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 | Kamari Moulton | Iowa | SR | RB | 2 | 10 | 142 | 14.20 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 3 | 19 | 154 | 8.11 | 2 | 72 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 3 | 13 | 151 | 11.62 | 2 | 72 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Jayden Duke Scott | NC State | JR | RB | 3 | 16 | 148 | 9.25 | 2 | 65 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Mark Fletcher, Jr. | Miami (Fl) | SR | RB | 3 | 16 | 129 | 8.06 | 2 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Matt Fuller | S Carolina | JR | RB | 3 | 19 | 129 | 6.79 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Duke Watson | UCF | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 127 | 12.70 | 2 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 4 | 18 | 125 | 6.94 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 3 | 12 | 118 | 9.83 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Jeffrey Overton, Jr. | Va Tech | SO | RB | 3 | 12 | 116 | 9.67 | 2 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Abu Sama III | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 110 | 15.71 | 1 | 72 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Elijah Faulkner | U Mass | SO | RB | 3 | 14 | 98 | 7.00 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 92 | 10.22 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Xavier Williams | Iowa | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 87 | 29.00 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 2 | 6 | 84 | 14.00 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | LaNorris Sellers | S Carolina | SR | QB | 3 | 14 | 78 | 5.57 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Justin Cook | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 73 | 36.50 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Kalieb Osborne | UConn | JR | QB | 3 | 11 | 69 | 6.27 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Lunch Winfield | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 3 | 10 | 66 | 6.60 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Nate Sheppard | Duke | SO | RB | 3 | 24 | 166 | 6.92 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 21 | Kyson Brown | Ariz St | SR | RB | 3 | 16 | 137 | 8.56 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 4 | 24 | 136 | 5.67 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | LJ Martin | BYU | SR | RB | 3 | 15 | 129 | 8.60 | 3 | 56 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 3 | 14 | 123 | 8.79 | 1 | 61 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 3 | 9 | 122 | 13.56 | 2 | 71 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Adam Mohammed | California | JR | RB | 3 | 21 | 120 | 5.71 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Torrance Burgess Jr. | Texas St | SR | RB | 3 | 15 | 118 | 7.87 | 0 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | DeJuan Williams | Maryland | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 116 | 38.67 | 2 | 94 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Turbo Richard | Indiana | JR | RB | 3 | 16 | 116 | 7.25 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | Aidan Laughery | Illinois | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 1 | 77 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Jaheim Merriweather | Troy | JR | RB | 3 | 11 | 105 | 9.55 | 1 | 69 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Tylik Hill | Syracuse | SO | RB | 2 | 9 | 102 | 11.33 | 0 | 55 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | Javion Kinnard | SDSU | SO | RB | 3 | 12 | 101 | 8.42 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Jalen Buckley | W Mich | SR | RB | 3 | 12 | 100 | 8.33 | 0 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Nate Frazier | Georgia | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 98 | 10.89 | 4 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Drew Mestemaker | Okla St | SO | QB | 1 | 2 | 89 | 44.50 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Kewan Lacy | Miss | JR | RB | 3 | 15 | 89 | 5.93 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Ousmane Kromah | FSU | SO | RB | 3 | 14 | 88 | 6.29 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 3 | 10 | 85 | 8.50 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Evan Dickens | BC | JR | RB | 3 | 12 | 85 | 7.08 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Micah Ford | Stanford | JR | RB | 3 | 15 | 85 | 5.67 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Marcellous Hawkins, Jr. | Va Tech | SR | RB | 3 | 15 | 83 | 5.53 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | Ca'Lil Valentine | Illinois | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 77 | 8.56 | 1 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Yasin Willis | Kansas | JR | RB | 3 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Beau Pribula | Virginia | SR | QB | 3 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | Maxwell Woods | Wash St | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Gi'Bran Payne | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 72 | 6.55 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Lee Beebe Jr. | Indiana | SR | RB | 3 | 12 | 71 | 5.92 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Quinton Martin, Jr. | Penn State | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Shavane Anderson Jr. | Syracuse | FR | RB | 3 | 16 | 69 | 4.31 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Antwan Raymond | Rutgers | JR | RB | 3 | 19 | 69 | 3.63 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Hollywood Smothers | Texas | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 68 | 9.71 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | David Mbadinga | Ga South | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Wayshawn Parker | Utah | JR | RB | 3 | 13 | 68 | 5.23 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | DeSean Bishop | Tennessee | SR | RB | 3 | 12 | 67 | 5.58 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Gavin Griffin | Troy | JR | RB | 3 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Nico Iamaleava | UCLA | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | 65 | 10.83 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Benjamin Hall | N Carolina | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Kendrick Raphael | SMU | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 2 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Vic Listorti | Navy | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Latrelle Murrell | KSU | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Triston Morgan | KSU | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 62 | 31.00 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Keenan Phillips | USA | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Darrell Smith | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 2 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Alton McCaskill | Sam Hou St | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 61 | 6.78 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Mekhi Nelson | Nebraska | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Xavier Brown | Virginia | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 2 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | T.Y. Harding | U Mass | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 56 | 56.00 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Demond Williams Jr. | Washington | JR | QB | 3 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Jordon Davison | Oregon | SO | RB | 2 | 9 | 53 | 5.89 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Makhilyn Young | Vanderbilt | SR | RB | 2 | 9 | 53 | 5.89 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Kedrick Reescano | Arizona | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 53 | 4.82 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Kamario Taylor | Miss St | SO | QB | 2 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Bryce Underwood | Michigan | SO | QB | 3 | 10 | 50 | 5.00 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Ja'Quez Cross | App St | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Ajay Allen | Western Ky | SR | RB | 3 | 16 | 49 | 3.06 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Trey Kukuk | La Tech | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Bishop Davenport | USA | SR | QB | 2 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Rodney Fields Jr. | Kansas St | JR | RB | 3 | 13 | 47 | 3.62 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Jaylon Coleman | Liberty | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Cameran Brown | Georgia St | SR | QB | 3 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Will Wilson | NC State | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | William Pop Watson III | U Mass | SR | QB | 3 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Sedrick Irvin | Stanford | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Jaxon Smolik | Temple | JR | QB | 3 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Peyton Jones | Liberty | SR | RB | 2 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Jaylen Raynor | Iowa State | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Isaiah Mozee | Nebraska | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Jevon Edwards | Coast Car | SO | RB | 3 | 11 | 40 | 3.64 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Michael Barrow | Navy | JR | SB | 2 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Marquis Gillis | Ariz St | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | AJ Newberry | Oregon St | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Talyn Taylor | Georgia | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||