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 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 5 | 13 | 104 | 8.00 | 1 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Maddux Madsen | Boise St | SR | QB | 6 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 6 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Angel Flores | CMU | SR | QB | 4 | 10 | 23 | 2.30 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Demond Williams Jr. | Washington | JR | QB | 5 | 10 | -39 | -3.90 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Gio Lopez | Wk Forest | JR | QB | 4 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 6 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Broc Lowry | W Mich | JR | QB | 6 | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Quinn Henicle | ODU | SO | QB | 4 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Sam Leavitt | LSU | JR | QB | 6 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | JC French IV | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 5 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 6 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Byrum Brown | Auburn | SR | QB | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Nico Iamaleava | UCLA | SR | QB | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Brad Jackson | Texas St | SO | QB | 4 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | LaNorris Sellers | S Carolina | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 5 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Lunch Winfield | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 4 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | John Mateer | Oklahoma | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Rickie Collins | KSU | JR | QB | 5 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Deuce Bailey | Coast Car | FR | QB | 5 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Tait Reynolds | Clemson | FR | QB | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Alessio Milivojevic | Mich St | SO | QB | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Ashton Daniels | FSU | SR | QB | 4 | 7 | -6 | -0.86 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 2 | 7 | -8 | -1.14 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | JJ Kohl | FIU | JR | QB | 4 | 7 | -12 | -1.71 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jalen Buckley | W Mich | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Isaiah Marshall | Kansas | SO | QB | 4 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Keelon Russell | Alabama | SO | QB | 4 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Ryan Browne | Purdue | JR | QB | 4 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Lucky Sutton | SDSU | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Gavin Griffin | Troy | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 3 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Alonza Barnett III | UCF | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Beau Pribula | Virginia | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Marcel Reed | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Billy Edwards Jr. | N Carolina | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | -13 | -2.17 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Raymond Moore III | UTEP | SO | QB | 5 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 1 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Kamario Taylor | Miss St | SO | QB | 3 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Mason McKenzie | BC | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Conner Weigman | Houston | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Bear Bachmeier | BYU | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | James Jones | NMSU | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Ryder Burton | UAB | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Jaylen Raynor | Iowa State | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Re’Shaun Sanford II | Houston | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | JC Evans | James Mad | JR | QB | 3 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Colton Joseph | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Jekail Middlebrook | Virginia | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Keenan Phillips | USA | JR | RB | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Grady Brosterhous | Utah State | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | CJ Bailey | NC State | JR | QB | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Jared Curtis | Vanderbilt | FR | QB | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Caden Pinnick | Wash St | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Austin Carlisle | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Brock Glenn | Western Ky | JR | QB | 2 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Blake Baker | La Tech | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | -3 | -0.60 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Holden Geriner | Pittsburgh | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | -4 | -0.80 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Malachi Singleton | App St | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | -6 | -1.20 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Aidan Chiles | N'western | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | -7 | -1.40 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Lincoln Kienholz | Louisville | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | -13 | -2.60 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Kenny Minchey | Kentucky | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | -17 | -3.40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | EJ Colson Jr. | UTEP | SO | QB | 3 | 5 | -17 | -3.40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Alberto Mendoza | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | -19 | -3.80 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Goose Crowder | Troy | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 70 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | Anthony Colandrea | Nebraska | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | Camden Coleman | James Mad | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Antwan Raymond | Rutgers | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | Devonte Lyons | FIU | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Keyone Jenkins | UCF | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | DeSean Bishop | Tennessee | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Jayden Mandal | Fresno St | JR | QB | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Davis Warren | Stanford | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Jay Kastantin | BGSU | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Jeffrey Overton, Jr. | Va Tech | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | PJ Martin | USA | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Trey Owens | Ark St | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | William Pop Watson III | U Mass | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Jadyn Glasser | CMU | JR | QB | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Jason Wright | Buffalo | SO | QB | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Jaden Craig | TCU | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | S Florida | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Jalen Likely | J'ville St | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Mitch Griffis | ECU | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | -3 | -0.75 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Landry Lyddy | USM | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | -5 | -1.25 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | SO | QB | 2 | 4 | -8 | -2.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Tucker Kilcrease | Troy | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | -9 | -2.25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Zach Mundell | Army | SR | SB | 3 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 99 | Matt Vezza | Ohio | JR | QB | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||