2021 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chance Bell | SDSU | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | DeAndre Hughes | Air Force | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 60 | 30.00 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Jarveon Howard | Syracuse | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 50 | 50.00 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | De'Montre Tuggle | Ohio | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Alton McCaskill | Houston | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | B.J. Smith | Troy | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Emani Bailey | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Tyler Goodson | Iowa | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Kendre Miller | TCU | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Max Duggan | TCU | JR | QB | 6 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Andrew Clair | N'western | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Steven Krajewski | UConn | SO | QB | 7 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Byron Cardwell | Oregon | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Brian Battie | S Florida | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Chris Smith | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Justice Ellison | Wk Forest | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Ivory Kelly-Martin | Iowa | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Andrew Henry | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Jacolby Criswell | N Carolina | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Xavier Arline | Navy | SO | QB | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1.50 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Haaziq Daniels | Air Force | JR | QB | 8 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Jordan Travis | FSU | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Zach Calzada | Texas A&M | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Jashaun Corbin | FSU | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Emory Jones | Florida | JR | QB | 4 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Justin Ibieta | Tulane | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Sean Clifford | Penn State | SR | QB | 7 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 27 | DJ Irons | Akron | SO | QB | 3 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Hendon Hooker | Tennessee | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Matt Corral | Miss | JR | QB | 7 | 11 | 80 | 7.27 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | KJ Jefferson | Arkansas | SO | QB | 5 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Christian Anderson | Army | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Tyler Allgeier | BYU | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Nate Noel | App St | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Jonzell Norrils | Akron | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | UCLA | SR | QB | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | ZaQuandre White | S Carolina | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Kimani Vidal | Troy | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Anthony Brown | Oregon | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Malik Cunningham | Louisville | JR | QB | 6 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Trestan Ebner | Baylor | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Ky Thomas | Minnesota | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Jaren Mangham | S Florida | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Dequan Finn | Toledo | FR | QB | 4 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Dawaiian McNeely | Wyoming | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Sam Howell | N Carolina | JR | QB | 9 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | Michael Pratt | Tulane | FR | QB | 5 | 9 | -3 | -0.33 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Chase Brown | Illinois | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Jayden Daniels | Ariz St | JR | QB | 6 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | Abram Smith | Baylor | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Darius Bracy | CMU | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Mason Stahl | Penn State | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Andrew Peasley | Utah State | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Darez Snider | Miami (Oh) | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Malik Willis | Liberty | JR | QB | 8 | 11 | 15 | 1.36 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Chase Garbers | California | SR | QB | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Bryce Young | Alabama | SO | QB | 5 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | Marquez Cooper | Kent State | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Snoop Conner | Miss | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | T.J. Green | Liberty | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Erik Ezukanma | Texas Tech | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Armani Rogers | Ohio | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Dylan Hopkins | UAB | JR | QB | 7 | 10 | -7 | -0.70 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | Mike Wright | Vanderbilt | SO | QB | 3 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | Vavae Malepeai | USC | SR | TB | 4 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Chevan Cordeiro | Hawai'i | JR | QB | 3 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Todd Centeio | CSU | SR | QB | 6 | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | MarShawn Lloyd | S Carolina | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Terion Stewart | BGSU | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Amare Jones | Ga South | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Mataeo Durant | Duke | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Stephen Carr | Indiana | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Brendon Lewis | Colorado | FR | QB | 5 | 7 | -13 | -1.86 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Camerun Peoples | App St | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | Brennan Armstrong | Virginia | JR | QB | 7 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | Austin Aune | N Texas | SO | QB | 7 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | Israel Abanikanda | Pittsburgh | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | Chris Reynolds | Charlotte | SR | QB | 6 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | DeWayne McBride | UAB | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Kenneth Walker III | Mich St | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Mike DiLiello | MTSU | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | CJ Montes | New Mexico | FR | QB | 2 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Artur Sitkowski | Illinois | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Donaven McCulley | Indiana | FR | QB | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Tyler Vitt | Texas St | JR | QB | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Bailey Zappe | Western Ky | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Dennis Grosel | BC | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Zach Gibson | Akron | FR | QB | 2 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Darren Grainger | Georgia St | JR | QB | 6 | 9 | -5 | -0.56 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Nick Nash | SJSU | JR | QB | 3 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | Will Levis | Kentucky | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | Terrion Avery | USA | JR | RB | 4 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Jason Bean | Kansas | JR | QB | 5 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | Stetson Bennett | Georgia | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Garrett Greene | WVU | FR | QB | 2 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | Tyjae Spears | Tulane | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Johnny Ford | FAU | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Rocko Griffin | Vanderbilt | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Tayon Fleet-Davis | Maryland | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Blake Corum | Michigan | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||