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College Football Rushing Leaders, 2026

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Data updatedOct 31, 2026

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Top 25 rushers

Top 25 of 2975 players. 2026 season, games through Oct 24, 2026.

Players with 30+ pass attempts, 15+ carries, 8+ catches, a sack, an interception or a fumble recovery this season. From the play-by-play. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

What this shows

Every player in the group, ranked by rushing yards for the season. Rushing yards, not counting sacks; for a quarterback, that's his runs and scrambles.

No. 1: Jahiem White, North Texas at 1,054, 100 ahead of No. 2, Dylan Riley, Boise State (954).

The top 25 average 805; the middle of all 2975 in the group is 0.

By conference: American 5, Big 12 and SEC 4 each, ACC 3, Pac-12 2, out of the top 25.

Where the data comes from. Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com (the public cfbfastR files), games through Oct 24, 2026. Every stat here is computed from those plays.

Next up

  1. Antwan Raymond, Rutgers 648
  2. Jalen Buckley, Western Michigan 637
  3. Lee Beebe, Indiana 634
  4. Kendrick Raphael, SMU 632
  5. Wayshawn Parker, Utah 628
  6. J'Koby Williams, Texas Tech 615

Most in the top 25

  1. American Athletic 5 of 25
  2. Big 12 4 of 25
  3. SEC 4 of 25
  4. ACC 3 of 25
  5. Pac-12 2 of 25
  6. Conference USA 2 of 25

About the stats on this chart

What is rushing yards?

Rushing yards, not counting sacks; for a quarterback, that's his runs and scrambles.

Why do rushing yards matter?

Rushing yards are volume, and volume follows carries. A back with a lot of yards and a low success rate is just getting the ball a lot.

Where does the rushing yards data come from?

From play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com (the public cfbfastR files), games through Oct 24, 2026.