2012 National Leaders Rushing - On 2nd Down through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 13 | 136 | 660 | 4.85 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 15 | 4 |
| 2 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 14 | 117 | 572 | 4.89 | 4 | 67 | 37 | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | Beau Blankenship | Ohio | JR | RB | 13 | 114 | 630 | 5.53 | 6 | 58 | 37 | 18 | 4 |
| 4 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | JR | RB | 13 | 111 | 453 | 4.08 | 4 | 23 | 42 | 11 | 1 |
| 5 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | SR | RB | 14 | 110 | 634 | 5.76 | 5 | 59 | 29 | 14 | 5 |
| 5 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | SR | RB | 13 | 110 | 613 | 5.57 | 6 | 71 | 40 | 16 | 7 |
| 7 | Zach Line | SMU | SR | RB | 13 | 104 | 388 | 3.73 | 4 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 4 |
| 8 | Bishop Sankey | Washington | SO | RB | 13 | 102 | 508 | 4.98 | 6 | 33 | 34 | 17 | 5 |
| 9 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | SR | RB | 13 | 98 | 570 | 5.82 | 5 | 94 | 31 | 16 | 4 |
| 10 | Trayion Durham | Kent State | SO | RB | 14 | 97 | 455 | 4.69 | 4 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 3 |
| 11 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | JR | RB | 13 | 94 | 448 | 4.77 | 6 | 69 | 29 | 8 | 3 |
| 12 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 12 | 93 | 663 | 7.13 | 6 | 44 | 27 | 21 | 9 |
| 13 | David Fluellen | Toledo | JR | RB | 12 | 92 | 676 | 7.35 | 5 | 53 | 37 | 20 | 7 |
| 14 | Todd Gurley | Georgia | FR | RB | 14 | 90 | 529 | 5.88 | 8 | 51 | 29 | 19 | 5 |
| 15 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 13 | 88 | 611 | 6.94 | 7 | 80 | 30 | 16 | 5 |
| 15 | James Sims | Kansas | JR | RB | 9 | 88 | 389 | 4.42 | 3 | 64 | 22 | 6 | 2 |
| 17 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | SO | RB | 13 | 87 | 468 | 5.38 | 3 | 46 | 35 | 13 | 4 |
| 18 | Adam Muema | SDSU | SO | RB | 13 | 86 | 471 | 5.48 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 16 | 2 |
| 19 | Kasey Carrier | New Mexico | JR | RB | 12 | 85 | 444 | 5.22 | 3 | 59 | 26 | 10 | 3 |
| 20 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | SR | RB | 14 | 84 | 587 | 6.99 | 4 | 78 | 28 | 20 | 7 |
| 20 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | SO | RB | 12 | 84 | 332 | 3.95 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 4 |
| 22 | D.J. Harper | Boise St | SR | RB | 13 | 83 | 441 | 5.31 | 9 | 43 | 25 | 16 | 4 |
| 23 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | JR | RB | 13 | 82 | 518 | 6.32 | 3 | 76 | 23 | 10 | 4 |
| 23 | John White | Utah | SR | RB | 11 | 82 | 448 | 5.46 | 3 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 4 |
| 23 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | SO | RB | 13 | 82 | 428 | 5.22 | 5 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 2 |
| 26 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 12 | 81 | 491 | 6.06 | 2 | 42 | 29 | 18 | 5 |
| 27 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | SR | RB | 13 | 80 | 515 | 6.44 | 7 | 63 | 25 | 11 | 6 |
| 27 | George Winn | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 13 | 80 | 429 | 5.36 | 4 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 5 |
| 29 | Zach Zwinak | Penn State | SO | RB | 10 | 79 | 432 | 5.47 | 3 | 21 | 25 | 13 | 2 |
| 30 | Mike Gillislee | Florida | SR | RB | 13 | 78 | 343 | 4.40 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 2 |
| 31 | Trent Steelman | Army | SR | QB | 12 | 77 | 503 | 6.53 | 5 | 73 | 25 | 18 | 5 |
| 31 | Jerome Smith | Syracuse | JR | RB | 13 | 77 | 357 | 4.64 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 1 |
| 33 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | JR | RB | 14 | 76 | 567 | 7.46 | 8 | 73 | 28 | 15 | 8 |
| 33 | Darrin Reaves | UAB | SO | RB | 12 | 76 | 371 | 4.88 | 1 | 18 | 28 | 13 | 0 |
| 35 | Zurlon Tipton | C Mich | JR | RB | 13 | 75 | 514 | 6.85 | 7 | 72 | 31 | 14 | 5 |
| 36 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | SO | RB | 13 | 74 | 305 | 4.12 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| 36 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | SO | RB | 11 | 74 | 288 | 3.89 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| 38 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 14 | 72 | 511 | 7.10 | 4 | 92 | 23 | 15 | 6 |
| 38 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | SR | RB | 13 | 72 | 433 | 6.01 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 5 |
| 40 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | SR | QB | 13 | 71 | 400 | 5.63 | 9 | 34 | 18 | 14 | 3 |
| 40 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | JR | QB | 14 | 71 | 400 | 5.63 | 2 | 57 | 21 | 11 | 3 |
| 40 | LaDarius Perkins | Miss St | JR | RB | 12 | 71 | 351 | 4.94 | 3 | 64 | 20 | 9 | 2 |
| 40 | Jonathan Wallace | FAU | JR | RB | 10 | 71 | 246 | 3.46 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 44 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | SR | RB | 13 | 70 | 412 | 5.89 | 4 | 90 | 17 | 11 | 2 |
| 44 | Shawn Southward | Troy | SR | RB | 12 | 70 | 365 | 5.21 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 4 |
| 44 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 13 | 70 | 339 | 4.84 | 1 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 3 |
| 47 | Raymond Maples | Army | JR | RB | 12 | 69 | 366 | 5.30 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 2 |
| 47 | David Oku | Ark St | JR | RB | 12 | 69 | 306 | 4.43 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 8 | 1 |
| 47 | Brandin Byrd | N Texas | JR | RB | 12 | 69 | 273 | 3.96 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 1 |
| 47 | Tajh Boyd | Clemson | JR | QB | 13 | 69 | 268 | 3.88 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 1 |
| 51 | Jeremy Wright | Louisville | JR | RB | 13 | 68 | 333 | 4.90 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 2 |
| 52 | De'Leon Eskridge | SJSU | SR | RB | 13 | 67 | 395 | 5.90 | 6 | 63 | 22 | 11 | 4 |
| 52 | Walter Kazee | SDSU | SR | RB | 12 | 67 | 375 | 5.60 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 4 |
| 52 | Silas Redd | USC | JR | RB | 12 | 67 | 305 | 4.55 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 3 |
| 52 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 11 | 67 | 304 | 4.54 | 4 | 50 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| 52 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 12 | 67 | 282 | 4.21 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 1 |
| 57 | T.J. Yeldon | Alabama | FR | RB | 14 | 66 | 426 | 6.45 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 16 | 2 |
| 57 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 13 | 66 | 368 | 5.58 | 3 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 5 |
| 59 | Nathan Jeffery | UTEP | SO | RB | 9 | 65 | 310 | 4.77 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 60 | Dareyon Chance | W Mich | JR | RB | 11 | 64 | 414 | 6.47 | 2 | 38 | 24 | 13 | 4 |
| 60 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | SR | RB | 12 | 64 | 343 | 5.36 | 3 | 68 | 25 | 10 | 2 |
| 62 | Cody Getz | Air Force | SR | RB | 11 | 63 | 496 | 7.87 | 3 | 63 | 22 | 10 | 5 |
| 62 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 10 | 63 | 307 | 4.87 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 2 |
| 62 | Kendial Lawrence | Missouri | SR | RB | 12 | 63 | 284 | 4.51 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 2 |
| 62 | Alex Singleton | Tulsa | SR | RB | 14 | 63 | 260 | 4.13 | 11 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 1 |
| 62 | Josh Harris | Wk Forest | JR | RB | 11 | 63 | 238 | 3.78 | 2 | 63 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| 62 | Shaun Rutherford | Texas St | SR | QB | 12 | 63 | 148 | 2.35 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 68 | Damien Williams | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 13 | 62 | 457 | 7.37 | 5 | 95 | 23 | 9 | 3 |
| 68 | Tre Mason | Auburn | SO | RB | 12 | 62 | 389 | 6.27 | 3 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 5 |
| 68 | Storm Woods | Oregon St | FR | RB | 12 | 62 | 343 | 5.53 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 1 |
| 68 | Theo Riddick | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 12 | 62 | 288 | 4.65 | 1 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 0 |
| 68 | Damon Bullock | Iowa | SO | RB | 6 | 62 | 226 | 3.65 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 73 | Latavius Murray | UCF | SR | RB | 11 | 61 | 403 | 6.61 | 6 | 75 | 28 | 7 | 5 |
| 73 | Michael Cox | U Mass | SR | RB | 12 | 61 | 276 | 4.52 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| 75 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 11 | 60 | 402 | 6.70 | 2 | 79 | 18 | 12 | 5 |
| 75 | Vintavious Cooper | ECU | JR | RB | 12 | 60 | 335 | 5.58 | 4 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 3 |
| 75 | Mike James | Miami (Fl) | SR | RB | 12 | 60 | 307 | 5.12 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 1 |
| 78 | John Hubert | Kansas St | JR | RB | 13 | 59 | 347 | 5.88 | 8 | 95 | 25 | 10 | 2 |
| 78 | Noah Copeland | Navy | SO | RB | 13 | 59 | 269 | 4.56 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 6 | 1 |
| 80 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | SO | QB | 12 | 58 | 310 | 5.34 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 3 |
| 80 | Kenny Williams | Texas Tech | SO | RB | 13 | 58 | 302 | 5.21 | 1 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 2 |
| 80 | Shadrach Thornton | NC State | FR | RB | 10 | 58 | 242 | 4.17 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| 83 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 12 | 57 | 332 | 5.82 | 1 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 3 |
| 83 | Jeff Scott | Miss | JR | RB | 12 | 57 | 224 | 3.93 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 85 | Glasco Martin | Baylor | JR | RB | 13 | 56 | 408 | 7.29 | 5 | 43 | 29 | 12 | 6 |
| 85 | Charles Ross | Rice | JR | RB | 11 | 56 | 299 | 5.34 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 3 |
| 85 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | FR | RB | 11 | 56 | 241 | 4.30 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 85 | Demetris Murray | S Florida | SR | RB | 12 | 56 | 200 | 3.57 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 85 | Brett Hundley | UCLA | FR | QB | 13 | 56 | -2 | -0.04 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | Dri Archer | Kent State | JR | RB | 14 | 55 | 566 | 10.29 | 4 | 87 | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| 90 | David Sims | Ga Tech | JR | RB | 11 | 55 | 271 | 4.93 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| 90 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 14 | 55 | 237 | 4.31 | 5 | 58 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 90 | Logan Thomas | Va Tech | JR | QB | 13 | 55 | 144 | 2.62 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 94 | Keenan Reynolds | Navy | FR | QB | 12 | 54 | 323 | 5.98 | 4 | 72 | 18 | 9 | 6 |
| 94 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | JR | RB | 7 | 54 | 223 | 4.13 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 96 | Andrew Buie | WVU | SO | RB | 13 | 53 | 259 | 4.89 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 1 |
| 96 | Zach Laskey | Ga Tech | SO | RB | 14 | 53 | 259 | 4.89 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 2 |
| 96 | Joey Iosefa | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 8 | 53 | 230 | 4.34 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 96 | Jordan Parker | MTSU | FR | RB | 10 | 53 | 198 | 3.74 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| 100 | Will Gregory | Hawai'i | FR | RB | 10 | 52 | 304 | 5.85 | 1 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||