What Are Rush Yards?
Rushing yards count yards gained on official rushing attempts. This table ranks college football players for the selected season and displays the applicable minimum qualifier where one is used.
College Football Rush Yards Leaders
| Player | Team | Pos | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 899 | MJ Morris | CCU | QB | 31 | 10 | 31 | - | - | 6 | 25 |
| 899 | Justin Cook |  | RB | 31 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 28 |
| 899 | Malachi Coleman |  | RB | 31 | 7 | 31 | - | - | 14 | 17 |
| 899 | Langston Lewis | CMU | WR | 31 | -6 | -6 | 31 | - | 29 | 2 |
| 899 | Gevani McCoy | TEM | QB | 31 | 2 | -2 | 0 | - | 9 | 22 |
| 899 | Maurice Stephens | KENT | WR | 31 | 31 | - | - | - | 31 | - |
| 899 | Brock Spalding | ECU | WR | 31 | 19 | - | - | - | 12 | 19 |
| 899 | Tahj Bullock | CSU | QB | 31 | -1 | -5 | 35 | - | 35 | -4 |
| 909 | Will Crowder | TROY | QB | 30 | -27 | -30 | -33 | - | 44 | -14 |
| 909 | Preston Rex |  | RB | 30 | 10 | 29 | - | - | 2 | 28 |
| 909 | Ryan Staub | COLO | QB | 30 | -4 | 30 | - | - | -2 | 32 |
| 909 | Ksaan Farrar |  | QB | 30 | 17 | - | - | - | 17 | 13 |
| 909 | Shay Smith | UTEP | QB | 30 | 7 | 8 | 25 | - | 17 | 13 |
| 909 | Corey Smith |  | RB | 30 | 13 | - | - | - | 13 | 17 |
| 915 | Armoni Weaver | WVU | WR | 29 | 29 | - | - | - | 29 | - |
| 915 | Kayleb Barnett |  | WR | 29 | 7 | 11 | 25 | - | 7 | 22 |
| 915 | Breyahn Townsend | CCU | RB | 29 | 10 | 25 | 29 | - | 5 | 24 |
| 915 | Connor Moberly |  | QB | 29 | 29 | - | - | - | 29 | - |
| 915 | Caleb Hampton |  | RB | 29 | 5 | 14 | - | - | 14 | 15 |
| 915 | Mitch Griffis |  | QB | 29 | 5 | 8 | 29 | - | 24 | 5 |
| 915 | Cameron Friel | UNLV | QB | 29 | 9 | 29 | - | - | 14 | 15 |
| 922 | Michael Merdinger | LIB | QB | 28 | 13 | 28 | - | - | 31 | -3 |
| 922 | McCae Hillstead | | QB | 28 | 1 | 27 | - | - | 25 | 3 |
| 922 | Cameron Seldon |  | WR | 28 | 9 | 14 | 27 | - | 20 | 8 |
| 922 | Jacob Conover | USU | QB | 28 | 6 | 11 | - | - | 29 | -1 |
| 922 | Banks Bowen | OKST | QB | 28 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 28 |
| 922 | Luke Carney | | QB | 28 | 0 | 19 | - | - | 28 | 0 |
| 928 | Vinny Anthony |  | WR | 27 | 6 | 22 | 27 | - | 22 | 5 |
| 928 | Curtis Gerrand | SHSU | P | 27 | 27 | - | - | - | 27 | - |
| 928 | Reggie Branch | MOST | RB | 27 | 7 | 27 | - | - | 10 | 17 |
| 928 | Kevin Sperry |  | QB | 27 | 10 | 27 | - | - | 17 | 10 |
| 928 | Saeed St. Fleur | DEL | RB | 27 | 10 | - | - | - | 17 | 10 |
| 928 | Tyson Thompson | RICE | WR | 27 | 8 | 21 | 27 | - | 13 | 14 |
| 928 | Anthony Rubio |  | RB | 27 | 27 | - | - | - | 27 | - |
| 928 | Jalen Hampton | WKU | RB | 27 | 9 | - | - | - | 27 | - |
| 928 | Hauss Hejny | OKST | QB | 27 | 27 | - | - | - | 27 | - |
| 937 | Kolin Wilson |  | RB | 26 | 0 | 26 | - | - | 23 | 3 |
| 937 | Maximus Webster | BALL | TE | 26 | 26 | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| 937 | Todd Pelino |  | PK | 26 | 26 | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| 937 | Elijah Metcalf | USM | WR | 26 | 17 | 26 | - | - | 26 | - |
| 937 | Dekel Crowdus | | WR | 26 | 12 | 26 | - | - | 26 | - |
| 937 | Blake Shapen | | QB | 26 | 16 | 47 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 2 |
| 937 | Luke Reynolds | | TE | 26 | 26 | - | - | - | 26 | 0 |
| 937 | Alex Honig | | TE | 26 | 26 | - | - | - | 26 | - |
| 937 | Bailey Ettridge | NEV | P | 26 | 14 | - | - | - | 12 | 14 |
| 937 | Jayden Sellers |  | WR | 26 | 21 | - | - | - | 5 | 21 |
| 937 | Kade Reynoldson | | P | 26 | 26 | - | - | - | 26 | - |
| 937 | Chris Edmonds | BGSU | RB | 26 | 19 | - | - | - | 26 | - |
| 937 | Mar'Quavious Moss |  | S | 26 | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | 18 |
| 950 | Luke Kromenhoek | | QB | 25 | 3 | 25 | - | - | 4 | 21 |
| 950 | Drew Devillier | RICE | QB | 25 | 18 | 24 | - | - | 3 | 22 |
| 950 | Nick Tyree | DEL | WR | 25 | 4 | 16 | - | - | 12 | 13 |
| 950 | Isaiah Johnson |  | WR | 25 | 1 | - | - | - | 25 | - |
| 950 | Edd Guerrier |  | RB | 25 | 25 | - | - | - | 25 | - |
| 950 | Cam Macon | AKR | RB | 25 | 17 | - | - | - | 8 | 17 |
| 950 | Shane Payton Hodges | JXST | DE | 25 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 25 |
| 950 | Quinton Brown |  | WR | 25 | 12 | 25 | - | - | 12 | 13 |
| 950 | Keelan Marion |  | WR | 25 | -6 | 29 | - | - | 13 | 12 |
| 950 | Ethan Ervin | FAU | RB | 25 | 4 | 21 | - | - | 8 | 17 |
| 950 | Major Cantrell | | QB | 25 | 25 | - | - | - | 25 | - |
| 950 | Darius Curry | CSU | QB | 25 | 23 | 6 | 25 | - | 3 | 22 |
| 950 | Anthony Brown | TULN | WR | 25 | 6 | 29 | 25 | - | 21 | 4 |
| 950 | Shekai Mills-Knight |  | RB | 25 | 19 | - | - | - | 25 | - |
| 950 | Semaj Morgan |  | WR | 25 | 6 | 11 | - | - | 16 | 9 |
| 950 | Jared Porter | DEL | RB | 25 | -2 | - | - | - | -2 | 27 |
| 966 | Anthony Eager | USA | WR | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | 0 | 24 |
| 966 | Terrance Carter | | TE | 24 | 12 | - | - | - | 24 | - |
| 966 | Rocco Conti | AF | RB | 24 | 13 | 20 | - | - | 11 | 13 |
| 966 | Troy Leigber |  | RB | 24 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 24 |
| 966 | Deshaun Buchanan | UNM | RB | 24 | 14 | 19 | 23 | - | 16 | 8 |
| 966 | Isaiah Sategna |  | WR | 24 | -1 | 16 | - | - | 3 | 21 |
| 966 | Ethan Houck | LIB | QB | 24 | 11 | - | - | - | 13 | 11 |
| 966 | Owen McCown |  | QB | 24 | -5 | 14 | -25 | -45 | 87 | -63 |
| 966 | Jayden Davis | USF | WR | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | 24 | - |
| 966 | Curtis Jones Jr. | WVU | LB | 24 | 3 | 24 | - | - | 12 | 12 |
| 966 | Donnie Gray | MASS | WR | 24 | 8 | 15 | - | - | 8 | 16 |
| 966 | Zion Booker | TLSA | WR | 24 | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | 10 |
| 978 | Zach Calzada |  | QB | 23 | 9 | - | - | - | 23 | - |
| 978 | Max Brown | WVU | QB | 23 | 4 | - | - | - | 23 | - |
| 978 | Tyrell Henry | | WR | 23 | -3 | -1 | 12 | - | 13 | 10 |
| 978 | D'Andre Hardemann | RICE | 23 | 23 | - | - | - | 23 | - | |
| 978 | Rion Roseborough | ECU | DL | 23 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 23 |
| 978 | Easton Miller | | RB | 23 | 23 | - | - | - | 23 | - |
| 978 | Jocquez Smith | TEM | RB | 23 | 2 | 23 | - | - | 16 | 7 |
| 978 | Charlie Mirer | | QB | 23 | 23 | - | - | - | 23 | - |
| 978 | Da'Marion Alberic | MASS | RB | 23 | 16 | 23 | - | - | -2 | 25 |
| 978 | Cam Wallace | | RB | 23 | 4 | - | - | - | 23 | - |
| 978 | Cedric Hawkins | ARST | RB | 23 | 2 | 23 | - | - | 18 | 5 |
| 978 | Matt Long | AF | WR | 23 | 7 | 21 | - | - | 2 | 21 |
| 978 | Jalynn Williams | | RB | 23 | 0 | 23 | - | - | 10 | 13 |
| 978 | Patrick Overmyer | | TE | 23 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 9 |
| 992 | Kenneth Williams |  | RB | 22 | 7 | - | - | - | 22 | - |
| 992 | Juan Berchal | APP | DB | 22 | 22 | - | - | - | 22 | - |
| 992 | Octavian Smith Jr. |  | WR | 22 | 1 | 17 | - | - | 17 | 5 |
| 992 | Roderick Robinson II |  | RB | 22 | 25 | - | - | - | 22 | - |
| 992 | Ryken Moon |  | RB | 22 | 0 | - | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| 992 | Miles Coleman | UNT | WR | 22 | 18 | - | - | - | 22 | - |
| 992 | Austin Mack |  | QB | 22 | 26 | 22 | - | - | 30 | -8 |
| 992 | E.J. Horton |  | WR | 22 | -9 | - | - | - | -9 | 31 |
| 992 | William Watson III | | QB | 22 | -1 | 18 | - | - | 28 | -6 |