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 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 4 | 36 | 355 | 9.86 | 5 | 80 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | Dylan Riley | Boise St | JR | RB | 3 | 41 | 340 | 8.29 | 2 | 83 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 3 | 25 | 240 | 9.60 | 1 | 61 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Wayne Knight | UCLA | SR | RB | 3 | 25 | 226 | 9.04 | 4 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Justice Haynes | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 3 | 33 | 196 | 5.94 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Kamari Moulton | Iowa | SR | RB | 2 | 19 | 184 | 9.68 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Turbo Richard | Indiana | JR | RB | 3 | 24 | 180 | 7.50 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | TJ Thomas | Minnesota | JR | RB | 2 | 12 | 139 | 11.58 | 1 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Kendrick Raphael | SMU | SR | RB | 3 | 18 | 136 | 7.56 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 3 | 13 | 122 | 9.38 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | Nate Sheppard | Duke | SO | RB | 3 | 44 | 289 | 6.57 | 2 | 47 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
| 11 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 3 | 41 | 260 | 6.34 | 1 | 72 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | Jamal Rule | Nebraska | FR | RB | 3 | 22 | 216 | 9.82 | 2 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | Ousmane Kromah | FSU | SO | RB | 3 | 32 | 211 | 6.59 | 2 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 3 | 30 | 208 | 6.93 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | DeSean Bishop | Tennessee | SR | RB | 3 | 28 | 203 | 7.25 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 11 | Jamal Roberts | Missouri | SR | RB | 3 | 34 | 203 | 5.97 | 2 | 64 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | Matt Fuller | S Carolina | JR | RB | 3 | 26 | 202 | 7.77 | 3 | 55 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | Caleb Hawkins | Okla St | SO | RB | 3 | 32 | 194 | 6.06 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | Duke Watson | UCF | JR | RB | 3 | 12 | 177 | 14.75 | 3 | 64 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Jayden Duke Scott | NC State | JR | RB | 3 | 25 | 177 | 7.08 | 2 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Cam Edwards | Mich St | SR | RB | 3 | 30 | 173 | 5.77 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 3 | 32 | 173 | 5.41 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 3 | 25 | 170 | 6.80 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 3 | 26 | 170 | 6.54 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | Anthony Woods | UCLA | SR | RB | 3 | 15 | 165 | 11.00 | 3 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Daune Morris | Tennessee | SO | RB | 3 | 16 | 161 | 10.06 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | Rodney Fields Jr. | Kansas St | JR | RB | 3 | 17 | 155 | 9.12 | 1 | 75 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | Micah Ford | Stanford | JR | RB | 3 | 32 | 147 | 4.59 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SR | RB | 3 | 12 | 146 | 12.17 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 3 | 14 | 145 | 10.36 | 2 | 71 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Maxwell Woods | Wash St | SO | RB | 3 | 13 | 123 | 9.46 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | Abu Sama III | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 2 | 13 | 122 | 9.38 | 1 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Caden Pinnick | Wash St | SO | QB | 3 | 19 | 118 | 6.21 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | Nathan McNeil | Iowa | SO | RB | 3 | 15 | 111 | 7.40 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Jason Patterson | Kentucky | JR | RB | 3 | 14 | 109 | 7.79 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Gideon Davidson | Clemson | SO | RB | 3 | 20 | 109 | 5.45 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Xavier Williams | Iowa | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 107 | 15.29 | 3 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | JaQuail Smith | Colorado | SO | RB | 3 | 10 | 106 | 10.60 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Landen Chambers | UCF | JR | RB | 2 | 7 | 78 | 11.14 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Angel Flores | CMU | SR | QB | 3 | 16 | 76 | 4.75 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Demond Williams Jr. | Washington | JR | QB | 3 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Dru DeShields | Kent State | JR | QB | 3 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Jaylen Raynor | Iowa State | SR | QB | 2 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Henry Hasselbeck | App St | JR | QB | 3 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | LaMarcus Bell | Utah | FR | RB | 1 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Trey Owens | Ark St | JR | QB | 2 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 48 | Torrance Burgess Jr. | Texas St | SR | RB | 3 | 37 | 254 | 6.86 | 0 | 65 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 48 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 4 | 39 | 196 | 5.03 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 48 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 4 | 39 | 189 | 4.85 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 48 | Bo Jackson | Ohio State | SO | RB | 3 | 24 | 165 | 6.88 | 1 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 48 | Evan Dickens | BC | JR | RB | 3 | 26 | 164 | 6.31 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 48 | Austin Carlisle | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 3 | 18 | 162 | 9.00 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 48 | Antonio Martin Jr. | MTSU | SR | RB | 3 | 27 | 159 | 5.89 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 48 | LJ Martin | BYU | SR | RB | 3 | 23 | 154 | 6.70 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 48 | Benjamin Hall | N Carolina | JR | RB | 3 | 20 | 153 | 7.65 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 48 | Fluff Bothwell | Miss St | JR | RB | 3 | 25 | 150 | 6.00 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 3 | 17 | 149 | 8.76 | 1 | 75 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | Jaheim Merriweather | Troy | JR | RB | 3 | 15 | 146 | 9.73 | 3 | 69 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 48 | Mark Fletcher, Jr. | Miami (Fl) | SR | RB | 3 | 22 | 140 | 6.36 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 48 | Daniel Hill | Alabama | JR | RB | 3 | 23 | 140 | 6.09 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 3 | 29 | 136 | 4.69 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | Jeffrey Overton, Jr. | Va Tech | SO | RB | 3 | 19 | 133 | 7.00 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | Fame Ijeboi | Purdue | SO | RB | 3 | 29 | 130 | 4.48 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 48 | Keyjuan Brown | Louisville | SR | RB | 2 | 11 | 127 | 11.55 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 48 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 3 | 17 | 126 | 7.41 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | Damon Ferguson Jr. | Pittsburgh | FR | RB | 3 | 25 | 123 | 4.92 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 48 | Hollywood Smothers | Texas | SR | RB | 3 | 19 | 122 | 6.42 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 48 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 3 | 19 | 118 | 6.21 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 48 | DeJuan Williams | Maryland | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 116 | 38.67 | 2 | 94 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Devin Roche | ODU | JR | RB | 3 | 22 | 113 | 5.14 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 48 | Dilin Jones | LSU | SO | RB | 3 | 31 | 113 | 3.65 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Nate Frazier | Georgia | JR | RB | 3 | 13 | 111 | 8.54 | 3 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 48 | Cam Wallace | Penn State | JR | RB | 3 | 12 | 110 | 9.17 | 2 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Jordon Davison | Oregon | SO | RB | 3 | 18 | 110 | 6.11 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | Elijah Faulkner | U Mass | SO | RB | 3 | 22 | 110 | 5.00 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | Hauss Hejny | CSU | FR | QB | 3 | 9 | 109 | 12.11 | 1 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Isaac Brown | Louisville | JR | RB | 3 | 26 | 107 | 4.12 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 3 | 15 | 104 | 6.93 | 2 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 48 | Isaiah Mozee | Nebraska | SO | RB | 3 | 15 | 100 | 6.67 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | Gi'Bran Payne | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 3 | 18 | 100 | 5.56 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Jabree Coleman | S Carolina | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 98 | 16.33 | 3 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Brian Bonner Jr. | Washington | FR | RB | 2 | 12 | 97 | 8.08 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Ja’Kobi Jackson | Ohio State | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 96 | 8.73 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Drew Mestemaker | Okla St | SO | QB | 2 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 3 | 13 | 95 | 7.31 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 3 | 14 | 94 | 6.71 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 48 | Re’Shaun Sanford II | Houston | JR | RB | 3 | 12 | 93 | 7.75 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Wayshawn Parker | Utah | JR | RB | 3 | 20 | 92 | 4.60 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 14 | 91 | 6.50 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Trae’shawn Brown | Alabama | FR | RB | 3 | 17 | 91 | 5.35 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 48 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 3 | 19 | 91 | 4.79 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Amareon Blue | EMU | SO | RB | 4 | 20 | 89 | 4.45 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | Lee Beebe Jr. | Indiana | SR | RB | 3 | 22 | 89 | 4.05 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Joseph Himon II | N'western | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Ayo Adeyi | Okla St | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 86 | 8.60 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | Journee Tonga | BYU | FR | RB | 2 | 9 | 85 | 9.44 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | Rickie Collins | KSU | JR | QB | 3 | 11 | 84 | 7.64 | 3 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 48 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 12 | 84 | 7.00 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Sam Brown V | Temple | SR | RB | 1 | 9 | 80 | 8.89 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||