college football freshman running back yards leaders 2025

Caleb Hawkins had the most rushing yards by a freshman running back in 2025, with 1,434 yards.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Caleb Hawkins C. Hawkins	1,434	2025	UNT	13	231	6.2	110.3	25	370	32	39	11.6	28.5	4
2	Nate Sheppard N. Sheppard	1,132	2025	DUKE	14	200	5.7	80.9	11	286	37	47	7.7	20.4	1
3	Bo Jackson B. Jackson	1,090	2025	OSU	13	179	6.1	83.8	6	200	19	20	10.5	15.4	1
4	King Miller K. Miller	972	2025	USC	13	156	6.2	74.8	8	111	16	19	6.9	8.5	0
5	Will Henderson III W. Henderson III	866	2025	UTSA	13	125	6.9	66.6	6	132	19	25	6.9	10.2	2
6	Sire Gaines S. Gaines	811	2025	BSU	14	161	5.0	57.9	8	72	11	15	6.5	5.1	1
7	Ja'Kyrian Turner J. Turner	745	2025	PITT	12	140	5.3	62.1	7	150	25	31	6.0	12.5	0
8	Jordon Davison J. Davison	667	2025	ORE	14	112	6.0	47.6	15	62	12	13	5.2	4.4	0
9	Dierre Hill Jr. D. Hill Jr.	656	2025	ORE	15	75	8.7	43.7	5	137	16	20	8.6	9.1	1
10	Jaquari Lewis J. Lewis	618	2025	APP	13	140	4.4	47.5	6	192	32	36	6.0	14.8	0
11	Rodney Fields Jr. R. Fields Jr.	614	2025	OKST	9	124	5.0	68.2	1	276	28	36	9.9	30.7	1
12	Duke Scott D. Scott	581	2025	NCST	13	106	5.5	44.7	4	132	15	18	8.8	10.2	0
13	Marvis Parrish M. Parrish	576	2025	WKU	13	106	5.4	44.3	1	203	36	46	5.6	15.6	1
14	Ashten Emory A. Emory	569	2025	UTEP	12	119	4.8	47.4	4	103	16	20	6.4	8.6	2
15	Samuel Harris S. Harris	558	2025	WYO	11	100	5.6	50.7	1	184	16	22	11.5	16.7	0
16	Jamauri McClure J. McClure	540	2025	TULN	13	83	6.5	41.5	2	8	3	4	2.7	0.6	0
17	Chauncey Bowens C. Bowens	526	2025	UGA	13	103	5.1	40.5	6	82	14	16	5.9	6.3	0
18	Javin Gordon J. Gordon	516	2025	TULN	14	128	4.0	36.9	5	93	13	19	7.2	6.6	1
19	Jalen Dupree J. Dupree	508	2025	CSU	9	102	5.0	56.4	2	83	12	18	6.9	9.2	0
20	Khobie Martin K. Martin	505	2025	IND	14	78	6.5	36.1	6	14	1	1	14.0	1.0	0
21	DeJuan Williams D. Williams	501	2025	MD	12	128	3.9	41.8	3	426	45	65	9.5	35.5	1
22	Austyn Dendy A. Dendy	493	2025	BGSU	5	108	4.6	98.6	5	64	4	4	16.0	12.8	1
23	Harlem Berry H. Berry	491	2025	LSU	13	104	4.7	37.8	2	32	8	11	4.0	2.5	0
24	Tory Blaylock T. Blaylock	480	2025	OKLA	12	120	4.0	40.0	4	77	13	20	5.9	6.4	0
25	Caden Knighten C. Knighten	469	2025	BAY	12	104	4.5	39.1	1	134	11	18	12.2	11.2	1

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More North Texas Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,868

Jackson

RUSH

687

White

REC

453

Stevenson

Team Rankings

PPG

42.2

9th

OPP PPG

29.2

122nd

RUSH YDS/G

186.8

49th

PASS YDS/G

347.0

2nd

2026 AAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Memphis	2-0	5-1
2	UTSA	2-0	5-1
3	North Texas	2-0	4-2
4	Florida Atlantic	1-0	4-1
5	Army	2-1	3-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/24	UNT	@	NAVY	3:30 PM
Thu 10/29	FAU	@	UNT	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	RICE	@	UNT	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	UNT	@	UTSA	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	UNT	@	TULN	1:00 PM

Last Game

Charlotte

0 - 6

Final

North Texas

4 - 2

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

838

Burgess

835

Riley

828

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

562.3

554.8

533.8

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

303.5

299.4

295.5

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	San Diego State	2	4	.333
4	Fresno State	4	2	.667
5	Texas State	3	3	.500
6	Utah State	2	4	.333
7	Colorado State	2	4	.333
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	Army	3	2	.600
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	East Carolina	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
4	Florida International	3	3	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
6	Missouri State	2	4	.333
7	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
8	Delaware	2	4	.333
9	Kennesaw State	1	5	.167
10	Sam Houston	1	5	.167

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
7	Louisiana	4	2	.667
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	5	.286
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333