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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 992 | Eric Smith | LIB | WR | 22 | 5 | 22 | - | - | 5 | 17 |
| 992 | Kaden Cloud | AF | RB | 22 | 6 | - | - | - | 16 | 6 |
| 992 | Anthony Wilhite |  | RB | 22 | 22 | - | - | - | 22 | - |
| 992 | Nakai Amachree | BGSU | RB | 22 | 15 | 22 | - | - | 5 | 17 |
| 1005 | Mason Drube |  | QB | 21 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| 1005 | Hunter Najm | BGSU | QB | 21 | -5 | 21 | - | - | 12 | 9 |
| 1005 | Treyson Bourguet |  | QB | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | 21 | - |
| 1005 | James Ferguson-Reynolds |  | P | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | 21 | - |
| 1005 | Kelvin Washington | TLSA | RB | 21 | 10 | - | - | - | 11 | 10 |
| 1005 | Brady Lichtenberg |  | QB | 21 | 1 | 21 | - | - | 20 | 1 |
| 1005 | Ty Hawkins |  | QB | 21 | 12 | - | - | - | 21 | - |
| 1005 | Cam'Ron Lacy | MTSU | WR | 21 | 1 | 16 | - | - | 16 | 5 |
| 1005 | Ryan Williams |  | WR | 21 | 5 | - | - | - | 21 | - |
| 1005 | Gabe Sawchuk |  | RB | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | 21 | - |
| 1005 | Kyle Crum |  | QB | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | 21 | - |
| 1005 | Jeremiah Smith |  | WR | 21 | 3 | 21 | - | - | 18 | 3 |
| 1005 | Micah Tease | TLSA | WR | 21 | 19 | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| 1005 | Iverson Young | MOST | RB | 21 | 17 | - | - | - | 17 | 4 |
| 1005 | Winston Watkins |  | WR | 21 | -1 | 10 | 21 | - | 17 | 4 |
| 1020 | Reese Poffenbarger | UNT | QB | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| 1020 | Bryson Williams |  | WR | 20 | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | 6 |
| 1020 | Cam Pickett |  | WR | 20 | 19 | - | - | - | 19 | 1 |
| 1020 | Sean West |  | PK | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| 1020 | Tyler Mason |  | RB | 20 | 1 | 20 | - | - | 20 | - |
| 1020 | Jacory Barney Jr. |  | WR | 20 | 8 | 20 | - | - | 15 | 5 |
| 1020 | Brandon Buckhaulter | ULM | WR | 20 | 19 | - | - | - | 19 | 1 |
| 1020 | Kyle Mcneal | FIU | WR | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| 1020 | Nick Vattiato | MTSU | QB | 20 | -5 | 20 | 37 | - | 5 | 15 |
| 1020 | Cole Martin |  | DB | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| 1020 | Luke Doty |  | WR | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| 1020 | Bryce Farrell |  | WR | 20 | 1 | 12 | 20 | - | 19 | 1 |
| 1032 | Kyre Duplessis | DEL | WR | 19 | -2 | 19 | - | - | 7 | 12 |
| 1032 | Gage LaDue | AF | FB | 19 | 19 | - | - | - | 19 | - |
| 1032 | Aaron Philo |  | QB | 19 | 5 | - | - | - | 19 | - |
| 1032 | Noah Walters | OKST | QB | 19 | 3 | 19 | - | - | 10 | 9 |
| 1032 | Cincere Rhaney | | RB | 19 | 19 | - | - | - | 19 | - |
| 1032 | Emory Williams |  | QB | 19 | 10 | - | - | - | 19 | - |
| 1032 | Jaylen McGill |  | RB | 19 | 1 | 16 | - | - | 17 | 2 |
| 1032 | Coleson Fields |  | RB | 19 | 9 | 12 | - | - | 19 | - |
| 1032 | Kadenn Rose | CMU | RB | 19 | 20 | 19 | - | - | 20 | -1 |
| 1032 | C'Quan Jnopierre | FIU | WR | 19 | 1 | 19 | - | - | 14 | 5 |
| 1032 | Cameron Ross |  | WR | 19 | 19 | - | - | - | 19 | - |
| 1032 | Lynel Billups-Williams | M-OH | WR | 19 | 15 | - | - | - | 19 | - |
| 1032 | Marlion Jackson | LT | WR | 19 | 3 | - | - | - | 16 | 3 |
| 1045 | Tony Mathis | MRSH | RB | 18 | 3 | 13 | - | - | 15 | 3 |
| 1045 | Cutter Woods | | QB | 18 | 5 | - | - | - | 18 | - |
| 1045 | Mason Phillips |  | QB | 18 | 18 | - | - | - | 18 | - |
| 1045 | Carson Morgan | RICE | RB | 18 | 7 | - | - | - | 11 | 7 |
| 1045 | Cole Cabana |  | RB | 18 | 16 | - | - | - | 16 | 2 |
| 1045 | JB Price |  | RB | 18 | 16 | - | - | - | 2 | 16 |
| 1045 | Tyler King | NMSU | WR | 18 | -3 | 20 | - | - | 11 | 7 |
| 1045 | Jmariyae Robinson | MOST | WR | 18 | -5 | 18 | - | - | 23 | -5 |
| 1045 | Joshua Harriott | FAU | RB | 18 | 1 | - | - | - | 18 | - |
| 1045 | Riley Wormley |  | RB | 18 | 1 | 18 | - | - | 7 | 11 |
| 1045 | Oscar Bird | | P | 18 | 18 | - | - | - | 18 | - |
| 1045 | Xavier Townsend |  | WR | 18 | 4 | 8 | 18 | - | 14 | 4 |
| 1045 | Jackson Mccarter | JMU | RB | 18 | 17 | - | - | - | 18 | - |
| 1045 | Johntay Cook II |  | WR | 18 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| 1045 | Brock Rechsteiner | JXST | WR | 18 | 6 | 18 | - | - | - | 18 |
| 1045 | Jaxson Lavender | | WR | 18 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| 1045 | Javon Robinson |  | WR | 18 | 4 | 12 | - | - | 18 | - |
| 1045 | Tikey Hayes |  | RB | 18 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| 1045 | Marques Hicks | KENT | RB | 18 | -1 | 18 | - | - | - | 18 |
| 1064 | Josiah Freeman | FRES | WR | 17 | 0 | 17 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| 1064 | DJ Epps | TROY | WR | 17 | 0 | 17 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| 1064 | Quaron Adams |  | WR | 17 | 8 | 17 | - | - | -1 | 18 |
| 1064 | Keelon Russell | | QB | 17 | 16 | - | - | - | 17 | - |
| 1064 | Malcolm Gillie | CCU | WR | 17 | 1 | 17 | - | - | 16 | 1 |
| 1064 | Brock Thomas | | QB | 17 | 3 | 16 | 17 | - | 2 | 15 |
| 1064 | Sawyer Robertson |  | QB | 17 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 10 |
| 1064 | Xavier Ward | SJSU | QB | 17 | 15 | 17 | - | - | 13 | 4 |
| 1064 | Landon Ransom-Goelz | RICE | WR | 17 | 4 | 10 | - | - | 11 | 6 |
| 1064 | Vic Listorti |  | FB | 17 | 17 | - | - | - | - | 17 |
| 1064 | Sam Vander Haar | | P | 17 | 6 | - | - | - | 11 | 6 |
| 1064 | Cole Hagen | | QB | 17 | 17 | - | - | - | 17 | - |
| 1064 | Drew Wagner |  | WR | 17 | 9 | - | - | - | 17 | - |
| 1064 | Sean Cuono |  | RB | 17 | 17 | - | - | - | 17 | - |
| 1064 | Elijah Jackson | BALL | RB | 17 | 2 | 17 | - | - | - | 17 |
| 1079 | Junior Sherrill |  | WR | 16 | 12 | - | - | - | 4 | 12 |
| 1079 | Wyatt Young | UNT | WR | 16 | -1 | 16 | - | - | 16 | - |
| 1079 | Chris Domercant |  | WR | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | 16 | - |
| 1079 | Allen Middleton | BGSU | WR | 16 | 4 | 16 | - | - | 7 | 9 |
| 1079 | Emmanuel Henderson Jr. | | WR | 16 | 9 | 12 | - | - | 15 | 1 |
| 1079 | Kaleb Jackson |  | RB | 16 | 10 | 17 | - | - | 7 | 9 |
| 1079 | Brandon Inniss | | WR | 16 | 5 | 16 | - | - | 13 | 3 |
| 1079 | Brayden Johnson | AKR | P | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| 1079 | Jordan Magwood | FAU | QB | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| 1079 | Cam Settles |  | RB | 16 | 10 | 16 | - | - | 5 | 11 |
| 1079 | Derrick Eley | CLT | WR | 16 | 4 | - | - | - | 12 | 4 |
| 1079 | Kadyn Proctor | | OL | 16 | 1 | 3 | 16 | - | 3 | 13 |
| 1079 | Carnell Tate | | WR | 16 | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | 8 |
| 1079 | Jake Merklinger | | QB | 16 | -1 | - | - | - | 16 | - |
| 1079 | Julius Gillick | FRES | RB | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | 16 | - |
| 1079 | Daniel Beale | UL | QB | 16 | 5 | -2 | - | - | 23 | -7 |
| 1079 | Corey Rucker | ARST | WR | 16 | 4 | 16 | - | - | 4 | 12 |
| 1096 | Tray Kinkle | USF | RB | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | 15 | - |
| 1096 | JoJo Stone | FIU | WR | 15 | -4 | 3 | 15 | - | 7 | 8 |
| 1096 | Richie Hoskins | | WR | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| 1096 | Jackson Brousseau | CSU | QB | 15 | -3 | -7 | -10 | - | 17 | -2 |
| 1096 | Ryan Niblett |  | DB | 15 | -2 | 9 | - | - | 13 | 2 |