2011 National Leaders Rushing - All Games through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 12 | 247 | 1805 | 7.31 | 18 | 20.58 | 150.42 |
| 2 | Bobby Rainey | Western Ky | SR | RB | 12 | 369 | 1695 | 4.59 | 13 | 30.75 | 141.25 |
| 3 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 14 | 307 | 1923 | 6.26 | 33 | 21.93 | 137.36 |
| 4 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 13 | 311 | 1711 | 5.50 | 19 | 23.92 | 131.62 |
| 5 | Trent Richardson | Alabama | JR | RB | 13 | 283 | 1679 | 5.93 | 21 | 21.77 | 129.15 |
| 6 | Bernard Pierce | Temple | JR | RB | 12 | 273 | 1481 | 5.42 | 27 | 22.75 | 123.42 |
| 7 | Zach Line | SMU | JR | RB | 10 | 208 | 1224 | 5.88 | 17 | 20.80 | 122.40 |
| 8 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 14 | 290 | 1709 | 5.89 | 9 | 20.71 | 122.07 |
| 9 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | SR | RB | 13 | 250 | 1547 | 6.19 | 21 | 19.23 | 119.00 |
| 10 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | JR | RB | 13 | 328 | 1544 | 4.71 | 13 | 25.23 | 118.77 |
| 11 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 13 | 316 | 1520 | 4.81 | 15 | 24.31 | 116.92 |
| 12 | Henry Josey | Missouri | SO | RB | 10 | 145 | 1168 | 8.06 | 9 | 14.50 | 116.80 |
| 13 | Robert Turbin | Utah State | JR | RB | 13 | 249 | 1517 | 6.09 | 19 | 19.15 | 116.69 |
| 14 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | SO | RB | 12 | 306 | 1395 | 4.56 | 13 | 25.50 | 116.25 |
| 15 | Marcus Coker | Iowa | SO | RB | 12 | 280 | 1384 | 4.94 | 15 | 23.33 | 115.33 |
| 16 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 13 | 293 | 1488 | 5.08 | 12 | 22.54 | 114.46 |
| 17 | Adonis Thomas | Toledo | SR | RB | 10 | 171 | 1071 | 6.26 | 12 | 17.10 | 107.10 |
| 18 | Lamar Miller | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 12 | 227 | 1272 | 5.60 | 9 | 18.92 | 106.00 |
| 19 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 13 | 283 | 1357 | 4.80 | 15 | 21.77 | 104.38 |
| 20 | Michael Dyer | Auburn | SO | RB | 12 | 242 | 1242 | 5.13 | 10 | 20.17 | 103.50 |
| 21 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | JR | RB | 13 | 242 | 1330 | 5.50 | 10 | 18.62 | 102.31 |
| 22 | Isi Sofele | California | JR | RB | 13 | 252 | 1322 | 5.25 | 10 | 19.38 | 101.69 |
| 23 | Doug Martin | Boise St | SR | RB | 13 | 263 | 1299 | 4.94 | 16 | 20.23 | 99.92 |
| 24 | Alfred Morris | FAU | SR | RB | 12 | 234 | 1188 | 5.08 | 9 | 19.50 | 99.00 |
| 25 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 14 | 194 | 1379 | 7.11 | 11 | 13.86 | 98.50 |
| 26 | Raymond Maples | Army | SO | RB | 11 | 146 | 1066 | 7.30 | 4 | 13.27 | 96.91 |
| 27 | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 13 | 237 | 1259 | 5.31 | 12 | 18.23 | 96.85 |
| 28 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | FR | RB | 13 | 239 | 1253 | 5.24 | 13 | 18.38 | 96.38 |
| 29 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | FR | RB | 12 | 275 | 1151 | 4.19 | 7 | 22.92 | 95.92 |
| 30 | Silas Redd | Penn State | SO | RB | 13 | 244 | 1241 | 5.09 | 7 | 18.77 | 95.46 |
| 31 | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 11 | 198 | 1045 | 5.28 | 12 | 18.00 | 95.00 |
| 32 | Chris Nwoke | CSU | SO | RB | 12 | 200 | 1130 | 5.65 | 9 | 16.67 | 94.17 |
| 33 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | SO | RB | 13 | 208 | 1216 | 5.85 | 24 | 16.00 | 93.54 |
| 34 | Lance Dunbar | N Texas | SR | RB | 12 | 269 | 1115 | 4.14 | 10 | 22.42 | 92.92 |
| 35 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 13 | 201 | 1193 | 5.94 | 14 | 15.46 | 91.77 |
| 36 | Vick Ballard | Miss St | SR | RB | 13 | 193 | 1189 | 6.16 | 10 | 14.85 | 91.46 |
| 37 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | JR | RB | 13 | 223 | 1178 | 5.28 | 11 | 17.15 | 90.62 |
| 38 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 13 | 221 | 1176 | 5.32 | 16 | 17.00 | 90.46 |
| 39 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 10 | 149 | 899 | 6.03 | 8 | 14.90 | 89.90 |
| 40 | Kedrick Rhodes | FIU | SO | RB | 13 | 234 | 1149 | 4.91 | 8 | 18.00 | 88.38 |
| 41 | Marqueis Gray | Minnesota | JR | QB | 11 | 199 | 966 | 4.85 | 6 | 18.09 | 87.82 |
| 42 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | JR | QB | 13 | 317 | 1141 | 3.60 | 27 | 24.38 | 87.77 |
| 43 | Antwon Bailey | Syracuse | SR | RB | 12 | 240 | 1051 | 4.38 | 6 | 20.00 | 87.58 |
| 44 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | SO | RB | 12 | 187 | 1041 | 5.57 | 9 | 15.58 | 86.75 |
| 45 | Asher Clark | Air Force | SR | RB | 13 | 163 | 1110 | 6.81 | 7 | 12.54 | 85.38 |
| 46 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 13 | 217 | 1102 | 5.08 | 9 | 16.69 | 84.77 |
| 47 | Lennon Creer | La Tech | SR | RB | 10 | 198 | 838 | 4.23 | 9 | 19.80 | 83.80 |
| 48 | Curtis McNeal | USC | JR | RB | 12 | 145 | 1005 | 6.93 | 6 | 12.08 | 83.75 |
| 49 | Kriss Proctor | Navy | SR | QB | 11 | 211 | 914 | 4.33 | 14 | 19.18 | 83.09 |
| 50 | Kenny Turner | NMSU | JR | WR | 13 | 219 | 1074 | 4.90 | 10 | 16.85 | 82.62 |
| 51 | Brandon Rutley | SJSU | SR | RB | 11 | 216 | 903 | 4.18 | 12 | 19.64 | 82.09 |
| 52 | Donte Harden | Ohio | SR | RB | 12 | 188 | 985 | 5.24 | 2 | 15.67 | 82.08 |
| 53 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | JR | RB | 13 | 230 | 1050 | 4.57 | 18 | 17.69 | 80.77 |
| 54 | Alexander Teich | Navy | SR | RB | 11 | 186 | 883 | 4.75 | 4 | 16.91 | 80.27 |
| 55 | Jawon Chisholm | Akron | FR | RB | 12 | 218 | 961 | 4.41 | 5 | 18.17 | 80.08 |
| 56 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | JR | RB | 12 | 152 | 939 | 6.18 | 11 | 12.67 | 78.25 |
| 57 | Rodney Stewart | Colorado | SR | RB | 11 | 189 | 854 | 4.52 | 4 | 17.18 | 77.64 |
| 58 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | FR | RB | 11 | 144 | 844 | 5.86 | 5 | 13.09 | 76.73 |
| 59 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 13 | 242 | 986 | 4.07 | 14 | 18.62 | 75.85 |
| 60 | James Franklin | Missouri | SO | QB | 13 | 217 | 981 | 4.52 | 15 | 16.69 | 75.46 |
| 61 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | FR | RB | 12 | 231 | 897 | 3.88 | 9 | 19.25 | 74.75 |
| 62 | Davin Meggett | Maryland | SR | RB | 12 | 171 | 896 | 5.24 | 4 | 14.25 | 74.67 |
| 63 | John Hubert | Kansas St | SO | RB | 13 | 200 | 970 | 4.85 | 3 | 15.38 | 74.62 |
| 64 | Malcolm Brown | Texas | FR | RB | 10 | 172 | 742 | 4.31 | 5 | 17.20 | 74.20 |
| 65 | Ed Wesley | TCU | JR | RB | 10 | 120 | 726 | 6.05 | 6 | 12.00 | 72.60 |
| 66 | Jonas Gray | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 11 | 114 | 791 | 6.94 | 12 | 10.36 | 71.91 |
| 67 | Chris Rainey | Florida | SR | RB | 12 | 171 | 861 | 5.04 | 2 | 14.25 | 71.75 |
| 68 | Tyler Smith | Rice | SR | RB | 12 | 155 | 860 | 5.55 | 5 | 12.92 | 71.67 |
| 68 | Trent Steelman | Army | JR | QB | 9 | 132 | 645 | 4.89 | 12 | 14.67 | 71.67 |
| 70 | Orleans Darkwa | Tulane | SO | RB | 13 | 210 | 924 | 4.40 | 13 | 16.15 | 71.08 |
| 71 | Isaiah Crowell | Georgia | FR | RB | 12 | 185 | 850 | 4.59 | 5 | 15.42 | 70.83 |
| 72 | Mike Ball | Nevada | JR | RB | 10 | 135 | 704 | 5.21 | 3 | 13.50 | 70.40 |
| 73 | Perry Jones | Virginia | JR | RB | 13 | 184 | 915 | 4.97 | 5 | 14.15 | 70.38 |
| 74 | Matt Brown | Temple | JR | RB | 13 | 155 | 914 | 5.90 | 6 | 11.92 | 70.31 |
| 75 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | JR | RB | 14 | 166 | 976 | 5.88 | 5 | 11.86 | 69.71 |
| 76 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | FR | QB | 10 | 128 | 694 | 5.42 | 11 | 12.80 | 69.40 |
| 77 | Joe Banyard | UTEP | SR | RB | 12 | 127 | 832 | 6.55 | 6 | 10.58 | 69.33 |
| 78 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | SO | RB | 13 | 114 | 900 | 7.89 | 4 | 8.77 | 69.23 |
| 79 | James Washington | NC State | JR | RB | 13 | 226 | 897 | 3.97 | 7 | 17.38 | 69.00 |
| 80 | Jasmin Hopkins | N Illinois | SR | RB | 14 | 188 | 963 | 5.12 | 15 | 13.43 | 68.79 |
| 81 | Darrell Scott | S Florida | JR | RB | 12 | 153 | 814 | 5.32 | 5 | 12.75 | 67.83 |
| 82 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 13 | 157 | 881 | 5.61 | 3 | 12.08 | 67.77 |
| 83 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | SO | RB | 14 | 182 | 948 | 5.21 | 13 | 13.00 | 67.71 |
| 84 | Waymon James | TCU | SO | RB | 13 | 121 | 875 | 7.23 | 6 | 9.31 | 67.31 |
| 85 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | SO | QB | 13 | 189 | 874 | 4.62 | 9 | 14.54 | 67.23 |
| 86 | Michael Smith | Utah State | SR | RB | 13 | 114 | 870 | 7.63 | 9 | 8.77 | 66.92 |
| 87 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | SO | RB | 12 | 151 | 802 | 5.31 | 8 | 12.58 | 66.83 |
| 88 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | FR | RB | 12 | 178 | 786 | 4.42 | 11 | 14.83 | 65.50 |
| 89 | Rolandan Finch | BC | SO | RB | 11 | 157 | 705 | 4.49 | 3 | 14.27 | 64.09 |
| 90 | Brandon Pendergrass | Wk Forest | SR | RB | 13 | 188 | 823 | 4.38 | 9 | 14.46 | 63.31 |
| 91 | Charles Sims | Houston | SO | RB | 13 | 110 | 821 | 7.46 | 9 | 8.46 | 63.15 |
| 92 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | JR | QB | 12 | 169 | 736 | 4.36 | 3 | 14.08 | 61.33 |
| 93 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | SO | RB | 11 | 119 | 671 | 5.64 | 7 | 10.82 | 61.00 |
| 94 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | JR | RB | 11 | 106 | 670 | 6.32 | 3 | 9.64 | 60.91 |
| 95 | James Sims | Kansas | SO | RB | 12 | 182 | 727 | 3.99 | 9 | 15.17 | 60.58 |
| 96 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 12 | 159 | 715 | 4.50 | 7 | 13.25 | 59.58 |
| 97 | Kevin Parks | Virginia | FR | RB | 12 | 152 | 709 | 4.66 | 9 | 12.67 | 59.08 |
| 98 | Princeton McCarty | Idaho | SR | RB | 12 | 149 | 705 | 4.73 | 3 | 12.42 | 58.75 |
| 99 | Alonzo Harris | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 12 | 163 | 700 | 4.29 | 8 | 13.58 | 58.33 |
| 100 | David Sims | Ga Tech | SO | QB | 12 | 135 | 698 | 5.17 | 7 | 11.25 | 58.17 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.