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 Nate Sheppard Duke SO RB 3 82 528 6.44 5 27.33 176.00
2 Cam Edwards Mich St SR RB 2 48 250 5.21 3 24.00 125.00
3 Cam Cook WVU SR RB 3 70 317 4.53 3 23.33 105.67
4 Dylan Riley Boise St JR RB 2 45 404 8.98 2 22.50 202.00
5 Jabari Bates SJSU SR RB 3 66 376 5.70 0 22.00 125.33
6 Torrance Burgess Jr. Texas St SR RB 2 42 363 8.64 0 21.00 181.50
6 Ajay Allen Western Ky SR RB 1 21 102 4.86 2 21.00 102.00
6 Jamal Roberts Missouri SR RB 3 63 300 4.76 3 21.00 100.00
9 Justice Haynes Ga Tech SR RB 2 41 205 5.00 2 20.50 102.50
9 Dilin Jones LSU SO RB 2 41 179 4.37 2 20.50 89.50
9 Antwan Raymond Rutgers JR RB 2 41 176 4.29 0 20.50 88.00
12 Angel Flores CMU SR QB 3 60 312 5.20 3 20.00 104.00
12 Adam Mohammed California JR RB 3 60 285 4.75 3 20.00 95.00
14 Jeremy Payne TCU JR RB 3 58 307 5.29 1 19.33 102.33
15 Steven Robinson USM JR RB 3 56 246 4.39 4 18.67 82.00
15 Dawson Pendergrass Baylor SR RB 3 56 203 3.63 1 18.67 67.67
17 Fame Ijeboi Purdue SO RB 3 55 248 4.51 6 18.33 82.67
18 Jadan Baugh Florida JR RB 3 54 458 8.48 8 18.00 152.67
18 Jacurri Brown Rice SR QB 2 36 226 6.28 1 18.00 113.00
18 Micah Ford Stanford JR RB 2 36 175 4.86 3 18.00 87.50
18 PJ Martin USA SR RB 3 54 222 4.11 3 18.00 74.00
22 Javion Kinnard SDSU SO RB 3 53 308 5.81 1 17.67 102.67
23 Braxton Woodson Navy SR QB 2 35 296 8.46 4 17.50 148.00
23 Keveun Mason Temple SO RB 2 35 207 5.91 2 17.50 103.50
25 Sire Gaines Boise St JR RB 2 34 195 5.74 2 17.00 97.50
25 Telly Johnson Jr. N Illinois JR RB 2 34 152 4.47 1 17.00 76.00
25 Liam Szarka Air Force JR QB 2 34 139 4.09 3 17.00 69.50
25 Byrum Brown Auburn SR QB 2 34 115 3.38 1 17.00 57.50
25 Braylen Russell Arkansas JR RB 1 17 49 2.88 1 17.00 49.00
25 Jackson Arnold UNLV SR QB 3 51 132 2.59 3 17.00 44.00
31 J'Koby Williams Texas Tech JR RB 2 33 187 5.67 2 16.50 93.50
32 Fluff Bothwell Miss St JR RB 3 48 280 5.83 2 16.00 93.33
32 King Miller USC SO RB 4 64 338 5.28 3 16.00 84.50
32 Mason McKenzie BC JR QB 3 48 225 4.69 1 16.00 75.00
32 Rod Robinson II UAB JR RB 3 48 225 4.69 0 16.00 75.00
32 Caden Creel J'ville St SR QB 4 64 256 4.00 2 16.00 64.00
37 Antonio Martin Jr. MTSU SR RB 3 47 239 5.09 1 15.67 79.67
37 Lee Beebe Jr. Indiana SR RB 3 47 195 4.15 2 15.67 65.00
39 Godspower Nwawuihe Army SO RB 2 31 147 4.74 2 15.50 73.50
39 Grady Brosterhous Utah State SR QB 2 31 116 3.74 0 15.50 58.00
41 Austin Carlisle La-Monroe SO QB 2 30 169 5.63 1 15.00 84.50
41 Gideon Davidson Clemson SO RB 2 30 167 5.57 1 15.00 83.50
41 Kyson Brown Ariz St SR RB 2 30 161 5.37 1 15.00 80.50
41 Quinn Henicle ODU SO QB 3 45 224 4.98 4 15.00 74.67
41 Rueben Owens II Texas A&M SR RB 3 45 186 4.13 1 15.00 62.00
41 Ethan Ervin FAU SO RB 2 30 103 3.43 0 15.00 51.50
41 Sutton Smith Arkansas SR RB 1 15 36 2.40 0 15.00 36.00
48 Michael Hawkins Jr. WVU SO QB 3 44 322 7.32 6 14.67 107.33
48 George Pettaway James Mad SR RB 3 44 181 4.11 4 14.67 60.33
50 Caleb Hawkins Okla St SO RB 2 29 151 5.21 0 14.50 75.50
51 DeSean Bishop Tennessee SR RB 3 43 286 6.65 4 14.33 95.33
51 James Jones NMSU SR RB 3 43 243 5.65 2 14.33 81.00
51 Keenan Phillips USA JR RB 3 43 226 5.26 1 14.33 75.33
54 Ousmane Kromah FSU SO RB 1 14 115 8.21 1 14.00 115.00
54 LJ Martin BYU SR RB 3 42 328 7.81 3 14.00 109.33
54 Davian Jackson Texas St FR RB 2 28 176 6.29 4 14.00 88.00
54 Lunch Winfield La-Lafytte JR QB 2 28 176 6.29 3 14.00 88.00
54 Jahiem White N Texas SR RB 2 28 158 5.64 2 14.00 79.00
54 Jai'Den Thomas UNLV SR RB 3 42 224 5.33 1 14.00 74.67
54 Tre Garrison Oregon St FR RB 1 14 56 4.00 0 14.00 56.00
54 DeVon Rice Hawai'i SO RB 3 42 167 3.98 3 14.00 55.67
54 Anthony Carrie FIU JR RB 3 42 124 2.95 0 14.00 41.33
54 EJ Colson Jr. UTEP SO QB 2 28 74 2.64 1 14.00 37.00
64 Jaylin Carter Memphis SO RB 4 55 437 7.95 6 13.75 109.25
65 Turbo Richard Indiana JR RB 3 41 315 7.68 4 13.67 105.00
65 Dominic Kelley Nevada SO RB 3 41 281 6.85 3 13.67 93.67
65 Elijah Faulkner U Mass SO RB 3 41 195 4.76 0 13.67 65.00
68 Khamani Alexander Charlotte SR RB 2 27 156 5.78 3 13.50 78.00
68 Ramone Green Jr. MO State SR RB 2 27 156 5.78 2 13.50 78.00
70 Devin Roche ODU JR RB 3 40 192 4.80 0 13.33 64.00
71 Wayne Knight UCLA SR RB 3 39 345 8.85 8 13.00 115.00
71 Kewan Lacy Miss JR RB 1 13 87 6.69 2 13.00 87.00
71 Gavin Griffin Troy JR RB 2 26 137 5.27 0 13.00 68.50
71 Evan Dickens BC JR RB 3 39 205 5.26 3 13.00 68.33
71 Ashton Gray ECU JR RB 2 26 135 5.19 0 13.00 67.50
71 Jaquari Lewis App St SO RB 3 39 188 4.82 3 13.00 62.67
71 Marcellous Hawkins, Jr. Va Tech SR RB 3 39 187 4.79 4 13.00 62.33
71 Isaac Brown Louisville JR RB 1 13 61 4.69 0 13.00 61.00
71 Carlos Del Rio-Wilson Marshall SR QB 2 26 116 4.46 2 13.00 58.00
71 Nolan James, Jr. Notre Dame SO RB 3 39 169 4.33 3 13.00 56.33
71 Caden Pinnick Wash St SO QB 3 39 166 4.26 2 13.00 55.33
71 Javen Jacobs Utah State SR RB 2 26 77 2.96 0 13.00 38.50
83 Jamal Rule Nebraska FR RB 3 38 329 8.66 5 12.67 109.67
83 Lanear McCrary Jr. Georgia St SR RB 3 38 227 5.97 2 12.67 75.67
83 Daniel Hill Alabama JR RB 3 38 210 5.53 3 12.67 70.00
83 Scottre Humphrey New Mexico SR RB 3 38 181 4.76 3 12.67 60.33
83 Ca'Lil Valentine Illinois JR RB 3 38 177 4.66 1 12.67 59.00
83 Aneyas Williams Notre Dame JR RB 3 38 144 3.79 3 12.67 48.00
89 Cale Hellums Army SR QB 2 25 142 5.68 2 12.50 71.00
89 Makhi Hughes Houston SR RB 2 25 142 5.68 2 12.50 71.00
89 DJ Scott ND St SR RB 4 50 225 4.50 3 12.50 56.25
89 Deuce Lawrence Wk Forest FR RB 2 25 97 3.88 1 12.50 48.50
89 Cameron Dickey Texas Tech JR RB 2 25 71 2.84 1 12.50 35.50
89 Tait Reynolds Clemson FR QB 2 25 64 2.56 0 12.50 32.00
95 Rodney Fields Jr. Kansas St JR RB 3 37 224 6.05 2 12.33 74.67
95 Iverson Howard Maryland SO RB 3 37 143 3.86 4 12.33 47.67
95 Austyn Dendy BGSU SO RB 3 37 126 3.41 1 12.33 42.00
98 Mark Fletcher, Jr. Miami (Fl) SR RB 3 36 230 6.39 3 12.00 76.67
98 Jeremiah Cobb Auburn SR RB 2 24 138 5.75 1 12.00 69.00
98 Damari Alston Tulsa SR RB 3 36 186 5.17 3 12.00 62.00

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