running backs with the most tot yards last season

Wayne Knight gained the most all-purpose yards by a running back in 2025, with 2,039 yards.

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Wayne Knight W. Knight	2,039	2025	JMU	14	1,373	207	6.6	98.1	9	397	40	60	9.9	28.4	1
2	Cam Cook C. Cook	1,945	2025	JVST	13	1,659	295	5.6	127.6	16	286	30	45	9.5	22.0	0
3	Emmett Johnson E. Johnson	1,821	2025	NEB	12	1,451	251	5.8	120.9	12	370	46	60	8.0	30.8	3
4	Caleb Hawkins C. Hawkins	1,804	2025	UNT	13	1,434	231	6.2	110.3	25	370	32	39	11.6	28.5	4
5	Kewan Lacy K. Lacy	1,744	2025	MISS	15	1,567	306	5.1	104.5	24	177	29	37	6.1	11.8	0
6	Ahmad Hardy A. Hardy	1,671	2025	MIZ	13	1,649	256	6.4	126.8	16	22	6	8	3.7	1.7	0
7	Jeremiyah Love J. Love	1,652	2025	ND	12	1,372	199	6.9	114.3	18	280	27	34	10.4	23.3	3
8	Sieh Bangura S. Bangura	1,610	2025	OHIO	13	1,392	240	5.8	107.1	15	77	13	18	5.9	5.9	0
9	LJ Martin	1,560	2025	BYU	13	1,305	236	5.5	100.4	12	255	36	41	7.1	19.6	0
10	J'Koby Williams J. Williams	1,523	2025	TTU	14	866	154	5.6	61.9	6	388	35	47	11.1	27.7	2
11	Roman Hemby R. Hemby	1,488	2025	IND	16	1,120	230	4.9	70.0	7	165	17	19	9.7	10.3	0
12	Jadan Baugh J. Baugh	1,468	2025	FLA	12	1,170	220	5.3	97.5	8	210	33	42	6.4	17.5	2
13	Damon Bankston D. Bankston	1,466	2025	UNM	13	635	114	5.6	48.8	5	397	31	38	12.8	30.5	3
14	Antwan Raymond A. Raymond	1,466	2025	RUTG	12	1,241	244	5.1	103.4	13	225	18	26	12.5	18.8	2
15	Lincoln Pare L. Pare	1,453	2025	TXST	13	1,128	210	5.4	86.8	12	312	37	40	8.4	24.0	2
16	Raleek Brown R. Brown	1,446	2025	ASU	12	1,141	186	6.1	95.1	4	239	34	46	7.0	19.9	2
17	Eli Heidenreich E. Heidenreich	1,440	2025	NAVY	13	499	77	6.5	38.4	3	941	51	81	18.5	72.4	6
18	Nate Sheppard N. Sheppard	1,440	2025	DUKE	14	1,132	200	5.7	80.9	11	286	37	47	7.7	20.4	1
19	Cam Edwards C. Edwards	1,427	2025	CONN	13	1,240	210	5.9	95.4	15	187	19	23	9.8	14.4	1
20	Kejon Owens K. Owens	1,401	2025	FIU	13	1,334	213	6.3	102.6	11	67	18	24	3.7	5.2	0
21	Evan Dickens E. Dickens	1,400	2025	LIB	11	1,339	229	5.8	121.7	16	61	5	6	12.2	5.5	1
22	Dontae McMillan D. McMillan	1,389	2025	EMU	12	1,014	177	5.7	84.5	4	375	33	44	11.4	31.3	3
23	Kaytron Allen K. Allen	1,371	2025	PSU	12	1,303	210	6.2	108.6	15	68	18	23	3.8	5.7	0
24	Cameron Dickey C. Dickey	1,359	2025	TTU	14	1,126	210	5.4	80.4	14	224	25	36	9.0	16.0	2
25	Mark Fletcher Jr. M. Fletcher Jr.	1,340	2025	MIA	14	1,192	216	5.5	85.1	12	140	17	24	8.2	10.0	2

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More James Madison Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,150

Coleman

RUSH

648

Pettaway

REC

289

Scott

Team Rankings

PPG

41.8

11th

OPP PPG

15.0

19th

RUSH YDS/G

219.3

25th

PASS YDS/G

232.7

78th

2026 SBC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	James Madison	3-0	6-0
2	South Alabama	2-0	4-2
3	Georgia State	1-0	4-1
4	Louisiana Tech	1-0	3-2
5	Troy	1-0	3-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	GAST	@	JMU	12:00 PM
Thu 10/22	JMU	@	APP	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	TROY	@	JMU	7:30 PM
Thu 11/5	JMU	@	USM	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	JMU	@	CONN	12:00 PM

Last Game

James Madison

6 - 0

Final

Georgia Southern

2 - 4

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

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

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

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	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
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	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	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	Florida International	3	3	.500
4	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
5	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
6	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
7	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
8	Missouri State	1	4	.200
9	Sam Houston	1	4	.200
10	Delaware	2	4	.333

	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	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
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

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/19	NCST	@	VAN	31-35
Sat 9/19	M-OH	@	CIN	31-35
Sat 9/19	UK	@	TXAM	31-21
Sat 9/19	CONN	@	USM	48-20
Sat 9/19	GAST	@	UCF	30-44

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/14	KENN	@	MOSU	7:30 PM
Wed 10/14	WKU	@	SHSU	8:00 PM
Thu 10/15	ECU	@	UAB	7:30 PM
Thu 10/15	GASO	@	ODU	7:30 PM
Thu 10/15	CSU	@	TXST	8:00 PM

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