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 |
| 2 | Keelon Russell | Alabama | SO | QB | 3 | 9 | 114 | 12.67 | 2 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Byrum Brown | Auburn | SR | QB | 3 | 15 | 65 | 4.33 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Trey Kukuk | La Tech | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Grady Brosterhous | Utah State | SR | QB | 3 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | LaNorris Sellers | S Carolina | SR | QB | 3 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Kamario Taylor | Miss St | SO | QB | 3 | 9 | 87 | 9.67 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 2 | 7 | 74 | 10.57 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Nate Sheppard | Duke | SO | RB | 3 | 11 | 61 | 5.55 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Lunch Winfield | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 3 | 12 | 59 | 4.92 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Cibastian Broughton | Akron | FR | QB | 2 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Bishop Davenport | USA | SR | QB | 2 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Isaiah Marshall | Kansas | SO | QB | 3 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Devon Dampier | Utah | SR | QB | 2 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Javen Jacobs | Utah State | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 3 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Javion Kinnard | SDSU | SO | RB | 3 | 10 | 94 | 9.40 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 1 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Jadan Baugh | Florida | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Justin Cook | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 73 | 36.50 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Cole Tabb | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Sire Gaines | Boise St | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Demond Williams Jr. | Washington | JR | QB | 3 | 11 | 68 | 6.18 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Isaiah Ene | Sac St | FR | RB | 3 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 3 | 11 | 54 | 4.91 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Trey Owens | Ark St | JR | QB | 2 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Shavane Anderson Jr. | Syracuse | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 2 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 2 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Mason McKenzie | BC | JR | QB | 3 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DeSean Bishop | Tennessee | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Gavin Griffin | Troy | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | JC French IV | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 3 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Wayne Knight | UCLA | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Kedrick Reescano | Arizona | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Dallan Hayden | Memphis | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Peyton Jones | Liberty | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | DeKalon Taylor | Colorado | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 2 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Duke Clark | Florida | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Daune Morris | Tennessee | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Lucky Sutton | SDSU | SR | RB | 2 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Rickie Collins | KSU | JR | QB | 3 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Dru DeShields | Kent State | JR | QB | 2 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Brett Holloway | Sam Hou St | FR | QB | 1 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Harry Dalton III | Maryland | FR | RB | 2 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Austin Carlisle | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 3 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 3 | 17 | 30 | 1.76 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 3 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 1 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Jalen Buckley | W Mich | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Deshonne Redeaux | USC | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | O’Lontae Dean | Iowa | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | William Pop Watson III | U Mass | SR | QB | 3 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 3 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Goose Crowder | Troy | SR | QB | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Noah Kim | EMU | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | -7 | -1.17 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | Angel Flores | CMU | SR | QB | 3 | 22 | 83 | 3.77 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Will Wilson | NC State | SO | QB | 3 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 2 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Zach Mundell | Army | SR | SB | 1 | 1 | 66 | 66.00 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Micah Welch | Colorado | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 4 | 18 | 57 | 3.17 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Gunner Stockton | Georgia | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Xavier Brown | Virginia | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 2 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 2 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Hollywood Smothers | Texas | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 52 | 4.73 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Ryder Burton | UAB | JR | QB | 3 | 15 | 47 | 3.13 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 4 | 14 | 46 | 3.29 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Byrd Ficklin | Utah | SO | QB | 2 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Terron Kellman | Liberty | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Makhi Hughes | Houston | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Sedrick Irvin | Stanford | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | LaMarcus Bell | Utah | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Jalen Likely | J'ville St | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Adam Mohammed | California | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Khamoni Robinson | Toledo | JR | QB | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Conner Weigman | Houston | SR | QB | 2 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Jaylen Raynor | Iowa State | SR | QB | 3 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Marquis Gillis | Ariz St | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Solomon Baggett | Ark St | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Fame Ijeboi | Purdue | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Tyler Brown | Clemson | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Cam Edwards | Mich St | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Matt Vezza | Ohio | JR | QB | 2 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Aaron Philo | Florida | JR | QB | 2 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Noah Fifita | Arizona | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Hank Brown | Iowa | SR | QB | 2 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Marcel Reed | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 3 | 10 | 31 | 3.10 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Jordan Thompson | Memphis | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Jo'Shon Barbie | Marshall | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||