Lew Nichols of Central Michigan leads all qualified FBS rushers with 1,710 rushing yards in the 2021 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 | Lew NicholsRB · Central Michigan · Mid-American | 12 | 311 | 1,710 | 15 | 5.5 |
| 2 | Kenneth Walker IIIRB · Michigan State · Big Ten | 12 | 263 | 1,636 | 18 | 6.2 |
| 3 | Tyler BadieRB · Missouri · SEC | 12 | 268 | 1,604 | 14 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Sean TuckerRB · Syracuse · ACC | 12 | 246 | 1,496 | 12 | 6.1 |
| 5 | Sincere McCormickRB · UTSA · Conference USA | 13 | 298 | 1,479 | 15 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Breece HallRB · Iowa State · Big 12 | 12 | 253 | 1,472 | 20 | 5.8 |
| 7 | Abram SmithRB · Baylor · Big 12 | 13 | 232 | 1,429 | 12 | 6.2 |
| 8 | Tyler AllgeierRB · BYU · FBS Independents | 12 | 249 | 1,414 | 20 | 5.7 |
| 9 | Hassan HaskinsRB · Michigan · Big Ten | 13 | 261 | 1,288 | 20 | 4.9 |
| 10 | Brad RobertsRB · Air Force · Mountain West | 12 | 279 | 1,279 | 13 | 4.6 |
| 11 | Bryant KobackRB · Toledo · Mid-American | 12 | 190 | 1,274 | 15 | 6.7 |
| 12 | Chris Rodriguez Jr.RB · Kentucky · SEC | 12 | 205 | 1,272 | 8 | 6.2 |
| 13 | Charles WilliamsRB · UNLV · Mountain West | 12 | 254 | 1,261 | 15 | 5.0 |
| 14 | B.J. BaylorRB · Oregon State · Pac-12 | 12 | 209 | 1,259 | 13 | 6.0 |
| 15 | Deuce VaughnRB · Kansas State · Big 12 | 12 | 214 | 1,258 | 15 | 5.9 |
| 16 | Jerome FordRB · Cincinnati · American Athletic | 13 | 200 | 1,242 | 19 | 6.2 |
| 17 | Mataeo DurantRB · Duke · ACC | 12 | 255 | 1,241 | 9 | 4.9 |
| 18 | Rasheen AliRB · Marshall · Conference USA | 12 | 230 | 1,241 | 20 | 5.4 |
| 19 | DeAndre TorreyRB · North Texas · Conference USA | 12 | 248 | 1,215 | 13 | 4.9 |
| 20 | DeWayne McBrideRB · UAB · Conference USA | 12 | 176 | 1,188 | 12 | 6.8 |
| 21 | TreVeyon HendersonRB · Ohio State · Big Ten | 12 | 167 | 1,172 | 15 | 7.0 |
| 22 | Tyler GoodsonRB · Iowa · Big Ten | 13 | 256 | 1,151 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 23 | Ellis MerriweatherRB · Massachusetts · FBS Independents | 12 | 218 | 1,138 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 24 | Zach CharbonnetRB · UCLA · Pac-12 | 12 | 202 | 1,137 | 13 | 5.6 |
| 25 | Jaylen WarrenRB · Oklahoma State · Big 12 | 13 | 237 | 1,134 | 11 | 4.8 |