2012 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 10+ Yards To Go 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 | 9 | 19 | 237 | 12.47 | 3 | 72 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| 2 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 166 | 27.67 | 2 | 69 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 9 | 18 | 158 | 8.78 | 1 | 76 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Taylor McHargue | Rice | JR | QB | 9 | 17 | 91 | 5.35 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 8 | 13 | 87 | 6.69 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 3 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Deon Anthony | Troy | JR | QB | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 6 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Vad Lee | Ga Tech | FR | QB | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Garrett Gilbert | SMU | JR | QB | 7 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Spencer Treadwell | Miami (Oh) | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Christian Matthews | Kansas | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Senorise Perry | Louisville | JR | RB | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Corey Bennett | Okla St | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Bryan Bennett | Oregon | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Perry Hills | Maryland | FR | QB | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0.38 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | SR | QB | 6 | 9 | -11 | -1.22 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Brett Smith | Wyoming | SO | QB | 5 | 9 | -34 | -3.78 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Demetre Baker | South Ala | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 103 | 14.71 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | C.J. Anderson | California | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Jacob Karam | Memphis | JR | QB | 6 | 9 | 87 | 9.67 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 22 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | SO | RB | 11 | 14 | 87 | 6.21 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Brendon Kay | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 4 | 7 | 84 | 12.00 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Zach Line | SMU | SR | RB | 7 | 10 | 72 | 7.20 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Alex Zordich | Buffalo | JR | QB | 3 | 6 | 65 | 10.83 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Brett Hundley | UCLA | FR | QB | 9 | 18 | 61 | 3.39 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 22 | Raymond Sanders III | Kentucky | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | SR | RB | 6 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Ryan Boykin | Ohio | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 57 | 57.00 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Jake Medlock | FIU | SO | QB | 4 | 9 | 57 | 6.33 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Blake Bortles | UCF | SO | QB | 7 | 11 | 54 | 4.91 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 22 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Trent Steelman | Army | SR | QB | 6 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | LaDarius Perkins | Miss St | JR | RB | 6 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | JR | QB | 6 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Alex Carder | W Mich | SR | QB | 3 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Vintavious Cooper | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Curtis McNeal | USC | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Ryan Aplin | Ark St | SR | QB | 5 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | SR | QB | 4 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Benny Cunningham | MTSU | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Shawn Southward | Troy | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 39 | 39.00 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Mike Gillislee | Florida | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 6 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Isi Sofele | California | SR | RB | 7 | 9 | 37 | 4.11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Jeremy Eddington | Rice | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Keith Price | Washington | JR | QB | 6 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Shaun Rutherford | Texas St | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Taysom Hill | BYU | FR | QB | 3 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Nick Florence | Baylor | SR | QB | 6 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Michael Rocco | Virginia | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Dri Archer | Kent State | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Zac Dysert | Miami (Oh) | SR | QB | 8 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Joe Southwick | Boise St | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MarQueis Gray | Minnesota | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Braxton Welford | Houston | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Rakeem Cato | Marshall | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Beau Blankenship | Ohio | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Kasey Carrier | New Mexico | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Savon Huggins | Rutgers | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Connor Dietz | Air Force | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Terrance Broadway | La-Lafytte | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Eric Stephens Jr. | Texas Tech | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Daje Johnson | Texas | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Grant Hedrick | Boise St | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | FR | QB | 5 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Chris Coyer | Temple | JR | QB | 5 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Jeff Driskel | Florida | SO | QB | 9 | 14 | 29 | 2.07 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | B.J. Daniels | S Florida | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Prince-Tyson Gulley | Syracuse | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Mike Wegzyn | U Mass | FR | QB | 9 | 17 | 28 | 1.65 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Keith Marshall | Georgia | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Tre Mason | Auburn | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Anthony Alford | USM | FR | QB | 4 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Jonathan George | Kentucky | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Taylor Kelly | Ariz St | SO | QB | 5 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Roderick McDowell | Clemson | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Kenny Williams | Texas Tech | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Josh Nunes | Stanford | SR | QB | 3 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | B.R. Holbrook | New Mexico | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Chuckie Keeton | Utah State | SO | QB | 7 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Munchie Legaux | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 6 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Trevone Boykin | TCU | FR | QB | 6 | 12 | 25 | 2.08 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Brandon Davis | La Tech | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Andre Williams | BC | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Tyris Jones | N'western | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Colby Cameron | La Tech | SR | QB | 4 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Devin Burns | Maryland | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Andrew Buie | WVU | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||