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 | Jalen Likely | J'ville St | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Ousmane Kromah | FSU | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Waymond Jordan | USC | SR | RB | 1 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Jekail Middlebrook | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 1 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Micah Ford | Stanford | JR | RB | 1 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jayden Duke Scott | NC State | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jaylen McGill | N Carolina | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Billy Edwards Jr. | N Carolina | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | -5 | -1.67 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Braydon Bennett | EMU | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Dijon Stanley | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DJ Scott | ND St | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Jon Denman | TCU | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Samuel Singleton Jr. | FSU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Benjamin Hall | N Carolina | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | James Jones | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Nyeoti Punni | ND St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Xavier Brown | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Jayden Maiava | USC | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Joey Mattord | EMU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Xay Davis | Virginia | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Sedrick Irvin | Stanford | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Amareon Blue | EMU | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Elias Brown | Sac St | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Jaylon Glover | UNLV | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Jamar Curtis | Sac St | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | CJ Bailey | NC State | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Major Everhart | TCU | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Ashton Daniels | FSU | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | -9 | -9.00 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||