2026 National Leaders Rushing - On 1st Down through 08/29/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beau Pribula | Virginia | SR | QB | 1 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Ousmane Kromah | FSU | SO | RB | 1 | 9 | 85 | 9.44 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 1 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 1 | 11 | 84 | 7.64 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Waymond Jordan | USC | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | CJ Bailey | NC State | JR | QB | 1 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Jamar Curtis | Sac St | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Sedrick Irvin | Stanford | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Xavier Brown | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DJ Scott | ND St | JR | RB | 1 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 1 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Amareon Blue | EMU | SO | RB | 1 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Shahn Alston | USC | FR | RB | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Jalen Likely | J'ville St | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Nyeoti Punni | ND St | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Benjamin Hall | N Carolina | JR | RB | 1 | 9 | 37 | 4.11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Micah Ford | Stanford | JR | RB | 1 | 15 | 60 | 4.00 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Braydon Bennett | EMU | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 1 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Dijon Stanley | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Ashton Daniels | FSU | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jekail Middlebrook | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Xay Davis | Virginia | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Samuel Singleton Jr. | FSU | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Sitani Mikaele | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 1 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Demon June | N Carolina | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Jon Denman | TCU | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | James Jones | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 1 | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Jayden Duke Scott | NC State | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Peyton Lewis | Virginia | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Billy Edwards Jr. | N Carolina | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 0 | 11 | 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 3.0 rushing attempts on 1st down.