Talent
Minnesota ranks first in FBS in returning rushing production at 1000.0%, ahead of Houston (522.6%) and Massachusetts (220.9%). The middle of FBS is about 48.0%, and Arkansas State is last of 136 (-246.3%).
247Sports team talent composite and 2026 transfer portal class. Star counts cover only the players 247Sports rates, not walk-ons, so they add up to less than the full roster. Ranks are out of all 138 FBS teams.
Games through Oct 31, 2026. Ranks are among the 136 FBS teams with the number.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Returning rushing production |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1000.0% |
| 2 | Houston | Big 12 | 522.6% |
| 3 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 220.9% |
| 4 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 210.4% |
| 5 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 143.7% |
| 6 | Maryland | Big Ten | 141.8% |
| 7 | Troy | Sun Belt | 135.7% |
| 8 | Stanford | ACC | 134.6% |
| 9 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 126.8% |
| 10 | Texas | SEC | 126.4% |
| 11 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 122.8% |
| 12 | Oklahoma | SEC | 121.6% |
| 13 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 106.8% |
| 14 | Akron | Mid-American | 102.2% |
| 15 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 101.9% |
| 16 | NC State | ACC | 101.5% |
| 17 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 100.4% |
| 17 | Ohio | Mid-American | 100.4% |
| 19 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 100.0% |
| 19 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 100.0% |
| 19 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 100.0% |
| 22 | Georgia | SEC | 99.3% |
| 23 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 98.8% |
| 24 | BYU | Big 12 | 96.5% |
| 25 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 92.6% |
| 26 | Miami | ACC | 91.4% |
| 27 | Florida | SEC | 89.3% |
| 28 | Army | American Athletic | 88.6% |
| 29 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 88.0% |
| 30 | Delaware | Conference USA | 87.7% |
| 31 | Mississippi State | SEC | 87.3% |
| 32 | UCLA | Big Ten | 86.1% |
| 33 | App State | Sun Belt | 85.0% |
| 34 | Louisville | ACC | 84.6% |
| 35 | Ole Miss | SEC | 83.8% |
| 36 | Utah | Big 12 | 82.7% |
| 37 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 82.4% |
| 38 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 80.7% |
| 38 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 80.7% |
| 40 | South Carolina | SEC | 80.1% |
| 41 | Louisiana Tech | Sun Belt | 78.5% |
| 42 | USC | Big Ten | 78.0% |
| 43 | Missouri | SEC | 77.5% |
| 44 | Rice | American Athletic | 77.3% |
| 45 | Kent State | Mid-American | 75.8% |
| 46 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 74.4% |
| 47 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 71.4% |
| 48 | Air Force | Mountain West | 69.7% |
| 49 | Oregon | Big Ten | 68.3% |
| 50 | Texas A&M | SEC | 68.1% |
| 51 | Baylor | Big 12 | 67.7% |
| 52 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 67.2% |
| 53 | UAB | American Athletic | 63.3% |
| 54 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 61.7% |
| 55 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 60.6% |
| 55 | Purdue | Big Ten | 60.6% |
| 57 | Arizona | Big 12 | 60.3% |
| 58 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 60.1% |
| 59 | Tulane | American Athletic | 59.5% |
| 60 | Michigan | Big Ten | 58.9% |
| 61 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 54.9% |
| 62 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 54.7% |
| 63 | North Carolina | ACC | 53.6% |
| 64 | Washington | Big Ten | 51.9% |
| 65 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 50.1% |
| 66 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 48.6% |
| 67 | Tennessee | SEC | 48.0% |
| 67 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 48.0% |
| 69 | Liberty | Conference USA | 45.0% |
| 70 | Duke | ACC | 43.2% |
| 71 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 41.6% |
| 72 | LSU | SEC | 40.2% |
| 73 | UTSA | American Athletic | 35.8% |
| 74 | San José State | Mountain West | 35.5% |
| 75 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 34.8% |
| 76 | Illinois | Big Ten | 34.2% |
| 77 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 33.3% |
| 78 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 31.8% |
| 79 | TCU | Big 12 | 31.3% |
| 80 | UNLV | Mountain West | 31.1% |
| 81 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 30.8% |
| 82 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 29.5% |
| 83 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 28.9% |
| 84 | Florida State | ACC | 28.2% |
| 85 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 26.8% |
| 85 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 26.8% |
| 87 | Auburn | SEC | 26.3% |
| 87 | Toledo | Mid-American | 26.3% |
| 89 | Indiana | Big Ten | 24.5% |
| 90 | Temple | American Athletic | 22.9% |
| 91 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 21.1% |
| 92 | Virginia | ACC | 21.0% |
| 93 | Iowa | Big Ten | 19.7% |
| 94 | Navy | American Athletic | 19.4% |
| 95 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 18.5% |
| 96 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 16.6% |
| 97 | Florida International | Conference USA | 16.4% |
| 98 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 16.1% |
| 99 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 15.7% |
| 100 | Arkansas | SEC | 14.5% |
| 100 | Kansas | Big 12 | 14.5% |
| 102 | Notre Dame | Independents | 12.3% |
| 103 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 10.9% |
| 104 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 9.8% |
| 105 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 9.0% |
| 106 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 6.6% |
| 106 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 6.6% |
| 108 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4.6% |
| 109 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 4.5% |
| 110 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 4.1% |
| 111 | North Texas | American Athletic | 2.8% |
| 112 | SMU | ACC | 0.9% |
| 113 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0.0% |
| 113 | California | ACC | 0.0% |
| 113 | Memphis | American Athletic | 0.0% |
| 113 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 0.0% |
| 117 | UConn | Independents | -0.1% |
| 118 | South Florida | American Athletic | -0.7% |
| 119 | Penn State | Big Ten | -1.6% |
| 120 | Missouri State | Conference USA | -3.2% |
| 120 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | -3.2% |
| 122 | West Virginia | Big 12 | -3.5% |
| 123 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | -3.8% |
| 124 | Arizona State | Big 12 | -4.8% |
| 125 | Kentucky | SEC | -9.3% |
| 126 | Nevada | Mountain West | -11.8% |
| 127 | UCF | Big 12 | -16.8% |
| 128 | Syracuse | ACC | -18.6% |
| 129 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | -28.0% |
| 130 | UTEP | Mountain West | -30.9% |
| 131 | Colorado | Big 12 | -37.1% |
| 132 | Clemson | ACC | -37.7% |
| 133 | Boston College | ACC | -62.3% |
| 134 | Alabama | SEC | -66.9% |
| 135 | Ball State | Mid-American | -103.6% |
| 136 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | -246.3% |
Big Ten: Minnesota (1000.0%, 1st); Big 12: Houston (522.6%, 2nd); Mid-American: Massachusetts (220.9%, 3rd); Sun Belt: Marshall (210.4%, 4th); Pac-12: Oregon State (143.7%, 5th); ACC: Stanford (134.6%, 8th); SEC: Texas (126.4%, 10th); American Athletic: Florida Atlantic (106.8%, 13th); Conference USA: Delaware (87.7%, 30th); Mountain West: Wyoming (80.7%, 38th); Independents: Notre Dame (12.3%, 102nd).