2026 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 10/30/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Cook | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 50 | 50.00 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Cole Tabb | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Jalen Mickens | La Tech | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Nyeoti Punni | ND St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Derrick McFall | SMU | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Alex Orji | UNLV | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Makhi Frazier | Miss | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Kedrick Reescano | Arizona | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Adam Mohammed | California | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Nicco Marchiol | N'western | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Samuel Tote Harris | Wyoming | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Zach Mundell | Army | SR | SB | 3 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Bryson Luter | Army | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Raymond Moore III | UTEP | SO | QB | 5 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 1 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Zach Palmer-Smith | La-Monroe | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Peyton Jones | Liberty | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Rodney Tisdale Jr. | Western Ky | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Justice Haynes | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Makhi Hughes | Houston | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Andrew Marsh | Michigan | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Oran Singleton Jr. | Tulsa | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Braeden Jackson | Iowa | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Trey Cornist | UConn | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Harry Dalton III | Maryland | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Jerrian Parker Jr. | Sam Hou St | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Goose Crowder | Troy | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Shavane Anderson Jr. | Syracuse | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Hezekiah Millender | Georgia | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Matt Vezza | Ohio | JR | QB | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Dru DeShields | Kent State | JR | QB | 3 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Jayvian Tanelus | Duke | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Triston Morgan | KSU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Tommy Carr | Michigan | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Danny Scudero | Colorado | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Daune Morris | Tennessee | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Ja’Kobi Jackson | Ohio State | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Duke Watson | UCF | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Preston Brown | ND St | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Brandon White | Kansas St | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Deshonne Redeaux | USC | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Demarius "Man Man" Robinson | Ariz St | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Aidan Laughery | Illinois | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | AJ Bianco | Nevada | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | DJ Epps | WVU | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Jaquari Lewis | App St | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Anthony Colandrea | Nebraska | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Jayden Clerveaux | CMU | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Ramone Green Jr. | MO State | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Blaze Berlowitz | Vanderbilt | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Ryan Estrada | Minnesota | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Henry Rutledge | Charlotte | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Logan Inagawa | U Mass | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | MJ Dowdy | Sam Hou St | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Camden Coleman | James Mad | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Nolan Good | Kent State | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Dagan Bruno | Tulane | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | DJ Dugar | Tulane | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Marquese Williams | Akron | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Preston Rex | BYU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Girard Pringle Jr. | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Aiden Gibson | Rutgers | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Jo Silver | Delaware | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Kamario Taylor | Miss St | SO | QB | 3 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Jalen Buckley | W Mich | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 5 | 13 | 104 | 8.00 | 1 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 74 | Jordan Lovett | Troy | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | CJ Carr | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Nik Henry | UTEP | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Jason Patterson | Kentucky | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Jackson Williams | ND St | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Braydon Bennett | EMU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Evan Dickens | BC | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Landen Chambers | UCF | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Carson Boyd | Illinois | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Lucas Farrington | J'ville St | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Iverson Howard | Maryland | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Jacob Williams | Navy | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 89 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | Devon Dampier | Utah | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | Quinn Henicle | ODU | SO | QB | 4 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 92 | Faizon Brandon | Tennessee | FR | QB | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Steven Blanco | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Mason McKenzie | BC | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 95 | Nate Sheppard | Duke | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | KJ Edwards | Texas A&M | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | Terrence Brown Jr. | MTSU | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | Tylik Hill | Syracuse | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | Sire Gaines | Boise St | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Jake Rendina | Army | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 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, 4-6 yards to go.