2026 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down through 08/29/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Ene | Sac St | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Deshonne Redeaux | USC | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Nyeoti Punni | ND St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Viliami Teu | SJSU | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Micah Ford | Stanford | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Amareon Blue | EMU | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Jaylen McGill | N Carolina | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Sedrick Irvin | Stanford | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | James Jones | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jayden Duke Scott | NC State | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Shahn Alston | USC | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Will Wilson | NC State | SO | QB | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Davis Warren | Stanford | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Samuel Singleton Jr. | FSU | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Braydon Bennett | EMU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Waymond Jordan | USC | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Dijon Stanley | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Noah Vaughn | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Joey Mattord | EMU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Peyton Lewis | Virginia | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Barry Kpeenu | ND St | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Ousmane Kromah | FSU | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Demon June | N Carolina | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Trey Hedden | NMSU | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Jekail Middlebrook | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Jamar Curtis | Sac St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Darrien Jones | UNLV | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Xavier Brown | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Jayden Maiava | USC | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Jon Denman | TCU | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Xay Davis | Virginia | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | CJ Bailey | NC State | JR | QB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | DJ Scott | ND St | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Elias Brown | Sac St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Jalen Likely | J'ville St | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Beau Pribula | Virginia | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | -5 | -1.25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Ashton Daniels | FSU | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Jaden Craig | TCU | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | -8 | -8.00 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Billy Edwards Jr. | N Carolina | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | -9 | -9.00 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Noah Kim | EMU | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | -10 | -10.00 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Carson Conklin | Sac St | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | -10 | -10.00 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 1 | 5 | -19 | -3.80 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||