2026 National Leaders Rushing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kendrick Raphael | SMU | SR | RB | 1 | 24 | 197 | 8.21 | 3 | 24.00 | 197.00 |
| 1 | Ashton Daniels | FSU | SR | QB | 2 | 29 | 78 | 2.69 | 3 | 14.50 | 39.00 |
| 3 | Keyjuan Brown | Louisville | SR | RB | 2 | 17 | 219 | 12.88 | 2 | 8.50 | 109.50 |
| 3 | Ousmane Kromah | FSU | SO | RB | 2 | 39 | 196 | 5.03 | 2 | 19.50 | 98.00 |
| 3 | Lunch Winfield | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 1 | 14 | 91 | 6.50 | 2 | 14.00 | 91.00 |
| 3 | Hollywood Smothers | Texas | SR | RB | 1 | 21 | 74 | 3.52 | 2 | 21.00 | 74.00 |
| 3 | CJ Baxter | Kentucky | SR | RB | 2 | 30 | 116 | 3.87 | 2 | 15.00 | 58.00 |
| 3 | Lincoln Kienholz | Louisville | SR | QB | 2 | 26 | 111 | 4.27 | 2 | 13.00 | 55.50 |
| 3 | Kewan Lacy | Miss | JR | RB | 2 | 26 | 104 | 4.00 | 2 | 13.00 | 52.00 |
| 3 | Brock Glenn | Western Ky | JR | QB | 2 | 24 | 100 | 4.17 | 2 | 12.00 | 50.00 |
| 3 | Trinidad Chambliss | Miss | SR | QB | 2 | 18 | 62 | 3.44 | 2 | 9.00 | 31.00 |
| 12 | Antwan Raymond | Rutgers | JR | RB | 1 | 21 | 122 | 5.81 | 1 | 21.00 | 122.00 |
| 12 | Caleb Hawkins | Okla St | SO | RB | 1 | 23 | 110 | 4.78 | 1 | 23.00 | 110.00 |
| 12 | Drew Mestemaker | Okla St | SO | QB | 1 | 6 | 109 | 18.17 | 1 | 6.00 | 109.00 |
| 12 | Dilin Jones | LSU | SO | RB | 1 | 23 | 106 | 4.61 | 1 | 23.00 | 106.00 |
| 12 | Justice Haynes | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 1 | 14 | 81 | 5.79 | 1 | 14.00 | 81.00 |
| 12 | James McNeil, Jr. | Buffalo | JR | RB | 1 | 20 | 80 | 4.00 | 1 | 20.00 | 80.00 |
| 12 | Matt Fuller | S Carolina | JR | RB | 1 | 17 | 73 | 4.29 | 1 | 17.00 | 73.00 |
| 12 | Cameron Dickey | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 1 | 16 | 65 | 4.06 | 1 | 16.00 | 65.00 |
| 12 | Byrum Brown | Auburn | SR | QB | 1 | 18 | 65 | 3.61 | 1 | 18.00 | 65.00 |
| 12 | Sam Leavitt | LSU | JR | QB | 1 | 17 | 63 | 3.71 | 1 | 17.00 | 63.00 |
| 12 | J'Koby Williams | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 1 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 1 | 7.00 | 62.00 |
| 12 | Jahiem White | N Texas | SR | RB | 1 | 14 | 61 | 4.36 | 1 | 14.00 | 61.00 |
| 12 | Isaac Brown | Louisville | JR | RB | 2 | 26 | 103 | 3.96 | 1 | 13.00 | 51.50 |
| 12 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | SO | RB | 1 | 16 | 50 | 3.13 | 1 | 16.00 | 50.00 |
| 12 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 1 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 1 | 8.00 | 42.00 |
| 12 | Noah Fifita | Arizona | SR | QB | 1 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 1 | 11.00 | 38.00 |
| 12 | Jeremiah Cobb | Auburn | SR | RB | 1 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 1 | 9.00 | 32.00 |
| 12 | Durell Robinson | CSU | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 1 | 6.00 | 29.00 |
| 12 | Davian Jackson | Texas St | FR | RB | 1 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 1 | 7.00 | 29.00 |
| 12 | Clay Thevenin | Rutgers | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 1 | 4.00 | 24.00 |
| 12 | Tre Richardson | Louisville | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 22.00 |
| 12 | Ja’Kobi Jackson | Ohio State | SR | RB | 1 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 20.00 |
| 12 | Cam Fancher | Mich St | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 1 | 2.00 | 18.00 |
| 12 | Sutton Smith | Arkansas | SR | RB | 2 | 13 | 30 | 2.31 | 1 | 6.50 | 15.00 |
| 12 | AJ Newberry | Oregon St | SR | RB | 2 | 12 | 25 | 2.08 | 1 | 6.00 | 12.50 |
| 12 | David Eziomume | Clemson | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
| 12 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 1 | 3.00 | 10.00 |
| 12 | Steven Blanco | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 1 | 5.00 | 6.00 |
| 12 | Thomas Castellanos | Texas Tech | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 3.00 |
| 12 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | SR | QB | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 6.00 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Braden Atkinson | Oregon St | SO | QB | 2 | 9 | -44 | -4.89 | 1 | 4.50 | -22.00 |