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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 485 | Elijah Gilliam | FRES | RB | 5.4 | 10.2 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 6.7 |
| 485 | Terrence Smith Jr. |  | WR | 5.4 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 5.2 | - | 5.9 | 2.0 |
| 485 | Marvis Parrish | WKU | RB | 5.4 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 4.8 |
| 485 | Tylik Hill |  | RB | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | - | 6.2 | 5.1 |
| 485 | Anthony Rubio |  | RB | 5.4 | 5.4 | - | - | - | 5.4 | - |
| 485 | PJ Martin | USA | RB | 5.4 | 1.3 | 5.7 | 6.3 | - | 6.7 | 4.4 |
| 485 | Derrick McFall |  | RB | 5.4 | 6.4 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 8.9 |
| 485 | Jekail Middlebrook | MTSU | RB | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.0 |
| 485 | Cameron Dickey |  | RB | 5.4 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4.6 |
| 485 | TJ Peyton |  | RB | 5.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 5.4 | - | 2.5 | 6.9 |
| 511 | Kaden Wetjen |  | WR | 5.3 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 4.4 |
| 511 | Iverson Young | MOST | RB | 5.3 | 8.5 | - | - | - | 8.5 | 2.0 |
| 511 | Wyatt Young | UNT | WR | 5.3 | -1.0 | 5.3 | - | - | 5.3 | - |
| 511 | Jadan Baugh | | RB | 5.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.9 |
| 511 | Isaiah West |  | RB | 5.3 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| 511 | Chubba Purdy | NEV | QB | 5.3 | 12.2 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.6 |
| 511 | Ja'Kyrian Turner |  | RB | 5.3 | 3.7 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.9 |
| 511 | Amari Daniels |  | RB | 5.3 | 11.8 | 9.5 | 7.5 | - | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 511 | Cam'Ron Lacy | MTSU | WR | 5.3 | 1.0 | 5.3 | - | - | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| 511 | Randy Pittman |  | TE | 5.3 | 9.0 | 5.6 | 5.3 | - | 3.0 | 8.3 |
| 511 | Brandon Inniss | | WR | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.3 | - | - | 6.5 | 3.0 |
| 511 | Ramone Green Jr. | MOST | RB | 5.3 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
| 511 | Jordan Magwood | FAU | QB | 5.3 | 5.3 | - | - | - | - | 5.3 |
| 511 | Solomon Vanhorse |  | RB | 5.3 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 | - | 4.9 | 7.0 |
| 511 | Justin Marshall | CSU | RB | 5.3 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 3.1 |
| 511 | Chase Belcher | KENN | RB | 5.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 6.3 |
| 511 | Brady Lichtenberg |  | QB | 5.3 | 1.0 | 5.3 | - | - | 6.7 | 1.0 |
| 511 | Cade Harris | AF | WR | 5.3 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| 511 | Daelen Alexander | RICE | RB | 5.3 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 5.3 | - | 3.2 | 7.1 |
| 511 | Adam Hill | | RB | 5.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 4.3 | - | 6.5 | 1.4 |
| 511 | Tye Edwards | WVU | RB | 5.3 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 5.6 | 1.0 |
| 511 | Jonathan Bibbs | ULM | WR | 5.3 | 15.0 | 6.2 | 4.3 | - | - | 5.3 |
| 533 | Makenzie McGill | UNT | RB | 5.2 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | - | 4.7 | 5.8 |
| 533 | Braylen Russell |  | RB | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.2 | - | 4.6 | 6.2 |
| 533 | Tray Taylor | TROY | WR | 5.2 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 6.0 | - | 2.3 | 6.4 |
| 533 | Tito Glass Jr. | M-OH | RB | 5.2 | 5.9 | - | - | - | 5.2 | - |
| 533 | TJ Engleman | ECU | RB | 5.2 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 5.1 | - | 4.7 | 5.7 |
| 533 | Devin Spencer | ARST | RB | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
| 533 | Quinton Martin Jr. |  | RB | 5.2 | 5.2 | - | - | - | - | 5.2 |
| 533 | Lamar Radcliffe | SJSU | RB | 5.2 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 6.3 | - | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| 533 | Le'Veon Moss | | RB | 5.2 | 9.2 | 6.0 | 5.5 | - | 5.7 | 4.1 |
| 533 | Kamari Moulton | | RB | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.8 |
| 533 | Jevyon Ducker | TEM | RB | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 6.5 |
| 533 | Haynes King |  | QB | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.9 |
| 533 | Andrew Burnette | LT | RB | 5.2 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 6.7 |
| 533 | Marlon Gunn | ECU | RB | 5.2 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 6.8 |
| 533 | Jayden Sellers |  | WR | 5.2 | 5.3 | - | - | - | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| 533 | Jeff Sims |  | QB | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.6 | - | 4.6 | 5.6 |
| 533 | Aaron Turner | RICE | WR | 5.2 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 4.2 |
| 533 | Zavion Thomas |  | WR | 5.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 | - | 7.5 | 3.5 |
| 533 | Abu Sama III |  | RB | 5.2 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| 533 | Turbo Richard |  | RB | 5.2 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| 533 | Victor Rosa | | RB | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 6.1 |
| 533 | Cartevious Norton | USF | RB | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 5.2 | - | 5.5 | 4.3 |
| 533 | Steven Blanco | UL | RB | 5.2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 7.8 | 3.7 |
| 533 | Diego Pavia |  | QB | 5.2 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 557 | Aidan Laughery |  | RB | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | - | 6.0 | 2.6 |
| 557 | Anthony Colandrea | UNLV | QB | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| 557 | Javen Nicholas | CLT | WR | 5.1 | -2.0 | 7.0 | 6.3 | - | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| 557 | Xavier Robinson |  | RB | 5.1 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| 557 | Keith Adams Jr. |  | RB | 5.1 | 1.3 | 5.6 | - | - | 0.5 | 6.9 |
| 557 | Shaun Boykins |  | WR | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | - | - | 4.8 | 6.5 |
| 557 | Nahree Biggins | CMU | RB | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 4.1 |
| 557 | Gavin Wimsatt | JXST | QB | 5.1 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 3.4 | - | 8.1 | 3.5 |
| 557 | Terron Kellman |  | RB | 5.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 3.7 |
| 557 | Jordan Fuller | JMU | RB | 5.1 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | - | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 557 | Carson Hansen | | RB | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| 557 | Bryson Washington |  | RB | 5.1 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 4.3 |
| 557 | Christian Vaughn | HAW | RB | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 6.4 |
| 557 | Antwan Raymond |  | RB | 5.1 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 557 | Demond Claiborne |  | RB | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 4.4 |
| 557 | Chauncey Bowens |  | RB | 5.1 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.4 |
| 557 | Ajay Allen | TLSA | RB | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 4.4 |
| 557 | Cameron Pettaway | BGSU | RB | 5.1 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | - | 3.9 | 6.2 |
| 557 | Da'Jaun Riggs |  | RB | 5.1 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 5.1 | - | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| 557 | Carter Jackson | NEV | RB | 5.1 | 6.3 | - | - | - | 4.4 | 6.3 |
| 557 | Sione I Moa |  | RB | 5.1 | 2.0 | 3.9 | - | - | 6.2 | 3.8 |
| 557 | Brock Townsend | CMU | RB | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 5.6 |
| 557 | Terrence Gist | AF | FB | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | - | - | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| 557 | Lucky Sutton |  | RB | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| 557 | Steve Chavez-Soto | SJSU | RB | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | - | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| 557 | Herschel Turner | NEV | RB | 5.1 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 7.5 | 2.2 |
| 557 | Shomari Lawrence | MOST | RB | 5.1 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| 557 | Kewan Lacy |  | RB | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 4.2 |
| 585 | Caleb Komolafe |  | RB | 5.0 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.6 |
| 585 | Nick DeGennaro | JMU | WR | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | 5.0 |
| 585 | Dezmen Roebuck |  | WR | 5.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4.0 |
| 585 | Landon Strother | UL | WR | 5.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - | - | 5.0 |
| 585 | Braylon McReynolds | ULM | RB | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
| 585 | DaMarion Fowlkes |  | WR | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | 5.0 | - |
| 585 | Kaleb Brown | UAB | WR | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | 5.0 | - |
| 585 | Ayden Harris | KENT | RB | 5.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | - | 5.0 |
| 585 | Zylan Perry | UL | RB | 5.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 585 | Greg Spiller | DEL | RB | 5.0 | 30.0 | 6.2 | 5.1 | - | 12.2 | 2.9 |
| 585 | Reese Poffenbarger | UNT | QB | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | 5.0 | - |
| 585 | Dante Dowdell |  | RB | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 2.3 |
| 585 | Kentrel Bullock | USA | RB | 5.0 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| 585 | Shane Marshall | | RB | 5.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - | 5.0 | - |
| 585 | Brett Brown | | QB | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | 5.0 | - |
| 585 | Ryan Warkentin | FRES | RB | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - | 5.0 | - |