2016 College Scrimmage Yards Leaders

College play-by-play before 2025 does not record where passes went, so depth, direction, ACE and throw maps start in 2025. Counting stats are the official NCAA season lines.

Receiving plus rushing yards.

The 2016 leaders: Donnel Pumphrey (2,223), Jeremy McNichols (2,113), D'Onta Foreman (2,103).

Scrimmage Yards

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 1919 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Tgt	Rec	Scrim
1	Donnel Pumphrey	RB	SDSU	29	26	2,223
2	Jeremy McNichols	RB	BOIS	34	32	2,113
3	D'Onta Foreman	RB	TEX	8	7	2,103
4	I'Tavius Mathers	RB	MTSU	61	62	2,093
5	Dalvin Cook	RB	FSU	38	30	2,046
6	Aaron Jones	RB	UTEP	29	28	2,006
7	Christian McCaffrey	RB	STAN	48	37	1,913
8	Brian Hill	RB	WYO	12	7	1,815
9	Ito Smith	RB	USM	61	42	1,774
10	Richie James	WR	MTSU	130	97	1,763
11	Zay Jones	WR	ECU	215	156	1,755
12	Kareem Hunt	RB	TOL	39	39	1,732
13	James Butler	RB	NEV	33	37	1,717
14	Saquon Barkley	RB	PSU	32	23	1,649
15	Joe Mixon	RB	OU	34	32	1,632
16	Taywan Taylor	WR	WKU	112	89	1,622
17	Anthony Wales	RB	WKU	30	26	1,615
18	Phillip Lindsay	RB	COLO	47	47	1,579
19	Trent Taylor	WR	LT	150	124	1,570
20	Jarvion Franklin	RB	WMU	18	21	1,555
21	Rawleigh Williams III	RB	ARK	19	14	1,553
22	Dede Westbrook	WR	OU	90	74	1,549
23	James Flanders	RB	TLSA	4	3	1,546
24	Carlos Henderson	WR	LT	115	72	1,539
25	Curtis Samuel	WR	OSU	81	65	1,526
26	Justin Jackson	RB	NU	48	33	1,510
27	Amba Etta-Tawo	WR	SYR	129	94	1,482
28	Nicholas Norris	WR	WKU	94	73	1,474
29	Jordan Chunn	RB	TROY	25	29	1,457
30	Myles Gaskin	RB	WASH	18	14	1,436
31	Corey Davis	WR	WMU	112	91	1,427
32	Corey Clement	RB	WIS	11	10	1,408
33	Jalin Moore	RB	APP	8	5	1,399
34	Matthew Dayes	RB	NCSU	39	31	1,373
35	James Conner	RB	PITT	24	20	1,359
36	Kenny Golladay	WR	NIU	129	88	1,356
37	Anthony Miller	WR	MEM	118	84	1,352
38	Marlon Mack	RB	USF	34	26	1,352
39	James Gilbert	RB	BALL	3	1	1,350
40	Jarred Craft	RB	LT	50	41	1,350
41	Kyle Hicks	RB	TCU	50	42	1,350
42	D'Angelo Brewer	RB	TLSA	7	5	1,349
43	Derrius Guice	RB	LSU	11	6	1,344
44	Jahad Thomas	RB	TEM	40	32	1,344
45	Taquan Mizzell	RB	UVA	63	52	1,344
46	Ralph Webb	RB	VAN	28	19	1,325
47	Mark Walton	RB	MIA	35	26	1,307
48	Rodney Smith	RB	MINN	25	22	1,271
49	Teriyon Gipson	RB	UNM	8	8	1,271
50	Akrum Wadley	RB	IOWA	39	32	1,260
51	Elijah McGuire	RB	UL	37	28	1,259
52	Chad Hansen	WR	CAL	135	92	1,249
53	Courtland Sutton	WR	SMU	124	76	1,246
54	Jamaal Williams	RB	BYU	11	7	1,245
55	Tanner Gentry	WR	WYO	105	65	1,243
56	Ray Lawry	RB	ODU	11	9	1,242
57	Noel Thomas	WR	CONN	157	100	1,239
58	James Washington	WR	OKST	108	62	1,237
59	Thomas Sperbeck	WR	BOIS	106	72	1,236
60	Justin Crawford	RB	WVU	20	12	1,227
61	John Ross	WR	WASH	106	76	1,224
62	Rashaad Penny	RB	SDSU	18	14	1,215
63	Austin Carr	WR	NU	118	84	1,196
64	Devine Redding	RB	IU	33	27	1,196
65	Devin Singletary	RB	FAU	24	26	1,184
66	Stanley Williams	RB	UK	5	7	1,183
67	Michael Gallup	WR	CSU	93	70	1,179
68	Mike Williams	WR	CLEM	112	84	1,171
69	Cody Thompson	WR	TOL	75	59	1,170
70	Ryan Nall	RB	ORST	34	22	1,165
71	Mike Weber	RB	OSU	24	20	1,159
72	Jonathan Giles	WR	TTU	91	69	1,158
73	Kalif Phillips	RB	CLT	28	20	1,149
74	Warren Wand	RB	ARST	34	23	1,145
75	Keevan Lucas	WR	TLSA	116	74	1,144
76	Jordan Johnson	RB	BUF	11	9	1,141
77	LJ Scott	RB	MSU	15	10	1,141
78	Tyrone Owens	RB	UNM	8	7	1,138
79	Kamryn Pettway	RB	AUB	2	2	1,137
80	Braeden West	RB	SMU	23	15	1,128
81	Josh Adams	RB	ND	29	21	1,126
82	Alex Gardner	RB	FIU	35	30	1,121
83	Fred Coppet	RB	BGSU	16	15	1,109
84	Trayveon Williams	RB	TA&M	23	18	1,105
85	Wayne Gallman	RB	CLEM	19	16	1,105
86	Ronald Jones II	RB	USC	15	9	1,100
87	Damien Harris	RB	ALA	13	13	1,091
88	Royce Freeman	RB	ORE	24	23	1,089
89	Justice Hill	RB	OKST	6	5	1,088
90	Benny Snell Jr.	RB	UK	2	1	1,085
91	Linell Bonner	WR	HOU	119	93	1,082
92	LeShun Daniels Jr.	RB	IOWA	13	8	1,080
93	Samaje Perine	RB	OU	10	10	1,080
94	Damarea Crockett	RB	MIZ	5	5	1,076
95	Nick Chubb	RB	UGA	7	5	1,074
96	Isaiah Ford	WR	VT	125	73	1,057
97	Jeffery Wilson	RB	UNT	29	23	1,056
98	Larry Rose III	RB	NMSU	27	25	1,045
99	Marquis Young	RB	MASS	35	26	1,045
100	Cedrick Wilson	WR	BOIS	75	50	1,042

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