2012 National Leaders Rushing - From Own 40 to Opponent's 40 Yard Line through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | JR | QB | 14 | 92 | 533 | 5.79 | 1 | 57 | 31 | 15 | 5 |
| 1 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | JR | RB | 13 | 92 | 531 | 5.77 | 2 | 52 | 25 | 12 | 4 |
| 3 | Beau Blankenship | Ohio | JR | RB | 13 | 86 | 516 | 6.00 | 2 | 58 | 22 | 14 | 5 |
| 4 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 14 | 84 | 531 | 6.32 | 3 | 57 | 24 | 17 | 7 |
| 4 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | SR | RB | 12 | 84 | 507 | 6.04 | 2 | 59 | 21 | 11 | 4 |
| 6 | Bishop Sankey | Washington | SO | RB | 13 | 81 | 484 | 5.98 | 0 | 40 | 23 | 16 | 4 |
| 7 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 12 | 80 | 402 | 5.03 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 13 | 78 | 485 | 6.22 | 0 | 39 | 20 | 14 | 6 |
| 9 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | SR | RB | 13 | 73 | 466 | 6.38 | 1 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 5 |
| 9 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | SO | RB | 13 | 73 | 323 | 4.42 | 2 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | SO | RB | 13 | 70 | 420 | 6.00 | 0 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 2 |
| 12 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | SR | RB | 12 | 67 | 396 | 5.91 | 0 | 42 | 24 | 16 | 3 |
| 12 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | JR | RB | 13 | 67 | 362 | 5.40 | 1 | 40 | 20 | 12 | 2 |
| 12 | Trent Steelman | Army | SR | QB | 12 | 67 | 330 | 4.93 | 1 | 56 | 25 | 11 | 4 |
| 12 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 12 | 67 | 308 | 4.60 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 12 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | SO | RB | 11 | 67 | 235 | 3.51 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | SR | RB | 14 | 65 | 369 | 5.68 | 1 | 51 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
| 17 | Mike Gillislee | Florida | SR | RB | 12 | 65 | 209 | 3.22 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | George Winn | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 13 | 62 | 449 | 7.24 | 2 | 58 | 22 | 13 | 5 |
| 19 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 12 | 62 | 340 | 5.48 | 1 | 55 | 19 | 14 | 2 |
| 19 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | SO | RB | 13 | 62 | 339 | 5.47 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| 22 | Raymond Maples | Army | JR | RB | 12 | 60 | 351 | 5.85 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 1 |
| 22 | Prince-Tyson Gulley | Syracuse | JR | RB | 13 | 60 | 307 | 5.12 | 1 | 55 | 19 | 10 | 2 |
| 24 | David Oku | Ark St | JR | RB | 13 | 58 | 345 | 5.95 | 0 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| 24 | John White | Utah | SR | RB | 11 | 58 | 329 | 5.67 | 2 | 47 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| 24 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 9 | 58 | 298 | 5.14 | 0 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 27 | Trayion Durham | Kent State | SO | RB | 12 | 57 | 296 | 5.19 | 0 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 27 | LaDarius Perkins | Miss St | JR | RB | 11 | 57 | 295 | 5.18 | 1 | 44 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 29 | Darrin Reaves | UAB | SO | RB | 12 | 56 | 299 | 5.34 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 0 |
| 30 | Kasey Carrier | New Mexico | JR | RB | 12 | 55 | 321 | 5.84 | 1 | 59 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| 30 | Dareyon Chance | W Mich | JR | RB | 12 | 55 | 321 | 5.84 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 4 |
| 30 | Tajh Boyd | Clemson | JR | QB | 12 | 55 | 102 | 1.85 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 33 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | SO | QB | 11 | 54 | 391 | 7.24 | 1 | 49 | 19 | 13 | 7 |
| 33 | D.J. Harper | Boise St | SR | RB | 13 | 54 | 357 | 6.61 | 1 | 43 | 18 | 9 | 5 |
| 35 | Zurlon Tipton | C Mich | JR | RB | 13 | 53 | 353 | 6.66 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| 35 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | SR | RB | 12 | 53 | 310 | 5.85 | 0 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 3 |
| 35 | Storm Woods | Oregon St | FR | RB | 12 | 53 | 279 | 5.26 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 35 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 11 | 53 | 265 | 5.00 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 35 | Shaun Rutherford | Texas St | SR | QB | 12 | 53 | 228 | 4.30 | 1 | 45 | 13 | 11 | 1 |
| 35 | Zach Line | SMU | SR | RB | 13 | 53 | 224 | 4.23 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| 41 | Todd Gurley | Georgia | FR | RB | 14 | 52 | 363 | 6.98 | 2 | 55 | 13 | 11 | 4 |
| 41 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | JR | RB | 14 | 52 | 352 | 6.77 | 1 | 41 | 22 | 12 | 1 |
| 41 | Jeremy Wright | Louisville | JR | RB | 13 | 52 | 221 | 4.25 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 41 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 14 | 52 | 199 | 3.83 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 45 | Michael Cox | U Mass | SR | RB | 11 | 51 | 281 | 5.51 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| 45 | Vintavious Cooper | ECU | JR | RB | 13 | 51 | 271 | 5.31 | 0 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 45 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | SO | RB | 12 | 51 | 213 | 4.18 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 45 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | SR | RB | 12 | 51 | 183 | 3.59 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 49 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 12 | 50 | 471 | 9.42 | 1 | 48 | 20 | 14 | 9 |
| 49 | Cody Getz | Air Force | SR | RB | 11 | 50 | 392 | 7.84 | 1 | 52 | 20 | 12 | 4 |
| 49 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 12 | 50 | 276 | 5.52 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| 49 | Adam Muema | SDSU | SO | RB | 13 | 50 | 274 | 5.48 | 1 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 49 | Damien Williams | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 11 | 50 | 238 | 4.76 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 54 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | SR | RB | 13 | 49 | 379 | 7.73 | 2 | 58 | 14 | 8 | 7 |
| 54 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 13 | 49 | 348 | 7.10 | 1 | 48 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| 54 | Zach Zwinak | Penn State | SO | RB | 9 | 49 | 291 | 5.94 | 1 | 50 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 54 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 10 | 49 | 291 | 5.94 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
| 58 | Jerome Smith | Syracuse | JR | RB | 12 | 48 | 275 | 5.73 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 58 | Kendial Lawrence | Missouri | SR | RB | 12 | 48 | 273 | 5.69 | 0 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 58 | James Sims | Kansas | JR | RB | 9 | 48 | 214 | 4.46 | 1 | 58 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 58 | De'Leon Eskridge | SJSU | SR | RB | 12 | 48 | 201 | 4.19 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 62 | Latavius Murray | UCF | SR | RB | 9 | 47 | 361 | 7.68 | 2 | 50 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| 62 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | SR | RB | 13 | 47 | 356 | 7.57 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 15 | 4 |
| 62 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 11 | 47 | 286 | 6.09 | 2 | 58 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 62 | Jordan Parker | MTSU | FR | RB | 10 | 47 | 245 | 5.21 | 1 | 58 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 62 | Brandin Byrd | N Texas | JR | RB | 12 | 47 | 140 | 2.98 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | Keenan Reynolds | Navy | FR | QB | 9 | 47 | 132 | 2.81 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 68 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | JR | RB | 13 | 46 | 239 | 5.20 | 1 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 69 | Kenneth Dixon | La Tech | FR | RB | 12 | 45 | 376 | 8.36 | 0 | 48 | 17 | 14 | 5 |
| 69 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | SR | QB | 12 | 45 | 200 | 4.44 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 69 | Shadrach Thornton | NC State | FR | RB | 9 | 45 | 156 | 3.47 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 12 | 45 | 130 | 2.89 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | Gee Gee Greene | Navy | SR | RB | 12 | 44 | 307 | 6.98 | 1 | 59 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
| 73 | Taylor McHargue | Rice | JR | QB | 12 | 44 | 223 | 5.07 | 2 | 47 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 75 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | JR | RB | 7 | 43 | 231 | 5.37 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| 75 | Rajion Neal | Tennessee | JR | RB | 10 | 43 | 221 | 5.14 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 75 | Andrew Buie | WVU | SO | RB | 13 | 43 | 199 | 4.63 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 75 | Noah Copeland | Navy | SO | RB | 11 | 43 | 195 | 4.53 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 79 | T.J. Yeldon | Alabama | FR | RB | 12 | 42 | 370 | 8.81 | 1 | 43 | 17 | 13 | 3 |
| 79 | David Fluellen | Toledo | JR | RB | 11 | 42 | 305 | 7.26 | 2 | 53 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 79 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 9 | 42 | 305 | 7.26 | 1 | 59 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
| 79 | Tre Mason | Auburn | SO | RB | 12 | 42 | 277 | 6.60 | 0 | 40 | 13 | 10 | 2 |
| 79 | Taylor Kelly | Ariz St | SO | QB | 13 | 42 | 274 | 6.52 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
| 79 | Connor Dietz | Air Force | SR | QB | 13 | 42 | 217 | 5.17 | 1 | 49 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 79 | Walter Kazee | SDSU | SR | RB | 11 | 42 | 175 | 4.17 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 86 | Kenny Williams | Texas Tech | SO | RB | 12 | 41 | 362 | 8.83 | 1 | 47 | 19 | 14 | 5 |
| 86 | Silas Redd | USC | JR | RB | 12 | 41 | 212 | 5.17 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 86 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 14 | 41 | 186 | 4.54 | 1 | 58 | 16 | 5 | 4 |
| 89 | Dri Archer | Kent State | JR | RB | 13 | 40 | 431 | 10.78 | 2 | 48 | 18 | 16 | 5 |
| 89 | Lache Seastrunk | Baylor | SO | RB | 10 | 40 | 281 | 7.03 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 89 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | FR | RB | 11 | 40 | 214 | 5.35 | 0 | 49 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 92 | Ben Malena | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 13 | 39 | 368 | 9.44 | 2 | 59 | 15 | 11 | 5 |
| 92 | Johnathan Gray | Texas | FR | RB | 12 | 39 | 245 | 6.28 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 92 | Marlin Lane Jr. | Tennessee | SO | RB | 10 | 39 | 240 | 6.15 | 0 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 92 | Jonathan Wallace | FAU | JR | RB | 11 | 39 | 175 | 4.49 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 92 | Kevin Parks | Virginia | SO | RB | 11 | 39 | 175 | 4.49 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 92 | Kedrick Rhodes | FIU | JR | RB | 10 | 39 | 165 | 4.23 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 92 | John Hubert | Kansas St | JR | RB | 12 | 39 | 154 | 3.95 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 92 | Mike James | Miami (Fl) | SR | RB | 11 | 39 | 139 | 3.56 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 100 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 12 | 38 | 186 | 4.89 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||