2016 National Leaders Rushing - On 4th Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marlon Mack | S Florida | JR | RB | 6 | 6 | 128 | 21.33 | 2 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 4 | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Josh Rounds | Tulane | SR | RB | 6 | 8 | 87 | 10.88 | 1 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Seth Russell | Baylor | SR | QB | 6 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Jabir Frye | Troy | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 66 | 66.00 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Khalfani Muhammad | California | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Wayne Gallman | Clemson | JR | RB | 7 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 3 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Dru Brown | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Kani Benoit | Oregon | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jerod Evans | Va Tech | JR | QB | 9 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 3 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Blake Banham | EMU | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Nick Fitzgerald | Miss St | SO | QB | 6 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Curtis Samuel | Ohio State | JR | HB | 2 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Joel Lanning | Iowa State | JR | QB | 5 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Warren Ball | Akron | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 43 | 43.00 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Fabian Johnson | W Mich | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Maurice Alexander | FIU | FR | QB | 3 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Hasaan Klugh | Charlotte | SO | QB | 4 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Devon Spalding | CMU | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 41 | 41.00 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Conner Cramer | NMSU | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 41 | 41.00 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Patrick Taylor, Jr. | Memphis | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Gamar Girdy | NMSU | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38.00 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Alex McGough | FIU | JR | QB | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jamal Morrow | Wash St | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Kenny Hill | TCU | JR | QB | 3 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Alvin Kamara | Tennessee | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Elijah Hood | N Carolina | JR | TB | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Tyler Siudzinski | Texas St | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Mark Walton | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Kyle Hicks | TCU | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | De'Veon Smith | Michigan | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | George Payne | USM | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Sean Wale | Boise St | SR | P | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Danny Mattingly | Oregon | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Bentlee Critcher | App St | SR | P | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Trevor Knight | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Tyrone Owens | New Mexico | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Damarea Crockett | Missouri | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Anthony Maddie | N Illinois | SR | QB | 3 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Chris Frey | Mich St | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | David Williams | S Carolina | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jesse Ertz | Kansas St | JR | QB | 6 | 8 | 25 | 3.13 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Joseph Davidson | BGSU | JR | P | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Drew Lock | Missouri | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Tyler Campbell | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Brandon Dawkins | Arizona | SO | QB | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Tago Smith | Navy | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Demario McCall | Ohio State | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Chase Alford | Ga Tech | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Dontre Wilson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Akrum Wadley | Iowa | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniel Carlson | Auburn | JR | K | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Blake Lynch | Baylor | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Michael Barden | Texas Tech | SO | PK | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 57 | Ray Lawry | ODU | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Steven Lakalaka | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 7 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Dontravious Wilson | UCF | SR | RB | 8 | 10 | 40 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Kell Walker | Army | FR | RB | 4 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Mykel Traylor-Bennett | Akron | JR | TE | 3 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | D’Onta Foreman | Texas | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Justice Hansen | Ark St | SO | QB | 4 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Kalen Ballage | Ariz St | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Terence Williams | Baylor | SO | RB | 5 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Tyler Rogers | NMSU | SR | QB | 7 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Eric Keena | N Texas | SR | P | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Matthew Dayes | NC State | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | David Greene | UNLV | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Tre Watson | California | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Ish Witter | Missouri | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Janarion Grant | Rutgers | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Marcus Cox | App St | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Jordan Chunn | Troy | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Stedman Mayberry | Texas St | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Fred Coppet | BGSU | SR | RB | 6 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Charles Williams | UNLV | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Tyree Jackson | Buffalo | FR | QB | 5 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Nick Stevens | CSU | JR | QB | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Andre Robinson | Penn State | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Jowan Davis | Rice | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Gus Ragland | Miami (Oh) | SO | QB | 4 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Albert Reid | Virginia | SR | TB | 3 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Patrick Towles | BC | SR | QB | 6 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Miles Sanders | Penn State | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Donovan Williams | UConn | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Armand Shyne | Utah | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | James Flanders | Tulsa | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Bo Scarbrough | Alabama | SO | RB | 5 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Gregory Howell, Jr. | FAU | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 6 | 13 | 19 | 1.46 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | J.P. Caruso | App St | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Conner Manning | Georgia St | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Adam Nunez | TCU | FR | P | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Nicholas Norris | Western Ky | SR | WR | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Saquon Barkley | Penn State | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Jamauri Bogan | W Mich | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Demeitre Brim | UCF | SR | LB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||