Requirements were 2000 yards and 20 TDs. Receiving, passing and return yardage were not taken into consideration (but referenced for my guy, because, well, he's my guy). Finch may reach this list at #9 in his first playoff game. Could climb as high as 6 or 7.
| Year | Player | School | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | BRT | YAC | LNG |
| 2011 | Steven McKellar | Pittsburgh | 242 | 3512 | 14.51 | 50 | 28 | 300 | 74 |
| 2012 | Steven McKellar | Pittsburgh | 270 | 3119 | 11.55 | 40 | 178 | 565 | 66 |
| 2014 | Robert Law& | UAB | 218 | 2312 | 10.61 | 44 | 138 | 388 | 54 |
| 2012 | Roger Smith+ | Minnesota | 476 | 4599 | 9.66 | 41 | 233 | 697 | 56 |
| 2016 | William Rogers | Pittsburgh | 265 | 2799 | 10.56 | 25 | 296 | 687 | 68 |
| 2015 | Robert Law | UAB | 236 | 2444 | 9.51 | 41 | 178 | 438 | 81 |
| 2010 | David Pagano | Pittsburgh | 268 | 2655 | 9.91 | 31 | 50 | 369 | 55 |
| 2010 | Steven McKeller | Pittsburgh | 170 | 2139 | 12.58 | 24 | 48 | 246 | 90 |
| 2012 | Jack Brumfield | Southern Cal | 349 | 2642 | 7.57 | 28 | 224 | 667 | 47 |
| 2011 | Donald Taylor | Texas Christian | 307 | 2160 | 7.04 | 26 | 96 | 493 | 43 |
& - 44 Receiving TDs, over 1000 receiving yards
+ - ran nearly every play, over 50 1,000 yard rushers that year as one stock play carried most of them