list of active ncaa career rushing yard leaders

Ismail Mahdi has the most career rushing yards by an active player, with 3,253 yards.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Ismail Mahdi I. Mahdi	3,253	40	552	5.9	81.3	18	594	62	75	9.6	14.9	4
2	Makhi Hughes M. Hughes	3,159	39	606	5.2	81.0	24	347	40	50	8.7	8.9	2
3	Jalen Buckley J. Buckley	3,003	43	567	5.3	69.8	33	401	52	77	7.7	9.3	1
4	Ahmad Hardy A. Hardy	3,000	25	493	6.1	120.0	29	94	14	18	6.7	3.8	0
5	Cam Edwards C. Edwards	2,994	40	544	5.5	74.9	30	502	51	71	9.8	12.6	4
6	LJ Martin	2,885	37	526	5.5	78.0	26	439	62	80	7.1	11.9	3
7	Jai'Den Thomas J. Thomas	2,842	46	494	5.8	61.8	33	494	68	97	7.3	10.7	4
8	Cam Cook C. Cook	2,829	39	549	5.2	72.5	30	404	55	81	7.3	10.4	0
9	Ayo Adeyi A. Adeyi	2,639	46	408	6.5	57.4	17	90	13	17	6.9	2.0	0
10	Mark Fletcher Jr. M. Fletcher Jr.	2,620	41	485	5.4	63.9	31	334	38	55	8.8	8.1	2
11	Byrum Brown B. Brown	2,609	40	558	4.7	65.2	35	53	4	4	13.3	1.3	2
12	Darius Taylor D. Taylor	2,594	32	543	4.8	81.1	23	791	110	141	7.2	24.7	3
13	Devon Dampier D. Dampier	2,464	37	394	6.3	66.6	35	1	1	2	1.0	0.0	0
14	Jadan Baugh J. Baugh	2,456	30	448	5.5	81.9	26	278	42	56	6.6	9.3	3
15	Jahiem White J. White	2,402	32	366	6.6	75.1	22	417	48	68	8.7	13.0	5
16	Isaac Brown I. Brown	2,379	27	323	7.4	88.1	20	241	52	67	4.6	8.9	1
17	Wayne Knight W. Knight	2,282	43	342	6.7	53.1	20	696	69	96	10.1	16.2	3
18	Antwan Raymond A. Raymond	2,167	27	433	5.0	80.3	25	341	30	44	11.4	12.6	3
19	Braydon Bennett B. Bennett	2,157	54	369	5.8	39.9	27	820	82	107	10.0	15.2	4
20	Abu Sama III A. Sama III	2,123	41	376	5.6	51.8	14	144	22	30	6.5	3.5	0
21	Kendrick Raphael K. Raphael	2,096	40	455	4.6	52.4	23	475	62	84	7.7	11.9	1
22	Kanye Udoh K. Udoh	2,078	39	361	5.8	53.3	14	9	3	4	3.0	0.2	0
23	DeSean Bishop D. Bishop	2,071	28	344	6.0	74.0	26	183	21	29	8.7	6.5	0
24	Wayshawn Parker W. Parker	2,044	29	336	6.1	70.5	15	447	39	48	11.5	15.4	8
25	Thomas Castellanos T. Castellanos	2,020	44	476	4.2	45.9	26	-11	2	2	-5.5	-0.3	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,226

Jackson

RUSH

614

Burgess

REC

304

Dawn

Team Rankings

PPG

34.8

44th

OPP PPG

33.2

141st

RUSH YDS/G

263.6

7th

PASS YDS/G

268.0

39th

2026 Pac-12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	Colorado State	0-1	2-3
4	Oregon State	1-0	3-2
5	Texas State	0-1	2-3
6	San Diego State	1-0	2-3
7	Utah State	0-1	1-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/15	CSU	@	TXST	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	USU	@	TXST	7:30 PM
Sat 10/31	TXST	@	BSU	10:00 PM
Sat 11/7	TXST	@	ORST	10:30 PM
Sat 11/14	FRES	@	TXST	4:00 PM

Last Game

Texas State

2 - 3

Final

San Diego State

2 - 3

Sat 3 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,850

Atkinson

1,744

Maiava

1,613

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

685

Riley

652

Cook

644

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

823

Smith

741

Legree

628

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

17

Taylor

16

Atkinson

15

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

11

Hawkins

9

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

9

Legree

9

Smith

8

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

203.7

Hoover

202.0

Stockton

Sack Leaders

8.0

Umanmielen

7.5

Simmons

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

51.4

49.6

47.5

46.2

44.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

10.8

11.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

548.3

547.8

541.2

531.6

524.6

Rush Yards Rankings

334.3

297.3

294.0

281.5

277.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

377.4

357.0

346.5

346.0

340.0

334.4

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	5	0	1.000
2	Florida	4	1	.800
3	Georgia	5	0	1.000
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Texas	4	0	1.000
6	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
7	Auburn	3	2	.600
8	Kentucky	4	1	.800
9	LSU	4	1	.800
10	Missouri	4	1	.800
11	Tennessee	4	1	.800
12	Vanderbilt	3	2	.600
13	Arkansas	2	3	.400
14	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
15	South Carolina	2	3	.400
16	Texas A&M	3	2	.600

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	4	1	.800
2	Fresno State	4	1	.800
3	Colorado State	2	3	.400
4	Oregon State	3	2	.600
5	Texas State	2	3	.400
6	San Diego State	2	3	.400
7	Utah State	1	4	.200
8	Washington State	1	4	.200

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	4	0	1.000
2	Indiana	5	0	1.000
3	Iowa	4	1	.800
4	Nebraska	5	0	1.000
5	Minnesota	4	1	.800
6	Ohio State	4	1	.800
7	Oregon	3	1	.750
8	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
9	USC	5	1	.833
10	Northwestern	3	1	.750
11	Michigan	3	2	.600
12	Washington	3	2	.600
13	Illinois	2	3	.400
14	Maryland	2	3	.400
15	Michigan State	2	3	.400
16	Purdue	2	3	.400
17	Rutgers	1	4	.200
18	Penn State	3	2	.600

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	4	0	1.000
4	BYU	4	0	1.000
5	Baylor	4	1	.800
6	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
7	UCF	3	2	.600
8	Arizona State	2	2	.500
9	Arizona	4	1	.800
10	Houston	4	1	.800
11	Kansas State	3	1	.750
12	West Virginia	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Iowa State	3	2	.600
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	Kansas	2	2	.500

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	4	1	.800
2	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
3	New Mexico State	2	3	.400
4	Florida International	2	2	.500
5	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
6	Missouri State	1	3	.250
7	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
8	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
9	Delaware	2	3	.400
10	Western Kentucky	1	4	.200

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	UMass	4	1	.800
2	Kent State	2	3	.400
3	Eastern Michigan	3	3	.500
4	Toledo	4	1	.800
5	Buffalo	2	3	.400
6	Central Michigan	3	2	.600
7	Miami (OH)	2	3	.400
8	Ohio	3	2	.600
9	Western Michigan	3	2	.600
10	Akron	1	4	.200
11	Bowling Green	1	4	.200
12	Ball State	1	4	.200
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	5	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	3	.400

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Pittsburgh	5	0	1.000
2	Miami	5	0	1.000
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Duke	4	0	1.000
5	Virginia	3	2	.600
6	Wake Forest	4	1	.800
7	Louisville	2	3	.400
8	Virginia Tech	4	1	.800
9	SMU	4	1	.800
10	California	2	3	.400
11	Stanford	2	3	.400
12	North Carolina	2	2	.500
13	Boston College	2	3	.400
14	Florida State	3	2	.600
15	NC State	3	2	.600
16	Georgia Tech	1	3	.250
17	Syracuse	2	2	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	4	1	.800
2	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
3	North Texas	3	2	.600
4	UAB	3	2	.600
5	Army	2	2	.500
6	Memphis	4	1	.800
7	UTSA	4	1	.800
8	East Carolina	2	2	.500
9	Tulane	2	2	.500
10	Rice	1	4	.200
11	Charlotte	0	5	.000
12	Tulsa	3	2	.600
13	Temple	2	3	.400
14	Navy	1	3	.250

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	5	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	4	1	.800
3	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
4	South Alabama	3	2	.600
5	Georgia State	4	1	.800
6	Marshall	3	2	.600
7	Arkansas State	2	3	.400
8	Troy	2	2	.500
9	Georgia Southern	2	3	.400
10	Louisiana Tech	2	2	.500
11	Southern Miss	1	3	.250
12	Coastal Carolina	1	4	.200
13	Old Dominion	1	4	.200
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	5	0	1.000
2	UNLV	3	2	.600
3	Wyoming	2	3	.400
4	Air Force	3	1	.750
5	New Mexico	4	1	.800
6	San Jose State	2	2	.500
7	UTEP	1	4	.200
8	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
9	Nevada	1	3	.250
10	Hawai'i	1	3	.250