2011 National Leaders Rushing - From Own 21 To 39 Yard Line through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis McNeal | USC | JR | RB | 9 | 19 | 360 | 18.95 | 3 | 79 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| 2 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | FR | RB | 4 | 12 | 193 | 16.08 | 1 | 64 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Chris Coyer | Temple | SO | QB | 6 | 21 | 330 | 15.71 | 2 | 74 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
| 4 | Jalston Fowler | Alabama | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 109 | 15.57 | 1 | 69 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Marcus Mason | Wash St | FR | RB | 4 | 5 | 74 | 14.80 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Embry Peeples | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 12 | 20 | 295 | 14.75 | 1 | 63 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| 7 | Jonathan Warzeka | Air Force | SR | WR | 6 | 10 | 143 | 14.30 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Trey Millard | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 7 | 8 | 112 | 14.00 | 1 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | SO | QB | 4 | 8 | 109 | 13.63 | 1 | 66 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | George Winn | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 6 | 9 | 122 | 13.56 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Orwin Smith | Ga Tech | JR | RB | 11 | 16 | 211 | 13.19 | 1 | 77 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | JR | RB | 7 | 11 | 144 | 13.09 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | Joe Banyard | UTEP | SR | RB | 12 | 34 | 427 | 12.56 | 3 | 77 | 14 | 11 | 4 |
| 14 | Markus Wheaton | Oregon St | JR | WR | 9 | 11 | 138 | 12.55 | 0 | 56 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | Paris Cotton | C Mich | SR | RB | 6 | 19 | 232 | 12.21 | 1 | 77 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | Kendall Brock | Nevada | FR | RB | 3 | 5 | 60 | 12.00 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Michael Smith | Utah State | SR | RB | 13 | 29 | 343 | 11.83 | 2 | 77 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| 18 | Charles Sims | Houston | SO | RB | 12 | 37 | 415 | 11.22 | 1 | 72 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
| 19 | Ryan Tannehill | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 7 | 13 | 144 | 11.08 | 1 | 65 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Bishop Sankey | Washington | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 66 | 11.00 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 14 | 48 | 517 | 10.77 | 1 | 68 | 24 | 18 | 6 |
| 22 | Gee Gee Greene | Navy | JR | RB | 11 | 23 | 246 | 10.70 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| 23 | Vincent Smith | Michigan | JR | RB | 4 | 10 | 106 | 10.60 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | FR | RB | 5 | 13 | 137 | 10.54 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 25 | Waymon James | TCU | SO | RB | 11 | 30 | 312 | 10.40 | 1 | 65 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| 26 | Jamal Woodyard | USM | FR | RB | 11 | 23 | 238 | 10.35 | 1 | 68 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 27 | Duran Hollis | Iowa State | FR | RB | 6 | 8 | 82 | 10.25 | 1 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | JR | WR | 6 | 10 | 102 | 10.20 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Cody Johnson | Texas | SR | RB | 5 | 7 | 71 | 10.14 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Jonas Gray | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 9 | 32 | 319 | 9.97 | 1 | 79 | 14 | 10 | 2 |
| 31 | Dominique Whaley | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 6 | 20 | 192 | 9.60 | 1 | 64 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 32 | Malcolm Brown | Army | JR | RB | 11 | 26 | 249 | 9.58 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| 33 | James Wilder, Jr. | FSU | FR | RB | 4 | 7 | 67 | 9.57 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Blake Sims | Alabama | FR | ATH | 3 | 10 | 94 | 9.40 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Desmond Roland | Okla St | FR | RB | 2 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Danny O'Brien | Maryland | SO | QB | 6 | 9 | 84 | 9.33 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 37 | Bruce Ellington | S Carolina | FR | WR | 6 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Leighton Settle | N Illinois | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Trey Franks | Oklahoma | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Henry Josey | Missouri | SO | RB | 9 | 47 | 430 | 9.15 | 1 | 68 | 19 | 14 | 4 |
| 41 | Troy Pollard | Illinois | SR | RB | 12 | 21 | 192 | 9.14 | 0 | 49 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 41 | Alfred Blue | LSU | SO | RB | 6 | 14 | 128 | 9.14 | 0 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 43 | Bryce Beall | Houston | SR | RB | 5 | 9 | 82 | 9.11 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 44 | Mike Bellamy | Clemson | FR | RB | 8 | 14 | 127 | 9.07 | 1 | 75 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 45 | Derrick Coleman | UCLA | SR | RB | 12 | 25 | 226 | 9.04 | 0 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 46 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | SO | RB | 10 | 20 | 180 | 9.00 | 1 | 67 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 46 | Daniel Jenkins | Arizona | SO | RB | 5 | 8 | 72 | 9.00 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Nathan Jeffery | UTEP | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | C.J. Brown | Maryland | SO | QB | 8 | 23 | 206 | 8.96 | 1 | 77 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 50 | Asher Clark | Air Force | SR | RB | 13 | 44 | 392 | 8.91 | 1 | 67 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
| 51 | Ghaali Muhammad | Wyoming | JR | RB | 7 | 15 | 131 | 8.73 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 52 | Tavon Austin | WVU | JR | WR | 3 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | Dominique Sherrer | E Mich | SR | RB | 5 | 26 | 220 | 8.46 | 1 | 77 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 54 | Darius Jones | Air Force | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | Joe Bergeron | Texas | FR | RB | 6 | 11 | 92 | 8.36 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 56 | Aaron Spikes | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 6 | 10 | 83 | 8.30 | 1 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 57 | Amir Carlisle | USC | FR | RB | 3 | 11 | 91 | 8.27 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 58 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | JR | RB | 12 | 39 | 322 | 8.26 | 1 | 70 | 13 | 10 | 5 |
| 59 | Desmond Scott | Duke | JR | RB | 9 | 20 | 165 | 8.25 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 60 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 14 | 59 | 485 | 8.22 | 0 | 57 | 17 | 13 | 8 |
| 61 | Bryant Moniz | Hawai'i | SR | QB | 8 | 18 | 147 | 8.17 | 0 | 74 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 62 | Jasmin Hopkins | N Illinois | SR | RB | 12 | 46 | 375 | 8.15 | 0 | 57 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| 63 | C.J. Anderson | California | JR | RB | 8 | 11 | 89 | 8.09 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 64 | Bryan Bennett | Oregon | FR | QB | 4 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 65 | Adonis Thomas | Toledo | SR | RB | 10 | 38 | 302 | 7.95 | 0 | 67 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| 66 | Shane Wynn | Indiana | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Mike Ball | Nevada | JR | RB | 7 | 32 | 249 | 7.78 | 0 | 41 | 12 | 9 | 4 |
| 68 | Michael Hayes | Houston | SR | RB | 11 | 25 | 194 | 7.76 | 1 | 71 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 68 | Centarius Donald | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 7 | 17 | 132 | 7.76 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 70 | Walter Kazee | SDSU | JR | RB | 7 | 15 | 115 | 7.67 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 71 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 12 | 51 | 388 | 7.61 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 4 |
| 72 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | JR | RB | 13 | 65 | 493 | 7.58 | 1 | 70 | 15 | 13 | 5 |
| 73 | Trent Richardson | Alabama | JR | RB | 13 | 75 | 565 | 7.53 | 2 | 76 | 22 | 16 | 7 |
| 73 | Chris Nwoke | CSU | SO | RB | 10 | 64 | 482 | 7.53 | 2 | 63 | 23 | 11 | 7 |
| 73 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | JR | RB | 8 | 43 | 324 | 7.53 | 0 | 75 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| 76 | Tyler Gaffney | Stanford | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | Victor Johnson | NMSU | JR | RB | 3 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 78 | Larry Dixon | Army | FR | RB | 8 | 19 | 142 | 7.47 | 0 | 57 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 79 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | JR | RB | 13 | 55 | 406 | 7.38 | 2 | 74 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| 79 | Glasco Martin | Baylor | SO | RB | 6 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 81 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | SO | RB | 5 | 14 | 103 | 7.36 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 82 | Tre Mason | Auburn | FR | RB | 8 | 10 | 73 | 7.30 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 83 | Kenneth Harper | Temple | FR | RB | 4 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | SO | RB | 9 | 26 | 189 | 7.27 | 1 | 63 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 85 | Ralph Bolden | Purdue | JR | RB | 12 | 35 | 254 | 7.26 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| 86 | Brian Fields | W Mich | SO | RB | 7 | 13 | 94 | 7.23 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 87 | David Fluellen | Toledo | SO | RB | 8 | 23 | 165 | 7.17 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 88 | Carlton Thomas | Georgia | JR | RB | 8 | 17 | 121 | 7.12 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 89 | Desmond Johnson | USM | JR | RB | 6 | 20 | 142 | 7.10 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 90 | Mike James | Miami (Fl) | JR | RB | 8 | 12 | 85 | 7.08 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 91 | Roddy Jones | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 10 | 15 | 106 | 7.07 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 92 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | SO | RB | 13 | 37 | 260 | 7.03 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 93 | Tra Carson | Oregon | FR | RB | 4 | 11 | 77 | 7.00 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 93 | Nickolas Brassell | Miss | FR | WR | 6 | 9 | 63 | 7.00 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 93 | Logan Kilgore | MTSU | SO | QB | 4 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | James White | Iowa State | SO | RB | 13 | 50 | 348 | 6.96 | 1 | 76 | 14 | 13 | 5 |
| 97 | Jeremy Smith | Okla St | SO | RB | 7 | 15 | 104 | 6.93 | 1 | 74 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 98 | Jeremy Hills | Texas | JR | RB | 4 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 99 | Ed Wesley | TCU | JR | RB | 10 | 42 | 289 | 6.88 | 0 | 63 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| 100 | Josh Harris | Wk Forest | SO | RB | 7 | 25 | 171 | 6.84 | 0 | 57 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 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 5.0 rushing attempts from own 21 to 39 yard line.