2023 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/08/2024
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaidon Salter | Liberty | SO | QB | 7 | 12 | 152 | 12.67 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Byrum Brown | S Florida | FR | QB | 7 | 15 | 133 | 8.87 | 3 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Thomas Castellanos | BC | SO | QB | 9 | 15 | 105 | 7.00 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Ty Simpson | Alabama | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | 87 | 43.50 | 0 | 78 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Quinn Ewers | Texas | SO | QB | 5 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Trey Holly | LSU | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 67 | 67.00 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Marcus Carroll | Georgia St | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Brennan Armstrong | NC State | SR | QB | 7 | 11 | 58 | 5.27 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Gavin Wimsatt | Rutgers | JR | QB | 7 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Dequan Finn | Toledo | JR | QB | 9 | 14 | 55 | 3.93 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Lawrance Toafili | FSU | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Grant Wells | Va Tech | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Oscar Adaway III | N Texas | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Donovan Smith | Houston | JR | QB | 7 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams | U Mass | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Andrew Peasley | Wyoming | SR | QB | 6 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Sedrick Irvin | Stanford | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Kiael Kelly | Ball State | SO | QB | 5 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Dylan Hopkins | New Mexico | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Cody Schrader | Missouri | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Jayden Daniels | LSU | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Cam Skattebo | Ariz St | JR | RB | 7 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Bryson Barnes | Utah | JR | QB | 6 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Will Howard | Kansas St | SR | QB | 6 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Bryson Daily | Army | JR | QB | 9 | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Gavin Williams | N Illinois | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Justin Lamson | Stanford | SO | QB | 4 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Blake Watson | Memphis | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Jordan Waters | Duke | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Ta'ron Keith | BGSU | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Deion Hankins | UTEP | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Cam Porter | N'western | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Monte Watkins | NMSU | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Leshon Williams | Iowa | JR | RB | 4 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Dean Connors | Rice | JR | RB | 5 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Joe Milton III | Tennessee | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Emory Jones | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 8 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Nicholas Vattiato | MTSU | SO | QB | 9 | 14 | 33 | 2.36 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Doug Brumfield | UNLV | JR | QB | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Jabari Small | Tennessee | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | DJ Giddens | Kansas St | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Nate Noel | App St | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Carson Beck | Georgia | JR | QB | 3 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Chandler Morris | TCU | SO | QB | 1 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Jaquez Moore | Duke | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Makhi Hughes | Tulane | FR | RB | 5 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | RJ Harvey | UCF | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Frank Harris | UTSA | SR | QB | 6 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | Beau Pribula | Penn State | FR | QB | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | Damien Taylor | Troy | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Nay'Quan Wright | S Florida | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Davon Booth | Utah State | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Kyron Drones | Va Tech | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Jonathon Brooks | Texas | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Garrett Greene | WVU | JR | QB | 6 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | Darren Grainger | Georgia St | SR | QB | 8 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 57 | Frank Gore, Jr. | USM | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 57 | Rasheen Ali | Marshall | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Luke Altmyer | Illinois | SO | QB | 5 | 11 | 24 | 2.18 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | La'Damian Webb | USA | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | Billy Wiles | USM | SO | QB | 5 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | Haynes King | Ga Tech | SO | QB | 3 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Ayo Adeyi | N Texas | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 63 | Tiaquelin Ti Mims | USM | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 63 | Kadin Semonza | Ball State | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Jaylen Wright | Tennessee | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Garrett Shrader | Syracuse | SR | QB | 5 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | Kevin KC Concepcion | NC State | FR | WR | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 68 | Noah Fifita | Arizona | FR | QB | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Malik Sherrod | Fresno St | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Corey Kiner | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Xavier Johnson | Ohio State | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Ben Bryant | N'western | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | Domonique Thomas | Clemson | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Evan Dickens | Ga Tech | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Markel Johnson | Army | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Jahiem White | WVU | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Kanye Udoh | Army | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Tai Lavatai | Navy | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 74 | Alex Tecza | Navy | SO | FB | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Jamoni Jones | NMSU | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Dillon Johnson | Washington | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | John Lee Eldridge III | Air Force | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Frank Peasant | MTSU | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Jalen White | Ga South | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Braxton Woodson | Navy | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Daijun Edwards | Georgia | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Bo Nix | Oregon | SR | QB | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Treyson Bourguet | W Mich | FR | QB | 2 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | AJ Swann | Vanderbilt | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 90 | Jalon Daniels | Kansas | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | C'Bo Flemister | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Camden Orth | BGSU | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Riley Leonard | Duke | JR | QB | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | Maquel Haywood | App St | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Jo'Quavious Marks | Miss St | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | Jovantae Barnes | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | Max Balthazar | Coast Car | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | Grayson McCall | Coast Car | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | Kaytron Allen | Penn State | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||