2012 National Leaders Rushing - In The 2nd Quarter through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 13 | 63 | 509 | 8.08 | 9 | 48 | 21 | 15 | 9 |
| 2 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | SO | RB | 13 | 86 | 500 | 5.81 | 9 | 36 | 27 | 16 | 6 |
| 2 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | JR | RB | 14 | 70 | 497 | 7.10 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 19 | 6 |
| 2 | Dri Archer | Kent State | JR | RB | 14 | 44 | 474 | 10.77 | 4 | 79 | 17 | 12 | 6 |
| 2 | Beau Blankenship | Ohio | JR | RB | 13 | 80 | 457 | 5.71 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 6 |
| 2 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 12 | 69 | 434 | 6.29 | 3 | 72 | 22 | 16 | 6 |
| 2 | Todd Gurley | Georgia | FR | RB | 14 | 54 | 373 | 6.91 | 3 | 51 | 14 | 11 | 6 |
| 8 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | JR | QB | 14 | 77 | 462 | 6.00 | 5 | 57 | 22 | 12 | 5 |
| 8 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 11 | 49 | 356 | 7.27 | 4 | 67 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | Montel Harris | Temple | SR | RB | 10 | 51 | 293 | 5.75 | 3 | 60 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
| 8 | Will Gregory | Hawai'i | FR | RB | 9 | 34 | 234 | 6.88 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 12 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | JR | RB | 13 | 83 | 528 | 6.36 | 8 | 63 | 26 | 13 | 4 |
| 12 | Zurlon Tipton | C Mich | JR | RB | 13 | 69 | 427 | 6.19 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 12 | 4 |
| 12 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 12 | 66 | 426 | 6.45 | 5 | 72 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
| 12 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 13 | 70 | 425 | 6.07 | 2 | 39 | 22 | 15 | 4 |
| 12 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | SR | RB | 13 | 63 | 396 | 6.29 | 7 | 41 | 19 | 16 | 4 |
| 12 | Zach Line | SMU | SR | RB | 13 | 79 | 390 | 4.94 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 4 |
| 12 | D.J. Harper | Boise St | SR | RB | 13 | 55 | 341 | 6.20 | 6 | 35 | 16 | 13 | 4 |
| 12 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | SR | RB | 13 | 54 | 339 | 6.28 | 3 | 60 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| 12 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | SR | RB | 12 | 49 | 335 | 6.84 | 1 | 68 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| 12 | Latavius Murray | UCF | SR | RB | 11 | 44 | 316 | 7.18 | 5 | 75 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 12 | Curtis McNeal | USC | SR | RB | 10 | 37 | 287 | 7.76 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 4 |
| 12 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | FR | QB | 12 | 31 | 280 | 9.03 | 1 | 86 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| 12 | Ben Malena | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 12 | 39 | 271 | 6.95 | 2 | 50 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| 12 | Silas Redd | USC | JR | RB | 12 | 45 | 265 | 5.89 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
| 12 | Jeremy Brown | N Texas | SR | RB | 10 | 35 | 255 | 7.29 | 3 | 51 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| 12 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 14 | 41 | 242 | 5.90 | 4 | 69 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 12 | Munchie Legaux | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 8 | 22 | 130 | 5.91 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 29 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | SR | RB | 14 | 77 | 435 | 5.65 | 4 | 78 | 13 | 11 | 3 |
| 29 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 13 | 82 | 386 | 4.71 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 3 |
| 29 | Cody Getz | Air Force | SR | RB | 11 | 46 | 360 | 7.83 | 3 | 63 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 29 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 10 | 51 | 348 | 6.82 | 3 | 68 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 29 | David Fluellen | Toledo | JR | RB | 11 | 54 | 337 | 6.24 | 4 | 53 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 29 | Jay Ajayi | Boise St | FR | RB | 10 | 41 | 334 | 8.15 | 3 | 71 | 15 | 14 | 3 |
| 29 | Charles Ross | Rice | JR | RB | 10 | 42 | 331 | 7.88 | 1 | 64 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 29 | Kenneth Dixon | La Tech | FR | RB | 11 | 51 | 331 | 6.49 | 9 | 48 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| 29 | Jawon Chisholm | Akron | SO | RB | 11 | 51 | 323 | 6.33 | 2 | 50 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 29 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | SO | RB | 13 | 64 | 323 | 5.05 | 1 | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 29 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | SO | QB | 11 | 45 | 318 | 7.07 | 1 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
| 29 | James Sims | Kansas | JR | RB | 9 | 58 | 317 | 5.47 | 3 | 64 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 29 | Gee Gee Greene | Navy | SR | RB | 12 | 37 | 315 | 8.51 | 0 | 36 | 20 | 14 | 3 |
| 29 | Alonzo Harris | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 11 | 44 | 310 | 7.05 | 4 | 68 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 29 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | SR | QB | 13 | 69 | 301 | 4.36 | 7 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 29 | Antoinne Jimmerson | N Texas | FR | RB | 10 | 44 | 278 | 6.32 | 1 | 45 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 29 | Chris Thompson | FSU | SR | RB | 7 | 20 | 266 | 13.30 | 2 | 80 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 29 | Kevin Grooms | Marshall | FR | RB | 9 | 32 | 263 | 8.22 | 3 | 69 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 29 | Senorise Perry | Louisville | JR | RB | 9 | 39 | 252 | 6.46 | 4 | 47 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| 29 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | SR | RB | 11 | 37 | 240 | 6.49 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| 29 | Lache Seastrunk | Baylor | SO | RB | 8 | 30 | 230 | 7.67 | 2 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| 29 | Charles Sims | Houston | JR | RB | 8 | 41 | 228 | 5.56 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 29 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | SO | RB | 12 | 49 | 223 | 4.55 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 29 | Walter Kazee | SDSU | SR | RB | 12 | 45 | 215 | 4.78 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 29 | Alex Zordich | Buffalo | JR | QB | 7 | 32 | 195 | 6.09 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| 29 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 13 | 49 | 178 | 3.63 | 2 | 71 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 29 | Eric Soza | UTSA | JR | QB | 7 | 23 | 166 | 7.22 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 29 | Brandon Hayes | Memphis | JR | RB | 8 | 29 | 153 | 5.28 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 29 | Chris Coyer | Temple | JR | QB | 9 | 41 | 153 | 3.73 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 29 | Roderick McDowell | Clemson | JR | RB | 10 | 18 | 137 | 7.61 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 29 | Tyler Tettleton | Ohio | JR | QB | 12 | 47 | 133 | 2.83 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 29 | EJ Manuel | FSU | SR | QB | 13 | 26 | 105 | 4.04 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 29 | Jeff Driskel | Florida | SO | QB | 11 | 34 | 98 | 2.88 | 1 | 37 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 29 | Brendon Kay | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 4 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 63 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 14 | 89 | 457 | 5.13 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 2 |
| 63 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | SR | RB | 14 | 77 | 408 | 5.30 | 5 | 49 | 15 | 11 | 2 |
| 63 | Bishop Sankey | Washington | SO | RB | 13 | 77 | 383 | 4.97 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 63 | Kasey Carrier | New Mexico | JR | RB | 11 | 64 | 376 | 5.88 | 3 | 57 | 19 | 12 | 2 |
| 63 | Trent Steelman | Army | SR | QB | 12 | 83 | 333 | 4.01 | 5 | 73 | 26 | 10 | 2 |
| 63 | Prince-Tyson Gulley | Syracuse | JR | RB | 13 | 59 | 322 | 5.46 | 4 | 55 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 63 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | JR | RB | 12 | 70 | 309 | 4.41 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 63 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | SO | RB | 13 | 52 | 308 | 5.92 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 63 | George Winn | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 12 | 55 | 306 | 5.56 | 2 | 57 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 63 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 14 | 62 | 296 | 4.77 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| 63 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 13 | 56 | 289 | 5.16 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| 63 | Andre Williams | BC | JR | RB | 9 | 47 | 281 | 5.98 | 1 | 99 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 63 | Andrew Buie | WVU | SO | RB | 11 | 50 | 276 | 5.52 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| 63 | Jerome Smith | Syracuse | JR | RB | 13 | 52 | 272 | 5.23 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 63 | Tony Pierson | Kansas | SO | RB | 8 | 30 | 265 | 8.83 | 2 | 55 | 13 | 10 | 2 |
| 63 | Raymond Maples | Army | JR | RB | 11 | 47 | 264 | 5.62 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 63 | John White | Utah | SR | RB | 11 | 53 | 262 | 4.94 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| 63 | Shawn Southward | Troy | SR | RB | 12 | 58 | 261 | 4.50 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 63 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 12 | 46 | 260 | 5.65 | 3 | 51 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| 63 | Duke Johnson | Miami (Fl) | FR | RB | 12 | 33 | 251 | 7.61 | 3 | 65 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 63 | Keith Marshall | Georgia | FR | RB | 14 | 50 | 250 | 5.00 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 63 | LaDarius Perkins | Miss St | JR | RB | 12 | 52 | 245 | 4.71 | 2 | 44 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 63 | Keenan Reynolds | Navy | FR | QB | 8 | 40 | 244 | 6.10 | 6 | 72 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 63 | Theo Riddick | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 13 | 48 | 244 | 5.08 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 63 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | JR | RB | 12 | 40 | 239 | 5.98 | 0 | 62 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 63 | Nick Florence | Baylor | SR | QB | 12 | 45 | 229 | 5.09 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 2 |
| 63 | Logan Thomas | Va Tech | JR | QB | 12 | 48 | 229 | 4.77 | 4 | 73 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 63 | Kevin Parks | Virginia | SO | RB | 12 | 42 | 228 | 5.43 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 63 | Kenny Williams | Texas Tech | SO | RB | 11 | 38 | 206 | 5.42 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 63 | Taylor McHargue | Rice | JR | QB | 12 | 49 | 206 | 4.20 | 3 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 2 |
| 63 | Orwin Smith | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 9 | 20 | 197 | 9.85 | 2 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 63 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 12 | 44 | 189 | 4.30 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 63 | Rushel Shell | Pittsburgh | FR | RB | 10 | 47 | 187 | 3.98 | 3 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 63 | Robert Godhigh | Ga Tech | JR | RB | 11 | 20 | 180 | 9.00 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 63 | Isi Sofele | California | SR | RB | 10 | 39 | 180 | 4.62 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 63 | Glasco Martin | Baylor | JR | RB | 11 | 43 | 179 | 4.16 | 4 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 63 | Tavon Austin | WVU | SR | WR | 7 | 20 | 178 | 8.90 | 0 | 70 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 63 | Marcus Curry | Texas St | SR | RB | 10 | 34 | 178 | 5.24 | 3 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||