2012 National Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Quarter through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | SR | RB | 13 | 88 | 641 | 7.28 | 7 | 71 | 34 | 20 | 6 |
| 2 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | JR | RB | 14 | 67 | 488 | 7.28 | 8 | 73 | 27 | 12 | 5 |
| 3 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | JR | RB | 13 | 89 | 529 | 5.94 | 7 | 69 | 26 | 15 | 3 |
| 3 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | JR | QB | 14 | 82 | 518 | 6.32 | 2 | 88 | 26 | 16 | 3 |
| 3 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | JR | RB | 13 | 114 | 434 | 3.81 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 13 | 99 | 482 | 4.87 | 4 | 40 | 24 | 11 | 5 |
| 7 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 14 | 99 | 500 | 5.05 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 5 |
| 7 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 13 | 65 | 430 | 6.62 | 3 | 52 | 23 | 14 | 5 |
| 7 | D.J. Harper | Boise St | SR | RB | 13 | 76 | 428 | 5.63 | 5 | 80 | 23 | 11 | 4 |
| 10 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | JR | RB | 13 | 84 | 498 | 5.93 | 5 | 64 | 22 | 13 | 4 |
| 10 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | SO | QB | 12 | 52 | 429 | 8.25 | 4 | 49 | 22 | 17 | 5 |
| 10 | Cody Getz | Air Force | SR | RB | 11 | 58 | 375 | 6.47 | 2 | 52 | 22 | 12 | 3 |
| 10 | Trent Steelman | Army | SR | QB | 12 | 60 | 301 | 5.02 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 2 |
| 14 | Kasey Carrier | New Mexico | JR | RB | 12 | 71 | 444 | 6.25 | 6 | 68 | 20 | 7 | 6 |
| 14 | Bishop Sankey | Washington | SO | RB | 13 | 76 | 441 | 5.80 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 14 | 2 |
| 14 | Jerome Smith | Syracuse | JR | RB | 13 | 72 | 412 | 5.72 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 2 |
| 14 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | SR | RB | 13 | 78 | 356 | 4.56 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
| 14 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 13 | 46 | 245 | 5.33 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 2 |
| 19 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | SR | RB | 14 | 75 | 528 | 7.04 | 4 | 74 | 19 | 16 | 6 |
| 19 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | SO | RB | 13 | 80 | 395 | 4.94 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 4 |
| 19 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | SR | RB | 13 | 60 | 378 | 6.30 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 5 |
| 19 | Todd Gurley | Georgia | FR | RB | 14 | 69 | 373 | 5.41 | 8 | 49 | 19 | 15 | 2 |
| 19 | LaDarius Perkins | Miss St | JR | RB | 12 | 73 | 366 | 5.01 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 2 |
| 19 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 11 | 61 | 300 | 4.92 | 3 | 55 | 19 | 14 | 3 |
| 25 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | SR | RB | 13 | 92 | 468 | 5.09 | 5 | 94 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| 25 | Adam Muema | SDSU | SO | RB | 13 | 76 | 453 | 5.96 | 6 | 51 | 18 | 13 | 4 |
| 25 | Latavius Murray | UCF | SR | RB | 10 | 68 | 423 | 6.22 | 4 | 83 | 18 | 8 | 5 |
| 25 | Jawon Chisholm | Akron | SO | RB | 11 | 55 | 314 | 5.71 | 1 | 49 | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| 25 | David Oku | Ark St | JR | RB | 13 | 60 | 272 | 4.53 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| 30 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 11 | 53 | 377 | 7.11 | 1 | 79 | 17 | 8 | 4 |
| 30 | Trayion Durham | Kent State | SO | RB | 14 | 63 | 291 | 4.62 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| 30 | Tajh Boyd | Clemson | JR | QB | 12 | 54 | 136 | 2.52 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 1 |
| 33 | David Fluellen | Toledo | JR | RB | 12 | 68 | 384 | 5.65 | 4 | 53 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| 33 | Beau Blankenship | Ohio | JR | RB | 13 | 84 | 363 | 4.32 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 33 | George Winn | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 13 | 57 | 358 | 6.28 | 3 | 58 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
| 33 | Raymond Maples | Army | JR | RB | 11 | 63 | 318 | 5.05 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| 33 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | SO | RB | 13 | 49 | 253 | 5.16 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| 38 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 13 | 43 | 396 | 9.21 | 2 | 92 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| 38 | Zurlon Tipton | C Mich | JR | RB | 13 | 56 | 359 | 6.41 | 6 | 72 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| 38 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | JR | RB | 7 | 62 | 341 | 5.50 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 38 | Ben Malena | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 13 | 53 | 313 | 5.91 | 4 | 59 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| 38 | Storm Woods | Oregon St | FR | RB | 12 | 64 | 296 | 4.63 | 5 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 38 | Montel Harris | Temple | SR | RB | 10 | 62 | 275 | 4.44 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 38 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | SO | RB | 10 | 41 | 256 | 6.24 | 1 | 52 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 38 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 13 | 53 | 250 | 4.72 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 38 | Kedrick Rhodes | FIU | JR | RB | 10 | 50 | 245 | 4.90 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| 47 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | SR | RB | 14 | 87 | 450 | 5.17 | 5 | 59 | 14 | 10 | 3 |
| 47 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | SR | RB | 13 | 65 | 410 | 6.31 | 1 | 86 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 47 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 13 | 64 | 358 | 5.59 | 3 | 47 | 14 | 8 | 5 |
| 47 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 13 | 78 | 333 | 4.27 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 47 | James Sims | Kansas | JR | RB | 9 | 51 | 298 | 5.84 | 2 | 58 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| 47 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | SR | RB | 13 | 60 | 235 | 3.92 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 4 |
| 47 | Jeff Scott | Miss | JR | RB | 11 | 50 | 203 | 4.06 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 54 | Jordan Parker | MTSU | FR | RB | 9 | 38 | 340 | 8.95 | 2 | 98 | 13 | 5 | 4 |
| 54 | John White | Utah | SR | RB | 11 | 68 | 332 | 4.88 | 2 | 47 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 54 | Zach Line | SMU | SR | RB | 13 | 78 | 327 | 4.19 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 54 | Isi Sofele | California | SR | RB | 11 | 56 | 306 | 5.46 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 4 |
| 54 | D.J. Foster | Ariz St | FR | RB | 11 | 39 | 284 | 7.28 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 54 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | SO | RB | 12 | 63 | 255 | 4.05 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 54 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 13 | 45 | 235 | 5.22 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| 54 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | SR | RB | 12 | 40 | 234 | 5.85 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| 54 | Nathan Jeffery | UTEP | SO | RB | 10 | 52 | 207 | 3.98 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 54 | Perry Jones | Virginia | SR | RB | 12 | 48 | 151 | 3.15 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 64 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | JR | RB | 14 | 48 | 405 | 8.44 | 3 | 73 | 12 | 11 | 5 |
| 64 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | FR | QB | 12 | 40 | 309 | 7.73 | 3 | 77 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
| 64 | Marcus Curry | Texas St | SR | RB | 11 | 39 | 303 | 7.77 | 5 | 73 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 64 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 12 | 21 | 299 | 14.24 | 4 | 59 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
| 64 | Mike Gillislee | Florida | SR | RB | 13 | 66 | 273 | 4.14 | 2 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 64 | Germi Morrison | NMSU | JR | RB | 11 | 51 | 272 | 5.33 | 1 | 37 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 64 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 8 | 50 | 264 | 5.28 | 2 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 64 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 12 | 62 | 254 | 4.10 | 5 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 64 | Chris Thompson | FSU | SR | RB | 8 | 34 | 245 | 7.21 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 64 | Rajion Neal | Tennessee | JR | RB | 10 | 52 | 229 | 4.40 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 64 | Michael Cox | U Mass | SR | RB | 11 | 61 | 227 | 3.72 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| 64 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | SR | RB | 13 | 52 | 226 | 4.35 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 64 | Demetris Murray | S Florida | SR | RB | 12 | 58 | 222 | 3.83 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 64 | Raymond Sanders III | Kentucky | JR | RB | 10 | 46 | 214 | 4.65 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 64 | Shadrach Thornton | NC State | FR | RB | 7 | 39 | 185 | 4.74 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 64 | Jarred Salubi | Baylor | SR | RB | 6 | 41 | 173 | 4.22 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 64 | Theo Riddick | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 13 | 39 | 172 | 4.41 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 64 | Kolton Browning | La-Monroe | JR | QB | 11 | 33 | 164 | 4.97 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 64 | Taylor McHargue | Rice | JR | QB | 12 | 51 | 161 | 3.16 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 64 | Shawne Alston | WVU | SR | RB | 6 | 32 | 151 | 4.72 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 64 | David Sims | Ga Tech | JR | RB | 9 | 31 | 146 | 4.71 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | Logan Thomas | Va Tech | JR | QB | 12 | 42 | 141 | 3.36 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 86 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 10 | 48 | 299 | 6.23 | 6 | 59 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 86 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 13 | 46 | 295 | 6.41 | 7 | 60 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| 86 | Charles Sims | Houston | JR | RB | 9 | 48 | 276 | 5.75 | 3 | 43 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 86 | Silas Redd | USC | JR | RB | 11 | 49 | 264 | 5.39 | 4 | 57 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 86 | Chuckie Keeton | Utah State | SO | QB | 12 | 41 | 252 | 6.15 | 2 | 62 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 86 | Darrin Reaves | UAB | SO | RB | 12 | 50 | 216 | 4.32 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 86 | Terrance Broadway | La-Lafytte | SO | QB | 9 | 21 | 209 | 9.95 | 2 | 77 | 11 | 9 | 1 |
| 86 | Jeremy Wright | Louisville | JR | RB | 13 | 58 | 209 | 3.60 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| 86 | John Hubert | Kansas St | JR | RB | 13 | 48 | 202 | 4.21 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 86 | Jeremy Hill | LSU | FR | RB | 7 | 33 | 197 | 5.97 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 86 | Jonathan Wallace | FAU | JR | RB | 10 | 53 | 197 | 3.72 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 86 | Vintavious Cooper | ECU | JR | RB | 9 | 49 | 191 | 3.90 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 86 | Bo Wallace | Miss | SO | QB | 13 | 36 | 189 | 5.25 | 2 | 58 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 86 | Josh Snead | Duke | SO | RB | 12 | 29 | 186 | 6.41 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 0 |
| 86 | Brandon Hayes | Memphis | JR | RB | 7 | 38 | 178 | 4.68 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||