most rushing yards in the ncaa from 2015 to now

Between January 1, 2015 and May 29, 2026, Jonathan Taylor has the most rushing yards, with 6,174 yards.

Interpreted as:

most rushing yards by a player in the ncaa from 2015 to now

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	6,174	41	926	6.7	150.6	50	407	42	67	9.7	9.9	5
2	Myles Gaskin M. Gaskin	5,323	52	945	5.6	102.4	57	465	65	91	7.2	8.9	5
3	Marquez Cooper M. Cooper	5,135	54	1,101	4.7	95.1	45	496	57	79	8.7	9.2	2
4	Travis Etienne T. Etienne	4,952	55	686	7.2	90.0	70	1,155	102	128	11.3	21.0	8
5	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	4,767	40	750	6.4	119.2	50	862	80	100	10.8	21.6	6
6	Mohamed Ibrahim M. Ibrahim	4,668	40	867	5.4	116.7	53	145	22	28	6.6	3.6	0
7	Tahj Brooks T. Brooks	4,557	56	879	5.2	81.4	45	548	102	129	5.4	9.8	2
8	Xazavian Valladay X. Valladay	4,466	52	841	5.3	85.9	35	873	88	119	9.9	16.8	4
9	J.K. Dobbins	4,459	42	725	6.2	106.2	38	645	71	91	9.1	15.4	5
10	AJ Dillon	4,382	36	845	5.2	121.7	38	236	21	29	11.2	6.6	2
11	Malcolm Perry M. Perry	4,360	41	614	7.1	106.3	40	470	22	42	21.4	11.5	3
12	Devin Neal D. Neal	4,343	49	760	5.7	88.6	49	711	77	101	9.2	14.5	4
13	Royce Freeman R. Freeman	4,322	38	717	6.0	113.7	44	675	65	76	10.4	17.8	3
14	Devin Singletary D. Singletary	4,287	38	715	6.0	112.8	66	397	51	70	7.8	10.4	1
15	Justin Jackson J. Jackson	4,253	39	897	4.7	109.1	31	657	100	139	6.6	16.8	0
16	Charles Williams C. Williams	4,201	53	800	5.3	79.3	34	310	39	55	7.9	5.8	0
17	Kaytron Allen K. Allen	4,180	54	769	5.4	77.4	39	490	70	100	7.0	9.1	4
18	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	4,132	38	655	6.3	108.7	50
19	Rodney Smith R. Smith	4,122	52	879	4.7	79.3	29	521	65	84	8.0	10.0	0
20	Zack Moss Z. Moss	4,067	45	712	5.7	90.4	38	685	66	79	10.4	15.2	3
21	Bryant Koback B. Koback	4,034	44	680	5.9	91.7	46	654	65	86	10.1	14.9	6
22	Frank Gore Jr. F. Gore Jr.	4,022	47	759	5.3	85.6	26	692	75	97	9.2	14.7	4
23	Spencer Brown S. Brown	4,011	48	858	4.7	83.6	41	113	20	26	5.7	2.4	1
24	Kimani Vidal K. Vidal	4,010	48	780	5.1	83.5	33	700	92	122	7.6	14.6	1
25	Ito Smith I. Smith	4,000	40	684	5.8	100.0	40	1,370	132	194	10.4	34.3	7

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Team Leaders

PASS

664

Simmons

RUSH

363

Dupree

REC

398

Mason

Team Rankings

PPG

12.8

172nd

OPP PPG

21.6

43rd

RUSH YDS/G

116.7

141st

PASS YDS/G

136.4

182nd

2025 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
13	UCLA	3-6	3-9
14	Rutgers	2-7	5-7
15	Wisconsin	2-7	4-8
16	Maryland	1-8	4-8
17	Michigan State	1-8	4-8

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/6	WIS	@	ND	7:30 PM
Sat 9/12	WIU	@	WIS	7:15 PM
Sat 9/19	EMU	@	WIS	12:30 PM
Sat 9/26	WIS	@	PSU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	MSU	@	WIS	1:00 PM

Last Game

Wisconsin

4 - 8

Final

Minnesota

7 - 5

Sat 29 Nov 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,659

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,278

Bell

1,264

Young

Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.7

11.8

13.3

14.8

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.7

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167