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 | Gideon Davidson | Clemson | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 74 | 37.00 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Micah Welch | Colorado | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 55 | 55.00 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Javion Kinnard | SDSU | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Noah Fifita | Arizona | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Sedrick Irvin | Stanford | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 5 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Katin Houser | Illinois | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Jason Brown, Jr. | Ariz St | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Dallan Hayden | Memphis | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Jayden Clerveaux | CMU | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Angel Flores | CMU | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Alberto Mendoza | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Demond Williams Jr. | Washington | JR | QB | 4 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Byrum Brown | Auburn | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Cibastian Broughton | Akron | FR | QB | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Kaj Baker | UCF | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Quinn Henicle | ODU | SO | QB | 4 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Rocco Becht | Penn State | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Josiah Lucas | SDSU | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Ayden Pereira | Georgia St | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Abu Sama III | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Parker “Billy” Puckett | Miss St | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Max Mosey | Rice | SR | SLT | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Jeremiah Daoud | FAU | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Jawarn Howell | S Carolina | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | LJ Martin | BYU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Jordan Thompson | Memphis | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Maddux Madsen | Boise St | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Bear Bachmeier | BYU | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Faizon Brandon | Tennessee | FR | QB | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Trey Kukuk | La Tech | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Kam Davis | Liberty | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | CJ Campbell | Duke | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Landyn Locke | Sam Hou St | SO | QB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Marcel Reed | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Sam Leavitt | LSU | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Brock Glenn | Western Ky | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Scotty Fox Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Re’Shaun Sanford II | Houston | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Aidan Laughery | Illinois | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Bryce Randolph | Liberty | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Bryce Underwood | Michigan | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Devon Dampier | Utah | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Isaiah Marshall | Kansas | SO | QB | 3 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | Will Hammond | Texas Tech | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Jaylen Raynor | Iowa State | SR | QB | 4 | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Jaylen McGill | N Carolina | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Wayne Knight | UCLA | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | DeDe Murray | Texas A&M | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | EJ Archield Jr. | Delaware | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Lincoln Kienholz | Louisville | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Max Johnson | Ga South | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Lunch Winfield | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 4 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | TJ Washington Jr. | NMSU | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | KJ Jackson | Arkansas | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Owen Chambers | Air Force | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | David McComb | Miami (Oh) | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Javen Jacobs | Utah State | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Jared Curtis | Vanderbilt | FR | QB | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Caleb Heavner | Miami (Oh) | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Colton Joseph | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Mason Heintschel | Pittsburgh | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Bishop Davenport | USA | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Grady Brosterhous | Utah State | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Khalifa Keith | Alabama | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0.64 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Drew Mestemaker | Okla St | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Hank Brown | Iowa | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Caden Pinnick | Wash St | SO | QB | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Davis Warren | Stanford | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | -32 | -6.40 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Anthony Colandrea | Nebraska | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | McCae Hillstead | Utah State | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Justice Haynes | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | AJ Bianco | Nevada | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Legend Glasker | BYU | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Jordan Lovett | Troy | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | K'saan Farrar | CSU | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Tyler Bell | Delaware | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Kaleb Annett | UCF | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Clay Thevenin | Rutgers | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||