2026 National Leaders Rushing - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 08/29/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Payne | TCU | JR | RB | 1 | 25 | 142 | 5.68 | 0 | 25.00 | 142.00 |
| 2 | Beau Pribula | Virginia | SR | QB | 1 | 15 | 110 | 7.33 | 0 | 15.00 | 110.00 |
| 3 | Jekail Middlebrook | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 15 | 64 | 4.27 | 0 | 15.00 | 64.00 |
| 4 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 1 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 1 | 8.00 | 42.00 |
| 5 | Xavier Brown | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 1 | 8.00 | 40.00 |
| 6 | Jabari Bates | SJSU | SR | RB | 1 | 11 | 37 | 3.36 | 0 | 11.00 | 37.00 |
| 7 | Benjamin Hall | N Carolina | JR | RB | 1 | 11 | 36 | 3.27 | 0 | 11.00 | 36.00 |
| 8 | DeVon Rice | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 1 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 1 | 11.00 | 35.00 |
| 9 | Jaylen McGill | N Carolina | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 1 | 5.00 | 33.00 |
| 9 | CJ Bailey | NC State | JR | QB | 1 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 0 | 10.00 | 33.00 |
| 11 | James Jones | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 11 | 28 | 2.55 | 0 | 11.00 | 28.00 |
| 12 | Viliami Teu | SJSU | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.00 | 25.00 |
| 12 | Demon June | N Carolina | SO | RB | 1 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 6.00 | 25.00 |
| 14 | Will Wilson | NC State | SO | QB | 1 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 1 | 6.00 | 21.00 |
| 14 | Noah Vaughn | Virginia | SR | RB | 1 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 6.00 | 21.00 |
| 16 | Jayden Duke Scott | NC State | JR | RB | 1 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 7.00 | 20.00 |
| 17 | Jon Denman | TCU | SO | RB | 1 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 1 | 8.00 | 19.00 |
| 18 | Dijon Stanley | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 4.00 | 17.00 |
| 19 | Sitani Mikaele | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 1 | 4.00 | 15.00 |
| 20 | Xay Davis | Virginia | SO | RB | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 1 | 7.00 | 13.00 |
| 21 | Jalen Brown | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 12.00 |
| 22 | TJ Washington Jr. | NMSU | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 3.00 | 11.00 |
| 23 | Peyton Lewis | Virginia | JR | RB | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 6.00 | 10.00 |
| 24 | Deandre Desinor | NC State | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| 24 | Bjorn Jurgensen | Hawai'i | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| 26 | Cam Barfield | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 |