2026 National Leaders Rushing - Games in August/September Only 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 Cook WVU SR RB 3 70 317 4.53 3 23.33 105.67
3 Dilin Jones LSU SO RB 3 64 285 4.45 3 21.33 95.00
4 Jamal Roberts Missouri SR RB 3 63 300 4.76 3 21.00 100.00
5 Dylan Riley Boise St JR RB 3 62 454 7.32 2 20.67 151.33
5 Antwan Raymond Rutgers JR RB 3 62 298 4.81 1 20.67 99.33
7 Angel Flores CMU SR QB 3 60 312 5.20 3 20.00 104.00
7 Cam Edwards Mich St SR RB 3 60 288 4.80 3 20.00 96.00
7 Adam Mohammed California JR RB 3 60 285 4.75 3 20.00 95.00
10 Jeremy Payne TCU JR RB 3 58 307 5.29 1 19.33 102.33
11 Jabari Bates SJSU SR RB 4 77 413 5.36 0 19.25 103.25
12 Steven Robinson USM JR RB 3 56 246 4.39 4 18.67 82.00
12 Dawson Pendergrass Baylor SR RB 3 56 203 3.63 1 18.67 67.67
14 Justice Haynes Ga Tech SR RB 3 55 286 5.20 3 18.33 95.33
14 Fame Ijeboi Purdue SO RB 3 55 248 4.51 6 18.33 82.67
16 Jadan Baugh Florida JR RB 3 54 458 8.48 8 18.00 152.67
16 Torrance Burgess Jr. Texas St SR RB 3 54 397 7.35 0 18.00 132.33
16 PJ Martin USA SR RB 3 54 222 4.11 3 18.00 74.00
19 Ousmane Kromah FSU SO RB 3 53 311 5.87 3 17.67 103.67
19 Javion Kinnard SDSU SO RB 3 53 308 5.81 1 17.67 102.67
21 Braxton Woodson Navy SR QB 2 35 296 8.46 4 17.50 148.00
22 Caleb Hawkins Okla St SO RB 3 52 261 5.02 1 17.33 87.00
22 Jacurri Brown Rice SR QB 3 52 258 4.96 1 17.33 86.00
22 Byrum Brown Auburn SR QB 3 52 180 3.46 2 17.33 60.00
25 Liam Szarka Air Force JR QB 2 34 139 4.09 3 17.00 69.50
25 Jackson Arnold UNLV SR QB 3 51 132 2.59 3 17.00 44.00
27 Keveun Mason Temple SO RB 3 49 283 5.78 2 16.33 94.33
28 Fluff Bothwell Miss St JR RB 3 48 280 5.83 2 16.00 93.33
28 King Miller USC SO RB 4 64 338 5.28 3 16.00 84.50
28 Mason McKenzie BC JR QB 3 48 225 4.69 1 16.00 75.00
28 Rod Robinson II UAB JR RB 3 48 225 4.69 0 16.00 75.00
28 Caden Creel J'ville St SR QB 4 64 256 4.00 2 16.00 64.00
28 Grady Brosterhous Utah State SR QB 3 48 133 2.77 0 16.00 44.33
34 Antonio Martin Jr. MTSU SR RB 3 47 239 5.09 1 15.67 79.67
34 Micah Ford Stanford JR RB 3 47 202 4.30 3 15.67 67.33
34 Lee Beebe Jr. Indiana SR RB 3 47 195 4.15 2 15.67 65.00
37 Godspower Nwawuihe Army SO RB 2 31 147 4.74 2 15.50 73.50
38 Ethan Ervin FAU SO RB 3 46 153 3.33 1 15.33 51.00
39 Sire Gaines Boise St JR RB 3 45 234 5.20 2 15.00 78.00
39 Quinn Henicle ODU SO QB 3 45 224 4.98 4 15.00 74.67
39 Rueben Owens II Texas A&M SR RB 3 45 186 4.13 1 15.00 62.00
42 Michael Hawkins Jr. WVU SO QB 3 44 322 7.32 6 14.67 107.33
42 George Pettaway James Mad SR RB 3 44 181 4.11 4 14.67 60.33
44 DeSean Bishop Tennessee SR RB 3 43 286 6.65 4 14.33 95.33
44 James Jones NMSU SR RB 3 43 243 5.65 2 14.33 81.00
44 Kyson Brown Ariz St SR RB 3 43 227 5.28 1 14.33 75.67
44 Keenan Phillips USA JR RB 3 43 226 5.26 1 14.33 75.33
44 Gavin Griffin Troy JR RB 3 43 193 4.49 0 14.33 64.33
49 LJ Martin BYU SR RB 3 42 328 7.81 3 14.00 109.33
49 Lunch Winfield La-Lafytte JR QB 3 42 267 6.36 5 14.00 89.00
49 Jai'Den Thomas UNLV SR RB 3 42 224 5.33 1 14.00 74.67
49 Jahiem White N Texas SR RB 3 42 219 5.21 3 14.00 73.00
49 Jalen Buckley W Mich SR RB 3 42 207 4.93 4 14.00 69.00
49 Telly Johnson Jr. N Illinois JR RB 3 42 168 4.00 1 14.00 56.00
49 DeVon Rice Hawai'i SO RB 3 42 167 3.98 3 14.00 55.67
49 Ajay Allen Western Ky SR RB 3 42 143 3.40 2 14.00 47.67
49 Anthony Carrie FIU JR RB 3 42 124 2.95 0 14.00 41.33
58 Jaylin Carter Memphis SO RB 4 55 437 7.95 6 13.75 109.25
59 Turbo Richard Indiana JR RB 3 41 315 7.68 4 13.67 105.00
59 Dominic Kelley Nevada SO RB 3 41 281 6.85 3 13.67 93.67
59 Hollywood Smothers Texas SR RB 3 41 198 4.83 2 13.67 66.00
59 Elijah Faulkner U Mass SO RB 3 41 195 4.76 0 13.67 65.00
59 Cameron Dickey Texas Tech JR RB 3 41 136 3.32 2 13.67 45.33
64 J'Koby Williams Texas Tech JR RB 3 40 249 6.23 3 13.33 83.00
64 Makhi Hughes Houston SR RB 3 40 213 5.33 2 13.33 71.00
64 Sam Leavitt LSU JR QB 3 40 198 4.95 6 13.33 66.00
64 Devin Roche ODU JR RB 3 40 192 4.80 0 13.33 64.00
64 Isaiah Marshall Kansas SO QB 3 40 124 3.10 0 13.33 41.33
64 EJ Colson Jr. UTEP SO QB 3 40 54 1.35 1 13.33 18.00
70 Wayne Knight UCLA SR RB 3 39 345 8.85 8 13.00 115.00
70 Kendrick Raphael SMU SR RB 3 39 275 7.05 4 13.00 91.67
70 Bo Jackson Ohio State SO RB 3 39 230 5.90 2 13.00 76.67
70 Evan Dickens BC JR RB 3 39 205 5.26 3 13.00 68.33
70 Kewan Lacy Miss JR RB 3 39 191 4.90 4 13.00 63.67
70 Jaquari Lewis App St SO RB 3 39 188 4.82 3 13.00 62.67
70 Marcellous Hawkins, Jr. Va Tech SR RB 3 39 187 4.79 4 13.00 62.33
70 Nolan James, Jr. Notre Dame SO RB 3 39 169 4.33 3 13.00 56.33
70 Caden Pinnick Wash St SO QB 3 39 166 4.26 2 13.00 55.33
70 CJ Baxter Kentucky SR RB 3 39 164 4.21 4 13.00 54.67
70 Isaac Brown Louisville JR RB 3 39 164 4.21 1 13.00 54.67
70 Carlos Del Rio-Wilson Marshall SR QB 3 39 146 3.74 2 13.00 48.67
82 Jamal Rule Nebraska FR RB 3 38 329 8.66 5 12.67 109.67
82 Aiden Flora Iowa State SO RB 3 38 328 8.63 3 12.67 109.33
82 Matt Fuller S Carolina JR RB 3 38 272 7.16 3 12.67 90.67
82 Lanear McCrary Jr. Georgia St SR RB 3 38 227 5.97 2 12.67 75.67
82 Daniel Hill Alabama JR RB 3 38 210 5.53 3 12.67 70.00
82 Scottre Humphrey New Mexico SR RB 3 38 181 4.76 3 12.67 60.33
82 Ca'Lil Valentine Illinois JR RB 3 38 177 4.66 1 12.67 59.00
82 Aneyas Williams Notre Dame JR RB 3 38 144 3.79 3 12.67 48.00
90 Cale Hellums Army SR QB 2 25 142 5.68 2 12.50 71.00
90 DJ Scott ND St SR RB 4 50 225 4.50 3 12.50 56.25
92 Rodney Fields Jr. Kansas St JR RB 3 37 224 6.05 2 12.33 74.67
92 Austin Carlisle La-Monroe SO QB 3 37 219 5.92 1 12.33 73.00
92 Gideon Davidson Clemson SO RB 3 37 187 5.05 1 12.33 62.33
92 Iverson Howard Maryland SO RB 3 37 143 3.86 4 12.33 47.67
92 Austyn Dendy BGSU SO RB 3 37 126 3.41 1 12.33 42.00
92 Ashton Daniels FSU SR QB 3 37 108 2.92 4 12.33 36.00
98 Mark Fletcher, Jr. Miami (Fl) SR RB 3 36 230 6.39 3 12.00 76.67
98 Damari Alston Tulsa SR RB 3 36 186 5.17 3 12.00 62.00
98 Damon Ferguson Jr. Pittsburgh FR RB 3 36 183 5.08 2 12.00 61.00

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