2026 National Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 08/29/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 1 | 17 | 99 | 5.82 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Jalen Likely | J'ville St | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Kayden McGee | UNLV | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 1 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 1 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jaylen McGill | N Carolina | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | James Jones | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jon Denman | TCU | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jai'Den Thomas | UNLV | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Micah Ford | Stanford | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jamar Curtis | Sac St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Sitani Mikaele | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Davis Warren | Stanford | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Cedric Kouemi | J'ville St | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jaylon Glover | UNLV | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Billy Edwards Jr. | N Carolina | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 1 | 4 | -5 | -1.25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Matt Coleman | Sac St | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Trey Hedden | NMSU | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | -10 | -10.00 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jaden Craig | TCU | SR | QB | 1 | 4 | -22 | -5.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 1 | 8 | -26 | -3.25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||