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 Nate Sheppard Duke SO RB 3 44 289 6.57 2 47 9 10 2
2 Jaylin Carter Memphis SO RB 4 36 355 9.86 5 80 8 8 4
2 DeSean Bishop Tennessee SR RB 3 28 203 7.25 2 33 8 8 2
4 Dylan Riley Boise St JR RB 3 41 340 8.29 2 83 7 7 3
4 Torrance Burgess Jr. Texas St SR RB 3 37 254 6.86 0 65 7 7 1
4 Jamal Rule Nebraska FR RB 3 22 216 9.82 2 55 7 7 2
4 Turbo Richard Indiana JR RB 3 24 180 7.50 2 25 7 7 3
8 Cam Cook WVU SR RB 3 41 260 6.34 1 72 6 6 2
8 Wayne Knight UCLA SR RB 3 25 226 9.04 4 47 6 6 3
8 Justice Haynes Ga Tech SR RB 3 33 196 5.94 2 31 6 7 3
8 Jabari Bates SJSU SR RB 4 39 189 4.85 0 23 6 6 1
8 Jahiem White N Texas SR RB 3 26 170 6.54 2 43 6 6 2
8 Austin Carlisle La-Monroe SO QB 3 18 162 9.00 1 27 6 5 1
8 Benjamin Hall N Carolina JR RB 3 20 153 7.65 0 25 6 6 1
8 Jaquari Lewis App St SO RB 3 24 136 5.67 2 13 6 6 0
16 Aiden Flora Iowa State SO RB 3 25 240 9.60 1 61 5 5 3
16 Jeremy Payne TCU JR RB 3 30 208 6.93 1 48 5 7 2
16 Jamal Roberts Missouri SR RB 3 34 203 5.97 2 64 5 5 2
16 Matt Fuller S Carolina JR RB 3 26 202 7.77 3 55 5 6 2
16 King Miller USC SO RB 4 39 196 5.03 2 29 5 5 1
16 Caleb Hawkins Okla St SO RB 3 32 194 6.06 0 33 5 5 2
16 Kamari Moulton Iowa SR RB 2 19 184 9.68 2 50 5 5 3
16 Jai'Den Thomas UNLV SR RB 3 25 170 6.80 1 50 5 5 2
16 Daune Morris Tennessee SO RB 3 16 161 10.06 2 47 5 5 2
16 Jadan Baugh Florida JR RB 3 34 156 4.59 3 18 5 5 0
16 Rodney Fields Jr. Kansas St JR RB 3 17 155 9.12 1 75 5 5 2
16 LJ Martin BYU SR RB 3 23 154 6.70 2 20 5 5 1
16 TJ Horton Ball State SR RB 3 12 146 12.17 2 54 5 5 2
16 Makhi Hughes Houston SR RB 3 22 126 5.73 1 12 5 4 0
16 Avery Johnson Kansas St SR QB 3 13 122 9.38 2 26 5 5 3
16 Caden Pinnick Wash St SO QB 3 19 118 6.21 2 26 5 6 2
16 Jacurri Brown Rice SR QB 3 19 118 6.21 1 29 5 5 1
16 Waymond Jordan USC SR RB 4 21 115 5.48 1 16 5 5 0
16 Tyler Hughes Wyoming SR QB 3 14 94 6.71 0 21 5 5 1
16 Rickie Collins KSU JR QB 3 11 84 7.64 3 24 5 5 1
36 Duke Watson UCF JR RB 3 12 177 14.75 3 64 4 4 2
36 Cam Edwards Mich St SR RB 3 30 173 5.77 1 40 4 4 2
36 Bo Jackson Ohio State SO RB 3 24 165 6.88 1 65 4 4 1
36 Evan Dickens BC JR RB 3 26 164 6.31 2 39 4 5 1
36 Steven Robinson USM JR RB 3 37 161 4.35 2 13 4 4 0
36 Adam Mohammed California JR RB 3 37 155 4.19 1 13 4 4 0
36 Micah Ford Stanford JR RB 3 32 147 4.59 2 28 4 3 2
36 Jaheim Merriweather Troy JR RB 3 15 146 9.73 3 69 4 4 1
36 Mark Fletcher, Jr. Miami (Fl) SR RB 3 22 140 6.36 1 46 4 4 1
36 Fame Ijeboi Purdue SO RB 3 29 130 4.48 1 20 4 4 1
36 Keyjuan Brown Louisville SR RB 2 11 127 11.55 1 58 4 4 1
36 Maxwell Woods Wash St SO RB 3 13 123 9.46 0 45 4 5 2
36 Damon Ferguson Jr. Pittsburgh FR RB 3 25 123 4.92 1 33 4 4 1
36 Hollywood Smothers Texas SR RB 3 19 122 6.42 0 45 4 4 1
36 Dylan Edwards Kansas JR RB 3 18 113 6.28 0 18 4 4 0
36 Devin Roche ODU JR RB 3 22 113 5.14 0 21 4 4 1
36 Nate Frazier Georgia JR RB 3 13 111 8.54 3 48 4 4 1
36 Nathan McNeil Iowa SO RB 3 15 111 7.40 1 25 4 4 2
36 PJ Martin USA SR RB 3 26 107 4.12 1 18 4 4 0
36 Mason McKenzie BC JR QB 3 23 102 4.43 0 16 4 4 0
36 La’Vell Wright Pittsburgh SR RB 3 18 99 5.50 0 16 4 4 0
36 Javion Kinnard SDSU SO RB 3 24 93 3.88 1 12 4 3 0
36 Trae’shawn Brown Alabama FR RB 3 17 91 5.35 3 20 4 4 1
36 Javian Mallory Miami (Fl) FR RB 3 13 90 6.92 1 19 4 4 0
36 Latrelle Murrell KSU JR RB 3 10 67 6.70 1 17 4 4 0
36 Anthony Colandrea Nebraska SR QB 3 9 62 6.89 2 20 4 5 1
62 Ousmane Kromah FSU SO RB 3 32 211 6.59 2 54 3 3 2
62 Keveun Mason Temple SO RB 3 32 173 5.41 1 35 3 4 2
62 Anthony Woods UCLA SR RB 3 15 165 11.00 3 53 3 3 2
62 Antonio Martin Jr. MTSU SR RB 3 27 159 5.89 1 26 3 4 1
62 Will Henderson III UTSA SO RB 3 17 149 8.76 1 75 3 3 1
62 Michael Hawkins Jr. WVU SO QB 3 14 145 10.36 2 71 3 4 2
62 TJ Thomas Minnesota JR RB 2 12 139 11.58 1 71 3 3 3
62 Kendrick Raphael SMU SR RB 3 18 136 7.56 1 40 3 3 3
62 Rod Robinson II UAB JR RB 3 29 136 4.69 0 28 3 3 1
62 Jeffrey Overton, Jr. Va Tech SO RB 3 19 133 7.00 2 50 3 3 1
62 Dominic Kelley Nevada SO RB 3 17 126 7.41 0 42 3 3 1
62 Jeremiah Cobb Auburn SR RB 3 22 126 5.73 2 19 3 4 0
62 DJ Scott ND St SR RB 4 27 111 4.11 2 15 3 4 0
62 Jordon Davison Oregon SO RB 3 18 110 6.11 2 40 3 3 1
62 Elijah Faulkner U Mass SO RB 3 22 110 5.00 0 26 3 3 1
62 Jason Patterson Kentucky JR RB 3 14 109 7.79 0 22 3 3 2
62 Xavier Williams Iowa JR RB 3 7 107 15.29 3 48 3 3 2
62 Lloyd Avant Oklahoma JR RB 3 22 107 4.86 0 13 3 3 0
62 Isaac Brown Louisville JR RB 3 26 107 4.12 0 26 3 3 1
62 JaQuail Smith Colorado SO RB 3 10 106 10.60 0 35 3 3 2
62 D.J. Crowther S Florida SR RB 3 15 104 6.93 2 38 3 4 1
62 James Peoples Penn State JR RB 3 16 99 6.19 1 12 3 3 0
62 Godspower Nwawuihe Army SO RB 2 19 97 5.11 0 13 3 3 0
62 CJ Baxter Kentucky SR RB 3 22 97 4.41 3 16 3 4 0
62 Kiefer Sibley New Mexico JR RB 3 13 95 7.31 1 36 3 3 1
62 Marcellous Hawkins, Jr. Va Tech SR RB 3 24 94 3.92 2 12 3 3 0
62 Jason Collins Jr. S Florida JR RB 3 18 92 5.11 1 12 3 3 0
62 Amareon Blue EMU SO RB 4 20 89 4.45 0 20 3 3 1
62 Ayo Adeyi Okla St SR RB 3 10 86 8.60 0 25 3 3 1
62 Jo Silver Delaware SR RB 3 17 86 5.06 0 16 3 3 0
62 Journee Tonga BYU FR RB 2 9 85 9.44 1 34 3 3 1
62 Brock Glenn Western Ky JR QB 2 13 81 6.23 2 16 3 3 0
62 Keenan Phillips USA JR RB 3 19 80 4.21 0 16 3 3 0
62 CJ Miller Toledo JR RB 3 17 79 4.65 0 12 3 3 0
62 Derrick Jameson La-Monroe SR RB 3 10 76 7.60 1 21 3 3 1
62 Jaivian Thomas UCLA SR RB 3 12 76 6.33 0 15 3 3 0
62 Scottre Humphrey New Mexico SR RB 3 17 75 4.41 0 19 3 3 0
62 Mason King Kent State SR RB 3 13 74 5.69 0 26 3 3 1
62 Beau Pribula Virginia SR QB 2 10 72 7.20 0 22 3 3 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards