | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | -9 | -3.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Trey Hedden | NMSU | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | -10 | -10.00 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Carson Conklin | Sac St | JR | QB | 1 | 2 | -13 | -6.50 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||