Nate Sheppard of Duke leads all qualified FBS rushers with 528 rushing yards in the 2026 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 | Nate SheppardRB · Duke · ACC | 3 | 82 | 528 | 5 | 6.4 |
| 2 | Jadan BaughRB · Florida · SEC | 3 | 54 | 458 | 8 | 8.5 |
| 3 | Dylan RileyRB · Boise State · Pac-12 | 3 | 62 | 454 | 2 | 7.3 |
| 4 | Jaylin CarterRB · Memphis · American Athletic | 4 | 55 | 437 | 6 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Jabari BatesRB · San José State · Mountain West | 4 | 77 | 413 | 0 | 5.4 |
| 6 | Torrance Burgess Jr.RB · Texas State · Pac-12 | 3 | 54 | 397 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 7 | Wayne KnightRB · UCLA · Big Ten | 3 | 39 | 345 | 8 | 8.8 |
| 8 | King MillerRB · USC · Big Ten | 4 | 64 | 338 | 3 | 5.3 |
| 9 | Jamal RuleRB · Nebraska · Big Ten | 3 | 38 | 329 | 5 | 8.7 |
| 10 | LJ MartinRB · BYU · Big 12 | 3 | 42 | 328 | 3 | 7.8 |
| 11 | Aiden FloraRB · Iowa State · Big 12 | 3 | 38 | 328 | 3 | 8.6 |
| 12 | Cam CookRB · West Virginia · Big 12 | 3 | 70 | 317 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 13 | Turbo RichardRB · Indiana · Big Ten | 3 | 41 | 315 | 4 | 7.7 |
| 14 | Ousmane KromahRB · Florida State · ACC | 3 | 53 | 311 | 3 | 5.9 |
| 15 | Kam DavisRB · Liberty · Conference USA | 4 | 47 | 310 | 1 | 6.6 |
| 16 | Javion KinnardRB · San Diego State · Pac-12 | 3 | 53 | 308 | 1 | 5.8 |
| 17 | Jeremy PayneRB · TCU · Big 12 | 3 | 58 | 307 | 1 | 5.3 |
| 18 | Jamal RobertsRB · Missouri · SEC | 3 | 63 | 300 | 3 | 4.8 |
| 19 | Antwan RaymondRB · Rutgers · Big Ten | 3 | 62 | 298 | 1 | 4.8 |
| 20 | Duke WatsonRB · UCF · Big 12 | 3 | 27 | 297 | 3 | 11.0 |
| 21 | Camryn EdwardsRB · Michigan State · Big Ten | 3 | 60 | 288 | 3 | 4.8 |
| 22 | DeSean BishopRB · Tennessee · SEC | 3 | 43 | 286 | 4 | 6.7 |
| 23 | Justice HaynesRB · Georgia Tech · ACC | 3 | 55 | 286 | 3 | 5.2 |
| 24 | Dilin JonesRB · LSU · SEC | 3 | 64 | 285 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 25 | Adam MohammedRB · California · ACC | 3 | 60 | 285 | 3 | 4.8 |