What Does Yards Per Carry Measure?
Yards per carry is rushing yards divided by rushing attempts. This table ranks college football players for the selected season and displays the applicable minimum qualifier where one is used.
College Football Yards Per Carry Leaders
| Player | Team | Pos | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 | Elija Lofton |  | TE | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | - | - | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| 1000 | Messiah Burch |  | RB | 3.7 | -1.0 | -0.3 | 5.0 | - | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| 1000 | Thomas Gotkowski | M-OH | QB | 3.7 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 | - | 7.1 | 2.3 |
| 1000 | Jariel Cobb | CLT | RB | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | - | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| 1000 | Nick Marsh |  | WR | 3.7 | -4.0 | 3.7 | - | - | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 1000 | Dexter Williams II | KENN | QB | 3.7 | -8.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | - | 3.1 | 4.3 |
| 1000 | Noah White | USU | RB | 3.7 | 8.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | - | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| 1000 | Derek Eusebio |  | WR | 3.7 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | 5.5 |
| 1000 | Eric Smith | LIB | WR | 3.7 | 5.0 | 3.7 | - | - | 1.7 | 5.7 |
| 1000 | Hunter Watson | SHSU | QB | 3.7 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 3.4 | - | 2.7 | 4.3 |
| 1000 | Roderick Robinson II |  | RB | 3.7 | 6.3 | - | - | - | 3.7 | - |
| 1000 | Xay Davis |  | RB | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | - | - | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| 1000 | Jackson Acker |  | TE | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | - | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| 1000 | Jayvontay Conner | ECU | TE | 3.7 | 5.0 | 3.7 | - | - | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| 1000 | Tuna Altahir |  | RB | 3.7 | 1.5 | 3.9 | - | - | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 1000 | AJ Green |  | RB | 3.7 | 3.7 | - | - | - | 3.7 | - |
| 1000 | Jasper Parker |  | RB | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | - | 4.3 | 2.7 |
| 1000 | Salahadin Allah | ORST | RB | 3.7 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | - | 4.9 | 2.9 |
| 1000 | Jaivian Thomas |  | RB | 3.7 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| 1000 | Chris Edmonds | BGSU | RB | 3.7 | 3.2 | - | - | - | 3.7 | - |
| 1021 | Jay Harris |  | RB | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | - | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 1021 | Sesi Vailahi | OKST | RB | 3.6 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.9 | - | 4.2 | 2.6 |
| 1021 | Xavier Townsend |  | WR | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.6 | - | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| 1021 | CJ Baxter Jr. |  | RB | 3.6 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.9 | - | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 1021 | Jalon Daniels |  | QB | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 2.3 |
| 1021 | Matthew Fuller |  | RB | 3.6 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 5.3 |
| 1021 | Devon Rice |  | RB | 3.6 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 4.0 | - | 3.8 | 2.0 |
| 1021 | David Cordero | HAW | RB | 3.6 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 3.6 | - | 4.4 | 2.9 |
| 1021 | Ja'Kobi Jackson |  | RB | 3.6 | 5.6 | 3.7 | - | - | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| 1021 | Jared Porter | DEL | RB | 3.6 | -2.0 | - | - | - | -2.0 | 4.5 |
| 1021 | Riley Wormley |  | RB | 3.6 | 1.0 | 3.6 | - | - | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| 1021 | Terrance Gibbs | GASO | RB | 3.6 | -1.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | - | -1.0 | 3.9 |
| 1021 | Bear Bachmeier |  | QB | 3.6 | -0.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| 1021 | Dramekco Green |  | RB | 3.6 | 2.3 | 3.1 | - | - | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 1021 | Djay Braswell |  | RB | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | - | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 1021 | Edd Guerrier |  | RB | 3.6 | 3.6 | - | - | - | 3.6 | - |
| 1021 | Carson Morgan | RICE | RB | 3.6 | 2.3 | - | - | - | 5.5 | 2.3 |
| 1021 | Gunner Stockton | | QB | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 2.7 |
| 1021 | Jon Denman |  | RB | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | - | 2.8 | 4.3 |
| 1021 | A'Marion Peterson |  | RB | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 1021 | Jordan Napier |  | WR | 3.6 | 8.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | - | 5.8 | 2.4 |
| 1021 | Blake Baker | LT | QB | 3.6 | -0.5 | 4.7 | 2.9 | - | 5.0 | 1.3 |
| 1021 | Weston Bryan | GASO | QB | 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
| 1044 | Diore Hubbard | WVU | RB | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | - | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| 1044 | Terrell Washington Jr. |  | RB | 3.5 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 2.6 | - | 4.0 | 2.3 |
| 1044 | Anthony League |  | RB | 3.5 | 4.0 | 1.9 | - | - | 2.0 | 4.7 |
| 1044 | Jacob Conover | USU | QB | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | - | - | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| 1044 | Demarius Robinson | | RB | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | - | - | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 1044 | Stacy Sneed |  | RB | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.6 | - | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| 1044 | Kourdey Glass | ORST | RB | 3.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | 7.0 |
| 1044 | Anthony Ferrucci |  | RB | 3.5 | 3.5 | - | - | - | 3.5 | - |
| 1044 | Gabarri Johnson | ORST | QB | 3.5 | -1.8 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.7 | -1.3 |
| 1044 | Caullin Lacy |  | WR | 3.5 | 9.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 1.7 |
| 1044 | Rod Gainey Jr. | CLT | RB | 3.5 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 2.4 |
| 1044 | Trelain Maddox |  | RB | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | - | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| 1044 | Quaid Carr |  | RB | 3.5 | 8.0 | - | - | - | 3.5 | - |
| 1044 | Xavier Ford |  | RB | 3.5 | 3.1 | - | - | - | 5.0 | 3.1 |
| 1044 | Jaden Hart |  | RB | 3.5 | 0.7 | 2.8 | - | - | 3.3 | 4.0 |
| 1044 | Cameren Smith | CLT | RB | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 1044 | Adrian Murdaugh | SHSU | RB | 3.5 | 3.5 | - | - | - | 3.5 | - |
| 1044 | Brenen Thompson |  | WR | 3.5 | 5.0 | 1.3 | - | - | 10.0 | 1.3 |
| 1044 | Michael Barrow |  | WR | 3.5 | 2.5 | - | - | - | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| 1044 | Dewayne Coleman | ARMY | QB | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | - | 4.4 | 1.9 |
| 1044 | Christian Langford | FIU | QB | 3.5 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 3.5 |
| 1044 | Robby Preckel |  | TE | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | - | 2.8 | 4.0 |
| 1044 | Chase Jenkins | RICE | QB | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.8 |
| 1067 | D'Shaun Ford | ULM | RB | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.4 | - | - | 5.0 | 2.4 |
| 1067 | Landon Ransom-Goelz | RICE | WR | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.5 | - | - | 5.5 | 2.0 |
| 1067 | Justin Cook |  | RB | 3.4 | 3.0 | - | - | - | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| 1067 | Oscar Adaway III | | RB | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.6 |
| 1067 | Malachi Coleman | | RB | 3.4 | 7.0 | 3.4 | - | - | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| 1067 | Peyton Jones |  | RB | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | - | - | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| 1067 | Parker Jenkins | ECU | RB | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 1067 | Ethan Houck | LIB | QB | 3.4 | 3.7 | - | - | - | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 1067 | Will Wilson |  | QB | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 1067 | Kaidon Salter | COLO | QB | 3.4 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 2.9 | - | 4.2 | 1.9 |
| 1067 | Angel Johnson | WSU | RB | 3.4 | 16.0 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 4.2 |
| 1067 | Jake Davids | CLT | RB | 3.4 | 5.0 | - | - | - | 3.4 | - |
| 1067 | Cade Yacamelli | | RB | 3.4 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | - | 3.2 | 4.0 |
| 1067 | Bryan Jackson | | RB | 3.4 | -3.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | - | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 1067 | Judah Price | MRSH | RB | 3.4 | 4.1 | - | - | - | 4.1 | 1.7 |
| 1082 | Bryce Baker | GASO | RB | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | - | - | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| 1082 | Rickey Hunt | MTSU | RB | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | - | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 1082 | Brayden Roggow | AKR | QB | 3.3 | 3.3 | - | - | - | 3.3 | - |
| 1082 | LJ Johnson Jr. | | RB | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.1 | - | 4.4 | 2.8 |
| 1082 | Jaylon Hawkins | | WR | 3.3 | -1.0 | - | - | - | 7.5 | -1.0 |
| 1082 | Darius Johnson | | RB | 3.3 | 3.3 | - | - | - | 3.3 | - |
| 1082 | Marcus Bellon | NEV | WR | 3.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 | - | - | 2.5 | 5.0 |
| 1082 | Austin Clemons | MTSU | RB | 3.3 | 3.3 | - | - | - | - | 3.3 |
| 1082 | Zevi Eckhaus | WSU | QB | 3.3 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 2.4 |
| 1082 | Ksaan Farrar |  | QB | 3.3 | 8.5 | - | - | - | 8.5 | 1.9 |
| 1082 | Larenzo McMillan | NMSU | RB | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.3 | - | - | 5.0 | 2.7 |
| 1082 | Whitt Newbauer |  | QB | 3.3 | 3.3 | - | - | - | 3.3 | - |
| 1082 | Charles Robinson | | WR | 3.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 | - | 4.0 | 2.6 |
| 1082 | King Davis | MOST | RB | 3.3 | 4.0 | - | - | - | 3.3 | - |
| 1082 | Tovani Mizell |  | RB | 3.3 | 4.0 | - | - | - | 3.3 | - |
| 1082 | Enoch Nawahine | | RB | 3.3 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | - | 3.6 | 2.8 |
| 1098 | Jordan Nubin | KENT | RB | 3.2 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 2.1 | - | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| 1098 | Jason Wright | | QB | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.2 | - | - | 3.5 | 2.3 |
| 1098 | Cameron Davis | | RB | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | - | 3.5 | 3.0 |