2026 National Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Quarter through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 2 | 10 | 177 | 17.70 | 2 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | Aidan Laughery | Illinois | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 1 | 77 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Vic Listorti | Navy | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Abu Sama III | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 110 | 15.71 | 1 | 72 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Kamari Moulton | Iowa | SR | RB | 2 | 10 | 142 | 14.20 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 2 | 6 | 84 | 14.00 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 3 | 9 | 122 | 13.56 | 2 | 71 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Duke Watson | UCF | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 127 | 12.70 | 2 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Maxwell Woods | Wash St | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 3 | 13 | 151 | 11.62 | 2 | 72 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Jaylon Coleman | Liberty | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Tylik Hill | Syracuse | SO | RB | 2 | 9 | 102 | 11.33 | 0 | 55 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Nate Frazier | Georgia | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 98 | 10.89 | 4 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Nico Iamaleava | UCLA | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | 65 | 10.83 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 92 | 10.22 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 3 | 12 | 118 | 9.83 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Xavier Brown | Virginia | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 2 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Hollywood Smothers | Texas | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 68 | 9.71 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Jeffrey Overton, Jr. | Va Tech | SO | RB | 3 | 12 | 116 | 9.67 | 2 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Trey Kukuk | La Tech | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Jaheim Merriweather | Troy | JR | RB | 3 | 11 | 105 | 9.55 | 1 | 69 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Keyjuan Brown | Louisville | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Jayden Duke Scott | NC State | JR | RB | 3 | 16 | 148 | 9.25 | 2 | 65 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Beau Pribula | Virginia | SR | QB | 3 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Demond Williams Jr. | Washington | JR | QB | 3 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 3 | 14 | 123 | 8.79 | 1 | 61 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | LJ Martin | BYU | SR | RB | 3 | 15 | 129 | 8.60 | 3 | 56 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Kyson Brown | Ariz St | SR | RB | 3 | 16 | 137 | 8.56 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | Ca'Lil Valentine | Illinois | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 77 | 8.56 | 1 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 3 | 10 | 85 | 8.50 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | David Mbadinga | Ga South | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Javion Kinnard | SDSU | SO | RB | 3 | 12 | 101 | 8.42 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Jalen Buckley | W Mich | SR | RB | 3 | 12 | 100 | 8.33 | 0 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Dominic Lee-Knicely | Coast Car | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Ja'Quez Cross | App St | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 3 | 19 | 154 | 8.11 | 2 | 72 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Mark Fletcher, Jr. | Miami (Fl) | SR | RB | 3 | 16 | 129 | 8.06 | 2 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Kendrick Raphael | SMU | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Bishop Davenport | USA | SR | QB | 2 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 42 | Latrelle Murrell | KSU | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Torrance Burgess Jr. | Texas St | SR | RB | 3 | 15 | 118 | 7.87 | 0 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Keenan Phillips | USA | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Terrence Brown Jr. | MTSU | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | Markell Holman | Wyoming | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 53 | 7.57 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | Mekhi Nelson | Nebraska | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | Camden Coleman | James Mad | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Jaden Craig | TCU | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Kamario Taylor | Miss St | SO | QB | 2 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | Turbo Richard | Indiana | JR | RB | 3 | 16 | 116 | 7.25 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 52 | Benjamin Hall | N Carolina | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | Jaxon Smolik | Temple | JR | QB | 3 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 2 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | Evan Dickens | BC | JR | RB | 3 | 12 | 85 | 7.08 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 56 | Elijah Faulkner | U Mass | SO | RB | 3 | 14 | 98 | 7.00 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 56 | Isaiah Mozee | Nebraska | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 4 | 18 | 125 | 6.94 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 61 | Nate Sheppard | Duke | SO | RB | 3 | 24 | 166 | 6.92 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 62 | Davion Gause | NC State | JR | RB | 2 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Ja’Kobi Jackson | Ohio State | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | Matt Fuller | S Carolina | JR | RB | 3 | 19 | 129 | 6.79 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 66 | Alton McCaskill | Sam Hou St | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 61 | 6.78 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 67 | Aidan Armenta | La-Monroe | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Lunch Winfield | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 3 | 10 | 66 | 6.60 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 68 | Nick Poulos | Ohio | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | Jamarice Wilder | USM | FR | RB | 2 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Gi'Bran Payne | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 72 | 6.55 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | William Pop Watson III | U Mass | SR | QB | 3 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | Devon Dampier | Utah | SR | QB | 3 | 10 | 64 | 6.40 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | Yasin Willis | Kansas | JR | RB | 3 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 74 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 2 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Ousmane Kromah | FSU | SO | RB | 3 | 14 | 88 | 6.29 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 77 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 2 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Kalieb Osborne | UConn | JR | QB | 3 | 11 | 69 | 6.27 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 80 | Lincoln Kienholz | Louisville | SR | QB | 3 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Kevin Jennings | SMU | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | KJ Edwards | Texas A&M | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 56 | 6.22 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 84 | Jordan Gant | Akron | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Jason Patterson | Kentucky | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Kirby Vorhees | Wash St | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 88 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 3 | 18 | 108 | 6.00 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 88 | Lanear McCrary Jr. | Georgia St | SR | RB | 3 | 15 | 90 | 6.00 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | Gavin Griffin | Troy | JR | RB | 3 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 88 | Quincy Craig | Arizona | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | JC Evans | James Mad | JR | QB | 1 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Sean Patrick | Akron | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | Kewan Lacy | Miss | JR | RB | 3 | 15 | 89 | 5.93 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 95 | Lee Beebe Jr. | Indiana | SR | RB | 3 | 12 | 71 | 5.92 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 96 | PJ Martin | USA | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 97 | Jordon Davison | Oregon | SO | RB | 2 | 9 | 53 | 5.89 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 97 | Makhilyn Young | Vanderbilt | SR | RB | 2 | 9 | 53 | 5.89 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 99 | Quinn Henicle | ODU | SO | QB | 3 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 100 | Dierre Hill Jr. | Oregon | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 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 4.0 rushing attempts in the 1st quarter.