2026 National Leaders Rushing - From Opponent's 39 to 21 Yard Line through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Dickens | BC | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Derrick Jameson | La-Monroe | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Wayne Knight | UCLA | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 111 | 15.86 | 2 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Sam Leavitt | LSU | JR | QB | 2 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | 75 | 15.00 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Brock Townsend | CMU | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Darrion Dupree | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Mekhi Nelson | Nebraska | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 2 | 6 | 75 | 12.50 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Darius Taylor | Minnesota | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Lucas Farrington | J'ville St | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Nate Frazier | Georgia | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Taevion Swint | UCF | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Cardell Williams | Maryland | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Noah Fifita | Arizona | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Trey Kukuk | La Tech | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Dylone Brooks | La Tech | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Re’Shaun Sanford II | Houston | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Turbo Richard | Indiana | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 87 | 10.88 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Vic Listorti | Navy | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Kamari Moulton | Iowa | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 75 | 10.71 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | LaMarcus Bell | Utah | FR | RB | 1 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Beau Pribula | Virginia | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 2 | 10 | 105 | 10.50 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Amari Latimer | WVU | FR | RB | 2 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Anthony Woods | UCLA | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 4 | 10 | 102 | 10.20 | 2 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | Mark Fletcher, Jr. | Miami (Fl) | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Jason Patterson | Kentucky | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Zach Mundell | Army | SR | SB | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Solomon Baggett | Ark St | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Brandon High, Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Roman Gagliano | MTSU | SO | QB | 3 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Ayo Adeyi | Okla St | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Le'Kamren Meadows | Western Ky | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Daniel Hill | Alabama | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Micah Welch | Colorado | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Rodney Nelson | Miami (Oh) | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Demon June | N Carolina | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Carson Morgan | Rice | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Kendrick Raphael | SMU | SR | RB | 1 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Jamarice Wilder | USM | FR | RB | 2 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Landen Chambers | UCF | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Trey Owens | Ark St | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Ty Clark III | Wk Forest | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | DeSean Bishop | Tennessee | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 51 | Darrell Smith | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 2 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 51 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Benjamin Hall | N Carolina | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | Ramone Green Jr. | MO State | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Raleek Brown | Texas | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | Wayshawn Parker | Utah | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | Duke Clark | Florida | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 59 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 4 | 11 | 93 | 8.45 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 60 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 76 | 8.44 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 61 | Cole Tabb | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 2 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 62 | Trae'von Dunbar | USA | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Javari Barnett | Illinois | FR | RB | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Jo'Shon Barbie | Marshall | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | Isaac Brown | Louisville | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 74 | 8.22 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 66 | Adam Mohammed | California | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 80 | 8.00 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 66 | Victor Rosa | Ohio | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 66 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 2 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | Caden Pinnick | Wash St | SO | QB | 2 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 66 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | S Florida | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 66 | CJ Bailey | NC State | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Malik Washington | Maryland | SO | QB | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Ja’Kobi Jackson | Ohio State | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Lunch Winfield | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 3 | 13 | 103 | 7.92 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 75 | Duke Watson | UCF | JR | RB | 2 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 76 | Mason McKenzie | BC | JR | QB | 3 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | George Pettaway | James Mad | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | La’Vell Wright | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Durell Robinson | CSU | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Brad Jackson | Texas St | SO | QB | 3 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 | Rickie Collins | KSU | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 | Jaden Allen-Hendrix | Coast Car | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Byrd Ficklin | Utah | SO | QB | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Lanear McCrary Jr. | Georgia St | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 84 | 7.64 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 85 | Jadan Baugh | Florida | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 75 | 7.50 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 86 | Kamario Taylor | Miss St | SO | QB | 3 | 12 | 89 | 7.42 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 87 | Owen Allen | Air Force | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 2 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | Cam Wallace | Penn State | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | DJ Butler | Houston | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Ezell Jolly | Ark St | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 93 | Demond Williams Jr. | Washington | JR | QB | 3 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 93 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | Joe Jackson | Kansas St | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | Jawarn Howell | S Carolina | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | James Peoples | Penn State | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | Connor Walendzak | Toledo | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 99 | Curtis Kimmons IV | U Mass | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | Quinten Joyner | Texas Tech | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 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 3.0 rushing attempts from opponent's 39 to 21 yard line.