2026 National Leaders Rushing - When The Game Is Tied through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeJuan Williams | Maryland | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 94 | 94.00 | 1 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Aidan Laughery | Illinois | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 1 | 77 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Drew Mestemaker | Okla St | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 75 | 75.00 | 0 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 2 | 11 | 106 | 9.64 | 2 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 3 | 14 | 106 | 7.57 | 1 | 72 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Abu Sama III | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 1 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Jaheim Merriweather | Troy | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 96 | 10.67 | 1 | 69 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Jalen Buckley | W Mich | SR | RB | 2 | 13 | 102 | 7.85 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Duke Watson | UCF | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 88 | 14.67 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | LJ Martin | BYU | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Tylik Hill | Syracuse | SO | RB | 2 | 9 | 102 | 11.33 | 0 | 55 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 3 | 16 | 97 | 6.06 | 2 | 54 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Jeffrey Overton, Jr. | Va Tech | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Nate Frazier | Georgia | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Xavier Brown | Virginia | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Jaxon Smolik | Temple | JR | QB | 3 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Mark Fletcher, Jr. | Miami (Fl) | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 105 | 10.50 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Kyson Brown | Ariz St | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Maxwell Woods | Wash St | SO | RB | 2 | 7 | 68 | 9.71 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Hollywood Smothers | Texas | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Latrelle Murrell | KSU | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Jaylon Glover | UNLV | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Jayden Duke Scott | NC State | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Matt Fuller | S Carolina | JR | RB | 3 | 15 | 108 | 7.20 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Kendrick Raphael | SMU | SR | RB | 3 | 18 | 98 | 5.44 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Jordon Davison | Oregon | SO | RB | 3 | 7 | 76 | 10.86 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Evan Dickens | BC | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 78 | 13.00 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Ja'Quez Cross | App St | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 3 | 15 | 111 | 7.40 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 54 | 7.71 | 2 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Bryce Underwood | Michigan | SO | QB | 3 | 11 | 54 | 4.91 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Will Wilson | NC State | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38.00 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Jaylen Raynor | Iowa State | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 3 | 15 | 105 | 7.00 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 38 | DeSean Bishop | Tennessee | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Nate Sheppard | Duke | SO | RB | 2 | 20 | 150 | 7.50 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 39 | Nico Iamaleava | UCLA | SR | QB | 3 | 14 | 87 | 6.21 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 41 | Wayne Knight | UCLA | SR | RB | 3 | 13 | 102 | 7.85 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 41 | Myles Mitchell | ND St | SO | RB | 2 | 7 | 86 | 12.29 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | Gi'Bran Payne | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | LaNorris Sellers | S Carolina | SR | QB | 3 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | David Mbadinga | Ga South | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Micah Ford | Stanford | JR | RB | 2 | 16 | 126 | 7.88 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 46 | Adam Mohammed | California | JR | RB | 2 | 19 | 90 | 4.74 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Keenan Phillips | USA | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | Ousmane Kromah | FSU | SO | RB | 3 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | Bishop Davenport | USA | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 51 | Darrell Smith | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 2 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 51 | Elijah Faulkner | U Mass | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 51 | Kalieb Osborne | UConn | JR | QB | 1 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | Scottre Humphrey | New Mexico | SR | RB | 3 | 17 | 128 | 7.53 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 54 | Sire Gaines | Boise St | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 81 | 8.10 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 54 | Benjamin Hall | N Carolina | JR | RB | 3 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 54 | Turbo Richard | Indiana | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 53 | 6.63 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | Caden Pinnick | Wash St | SO | QB | 2 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 54 | Nate Bennett | Baylor | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | Ayo Adeyi | Okla St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | Xavier Williams | Iowa | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Torrance Burgess Jr. | Texas St | SR | RB | 3 | 16 | 95 | 5.94 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 62 | Alton McCaskill | Sam Hou St | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 62 | 6.20 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 62 | Mekhi Nelson | Nebraska | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Cameran Brown | Georgia St | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 62 | Isaiah Myers | MO State | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 68 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 3 | 26 | 138 | 5.31 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 68 | Kamari Moulton | Iowa | SR | RB | 2 | 10 | 56 | 5.60 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 68 | Justin Cook | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 68 | Keelon Russell | Alabama | SO | QB | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 1 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 73 | Taevion Swint | UCF | FR | RB | 1 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Rodney Fields Jr. | Kansas St | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Drew Wagner | N'western | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Viliami Teu | SJSU | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 4 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Yasin Willis | Kansas | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 79 | Kedrick Reescano | Arizona | SR | RB | 2 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Makhilyn Young | Vanderbilt | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 79 | Lunch Winfield | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 3 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 79 | Gavin Griffin | Troy | JR | RB | 2 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Demond Williams Jr. | Washington | JR | QB | 3 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Jevon Edwards | Coast Car | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Quinn Henicle | ODU | SO | QB | 2 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 88 | Lincoln Kienholz | Louisville | SR | QB | 3 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | Fame Ijeboi | Purdue | SO | RB | 2 | 13 | 58 | 4.46 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | Marcel Reed | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 3 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | Angel Flores | CMU | SR | QB | 3 | 12 | 44 | 3.67 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Davion Gause | NC State | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | Makhi Hughes | Houston | SR | RB | 3 | 14 | 79 | 5.64 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | Beau Pribula | Virginia | SR | QB | 3 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 96 | Trinidad Chambliss | Miss | SR | QB | 2 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 96 | Kirby Vorhees | Wash St | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | Sam Leavitt | LSU | JR | QB | 3 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | Chauncy Cobb | Ark St | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | James Resar | FIU | SO | TE | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||