2026 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 10/10/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micah Welch | Colorado | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 55 | 55.00 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Gideon Davidson | Clemson | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 74 | 37.00 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Jason Brown, Jr. | Ariz St | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Alberto Mendoza | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Kaj Baker | UCF | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Dallan Hayden | Memphis | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Josiah Lucas | SDSU | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Javion Kinnard | SDSU | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Abu Sama III | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Parker “Billy” Puckett | Miss St | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Max Mosey | Rice | SR | SLT | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Jeremiah Daoud | FAU | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Jawarn Howell | S Carolina | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | LJ Martin | BYU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Jordan Thompson | Memphis | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Sedrick Irvin | Stanford | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Kam Davis | Liberty | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | CJ Campbell | Duke | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Maddux Madsen | Boise St | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Scotty Fox Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Re’Shaun Sanford II | Houston | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Aidan Laughery | Illinois | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Bryce Randolph | Liberty | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Ayden Pereira | Georgia St | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Bear Bachmeier | BYU | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Trey Kukuk | La Tech | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Jaylen McGill | N Carolina | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Wayne Knight | UCLA | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DeDe Murray | Texas A&M | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | EJ Archield Jr. | Delaware | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Jayden Clerveaux | CMU | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | KJ Jackson | Arkansas | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Owen Chambers | Air Force | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | David McComb | Miami (Oh) | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Cibastian Broughton | Akron | FR | QB | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Angel Flores | CMU | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | Katin Houser | Illinois | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | Bishop Davenport | USA | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Khalifa Keith | Alabama | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Legend Glasker | BYU | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Jordan Lovett | Troy | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | K'saan Farrar | CSU | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Tyler Bell | Delaware | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Kaleb Annett | UCF | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Clay Thevenin | Rutgers | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Davian Jackson | Texas St | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 61 | Isaiah Marshall | Kansas | SO | QB | 3 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Will Hammond | Texas Tech | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | TJ Washington Jr. | NMSU | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Cam Settles | Arkansas | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Dramekco Green | SMU | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Nate Palmer | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Joe Jackson | Kansas St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Malik Washington | Maryland | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Trae'von Dunbar | USA | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Trey Petty | W Mich | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Jaylen White | Charlotte | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Xay Davis | Virginia | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Adam Mohammed | California | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Colton Joseph | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Noah Fifita | Arizona | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | Brock Glenn | Western Ky | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | Mason Heintschel | Pittsburgh | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Sam Leavitt | LSU | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | PJ Martin | USA | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Devin Roche | ODU | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Tylik Hill | Syracuse | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Brandon Rose | Utah | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Justin Cook | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Xavier Brown | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Keenan Phillips | USA | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Logan Inagawa | U Mass | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | James Lee | Ark St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Anthony Colandrea | Nebraska | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | McCae Hillstead | Utah State | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Byrum Brown | Auburn | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 92 | Justice Haynes | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | JJ Kohl | FIU | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Connor Walendzak | Toledo | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Harry Stewart III | Boise St | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Gi'Bran Payne | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | James Peoples | Penn State | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Fame Ijeboi | Purdue | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Jaquari Lewis | App St | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 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, 7-9 yards to go.