2026 National Leaders Rushing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/31/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jadan Baugh | Florida | JR | RB | 5 | 98 | 343 | 3.50 | 5 | 19.60 | 68.60 |
| 2 | Byrum Brown | Auburn | SR | QB | 5 | 95 | 312 | 3.28 | 5 | 19.00 | 62.40 |
| 3 | DeSean Bishop | Tennessee | SR | RB | 3 | 75 | 313 | 4.17 | 3 | 25.00 | 104.33 |
| 4 | Bo Jackson | Ohio State | SO | RB | 4 | 74 | 321 | 4.34 | 0 | 18.50 | 80.25 |
| 5 | Fluff Bothwell | Miss St | JR | RB | 4 | 64 | 287 | 4.48 | 1 | 16.00 | 71.75 |
| 6 | LaNorris Sellers | S Carolina | SR | QB | 4 | 62 | 335 | 5.40 | 3 | 15.50 | 83.75 |
| 7 | Aiden Flora | Iowa State | SO | RB | 4 | 61 | 265 | 4.34 | 0 | 15.25 | 66.25 |
| 7 | John Mateer | Oklahoma | SR | QB | 5 | 61 | 56 | 0.92 | 0 | 12.20 | 11.20 |
| 9 | Raleek Brown | Texas | SR | RB | 4 | 58 | 325 | 5.60 | 3 | 14.50 | 81.25 |
| 10 | Fame Ijeboi | Purdue | SO | RB | 3 | 56 | 202 | 3.61 | 5 | 18.67 | 67.33 |
| 11 | Matt Fuller | S Carolina | JR | RB | 4 | 52 | 241 | 4.63 | 2 | 13.00 | 60.25 |
| 11 | Colton Joseph | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 4 | 52 | 112 | 2.15 | 1 | 13.00 | 28.00 |
| 13 | Jamal Roberts | Missouri | SR | RB | 2 | 44 | 250 | 5.68 | 3 | 22.00 | 125.00 |
| 13 | Abu Sama III | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 4 | 44 | 177 | 4.02 | 0 | 11.00 | 44.25 |
| 13 | Marcel Reed | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 4 | 44 | 72 | 1.64 | 2 | 11.00 | 18.00 |
| 16 | CJ Baxter | Kentucky | SR | RB | 3 | 43 | 200 | 4.65 | 3 | 14.33 | 66.67 |
| 17 | Lloyd Avant | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 5 | 42 | 178 | 4.24 | 1 | 8.40 | 35.60 |
| 18 | Kewan Lacy | Miss | JR | RB | 3 | 41 | 201 | 4.90 | 1 | 13.67 | 67.00 |
| 18 | Jordon Davison | Oregon | SO | RB | 3 | 41 | 197 | 4.80 | 3 | 13.67 | 65.67 |
| 20 | Micah Ford | Stanford | JR | RB | 3 | 40 | 120 | 3.00 | 0 | 13.33 | 40.00 |
| 21 | Dilin Jones | LSU | SO | RB | 2 | 39 | 162 | 4.15 | 1 | 19.50 | 81.00 |
| 22 | Jeremiah Cobb | Auburn | SR | RB | 5 | 38 | 159 | 4.18 | 1 | 7.60 | 31.80 |
| 22 | Kolin Wilson | Miss St | FR | RB | 5 | 38 | 127 | 3.34 | 0 | 7.60 | 25.40 |
| 24 | Daniel Hill | Alabama | JR | RB | 4 | 37 | 168 | 4.54 | 2 | 9.25 | 42.00 |
| 24 | Arch Manning | Texas | SR | QB | 4 | 37 | 31 | 0.84 | 2 | 9.25 | 7.75 |
| 26 | Cole Tabb | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 3 | 36 | 323 | 8.97 | 2 | 12.00 | 107.67 |
| 26 | Keelon Russell | Alabama | SO | QB | 4 | 36 | 73 | 2.03 | 2 | 9.00 | 18.25 |
| 28 | Dierre Hill Jr. | Oregon | SO | RB | 3 | 35 | 143 | 4.09 | 2 | 11.67 | 47.67 |
| 28 | Rueben Owens II | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 4 | 35 | 167 | 4.77 | 0 | 8.75 | 41.75 |
| 30 | Cam Cook | WVU | SR | RB | 1 | 34 | 141 | 4.15 | 2 | 34.00 | 141.00 |
| 30 | Makhi Hughes | Houston | SR | RB | 2 | 34 | 122 | 3.59 | 1 | 17.00 | 61.00 |
| 30 | KJ Jackson | Arkansas | JR | QB | 4 | 34 | 53 | 1.56 | 1 | 8.50 | 13.25 |
| 33 | Hollywood Smothers | Texas | SR | RB | 2 | 33 | 126 | 3.82 | 2 | 16.50 | 63.00 |
| 33 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 2 | 33 | 100 | 3.03 | 0 | 16.50 | 50.00 |
| 33 | Sutton Smith | Arkansas | SR | RB | 4 | 33 | 92 | 2.79 | 1 | 8.25 | 23.00 |
| 36 | Antwan Raymond | Rutgers | JR | RB | 2 | 32 | 153 | 4.78 | 1 | 16.00 | 76.50 |
| 36 | Sam Leavitt | LSU | JR | QB | 2 | 32 | 102 | 3.19 | 2 | 16.00 | 51.00 |
| 38 | Ousmane Kromah | FSU | SO | RB | 2 | 31 | 124 | 4.00 | 1 | 15.50 | 62.00 |
| 38 | Jaylen Raynor | Iowa State | SR | QB | 4 | 31 | 38 | 1.23 | 1 | 7.75 | 9.50 |
| 40 | Cardae Mack | Ariz St | FR | RB | 2 | 30 | 150 | 5.00 | 0 | 15.00 | 75.00 |
| 41 | Makhi Frazier | Miss | JR | RB | 3 | 29 | 190 | 6.55 | 0 | 9.67 | 63.33 |
| 41 | Brian Bonner Jr. | Washington | FR | RB | 2 | 29 | 106 | 3.66 | 0 | 14.50 | 53.00 |
| 41 | Cam Settles | Arkansas | SO | RB | 4 | 29 | 118 | 4.07 | 0 | 7.25 | 29.50 |
| 41 | Isaiah Marshall | Kansas | SO | QB | 2 | 29 | 44 | 1.52 | 1 | 14.50 | 22.00 |
| 45 | Adam Mohammed | California | JR | RB | 1 | 28 | 120 | 4.29 | 1 | 28.00 | 120.00 |
| 45 | Jackson Gutierrez | Navy | JR | QB | 1 | 28 | 110 | 3.93 | 1 | 28.00 | 110.00 |
| 45 | Isaiah West | Ohio State | SO | RB | 4 | 28 | 138 | 4.93 | 0 | 7.00 | 34.50 |
| 45 | JC French IV | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 3 | 28 | 73 | 2.61 | 2 | 9.33 | 24.33 |
| 45 | Grady Brosterhous | Utah State | SR | QB | 2 | 28 | 27 | 0.96 | 0 | 14.00 | 13.50 |
| 50 | Lincoln Kienholz | Louisville | SR | QB | 2 | 27 | 50 | 1.85 | 3 | 13.50 | 25.00 |
| 51 | Cameron Dickey | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 2 | 26 | 99 | 3.81 | 1 | 13.00 | 49.50 |
| 51 | Jonathan Hatton Jr. | Oklahoma | FR | RB | 5 | 26 | 73 | 2.81 | 0 | 5.20 | 14.60 |
| 51 | Aaron Philo | Florida | JR | QB | 4 | 26 | 49 | 1.88 | 1 | 6.50 | 12.25 |
| 54 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 1 | 25 | 98 | 3.92 | 1 | 25.00 | 98.00 |
| 54 | Dwight Phillips, Jr. | Georgia | JR | RB | 2 | 25 | 187 | 7.48 | 0 | 12.50 | 93.50 |
| 54 | Isaac Brown | Louisville | JR | RB | 2 | 25 | 69 | 2.76 | 0 | 12.50 | 34.50 |
| 54 | Trinidad Chambliss | Miss | SR | QB | 4 | 25 | 67 | 2.68 | 4 | 6.25 | 16.75 |
| 58 | Duke Watson | UCF | JR | RB | 2 | 24 | 144 | 6.00 | 0 | 12.00 | 72.00 |
| 58 | Brock Glenn | Western Ky | JR | QB | 2 | 24 | 100 | 4.17 | 2 | 12.00 | 50.00 |
| 58 | Isaac Wilson | Colorado | JR | QB | 2 | 24 | 83 | 3.46 | 0 | 12.00 | 41.50 |
| 58 | Trae’shawn Brown | Alabama | FR | RB | 4 | 24 | 146 | 6.08 | 1 | 6.00 | 36.50 |
| 58 | Savion Hiter | Michigan | FR | RB | 2 | 24 | 68 | 2.83 | 0 | 12.00 | 34.00 |
| 58 | Kedrick Reescano | Arizona | SR | RB | 2 | 24 | 67 | 2.79 | 2 | 12.00 | 33.50 |
| 58 | Demond Williams Jr. | Washington | JR | QB | 2 | 24 | 18 | 0.75 | 0 | 12.00 | 9.00 |
| 58 | Kamario Taylor | Miss St | SO | QB | 3 | 24 | 14 | 0.58 | 0 | 8.00 | 4.67 |
| 66 | Jordan Marshall | Michigan | JR | RB | 2 | 23 | 85 | 3.70 | 0 | 11.50 | 42.50 |
| 66 | Torrance Burgess Jr. | Texas St | SR | RB | 2 | 23 | 67 | 2.91 | 0 | 11.50 | 33.50 |
| 66 | Owen Eshelman | Wash St | FR | QB | 1 | 23 | 33 | 1.43 | 0 | 23.00 | 33.00 |
| 66 | KJ Edwards | Texas A&M | FR | RB | 4 | 23 | 112 | 4.87 | 0 | 5.75 | 28.00 |
| 66 | Omar Mabson II | Auburn | SO | RB | 5 | 23 | 103 | 4.48 | 0 | 4.60 | 20.60 |
| 66 | Faizon Brandon | Tennessee | FR | QB | 1 | 23 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 23.00 | 2.00 |
| 72 | Ashton Daniels | FSU | SR | QB | 2 | 22 | 38 | 1.73 | 3 | 11.00 | 19.00 |
| 72 | Tramell Jones Jr. | Florida | SO | QB | 5 | 22 | 74 | 3.36 | 1 | 4.40 | 14.80 |
| 72 | Tory Blaylock | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 5 | 22 | 74 | 3.36 | 0 | 4.40 | 14.80 |
| 75 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 2 | 21 | 237 | 11.29 | 2 | 10.50 | 118.50 |
| 75 | Conner Weigman | Houston | SR | QB | 2 | 21 | 76 | 3.62 | 0 | 10.50 | 38.00 |
| 75 | Ajay Allen | Western Ky | SR | RB | 2 | 21 | 41 | 1.95 | 0 | 10.50 | 20.50 |
| 75 | Noah Fifita | Arizona | SR | QB | 2 | 21 | 13 | 0.62 | 1 | 10.50 | 6.50 |
| 75 | Kenny Minchey | Kentucky | SR | QB | 3 | 21 | 5 | 0.24 | 1 | 7.00 | 1.67 |
| 80 | LJ Martin | BYU | SR | RB | 1 | 20 | 98 | 4.90 | 0 | 20.00 | 98.00 |
| 80 | Thomas Castellanos | Texas Tech | SR | QB | 2 | 20 | 120 | 6.00 | 2 | 10.00 | 60.00 |
| 80 | Gi'Bran Payne | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 2 | 20 | 91 | 4.55 | 0 | 10.00 | 45.50 |
| 80 | Telly Johnson Jr. | N Illinois | JR | RB | 2 | 20 | 85 | 4.25 | 0 | 10.00 | 42.50 |
| 80 | Parker “Billy” Puckett | Miss St | FR | QB | 3 | 20 | 44 | 2.20 | 0 | 6.67 | 14.67 |
| 85 | Lucky Sutton | SDSU | SR | RB | 1 | 19 | 81 | 4.26 | 0 | 19.00 | 81.00 |
| 85 | Keyjuan Brown | Louisville | SR | RB | 2 | 19 | 104 | 5.47 | 0 | 9.50 | 52.00 |
| 85 | Ja’Kobi Jackson | Ohio State | SR | RB | 2 | 19 | 92 | 4.84 | 2 | 9.50 | 46.00 |
| 85 | Bear Bachmeier | BYU | SO | QB | 2 | 19 | 82 | 4.32 | 3 | 9.50 | 41.00 |
| 85 | Darius Taylor | Minnesota | SR | RB | 2 | 19 | 63 | 3.32 | 1 | 9.50 | 31.50 |
| 85 | Demon June | N Carolina | SO | RB | 2 | 19 | 57 | 3.00 | 1 | 9.50 | 28.50 |
| 85 | Tait Reynolds | Clemson | FR | QB | 2 | 19 | -31 | -1.63 | 0 | 9.50 | -15.50 |
| 92 | Bo Walker | Georgia | SO | RB | 2 | 18 | 96 | 5.33 | 1 | 9.00 | 48.00 |
| 92 | Jason Patterson | Kentucky | JR | RB | 3 | 18 | 88 | 4.89 | 0 | 6.00 | 29.33 |
| 92 | Gunner Stockton | Georgia | SR | QB | 2 | 18 | 57 | 3.17 | 1 | 9.00 | 28.50 |
| 92 | Xavier Gayten | Miss St | JR | RB | 5 | 18 | 46 | 2.56 | 0 | 3.60 | 9.20 |
| 92 | Julian Sayin | Ohio State | JR | QB | 3 | 18 | -34 | -1.89 | 0 | 6.00 | -11.33 |
| 97 | Caleb Hawkins | Okla St | SO | RB | 1 | 17 | 68 | 4.00 | 0 | 17.00 | 68.00 |
| 97 | Gavin Griffin | Troy | JR | RB | 1 | 17 | 56 | 3.29 | 0 | 17.00 | 56.00 |
| 97 | Anthony Colandrea | Nebraska | SR | QB | 1 | 17 | 47 | 2.76 | 1 | 17.00 | 47.00 |
| 97 | JaQuail Smith | Colorado | SO | RB | 2 | 17 | 74 | 4.35 | 0 | 8.50 | 37.00 |