2026 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinn Henicle | ODU | SO | QB | 3 | 18 | 188 | 10.44 | 2 | 76 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| 1 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 4 | 18 | 57 | 3.17 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Angel Flores | CMU | SR | QB | 3 | 22 | 83 | 3.77 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Hollywood Smothers | Texas | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 52 | 4.73 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Byrum Brown | Auburn | SR | QB | 3 | 15 | 65 | 4.33 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Kamario Taylor | Miss St | SO | QB | 3 | 9 | 87 | 9.67 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Ryder Burton | UAB | JR | QB | 3 | 15 | 47 | 3.13 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Makhi Hughes | Houston | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 3 | 17 | 30 | 1.76 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 2 | 7 | 74 | 10.57 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Sire Gaines | Boise St | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Will Wilson | NC State | SO | QB | 3 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 2 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Trey Kukuk | La Tech | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Lunch Winfield | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 3 | 12 | 59 | 4.92 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 3 | 11 | 54 | 4.91 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Cam Edwards | Mich St | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Javion Kinnard | SDSU | SO | RB | 3 | 10 | 94 | 9.40 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Demond Williams Jr. | Washington | JR | QB | 3 | 11 | 68 | 6.18 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Nate Sheppard | Duke | SO | RB | 3 | 11 | 61 | 5.55 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 2 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 2 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Wayne Knight | UCLA | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Kedrick Reescano | Arizona | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Broc Lowry | W Mich | JR | QB | 2 | 10 | 39 | 3.90 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 2 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Braydon Bennett | EMU | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Micah Ford | Stanford | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | George Pettaway | James Mad | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Antwan Raymond | Rutgers | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Nolan James, Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Duncan Brune | Ohio | JR | RB | 2 | 8 | 25 | 3.13 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Rodney Fields Jr. | Kansas St | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Brad Jackson | Texas St | SO | QB | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Keelon Russell | Alabama | SO | QB | 3 | 9 | 114 | 12.67 | 2 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 36 | LaNorris Sellers | S Carolina | SR | QB | 3 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 36 | Isaiah Ene | Sac St | FR | RB | 3 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Isaiah Marshall | Kansas | SO | QB | 3 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Mason McKenzie | BC | JR | QB | 3 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Devon Dampier | Utah | SR | QB | 2 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Gavin Griffin | Troy | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | JC French IV | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 3 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 4 | 14 | 46 | 3.29 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Conner Weigman | Houston | SR | QB | 2 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Daune Morris | Tennessee | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Lucky Sutton | SDSU | SR | RB | 2 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 2 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Fame Ijeboi | Purdue | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Keenan Phillips | USA | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Brett Holloway | Sam Hou St | FR | QB | 1 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Jevon Edwards | Coast Car | SO | RB | 3 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Austin Carlisle | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 3 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Rueben Owens II | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Kam Davis | Liberty | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Gio Lopez | Wk Forest | JR | QB | 2 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Dawson Pendergrass | Baylor | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Lincoln Kienholz | Louisville | SR | QB | 3 | 12 | 21 | 1.75 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | PJ Martin | USA | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Durell Robinson | CSU | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Alton McCaskill | Sam Hou St | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Kenyon Clay | Ark St | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | John Mateer | Oklahoma | SR | QB | 2 | 8 | 15 | 1.88 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.30 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Braylen Russell | Arkansas | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 68 | Cibastian Broughton | Akron | FR | QB | 2 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 68 | Xavier Brown | Virginia | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 2 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 68 | Bishop Davenport | USA | SR | QB | 2 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 68 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 2 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 68 | DeSean Bishop | Tennessee | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 68 | Grady Brosterhous | Utah State | SR | QB | 3 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 68 | Javen Jacobs | Utah State | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 68 | Dallan Hayden | Memphis | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 68 | Sedrick Irvin | Stanford | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 68 | Adam Mohammed | California | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 68 | DeKalon Taylor | Colorado | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | Jaylen Raynor | Iowa State | SR | QB | 3 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 2 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Rickie Collins | KSU | JR | QB | 3 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | Dru DeShields | Kent State | JR | QB | 2 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 68 | Matt Vezza | Ohio | JR | QB | 2 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Aaron Philo | Florida | JR | QB | 2 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Harry Dalton III | Maryland | FR | RB | 2 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | Hank Brown | Iowa | SR | QB | 2 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Faizon Brandon | Tennessee | FR | QB | 3 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Justice Haynes | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | James Jones | NMSU | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Amareon Blue | EMU | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 3 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | Jalen Buckley | W Mich | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | LJ Martin | BYU | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 3 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 68 | Brandon Smith | Oregon | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Jared Curtis | Vanderbilt | FR | QB | 3 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | William Pop Watson III | U Mass | SR | QB | 3 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||