2012 National Leaders Rushing - In All Plays through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marquise Goodwin | Texas | SR | WR | 8 | 14 | 181 | 12.93 | 3 | 69 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Cordarrelle Patterson | Tennessee | JR | WR | 10 | 25 | 308 | 12.32 | 3 | 67 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
| 3 | Kelsey Young | Stanford | SO | WR | 9 | 14 | 160 | 11.43 | 2 | 55 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | DeVontae McNeal | La-Monroe | FR | RB | 4 | 19 | 198 | 10.42 | 2 | 54 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Tim Gay | Texas St | FR | RB | 8 | 27 | 279 | 10.33 | 1 | 75 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | Chris Swain | Navy | FR | RB | 4 | 15 | 154 | 10.27 | 1 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 11 | 62 | 621 | 10.02 | 3 | 60 | 26 | 23 | 9 |
| 8 | Solomon Patton | Florida | JR | WR | 7 | 14 | 140 | 10.00 | 0 | 54 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | Waymon James | TCU | JR | RB | 2 | 17 | 168 | 9.88 | 1 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Brendan Bigelow | California | SO | RB | 11 | 44 | 431 | 9.80 | 3 | 81 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| 11 | Brelan Chancellor | N Texas | JR | WR | 7 | 16 | 155 | 9.69 | 2 | 46 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | Rocky Hayes | Ark St | FR | DB | 12 | 58 | 538 | 9.28 | 3 | 73 | 20 | 18 | 4 |
| 13 | Brandon Cottom | Purdue | SO | RB | 9 | 23 | 209 | 9.09 | 2 | 87 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Dri Archer | Kent State | JR | RB | 14 | 159 | 1429 | 8.99 | 16 | 87 | 48 | 41 | 18 |
| 15 | Quincy McDuffie | UCF | SR | WR | 9 | 19 | 170 | 8.95 | 3 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | Tavon Austin | WVU | SR | WR | 11 | 73 | 652 | 8.93 | 3 | 74 | 20 | 18 | 7 |
| 17 | Darius Staten | Navy | JR | RB | 8 | 21 | 184 | 8.76 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| 18 | Orwin Smith | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 12 | 79 | 682 | 8.63 | 5 | 77 | 29 | 24 | 9 |
| 18 | Terry Baggett | Army | SO | RB | 2 | 16 | 138 | 8.63 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 20 | D.J. Monroe | Texas | SR | RB | 9 | 19 | 162 | 8.53 | 3 | 46 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | Ty MacArthur | Air Force | JR | WR | 11 | 57 | 467 | 8.19 | 2 | 34 | 29 | 21 | 5 |
| 22 | Marqise Lee | USC | SO | WR | 9 | 13 | 106 | 8.15 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Russell Shepard | LSU | SR | WR | 8 | 20 | 161 | 8.05 | 1 | 78 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Tevin King | La Tech | FR | RB | 3 | 46 | 369 | 8.02 | 5 | 59 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| 25 | Lonnie Pryor | FSU | SR | RB | 14 | 47 | 376 | 8.00 | 8 | 60 | 17 | 10 | 5 |
| 25 | Rod Smith | Ark St | SO | RB | 1 | 13 | 104 | 8.00 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | SO | RB | 11 | 42 | 335 | 7.98 | 2 | 81 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| 28 | Omarius Hines | Florida | SR | TE | 11 | 20 | 159 | 7.95 | 2 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 29 | Robert Godhigh | Ga Tech | JR | RB | 14 | 54 | 429 | 7.94 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 17 | 5 |
| 30 | Carlos Wiggins | New Mexico | FR | RB | 10 | 18 | 141 | 7.83 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 31 | Lache Seastrunk | Baylor | SO | RB | 13 | 131 | 1012 | 7.73 | 7 | 80 | 36 | 33 | 10 |
| 32 | I'Tavius Mathers | Miss | FR | RB | 9 | 27 | 208 | 7.70 | 1 | 62 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 33 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 13 | 92 | 701 | 7.62 | 11 | 59 | 32 | 24 | 9 |
| 34 | Corey Bennett | Okla St | FR | RB | 1 | 12 | 91 | 7.58 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 35 | Chris Thompson | FSU | SR | RB | 8 | 91 | 687 | 7.55 | 5 | 80 | 31 | 21 | 7 |
| 36 | Daje Johnson | Texas | FR | RB | 10 | 27 | 203 | 7.52 | 1 | 84 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 37 | Demarcus Rogers | New Mexico | JR | RB | 2 | 14 | 105 | 7.50 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Daniel Sams | Kansas St | FR | QB | 7 | 32 | 235 | 7.34 | 3 | 46 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 39 | Gee Gee Greene | Navy | SR | RB | 13 | 120 | 877 | 7.31 | 3 | 59 | 50 | 33 | 8 |
| 40 | Malcolm Brown | Army | SR | RB | 9 | 61 | 441 | 7.23 | 4 | 55 | 24 | 20 | 2 |
| 40 | Crusoe Gongbay | New Mexico | SO | RB | 5 | 22 | 159 | 7.23 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 42 | Lindsey Lamar | S Florida | SR | RB | 7 | 66 | 475 | 7.20 | 3 | 80 | 15 | 12 | 5 |
| 43 | Kyle Hammonds | Ohio | FR | RB | 5 | 16 | 115 | 7.19 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 44 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 11 | 177 | 1266 | 7.15 | 7 | 79 | 51 | 31 | 14 |
| 45 | Lamaar Thomas | New Mexico | SR | WR | 10 | 31 | 220 | 7.10 | 0 | 53 | 11 | 9 | 1 |
| 45 | Markus Wheaton | Oregon St | SR | WR | 10 | 20 | 142 | 7.10 | 2 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 47 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | FR | QB | 13 | 106 | 752 | 7.09 | 5 | 86 | 33 | 25 | 10 |
| 48 | George Atkinson III | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 11 | 51 | 361 | 7.08 | 5 | 56 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| 48 | D.J. Beshears | Kansas | SR | WR | 4 | 13 | 92 | 7.08 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 50 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 13 | 201 | 1410 | 7.01 | 21 | 72 | 67 | 47 | 22 |
| 51 | Cole Gautsche | New Mexico | FR | QB | 11 | 109 | 760 | 6.97 | 7 | 76 | 31 | 26 | 8 |
| 51 | Nick Griffin | Miss St | SO | RB | 10 | 32 | 223 | 6.97 | 1 | 60 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 53 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | SR | RB | 13 | 218 | 1512 | 6.94 | 15 | 86 | 52 | 34 | 21 |
| 53 | Geoffrey Whiteside | Navy | SO | RB | 5 | 16 | 111 | 6.94 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 | Sammy Watkins | Clemson | SO | WR | 7 | 14 | 97 | 6.93 | 1 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | SR | RB | 8 | 98 | 675 | 6.89 | 5 | 73 | 29 | 18 | 8 |
| 57 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | JR | RB | 14 | 137 | 936 | 6.83 | 7 | 81 | 32 | 26 | 11 |
| 58 | Duke Johnson | Miami (Fl) | FR | RB | 12 | 139 | 947 | 6.81 | 10 | 65 | 30 | 24 | 9 |
| 59 | Alfred Blue | LSU | JR | RB | 3 | 40 | 270 | 6.75 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 3 |
| 60 | Bashr Coles | UAB | FR | RB | 9 | 39 | 262 | 6.72 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 60 | Rod Smith | Ohio State | SO | RB | 9 | 32 | 215 | 6.72 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 62 | Andre Givens | BGSU | FR | RB | 6 | 20 | 134 | 6.70 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 63 | Braylon Heard | Nebraska | SO | RB | 12 | 52 | 348 | 6.69 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| 63 | Kenyan Drake | Alabama | FR | RB | 9 | 42 | 281 | 6.69 | 5 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| 65 | Jay Ajayi | Boise St | FR | RB | 11 | 82 | 548 | 6.68 | 4 | 71 | 26 | 22 | 4 |
| 66 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 10 | 184 | 1228 | 6.67 | 12 | 68 | 53 | 37 | 9 |
| 67 | Marion Grice | Ariz St | JR | RB | 13 | 103 | 679 | 6.59 | 11 | 52 | 33 | 20 | 3 |
| 68 | Akeem Daniels | N Illinois | JR | RB | 14 | 68 | 447 | 6.57 | 9 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 4 |
| 68 | Christian Matthews | Kansas | JR | WR | 4 | 14 | 92 | 6.57 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 70 | Trey Burton | Florida | JR | RB | 11 | 29 | 190 | 6.55 | 2 | 80 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 71 | Desmond Roland | Okla St | SO | RB | 6 | 46 | 301 | 6.54 | 4 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| 72 | Chase Clayton | New Mexico | SO | RB | 13 | 32 | 209 | 6.53 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| 73 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 11 | 114 | 742 | 6.51 | 4 | 68 | 29 | 19 | 8 |
| 74 | Tony Pierson | Kansas | SO | RB | 11 | 117 | 760 | 6.50 | 4 | 69 | 35 | 26 | 5 |
| 74 | Bo Snelson | Navy | SR | RB | 10 | 42 | 273 | 6.50 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
| 74 | Leon Brooks | Wash St | JR | RB | 5 | 12 | 78 | 6.50 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 77 | Keith Marshall | Georgia | FR | RB | 14 | 117 | 759 | 6.49 | 8 | 75 | 28 | 17 | 7 |
| 78 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | JR | RB | 14 | 204 | 1322 | 6.48 | 17 | 73 | 70 | 42 | 13 |
| 79 | Bronson Hill | E Mich | SO | RB | 10 | 140 | 905 | 6.46 | 6 | 70 | 30 | 23 | 8 |
| 79 | Terrance Broadway | La-Lafytte | SO | QB | 13 | 119 | 769 | 6.46 | 9 | 77 | 37 | 29 | 5 |
| 81 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 14 | 125 | 806 | 6.45 | 12 | 69 | 27 | 22 | 11 |
| 82 | Khalek Shepherd | Virginia | SO | RB | 4 | 19 | 122 | 6.42 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 83 | Marquise Williams | N Carolina | FR | QB | 7 | 29 | 186 | 6.41 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 1 |
| 84 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | SR | QB | 10 | 63 | 402 | 6.38 | 4 | 53 | 23 | 13 | 3 |
| 84 | Brendon Kay | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 9 | 48 | 306 | 6.38 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 13 | 7 |
| 86 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | SO | RB | 13 | 303 | 1929 | 6.37 | 23 | 73 | 92 | 58 | 23 |
| 87 | Dominique Whaley | Oklahoma | SR | RB | 6 | 39 | 248 | 6.36 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| 88 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | SR | RB | 13 | 279 | 1767 | 6.33 | 21 | 80 | 94 | 55 | 15 |
| 88 | T.J. Yeldon | Alabama | FR | RB | 14 | 175 | 1108 | 6.33 | 12 | 43 | 48 | 36 | 6 |
| 90 | Cody Getz | Air Force | SR | RB | 11 | 198 | 1248 | 6.30 | 9 | 63 | 62 | 34 | 9 |
| 91 | C.J. Anderson | California | SR | RB | 12 | 126 | 790 | 6.27 | 4 | 68 | 30 | 19 | 6 |
| 92 | Brian Kimbrow | Vanderbilt | FR | RB | 12 | 66 | 413 | 6.26 | 3 | 74 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 92 | Joe Hill | Utah State | SO | RB | 10 | 43 | 269 | 6.26 | 7 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 4 |
| 94 | Todd Gurley | Georgia | FR | RB | 14 | 222 | 1385 | 6.24 | 17 | 55 | 58 | 49 | 15 |
| 94 | B.J. Bostic | Ga Tech | SO | RB | 11 | 34 | 212 | 6.24 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 0 |
| 96 | Tony Zenon | Ga Tech | SO | RB | 10 | 31 | 193 | 6.23 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 96 | Blake Sims | Alabama | SO | RB | 7 | 30 | 187 | 6.23 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 98 | Matt Brown | Temple | SR | RB | 7 | 60 | 372 | 6.20 | 4 | 56 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
| 99 | Benny Cunningham | MTSU | SR | RB | 5 | 97 | 600 | 6.19 | 11 | 60 | 35 | 19 | 4 |
| 99 | Jon Lee | Air Force | SO | RB | 12 | 88 | 545 | 6.19 | 4 | 52 | 24 | 14 | 6 |
| 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 12.0 rushing attempts in all plays.