2026 Season
Running Back U: NFL Running Back Production by College
Which colleges Produce the Most NFL Talent?
Rushing Rankings
| College | FP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1  Alabama Crimson Tide | 236.7 | 296 | 1287 | 4.35 | 18 | 4 |
2  Oklahoma State Cowboys | 150.5 | 196 | 1085 | 5.54 | 7 | 4 |
3  Georgia Bulldogs | 142.6 | 173 | 886 | 5.12 | 9 | 2 |
4  Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 100.7 | 165 | 707 | 4.28 | 5 | 3 |
5  Ohio State Buckeyes | 83.5 | 190 | 655 | 3.45 | 3 | 4 |
6  Wisconsin Badgers | 111.4 | 158 | 634 | 4.01 | 8 | 2 |
7  Texas Longhorns | 87.2 | 120 | 632 | 5.27 | 4 | 3 |
8  North Carolina Tar Heels | 108.7 | 147 | 547 | 3.72 | 9 | 2 |
9  Michigan State Spartans | 77.5 | 91 | 535 | 5.88 | 4 | 2 |
10  Oregon Ducks | 54.1 | 81 | 421 | 5.20 | 2 | 2 |
11  Arizona State Sun Devils | 47.2 | 110 | 412 | 3.75 | 1 | 2 |
12  UTEP Miners | 53 | 97 | 410 | 4.23 | 2 | 1 |
13  Boise State Broncos | 36.8 | 114 | 368 | 3.23 | 0 | 2 |
14  Virginia Tech Hokies | 46.9 | 82 | 349 | 4.26 | 2 | 1 |
15  Oklahoma Sooners | 45.7 | 84 | 337 | 4.01 | 2 | 2 |
16  Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 50.4 | 60 | 324 | 5.40 | 3 | 1 |
17  Memphis Tigers | 37.7 | 85 | 317 | 3.73 | 1 | 2 |
18  Iowa State Cyclones | 48.1 | 103 | 301 | 2.92 | 3 | 2 |
19  Stanford Cardinal | 58.6 | 61 | 286 | 4.69 | 5 | 1 |
20  USC Trojans | 50.1 | 83 | 261 | 3.14 | 4 | 2 |
21  Fort Valley State Wildcats | 37.1 | 73 | 251 | 3.44 | 2 | 1 |
22  Illinois Fighting Illini | 30.6 | 71 | 246 | 3.46 | 1 | 1 |
23  Arizona Wildcats | 35.9 | 67 | 239 | 3.57 | 2 | 1 |
24  Penn State Nittany Lions | 23.5 | 55 | 235 | 4.27 | 0 | 3 |
25  BYU Cougars | 24.9 | 50 | 189 | 3.78 | 1 | 2 |
26  Clemson Tigers | 24.5 | 50 | 185 | 3.70 | 1 | 2 |
27  Michigan Wolverines | 24.4 | 39 | 184 | 4.72 | 1 | 2 |
28  Kentucky Wildcats | 30.2 | 49 | 182 | 3.71 | 2 | 3 |
29  Iowa Hawkeyes | 14 | 36 | 140 | 3.89 | 0 | 2 |
30  Indiana Hoosiers | 13.6 | 37 | 136 | 3.68 | 0 | 1 |
31  East Carolina Pirates | 13.5 | 33 | 135 | 4.09 | 0 | 1 |
32  Texas A&M Aggies | 12.7 | 34 | 127 | 3.74 | 0 | 1 |
33  Arkansas Razorbacks | 18.5 | 25 | 125 | 5.00 | 1 | 1 |
34  Tennessee Volunteers | 23.4 | 42 | 114 | 2.71 | 2 | 2 |
35  Nebraska Cornhuskers | 10.1 | 26 | 101 | 3.88 | 0 | 2 |
36  TCU Horned Frogs | 21.8 | 34 | 98 | 2.88 | 2 | 2 |
37  Auburn Tigers | 15.1 | 28 | 91 | 3.25 | 1 | 1 |
38  Troy Trojans | 14.8 | 14 | 88 | 6.29 | 1 | 1 |
39  South Carolina Gamecocks | 8.3 | 25 | 83 | 3.32 | 0 | 3 |
40  Cincinnati Bearcats | 8.1 | 20 | 81 | 4.05 | 0 | 1 |
41  Tulane Green Wave | 6.5 | 17 | 65 | 3.82 | 0 | 1 |
42  Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 11.9 | 15 | 59 | 3.93 | 1 | 1 |
43  UCF Knights | 5.6 | 15 | 56 | 3.73 | 0 | 1 |
44  Utah Utes | 5.1 | 15 | 51 | 3.40 | 0 | 1 |
45  Boston College Eagles | 4.3 | 17 | 43 | 2.53 | 0 | 1 |
46  Washington Huskies | 9.9 | 10 | 39 | 3.90 | 1 | 1 |
47  NC State Wolfpack | 3.2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1 |
48  Youngstown State Penguins | 9.1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 1 | 1 |
49  Syracuse Orange | 8.8 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 1 | 1 |
49  Western Colorado Mountaineers | 2.8 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 1 |
51  Florida Atlantic Owls | 2.5 | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 0 | 1 |
51  Miami Hurricanes | 2.5 | 8 | 25 | 3.13 | 0 | 2 |
53  Purdue Boilermakers | 2.2 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 1 |
54  Fresno State Bulldogs | 1.9 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 1 |
55  Missouri Tigers | 1.6 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1 |
56  South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 1.5 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 2 |
57  Florida Gators | 1.4 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 | 0 | 1 |
58  Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 1.3 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 1 |
58  North Dakota State Bison | 1.3 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 1 |
60  New Hampshire Wildcats | 6.9 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 1 | 1 |
61  Central Michigan Chippewas | 0.6 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 |
62  Kutztown Golden Bears | 0.4 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 1 |
63  Maryland Terrapins | 0.3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 |
63  Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles | 0.3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 |