Rushing Yards Leaders - All Players
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | ATT | YDS | YDS/A | LONG | TD |
| 1 | Toby Gerhart, RB | STAN | 343 | 1871 | 5.5 | 61 | 27 |
| 2 | Ryan Mathews, RB | FRES | 276 | 1808 | 6.6 | 77 | 19 |
| 3 | Dion Lewis, RB | PITT | 325 | 1799 | 5.5 | 85 | 17 |
| 4 | Mark Ingram, RB | ALA | 271 | 1658 | 6.1 | 70 | 17 |
| 5 | Ryan Williams, RB | VT | 293 | 1655 | 5.6 | 66 | 21 |
| 6 | Donald Buckram, RB | UTEP | 259 | 1594 | 6.2 | 52 | 18 |
| 7 | LaMichael James, RB | ORE | 230 | 1546 | 6.7 | 60 | 14 |
| 8 | John Clay, RB | WIS | 287 | 1517 | 5.3 | 72 | 18 |
| 9 | Noel Devine, RB | WVU | 241 | 1465 | 6.1 | 88 | 13 |
| 10 | Montel Harris, RB | TEM | 308 | 1457 | 4.7 | 70 | 14 |
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | ATT | YDS | YDS/A | LONG | TD |
| 11 | Jacquizz Rodgers, RB | ORST | 273 | 1440 | 5.3 | 61 | 21 |
| 12 | Joe Webb, QB | UAB | 227 | 1427 | 6.3 | 71 | 11 |
| 13 | Jonathan Dwyer, RB | GT | 235 | 1395 | 5.9 | 74 | 14 |
| 14 | Alfred Morris, RB | FAU | 263 | 1392 | 5.3 | 48 | 11 |
| 15 | Anthony Dixon, RB | MSST | 257 | 1391 | 5.4 | 70 | 12 |
| 16 | Lance Dunbar, RB | UNT | 200 | 1378 | 6.9 | 71 | 17 |
| 17 | Ben Tate, RB | AUB | 263 | 1362 | 5.2 | 60 | 10 |
| 18 | Bernard Pierce, RB | TEM | 236 | 1361 | 5.8 | 68 | 16 |
| 19 | Vai Taua, RB | NEV | 172 | 1345 | 7.8 | 89 | 10 |
| Montario Hardesty, RB | TENN | 282 | 1345 | 4.8 | 43 | 13 | |
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | ATT | YDS | YDS/A | LONG | TD |
| 21 | Robert Turbin, RB | USU | 207 | 1296 | 6.3 | 96 | 13 |
| 22 | Daniel Thomas, RB | KSU | 247 | 1265 | 5.1 | 40 | 11 |
| 23 | Curtis Steele, RB | MEM | 198 | 1239 | 6.3 | 77 | 15 |
| 24 | Keith Toston, RB | OKST | 227 | 1218 | 5.4 | 69 | 11 |
| 25 | C.J. Spiller, RB | CLEM | 216 | 1212 | 5.6 | 66 | 12 |
| 26 | Alexander Robinson, RB | ISU | 232 | 1195 | 5.2 | 68 | 6 |
| 27 | Ricky Dobbs, QB | NAVY | 315 | 1192 | 3.8 | 53 | 26 |
| 28 | Jordan Todman, RB | CONN | 235 | 1188 | 5.1 | 58 | 14 |
| Shawnbrey McNeal, RB | SMU | 236 | 1188 | 5.0 | 58 | 12 | |
| 30 | Colin Kaepernick, QB | NEV | 161 | 1183 | 7.3 | 75 | 16 |
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | ATT | YDS | YDS/A | LONG | TD |
| 31 | Dominique Lindsay, RB | ECU | 239 | 1180 | 4.9 | 41 | 6 |
| 32 | Dexter McCluster, RB | MISS | 181 | 1169 | 6.5 | 86 | 8 |
| Evan Royster, RB | PSU | 205 | 1169 | 5.7 | 69 | 6 | |
| 34 | Brandon West, RB | WMU | 214 | 1164 | 5.4 | 80 | 10 |
| 35 | Dwight Dasher, QB | MTU | 224 | 1154 | 5.2 | 74 | 13 |
| 36 | Jeremy Avery, RB | BSU | 209 | 1150 | 5.5 | 75 | 6 |
| 37 | Roy Helu Jr., RB | NEB | 220 | 1147 | 5.2 | 63 | 9 |
| 38 | Daniel Porter, RB | LT | 211 | 1136 | 5.4 | 64 | 11 |
| 39 | Darius Marshall, RB | MRSH | 227 | 1131 | 5.0 | 80 | 11 |
| 40 | Frank Goodin, RB | ULM | 219 | 1126 | 5.1 | 48 | 13 |
Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau
