List of NCAA Division I FBS career rushing yards leaders


s in NCAA Division I FBS and its predecessors who have rushed for at least 5,000 yards in their college football careers are shown below.
The article includes two lists. '
The first list includes rushing yards gained in all games played, including all bowl games.
The second list, consistent with official NCAA records, does not include yardage gained in bowl games that were played prior to the 2002 season.
Statistics are current through the end of the 2019 season. Players active during the 2019 season are shown in bold'''.

All games, including bowl games

RankPlayerTeam Total rushing yards
1Ron DayneWisconsin 7,125
2Ricky WilliamsTexas 6,592
3Tony DorsettPittsburgh 6,526
4Donnel PumphreySan Diego State 6,405
5Charles WhiteUSC 6,245
6Jonathan TaylorWisconsin 6,174
7DeAngelo WilliamsMemphis 6,026
8Royce FreemanOregon 5,621
9Travis PrenticeMiami 5,569
10Cedric BensonTexas 5,540
11Justin JacksonNorthwestern 5,440
12LaDainian TomlinsonTCU 5,387
13Myles GaskinWashington 5,323
14Damion FletcherSouthern Miss 5,302
15Anthony ThompsonIndiana 5,299
16Herschel WalkerGeorgia 5,259
17Archie GriffinOhio State 5,177
18Avon CobourneWest Virginia 5,169
18Garrett WolfeNorthern Illinois 5,169
20Montee BallWisconsin 5,140
21LaMichael JamesOregon 5,082
22Mike HartMichigan 5,040
23Darren LewisTexas A&M 5,012

Per official NCAA records (yards gained in bowl games prior to the 2002 season are not included)

RankPlayerTeam Total rushing yards
1Donnel PumphreySan Diego State 6,405
2Ron DayneWisconsin 6,397
3Ricky WilliamsTexas 6,279
4Jonathan TaylorWisconsin 6,174
5Tony DorsettPittsburgh 6,082
6DeAngelo WilliamsMemphis 6,026
7Royce FreemanOregon 5,621
8Charles WhiteUSC 5,598
9Travis PrenticeMiami 5,596
10Cedric BensonTexas 5,540
11Justin JacksonNorthwestern 5,440
12Myles GaskinWashington 5,323
13Damion FletcherSouthern Miss 5,302
14LaDainian TomlinsonTCU 5,263
15Archie GriffinOhio State 5,177
16Avon CobourneWest Virginia 5,164
16Garrett WolfeNorthern Illinois 5,164
18Montee BallWisconsin 5,140
19Herschel WalkerGeorgia 5,097
20LaMichael JamesOregon 5,082
21Mike HartMichigan 5,040
22Darren LewisTexas A&M 5,012