2026 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keelon Russell | Alabama | SO | QB | 3 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Will Wilson | NC State | SO | QB | 3 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 2 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Xavier Brown | Virginia | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 2 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Jamal Rule | Nebraska | FR | RB | 3 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Quinn Henicle | ODU | SO | QB | 3 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 1 | 76 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 1 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Cole Tabb | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 72 | 36.00 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | LaNorris Sellers | S Carolina | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 57 | 28.50 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 4 | 11 | 55 | 5.00 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Hollywood Smothers | Texas | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 3 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Jalen Likely | J'ville St | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | DeSean Bishop | Tennessee | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Solomon Baggett | Ark St | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Makhi Hughes | Houston | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Brett Holloway | Sam Hou St | FR | QB | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Braydon Bennett | EMU | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | George Pettaway | James Mad | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ahmad Miller | Syracuse | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Dawson Pendergrass | Baylor | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Raleek Brown | Texas | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Byrum Brown | Auburn | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | PJ Martin | USA | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Kenyon Clay | Ark St | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Cameron Dickey | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Wayne Knight | UCLA | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Savion Hiter | Michigan | FR | RB | 2 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Alton McCaskill | Sam Hou St | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Weston Bryan | Ga South | SO | QB | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Aidan Chiles | N'western | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | James Laubstein | New Mexico | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Nick Poulos | Ohio | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Hank Brown | Iowa | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Durell Robinson | CSU | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Trinidad Chambliss | Miss | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Keenan Phillips | USA | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Iverson Howard | Maryland | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Lincoln Kienholz | Louisville | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Landon Roldan | Georgia | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Boogie Woods III | KSU | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sam Brown V | Temple | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Preston Rex | BYU | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | John Hebert | Houston | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Victor Rosa | Ohio | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Lloyd Avant | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Dominic Lee-Knicely | Coast Car | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jakorion Caffey | Kent State | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jay Harris | Kansas St | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jared Curtis | Vanderbilt | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Darius Taylor | Minnesota | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Kemper Hodges | Air Force | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Kalieb Osborne | UConn | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Gio Lopez | Wk Forest | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | JJ Kohl | FIU | JR | QB | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Luke Kromenhoek | S Florida | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Keyone Jenkins | UCF | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Braden Atkinson | Oregon St | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Nathan McNeil | Iowa | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Max Shikenjanski | Minnesota | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Samuel Singleton Jr. | FSU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sergio Snider | La Tech | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | EJ Colson Jr. | UTEP | SO | QB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jordin Thomas | SDSU | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jamarice Wilder | USM | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jon Denman | TCU | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Lolo Mataele | W Mich | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jaylin Belford | Liberty | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | TJ Washington Jr. | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jayden Maiava | USC | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Steven Blanco | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jalen Buckley | W Mich | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jayden Mandal | Fresno St | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Isaiah Ene | Sac St | FR | RB | 3 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 85 | Gunner Stockton | Georgia | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 62 | 62.00 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Sire Gaines | Boise St | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Jadan Baugh | Florida | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 61 | 30.50 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 54 | 54.00 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Gavin Griffin | Troy | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Trey Owens | Ark St | JR | QB | 1 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Terron Kellman | Liberty | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Byrd Ficklin | Utah | SO | QB | 1 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Shavane Anderson Jr. | Syracuse | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 3 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Fame Ijeboi | Purdue | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | DeKalon Taylor | Colorado | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||