Jonathan Taylor of Wisconsin leads all qualified FBS rushers with 1,989 rushing yards in the 2018 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 | Jonathan TaylorRB · Wisconsin · Big Ten | 12 | 280 | 1,989 | 15 | 7.1 |
| 2 | Darrell HendersonRB · Memphis · American Athletic | 13 | 214 | 1,909 | 22 | 8.9 |
| 3 | Trayveon WilliamsRB · Texas A&M · SEC | 12 | 252 | 1,524 | 15 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Eno BenjaminRB · Arizona State · Pac-12 | 12 | 277 | 1,524 | 15 | 5.5 |
| 5 | Travis EtienneRB · Clemson · ACC | 13 | 176 | 1,463 | 21 | 8.3 |
| 6 | J.J. TaylorRB · Arizona · Pac-12 | 12 | 254 | 1,432 | 6 | 5.6 |
| 7 | Alexander MattisonRB · Boise State · Mountain West | 13 | 302 | 1,412 | 17 | 4.7 |
| 8 | Jermar JeffersonRB · Oregon State · Pac-12 | 12 | 239 | 1,381 | 12 | 5.8 |
| 9 | Alex BarnesRB · Kansas State · Big 12 | 12 | 256 | 1,355 | 12 | 5.3 |
| 10 | Devin SingletaryRB · Florida Atlantic · Conference USA | 12 | 261 | 1,348 | 22 | 5.2 |
| 11 | Nico EvansRB · Wyoming · Mountain West | 12 | 204 | 1,325 | 8 | 6.5 |
| 12 | Benny Snell Jr.RB · Kentucky · SEC | 12 | 262 | 1,290 | 14 | 4.9 |
| 13 | Joshua KelleyRB · UCLA · Pac-12 | 12 | 225 | 1,243 | 12 | 5.5 |
| 14 | Benny LeMayRB · Charlotte · Conference USA | 12 | 232 | 1,228 | 11 | 5.3 |
| 15 | Miles SandersRB · Penn State · Big Ten | 12 | 206 | 1,220 | 9 | 5.9 |
| 16 | Qadree OllisonRB · Pittsburgh · ACC | 13 | 189 | 1,190 | 11 | 6.3 |
| 17 | Karan HigdonRB · Michigan · Big Ten | 12 | 224 | 1,178 | 10 | 5.3 |
| 18 | LeVante BellamyRB · Western Michigan · Mid-American | 12 | 190 | 1,172 | 6 | 6.2 |
| 19 | Michael Warren IIRB · Cincinnati · American Athletic | 12 | 224 | 1,162 | 17 | 5.2 |
| 20 | Spencer BrownRB · UAB · Conference USA | 13 | 248 | 1,152 | 16 | 4.7 |
| 21 | Myles Gaskin? · Washington · Pac-12 | 13 | 233 | 1,148 | 10 | 4.9 |
| 22 | A.J. OuelletteRB · Ohio · Mid-American | 12 | 184 | 1,142 | 12 | 6.2 |
| 23 | Trey RagasRB · Louisiana · Sun Belt | 13 | 197 | 1,141 | 8 | 5.8 |
| 24 | Stevie ScottRB · Indiana · Big Ten | 12 | 228 | 1,137 | 10 | 5.0 |
| 25 | Pooka Williams Jr.RB · Kansas · Big 12 | 12 | 160 | 1,109 | 7 | 6.9 |