2026 National Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qwantavius Wiggins | Georgia St | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 115 | 23.00 | 1 | 78 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 2 | 11 | 210 | 19.09 | 1 | 80 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Trey Owens | Ark St | JR | QB | 2 | 5 | 94 | 18.80 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Messiah Burch | Buffalo | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Duke Watson | UCF | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 1 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Anthony Woods | UCLA | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Amareon Blue | EMU | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Jamal Roberts | Missouri | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 75 | 15.00 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Keyjuan Brown | Louisville | SR | RB | 2 | 14 | 209 | 14.93 | 2 | 58 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Torrance Burgess Jr. | Texas St | SR | RB | 2 | 8 | 87 | 10.88 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Gideon Davidson | Clemson | SO | RB | 1 | 7 | 76 | 10.86 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 2 | 8 | 81 | 10.13 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Javion Kinnard | SDSU | SO | RB | 3 | 10 | 100 | 10.00 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Bear Bachmeier | BYU | SO | QB | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Carson Hansen | Penn State | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 3 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Connor Walendzak | Toledo | SR | RB | 3 | 16 | 136 | 8.50 | 1 | 71 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Roman Gagliano | MTSU | SO | QB | 2 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Landan Coco Brown | Sam Hou St | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Dylan Riley | Boise St | JR | RB | 3 | 20 | 166 | 8.30 | 0 | 71 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 73 | 8.11 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 3 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Skyler Locklear | MO State | SR | QB | 1 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Trinidad Chambliss | Miss | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Brandon High, Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Deuce Bailey | Coast Car | FR | QB | 2 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | Marshall | SR | QB | 1 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Isaiah Mozee | Nebraska | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Mason King | Kent State | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 2 | 16 | 113 | 7.06 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Elijah Porter | N Illinois | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Wayne Knight | UCLA | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Rickie Collins | KSU | JR | QB | 2 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | S Florida | JR | QB | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Vaughn Blue | CMU | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 1 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 2 | 13 | 84 | 6.46 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 47 | LJ Martin | BYU | SR | RB | 1 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Ramone Green Jr. | MO State | SR | RB | 2 | 9 | 57 | 6.33 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Gavin Griffin | Troy | JR | RB | 2 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Will Hammond | Texas Tech | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 51 | Jamarice Wilder | USM | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Caleb Hawkins | Okla St | SO | RB | 2 | 13 | 81 | 6.23 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 53 | Kendrick Raphael | SMU | SR | RB | 1 | 14 | 87 | 6.21 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 54 | Ousmane Kromah | FSU | SO | RB | 2 | 21 | 126 | 6.00 | 1 | 54 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 54 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 4 | 13 | 78 | 6.00 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Nate Sheppard | Duke | SO | RB | 1 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 54 | Quincy Craig | Arizona | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Jordan Lovett | Troy | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Ja'Vin Simpkins | UAB | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 3 | 23 | 134 | 5.83 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 61 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 1 | 17 | 99 | 5.82 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Davian Jackson | Texas St | FR | RB | 1 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Matt Vezza | Ohio | JR | QB | 2 | 9 | 51 | 5.67 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | PJ Martin | USA | SR | RB | 1 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Nolan Good | Kent State | FR | QB | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 3 | 15 | 83 | 5.53 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 68 | Bryce Underwood | Michigan | SO | QB | 2 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Sam Leavitt | LSU | JR | QB | 2 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Abu Sama III | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Carter Jones | Nevada | SO | QB | 1 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Dru DeShields | Kent State | JR | QB | 2 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 71 | Trae’shawn Brown | Alabama | FR | RB | 2 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Kyson Brown | Ariz St | SR | RB | 2 | 13 | 70 | 5.38 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 1 | 9 | 48 | 5.33 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | Makhi Hughes | Houston | SR | RB | 1 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Gi'Bran Payne | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Cameron Dickey | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Jaylon Glover | UNLV | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Jordan Marshall | Michigan | JR | RB | 2 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Antwan Raymond | Rutgers | JR | RB | 2 | 13 | 68 | 5.23 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 82 | Jekail Middlebrook | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Sitani Mikaele | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Markell Holman | Wyoming | SR | RB | 3 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | Damian Henderson II | Colorado | SR | RB | 2 | 12 | 61 | 5.08 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Lucky Sutton | SDSU | SR | RB | 2 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | Yasin Willis | Kansas | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Jaylen Henderson | Liberty | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Zion Turner | Marshall | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Nick Minicucci | Delaware | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Kaderris Roberts | Delaware | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Viron Ellison Jr. | Delaware | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 3 | 15 | 74 | 4.93 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 96 | D’Andre Hardeman Jr. | Rice | SO | RB | 3 | 12 | 59 | 4.92 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 97 | James Jones | NMSU | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 54 | 4.91 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 98 | Ashton Daniels | FSU | SR | QB | 2 | 15 | 73 | 4.87 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 99 | Trey Kukuk | La Tech | SR | QB | 2 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 100 | Brendon Haygood | N Texas | SO | RB | 1 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 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 when losing by 1-7 pts.