2021 National Leaders Rushing - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellis Merriweather | U Mass | JR | RB | 2 | 57 | 295 | 5.18 | 1 | 28.50 | 147.50 |
| 2 | Charles Williams | UNLV | SR | RB | 1 | 28 | 177 | 6.32 | 2 | 28.00 | 177.00 |
| 3 | Logan Wright | Ga South | SR | RB | 1 | 26 | 177 | 6.81 | 1 | 26.00 | 177.00 |
| 3 | Jordan Myers | Rice | SR | TE | 1 | 26 | 160 | 6.15 | 4 | 26.00 | 160.00 |
| 3 | Deuce Vaughn | Kansas St | SO | RB | 1 | 26 | 120 | 4.62 | 3 | 26.00 | 120.00 |
| 6 | DeAndre Torrey | N Texas | SR | RB | 1 | 25 | 244 | 9.76 | 3 | 25.00 | 244.00 |
| 6 | Brad Roberts | Air Force | JR | RB | 1 | 25 | 111 | 4.44 | 0 | 25.00 | 111.00 |
| 8 | Kareem Walker | USA | SR | RB | 1 | 23 | 150 | 6.52 | 3 | 23.00 | 150.00 |
| 8 | Harrison Waylee | N Illinois | FR | RB | 1 | 23 | 130 | 5.65 | 1 | 23.00 | 130.00 |
| 8 | Breece Hall | Iowa State | JR | RB | 1 | 23 | 69 | 3.00 | 1 | 23.00 | 69.00 |
| 11 | Evan Hull | N'western | SO | RB | 1 | 22 | 126 | 5.73 | 2 | 22.00 | 126.00 |
| 11 | Stephen Carr | Indiana | SR | RB | 1 | 22 | 118 | 5.36 | 1 | 22.00 | 118.00 |
| 11 | Darius Boone Jr. | EMU | FR | RB | 1 | 22 | 107 | 4.86 | 1 | 22.00 | 107.00 |
| 14 | Frank Gore, Jr. | USM | FR | RB | 1 | 21 | 162 | 7.71 | 1 | 21.00 | 162.00 |
| 15 | Ronald Awatt | UTEP | JR | RB | 1 | 19 | 136 | 7.16 | 1 | 19.00 | 136.00 |
| 15 | Amare Jones | Ga South | SR | RB | 1 | 19 | 98 | 5.16 | 0 | 19.00 | 98.00 |
| 15 | Xazavian Valladay | Wyoming | SR | RB | 1 | 19 | 77 | 4.05 | 1 | 19.00 | 77.00 |
| 15 | Haaziq Daniels | Air Force | JR | QB | 1 | 19 | 72 | 3.79 | 3 | 19.00 | 72.00 |
| 15 | Joshua Mack | Liberty | SR | RB | 1 | 19 | 66 | 3.47 | 1 | 19.00 | 66.00 |
| 15 | David Bailey | CSU | SR | RB | 1 | 19 | 46 | 2.42 | 1 | 19.00 | 46.00 |
| 15 | Velton Gardner | Kansas | JR | RB | 1 | 19 | 21 | 1.11 | 0 | 19.00 | 21.00 |
| 22 | Jon-Luke Peaker | ODU | FR | RB | 1 | 18 | 141 | 7.83 | 0 | 18.00 | 141.00 |
| 22 | Jerome Ford | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 1 | 18 | 113 | 6.28 | 3 | 18.00 | 113.00 |
| 22 | La'Darius Jefferson | W Mich | JR | RB | 1 | 18 | 106 | 5.89 | 2 | 18.00 | 106.00 |
| 22 | Markese Stepp | Nebraska | SO | RB | 1 | 18 | 101 | 5.61 | 0 | 18.00 | 101.00 |
| 22 | Will Jones | Ball State | SR | RB | 1 | 18 | 93 | 5.17 | 1 | 18.00 | 93.00 |
| 22 | Jalen Mitchell | Louisville | FR | RB | 1 | 18 | 90 | 5.00 | 0 | 18.00 | 90.00 |
| 22 | Alan Lamar | Ark St | SR | RB | 1 | 18 | 67 | 3.72 | 1 | 18.00 | 67.00 |
| 22 | Chevan Cordeiro | Hawai'i | JR | QB | 1 | 18 | 66 | 3.67 | 0 | 18.00 | 66.00 |
| 30 | Rodney Hammond Jr. | Pittsburgh | FR | RB | 1 | 17 | 100 | 5.88 | 3 | 17.00 | 100.00 |
| 30 | Marcus Williams Jr. | La Tech | SR | RB | 1 | 17 | 99 | 5.82 | 0 | 17.00 | 99.00 |
| 30 | Lew Nichols III | CMU | FR | RB | 1 | 17 | 79 | 4.65 | 1 | 17.00 | 79.00 |
| 30 | Nate Noel | App St | SO | RB | 1 | 17 | 73 | 4.29 | 0 | 17.00 | 73.00 |
| 30 | Richard Newton | Washington | SO | TB | 1 | 17 | 62 | 3.65 | 0 | 17.00 | 62.00 |
| 35 | Kevin Mensah | UConn | SR | RB | 2 | 33 | 124 | 3.76 | 0 | 16.50 | 62.00 |
| 36 | Brandon Thomas | Memphis | FR | RB | 1 | 16 | 147 | 9.19 | 1 | 16.00 | 147.00 |
| 36 | Dae Dae Hunter | Hawai'i | SO | RB | 1 | 16 | 128 | 8.00 | 1 | 16.00 | 128.00 |
| 36 | Jordon Simmons | Mich St | SO | RB | 1 | 16 | 121 | 7.56 | 0 | 16.00 | 121.00 |
| 36 | Alton McCaskill | Houston | FR | RB | 1 | 16 | 114 | 7.13 | 2 | 16.00 | 114.00 |
| 36 | Calvin Hill | Texas St | FR | RB | 1 | 16 | 69 | 4.31 | 0 | 16.00 | 69.00 |
| 41 | DJ Irons | Akron | SO | QB | 1 | 15 | 136 | 9.07 | 1 | 15.00 | 136.00 |
| 41 | Jashaun Corbin | FSU | SO | RB | 1 | 15 | 109 | 7.27 | 1 | 15.00 | 109.00 |
| 41 | Jarek Broussard | Colorado | SO | TB | 1 | 15 | 94 | 6.27 | 1 | 15.00 | 94.00 |
| 41 | Travis Dye | Oregon | JR | RB | 1 | 15 | 87 | 5.80 | 1 | 15.00 | 87.00 |
| 41 | Kimani Vidal | Troy | FR | RB | 1 | 15 | 81 | 5.40 | 1 | 15.00 | 81.00 |
| 41 | Sean Tyler | W Mich | SO | RB | 1 | 15 | 78 | 5.20 | 1 | 15.00 | 78.00 |
| 41 | Jawon Hamilton | EMU | SR | RB | 1 | 15 | 64 | 4.27 | 1 | 15.00 | 64.00 |
| 41 | Re’Mahn Davis | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 1 | 15 | 58 | 3.87 | 0 | 15.00 | 58.00 |
| 41 | Aaron Dumas | New Mexico | FR | RB | 1 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 0 | 15.00 | 57.00 |
| 41 | Jason Bean | Kansas | JR | QB | 1 | 15 | 54 | 3.60 | 0 | 15.00 | 54.00 |
| 41 | Mataeo Durant | Duke | SR | RB | 1 | 15 | 41 | 2.73 | 3 | 15.00 | 41.00 |
| 41 | Tiyon Evans | Tennessee | JR | RB | 1 | 15 | 41 | 2.73 | 1 | 15.00 | 41.00 |
| 41 | Leddie Brown | WVU | SR | RB | 1 | 15 | 31 | 2.07 | 2 | 15.00 | 31.00 |
| 41 | LD Brown | Okla St | SR | RB | 1 | 15 | 30 | 2.00 | 1 | 15.00 | 30.00 |
| 55 | Deneric Prince | Tulsa | JR | RB | 1 | 14 | 151 | 10.79 | 1 | 14.00 | 151.00 |
| 55 | Willie Eldridge | UTEP | FR | RB | 1 | 14 | 118 | 8.43 | 0 | 14.00 | 118.00 |
| 55 | Garrett Greene | WVU | FR | QB | 1 | 14 | 98 | 7.00 | 2 | 14.00 | 98.00 |
| 55 | Ron Cook, Jr. | Buffalo | JR | RB | 1 | 14 | 94 | 6.71 | 1 | 14.00 | 94.00 |
| 55 | Jermaine Brown Jr. | UAB | JR | RB | 1 | 14 | 78 | 5.57 | 1 | 14.00 | 78.00 |
| 55 | Cody Brown | Miami (Fl) | FR | RB | 1 | 14 | 77 | 5.50 | 2 | 14.00 | 77.00 |
| 55 | Calvin Tyler Jr. | Utah State | JR | RB | 1 | 14 | 72 | 5.14 | 1 | 14.00 | 72.00 |
| 55 | Ronnie Rivers | Fresno St | SR | RB | 1 | 14 | 64 | 4.57 | 1 | 14.00 | 64.00 |
| 55 | Malcolm Davidson | FAU | JR | RB | 1 | 14 | 63 | 4.50 | 0 | 14.00 | 63.00 |
| 55 | MarShawn Lloyd | S Carolina | FR | RB | 1 | 14 | 55 | 3.93 | 0 | 14.00 | 55.00 |
| 55 | Sean Chambers | Wyoming | JR | QB | 1 | 14 | 51 | 3.64 | 0 | 14.00 | 51.00 |
| 55 | Timmy McClain | S Florida | FR | QB | 1 | 14 | 51 | 3.64 | 0 | 14.00 | 51.00 |
| 55 | Jaison Patterson | BGSU | FR | RB | 1 | 14 | 35 | 2.50 | 1 | 14.00 | 35.00 |
| 68 | Sean Tucker | Syracuse | FR | RB | 1 | 13 | 132 | 10.15 | 4 | 13.00 | 132.00 |
| 68 | Keaton Mitchell | ECU | FR | RB | 1 | 13 | 125 | 9.62 | 1 | 13.00 | 125.00 |
| 68 | Iverson Celestine | Tulane | FR | RB | 1 | 13 | 77 | 5.92 | 0 | 13.00 | 77.00 |
| 68 | Israel Abanikanda | Pittsburgh | SO | RB | 1 | 13 | 75 | 5.77 | 1 | 13.00 | 75.00 |
| 68 | Kevin Marks, Jr. | Buffalo | SR | RB | 1 | 13 | 72 | 5.54 | 2 | 13.00 | 72.00 |
| 68 | Mike Washington | Buffalo | FR | RB | 1 | 13 | 65 | 5.00 | 0 | 13.00 | 65.00 |
| 68 | Asa Martin | Memphis | JR | RB | 1 | 13 | 65 | 5.00 | 0 | 13.00 | 65.00 |
| 68 | Xavier Williams | Kent State | SR | RB | 1 | 13 | 65 | 5.00 | 0 | 13.00 | 65.00 |
| 68 | Juwaun Price | NMSU | FR | RB | 1 | 13 | 62 | 4.77 | 2 | 13.00 | 62.00 |
| 68 | Kyle Dobbins | Temple | SO | RB | 1 | 13 | 61 | 4.69 | 3 | 13.00 | 61.00 |
| 68 | Max Borghi | Wash St | SR | RB | 1 | 13 | 59 | 4.54 | 1 | 13.00 | 59.00 |
| 68 | Chris Rodriguez Jr. | Kentucky | JR | RB | 1 | 13 | 46 | 3.54 | 0 | 13.00 | 46.00 |
| 68 | Jaylon Armstead | SDSU | FR | RB | 1 | 13 | 38 | 2.92 | 0 | 13.00 | 38.00 |
| 68 | Jamontez Woods | Troy | FR | RB | 1 | 13 | 28 | 2.15 | 2 | 13.00 | 28.00 |
| 68 | O'Maury Samuels | NMSU | JR | RB | 1 | 13 | 26 | 2.00 | 1 | 13.00 | 26.00 |
| 83 | ZaQuandre White | S Carolina | SR | RB | 1 | 12 | 128 | 10.67 | 1 | 12.00 | 128.00 |
| 83 | Abram Smith | Baylor | SR | RB | 1 | 12 | 126 | 10.50 | 2 | 12.00 | 126.00 |
| 83 | Marquez Cooper | Kent State | SO | RB | 1 | 12 | 119 | 9.92 | 1 | 12.00 | 119.00 |
| 83 | Tavion Thomas | Utah | SO | RB | 1 | 12 | 107 | 8.92 | 2 | 12.00 | 107.00 |
| 83 | Tyler Nevens | SJSU | SR | RB | 1 | 12 | 91 | 7.58 | 1 | 12.00 | 91.00 |
| 83 | Damien Moore | California | SO | RB | 1 | 12 | 87 | 7.25 | 2 | 12.00 | 87.00 |
| 83 | O'Shaan Allison | Ohio | JR | RB | 1 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 0 | 12.00 | 76.00 |
| 83 | ChaVon McEachern | Charlotte | FR | RB | 1 | 12 | 74 | 6.17 | 1 | 12.00 | 74.00 |
| 83 | Drake Anderson | Arizona | SO | RB | 1 | 12 | 72 | 6.00 | 0 | 12.00 | 72.00 |
| 83 | Isaih Pacheco | Rutgers | JR | RB | 1 | 12 | 67 | 5.58 | 2 | 12.00 | 67.00 |
| 83 | CJ Verdell | Oregon | JR | RB | 1 | 12 | 63 | 5.25 | 1 | 12.00 | 63.00 |
| 83 | Isaiah Bowser | UCF | SR | RB | 1 | 12 | 59 | 4.92 | 4 | 12.00 | 59.00 |
| 83 | D.J. Mack Jr. | ODU | JR | QB | 1 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 3 | 12.00 | 57.00 |
| 83 | DeWayne McBride | UAB | SO | RB | 1 | 12 | 54 | 4.50 | 0 | 12.00 | 54.00 |
| 83 | Shadrick Byrd | Charlotte | SO | RB | 1 | 12 | 48 | 4.00 | 1 | 12.00 | 48.00 |
| 83 | Roman Hemby | Maryland | FR | RB | 1 | 12 | 45 | 3.75 | 1 | 12.00 | 45.00 |
| 83 | Juju McDowell | S Carolina | FR | RB | 1 | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 0 | 12.00 | 42.00 |
| 83 | Elijah Young | Missouri | SO | RB | 1 | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 0 | 12.00 | 42.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.