2011 National Leaders Rushing - From Opponent's 20 to 1 Yard Line (Red Zone) through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Smith | Vanderbilt | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Rajion Neal | Tennessee | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Drew Wright | Boise St | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Randall Mackey | Miss | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Mitch Burroughs | Boise St | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | SO | RB | 7 | 15 | 99 | 6.60 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Cody Getz | Air Force | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Gee Gee Greene | Navy | JR | RB | 8 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Chris Coyer | Temple | SO | QB | 3 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Aaron Green | Nebraska | FR | RB | 3 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Jordan Rodgers | Vanderbilt | JR | QB | 6 | 17 | 100 | 5.88 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | FR | RB | 7 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | D.J. Monroe | Texas | JR | RB | 7 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Foswhitt Whittaker | Texas | SR | RB | 6 | 16 | 92 | 5.75 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Darron Thomas | Oregon | JR | QB | 7 | 11 | 63 | 5.73 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Rickey Galvin | Wash St | FR | RB | 9 | 20 | 112 | 5.60 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Jordan Luallen | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 3 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | David Graves | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 5 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Bryce Beall | Houston | SR | RB | 7 | 18 | 98 | 5.44 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Ryan Bass | Idaho | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Tyler VanTubbergen | W Mich | SO | QB | 2 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Orwin Smith | Ga Tech | JR | RB | 8 | 18 | 97 | 5.39 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Onterio McCalebb | Auburn | JR | RB | 9 | 18 | 97 | 5.39 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | Jonathan George | Kentucky | SO | RB | 2 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Glasco Martin | Baylor | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | JR | RB | 8 | 14 | 73 | 5.21 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Kendial Lawrence | Missouri | JR | RB | 7 | 20 | 104 | 5.20 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Dylan Favre | Miss St | FR | QB | 2 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 8 | 28 | 144 | 5.14 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | Larry Dixon | Army | FR | RB | 8 | 14 | 72 | 5.14 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Jeff Woody | Iowa State | SO | RB | 10 | 17 | 87 | 5.12 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 32 | Preston Lyons | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 7 | 11 | 56 | 5.09 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 6 | 21 | 105 | 5.00 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Malcolm Brown | Army | JR | RB | 9 | 12 | 60 | 5.00 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Andrew Hendrix | Notre Dame | SO | QB | 4 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Jacquise Terry | Kent State | SR | RB | 5 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Vernon Frazier | UTEP | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Reggie Pegram | Purdue | SO | RB | 2 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Ronnie Daniels | Texas Tech | FR | RB | 1 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Dustin Garrison | WVU | FR | RB | 10 | 20 | 99 | 4.95 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Alvester Alexander | Wyoming | JR | RB | 9 | 26 | 128 | 4.92 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Chuckie Keeton | Utah State | FR | QB | 7 | 13 | 64 | 4.92 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Ryan Tannehill | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 6 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Matt Christian | NMSU | SR | QB | 6 | 14 | 67 | 4.79 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | John Howell | Navy | JR | RB | 6 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Michael Ford | LSU | SO | RB | 11 | 22 | 104 | 4.73 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | Jarred Salubi | Baylor | JR | RB | 8 | 11 | 52 | 4.73 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Ed Wesley | TCU | JR | RB | 7 | 24 | 113 | 4.71 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | Tyler Gaffney | Stanford | JR | RB | 9 | 21 | 99 | 4.71 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | Rolandan Finch | BC | SO | RB | 6 | 13 | 61 | 4.69 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | Raymond Maples | Army | SO | RB | 9 | 25 | 117 | 4.68 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 52 | Brandon Harton | Georgia | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Jerome Smith | Syracuse | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | Curtis Underwood, Jr. | NC State | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | Darrian Miller | Kansas | FR | RB | 7 | 20 | 93 | 4.65 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 56 | Mike Gillislee | Florida | JR | RB | 5 | 13 | 59 | 4.54 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Case Keenum | Houston | SR | QB | 8 | 12 | 54 | 4.50 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Stephfon Green | Penn State | SR | RB | 4 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Stephen Garcia | S Carolina | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | JR | RB | 8 | 22 | 98 | 4.45 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | David Sims | Ga Tech | SO | QB | 11 | 36 | 160 | 4.44 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | Roddy Jones | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 8 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | A.J. Graham | Marshall | SO | QB | 3 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Adam Kennedy | Utah State | JR | QB | 6 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Dan Herron | Ohio State | SR | RB | 4 | 15 | 66 | 4.40 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | Matt Brown | TCU | FR | QB | 5 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Willie Carter | Tulsa | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Pete Thomas | CSU | SO | QB | 4 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Mike Trumpy | N'western | SO | RB | 3 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 12 | 40 | 174 | 4.35 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 71 | David Fluellen | Toledo | SO | RB | 8 | 18 | 78 | 4.33 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | Reggie Bullock | ECU | JR | RB | 4 | 15 | 65 | 4.33 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Ayele Forde | Oregon | FR | RB | 3 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | JJ Di Luigi | BYU | SR | RB | 10 | 16 | 69 | 4.31 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | Jalston Fowler | Alabama | SO | RB | 6 | 16 | 69 | 4.31 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | Desmond Johnson | USM | JR | RB | 5 | 13 | 56 | 4.31 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | Zach Collaros | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 9 | 23 | 99 | 4.30 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 77 | Jared Hassin | Army | JR | RB | 6 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Malcolm Brown | Texas | FR | RB | 8 | 29 | 124 | 4.28 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | Crusoe Gongbay | New Mexico | FR | RB | 9 | 20 | 85 | 4.25 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | Jeff Demps | Florida | SR | RB | 7 | 16 | 68 | 4.25 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 80 | Clifton Richardson | Virginia | FR | RB | 8 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Brennan Clay | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 5 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Bryan Kariya | BYU | SR | RB | 7 | 15 | 63 | 4.20 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | FR | RB | 2 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | JR | RB | 9 | 31 | 130 | 4.19 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | Torrance Hunt | ECU | SO | RB | 6 | 13 | 54 | 4.15 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | SO | RB | 6 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | Mike DeWitt | Air Force | JR | RB | 9 | 35 | 142 | 4.06 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | D.J. Adams | Maryland | SO | RB | 5 | 16 | 65 | 4.06 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | FR | RB | 10 | 37 | 150 | 4.05 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 91 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | FR | QB | 9 | 21 | 85 | 4.05 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | Edwin Baker | Mich St | JR | RB | 11 | 23 | 93 | 4.04 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 94 | Bernard Pierce | Temple | JR | RB | 12 | 63 | 254 | 4.03 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 95 | Greg Franklin | UAB | SO | RB | 7 | 15 | 60 | 4.00 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 95 | Chris Rainey | Florida | SR | RB | 9 | 14 | 56 | 4.00 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | Casey Pachall | TCU | SO | QB | 4 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Jonathan Crucitti | Army | SO | WR | 5 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Jameel Poteat | Cincinnati | FR | RB | 2 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Michael Smith | Utah State | SR | RB | 11 | 29 | 115 | 3.97 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 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 5.0 rushing attempts from opponent's 20 to 1 yard line (red zone).