2012 National Leaders Rushing - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | JR | RB | 13 | 109 | 540 | 4.95 | 6 | 48 | 28 | 14 | 4 |
| 2 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 13 | 90 | 411 | 4.57 | 0 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| 3 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 13 | 88 | 468 | 5.32 | 8 | 67 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| 4 | Beau Blankenship | Ohio | JR | RB | 13 | 85 | 522 | 6.14 | 4 | 58 | 21 | 16 | 4 |
| 5 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 12 | 84 | 499 | 5.94 | 1 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 4 |
| 6 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | SR | RB | 11 | 83 | 369 | 4.45 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 2 |
| 7 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | SR | RB | 14 | 79 | 393 | 4.97 | 3 | 32 | 26 | 15 | 3 |
| 8 | David Fluellen | Toledo | JR | RB | 10 | 77 | 526 | 6.83 | 4 | 49 | 25 | 15 | 4 |
| 9 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | SR | RB | 11 | 76 | 426 | 5.61 | 2 | 42 | 21 | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | Jerome Smith | Syracuse | JR | RB | 13 | 75 | 381 | 5.08 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| 11 | Trayion Durham | Kent State | SO | RB | 14 | 70 | 319 | 4.56 | 5 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | JR | RB | 12 | 69 | 311 | 4.51 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | JR | RB | 13 | 69 | 294 | 4.26 | 1 | 76 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | SO | RB | 12 | 68 | 581 | 8.54 | 5 | 73 | 30 | 19 | 6 |
| 14 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | SR | RB | 13 | 68 | 297 | 4.37 | 2 | 40 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | JR | QB | 14 | 67 | 492 | 7.34 | 7 | 73 | 23 | 15 | 6 |
| 16 | Mike Gillislee | Florida | SR | RB | 13 | 67 | 344 | 5.13 | 1 | 45 | 16 | 11 | 2 |
| 18 | Todd Gurley | Georgia | FR | RB | 14 | 66 | 439 | 6.65 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 3 |
| 19 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | SO | RB | 12 | 65 | 483 | 7.43 | 4 | 75 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| 19 | Darrin Reaves | UAB | SO | RB | 12 | 65 | 357 | 5.49 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 2 |
| 19 | Bishop Sankey | Washington | SO | RB | 13 | 65 | 283 | 4.35 | 6 | 61 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 22 | Kenneth Dixon | La Tech | FR | RB | 12 | 64 | 442 | 6.91 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 18 | 4 |
| 22 | Zach Line | SMU | SR | RB | 13 | 64 | 306 | 4.78 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| 24 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 11 | 63 | 307 | 4.87 | 2 | 50 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 25 | Zurlon Tipton | C Mich | JR | RB | 13 | 62 | 327 | 5.27 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
| 25 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | SO | RB | 11 | 62 | 187 | 3.02 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | John White | Utah | SR | RB | 11 | 61 | 326 | 5.34 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 3 |
| 27 | George Winn | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 13 | 61 | 315 | 5.16 | 5 | 46 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| 29 | Raymond Maples | Army | JR | RB | 12 | 60 | 383 | 6.38 | 1 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 3 |
| 29 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | SR | RB | 11 | 60 | 323 | 5.38 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2 |
| 29 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 13 | 60 | 211 | 3.52 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | SR | QB | 13 | 59 | 354 | 6.00 | 9 | 34 | 20 | 15 | 3 |
| 32 | Zach Zwinak | Penn State | SO | RB | 10 | 59 | 307 | 5.20 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 32 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | SO | RB | 11 | 59 | 249 | 4.22 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 35 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 12 | 58 | 366 | 6.31 | 0 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 35 | Cody Getz | Air Force | SR | RB | 11 | 58 | 349 | 6.02 | 3 | 54 | 17 | 8 | 3 |
| 35 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | SO | RB | 11 | 58 | 318 | 5.48 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| 35 | D.J. Harper | Boise St | SR | RB | 12 | 58 | 244 | 4.21 | 4 | 43 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 35 | James Sims | Kansas | JR | RB | 9 | 58 | 162 | 2.79 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Adam Muema | SDSU | SO | RB | 12 | 57 | 358 | 6.28 | 3 | 43 | 17 | 13 | 3 |
| 40 | Jeremy Wright | Louisville | JR | RB | 13 | 57 | 234 | 4.11 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 42 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 12 | 56 | 392 | 7.00 | 1 | 48 | 18 | 11 | 3 |
| 42 | Brandin Byrd | N Texas | JR | RB | 11 | 56 | 332 | 5.93 | 1 | 85 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| 44 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 12 | 55 | 418 | 7.60 | 2 | 80 | 17 | 12 | 3 |
| 44 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 12 | 55 | 388 | 7.05 | 6 | 67 | 17 | 10 | 5 |
| 44 | Kendial Lawrence | Missouri | SR | RB | 12 | 55 | 338 | 6.15 | 4 | 77 | 18 | 11 | 2 |
| 44 | Kasey Carrier | New Mexico | JR | RB | 12 | 55 | 330 | 6.00 | 4 | 76 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 44 | Michael Cox | U Mass | SR | RB | 11 | 55 | 238 | 4.33 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 49 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | SR | RB | 13 | 54 | 493 | 9.13 | 4 | 86 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
| 49 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 13 | 54 | 168 | 3.11 | 3 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 51 | De'Leon Eskridge | SJSU | SR | RB | 12 | 53 | 274 | 5.17 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| 51 | Shadrach Thornton | NC State | FR | RB | 8 | 53 | 264 | 4.98 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 51 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | SO | QB | 11 | 53 | 236 | 4.45 | 5 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| 54 | Glasco Martin | Baylor | JR | RB | 11 | 52 | 291 | 5.60 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 3 |
| 54 | David Oku | Ark St | JR | RB | 11 | 52 | 276 | 5.31 | 5 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 56 | Trent Steelman | Army | SR | QB | 12 | 51 | 338 | 6.63 | 5 | 75 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 56 | Jeff Scott | Miss | JR | RB | 11 | 51 | 295 | 5.78 | 2 | 48 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 56 | LaDarius Perkins | Miss St | JR | RB | 11 | 51 | 246 | 4.82 | 1 | 64 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 56 | David Sims | Ga Tech | JR | RB | 11 | 51 | 221 | 4.33 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Christian Powell | Colorado | FR | RB | 9 | 51 | 218 | 4.27 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| 61 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 9 | 50 | 302 | 6.04 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 61 | Jawon Chisholm | Akron | SO | RB | 9 | 50 | 203 | 4.06 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 63 | Vintavious Cooper | ECU | JR | RB | 11 | 49 | 270 | 5.51 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 64 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 10 | 48 | 357 | 7.44 | 2 | 58 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 64 | Dareyon Chance | W Mich | JR | RB | 10 | 48 | 243 | 5.06 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| 64 | Alonzo Harris | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 11 | 48 | 242 | 5.04 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 64 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | SR | RB | 10 | 48 | 191 | 3.98 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| 68 | Nathan Jeffery | UTEP | SO | RB | 9 | 47 | 282 | 6.00 | 1 | 71 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 68 | Storm Woods | Oregon St | FR | RB | 12 | 47 | 265 | 5.64 | 6 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 68 | Shaun Rutherford | Texas St | SR | QB | 11 | 47 | 172 | 3.66 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 68 | Logan Thomas | Va Tech | JR | QB | 12 | 47 | 42 | 0.89 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 72 | Jonathan Wallace | FAU | JR | RB | 11 | 46 | 250 | 5.43 | 1 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 72 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 7 | 46 | 232 | 5.04 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 72 | John Hubert | Kansas St | JR | RB | 13 | 46 | 193 | 4.20 | 4 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 72 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 13 | 46 | 149 | 3.24 | 4 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 76 | T.J. Yeldon | Alabama | FR | RB | 11 | 45 | 321 | 7.13 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 76 | Shawn Southward | Troy | SR | RB | 12 | 45 | 279 | 6.20 | 2 | 55 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 76 | Theo Riddick | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 12 | 45 | 234 | 5.20 | 1 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | Kevin Parks | Virginia | SO | RB | 12 | 45 | 229 | 5.09 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 76 | Latavius Murray | UCF | SR | RB | 10 | 45 | 189 | 4.20 | 2 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 76 | Jordan Parker | MTSU | FR | RB | 10 | 45 | 154 | 3.42 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 82 | Dri Archer | Kent State | JR | RB | 13 | 44 | 322 | 7.32 | 3 | 64 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
| 82 | Montel Harris | Temple | SR | RB | 7 | 44 | 306 | 6.95 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 2 |
| 82 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | JR | RB | 12 | 44 | 230 | 5.23 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 82 | Silas Redd | USC | JR | RB | 10 | 44 | 183 | 4.16 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 82 | Noah Copeland | Navy | SO | RB | 13 | 44 | 176 | 4.00 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | Turner Petersen | Rice | JR | RB | 10 | 44 | 173 | 3.93 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | Andrew Buie | WVU | SO | RB | 10 | 44 | 161 | 3.66 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 89 | Bronson Hill | E Mich | SO | RB | 7 | 43 | 357 | 8.30 | 3 | 70 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| 89 | Josh Harris | Wk Forest | JR | RB | 9 | 43 | 286 | 6.65 | 3 | 63 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| 89 | Charles Ross | Rice | JR | RB | 11 | 43 | 211 | 4.91 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 89 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | JR | RB | 9 | 43 | 139 | 3.23 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 89 | Damon Bullock | Iowa | SO | RB | 5 | 43 | 138 | 3.21 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 94 | Damien Williams | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 12 | 42 | 309 | 7.36 | 3 | 89 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 94 | Tre Mason | Auburn | SO | RB | 11 | 42 | 259 | 6.17 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 94 | Germi Morrison | NMSU | JR | RB | 12 | 42 | 194 | 4.62 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 97 | Charles Sims | Houston | JR | RB | 7 | 41 | 287 | 7.00 | 3 | 53 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 97 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 8 | 41 | 262 | 6.39 | 2 | 51 | 13 | 10 | 1 |
| 97 | Prince-Tyson Gulley | Syracuse | JR | RB | 13 | 41 | 231 | 5.63 | 3 | 67 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 97 | Horactio Banks | Ball State | FR | RB | 10 | 41 | 217 | 5.29 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||