most all purpose yards in college football freshman all times

Lew Nichols has gained the most career all-purpose yards by a freshman, with 2,892 yards.

	NAME	YDS	GP	YDS/G	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	KR YDS	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR YDS	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Lew Nichols L. Nichols	2,892	23	125.7	23	2,445	106.3	20	447	19.4	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
2	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	2,768	20	138.4	14	1,206	60.3	8	768	38.4	5	794	39.7	1	0	0.0	0
3	Sean Tucker S. Tucker	2,490	21	118.6	18	2,122	101.0	16	368	17.5	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
4	Trayvon Rudolph T. Rudolph	2,419	20	121.0	9	113	5.7	1	1,124	56.2	7	1,168	58.4	1	14	0.7	0
5	Rondale Moore R. Moore	2,215	13	170.4	14	213	16.4	2	1,258	96.8	12	662	50.9	0	82	6.3	0
6	Kenneth Gainwell K. Gainwell	2,212	17		17	1,550	91.2	14	662	38.9	3
7	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	2,072	14		13	1,977	141.2	13	95	6.8	0
8	Terrell Willis T. Willis	2,026	11		13	1,261	114.6	13	61	5.5	0	704	64.0	0
9	Keaton Mitchell K. Mitchell	2,008	21	95.6	13	1,575	75.0	11	332	15.8	2	101	4.8	0	0	0.0	0
10	Ron Dayne R. Dayne	1,996	12		18	1,863	155.3	18	133	11.1	0
11	Rasheen Ali R. Ali	1,930	18	107.2	25	1,423	79.1	23	334	18.6	1	173	9.6	1	0	0.0	0
12	Samaje Perine S. Perine	1,821	13	140.1	21	1,713	131.8	21	108	8.3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
13	Herschel Walker H. Walker	1,805	11		15	1,616	146.9	15	70	6.4	0	119	10.8	0
14	Caleb Hawkins C. Hawkins	1,804	13	138.8	29	1,434	110.3	25	370	28.5	4	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
15	Christian Kirk C. Kirk	1,789	13	137.6	9	54	4.2	0	1,009	77.6	7	385	29.6	0	341	26.2	2
16	Leonard Fournette L. Fournette	1,786	13	137.4	11	1,034	79.5	10	127	9.8	0	625	48.1	1	0	0.0	0
17	Frank Gore Jr. F. Gore Jr.	1,761	22		8	1,509	68.6	7	252	11.5	1
18	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	1,760	13	135.4	16	1,547	119.0	14	213	16.4	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
19	Reggie Cobb R. Cobb	1,721	12		20	1,197	99.8	17	198	16.5	3	326	27.2	0
20	Jarvion Franklin J. Franklin	1,719	13	132.2	25	1,551	119.3	24	168	12.9	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
21	Juwaun Price J. Price	1,708	17	100.5	12	888	52.2	11	188	11.1	0	626	36.8	1	0	0.0	0
22	Quinshon Judkins Q. Judkins	1,699	13	130.7	17	1,567	120.5	16	132	10.2	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
23	Tyler Boyd T. Boyd	1,695	13		8	108	8.3	1	1,174	90.3	7	344	26.5	0	69	5.3	0
24	KaVontae Turpin K. Turpin	1,675	13	128.8	9	116	8.9	0	649	49.9	8	729	56.1	0	181	13.9	1
25	Tyjae Spears T. Spears	1,673	20	83.7	13	1,329	66.5	12	308	15.4	1	36	1.8	0	0	0.0	0

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More Central Michigan Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

475

Flores

RUSH

618

Flores

REC

379

Lewis

Team Rankings

PPG

17.9

145th

OPP PPG

25.9

94th

RUSH YDS/G

169.3

59th

PASS YDS/G

122.3

192nd

2026 MAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
9	Bowling Green	2-3	2-7
10	UMass	1-3	4-4
11	Central Michigan	1-3	3-5
12	Sacramento State	1-5	2-7
13	Akron	0-4	1-7

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/4	CMU	@	EMU	7:30 PM
Wed 11/11	SAC	@	CMU	1:00 PM
Wed 11/18	CMU	@	BUFF	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	CMU	@	BALL	12:00 PM

Last Game

Miami (OH)

5 - 3

Final

Central Michigan

3 - 5

Sat 24 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	Texas State	4	4	.500
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	3	5	.375
6	Fresno State	5	3	.625
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375