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 | Byrum Brown | S Florida | FR | QB | 7 | 15 | 133 | 8.87 | 3 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | Thomas Castellanos | BC | SO | QB | 9 | 15 | 105 | 7.00 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Dequan Finn | Toledo | JR | QB | 9 | 14 | 55 | 3.93 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Nicholas Vattiato | MTSU | SO | QB | 9 | 14 | 33 | 2.36 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Spencer Rattler | S Carolina | SR | QB | 8 | 14 | -87 | -6.21 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Kaidon Salter | Liberty | SO | QB | 7 | 12 | 152 | 12.67 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Donovan Smith | Houston | JR | QB | 7 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Bryson Daily | Army | JR | QB | 9 | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Brendon Lewis | Nevada | SO | QB | 9 | 12 | -3 | -0.25 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Jalen Milroe | Alabama | SO | QB | 8 | 12 | -15 | -1.25 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Brennan Armstrong | NC State | SR | QB | 7 | 11 | 58 | 5.27 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Darren Grainger | Georgia St | SR | QB | 8 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Luke Altmyer | Illinois | SO | QB | 5 | 11 | 24 | 2.18 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | KJ Jefferson | Arkansas | SR | QB | 7 | 11 | -7 | -0.64 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Brayden Schager | Hawai'i | JR | QB | 7 | 11 | -24 | -2.18 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Emory Jones | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 8 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Athan Kaliakmanis | Minnesota | SO | QB | 8 | 10 | -4 | -0.40 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Quinn Ewers | Texas | SO | QB | 5 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | Andrew Peasley | Wyoming | SR | QB | 6 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Frank Harris | UTSA | SR | QB | 6 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Alex Flinn | ECU | JR | QB | 7 | 9 | -1 | -0.11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | J.J. McCarthy | Michigan | JR | QB | 8 | 9 | -20 | -2.22 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Diego Pavia | NMSU | JR | QB | 7 | 9 | -23 | -2.56 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Keyone Jenkins | FIU | FR | QB | 7 | 9 | -28 | -3.11 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Michael Alaimo | Kent State | JR | QB | 4 | 9 | -46 | -5.11 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Gavin Wimsatt | Rutgers | JR | QB | 7 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Will Howard | Kansas St | SR | QB | 6 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Leshon Williams | Iowa | JR | RB | 4 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Carter Bradley | USA | SR | QB | 6 | 8 | 15 | 1.88 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Jaylen Raynor | Ark St | FR | QB | 5 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Chandler Rogers | N Texas | JR | QB | 7 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Jalen Mayden | SDSU | SR | QB | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Brady Cook | Missouri | JR | QB | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Shedeur Sanders | Colorado | JR | QB | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Jiya Wright | La-Monroe | SR | QB | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Brendan Sullivan | N'western | JR | QB | 5 | 8 | -3 | -0.38 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | TJ Finley | Texas St | SO | QB | 8 | 8 | -4 | -0.50 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Drake Maye | N Carolina | SO | QB | 6 | 8 | -4 | -0.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Payton Thorne | Auburn | JR | QB | 5 | 8 | -23 | -2.88 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Jacob Zeno | UAB | JR | QB | 6 | 8 | -26 | -3.25 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Gunnar Watson | Troy | SR | QB | 6 | 8 | -59 | -7.38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Grant Wilson | ODU | JR | QB | 7 | 8 | -64 | -8.00 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Kiael Kelly | Ball State | SO | QB | 5 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Dylan Hopkins | New Mexico | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | Cam Skattebo | Ariz St | JR | RB | 7 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Bryson Barnes | Utah | JR | QB | 6 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Justin Lamson | Stanford | SO | QB | 4 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | Haynes King | Ga Tech | SO | QB | 3 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Ben Bryant | N'western | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Logan Smothers | J'ville St | JR | QB | 5 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Zac Larrier | Air Force | SR | QB | 6 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Jalon Jones | Charlotte | SR | QB | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Blake Shapen | Baylor | JR | QB | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Brendan Sorsby | Indiana | FR | QB | 6 | 7 | -1 | -0.14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | AJ Bianco | Nevada | FR | QB | 5 | 7 | -11 | -1.57 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Devin Leary | Kentucky | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | -19 | -2.71 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | Tanner Mordecai | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | -24 | -3.43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Lawrance Toafili | FSU | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Jayden Daniels | LSU | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 58 | Gavin Williams | N Illinois | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 58 | Joe Milton III | Tennessee | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Nate Noel | App St | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Garrett Greene | WVU | JR | QB | 6 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Rasheen Ali | Marshall | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Billy Wiles | USM | SO | QB | 5 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | Michael Pratt | Tulane | JR | QB | 5 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | John Rhys Plumlee | UCF | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Jack Plummer | Louisville | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Deacon Hill | Iowa | SO | QB | 6 | 6 | -1 | -0.17 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Cam Fancher | Marshall | SO | QB | 4 | 6 | -3 | -0.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Heinrich Haarberg | Nebraska | SO | QB | 5 | 6 | -6 | -1.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | DJ Irons | Akron | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | -8 | -1.33 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Behren Morton | Texas Tech | SO | QB | 6 | 6 | -13 | -2.17 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Sam Hartman | Notre Dame | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | -37 | -6.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Dean Connors | Rice | JR | RB | 5 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Makhi Hughes | Tulane | FR | RB | 5 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | RJ Harvey | UCF | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Nay'Quan Wright | S Florida | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Kyron Drones | Va Tech | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Jonathon Brooks | Texas | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Garrett Shrader | Syracuse | SR | QB | 5 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Jordan Travis | FSU | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 75 | Kurtis Rourke | Ohio | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Cole Snyder | Buffalo | SR | QB | 5 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland | SR | QB | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Zion Webb | J'ville St | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Tayven Jackson | Indiana | FR | QB | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Cade Klubnik | Clemson | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Austin Smith | EMU | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | -7 | -1.40 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Mitch Griffis | Wk Forest | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | -8 | -1.60 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Rocco Becht | Iowa State | FR | QB | 4 | 5 | -10 | -2.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Jase Bauer | CMU | SO | QB | 3 | 5 | -18 | -3.60 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Graham Mertz | Florida | JR | QB | 5 | 5 | -21 | -4.20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Keegan Shoemaker | Sam Hou St | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | -22 | -4.40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Marcus Carroll | Georgia St | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 95 | Grant Wells | Va Tech | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 95 | Oscar Adaway III | N Texas | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 95 | Blake Watson | Memphis | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 95 | Jabari Small | Tennessee | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | Tai Lavatai | Navy | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||