2026 National Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 10/31/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keyjuan Brown | Louisville | SR | RB | 6 | 36 | 323 | 8.97 | 2 | 58 | 14 | 12 | 4 |
| 1 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 6 | 53 | 309 | 5.83 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
| 1 | Qwantavius Wiggins | Georgia St | FR | RB | 4 | 17 | 281 | 16.53 | 2 | 78 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | Evan Medders | Air Force | SO | QB | 2 | 23 | 198 | 8.61 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 1 | Mason McKenzie | BC | JR | QB | 6 | 33 | 170 | 5.15 | 1 | 45 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | James Jones | NMSU | SR | RB | 8 | 43 | 307 | 7.14 | 1 | 54 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Caleb Hawkins | Okla St | SO | RB | 7 | 56 | 298 | 5.32 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 6 | 56 | 294 | 5.25 | 6 | 36 | 15 | 14 | 3 |
| 6 | Will Henderson III | UTSA | SO | RB | 7 | 38 | 268 | 7.05 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| 6 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 5 | 30 | 241 | 8.03 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| 6 | Messiah Burch | Buffalo | SR | RB | 6 | 41 | 235 | 5.73 | 1 | 47 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Jaylin Lucas | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 21 | 233 | 11.10 | 1 | 80 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 6 | 31 | 205 | 6.61 | 3 | 44 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | Keveun Mason | Temple | SO | RB | 5 | 26 | 191 | 7.35 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | George Pettaway | James Mad | SR | RB | 3 | 18 | 177 | 9.83 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 5 | 11 | 128 | 11.64 | 1 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Trey Owens | Ark St | JR | QB | 5 | 14 | 124 | 8.86 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 18 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 6 | 73 | 320 | 4.38 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 2 |
| 18 | Dylan Riley | Boise St | JR | RB | 5 | 25 | 249 | 9.96 | 1 | 72 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 7 | 52 | 222 | 4.27 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 18 | Nate Sheppard | Duke | SO | RB | 4 | 56 | 217 | 3.88 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Michael Barrow | Navy | JR | SB | 7 | 31 | 194 | 6.26 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 18 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 7 | 40 | 191 | 4.78 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 18 | Duke Watson | UCF | JR | RB | 6 | 27 | 189 | 7.00 | 1 | 63 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Tyvonn Byars | Rice | SO | RB | 6 | 36 | 179 | 4.97 | 2 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Gideon Davidson | Clemson | SO | RB | 4 | 28 | 168 | 6.00 | 2 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Ahmad Miller | Syracuse | SR | RB | 6 | 36 | 166 | 4.61 | 3 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Jaylin Carter | Memphis | SO | RB | 6 | 29 | 164 | 5.66 | 4 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Khamani Alexander | Charlotte | SR | RB | 5 | 19 | 155 | 8.16 | 2 | 66 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Torrance Burgess Jr. | Texas St | SR | RB | 5 | 22 | 150 | 6.82 | 0 | 65 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Jamarice Wilder | USM | FR | RB | 3 | 14 | 147 | 10.50 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Nolan James Jr. | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 3 | 17 | 147 | 8.65 | 2 | 52 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Jekail Middlebrook | Virginia | SR | RB | 5 | 25 | 145 | 5.80 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Rayshon Luke | Fresno St | SR | RB | 5 | 17 | 140 | 8.24 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Javion Kinnard | SDSU | SO | RB | 5 | 13 | 137 | 10.54 | 1 | 55 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Cole Tabb | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 5 | 14 | 135 | 9.64 | 2 | 53 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Jason Wright | Buffalo | SO | QB | 4 | 14 | 133 | 9.50 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | JJ Garner | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 3 | 10 | 131 | 13.10 | 3 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 18 | Godspower Nwawuihe | Army | SO | RB | 3 | 20 | 128 | 6.40 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Jay Kastantin | BGSU | JR | QB | 8 | 28 | 127 | 4.54 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Lincoln Kienholz | Louisville | SR | QB | 7 | 37 | 126 | 3.41 | 7 | 82 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | LaNorris Sellers | S Carolina | SR | QB | 3 | 18 | 125 | 6.94 | 1 | 74 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Manny Covey | Memphis | JR | RB | 4 | 14 | 120 | 8.57 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Amareon Blue | EMU | SO | RB | 4 | 11 | 114 | 10.36 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 4 | 19 | 114 | 6.00 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Skyler Locklear | MO State | SR | QB | 3 | 14 | 113 | 8.07 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Isaiah Ene | Sac St | FR | RB | 4 | 16 | 111 | 6.94 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Caleb Heavner | Miami (Oh) | SR | QB | 3 | 22 | 110 | 5.00 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 18 | Herschel Turner Jr. | Nevada | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 96 | 10.67 | 1 | 57 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Toa Fa'avae | New Mexico | SO | QB | 3 | 18 | 96 | 5.33 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Bryson Donelson | Fresno St | JR | RB | 6 | 17 | 91 | 5.35 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 5 | 20 | 74 | 3.70 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Zach Mundell | Army | SR | SB | 4 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | CJ Bailey | NC State | JR | QB | 2 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 55 | Kendrick Raphael | SMU | SR | RB | 6 | 43 | 226 | 5.26 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 55 | D.J. Crowther | S Florida | SR | RB | 5 | 41 | 215 | 5.24 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 55 | Connor Walendzak | Toledo | SR | RB | 6 | 32 | 214 | 6.69 | 1 | 71 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 55 | Isaac Brown | Louisville | JR | RB | 7 | 31 | 182 | 5.87 | 1 | 70 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 55 | Ousmane Kromah | FSU | SO | RB | 5 | 36 | 179 | 4.97 | 1 | 54 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 55 | CJ Baxter | Kentucky | SR | RB | 3 | 22 | 173 | 7.86 | 2 | 77 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 55 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 3 | 36 | 173 | 4.81 | 1 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 55 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 6 | 40 | 171 | 4.28 | 4 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Cardae Mack | Ariz St | FR | RB | 3 | 24 | 162 | 6.75 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 55 | Trequan Jones | Tulsa | SR | RB | 6 | 22 | 161 | 7.32 | 2 | 59 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 55 | Adam Mohammed | California | JR | RB | 4 | 38 | 160 | 4.21 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 55 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 4 | 26 | 158 | 6.08 | 2 | 63 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 55 | Dylan Edwards | Kansas | JR | RB | 5 | 26 | 144 | 5.54 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 55 | Rod Robinson II | UAB | JR | RB | 7 | 31 | 144 | 4.65 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 55 | Lucky Sutton | SDSU | SR | RB | 5 | 21 | 143 | 6.81 | 1 | 67 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 55 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 15 | 139 | 9.27 | 1 | 74 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 55 | Antwan Raymond | Rutgers | JR | RB | 6 | 32 | 131 | 4.09 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 55 | Jamal Roberts | Missouri | SR | RB | 6 | 27 | 129 | 4.78 | 1 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | CJ Miller | Toledo | JR | RB | 5 | 21 | 127 | 6.05 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | Ashton Daniels | FSU | SR | QB | 5 | 26 | 126 | 4.85 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 55 | PJ Martin | USA | SR | RB | 5 | 17 | 124 | 7.29 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 55 | JaQuail Smith | Colorado | SO | RB | 6 | 25 | 124 | 4.96 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 55 | Gi'Bran Payne | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 4 | 19 | 123 | 6.47 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | Jason Patterson | Kentucky | JR | RB | 6 | 11 | 122 | 11.09 | 1 | 75 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | Fluff Bothwell | Miss St | JR | RB | 4 | 28 | 122 | 4.36 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Jaquari Lewis | App St | SO | RB | 4 | 21 | 120 | 5.71 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 55 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 5 | 24 | 118 | 4.92 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 55 | Cyncir Bowers | UConn | JR | RB | 5 | 15 | 116 | 7.73 | 2 | 71 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | DeSean Bishop | Tennessee | SR | RB | 4 | 27 | 113 | 4.19 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | Liam Szarka | Air Force | JR | QB | 2 | 18 | 112 | 6.22 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 55 | Kiefer Sibley | New Mexico | JR | RB | 3 | 19 | 110 | 5.79 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | Keenan Phillips | USA | JR | RB | 4 | 18 | 109 | 6.06 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 55 | Rodney Fields Jr. | Kansas St | JR | RB | 6 | 26 | 108 | 4.15 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | Marshall | SR | QB | 4 | 20 | 106 | 5.30 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 55 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 5 | 24 | 101 | 4.21 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 55 | Kam Davis | Liberty | JR | RB | 3 | 20 | 100 | 5.00 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | Angel Flores | CMU | SR | QB | 4 | 18 | 98 | 5.44 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Ryelan Morris | Baylor | FR | RB | 4 | 13 | 97 | 7.46 | 1 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Deuce Bailey | Coast Car | FR | QB | 6 | 22 | 97 | 4.41 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 55 | Johnnie Daniels | Tulane | SR | RB | 8 | 24 | 96 | 4.00 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 8 | 20 | 93 | 4.65 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | Cole Cabana | W Mich | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 1 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Mason King | Kent State | SR | RB | 5 | 18 | 87 | 4.83 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 55 | Justice Haynes | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 6 | 18 | 86 | 4.78 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Terrence Brown Jr. | MTSU | SR | RB | 5 | 15 | 85 | 5.67 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Gage LaDue | Air Force | JR | FB | 3 | 10 | 83 | 8.30 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||