2026 National Leaders Rushing - On 1st Down through 09/19/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 DeJuan Williams Maryland SO RB 1 3 116 38.67 2 94 2 2 1
2 Dylan Riley Boise St JR RB 3 41 340 8.29 2 83 7 7 3
3 Jaylin Carter Memphis SO RB 4 36 355 9.86 5 80 8 8 4
3 Joseph Himon II N'western SR RB 2 5 87 17.40 1 80 1 1 1
5 Rodney Fields Jr. Kansas St JR RB 3 17 155 9.12 1 75 5 5 2
5 Will Henderson III UTSA SO RB 3 17 149 8.76 1 75 3 3 1
5 Hauss Hejny CSU FR QB 3 9 109 12.11 1 75 2 2 1
5 Drew Mestemaker Okla St SO QB 2 4 95 23.75 0 75 2 2 1
9 Cam Cook WVU SR RB 3 41 260 6.34 1 72 6 6 2
9 Abu Sama III Wisconsin SR RB 2 13 122 9.38 1 72 2 2 2
9 Jordan Thompson Memphis FR RB 1 2 74 37.00 0 72 1 1 1
12 Michael Hawkins Jr. WVU SO QB 3 14 145 10.36 2 71 3 4 2
12 TJ Thomas Minnesota JR RB 2 12 139 11.58 1 71 3 3 3
14 Jaheim Merriweather Troy JR RB 3 15 146 9.73 3 69 4 4 1
15 Torrance Burgess Jr. Texas St SR RB 3 37 254 6.86 0 65 7 7 1
15 Jayden Duke Scott NC State JR RB 3 25 177 7.08 2 65 2 2 2
15 Bo Jackson Ohio State SO RB 3 24 165 6.88 1 65 4 4 1
18 Jamal Roberts Missouri SR RB 3 34 203 5.97 2 64 5 5 2
18 Duke Watson UCF JR RB 3 12 177 14.75 3 64 4 4 2
20 Aiden Flora Iowa State SO RB 3 25 240 9.60 1 61 5 5 3
21 Jabree Coleman S Carolina SO RB 3 6 98 16.33 3 60 2 2 1
21 Triston Morgan KSU SR RB 3 7 78 11.14 1 60 1 1 1
23 Cam Wallace Penn State JR RB 3 12 110 9.17 2 59 2 2 1
24 Keyjuan Brown Louisville SR RB 2 11 127 11.55 1 58 4 4 1
25 Re’Shaun Sanford II Houston JR RB 3 12 93 7.75 2 56 1 1 1
26 Jamal Rule Nebraska FR RB 3 22 216 9.82 2 55 7 7 2
26 Matt Fuller S Carolina JR RB 3 26 202 7.77 3 55 5 6 2
26 Brian Bonner Jr. Washington FR RB 2 12 97 8.08 0 55 2 2 1
26 Trey Cornist UConn JR RB 3 7 76 10.86 1 55 2 2 1
30 Ousmane Kromah FSU SO RB 3 32 211 6.59 2 54 3 3 2
30 TJ Horton Ball State SR RB 3 12 146 12.17 2 54 5 5 2
30 Keisean Henderson Houston FR QB 1 1 54 54.00 1 54 1 1 1
33 Anthony Woods UCLA SR RB 3 15 165 11.00 3 53 3 3 2
34 Raymond Moore III UTEP SO QB 3 5 58 11.60 0 51 1 1 1
34 Jonathan Paylor NC State JR RB 1 2 52 26.00 0 51 1 1 1
36 Kamari Moulton Iowa SR RB 2 19 184 9.68 2 50 5 5 3
36 Jai'Den Thomas UNLV SR RB 3 25 170 6.80 1 50 5 5 2
36 Jeffrey Overton, Jr. Va Tech SO RB 3 19 133 7.00 2 50 3 3 1
36 Sam Brown V Temple SR RB 1 9 80 8.89 0 50 2 2 1
40 Ja’Kobi Jackson Ohio State SR RB 3 11 96 8.73 1 49 1 1 1
41 Jeremy Payne TCU JR RB 3 30 208 6.93 1 48 5 7 2
41 Nate Frazier Georgia JR RB 3 13 111 8.54 3 48 4 4 1
41 Xavier Williams Iowa JR RB 3 7 107 15.29 3 48 3 3 2
41 James Lee Ark St SR RB 2 4 60 15.00 0 48 1 1 1
45 Nate Sheppard Duke SO RB 3 44 289 6.57 2 47 9 10 2
45 Wayne Knight UCLA SR RB 3 25 226 9.04 4 47 6 6 3
45 Daune Morris Tennessee SO RB 3 16 161 10.06 2 47 5 5 2
45 Messiah Burch Buffalo SR RB 3 15 76 5.07 0 47 1 1 1
49 Mark Fletcher, Jr. Miami (Fl) SR RB 3 22 140 6.36 1 46 4 4 1
49 Monterrio Elston Jr. Kansas St SO RB 1 3 67 22.33 1 46 2 2 1
51 Maxwell Woods Wash St SO RB 3 13 123 9.46 0 45 4 5 2
51 Hollywood Smothers Texas SR RB 3 19 122 6.42 0 45 4 4 1
51 Gideon Davidson Clemson SO RB 3 20 109 5.45 0 45 2 2 2
51 Ashton Gray ECU JR RB 3 14 91 6.50 0 45 2 2 1
51 Chase Garnett S Florida FR RB 1 1 45 45.00 1 45 1 1 1
56 Drayden Dickmann Wk Forest JR WR 1 1 44 44.00 0 44 1 1 1
57 Jahiem White N Texas SR RB 3 26 170 6.54 2 43 6 6 2
57 Fluff Bothwell Miss St JR RB 3 25 150 6.00 1 43 2 2 1
57 Chance Williams Charlotte SR RB 2 12 75 6.25 0 43 2 2 1
57 Grant Wilson Indiana SR QB 2 3 49 16.33 1 43 1 1 1
61 Dominic Kelley Nevada SO RB 3 17 126 7.41 0 42 3 3 1
62 Savion Hart Georgia St JR RB 2 4 57 14.25 1 41 1 1 1
63 Cam Edwards Mich St SR RB 3 30 173 5.77 1 40 4 4 2
63 Kendrick Raphael SMU SR RB 3 18 136 7.56 1 40 3 3 3
63 Jordon Davison Oregon SO RB 3 18 110 6.11 2 40 3 3 1
63 TJ Engleman Jr. ECU JR RB 3 12 84 7.00 0 40 2 2 1
63 Derrick McFall SMU JR WR 2 6 45 7.50 0 40 1 1 1
68 Evan Dickens BC JR RB 3 26 164 6.31 2 39 4 5 1
68 Marquise Davis Louisville SO RB 1 5 58 11.60 1 39 1 1 1
70 D.J. Crowther S Florida SR RB 3 15 104 6.93 2 38 3 4 1
70 Dallan Hayden Memphis SR RB 3 9 67 7.44 0 38 1 1 1
70 Brock Townsend CMU JR RB 3 5 48 9.60 1 38 1 1 1
73 Talyn Shettron La Tech SR WR 1 1 37 37.00 1 37 1 1 1
74 Kiefer Sibley New Mexico JR RB 3 13 95 7.31 1 36 3 3 1
74 Demond Williams Jr. Washington JR QB 3 10 67 6.70 0 36 2 2 2
74 Nate Branch App St JR WR 1 1 36 36.00 1 36 1 1 1
77 Keveun Mason Temple SO RB 3 32 173 5.41 1 35 3 4 2
77 JaQuail Smith Colorado SO RB 3 10 106 10.60 0 35 3 3 2
77 Landen Chambers UCF JR RB 2 7 78 11.14 2 35 2 2 2
77 Jaylen Raynor Iowa State SR QB 2 6 54 9.00 0 35 2 2 2
77 Tray Kinkle S Florida SO RB 1 3 47 15.67 0 35 2 2 1
77 KJ Daniels UAB SO WR 1 1 35 35.00 0 35 1 1 1
83 Journee Tonga BYU FR RB 2 9 85 9.44 1 34 3 3 1
83 Qwantavius Wiggins Georgia St FR RB 3 11 53 4.82 1 34 1 1 1
85 DeSean Bishop Tennessee SR RB 3 28 203 7.25 2 33 8 8 2
85 Caleb Hawkins Okla St SO RB 3 32 194 6.06 0 33 5 5 2
85 Damon Ferguson Jr. Pittsburgh FR RB 3 25 123 4.92 1 33 4 4 1
85 Mekhi Dodd BC FR RB 1 2 32 16.00 0 33 1 1 1
89 CharMar Brown Miami (Fl) JR RB 3 7 60 8.57 0 32 1 1 1
90 Justice Haynes Ga Tech SR RB 3 33 196 5.94 2 31 6 7 3
90 Daniel Hill Alabama JR RB 3 23 140 6.09 3 31 2 2 1
90 Tyvonn Byars Rice SO RB 3 19 91 4.79 1 31 1 1 1
90 Talyn Taylor Georgia SO WR 1 1 31 31.00 0 31 1 1 1
90 Trashon Dye James Mad JR RB 1 1 31 31.00 0 31 1 1 1
95 David Mbadinga Ga South SR RB 2 8 70 8.75 0 30 2 2 1
95 Chris Durr Jr. Maryland JR WR 1 1 30 30.00 0 30 1 1 1
97 King Miller USC SO RB 4 39 196 5.03 2 29 5 5 1
97 Jacurri Brown Rice SR QB 3 19 118 6.21 1 29 5 5 1
97 Kemper Hodges Air Force SR QB 2 6 69 11.50 1 29 3 3 1
97 Jamarice Wilder USM FR RB 3 11 65 5.91 1 29 2 2 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards