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SEC running backs: rushing yards: 2026 Leaders

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Data updatedOct 31, 2026

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SEC running backs: rushing yards

Top 25 of 51 SEC running backs. 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: DeSean Bishop, Tennessee at 914, 69 ahead of No. 2, Jamal Roberts, Missouri (845).

The top 25 average 415; the middle of all 51 in the group is 219.

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. Kolin Wilson, Mississippi State 219
  2. Jovantae Barnes, Kentucky 217
  3. EJ Crowell, Alabama 216
  4. Makhilyn Young, Vanderbilt 206
  5. Braylen Russell, Arkansas 204
  6. Harlem Berry, LSU 202

Bottom of the SEC

  1. Evan Pryor, Florida 45
  2. Jonathan Hatton Jr., Oklahoma 67
  3. Bryson Washington, Auburn 76
  4. JT Lindsey, Ole Miss 86
  5. Xavier Gayten, Mississippi State 87
  6. Jamezell Lassiter, Vanderbilt 88

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.