2026 National Leaders Rushing - In The 2nd Quarter through 08/29/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micah Ford | Stanford | JR | RB | 1 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Davis Warren | Stanford | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Samuel Singleton Jr. | FSU | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Beau Pribula | Virginia | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 1 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Amareon Blue | EMU | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 1 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Jekail Middlebrook | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | CJ Bailey | NC State | JR | QB | 1 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 1 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Xavier Brown | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Noah Vaughn | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ashton Daniels | FSU | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Deshonne Redeaux | USC | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Billy Edwards Jr. | N Carolina | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ousmane Kromah | FSU | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jaylen McGill | N Carolina | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Braydon Bennett | EMU | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | TJ Washington Jr. | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Benjamin Hall | N Carolina | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | James Jones | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Riley Wormley | USC | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Joey Mattord | EMU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DJ Scott | ND St | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sedrick Irvin | Stanford | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Quintrevion Wisner | FSU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Waymond Jordan | USC | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Peyton Lewis | Virginia | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jayden Duke Scott | NC State | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jon Denman | TCU | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Alex Orji | UNLV | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jamar Curtis | Sac St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Darrien Jones | UNLV | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Cedric Kouemi | J'ville St | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Viliami Teu | SJSU | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Noah Kim | EMU | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jalen Likely | J'ville St | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Isaiah Carlson | SJSU | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Matt Coleman | Sac St | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Trey Hedden | NMSU | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | -10 | -10.00 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | -11 | -5.50 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 1 | 2 | -12 | -6.00 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Carson Conklin | Sac St | JR | QB | 1 | 2 | -13 | -6.50 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jayden Maiava | USC | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | -13 | -13.00 | 0 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||