2026 National Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 10/10/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 4 | 17 | 220 | 12.94 | 1 | 80 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Qwantavius Wiggins | Georgia St | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 115 | 23.00 | 1 | 78 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | CJ Baxter | Kentucky | SR | RB | 3 | 22 | 173 | 7.86 | 2 | 77 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Jason Patterson | Kentucky | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 110 | 18.33 | 1 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 3 | 13 | 118 | 9.08 | 1 | 74 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | LaNorris Sellers | S Carolina | SR | QB | 2 | 8 | 88 | 11.00 | 0 | 74 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Dylan Riley | Boise St | JR | RB | 4 | 22 | 241 | 10.95 | 1 | 72 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Connor Walendzak | Toledo | SR | RB | 6 | 32 | 214 | 6.69 | 1 | 71 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 91 | 13.00 | 2 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Isaac Brown | Louisville | JR | RB | 5 | 23 | 145 | 6.30 | 1 | 70 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 3 | 17 | 109 | 6.41 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Torrance Burgess Jr. | Texas St | SR | RB | 3 | 15 | 110 | 7.33 | 0 | 65 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Jamal Roberts | Missouri | SR | RB | 5 | 24 | 123 | 5.13 | 1 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Duke Watson | UCF | JR | RB | 4 | 18 | 129 | 7.17 | 1 | 63 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 3 | 18 | 114 | 6.33 | 2 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Ryelan Morris | Baylor | FR | RB | 2 | 5 | 74 | 14.80 | 1 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Keyjuan Brown | Louisville | SR | RB | 4 | 28 | 276 | 9.86 | 2 | 58 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| 17 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 4 | 23 | 131 | 5.70 | 2 | 58 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Herschel Turner | Nevada | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 93 | 15.50 | 1 | 57 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | T.Y. Harding | U Mass | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 56 | 56.00 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Tristan Lawyer | Tulsa | FR | DL | 1 | 1 | 56 | 56.00 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Javion Kinnard | SDSU | SO | RB | 4 | 11 | 99 | 9.00 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Angel Flores | CMU | SR | QB | 3 | 14 | 86 | 6.14 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | James Jones | NMSU | SR | RB | 6 | 21 | 195 | 9.29 | 0 | 54 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | Ousmane Kromah | FSU | SO | RB | 4 | 24 | 142 | 5.92 | 1 | 54 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 3 | 8 | 130 | 16.25 | 1 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 27 | Gi'Bran Payne | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 4 | 19 | 123 | 6.47 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Cole Tabb | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 3 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 2 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | A'Marion Peterson | UTSA | JR | RB | 4 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 4 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Trey Cornist | UConn | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | CJ Miller | Toledo | JR | RB | 5 | 21 | 127 | 6.05 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Amareon Blue | EMU | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 84 | 14.00 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 3 | 36 | 173 | 4.81 | 1 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Skyler Locklear | MO State | SR | QB | 3 | 14 | 113 | 8.07 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 6 | 15 | 86 | 5.73 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Messiah Burch | Buffalo | SR | RB | 4 | 14 | 99 | 7.07 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Tyrese Woodgett | Ga South | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 47 | 47.00 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Justice Haynes | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 4 | 13 | 72 | 5.54 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Mason McKenzie | BC | JR | QB | 3 | 25 | 123 | 4.92 | 1 | 45 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 40 | Gideon Davidson | Clemson | SO | RB | 3 | 19 | 116 | 6.11 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Rayshon Luke | Fresno St | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 88 | 8.00 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 4 | 27 | 146 | 5.41 | 2 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 44 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 3 | 46 | 197 | 4.28 | 2 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 44 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Lincoln Kienholz | Louisville | SR | QB | 5 | 31 | 52 | 1.68 | 4 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 47 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 6 | 48 | 206 | 4.29 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 48 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 5 | 29 | 213 | 7.34 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 2 |
| 48 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 4 | 25 | 157 | 6.28 | 4 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 48 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 3 | 9 | 73 | 8.11 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | EJ Reid | UAB | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 3 | 21 | 166 | 7.90 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 52 | George Pettaway | James Mad | SR | RB | 2 | 13 | 157 | 12.08 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 52 | Wayne Knight | UCLA | SR | RB | 2 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 4 | 20 | 132 | 6.60 | 2 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 55 | Trey Owens | Ark St | JR | QB | 5 | 14 | 124 | 8.86 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 55 | Ashton Daniels | FSU | SR | QB | 3 | 17 | 84 | 4.94 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Kemper Hodges | Air Force | SR | QB | 2 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 59 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 4 | 24 | 150 | 6.25 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 59 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 2 | 18 | 112 | 6.22 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 59 | Devin Roche | ODU | JR | RB | 4 | 16 | 64 | 4.00 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Caleb Hawkins | Okla St | SO | RB | 4 | 28 | 178 | 6.36 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 62 | Anthony Woods | UCLA | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 62 | Noah Jennings | Minnesota | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 4 | 32 | 195 | 6.09 | 3 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 65 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | S Florida | JR | QB | 4 | 17 | 51 | 3.00 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | Tre Richardson | Louisville | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 65 | Mekhi Anderson | UTSA | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 | Nate Sheppard | Duke | SO | RB | 2 | 34 | 153 | 4.50 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 69 | Jekail Middlebrook | Virginia | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 80 | 7.27 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | Caleb Heavner | Miami (Oh) | SR | QB | 2 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 69 | Dorian Thomas | California | JR | TE | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 6 | 29 | 143 | 4.93 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 73 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 4 | 15 | 110 | 7.33 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 75 | Cam Settles | Arkansas | SO | RB | 3 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | Sedrick Irvin | Stanford | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | JoJo Bermudez | Temple | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | Tyler Brown | Clemson | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Kam Davis | Liberty | JR | RB | 3 | 20 | 100 | 5.00 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Mason King | Kent State | SR | RB | 5 | 18 | 87 | 4.83 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 80 | Jaiduan Cranford | N Illinois | FR | RB | 3 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Jadan Baugh | Florida | JR | RB | 3 | 12 | 49 | 4.08 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Roman Gagliano | MTSU | SO | QB | 3 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Quinten Joyner | Texas Tech | SR | RB | 1 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 86 | Kendrick Raphael | SMU | SR | RB | 3 | 21 | 117 | 5.57 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 86 | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | Marshall | SR | QB | 4 | 20 | 106 | 5.30 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 86 | DeSean Bishop | Tennessee | SR | RB | 3 | 22 | 103 | 4.68 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 86 | Jason Wright | Buffalo | SO | QB | 2 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 86 | Brandon High, Jr. | UTSA | JR | RB | 4 | 13 | 68 | 5.23 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 86 | Fame Ijeboi | Purdue | SO | RB | 2 | 13 | 59 | 4.54 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 86 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SR | RB | 5 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 93 | Michael Barrow | Navy | JR | SB | 4 | 16 | 113 | 7.06 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 93 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 13 | 65 | 5.00 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 93 | Jordan Lovett | Troy | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 93 | Bryson Donelson | Fresno St | JR | RB | 4 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 93 | Isaiah Mozee | Nebraska | SO | RB | 2 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 98 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 3 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 98 | Goose Crowder | Troy | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 100 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 4 | 37 | 194 | 5.24 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||