Melvin Gordon of Wisconsin leads all qualified FBS rushers with 2,336 rushing yards in the 2014 college football regular season. See the full top 25 below, or explore the interactive CFB Savant leaderboard with percentiles, filters, and player cards.
Qualification: 6.25 rush attempts per team game, QBs excluded.
| # | Player | GP | Att | Yds | TD | YPC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melvin GordonRB · Wisconsin · Big Ten | 13 | 309 | 2,336 | 26 | 7.6 |
| 2 | Tevin ColemanRB · Indiana · Big Ten | 12 | 270 | 2,036 | 15 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Donnel PumphreyRB · San Diego State · Mountain West | 12 | 255 | 1,755 | 19 | 6.9 |
| 4 | Jay AjayiRB · Boise State · Mountain West | 13 | 325 | 1,689 | 25 | 5.2 |
| 5 | James ConnerRB · Pittsburgh · ACC | 12 | 277 | 1,675 | 24 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Devon JohnsonRB · Marshall · Conference USA | 13 | 191 | 1,636 | 16 | 8.6 |
| 7 | Jordan HowardRB · UAB · Conference USA | 12 | 306 | 1,587 | 13 | 5.2 |
| 8 | Samaje PerineRB · Oklahoma · Big 12 | 12 | 240 | 1,579 | 21 | 6.6 |
| 9 | David CobbRB · Minnesota · Big Ten | 12 | 294 | 1,548 | 13 | 5.3 |
| 10 | Jarvion FranklinRB · Western Michigan · Mid-American | 12 | 294 | 1,525 | 24 | 5.2 |
| 11 | Ameer AbdullahRB · Nebraska · Big Ten | 12 | 237 | 1,523 | 18 | 6.4 |
| 12 | Leon AllenRB · Western Kentucky · Conference USA | 12 | 259 | 1,490 | 12 | 5.8 |
| 13 | Matt BreidaRB · Georgia Southern · Sun Belt | 12 | 171 | 1,485 | 17 | 8.7 |
| 14 | Cameron Artis-PayneRB · Auburn · SEC | 12 | 277 | 1,482 | 11 | 5.3 |
| 15 | Marcus CoxRB · App State · Sun Belt | 12 | 255 | 1,415 | 19 | 5.5 |
| 16 | Anthone TaylorRB · Buffalo · Mid-American | 11 | 282 | 1,403 | 12 | 5.0 |
| 17 | Ezekiel ElliottRB · Ohio State · Big Ten | 13 | 217 | 1,402 | 12 | 6.5 |
| 18 | Paul PerkinsRB · UCLA · Pac-12 | 12 | 230 | 1,378 | 7 | 6.0 |
| 19 | Jeremy LangfordRB · Michigan State · Big Ten | 12 | 249 | 1,360 | 19 | 5.5 |
| 20 | Kareem HuntRB · Toledo · Mid-American | 12 | 173 | 1,360 | 11 | 7.9 |
| 21 | Devontae BookerRB · Utah · Pac-12 | 12 | 266 | 1,350 | 9 | 5.1 |
| 22 | Javorius Allen? · USC · Pac-12 | 12 | 250 | 1,337 | 9 | 5.3 |
| 23 | Royce FreemanRB · Oregon · Pac-12 | 13 | 230 | 1,299 | 16 | 5.7 |
| 24 | Marteze WallerRB · Fresno State · Mountain West | 13 | 210 | 1,292 | 11 | 6.2 |
| 25 | Nick WilsonRB · Arizona · Pac-12 | 13 | 217 | 1,289 | 15 | 5.9 |