2011 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Anderson | Louisville | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 68 | 34.00 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Larry Dixon | Army | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Carlton Thomas | Georgia | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Alfred Morris | FAU | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 81 | 16.20 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Mikel Hunter | Air Force | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Nick Lamaison | UTEP | JR | QB | 4 | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Connor Dietz | Air Force | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Jalston Fowler | Alabama | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Derrick Coleman | UCLA | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Devonta Freeman | FSU | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Onterio McCalebb | Auburn | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | A.J. Graham | Marshall | SO | QB | 2 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Terry Baggett | Army | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Isaiah Crowell | Georgia | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Zach Line | SMU | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Angel Santiago | Army | FR | QB | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Morgan Williams | Toledo | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Donte Harden | Ohio | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 10 | 13 | 116 | 8.92 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 24 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | SO | RB | 6 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Asher Clark | Air Force | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Jordan Rodgers | Vanderbilt | JR | QB | 3 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Kendial Lawrence | Missouri | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Marqueis Gray | Minnesota | JR | QB | 7 | 9 | 71 | 7.89 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Jonathan Perry | UAB | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Alvester Alexander | Wyoming | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Crusoe Gongbay | New Mexico | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Morgan Newton | Kentucky | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Caleb TerBush | Purdue | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Matt Christian | NMSU | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 7 | 12 | 86 | 7.17 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 38 | Travon Van | Marshall | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Robert Kelley | Tulane | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Chris Coyer | Temple | SO | QB | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Miles Osei | Illinois | SO | QB | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Kalen Henderson | Tulsa | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Spencer Ware | LSU | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Barrington Scott | Ball State | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Wesley Carroll | FIU | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Jeff Murphy | MTSU | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Jeff Scott | Miss | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Alex Singleton | Tulsa | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Clayton Moore | Akron | SO | QB | 6 | 10 | 62 | 6.20 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 51 | Jared Hassin | Army | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Alex Carder | W Mich | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Brandon Wilds | S Carolina | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Marcus Lattimore | S Carolina | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Marlin Lane Jr. | Tennessee | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Chuckie Keeton | Utah State | FR | QB | 6 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | Andrew Luck | Stanford | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Brandon Mitchell | Arkansas | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Frankie Jackson | Ark St | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Jeremiah Wilson | Maryland | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | JR | QB | 9 | 15 | 80 | 5.33 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 61 | Matt Schilz | BGSU | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 63 | Tim Jefferson, Jr. | Air Force | SR | QB | 7 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 64 | Barry Brunetti | Miss | SO | QB | 2 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Steele Jantz | Iowa State | JR | QB | 2 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | C.J. Brown | Maryland | SO | QB | 4 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 67 | Alexander Teich | Navy | SR | RB | 7 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Shawne Alston | WVU | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Isi Sofele | California | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | FR | QB | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | Case Keenum | Houston | SR | QB | 6 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 72 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Tyler Hansen | Colorado | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Garrett Grayson | CSU | FR | QB | 2 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Jared Barnett | Iowa State | FR | QB | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Ronnie Wingo Jr. | Arkansas | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Jake Medlock | FIU | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Ken Malcome | Georgia | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Matt Brown | TCU | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Andre Smith | Ark St | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Bobby Rainey | Western Ky | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Richard Brehaut | UCLA | JR | QB | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Davin Meggett | Maryland | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | EJ Manuel | FSU | JR | QB | 5 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Kain Colter | N'western | SO | QB | 5 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Derek Carr | Fresno St | SO | QB | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Alonzo Harris | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | SO | QB | 5 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Kolton Browning | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 7 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | Jeff Godfrey | UCF | SO | QB | 6 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Doug Martin | Boise St | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Kedrick Rhodes | FIU | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Broderick Green | Arkansas | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | Kenneth Harper | Temple | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Drew Wright | Boise St | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Andre Williams | BC | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Nick Isham | La Tech | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Austin Dantin | Toledo | JR | QB | 7 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 99 | Tyler Tettleton | Ohio | SO | QB | 4 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 100 | Trent Steelman | Army | JR | QB | 5 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 2.0 rushing attempts on 3rd down, 7-9 yards to go.