2026 National Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 10/10/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TJ Horton | Ball State | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 1 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Mel Brown | CSU | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 131 | 14.56 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Isaac Brown | Louisville | JR | RB | 2 | 10 | 133 | 13.30 | 1 | 97 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Lucas Farrington | J'ville St | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Justice Haynes | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 84 | 12.00 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Darrion Dupree | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Cole Tabb | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Lincoln Kienholz | Louisville | SR | QB | 2 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Tavorus Jones | UTEP | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Omar Mabson II | Auburn | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Byrum Brown | Auburn | SR | QB | 2 | 11 | 102 | 9.27 | 0 | 57 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | JaQuail Smith | Colorado | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Judah Price | Marshall | SO | RB | 2 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Austin Carlisle | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 1 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Kendrick Raphael | SMU | SR | RB | 2 | 8 | 70 | 8.75 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Herschel Turner | Nevada | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Lloyd Avant | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Aidan Laughery | Illinois | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Ashton Gray | ECU | JR | RB | 2 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Andrew Burnette | La Tech | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Goose Crowder | Troy | SR | QB | 2 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Ahmad Miller | Syracuse | SR | RB | 1 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 2 | 12 | 92 | 7.67 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Solomon Baggett | Ark St | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Jamar Curtis | Sac St | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Jacurri Brown | Rice | SR | QB | 3 | 18 | 135 | 7.50 | 2 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | TJ Engleman Jr. | ECU | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Ayo Adeyi | Okla St | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Nate Sheppard | Duke | SO | RB | 2 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Angel Flores | CMU | SR | QB | 2 | 13 | 91 | 7.00 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Josiah Lucas | SDSU | FR | RB | 1 | 9 | 63 | 7.00 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Jamal Roberts | Missouri | SR | RB | 2 | 9 | 63 | 7.00 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Jordan Anderson | Illinois | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Daniel Hill | Alabama | JR | RB | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Johnny Thompson Jr. | Ball State | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Alton McCaskill | Sam Hou St | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Braydon Bennett | EMU | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Mitch Griffis | ECU | SR | QB | 2 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | Zach Palmer-Smith | La-Monroe | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | LaNorris Sellers | S Carolina | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Amareon Blue | EMU | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Dawson Pendergrass | Baylor | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 3 | 17 | 107 | 6.29 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | Trinidad Chambliss | Miss | SR | QB | 1 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Ousmane Kromah | FSU | SO | RB | 2 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | Jared Hollins | USA | JR | QB | 1 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Tama Uiliata | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 2 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Clay Thevenin | Rutgers | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 68 | 6.18 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Dominic Kelley | Nevada | SO | RB | 2 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | David Mbadinga | Ga South | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | McCae Hillstead | Utah State | JR | QB | 2 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | JJ Garner | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Maurice Turner | Tulane | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Kourdey Glass | Oregon St | FR | RB | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Ajay Allen | Western Ky | SR | RB | 2 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 56 | Michael Barrow | Navy | JR | SB | 2 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Jekail Middlebrook | Virginia | SR | RB | 2 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Tyler Hughes | Wyoming | SR | QB | 3 | 13 | 75 | 5.77 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 59 | Raleek Brown | Texas | SR | RB | 1 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 2 | 12 | 68 | 5.67 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 60 | Adam Mohammed | California | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Matt Fuller | S Carolina | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Kaderris Roberts | Delaware | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Samuel Tote Harris | Wyoming | SO | RB | 2 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Markell Holman | Wyoming | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Dijon Stanley | NMSU | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Javion Kinnard | SDSU | SO | RB | 3 | 21 | 114 | 5.43 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 68 | Kevin Jennings | SMU | SR | QB | 1 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Antwan Raymond | Rutgers | JR | RB | 3 | 23 | 123 | 5.35 | 1 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | Shavane Anderson Jr. | Syracuse | FR | RB | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Makhi Frazier | Miss | JR | RB | 1 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Kyson Brown | Ariz St | SR | RB | 2 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Evan Dickens | BC | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | Matt Vezza | Ohio | JR | QB | 2 | 12 | 62 | 5.17 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 75 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 2 | 24 | 123 | 5.13 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 76 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 2 | 16 | 81 | 5.06 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | Bam McReynolds | UAB | SR | RB | 4 | 16 | 80 | 5.00 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | Jo Silver | Delaware | SR | RB | 3 | 13 | 65 | 5.00 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | Cale Hellums | Army | SR | QB | 1 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | Isaiah Ene | Sac St | FR | RB | 3 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Carson Hansen | Penn State | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Ja'Kyrian Turner | Pittsburgh | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | MJ Dowdy | Sam Hou St | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Samari Howard | Army | SR | SB | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Jamill Williams | J'ville St | SR | WR | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | TJ Washington Jr. | NMSU | SR | RB | 4 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 4 | 17 | 83 | 4.88 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | Keyjuan Brown | Louisville | SR | RB | 2 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Duncan Brune | Ohio | JR | RB | 1 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Jayden Clerveaux | CMU | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | CJ Campbell | Duke | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | Colton Joseph | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 1 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | Jeremiah Cobb | Auburn | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | King Miller | USC | SO | RB | 2 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | Antonio Martin Jr. | MTSU | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | Dierre Hill Jr. | Oregon | SO | RB | 3 | 12 | 54 | 4.50 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | Benjamin Hall | N Carolina | JR | RB | 1 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Caleb Hawkins | Okla St | SO | RB | 2 | 11 | 49 | 4.45 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | Katin Houser | Illinois | SR | QB | 2 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 100 | Austyn Dendy | BGSU | SO | RB | 3 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 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 8-14 pts.