Rushing Yards Leaders - All Players
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | ATT | YDS | YDS/A | LONG | TD |
| 1 | Donald Buckram, RB | UTEP | 251 | 1569 | 6.3 | 52 | 17 |
| 2 | Toby Gerhart, RB | STAN | 282 | 1531 | 5.4 | 61 | 23 |
| 3 | Ryan Mathews, RB | FRES | 213 | 1491 | 7.0 | 77 | 14 |
| 4 | Mark Ingram, RB | ALA | 205 | 1399 | 6.8 | 70 | 12 |
| 5 | Ryan Williams, RB | VT | 244 | 1355 | 5.6 | 66 | 15 |
| 6 | Jacquizz Rodgers, RB | ORST | 239 | 1313 | 5.5 | 61 | 19 |
| 7 | LaMichael James, RB | ORE | 190 | 1310 | 6.9 | 60 | 11 |
| 8 | Bernard Pierce, RB | TEM | 224 | 1308 | 5.8 | 68 | 15 |
| 9 | Dion Lewis, RB | PITT | 224 | 1291 | 5.8 | 85 | 13 |
| 10 | Joe Webb, QB | UAB | 209 | 1290 | 6.2 | 71 | 10 |
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | ATT | YDS | YDS/A | LONG | TD |
| 11 | Daniel Thomas, RB | KSU | 247 | 1265 | 5.1 | 40 | 11 |
| 12 | Anthony Dixon, RB | MSST | 228 | 1258 | 5.5 | 70 | 11 |
| 13 | Lance Dunbar, RB | UNT | 179 | 1252 | 7.0 | 71 | 16 |
| 14 | John Clay, RB | WIS | 241 | 1224 | 5.1 | 72 | 13 |
| 15 | Montel Harris, RB | BC | 244 | 1213 | 5.0 | 70 | 13 |
| 16 | Ben Tate, RB | AUB | 225 | 1209 | 5.4 | 60 | 8 |
| 17 | Jonathan Dwyer, RB | GT | 183 | 1203 | 6.6 | 74 | 11 |
| 18 | Vai Taua, RB | NEV | 148 | 1185 | 8.0 | 89 | 9 |
| 19 | Robert Turbin, RB | USU | 183 | 1183 | 6.5 | 96 | 10 |
| 20 | Keith Toston, RB | OKST | 207 | 1130 | 5.5 | 69 | 11 |
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | ATT | YDS | YDS/A | LONG | TD |
| 21 | Colin Kaepernick, QB | NEV | 132 | 1129 | 8.6 | 75 | 16 |
| 22 | Montario Hardesty, RB | TENN | 225 | 1127 | 5.0 | 43 | 9 |
| 23 | Alfred Morris, RB | FAU | 213 | 1112 | 5.2 | 48 | 9 |
| 24 | Evan Royster, RB | PSU | 188 | 1104 | 5.9 | 69 | 6 |
| 25 | Noel Devine, RB | WVU | 192 | 1098 | 5.7 | 77 | 10 |
| 26 | Frank Goodin, RB | ULM | 206 | 1086 | 5.3 | 48 | 13 |
| 27 | Brandon West, RB | WMU | 193 | 1062 | 5.5 | 80 | 9 |
| 28 | Alexander Robinson, RB | ISU | 210 | 1058 | 5.0 | 68 | 6 |
| 29 | Roy Helu Jr., RB | NEB | 193 | 1057 | 5.5 | 63 | 9 |
| 30 | Darius Marshall, RB | MRSH | 207 | 1054 | 5.1 | 80 | 11 |
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | ATT | YDS | YDS/A | LONG | TD |
| 31 | Luke Lippincott, RB | NEV | 133 | 1028 | 7.7 | 85 | 9 |
| 32 | Curtis Steele, RB | MEM | 179 | 1007 | 5.6 | 32 | 11 |
| Jeremy Avery, RB | BSU | 167 | 1007 | 6.0 | 75 | 4 | |
| 34 | Shawnbrey McNeal, RB | SMU | 198 | 978 | 4.9 | 58 | 7 |
| 35 | Jordan Todman, RB | CONN | 185 | 956 | 5.2 | 58 | 13 |
| 36 | Brynn Harvey, RB | UCF | 224 | 947 | 4.2 | 50 | 13 |
| 37 | Daniel Porter, RB | LT | 183 | 937 | 5.1 | 64 | 8 |
| 38 | Ralph Bolden, RB | PUR | 200 | 935 | 4.7 | 78 | 9 |
| 39 | Joe McKnight, RB | USC | 143 | 932 | 6.5 | 54 | 8 |
| 40 | Delone Carter, RB | SYR | 216 | 919 | 4.3 | 58 | 10 |
Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau
