2026 National Leaders Rushing - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Dylan Riley Boise St JR RB 2 45 404 8.98 2 22.50 202.00
2 Torrance Burgess Jr. Texas St SR RB 2 42 363 8.64 0 21.00 181.50
3 Nate Sheppard Duke SO RB 3 82 528 6.44 5 27.33 176.00
4 Jadan Baugh Florida JR RB 3 54 458 8.48 8 18.00 152.67
5 Braxton Woodson Navy SR QB 2 35 296 8.46 4 17.50 148.00
6 Jabari Bates SJSU SR RB 3 66 376 5.70 0 22.00 125.33
7 Cam Edwards Mich St SR RB 2 48 250 5.21 3 24.00 125.00
8 Aiden Flora Iowa State SO RB 2 19 239 12.58 3 9.50 119.50
9 Wayne Knight UCLA SR RB 3 39 345 8.85 8 13.00 115.00
9 Ousmane Kromah FSU SO RB 1 14 115 8.21 1 14.00 115.00
11 Mel Brown CSU SR RB 2 17 228 13.41 2 8.50 114.00
12 Jacurri Brown Rice SR QB 2 36 226 6.28 1 18.00 113.00
13 Jamal Rule Nebraska FR RB 3 38 329 8.66 5 12.67 109.67
14 LJ Martin BYU SR RB 3 42 328 7.81 3 14.00 109.33
15 Jaylin Carter Memphis SO RB 4 55 437 7.95 6 13.75 109.25
16 Michael Hawkins Jr. WVU SO QB 3 44 322 7.32 6 14.67 107.33
17 Cam Cook WVU SR RB 3 70 317 4.53 3 23.33 105.67
18 Turbo Richard Indiana JR RB 3 41 315 7.68 4 13.67 105.00
19 Angel Flores CMU SR QB 3 60 312 5.20 3 20.00 104.00
20 Keveun Mason Temple SO RB 2 35 207 5.91 2 17.50 103.50
21 Javion Kinnard SDSU SO RB 3 53 308 5.81 1 17.67 102.67
22 Justice Haynes Ga Tech SR RB 2 41 205 5.00 2 20.50 102.50
23 Jeremy Payne TCU JR RB 3 58 307 5.29 1 19.33 102.33
24 TJ Horton Ball State SR RB 2 17 204 12.00 3 8.50 102.00
24 Ajay Allen Western Ky SR RB 1 21 102 4.86 2 21.00 102.00
26 Jamal Roberts Missouri SR RB 3 63 300 4.76 3 21.00 100.00
27 Matt Fuller S Carolina JR RB 2 21 199 9.48 2 10.50 99.50
28 Duke Watson UCF JR RB 3 27 297 11.00 3 9.00 99.00
29 Sire Gaines Boise St JR RB 2 34 195 5.74 2 17.00 97.50
30 DeSean Bishop Tennessee SR RB 3 43 286 6.65 4 14.33 95.33
31 Adam Mohammed California JR RB 3 60 285 4.75 3 20.00 95.00
32 Dominic Kelley Nevada SO RB 3 41 281 6.85 3 13.67 93.67
33 J'Koby Williams Texas Tech JR RB 2 33 187 5.67 2 16.50 93.50
34 Fluff Bothwell Miss St JR RB 3 48 280 5.83 2 16.00 93.33
35 Will Henderson III UTSA SO RB 2 23 181 7.87 1 11.50 90.50
36 Dilin Jones LSU SO RB 2 41 179 4.37 2 20.50 89.50
37 Davian Jackson Texas St FR RB 2 28 176 6.29 4 14.00 88.00
37 Lunch Winfield La-Lafytte JR QB 2 28 176 6.29 3 14.00 88.00
37 Antwan Raymond Rutgers JR RB 2 41 176 4.29 0 20.50 88.00
40 Micah Ford Stanford JR RB 2 36 175 4.86 3 18.00 87.50
41 TJ Thomas Minnesota JR RB 2 20 174 8.70 1 10.00 87.00
41 Kewan Lacy Miss JR RB 1 13 87 6.69 2 13.00 87.00
43 Marquise Davis Louisville SO RB 1 7 86 12.29 2 7.00 86.00
44 Austin Carlisle La-Monroe SO QB 2 30 169 5.63 1 15.00 84.50
44 King Miller USC SO RB 4 64 338 5.28 3 16.00 84.50
46 Avery Johnson Kansas St SR QB 3 24 253 10.54 3 8.00 84.33
47 Gideon Davidson Clemson SO RB 2 30 167 5.57 1 15.00 83.50
48 Fame Ijeboi Purdue SO RB 3 55 248 4.51 6 18.33 82.67
49 Steven Robinson USM JR RB 3 56 246 4.39 4 18.67 82.00
50 James Jones NMSU SR RB 3 43 243 5.65 2 14.33 81.00
51 Gi'Bran Payne Cincinnati SR RB 3 35 242 6.91 2 11.67 80.67
52 Kyson Brown Ariz St SR RB 2 30 161 5.37 1 15.00 80.50
53 Antonio Martin Jr. MTSU SR RB 3 47 239 5.09 1 15.67 79.67
54 Bryson Donelson Fresno St JR RB 2 22 159 7.23 4 11.00 79.50
55 Jahiem White N Texas SR RB 2 28 158 5.64 2 14.00 79.00
56 Daune Morris Tennessee SO RB 3 29 234 8.07 2 9.67 78.00
56 Bo Jackson Ohio State SO RB 2 20 156 7.80 2 10.00 78.00
56 Jason Patterson Kentucky JR RB 1 11 78 7.09 0 11.00 78.00
56 Khamani Alexander Charlotte SR RB 2 27 156 5.78 3 13.50 78.00
56 Ramone Green Jr. MO State SR RB 2 27 156 5.78 2 13.50 78.00
61 Mark Fletcher, Jr. Miami (Fl) SR RB 3 36 230 6.39 3 12.00 76.67
62 Anthony Woods UCLA SR RB 3 29 228 7.86 3 9.67 76.00
62 Telly Johnson Jr. N Illinois JR RB 2 34 152 4.47 1 17.00 76.00
64 Lanear McCrary Jr. Georgia St SR RB 3 38 227 5.97 2 12.67 75.67
65 Caleb Hawkins Okla St SO RB 2 29 151 5.21 0 14.50 75.50
66 Keenan Phillips USA JR RB 3 43 226 5.26 1 14.33 75.33
67 Zach Mundell Army SR SB 2 7 150 21.43 2 3.50 75.00
67 Mason McKenzie BC JR QB 3 48 225 4.69 1 16.00 75.00
67 Rod Robinson II UAB JR RB 3 48 225 4.69 0 16.00 75.00
70 Rodney Fields Jr. Kansas St JR RB 3 37 224 6.05 2 12.33 74.67
70 Jai'Den Thomas UNLV SR RB 3 42 224 5.33 1 14.00 74.67
70 Quinn Henicle ODU SO QB 3 45 224 4.98 4 15.00 74.67
73 Jaheim Merriweather Troy JR RB 2 19 149 7.84 3 9.50 74.50
74 PJ Martin USA SR RB 3 54 222 4.11 3 18.00 74.00
75 Godspower Nwawuihe Army SO RB 2 31 147 4.74 2 15.50 73.50
76 Jalen Buckley W Mich SR RB 2 23 145 6.30 4 11.50 72.50
77 Jaylin Lucas Tulane SR RB 3 18 215 11.94 1 6.00 71.67
77 Benjamin Hall N Carolina JR RB 3 33 215 6.52 0 11.00 71.67
79 Raymond Moore III UTEP SO QB 2 12 142 11.83 1 6.00 71.00
79 Cale Hellums Army SR QB 2 25 142 5.68 2 12.50 71.00
79 Makhi Hughes Houston SR RB 2 25 142 5.68 2 12.50 71.00
82 Ty Clark III Wk Forest JR RB 2 19 141 7.42 1 9.50 70.50
83 Daniel Hill Alabama JR RB 3 38 210 5.53 3 12.67 70.00
84 Liam Szarka Air Force JR QB 2 34 139 4.09 3 17.00 69.50
85 Jeremiah Cobb Auburn SR RB 2 24 138 5.75 1 12.00 69.00
86 Gavin Griffin Troy JR RB 2 26 137 5.27 0 13.00 68.50
87 Evan Dickens BC JR RB 3 39 205 5.26 3 13.00 68.33
88 Dawson Pendergrass Baylor SR RB 3 56 203 3.63 1 18.67 67.67
89 Sam Leavitt LSU JR QB 2 23 135 5.87 5 11.50 67.50
89 Ashton Gray ECU JR RB 2 26 135 5.19 0 13.00 67.50
91 Nate Frazier Georgia JR RB 3 24 202 8.42 5 8.00 67.33
92 Jeffrey Overton, Jr. Va Tech SO RB 3 35 200 5.71 3 11.67 66.67
93 Jayden Duke Scott NC State JR RB 3 32 198 6.19 2 10.67 66.00
94 Javian Mallory Miami (Fl) FR RB 3 20 196 9.80 2 6.67 65.33
94 Nick Herman James Mad SO RB 3 23 196 8.52 2 7.67 65.33
96 Ja’Kobi Jackson Ohio State SR RB 2 16 130 8.13 3 8.00 65.00
96 Elijah Faulkner U Mass SO RB 3 41 195 4.76 0 13.67 65.00
96 Lee Beebe Jr. Indiana SR RB 3 47 195 4.15 2 15.67 65.00
99 Jordon Davison Oregon SO RB 3 33 194 5.88 4 11.00 64.67
100 Tavorus Jones UTEP JR RB 2 21 128 6.10 1 10.50 64.00

Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.