Yards Per Rush Attempt Leaders - Qualified
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | ATT | YDS | YDS/A | LONG | TD |
| 1 | Vai Taua, RB | NEV | 172 | 1345 | 7.8 | 89 | 10 |
| 2 | Luke Lippincott, RB | NEV | 134 | 1034 | 7.7 | 85 | 9 |
| 3 | Jeff Demps, RB | FLA | 99 | 745 | 7.5 | 62 | 7 |
| 4 | Colin Kaepernick, QB | NEV | 161 | 1183 | 7.3 | 75 | 16 |
| 5 | Lance Dunbar, RB | UNT | 200 | 1378 | 6.9 | 71 | 17 |
| 6 | Mikel Leshoure, RB | ILL | 108 | 734 | 6.8 | 70 | 5 |
| 7 | LaMichael James, RB | ORE | 230 | 1546 | 6.7 | 60 | 14 |
| 8 | Isaiah Pead, RB | CIN | 121 | 806 | 6.7 | 67 | 9 |
| 9 | Damien Berry, RB | MIA | 93 | 616 | 6.6 | 49 | 8 |
| 10 | Chris Relf, TE | MSST | 76 | 500 | 6.6 | 53 | 2 |
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | ATT | YDS | YDS/A | LONG | TD |
| 11 | Ryan Mathews, RB | FRES | 276 | 1808 | 6.6 | 77 | 19 |
| 12 | Bobby Rainey, RB | WKU | 144 | 939 | 6.5 | 49 | 6 |
| 13 | Chris Rainey, RB | FLA | 89 | 575 | 6.5 | 76 | 5 |
| 14 | Dexter McCluster, RB | MISS | 181 | 1169 | 6.5 | 86 | 8 |
| 15 | Matthew Tucker, RB | TCU | 105 | 676 | 6.4 | 48 | 8 |
| 16 | Ed Wesley, RB | TCU | 101 | 638 | 6.3 | 64 | 4 |
| 17 | Joe Webb, QB | UAB | 227 | 1427 | 6.3 | 71 | 11 |
| 18 | Robert Turbin, RB | USU | 207 | 1296 | 6.3 | 96 | 13 |
| 19 | Curtis Steele, RB | MEM | 198 | 1239 | 6.3 | 77 | 15 |
| 20 | Ike Nduka, RB | BUFF | 96 | 598 | 6.2 | 56 | 6 |
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | ATT | YDS | YDS/A | LONG | TD |
| 21 | Cory Sykes, RB | BALL | 90 | 559 | 6.2 | 51 | 3 |
| 22 | Joe McKnight, RB | USC | 164 | 1014 | 6.2 | 54 | 8 |
| 23 | D.D. Kyles, RB | MTU | 139 | 857 | 6.2 | 53 | 3 |
| 24 | Tory Harrison, RB | USM | 105 | 647 | 6.2 | 57 | 10 |
| 25 | Donald Buckram, RB | UTEP | 259 | 1594 | 6.2 | 52 | 18 |
| 26 | Jahvid Best, RB | CAL | 141 | 867 | 6.1 | 93 | 12 |
| 27 | Mark Ingram, RB | ALA | 271 | 1658 | 6.1 | 70 | 17 |
| Patrick Mealy, RB | ARMY | 110 | 673 | 6.1 | 75 | 3 | |
| 29 | Randall Cobb, WR | UK | 94 | 573 | 6.1 | 61 | 10 |
| 30 | Noel Devine, RB | WVU | 241 | 1465 | 6.1 | 88 | 13 |
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | ATT | YDS | YDS/A | LONG | TD |
| 31 | Jason Ford, RB | ILL | 97 | 588 | 6.1 | 79 | 4 |
| 32 | Matt Brown, RB | TEM | 89 | 529 | 5.9 | 71 | 5 |
| 33 | Jonathan Dwyer, RB | GT | 235 | 1395 | 5.9 | 74 | 14 |
| 34 | Doug Martin, RB | BSU | 129 | 765 | 5.9 | 56 | 15 |
| 35 | Carlos Brown, RB | MICH | 81 | 480 | 5.9 | 90 | 4 |
| 36 | Princeton McCarty, RB | IDHO | 115 | 680 | 5.9 | 67 | 3 |
| 37 | Robbie Rouse, RB | FRES | 82 | 479 | 5.8 | 36 | 4 |
| 38 | Allen Bradford, RB | USC | 115 | 668 | 5.8 | 43 | 8 |
| 39 | Chad Spann, RB | NIU | 179 | 1038 | 5.8 | 79 | 19 |
| 40 | Bernard Pierce, RB | TEM | 236 | 1361 | 5.8 | 68 | 16 |
Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau
