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 | Gio Lopez | Wk Forest | JR | QB | 4 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Jaylen Raynor | Iowa State | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ashton Daniels | FSU | SR | QB | 4 | 7 | -6 | -0.86 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Lincoln Kienholz | Louisville | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | -13 | -2.60 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 5 | 13 | 104 | 8.00 | 1 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Raymond Moore III | UTEP | SO | QB | 5 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 1 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Quinn Henicle | ODU | SO | QB | 4 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Zach Mundell | Army | SR | SB | 3 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Justin Cook | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 50 | 50.00 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Kamario Taylor | Miss St | SO | QB | 3 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Anthony Colandrea | Nebraska | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Matt Vezza | Ohio | JR | QB | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Ryan Browne | Purdue | JR | QB | 4 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Conner Weigman | Houston | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | LaNorris Sellers | S Carolina | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 5 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Zach Palmer-Smith | La-Monroe | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | AJ Bianco | Nevada | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Cole Tabb | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Ryder Burton | UAB | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ja’Kobi Jackson | Ohio State | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Faizon Brandon | Tennessee | FR | QB | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Lucky Sutton | SDSU | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Nate Sheppard | Duke | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Keyone Jenkins | UCF | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jayden Clerveaux | CMU | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Roman Gagliano | MTSU | SO | QB | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Colton Joseph | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Samuel Tote Harris | Wyoming | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Brandon High Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jekail Middlebrook | Virginia | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Godspower Nwawuihe | Army | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Nolan James Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jamarion Morrow | Texas A&M | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Vic Listorti | Navy | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Kevin Jennings | SMU | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Nik Henry | UTEP | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | CJ Bailey | NC State | JR | QB | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jordan Gant | Akron | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | TJ Fo'ilefutu | Hawai'i | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Caden Knighten | Baylor | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Darian Mensah | Miami (Fl) | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Nino Hill | Buffalo | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Marcel Reed | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Goose Crowder | Troy | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 52 | Jalen Buckley | W Mich | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 52 | Rocco Conti | Air Force | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Brad Jackson | Texas St | SO | QB | 4 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Sam Leavitt | LSU | JR | QB | 6 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Isaiah Marshall | Kansas | SO | QB | 4 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Camden Coleman | James Mad | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Keelon Russell | Alabama | SO | QB | 4 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Dru DeShields | Kent State | JR | QB | 3 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 52 | Mason McKenzie | BC | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | JC French IV | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 5 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 52 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 6 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | Justice Haynes | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Leonard Farrow | FAU | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | Braeden Jackson | Iowa | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | MJ Dowdy | Sam Hou St | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Lunch Winfield | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 4 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Maddux Madsen | Boise St | SR | QB | 6 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | Jalen Mickens | La Tech | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | DJ Scott | ND St | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Antwan Raymond | Rutgers | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Nyeoti Punni | ND St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Bear Bachmeier | BYU | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | James Jones | NMSU | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | John Mateer | Oklahoma | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 6 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 6 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | Derrick McFall | SMU | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Alex Orji | UNLV | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Devonte Lyons | FIU | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Angel Flores | CMU | SR | QB | 4 | 10 | 23 | 2.30 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Makhi Frazier | Miss | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Duke Watson | UCF | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Steven Blanco | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Rickie Collins | KSU | JR | QB | 5 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | DJ Epps | WVU | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Jaquari Lewis | App St | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | KJ Edwards | Texas A&M | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Terrence Brown Jr. | MTSU | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Kedrick Reescano | Arizona | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Adam Mohammed | California | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Ramone Green Jr. | MO State | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Blaze Berlowitz | Vanderbilt | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Wayne Knight | UCLA | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||