2026 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 10/10/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keelon Russell | Alabama | SO | QB | 4 | 6 | 93 | 15.50 | 2 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 87 | 14.50 | 1 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Fame Ijeboi | Purdue | SO | RB | 4 | 10 | 74 | 7.40 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Isaiah Ene | Sac St | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 65 | 10.83 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 6 | 13 | 107 | 8.23 | 1 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Wayshawn Parker | Utah | JR | RB | 4 | 7 | 103 | 14.71 | 2 | 90 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Javen Jacobs | Utah State | SR | RB | 4 | 8 | 96 | 12.00 | 0 | 64 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Quinn Henicle | ODU | SO | QB | 4 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 1 | 76 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 5 | 12 | 95 | 7.92 | 3 | 55 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Weston Bryan | Ga South | SO | QB | 6 | 10 | 92 | 9.20 | 2 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 90 | 30.00 | 1 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Kam Davis | Liberty | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 84 | 10.50 | 1 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 4 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 2 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Will Wilson | NC State | SO | QB | 5 | 11 | 74 | 6.73 | 2 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Jadan Baugh | Florida | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 0 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Cole Tabb | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 72 | 36.00 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | LaNorris Sellers | S Carolina | SR | QB | 5 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 1 | 53 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Gunner Stockton | Georgia | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 64 | 32.00 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Trey Owens | Ark St | JR | QB | 3 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Sire Gaines | Boise St | JR | RB | 4 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Nolan James, Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 5 | 8 | 61 | 7.63 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Braylen Russell | Arkansas | JR | RB | 5 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Judah Price | Marshall | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 57 | 28.50 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | DeSean Bishop | Tennessee | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 54 | 54.00 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Xavier Brown | Virginia | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 2 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Terron Kellman | Liberty | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Colton Joseph | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Solomon Baggett | Ark St | FR | RB | 4 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Gavin Griffin | Troy | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Nate Sheppard | Duke | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 4 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Duncan Brune | Ohio | JR | RB | 4 | 9 | 51 | 5.67 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Lee Beebe Jr. | Indiana | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Devin Roche | ODU | JR | RB | 4 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Jalen Likely | J'ville St | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Stacy Gage | LSU | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Lloyd Avant | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Byrd Ficklin | Utah | SO | QB | 1 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Turbo Richard | Indiana | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Shavane Anderson Jr. | Syracuse | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Dylan Riley | Boise St | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Gio Lopez | Wk Forest | JR | QB | 5 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jo'Shon Barbie | Marshall | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Bear Bachmeier | BYU | SO | QB | 2 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jaheim Merriweather | Troy | JR | RB | 4 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | David McComb | Miami (Oh) | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jordan Thompson | Memphis | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Ousmane Kromah | FSU | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Bishop Davenport | USA | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Ahmad Miller | Syracuse | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Javon Ross | Tulsa | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Andrew Burnette | La Tech | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jevon Edwards | Coast Car | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Marquis Gillis | Ariz St | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Peyton Jones | Liberty | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Ben McCreary | Oklahoma | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Mason Heintschel | Pittsburgh | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 5 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Justin Cook | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Elijah McCoy | UTEP | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Grady Brosterhous | Utah State | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 71 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 5 | 13 | 58 | 4.46 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 4 | 16 | 58 | 3.63 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Braydon Bennett | EMU | SR | RB | 5 | 13 | 55 | 4.23 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Hollywood Smothers | Texas | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | James Laubstein | New Mexico | SR | QB | 4 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | Anthony Colandrea | Nebraska | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | Rueben Owens II | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 5 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Makhi Hughes | Houston | SR | RB | 5 | 12 | 38 | 3.17 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Victor Rosa | Ohio | SR | RB | 5 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 3 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Kamario Taylor | Miss St | SO | QB | 3 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | George Pettaway | James Mad | SR | RB | 5 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | DeKalon Taylor | Colorado | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Cameron Dickey | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Brock Glenn | Western Ky | JR | QB | 5 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | La’Vell Wright | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 5 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Nino Hill | Buffalo | SO | RB | 4 | 16 | 32 | 2.00 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Mason McKenzie | BC | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Keenan Phillips | USA | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Ryder Burton | UAB | JR | QB | 5 | 10 | 30 | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Kedrick Reescano | Arizona | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Caleb Hawkins | Okla St | SO | RB | 4 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Dilin Jones | LSU | SO | RB | 6 | 11 | 29 | 2.64 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Durell Robinson | CSU | JR | RB | 5 | 12 | 29 | 2.42 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||