2026 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go 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 |
| 2 | Deshonne Redeaux | USC | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Jaylen McGill | N Carolina | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Braydon Bennett | EMU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Amareon Blue | EMU | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Dijon Stanley | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Joey Mattord | EMU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Waymond Jordan | USC | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Shahn Alston | USC | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Will Wilson | NC State | SO | QB | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Micah Ford | Stanford | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Sedrick Irvin | Stanford | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Noah Vaughn | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Samuel Singleton Jr. | FSU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jamar Curtis | Sac St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Jekail Middlebrook | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Xavier Brown | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Jayden Maiava | USC | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Jon Denman | TCU | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Xay Davis | Virginia | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DJ Scott | ND St | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Elias Brown | Sac St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Billy Edwards Jr. | N Carolina | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | -9 | -9.00 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Noah Kim | EMU | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | -10 | -10.00 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 1.0 rushing attempts on 3rd down, 1-3 yards to go.