2026 National Leaders Rushing - From Opponent's 20 to 1 Yard Line (Red Zone) through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcellous Hawkins, Jr. | Va Tech | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Dru DeShields | Kent State | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Duke Clark | Florida | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Trae’shawn Brown | Alabama | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Xavier Butler | Georgia St | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Jaylon Coleman | Liberty | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Koby Howard | Penn State | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Donnie Cheers | Nevada | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Evan Dickens | BC | JR | RB | 3 | 12 | 50 | 4.17 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Caden Pinnick | Wash St | SO | QB | 2 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Curtis Kimmons IV | U Mass | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Lincoln Kienholz | Louisville | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Damari Alston | Tulsa | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Kevin Jennings | SMU | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Davion Gause | NC State | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Rasean Jones | Boise St | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Keenan Phillips | USA | JR | RB | 3 | 12 | 48 | 4.00 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Quinn Henicle | ODU | SO | QB | 3 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Sedrick Alexander | Vanderbilt | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Cameran Brown | Georgia St | SR | QB | 2 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Dominic Lee-Knicely | Coast Car | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Elijah Porter | N Illinois | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Ty Cummings | Ga South | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | S Florida | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Ethan Grunkemeyer | Va Tech | JR | QB | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Gi'Bran Payne | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 2 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Jaivian Thomas | UCLA | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DeSean Bishop | Tennessee | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Jabree Coleman | S Carolina | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Clay Thevenin | Rutgers | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Latrelle Murrell | KSU | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Rocco Marriott | UCF | FR | QB | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Ayden Pereira | Georgia St | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Nate Bennett | Baylor | JR | QB | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Nate Frazier | Georgia | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 50 | 5.56 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Davian Jackson | Texas St | FR | RB | 3 | 16 | 50 | 3.13 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Jeffrey Overton, Jr. | Va Tech | SO | RB | 3 | 13 | 46 | 3.54 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | LJ Martin | BYU | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | PJ Martin | USA | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | James Peoples | Penn State | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Benjamin Hall | N Carolina | JR | RB | 2 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Byrum Brown | Auburn | SR | QB | 3 | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | TJ Washington Jr. | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Kavon Simmons | Duke | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Anthony Woods | UCLA | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Henry Belin IV | MO State | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Jeremy Hecklinski | Iowa | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Max Mosey | Rice | SR | SLT | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Xavier Williams | Iowa | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 3 | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 3 | 11 | 75 | 6.82 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 3 | 15 | 59 | 3.93 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | CJ Baxter | Kentucky | SR | RB | 2 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Nolan James, Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 3 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Kemper Hodges | Air Force | SR | QB | 2 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Nick Herman | James Mad | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Bishop Davenport | USA | SR | QB | 1 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Brock Glenn | Western Ky | JR | QB | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Brayden Roggow | Akron | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Shavane Anderson Jr. | Syracuse | FR | RB | 2 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Jeremiah Cobb | Auburn | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Cam Fancher | Mich St | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Noah Vaughn | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Zach Mundell | Army | SR | SB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Braxton Jennings | Louisville | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Terrence Brown Jr. | MTSU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Daniel Swinney | Sac St | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Zion Turner | Marshall | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Fame Ijeboi | Purdue | SO | RB | 3 | 17 | 53 | 3.12 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Nate Sheppard | Duke | SO | RB | 3 | 13 | 51 | 3.92 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Turbo Richard | Indiana | JR | RB | 2 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Duke Watson | UCF | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Dennis Murray Jr. | Georgia St | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | Trinidad Chambliss | Miss | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | CJ Miller | Toledo | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | D'Shawntae Jones | Miami (Oh) | SO | RB | 3 | 8 | 25 | 3.13 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Jachin Davis | Liberty | FR | QB | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Antwan Roberts Jr. | Arizona | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Kam Davis | Liberty | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Cornell Hatcher Jr. | Oregon St | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Mikkel Skinner | Kentucky | SO | TE | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Harper Hughes | W Mich | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Xavier Gayten | Miss St | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Aidan Chiles | N'western | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Quinten Joyner | Texas Tech | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Alonza Barnett III | UCF | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | -6 | -1.20 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | Steven Robinson | USM | JR | RB | 3 | 16 | 57 | 3.56 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | Sam Leavitt | LSU | JR | QB | 3 | 16 | 53 | 3.31 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | Jamal Roberts | Missouri | SR | RB | 3 | 20 | 51 | 2.55 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | Waymond Jordan | USC | SR | RB | 4 | 15 | 46 | 3.07 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | Cameron Dickey | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 3 | 13 | 40 | 3.08 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | Micah Johnson | Kansas | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | Treyaun Webb | App St | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | Raleek Brown | Texas | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | Anthony Colandrea | Nebraska | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||