2026 National Leaders Rushing - When The Game Is Tied through 08/29/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 1 | 12 | 80 | 6.67 | 1 | 54 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Micah Ford | Stanford | JR | RB | 1 | 11 | 75 | 6.82 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Jaylon Glover | UNLV | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 1 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 1 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 1 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Waymond Jordan | USC | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Beau Pribula | Virginia | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DJ Scott | ND St | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Jon Denman | TCU | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Jekail Middlebrook | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Braydon Bennett | EMU | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Benjamin Hall | N Carolina | JR | RB | 1 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Ousmane Kromah | FSU | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Jayden Duke Scott | NC State | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Billy Edwards Jr. | N Carolina | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Dallan Hayden | Memphis | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Dijon Stanley | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | James Jones | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Noah Kim | EMU | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Sedrick Irvin | Stanford | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Nyeoti Punni | ND St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Joey Mattord | EMU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Xay Davis | Virginia | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Amareon Blue | EMU | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Darrien Jones | UNLV | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Jayden Maiava | USC | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Elias Brown | Sac St | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | CJ Bailey | NC State | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Major Everhart | TCU | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Jamar Curtis | Sac St | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Ashton Daniels | FSU | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | -9 | -9.00 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||