2026 National Leaders Rushing - In The 2nd Quarter through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mel Brown | CSU | SR | RB | 3 | 15 | 219 | 14.60 | 2 | 80 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Nate Sheppard | Duke | SO | RB | 3 | 23 | 188 | 8.17 | 2 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 3 | 10 | 154 | 15.40 | 1 | 66 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Jamal Roberts | Missouri | SR | RB | 3 | 20 | 141 | 7.05 | 3 | 64 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Dylan Riley | Boise St | JR | RB | 3 | 16 | 137 | 8.56 | 0 | 71 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 3 | 12 | 130 | 10.83 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 4 | 24 | 124 | 5.17 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | LJ Martin | BYU | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 123 | 12.30 | 0 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Fluff Bothwell | Miss St | JR | RB | 3 | 17 | 116 | 6.82 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 3 | 20 | 116 | 5.80 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Caleb Hawkins | Okla St | SO | RB | 3 | 14 | 114 | 8.14 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Angel Flores | CMU | SR | QB | 3 | 19 | 114 | 6.00 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Micah Welch | Colorado | JR | RB | 2 | 10 | 107 | 10.70 | 2 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 4 | 10 | 106 | 10.60 | 2 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 3 | 14 | 100 | 7.14 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Sam Leavitt | LSU | JR | QB | 3 | 16 | 99 | 6.19 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 3 | 8 | 97 | 12.13 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Torrance Burgess Jr. | Texas St | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 96 | 12.00 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 95 | 9.50 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 4 | 18 | 94 | 5.22 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Daune Morris | Tennessee | SO | RB | 3 | 15 | 90 | 6.00 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Jamal Rule | Nebraska | FR | RB | 3 | 9 | 89 | 9.89 | 1 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Re’Shaun Sanford II | Houston | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 88 | 11.00 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Iverson Howard | Maryland | SO | RB | 3 | 21 | 87 | 4.14 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | James Jones | NMSU | SR | RB | 3 | 13 | 86 | 6.62 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Rodney Fields Jr. | Kansas St | JR | RB | 3 | 14 | 85 | 6.07 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Qwantavius Wiggins | Georgia St | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 2 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Jason Patterson | Kentucky | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 83 | 8.30 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Antwan Raymond | Rutgers | JR | RB | 3 | 16 | 83 | 5.19 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Kewan Lacy | Miss | JR | RB | 3 | 17 | 83 | 4.88 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Carson Hansen | Penn State | SR | RB | 3 | 12 | 82 | 6.83 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 3 | 16 | 82 | 5.13 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Amareon Blue | EMU | SO | RB | 4 | 13 | 81 | 6.23 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 4 | 17 | 81 | 4.76 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Jabree Coleman | S Carolina | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 80 | 16.00 | 1 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Matt Fuller | S Carolina | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 80 | 11.43 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Antonio Martin Jr. | MTSU | SR | RB | 3 | 13 | 80 | 6.15 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Jadan Baugh | Florida | JR | RB | 3 | 15 | 80 | 5.33 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | Nate Frazier | Georgia | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | Micah Ford | Stanford | JR | RB | 3 | 13 | 79 | 6.08 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Jordon Davison | Oregon | SO | RB | 3 | 16 | 79 | 4.94 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Steven Robinson | USM | JR | RB | 3 | 19 | 79 | 4.16 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Nathan McNeil | Iowa | SO | RB | 2 | 9 | 78 | 8.67 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 44 | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | Marshall | SR | QB | 3 | 14 | 78 | 5.57 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Jaquari Lewis | App St | SO | RB | 3 | 17 | 78 | 4.59 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | Justice Haynes | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 3 | 14 | 77 | 5.50 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Waymond Jordan | USC | SR | RB | 4 | 13 | 76 | 5.85 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | Mason McKenzie | BC | JR | QB | 3 | 15 | 76 | 5.07 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 48 | Dilin Jones | LSU | SO | RB | 3 | 20 | 76 | 3.80 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Gunner Stockton | Georgia | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 51 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 75 | 7.50 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 51 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 4 | 13 | 75 | 5.77 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | Ramone Green Jr. | MO State | SR | RB | 3 | 12 | 74 | 6.17 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | DeSean Bishop | Tennessee | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 72 | 6.55 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 55 | Hollywood Smothers | Texas | SR | RB | 3 | 16 | 72 | 4.50 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Ousmane Kromah | FSU | SO | RB | 3 | 11 | 71 | 6.45 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Cibastian Broughton | Akron | FR | QB | 3 | 7 | 70 | 10.00 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 58 | Mark Fletcher, Jr. | Miami (Fl) | SR | RB | 3 | 14 | 70 | 5.00 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 | Damon Ferguson Jr. | Pittsburgh | FR | RB | 2 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 3 | 11 | 68 | 6.18 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 60 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 2 | 15 | 68 | 4.53 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Brad Jackson | Texas St | SO | QB | 3 | 7 | 66 | 9.43 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 63 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 2 | 10 | 66 | 6.60 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 63 | Faizon Brandon | Tennessee | FR | QB | 3 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 63 | Jo Silver | Delaware | SR | RB | 3 | 12 | 66 | 5.50 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 63 | Braydon Bennett | EMU | SR | RB | 4 | 13 | 66 | 5.08 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Javion Kinnard | SDSU | SO | RB | 2 | 14 | 66 | 4.71 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 4 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | Trey Owens | Ark St | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 70 | Lanear McCrary Jr. | Georgia St | SR | RB | 3 | 12 | 64 | 5.33 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | Kam Davis | Liberty | JR | RB | 3 | 12 | 64 | 5.33 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | Brian Bonner Jr. | Washington | FR | RB | 2 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | CharMar Brown | Miami (Fl) | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 63 | 12.60 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | Noah Vaughn | Virginia | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 76 | Anthony Woods | UCLA | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | Breezy Dubar | MO State | SR | RB | 3 | 13 | 62 | 4.77 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | Kamario Taylor | Miss St | SO | QB | 3 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 61 | 6.10 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Shavane Anderson Jr. | Syracuse | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 60 | 12.00 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 80 | George Pettaway | James Mad | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Nick Herman | James Mad | SO | RB | 2 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Kendrick Raphael | SMU | SR | RB | 3 | 12 | 60 | 5.00 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 3 | 16 | 60 | 3.75 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 80 | Rueben Owens II | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 3 | 16 | 60 | 3.75 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 3 | 17 | 60 | 3.53 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Roman Gagliano | MTSU | SO | QB | 3 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 87 | Lunch Winfield | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 3 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 87 | Cameron Dickey | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 3 | 12 | 59 | 4.92 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | CJ Bailey | NC State | JR | QB | 3 | 14 | 59 | 4.21 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 3 | 20 | 59 | 2.95 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | Kyson Brown | Ariz St | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 58 | 5.27 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 3 | 15 | 58 | 3.87 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | Kolin Wilson | Miss St | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 2 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 94 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Conner Weigman | Houston | SR | QB | 2 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 94 | Curtis Kimmons IV | U Mass | SR | RB | 2 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 94 | Daniel Hill | Alabama | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | Anthony Carrie | FIU | JR | RB | 3 | 13 | 57 | 4.38 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||