Rashaad Penny of San Diego State leads all qualified FBS rushers with 2,027 rushing yards in the 2017 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 | Rashaad PennyRB · San Diego State · Mountain West | 12 | 275 | 2,027 | 19 | 7.4 |
| 2 | Bryce LoveRB · Stanford · Pac-12 | 13 | 237 | 1,973 | 17 | 8.3 |
| 3 | Devin SingletaryRB · Florida Atlantic · Conference USA | 13 | 275 | 1,796 | 29 | 6.5 |
| 4 | Jonathan TaylorRB · Wisconsin · Big Ten | 13 | 244 | 1,664 | 12 | 6.8 |
| 5 | D'Angelo BrewerRB · Tulsa · American Athletic | 12 | 288 | 1,517 | 9 | 5.3 |
| 6 | Diocemy Saint JusteRB · Hawai'i · Mountain West | 12 | 282 | 1,510 | 7 | 5.3 |
| 7 | Ronald Jones II? · USC · Pac-12 | 13 | 242 | 1,486 | 18 | 6.1 |
| 8 | Royce FreemanRB · Oregon · Pac-12 | 12 | 244 | 1,475 | 16 | 6.0 |
| 9 | Phillip Lindsay? · Colorado · Pac-12 | 12 | 301 | 1,474 | 14 | 4.9 |
| 10 | AJ DillonRB · Boston College · ACC | 12 | 268 | 1,432 | 13 | 5.3 |
| 11 | Josh AdamsRB · Notre Dame · FBS Independents | 12 | 191 | 1,386 | 9 | 7.3 |
| 12 | J.K. DobbinsRB · Ohio State · Big Ten | 13 | 181 | 1,364 | 7 | 7.5 |
| 13 | Dalyn DawkinsRB · Colorado State · Mountain West | 12 | 216 | 1,349 | 8 | 6.2 |
| 14 | Justice HillRB · Oklahoma State · Big 12 | 12 | 245 | 1,347 | 14 | 5.5 |
| 15 | Lexington ThomasRB · UNLV · Mountain West | 12 | 211 | 1,336 | 17 | 6.3 |
| 16 | Zach AbeyWR · Navy · American Athletic | 12 | 280 | 1,325 | 14 | 4.7 |
| 17 | Ito SmithRB · Southern Miss · Conference USA | 12 | 232 | 1,321 | 13 | 5.7 |
| 18 | Kerryon JohnsonRB · Auburn · SEC | 13 | 263 | 1,320 | 17 | 5.0 |
| 19 | Terry SwansonRB · Toledo · Mid-American | 13 | 231 | 1,319 | 14 | 5.7 |
| 20 | Benny Snell Jr.RB · Kentucky · SEC | 12 | 256 | 1,318 | 18 | 5.2 |
| 21 | Spencer BrownRB · UAB · Conference USA | 12 | 237 | 1,292 | 10 | 5.5 |
| 22 | Myles Gaskin? · Washington · Pac-12 | 12 | 208 | 1,282 | 19 | 6.2 |
| 23 | Jarvion FranklinRB · Western Michigan · Mid-American | 12 | 235 | 1,228 | 11 | 5.2 |
| 24 | Jeffery WilsonRB · North Texas · Conference USA | 13 | 188 | 1,215 | 16 | 6.5 |
| 25 | Nick Chubb? · Georgia · SEC | 13 | 191 | 1,175 | 13 | 6.2 |