2012 National Leaders Rushing - On 4th Down through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent Steelman | Army | SR | QB | 10 | 21 | 33 | 1.57 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | JR | QB | 10 | 15 | 142 | 9.47 | 4 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Alex Singleton | Tulsa | SR | RB | 8 | 13 | 77 | 5.92 | 3 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Kevin Parks | Virginia | SO | RB | 7 | 11 | 54 | 4.91 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Glasco Martin | Baylor | JR | RB | 8 | 11 | 20 | 1.82 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 8 | 14 | 16 | 1.14 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Brett Smith | Wyoming | SO | QB | 5 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Trayion Durham | Kent State | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Keenan Reynolds | Navy | FR | QB | 4 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Kasey Carrier | New Mexico | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 1 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | SR | RB | 6 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Connor Dietz | Air Force | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | John White | Utah | SR | RB | 6 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Blake Bell | Oklahoma | SO | QB | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Kolton Browning | La-Monroe | JR | QB | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Cody Getz | Air Force | SR | RB | 5 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Geno Smith | WVU | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Brandin Byrd | N Texas | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Zach Laskey | Ga Tech | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jai Steib | Memphis | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Jordan Parker | MTSU | FR | RB | 5 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Bryn Renner | N Carolina | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Logan Thomas | Va Tech | JR | QB | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jacob Karam | Memphis | JR | QB | 5 | 8 | -6 | -0.75 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 86 | 28.67 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Bishop Sankey | Washington | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 69 | 11.50 | 2 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 5 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Gee Gee Greene | Navy | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Jon Lee | Air Force | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Darrin Reaves | UAB | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Josh Harris | Wk Forest | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | SaDale Foster | Texas Tech | JR | ATH | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Demetre Baker | South Ala | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | David Fluellen | Toledo | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | FR | QB | 7 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Trevone Boykin | TCU | FR | QB | 4 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Riley Nelson | BYU | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Matt Scott | Arizona | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | SO | QB | 5 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Mike James | Miami (Fl) | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | A.J. Doyle | U Mass | FR | QB | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Jeff Woody | Iowa State | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Wes Cobb | Air Force | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Byron Marshall | Oregon | FR | RB | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Jeremy Wright | Louisville | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Jeff Scott | Miss | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Marcus Lattimore | S Carolina | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Tajh Boyd | Clemson | JR | QB | 5 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | David Oku | Ark St | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Dak Prescott | Miss St | FR | QB | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Nick Hale | Nevada | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Beau Blankenship | Ohio | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | John Lister | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Vintavious Cooper | ECU | JR | RB | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Jonathan Wallace | FAU | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Philip Nelson | Minnesota | FR | QB | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Turner Petersen | Rice | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Joe Bergeron | Texas | SO | RB | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Bo Wallace | Miss | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Trey Fetner | South Ala | FR | QB | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Andrew Buie | WVU | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Wesley Tate | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Keith Wenning | Ball State | JR | QB | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Blake Bortles | UCF | SO | QB | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Jordan Rodgers | Vanderbilt | SR | QB | 5 | 5 | -5 | -1.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Matthew McGloin | Penn State | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | -10 | -2.00 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | David Ash | Texas | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Cody Green | Tulsa | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 1 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Curtis McNeal | USC | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Tyler Tettleton | Ohio | JR | QB | 3 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Antoin Scriven | W Mich | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | James Franklin | Missouri | JR | QB | 4 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Dominique Sherrer | E Mich | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | D.J. May | Wyoming | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Orwin Smith | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Colby Cameron | La Tech | SR | QB | 3 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Devin Gardner | Michigan | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Vad Lee | Ga Tech | FR | QB | 5 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Cody Webster | Purdue | JR | P | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Essray Taliaferro | Marshall | JR | RB | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Derek Carr | Fresno St | JR | QB | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | LaDarius Perkins | Miss St | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Broam Hart | Air Force | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Carl Winston | Wash St | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Benny Cunningham | MTSU | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||