D'Onta Foreman of Texas leads all qualified FBS rushers with 2,028 rushing yards in the 2016 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 | D'Onta ForemanRB · Texas · Big 12 | 12 | 323 | 2,028 | 15 | 6.3 |
| 2 | Donnel PumphreyRB · San Diego State · Mountain West | 13 | 330 | 2,018 | 16 | 6.1 |
| 3 | Aaron JonesRB · UTEP · Conference USA | 12 | 229 | 1,773 | 17 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Brian HillRB · Wyoming · Mountain West | 13 | 323 | 1,767 | 21 | 5.5 |
| 5 | Jeremy McNicholsRB · Boise State · Mountain West | 12 | 295 | 1,663 | 23 | 5.6 |
| 6 | Dalvin CookRB · Florida State · ACC | 12 | 268 | 1,620 | 18 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Christian McCaffreyRB · Stanford · Pac-12 | 12 | 253 | 1,603 | 13 | 6.3 |
| 8 | James FlandersRB · Tulsa · American Athletic | 12 | 241 | 1,529 | 17 | 6.3 |
| 9 | I'Tavius MathersRB · Middle Tennessee · Conference USA | 12 | 220 | 1,504 | 16 | 6.8 |
| 10 | Anthony WalesRB · Western Kentucky · Conference USA | 13 | 202 | 1,376 | 24 | 6.8 |
| 11 | Jalin MooreRB · App State · Sun Belt | 12 | 221 | 1,367 | 10 | 6.2 |
| 12 | Kareem HuntRB · Toledo · Mid-American | 12 | 240 | 1,355 | 8 | 5.7 |
| 13 | Myles Gaskin? · Washington · Pac-12 | 13 | 227 | 1,339 | 10 | 5.9 |
| 14 | James ButlerRB · Nevada · Mountain West | 12 | 260 | 1,336 | 12 | 5.1 |
| 15 | James GilbertRB · Ball State · Mid-American | 12 | 251 | 1,332 | 12 | 5.3 |
| 16 | D'Angelo BrewerRB · Tulsa · American Athletic | 12 | 247 | 1,330 | 7 | 5.4 |
| 17 | Rawleigh Williams IIIRB · Arkansas · SEC | 12 | 233 | 1,326 | 12 | 5.7 |
| 18 | Ito SmithRB · Southern Miss · Conference USA | 12 | 239 | 1,321 | 15 | 5.5 |
| 19 | Corey ClementRB · Wisconsin · Big Ten | 13 | 292 | 1,304 | 14 | 4.5 |
| 20 | Saquon BarkleyRB · Penn State · Big Ten | 13 | 247 | 1,302 | 16 | 5.3 |
| 21 | Justin JacksonRB · Northwestern · Big Ten | 12 | 266 | 1,300 | 12 | 4.9 |
| 22 | Jarvion FranklinRB · Western Michigan · Mid-American | 13 | 241 | 1,300 | 12 | 5.4 |
| 23 | Derrius GuiceRB · LSU · SEC | 11 | 157 | 1,249 | 14 | 8.0 |
| 24 | Jordan ChunnRB · Troy · Sun Belt | 12 | 259 | 1,232 | 13 | 4.8 |
| 25 | Teriyon GipsonRB · New Mexico · Mountain West | 12 | 131 | 1,209 | 12 | 9.2 |