2026 National Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Quarter through 08/29/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | FR | RB | 1 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Beau Pribula | Virginia | SR | QB | 1 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Jalen Likely | J'ville St | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Jaylen McGill | N Carolina | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Waymond Jordan | USC | SR | RB | 1 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Ousmane Kromah | FSU | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Braydon Bennett | EMU | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Micah Ford | Stanford | JR | RB | 1 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Jayden Duke Scott | NC State | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 1 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Jon Denman | TCU | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Jekail Middlebrook | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Dijon Stanley | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DJ Scott | ND St | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Benjamin Hall | N Carolina | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | James Jones | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Xavier Brown | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Jayden Maiava | USC | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Xay Davis | Virginia | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Sedrick Irvin | Stanford | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Elias Brown | Sac St | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jamar Curtis | Sac St | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Billy Edwards Jr. | N Carolina | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | -5 | -1.67 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 2.0 rushing attempts in the 1st quarter.