2021 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 10+ Yards To Go through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malik Cunningham | Louisville | JR | QB | 10 | 15 | 172 | 11.47 | 2 | 44 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 1 | DeAndre Hughes | Air Force | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 68 | 22.67 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Dequan Finn | Toledo | FR | QB | 9 | 17 | 171 | 10.06 | 1 | 70 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Deuce Vaughn | Kansas St | SO | RB | 6 | 10 | 113 | 11.30 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Justin Tomlin | Ga South | JR | QB | 5 | 11 | 97 | 8.82 | 1 | 76 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Matt Corral | Miss | JR | QB | 10 | 15 | 88 | 5.87 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Jerrion Ealy | Miss | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 83 | 11.86 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Tyjae Spears | Tulane | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 73 | 12.17 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | De'Montre Tuggle | Ohio | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Michael Cox | Missouri | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 61 | 30.50 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | DJ Irons | Akron | SO | QB | 4 | 10 | 50 | 5.00 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Adrian Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 9 | 16 | 46 | 2.88 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Camerun Peoples | App St | JR | RB | 6 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Braxton Burmeister | Va Tech | JR | QB | 9 | 13 | 37 | 2.85 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Jaylin Lane | MTSU | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Ronald Awatt | UTEP | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Sam Howell | N Carolina | JR | QB | 11 | 20 | 27 | 1.35 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Devon Achane | Texas A&M | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | D.J. Mack Jr. | ODU | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Armani Rogers | Ohio | SR | QB | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Kaleb Eleby | W Mich | SO | QB | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Will Plummer | Arizona | FR | QB | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0.38 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Tyler Van Dyke | Miami (Fl) | FR | QB | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0.27 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Dustin Crum | Kent State | SR | QB | 9 | 16 | -32 | -2.00 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Ellis Merriweather | U Mass | JR | RB | 6 | 11 | 149 | 13.55 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 25 | Blake Watson | ODU | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 105 | 15.00 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Garrett Shrader | Syracuse | SO | QB | 9 | 20 | 94 | 4.70 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 25 | Chevan Cordeiro | Hawai'i | JR | QB | 9 | 12 | 78 | 6.50 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 25 | Todd Centeio | CSU | SR | QB | 10 | 18 | 73 | 4.06 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 25 | Tyler Badie | Missouri | SR | RB | 6 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Christian Anderson | Army | SR | QB | 6 | 6 | 70 | 11.67 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Mike Wright | Vanderbilt | SO | QB | 5 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Frank Gore, Jr. | USM | FR | RB | 8 | 12 | 60 | 5.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Cameron Rising | Utah | SO | QB | 4 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Drew Plitt | Ball State | SR | QB | 6 | 11 | 55 | 5.00 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Emory Jones | Florida | JR | QB | 6 | 8 | 54 | 6.75 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Lew Nichols III | CMU | FR | RB | 9 | 11 | 53 | 4.82 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Austin Aune | N Texas | SO | QB | 3 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Johnny Richardson | UCF | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Seth Henigan | Memphis | FR | QB | 5 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Phil Jurkovec | BC | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Chase Garbers | California | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Hendon Hooker | Tennessee | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Rocky Lombardi | N Illinois | JR | QB | 8 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Jermaine Brown Jr. | UAB | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Chaton Mobley | MTSU | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Mar'Keise Irving | Minnesota | FR | RB | 5 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Calvin Tyler Jr. | Utah State | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Greg Bell | SDSU | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Nate Noel | App St | SO | RB | 6 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Trey Lowe | Oregon St | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Kimani Vidal | Troy | FR | RB | 6 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Alton McCaskill | Houston | FR | RB | 5 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Will Levis | Kentucky | JR | QB | 7 | 10 | 40 | 4.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Mike DiLiello | MTSU | SO | QB | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Lincoln Pare | Ark St | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Tyler Goodson | Iowa | JR | RB | 5 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Chris Smith | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | JR | QB | 7 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Blake Corum | Michigan | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Leddie Brown | WVU | SR | RB | 7 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Terry Wilson | New Mexico | SR | QB | 5 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Tucker Gregg | Georgia St | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Wyatt Begeal | Ark St | FR | QB | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Juwaun Price | NMSU | FR | RB | 5 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Zach Charbonnet | UCLA | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Chance Bell | SDSU | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Tank Bigsby | Auburn | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Tyler Buchner | Notre Dame | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Daetrich Harrington | App St | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Marquez Cooper | Kent State | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Tony Mathis Jr. | WVU | SO | RB | 5 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jamyest Williams | Georgia St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Max Borghi | Wash St | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Mataeo Durant | Duke | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Mark-Antony Richards | UCF | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Mulbah Car | Houston | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Carlinos Acie | Navy | SR | SB | 3 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Adam Cofield | Western Ky | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Frank Harris | UTSA | SR | QB | 7 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Jordan Yates | Ga Tech | FR | QB | 4 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Shamari Brooks | Tulsa | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | ZaQuandre White | S Carolina | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Nick Mosley | BGSU | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Cam Ransom | Ga South | FR | QB | 5 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Jon-Luke Peaker | ODU | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Trestan Ebner | Baylor | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DJ Uiagalelei | Clemson | SO | QB | 7 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Austin Jones | Stanford | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | O'Maury Samuels | NMSU | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Jo'quavious Marks | Miss St | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Kelley Joiner | S Florida | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Bryan Bradford | Kent State | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Tyler Phommachanh | UConn | FR | QB | 2 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Isaiah Spiller | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Chris Childers | Indiana | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Tyler Vitt | Texas St | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Chase Brown | Illinois | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Connor Newhouse | N'western | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Jordan Mason | Ga Tech | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||